2016 Nissan Altima Engine Problems
- 31
- 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 31 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 8 records
- check engine · 5 records
- light came · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train
First time, car started at 50,000 miles. Drove the car for 4200 miles, regular maintenance, had occasional drag in acceleration and rpm needle fluctuation, called in and said it was pretty normal due to the heat. Randomly car jutters and loses acceleration, check engine light comes on at 54,000 miles on in town highway road. Car will no longer will accelerate before 5-6 rpms consistently for about 5 seconds then…
ODI 11133342
Automatic Transmission · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan altima. While depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and failed to drive smoothly on occasion. The vehicle was taken to olympia nissan ([redacted] sw, olympia, wa 98502), but was not diagnosed. While driving at an unknown speed, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted and accelerated independently. The dealer was not contacted. The…
ODI 11061215
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I have been having chronic issues with engine on my 2016 nissan altima. Initially (11/2016), the car would "jump/skip" when i would try to accelerator and even feeling like it was going to cut off on me. When i called i was informed it was due to defect and it was on recall. The issues appeared to resolve until 11/2017 i started experiencing the same issue but worse and was not able to accelerate while i was driving…
ODI 11056528
Air Bags · Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
2016 nissan altima. Consumer writes in regards to defective passenger side airbag and defective keyless push button. *ld the consumer stated other failures included rear doors opening independently, engine was loud, tire pressure sensors were inoperable, and the emergency communication lights were constantly lit. The consumer stated all the repairs were to be repaired under recall. The consumer was unsure that the…
ODI 11253871
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
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My transmission stopped working while i was driving first in the city and it continued to when i went on the highway to the point i had no power and the when i pressed the gas nothing would happen. I had to have the computer in the transmission replaced and the car still idles as if it will cut off at any moment. That was at 40k and i just had to replace the o2 sensor at 60k
ODI 11044416