Nissan Altima Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 173
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 18
- Years with records
- 2000–2019
- 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 173 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- fuel pump · 21 records
- engine light · 12 records
- check engine · 8 records
- takata recall · 7 records
- fuel gauge · 5 records
- several times · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 44 |
| 1–30k mi | 30 |
| 100–150k mi | 29 |
| 30–60k mi | 26 |
| 150–400k mi | 13 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Check engine light came on around same time car began to exhibit acceleration issues, like stalling, slipping into 2nd gear, and engine cut out when accelerating during both normal city and highway driving. Sensors read by certified mechanic, and dealership indicated oxygen sensor failure and the dealership replaced the cvt transmission and the o2 sensor. After repairs and part replacements, 2 weeks later all of…
ODI 11307351
Exterior Lighting · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
The headlights are very bad at night i have changed out with new ones 5 times. Also the steering have to keep being corrected when driving car wants to go into other lanes i had 2 wheel alignments in still no help
ODI 11302431
Air Bags · Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Recently ive been getting the red airbag signal that keeps flashing and wont go off. Ive checked the fuses. Wiring. Ran diahnostics on it for that and the following issues as well. The car makes a high pitch sound when its just ideling that seems to come feom underneath the car maybe towards back middle ive gotten a new fuel pump checked wiring fuses and bought other new parts and have been unable to figure out what…
ODI 11291804
Fuel/Propulsion System
FUEL PUMP STOP WORKING
ODI 11280455
Fuel/Propulsion System
(in nyc) my mpg has drop significantly, i'm getting 10-13 max mpg. The oil, oil filter and engine air filter are less than a month old. The tires are filled to the correct pressure. No service lights have ever came on, many mechanics have seen the car and said they can't find anything wrong. I do a mixture of highway and city driving and drive averagely (not aggressive but not slow either). I even reset the computer…
ODI 11280361
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving on the highway i proceeded to try and reach the speed limit but the car lost power to merge into traffic almost causing an accident. Vehicle cannot go past 55 mph, it loses power during acceleration.
ODI 11266020
Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. While driving at an unknown speed, there was an abnormal noise underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to hall nissan chesapeake ([redacted], chesapeake, va 23321, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the high pressure line was leaking fluid, both control arms needed to be replaced, and the steering gear assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but…
ODI 11268477
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling west on hwy 44 started having trouble going up hills. Put pedal to the floor, and nothing extra. It was starving for fuel. Turned around to go back home, eventually stopping in sullivan mo. While going back i had to gain speed going downhill in order to make it uphill. On two occasions i had a semi rider my rear bumper even though i was in the slow lane. One time while gaining sped down hill, i had to pass…
ODI 11244889