NHTSA Complaint #11501395 — 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11501395
Vehicle	2012 NISSAN ALTIMA
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	January 11, 2023
Date Filed	January 12, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

Hi I’m having trouble with my transmission in my car due to a safety feature that Nissan has installed on there cvt transmissions. After driving for 1 1/2 to 2 hour trips my car does not accelerate or will have a slow time gaining speed. Nissan has a high fluid temperature protection mode that basically when the transmission temp gets too high the computer cuts you off completely and intentionally stops you from going any faster. This is a serious issues if your in traffic or driving somewhere on the highway and not able to move to the side of the roadway or to a median. If my car was to completely stop in the middle of the road due to this safety feature, it could cause collisions and life threatening injuries.

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