Nissan Altima Service Brakes Problems
- 281
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 2000–2020
- Stored years
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 281 stored complaint records:
- 33 indicate a crash
- 15 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- brake pedal · 18 records
- front radar · 17 records
- radar obstruction · 12 records
- pedal depressed · 10 records
- emergency braking · 10 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 88 |
| 30–60k mi | 69 |
| 60–100k mi | 43 |
| 100–150k mi | 23 |
| 150–400k mi | 12 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Service Brakes
The car will not start using push to start with the brake pedal depressed. The car is an automatic and the problem is due to a faulty stop light switch. The safety concern is that the brake lights are not functioning correctly and is a safety concern. This seems to be a common problem and the car is less than 2 years old.
ODI 11301051
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
The front radar is faulty and is causing issues with the front emergency braking (feb). There is a notification that says "feb unavailable: front radar obstruction". This is causing a regular distraction to the driver and also poses in a risk that the vehicle may automatically brake unexpectedly or not brake in an emergency situation.
ODI 11291607
Service Brakes
A warning in the dash that says, 'front radar unavailable due to obstruction.' the vehicle does this while in motion. The vehicle has 52190 miles on it at this time. The warning will reset when turning off the car and restarting. There are no items obstructed. Nissan dealership stated very common and replacing a lot of them. $1200 is the cost of repair quoted and the service advisor knew that without looking it up.…
ODI 11289934
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
My vehicle was in motion on a city street. I went to make a turn because of a curve and my steering wheel and brake would not work. My emergency brake system (which is suppose to stop my vehicle before impact, did not deploy. I ran straight into a stone wall and fence. I received a recall letter in the mail about the back sensor, but my sensors were working up until my accident. My vehicle was deemed totalled. It…
Crash reported
ODI 11291726
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 nissan altima. While driving 20 mph and depressing the brake pedal to make a right turn, the vehicle failed to stop and shook violently. In addition, the instrument panel illuminated, indicating a malfunction. As a result, the contact rear ended another vehicle. The air bag did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was driven to a collision center,…
Crash reported
ODI 11289805
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2020 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving in reverse the automatic electronic braking activated although no objects were present behind the vehicle. Additionally, while switching to the reverse the message indicating an object was behind the vehicle was displayed. While driving the vehicle hesitated and vibrated while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The blind spot…
ODI 11307037
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Front radar obstruction goes off. Recently it caused problems with my abs to not work and disengage at times. Could be driving on an empty road and it will go off.
ODI 11282711
Body · Engine · Service Brakes
While driving on i95 the car shut off and was steered very difficultly to the off ramp and the side of the road. Smoke started to come out of the front of the car and i exited the car and the car proceeded to be engulfed in flames burning the front half of the car to the front seats. Fire rescue arrived to put out the fire.1116
Fire reported
ODI 11289036