2013 Nissan Altima Electrical System Problems
- 127
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 127 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 15 records
- passenger seat · 12 records
- notified failure · 9 records
- passenger airbag · 9 records
- light came · 8 records
- steering wheel · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 47 |
| 30–60k mi | 30 |
| 60–100k mi | 22 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
I was driving the car and it started stuttering and it cut right off in the middle of driving .i then restarted my car and it did the same thing. The battery light came right on and engine light as well. I parked it as best as i could , and i tried starting it a 3rd time it started and i put it in reverse and it cut right off.
ODI 11297814
Electrical System · Power Train
My 2013 nissan altima sl vin: [xxx] is not allowing me to shift when pushing the brake pedal. I have to use a pencil/etc in the shift lock release bypass area everytime. Searching the web and it seems that many cars are hobbled by a thin piece of metal on a cheap $3 micro switch in the shifter. Bending the small metal tab on the micro switch apparently can fix the issue so it makes contact again. Dealers want $700…
ODI 11291315
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
Head light low beams are extremely dim. Even, i cannot see 2 meters in front of the car at nights. And this problem is not related with the light bulbs. It is related with the headlight projector housing (confirmed from different auto shops and internet complaints) that is losing its effectiveness by the time. Also, repairing this problem is very costly. Basically, both headlight assemblies have to be changed. We,…
ODI 11279321
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
Factory lighting is dim, cannot see at night. The projection is not strong enough for nyc night time. I need to use high beams and those arent even that good. It is not the light bulb
ODI 11280362
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The 7 inch central audio-visual and navigation unit periodically changes radio stations, crashes the navigation display, or crashes entirely going blank, and may or may not ask for sd card upon reboot. On one occasion the accelerator also stuck requiring the car to taken to the side of the road and turned off. Cannot be sure if the two events were related but they happened simultaneously. In the last six months the…
ODI 11258207
Electrical System
I was parked for about 5 mins with engine running when i noticed the display with gas/odometer/speed turned off. Tried turning on/off but still won't light up. Checked the headlights and signals and they worked. Just scary that i'm practically driving blind coz i can't see my speed. Also, can't tell how much gas i have left. The car has about 104k miles. It's barely 7 years old and a computer problem seems a bit too…
ODI 11222556
Electrical System · Power Train
Vehicle stopped at stop light and stalled. Restarted vehicle and put into drive and stalled again. Did this 6 times. Contacted towing service and towed a block away to a service station. They told me that i needed to go to a nissan dealer, then had vehicle towed to matt castrucci nissan. Where the vehicle is currently located. The service tech. Stated the transmission needs to be replaced along with the battery. The…
ODI 11220928
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
Driving on an uphill street car would not go and i would have to push hard down on gas i had my son in the back seat i then pulled over to set car at park and turned off let it sit for about five mins turned car back on put it on reverse and it went forward i set it pack to park gear and then back to reverse and it complied not the first time now it's just more common and this time it freaked me out it wasn't a…
ODI 11219891
Electrical System · Seats
My lights real dim at night so i replace them with new led lights and they still looks dim i can't see nothing this is real safety issue especially when you got kids
ODI 11195507
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Can not move the gear shift out of park at times, i have to use the gear shift release mechanism. The gear shift will move sometimes but more often than not. My headlights are so dim i can't drive my car at night because of it. I have installed brighter lights and that was waste of money because they still don't shine brighter.
ODI 11191061
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Unable to release vehicle from p position by pressing the brake. The bypass button has to be pressed in order to release.
ODI 11271013
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
After purchasing this vehicle brand new, first owner in september 2013, 4 months later the left fog light went out did not think anything of it. Two months later the right head light went out. Thought it was weird but did not stress myself about it. A year later the right rear light only works when you tap it. Now i am driving all the lights are out from the car. No brake lights no park lights no lights. Took my…
ODI 11157025
Air Bags · Electrical System
Takata recall. One recall performed, second airbag light shows on dash soon after first airbag replaced. Diagnostics on november 30 shows all electronics problems with driver side airbag. Cost estimated minimum from $651+ tax to $3427.92+ tax. This failure is not due to misuse. It is a recall problem. See attached diagnostics and repair estimate attached. Request this be replaced under recall.
