2013 Nissan Altima Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT UPON START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V911000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOSES NISSAN (202 5TH ST, ST ALBANS, WV 25177, (304) 727-2921), BUT A FAULT CODE WAS UNABLE TO BE RETRIEVED. THE DEALER COULD NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TT

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG SAFETY FEATURES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DISABLED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE AN ERROR CODE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

VEHICLE HAS A SHUDDER WHEN DECELERATING FROM 65 TO 60. HAS PROGRESSIVELY BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. IN ADDITION TO THE SHUDDER AT HIGHER SPEEDS, IT NOW HAS STARTED TO SHUDDER AND LACK RESPONSE AT LOWER SPEEDS AT RANDOM. THE GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED AT LEAST 5 MPG SINCE ALL OF THESE ISSUES STARTED. I HAVE TAKEN TO NISSAN SERVICE TWICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. BOTH TIMES THE PROBLEM "COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED" AND THERE ISN'T A CODE THAT SHOWS ANYTHING WRONG ON COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. ALL SEARCHES FOR THESE ISSUES IN RELATION TO A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SL, RETURN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS AND NO RESOLUTION. CURRENT MILEAGE IS15,000. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO KEEP ALL REPORTS FROM SERVICE SO IF THERE IS A PROBLEM LATER I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. IT APPEARS NISSAN SHOULD GET IN FRONT OF THIS PROBLEM QUICKLY AS IT IS NOT LEAVING A GOOD MARK ON THEIR NAME TO HAVE SUCH NEW VEHICLES WITH THIS DRASTIC OF A PROBLEM. *TR

MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS LIGHTING UP STATING THAT IT IS "OFF". I DRIVE MY 72 YR OLD MOTHER AROUND WHO WEIGHS 152 LBS. MY ISSUE BESIDES THE FACT IF WE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT SHE IS NOT PROTECTED BUT SHE HAS A HEART DEFIBULATOR. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. ARE THEY WAITING TO BE JUST LIKE GMC? *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG "OFF" LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER AROUND 130 LBS SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN THIS OCCURS (ABOUT HALF OF THE TIME), THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES UPON ENGINE STARTUP AND THE PASSENGER IS SEATED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF IS TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT WITH THE PASSENGER STILL IN THE SEAT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG "OFF" LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN I START THE CAR FIRST, AND THEN THE PASSENGER SITS IN THE SEAT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE LIGHT ILLUMINATE WHEN MY 5 LB WORK BAG IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND I TAKE A SHARP TURN AROUND A HIGHWAY RAMP (TURNING FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS). THIS ALL OCCURS EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS RE-PROGRAMED UNDER RECALL 14V138000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT AND SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V138000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, WITH MY SIX MONTH-OLD BABY IN THE BACK SEAT, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. I NARROWLY AVOIDED LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DESPITE HAVING MY VIEW COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE HOOD ON THE WINDSHIELD. EVIDENTLY, I HAD ACCIDENTALLY PULLED THE INTERIOR HOOD RELEASE WHILE REFUELING BEING THAT THE HOOD RELEASE AND GAS GAGE RELEASE ARE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. NEVERTHELESS, AS I AM CERTAIN YOU ARE AWARE, THE SECONDARY LATCH SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED SUCH A NEARLY TRAGIC SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. AS A RESULT OF THE HOOD COLLIDING WITH THE WINDSHIELD, THE VEHICLE HAS SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. *TR

