2013 Nissan Altima Power Train Problems
- 387
- 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 387 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- lost power · 10 records
- independent mechanic · 8 records
- shift park · 8 records
- coming stop · 7 records
- without warning · 7 records
- needed replaced · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 167 |
| 1–30k mi | 85 |
| 30–60k mi | 74 |
| 100–150k mi | 27 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
11 month old car. 22,000 miles. Transmission failure. Car would start - but stalls out when placed in gear. *tr
ODI 10569223
Power Train
While leaving a stop, the vehicle was moving at about 5 mph and when i pressed down on the accelerator to move forward the engine rpm went to 5000rpm but the vehicle failed to accelerate. It maintained the constant speed of approximately 5 mph. After backing off on the accelerator and then pressing down on the accelerator again the car accelerated. This event has occurred three times in the past month. I have taken…
ODI 10574855
Power Train
Transmission begins to vibrate when car is loaded with passengers and / or going up a hill. Reported it to local nissan dealer at 17,000 miles and it seemed to stop vibrating for about 5,000 and then it started again. We now have 35,000 miles on this car and we have taken it to the local nissan dealer again. They performed a tcm reprogram to the car, but the transmission still vibrates. We have reported this to…
ODI 10681682
Power Train
Serious intermittent problem where my 2013 nissan altima cannot be placed into gear from the park position with the shifter lever. When issue happens many times you have to pull out plug and insert screw driver into override shifter release in the center console beside the shifter in order to get the car into gear. It seems the electronically controlled internal lock mechanism in shifter will not unlock. Presented…
ODI 10691752
Power Train
Very hard shutter at during acceleration low speeds of approximately 20 mph. This shutter causes a hesitation which could prove dangerous. *tr
ODI 10668252
Electrical System · Power Train
Car is vibrating when going 40 mph. Vibration also occurring after long drives and then coming to a stop. Car will shake. It is not happening all the time, but is nerve racking when it does. Intermittent issue with the key id not being recognized when entering the car when the doors are locked and you press the unlock button on the door handle. Or when getting into an unlocked car the key is not recognized. Lock the…
ODI 10555134
Power Train
I purchased my 2013 nissan altima 3.5 sl with about 18,000 miles in may of 2013. The car performed well in the beginning. At about 28773 miles the car began to shutter hesitate and not shift properly. Upon inclines hills low speeds, low rpm's it was especially noticable. I brought my nissan to a local dealership and they reprogrammed the automatic transmission control module. The car performed normally but then…
ODI 10896618
Power Train
I bought a new 2013 nissan altima 2.5 s in august 2013 and the next month i noticed a shudder in the cvt transmission at approximately 20 mph. Since then it has occurred numerous times but at all speeds, ie 20 mph, 35 mph, 45 mph, it will happen at any speed. I've mentioned it to nissan and they say its normal. Even the wife states that something is wrong with the transmission. *tr
ODI 10614752
Engine · Power Train
Sporadically when starting car (from a cold start or after 2 hours) the rpms will do the normal going up then slowly down and then lower once in gear; however, once started to drive and stop the car will shake and appear to be trying to choke....took to service dept could not duplicate the problem and nothing is in the log.....took to dealership while problem occurring the mechanic felt the shaking and the big bump…
ODI 10547198
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the torque converter would remain locked until the vehicle came to a stop. In order to maintain the torque converter in the locked position, the rpms would have to be high above 1,000, which the contact stated that the normal idle was 750. The contact stated that the brakes were also prematurely wearing due to the engine not assisting in…
ODI 10549267
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact was driving approximately 45 mph when the vehicle down shifted automatically. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle would jolt forward and exhibit an abnormal banging noise when the air conditioner was activated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 10,500.…
ODI 10542577
Power Train
My cvt transmission problem was at 900-miles took to dealer wilkes nissan in wilkesboro,nc like 8-times and 2-times to another.cvt would shudder at highway speeds.wilkes nissan said that was normal in one sentence,then in the next say they could not get it to duplicate.after several attempts to get it fixed the service manager [xxx] was walking out in the service bay and was telling me as my girlfriend was hearing…
ODI 10593324
Air Bags · Power Train · Service Brakes
