NHTSA Complaint #11421061 — 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11421061
Vehicle	2012 NISSAN ALTIMA
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	May 15, 2021
Date Filed	June 15, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

In mid-May 2021, noticed that the Altima (at 105,000 mls) had little power when accelerating. At one point, pulled out from from a stop at an intersection and basically "crawled" through. Barley made it up to the top of our driveway. "Check Engine" light came on. Not safe to accelerate in traffic. Local AAMCO, and local Nissan dealer, both diagnosed transmission failure. Have learned that apparently Nissan knew of this problem.

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