HELLO I PURCHASE A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA IN MAY OF 2013 WITH 20 MILES ON IT..THIS YEAR IN APRIL OF 2014 I STARTING HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION.I WAS ON THE CRESCENT CITY BRIDGE COMING HOME FROM WORK WITH ALOT OF TRAFFIC MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDENLY JUST SLOWED DOWN AND WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STILL WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED.I THAN TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND THEY HAD IT FOR A DAY CALLED ME TO COME GET IT SAID THEY RESTARTED THE TRANSMISSION..OKAY. AFTER A WEEK LATER IT HAPPEN AGAIN ON 5-14-14 AGAIN THEY KEPT IT FOR ANOTHER DAY AND CALLED ME TO COME GET IT..I ASKED THEM WERE THEY SURE IT WANT DO IT AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS SCARED IT WILL GET ME IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND HURT SOME ONE..THE MAN AT NISSAN SAID EVERYTHING WAS OKAY..SO OKAY AGAIN IT HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN WITH MY SON AND GRANDSON IN THE CAR THIS TIME.AGAIN SLOWED DOWN AND WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED ON THE BRIDGE CAUSING CARS TO BLOW AT ME LIKE I JUST STOPPED ON TOP OF THE BRIDGE.AGAIN I TOOK IT TO NISSAN AGAIN ON THE 5-20-14 THEY THAN KEEP IT AND PUT ME IN A RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS.THEY AGAIN SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM.SO I GO TO GET MY CAR AND YES AGAIN IT HAPPEN AGAIN..SO THE MAN AT NISSAN SAID WAD CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT WANTED ME TO GIVE THEM $240.00 FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS STILL UNDERWARRANTY SO I AM STILL STUCK WIT THIS PROBLEM.WHAT DO I DO NEXT.WAIT TIL SOMEONE GET KILLED OR HURRY IN THIS CAR..I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S NEXT.SO I HOPE THIS HELP ME OUT BEFORE ITS TO LATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING SENSORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODES, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,919.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DRRK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT WAS ON EVEN THOUGH AN ADULT PASSENGER WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH THEIR SEAT BELT FASTENED. *JS I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALL AFFECTING MANY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMAS. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP JUST ONE WEEK AGO FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND I INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL. THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL WHICH I BELIEVE INVOLVED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. HOWEVER EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL UPDATE WAS PERFORMED, TODAY JUST 5 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE UPDATE, ONCE AGAIN THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON WITH AN ADULT SIZED PASSENGER IN THE CAR'S FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I HAD TO STOP, TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE SITUATION.

I HAVE THE KEY-LESS ENTRY AND MANY TIMES WITH THE KEY FOB IN MY POCKET I CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE DOOR SENSOR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB UNLESS I TAKE IT OUT AND PRESS THE LOCK UNLOCK BUTTON. AT TIMES WITH THE CAR IN MY GARAGE THE VEHICLE SAYS NO KEY CODE FOUND AND I HAVE TO EITHER PRES LOCK UNLOCK ON THE KEY FOB OR I HAVE TO PUT THE KEY NEXT TO THE START BUTTON FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT RECOGNIZES IT. I'VE TRIED TO SEE IF I COULD THINK OF AN EMI SOURCE EACH TIME IT HAPPENS, AND THE ONLY THING I HAVE NOTED IS THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CLOSE TO A WALL. HAS NOT YET HAPPENED IN OPEN PARKING LOT. ONCE IS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PARKED NEXT TO AN F250 AND I FIGURED MAYBE IT HAS TO DO WITH BEING IN PROXIMITY OF LARGE OBJECTS. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15 TIMES SO FAR FROM JAN TO APRIL 2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEACTIVATED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 01/20/15*LJ ALSO, THE KEY FOB FAILED. IT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY ID. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. UPDATED 02/231/5.*JB UPDATED 10/7/2015*JS

WHEN I TRIED TO TURN VEHICLE ON, RADIO AND OTHER SYSTEM WAS ON, BUT COULD NOT PUT CAR IN GEAR, EVENTUALLY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THE BCM HAS AN INTERNAL SHORT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND HAS UNDER 52,000 MILES, HAS NOT BEEN OWNED FOR EVEN 2 YEARS AND IT BREAKS DOWN WITH NO ONE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS ISSUE ON A SEMI NEW VEHICLE. MY SISTER OWNS THE SAME VEHICLE AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL HAPPEN TO HER TOO. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS BOARDS WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUES OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. *TR