First and foremost, this vehicle is not safe since the air bag light for the passenger has never worked. More than 6 times the dealer has tried to fix to no avail. I wont let passengers sit in the front for their safety. I always have them sit in the back. It looks like i am their employee/driver. Also a huge problem is the cvt transmission. It shudders, grumbles and the whole car vibrates intermittently. First the…
ODI 10720971
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle shook violently without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the part needed to complete the repair was on back order. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 10534126
Air Bags · Engine · Power Train
My car have some issue i took the car complaining about the pax light airbag nhtsa num 14v138000 but as of now the problem exist and another nhtsa 13v069000 occupant detection system may disable pas airbag and this problem still exist on my car and another problem that i have my car has 3 new transmissions and only has 24763 miles. *tr
ODI 10689981
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Altima 2.5l eng. Engine vibrations/cvt shuttering started approx. 3600 miles but has continually gotten worse with more miles (7000 mi 12/31/13). Vibrations felt at 1500-2000 rpm (enough to shake the dash components), then vibration goes away. Slight acceleration under load at 1500-2000 rpm and at any speed (20-30, 40-55, 72 mph) will result in vibrations (everytime). Had nissan service writer ride with me, then he…
ODI 10567373
Engine · Power Train
Altima 2.5l eng. Problem: engine vibrations/cvt shuttering since approx. 3600 miles, but has continually gotten worse with more miles (7000 mi 12/31/13). Vibrations felt at 1500-2000 rpms (enough to shake and vibrate the dash components), then vibration goes away. Slight acceleration under load at 1500-2000 rpms and at any speed (20-30, 40-55, 72 mph) will result in droning/vibrations (everytime). Had nissan service…
ODI 10559715
Engine · Power Train
Turning right from a stop and as i was accelerating, had violent thunk and vibration in car with loss if acceleration for 1-2 seconds. Before and after that, consistently experience vibration/shudder and decreased acceleration at about 20mph when i let off the gas or don't continue with same level of acceleration. *tr
ODI 10515811
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle failed to shift into gear and there was a sudden increase in engine rpms. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 36,000.
ODI 10559843
Electrical System · Power Train
The best i can do to explain the problem i am having with my 2013 altima is to compare it to the jerking you will experience in a stick shift vehicle if you do not clutch and shift properly almost causing the vehicle to stop. Once i was entering onto the highway, the car acted as if the parking brake was applied while driving. I took my car to the dealer from which i purchased it (st.clair auto mall), the mechanic…
ODI 10526038
Power Train
Bought this auto new and from beginning had problems with rough or stuttered shifting when climbing hill (worst), descending hill, driving on flat areas, depressing or releasing gas pedal. I let the maintenance dept know when getting car serviced at three months and was told this was normal! Sure. I brought this up again two more times and they could find nothing wrong. After the recall came out on the transmission…
ODI 10968413
Engine · Power Train
Transmission is locking up at any speed while coasting or decelerating,feels like motor and transmission is going to come right out of it. On way back to dealership, it happened at 55mph going around a bend,and front tires locked up and chirped,this was the worse one, if this happened on snow covered roads,there's no doubt that i would have went right into the ditch..we've only had the car 3weeks and put less than…
ODI 10514617
Power Train
Resuming after a stop the car was sluggish. It felt like the transmission was slipping. There were several strong jerking motions for a few seconds. Then when it fully engaged the car lurched forward at a higher than expected speed. I did not have enough reaction time to brake and i hit the car in front of me. I didn't realize what had happened at the time but since then the car has done the same thing starting out…
Crash reported
ODI 10519735
Power Train
The contact stated that while using the air conditioner and coasting from 45 mph to 35 mph, the vehicle downshifted hard enough to jolt the car. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The mechanic and service manager test drove the vehicle and stated when inspecting the vehicle the failure could not be duplicated. It was recommended to bring the car back when the problem recurred. The failure recurred…
ODI 10541694
Power Train
We first began noticing what felt like a hard downshift when coasting at speeds under 50 mph. The problem was first diagnosed as a antilock brake programming error, but repairs did not solve the problem and the severity increased. When traveling at a speed of 30 - 45 mph and we'd take our foot off the accelerator, it almost felt like we were being rear-ended. It became clear that this was a problem with the new…
ODI 10532243