ODI 11156424
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was turning right to park my 2013 nissan altima and i pushed on the brake to slow down the car to stop and the car suddenly accelerated and jumped over the concrete curb stop. It continued to run upslope to the bushes and over three big rocks while i was trying to avoid hitting the fence in the front and braking it. I continued to press on the brake and the car continued to drive forward and i kept turning the…
Crash reported
ODI 11139593
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate over 60 mph. The contact also stated that the engine failed to start properly. The contact stated that the engine stalled and the battery had to be jumpstarted. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called benton nissan of hoover at [redacted] (located at 1640 montgomery hwy, hoover, al 35216) and…
ODI 11111536
Electrical System
Instrumental gauges flickers and sometimes staying off for a second or two causing the vehicle to jerk with power lose while driving on the highway. Radio will also lunimate and die when this happens. Current vehicle has around 50k and i have replace battery, +\-battery terminal and alternator to see if this correct the problem, but this still happens!!! Also all the instrumental gauge will reset its self when this…
ODI 11096891
Electrical System
My 2013 nissan altima 3.5sv , the gear shifter will not come out of park , this is a safety issue and nissan refuses to take care of it. They offered a 60/40 split but this clearly being a safety issue should be issued as a recall or taken care of 100% by the manufacturer. This is not safe if you can't get you care out of park, nissan knows of the issue but continues to ignoring the problem.
ODI 11099206
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The gear/shift got stuck at parking. Every time i drive, i have to use a screw driver to manially release the shift lock
ODI 11089196
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
As i was driving my 2013 nissan altima with 35k miles on it, i came to a stoplight at a busy intersection and my car cut off completely without any indication that something was wrong. I was not able to put my foot on the brakes, i could not move my steering wheel, it just cut off. I was able to cut my car back on, however whenever i shifted my gear into drive it cut off again. I had my car towed to the nissan…
ODI 11081222
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Car will not release from park unless you press on the brake release button. This happened as my car reached 65k miles. This could be a huge issue and safety if someone was to be stranded out somewhere and they are h able to leave because there car will not come out of park. This problem is affecting a lot of vehicles coming out of nissan.
ODI 11091403
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
We haven't driven the car in like 10 days and tried starting it and it wouldn't start. Got the car jump started and noticed that every time i turned the steering wheel the car bogged down the navigation system shuts off and the steering wheel becomes very difficult to turn. Also the same exact thing happens when i put the car in reverse and turn the steering wheel, the navigation system and the back up camera goes…
Crash reported
ODI 11048826
Air Bags · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to nissan 112 dealer ([redacted], patchogue, ny 11772, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the battery sensor needed to be reset. The battery sensor was reset; however, the air bag warning indicator illuminated again. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the battery sensor…
ODI 11075865
Electrical System
Complaint: no warning lights came on during transmission failure. 2013 nissan altima bought new experienced malfunction on nov 10, 2017 while stopped at intersection in downtown baltimore traffic. Prior to and during malfunction no indicators on dashboard lit up to alert us to any problem. After car was towed to nearby nissan dealership, dealership determined transmission would need to be replaced. However…
ODI 11052154
Electrical System
Drivers electronic door unlock/lock switch has disconnected from the door lock ability, unable to safely exit vehicle without rolling down the window to unlock manually from outside he car. Makes it unsafe to exit in case of an emergancy
ODI 11035393
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
2013 nissan altima 2.5s shuts off electrical while driving key dont work (1 out of 2 keys dont work) door handles are broken both driver and passenger a/c compressor doesnt work
ODI 11030665