WHEN I GOT IN THE ALTIMA THE HOOD WAS SECURELY LATCHED. WHEN I HIT 25MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP, BLOCKING MY WINDSHIELD AND PREVENTING ME FROM SEEING. *TR

HAVE YOU HAD ANY RECALLS ON THESE PARTS ALTERNATOR THEY SAY MIND ID BAD AND A NOTHER LADY WAS THERE SHE HAD TO REPLACE HERS I CANNOT BELIEVE THESE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACE SO SOON.THERE MUST BE A FAULT SOME WHERE. *TR

CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS AN EVENT IN WHICH THE AUTOMOBILE TRANSMISSION AND THROTTLE SIMPLY STOPS WORKING WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. I EXPERIENCED THIS EVENT THIS PAST SATURDAY ON A TRIP INTO BOSTON. IT IS QUITE TERRIFYING TO BE DRIVING ALONG IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND HAVE YOUR CAR STOP FUNCTIONING WITH RESPECT TO HAVING NO POWER OR GEARS SUCH THAT YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OR ABILITY TO MAKE THE CAR RESPOND. *TT

THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND OFF WHEN SOMEONE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT AIRBAG OFF. I HAD IT CHECK AND IT WAS RESET IN 4/2014. IT HAS INDICATED IT WAS OFF RANDOM TIMES WHEN THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL OF FRONT HOOD LATCH AND HAD THE AIRBAG SENSOR CHECKED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SENSOR AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST $700. FOR PART AND LABOR. I DO NOT FEEL IF A SENSOR IS NOT WORKING THAT IS NOT FROM A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. IT A DEFECTED PART AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE WARRANTY. ESPECIALLY BEING THE CAR IS ONLY A 2013. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GO THROUGH NISSAN. THEY HAVE CONTINUE TO TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. I TRIED EXPLAINING HOW THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR AND I'M NOT SO SURE THEY ARE HEARING WHAT I'M TELLING THEM. THEY SAY THE SAME THING AS IF THEY ARE READING A SCRIPT. THERE IS TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS WHERE I NEED TO GO FROM HERE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

SUNROOF RATTLING SINCE 2013.

PARKED CAR AT MY OFFICE AT 2:40PM TO DELIVER A PRINTER. RETURNED TO THE CAR AND A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD HAD BEGAN TO APPEAR BEGINNING AT THE BOTTOM, NEAR CENTER, OF THE WINDSHIELD. THUS FAR IT HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 12 INCHES IN HEIGHT. IT SEEMS TO BE EXPANDING FURTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY JUMPED THE CURB AND LANDED ON THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,445.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG DEACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY, EVEN WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

