2013 Nissan Altima Body Problems
- 74
- 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 74 stored complaint records:
- 9 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- Hood · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 25 |
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 30–60k mi | 14 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
Have a 2013 nissan altima, low mileage. Pulling out of driveway and noticed the back end of car was swerving as if i was on ice. I pulled over tire was not flat and nothing was stuck by the tire. No ice was on the road. I pulled down a little further on rode and the right rear end collapsed. The tire was sitting bent outward . When i looked under the car a metal bar was cracked in half. I called my son in law who is…
ODI 11278128
Body · Suspension
I was driving my car (2013 nissan altima) last week all of the sudden without prior notice the rear lower control arm cracked down. I was in motion but luckly not in a highway. The car was traveling about 20 miles/h. I lost control of the car but didn't cause injuries or accidents. I had to tow the car home.
ODI 11279710
Body · Steering · Wheels
Rear control arm rusted through and broke. Rear undercarriage all rusted through
ODI 11240531
Body
About a month ago i noticed a weird noise when going over small bumps, i took the car to the shop to investigate it to find out the rear arms that holds the springs in had cracked at the weld more so on the read driver side and the arms in the rest of the car started to crack also right at the welds. Car is only 60k miles on it
ODI 11241171
Body · Control Arm · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving 70 mph, the control arm gave out and completely corroded off the vehicle. The contact towed the vehicle to his home. The contact called boucher nissan of waukesha (1451 e moreland blvd, waukesha, wi 53186, [redacted]) and was informed to call the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed to take the vehicle to a…
ODI 11232381
Body
The problem we encountered was, when leaving to go to the movies, we heard a large bang went to see if something was under the car. Next we drove a few feet and heard a dragging noise. Upon inspection the rear tire was out of line. When checking the underside of the car, we were taken back by what we saw. The entire part of the car was rusted and the frame had rusted away from the main part of the car. We had gone…
ODI 11222427
Body · Steering · Wheels
I was driving my 2013 nissan altima on a busy city street and lost control of steering ability due to the right rear control arm that was completely rusted and broke apart. My vehicle had to be towed and this part had to be replaced.
ODI 11229023
Body · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving approximately 15 mph, there was an abnormal sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear passenger side control arm fractured and needed to be replaced. Additionally, there was severe corrosion to the control arm and the secondary hood latch on the vehicle was faulty. The vehicle was…
ODI 11217542
Body
On 14 may 2019, while i was driving to a family member's house on livingston road in accokeek, md, my hood popped open and obstructed my view of driving. I had to pull of the road to pull the hood down. It was very fearful. I could have killed myself or someone else. This isn't the 1st time it happened to me. It also happened in august 2018 in doswell, va. Both of these incidents were reported to my insurance…
ODI 11207669
Body · Exterior Lighting
The clear coat is peeling off on the hood and top of the car. The low beam headlights are very dim can barley see at night this has been getting progressivly worse over the last year has 98000 miles on it
ODI 11196974
Body · Unknown Or Other
The control arm broke in my 2013 altima. The mechanic said he has never seen one break like this and it appears to be a defect on the weld. I looked online and see other people have had similar complaints and it is under investigation.
ODI 11193020
Body · Rear · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle began to swerve. The contact noticed that the rear passenger side lower control arm was detached due to corrosion. The vehicle was still able to be driven. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. *bf consumer stated transmission…
ODI 11182705
Body · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Shift gear get stuck at parking mode while moving car. This is serious problem at it may occur while moving. We approach nissan but no help from them. How come nissan allow to not having recall on this as many owners are feeling this problem. We would appreciate if nhtsa comes in help. We have had this problem going since one month and vehicle is in motion. We are lucky that so far no major incident. I feel that…
ODI 11176404
Body
The latch will not release on the trunk. The fob or the button release is not working!
ODI 11160868
Body · Engine · Service Brakes
Three major issues has been occuring with my 2013 nissan altima 2.5 sl 1. Brake light comes up randomly while driving at local or highway speed. 2. Hood pop up while driving - issue with latch 3. Transmission is making grinding noise.
ODI 11153268
Body
2013 nissan altima moonroof exploded while driving on the interstate at approximately 75mph. There was a loud pop and air was heard on roof. Saw flying debris from rearview mirror while trying to pull over to see what happened. Pulled over and realized large chunks of the tempered glass was gone. There were minor scratches on the trunk paint from the debris hitting it as it flew off. There was very little traffic…
ODI 11141854
Body
The inside door handles on the front driver's side door and the rear passenger side door have both broken. There has to be something wrong with the manufacturing on this. I have owned 4 vehicles in my life, with all 4 of those vehicles having more than 100,000 miles on them when i traded them or stopped driving them, and have never had issues with the door handles. This car currently has almost 73,000 miles on it.…
ODI 11110468
Body
After normal driving, i parked the car, grabbed the driver side handle to open the door and it just sort of flopped out. There was no connection to the interior pieces to open the door. To exit, i have to keep the car running, open the window, reach through and use the outside door handle to open the door (which is very difficult as i am not tall), then close the window again before i can turn off the car and exit.
ODI 11110038
Body · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My 2013 altima started to hesitate and jerk when i was driving. Then when i would be stopped and ready to pull out my car will not go and then finally catch and go. It wont go over 30 miles an hr at some points. When i brought it to nissan they did a diagnostic on it and its the cvt transmission that needs to be replaced. I was told my warranty expired 2000 miles ago and its gonna cost me $3500 for a new one. Ive…
ODI 11129793
Body · Door
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the driver side door failed to open when attempting to exit and the door handle became detached. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repair of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.
ODI 11101879
Body
The 2 front inside door handles stopped functioning within 2 months of each other. The door handle would just swing freely like it wasn't connected to anything. I would have to roll my window down open the door from the outside then roll the window back up to be able to turn my car off. It cost nearly $300 to fix the issues over 2 different appointments at the dealership.
ODI 11110008
Body
Takata recall. Water accumulates at the bottom of the trunk, where the spare tire is, in a rain storm. It was driven through small puddles.
ODI 11092019
Body · Latch
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. Upon inspection of the vehicle, the front and rear passenger doors could not be opened using the interior door handle. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to deland nissan (2600 s woodland blvd, deland, fl) where it was diagnosed that the door assembly was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The…
ODI 11101087
Body
Water leaks into my driver and rear floor boards when it rains. I mean it has so much water i have to use my shop vac to suck it out then take towels to the floors. Car smells like mildew and mold. The driver floorboard is rusted and feels shaky and weak from all the years of water somehow leaking in when it rains!? I did research and many other people with cars like mine complain about the same thing .
ODI 11085154
Air Bags · Body · Service Brakes
Takata recall vehicle has a airbag and latch problem
ODI 11061400