NHTSA Complaint #10965977 — 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10965977
Vehicle 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 80,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR BUT SPECIFICALLY WHEN AT A RED LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT A GREEN LIGHT -SMOOTH TRANSITION BUT I COULD HEAR/FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SPUTTER AS IF IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING INTO GEAR I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AND THOUGHT IT WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM BUT THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND NOT ONLY AT A RED LIGHT. IT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY, THE STREETS AND AT RANDOM TIMES BUT MOSTLY AS MY SPEED WOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE USUALLY WHEN STARTING TO GO SLOWER... I HAD A MECHANIC IN MY CAR NOTICE THIS AND ASK IF I HAD THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT AND THAT POSSIBLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AS HE HAD COME ACROSS THIS ISSUE BEFORE WITH ALTIMAS. I AM CURRENTLY BEING TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY ISSUE BUT I BELIEVE THIS TO BE FALSE AND WANT MY CAR FIXED AS IT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH A MAJOR ISSUE. UP UNTIL 2016 I HAD BEEN HAPPY WITH MY ALTIMA AND CONSIDERING MY NEXT ONE. NOW I AM NOT SO SURE.

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