THE ADVERTISED MPG FOR THIS VEHICLE IS 38 MPG. 3/22/2014 MADE A TRIP TO TULSA, OK. FILLED UP AT I-430 HEADED TO TULSA AT 6,657 MILES. DROVE 401 MILES AND REFILLED AT 7,058 WITH 13.218 GALLONS 30.3374 MPG. FILLED UP AGAIN AT I-430 AT END OF ROAD TRIP AT 7,221 AFTER 163 MILES WITH 5.085 GALLONS 32.05506391. ALL HIGHWAY! WE BOUGHT A NEW NISSAN ALTIMA LATE IN 2013 WITH A HIGHWAY RATED MILES PER GALLON OF 38. WE LOVE THIS VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE GAS MILEAGE. WE WERE DEBATING ON A TOYOTA PRIUS V AND THE ALTIMA WHEN WE MADE OUR PURCHASE AND FELT WE HAD A BETTER BUY WITH THE ALTIMA AND EXPECTED TO GET CLOSE TO THE RATED MPG WHEN ON TRIPS. WE ARE BOTH IN OUR 60'S HAVE GOOD DRIVING RECORDS AND HABITS. WE PREVIOUS OWNED A NEW 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND A NEW 2007 PRIUS. I HAVE A SPREADSHEET ON THE 2004 THAT I KEPT FOR SOME TIME REFLECTING ROUGHLY 45 MPG, ABOUT 90% OF THE RATED MPG. THIS WAS AN AVERAGE OF DAILY DRIVING THAT INCLUDED DRIVING FROM OUR RURAL HOME IN THE COUNTY TO WORK IN THE CITY. WE DID NOT KEEP RECORDS ON THE 2007 AS MILEAGE CHECKS SHOWED WE WERE GETTING VERY SIMILAR POSITIVE RESULTS. WE FELT WE SHOULD REASONABLY EXPECT TO ACHIEVE SOME 90% OF THE 38 MPG WHEN DRIVING THE ALTIMA ON ROAD TRIPS. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014 WE CHECKED AND WE WERE NOT GETTING CLOSE TO THE 90%. WE FILLED UP THE TANK AT THE NEAREST STATION TO I-430 ON COLONEL GLENN ROAD IN LITTLE ROCK ON A TRIP TO TULSA, OK. WE FILLED UP AFTER 400 MILES ON OUR WAY HOME FROM TULSA, AND AT THE SAME STATION ON COLONEL GLENN AFTER EXITING I-430. THESE WERE 564 HIGHWAY MILES ON THESE TWO TANKS OF FUEL REQUIRING 18.303 GALLONS FOR A 30.814 MILES PER GALLON. THIS IS ONLY 81% OF THE 38 EXPECTED MILES PER GALLON ON THE STICKER FOR HIGHWAY MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO COME CLOSER TO THE 38 MPG AND WHY IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO GIVE A RATING SO MUCH HIGHER THAN ONE CAN ACHIEVE. *TR

I AM SENDING THIS EMAIL TO NOTIFY YOU A POSSIBLE SEVERE SAFETY RISK CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF AIRBAG PASSENGER DETECTION SENSOR. RECENTLY I FOUND THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING IN CASE A HEAVY BAG WITH 22 LB WEIGHT IS PLACED IN THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SEAT. IF HEAVY BAG IS PLACED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT, THE SEAT PRESSURE SENSOR DETECTS THE HEAVY BAG AS A PASSENGER IS SEATED AND THE CAR SAFETY SYSTEM TURNS ON THE SEATBELT WARNING INDICATOR ON DRIVER'S MONITOR SCREEN. THIS IS THE DETECTION ALGORISM FAILURE FOR SEATBELT DETECTION SYSTEM. SO, TO TURN OFF SEAT BELT WARNING RED LIGHT, I FASTENED THE SEATBELT OF RIGHTSIDE FRONT SEAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THEN THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT (RED) IS TURNED OFF. BUT EVEN THOUGH SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IS TURNED OFF, THIS FAILURE ALSO MAKES THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG TO STOP FUNCTIONING, AS THE SYSTEM TURNS ON "FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR" WITH ORANGE COLOR LIGHT. AND THIS MEANS THE AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING IN CASE OF ACCIDENT IF THE HEAVY BAG IS PLACED IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE SEAT OF THE CAR. THIS DETECTION ALGORISM FAILURE MAY LEAD A SEVERE INJURY IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. SO PLEASE REFER AND TEST WITH ABOVE CONDITION, AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BY RECOMMENDING OR TAKING ACTION TO UPGRADE THE FRONT PASSENGER DETECTION ALGORISM AND RELATED SOFTWARE, TO STOP THE MALFUNCTIONING OF FRONT AIRBAG SYSTEM. IF YOU SEE THIS NOTICE, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR REPLY FOR CONFIRMATION OF RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE. SOLVING AND NOTIFYING THIS PROBLEM IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO MATTERS THIS FAULTS AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO RECOGNIZES AND MAKES RECORD HISTORY THAT OTHER PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE PLS GIVE ME YOUR EMAIL, THAT I MAY SEND FILE ATTACHMENT FOR DETAILED EXPLANATION FOR THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

