2016 Nissan Altima Steering Problems
- 11
- 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.
What owners report
- steering wheel · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Very stiff steering at low speed (15-20 miles/h) when effecting a right or left hand turn such as lane change, almost freezing for 1 to 2 seconds. Almost got in a collision, when trying to switch lanes, because of lack of responsiveness of steering wheel. Happens intermittently , with no warning. Dealer could not find the reason for this.
ODI 11307640
Power Train · Steering
2016 nissan altima has delayed acceleration. Also, can hear a sizzle noise when driving making a turn, as if wire is shorting but no smell of burning wires; at this time. This is while driving, idling, street driving, and on highway; we are very concerned.
ODI 11287636
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Accelerating onto the highway on yesterday my check engine light cane on as well and my traction control light which caused my car to lose power. I was able to get right back off the freeway and turn into a neighborhood. When i turned the car off and back on it started with the same lights on. I had my transmission rebuilt at 73,000 miles with a 12,000 mile warranty already but i don't think that my transmission is…
ODI 11282047
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
Purchased vehicle less than a month ago and i hate it! I've had nothing but scary encounters with this vehicle. The steering wheel was not aligned and the car would drift to other lanes. God forbid the rain or snow makes a visit, the car slides uncontrollably. The steering wheel seems stiff as well. I had a wheel alignment done and the notice it's a little better but the issue is still there leading me to believe…
ODI 11287396
Steering
Purchased my nissan on february 23, 2017... Unfortunately i never test drove it and the next day took delivery... Two minutes on the road i heard an awful noise... Turned out it needed a new wheel bearing... Since then they also replaced ball joints on the drivers side.... Now when i turn the wheel i hear and feel a clunking noise with what seems like a lot of play... Clunking is very apparent when backing up and…
ODI 11124579
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan altima. While driving various speeds, the power steering failed intermittently. There were no warning indicators illuminated. Fred anderson nissan of raleigh ([redacted], raleigh, nc 27617, [redacted]) diagnosed the vehicle, but did not find a failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000. *bf update: the…
ODI 11206340
Steering
While the car has been parked there was a power steering leak unbeknownst to us while the car was parked in the driveway. I checked the reservoir after we returned from a road trip because we saw an excess of fluid on the ground, where the car was previously parked.
ODI 11082347
Steering · Suspension · Visibility/Wiper
Car dangerous hard to steer on free way very dangerous when between 2 car you in the middle, car dip and swerve with light touch of steer wheel, it act as if is have no wheel alignment, and the car front end drag the groung when turning into a drive way very noisy. Wipers at night in a heavy rain you have to stop can not see the road at all .lucky i am a good driver .
ODI 11056010
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Steering
Nov 2017, altima had 18,173 miles, not one year old and the check engine light came on while drive it. Took it to dealer in san diego, diagnosis was a p0101 code (mass air flow sensor/orange pcv valve). Then at 20,598 miles, i saw my life flash before my eyes. I was driving on interstate 5 in southern california doing 72 mph with a truck behind me and all of a sudden the altima will not accelerate! Meanwhile the…
ODI 11138950
Steering
The steering wheel comes close to a frozen state, half way when turning left or right which is a serious safety matter. It happened at least 10 times in a month or two(sept/oct-2017). I took the car to the myatt nissan in salisbury, nc. It took them 3 weeks to repair it during which i heard contradicting statements from them. After a week in their shop i was told by one person(west) that they were able to recreate…
ODI 11048026
Steering
Stating briefly auto not in motion turning the steering wheel side to side there is a clanking noise in the steering column ...while driving in motion making right / left turns steering column feels kind of slack. Occurrences city and h'way. This was reported to the dealership during a service oil change in september 2017..
ODI 11057711