THIS IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT COMPLAINT REGARDING SECURITY IN THE HIGHWAY TO PUT THE OTHER DRIVERS IN THE DANGER OF ACCIDENT. THIS EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED FROM THE POWER SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY SUCH AS BATTERY. THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES RF FREQUENCIES WHICH CAN AFFECT THE MENTAL STABILITY OF DRIVERS. THIS RF DEVICES ORIGINALLY ARE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPELLING THE PIRATES, RIOT, DEMONSTRATION, GATHERING. IT IS A VARIATION OF SOUND CANNON WHICH IS USED TO EXPEL THE PIRATES OR MOBSTERS. BUT WHEN THIS EQUIPMENT IS ACQUIRED BY CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION, RELIGIOUS CULT GROUPS, OR ESPIONAGE ORGANIZATION OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES, IT CAN BE USED AS THE MURDERING TOOLS IN CASE APPLIED TO THE DRIVERS. THERE ARE NO DEFINITE REGULATIONS ABOUT THE USE OF THESE RF WEAPONS TOWARD THE DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREET. IT ALSO CAN CAUSE THE ACCIDENTS OF TERRORISM, KILLING 10S OF PEOPLE AND BLOCKING THE HIGHWAY BY SUCH ACCIDENT, AND GIVING GREAT CHAOS IN THE TRAFFIC AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM. THIS RF ATTACK CAN BE DETECTED BY RF DETECTION DEVICES SUCH AS ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD (EMF) DETECTOR IMPULSE (HTTP://WWW.SOEKS-USA.COM/PRODUCT/IMPULSE/) OR SPECTRUM ANALYZER (HTTP://WWW.AARONIA.COM/PRODUCTS/SPECTRUM-ANALYZERS). SYMPTOMS, WHICH CAN BE CAUSED WITH THIS RF ATTACK EQUIPMENT (EMF GUNS), ARE 1) HEADACHE 2) DIZZINESS 3) MAKING DRIVER SLEEPY 4) PARALYZE THE BODY MUSCLES SO THAT DRIVER CANNOT USE BRAKES OR HANDLE WELL 5) PARALYZE THE BRAIN'S ELECTRONIC NEURON SIGNAL FLOW, SO THAT DRIVER CANNOT REACT TO THE DANGER DURING DRIVING THE USE OF THESE EMF(ELECTRONIC MAGNETIC FIELD) GUNS OR DEVICES OR SOUND CANNON TO THE DRIVER, MAY CAUSE CRITICAL DANGER TO THE SECURITY ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WEAPON MAKES THE DRIVER FEEL LIKE JUST AS HE TOOK ALCOHOL OR DRUG, AND UNABLE TO REACT TO THE SITUATION DURING THE DRIVING. PLS GIVE ME YOUR EMAIL TO SUBMIT MORE EXPLANATION. *TR

WE PURCHASED A NISSAN ALTIMA LAST AUGUST. EVERY TIME I SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, IT SAYS THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT OPERATIVE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT IT WILL NOT FUNCTION IF A CHILD OR SMALL ADULT OCCUPIES THE SEAT. I WEIGH BETWEEN 111 AND 114 POUNDS. I CALLED NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE TO DETERMINE THE WEIGHT THAT WOULD TRIGGER THE AIR BAG'S FUNCTIONALITY. I WAS TRYING TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE AIR BAG WAS BROKEN OR WHETHER I WAS CONSIDERED A "SMALL ADULT" FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE RECEIVED A VOICE MAIL FROM [XXX], STATING THAT SHE WAS ASSISTING MARK IN THIS MATTER AND THAT MY CASE NUMBER WAS 14039699. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION BECAUSE "THE INFORMATION WAS PROPRIETARY TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE COMPONENT" AND THUS "NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC." AS A RESULT, THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIR BAG IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEPLOYMENT OF AN AIR BAG CAN BE HARMFUL TO LIGHTWEIGHT PASSENGERS, ITS FAILURE TO FUNCTION FOR SOMEONE THAT EXCEEDS AN APPROPRIATE WEIGHT LIMIT IS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL. I THEREFORE ASK YOU TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING THAT INFORMATION FROM NISSAN. I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT NISSAN IS TELLING ME THAT THIS KEY SAFETY INFORMATION ISN'T AVAILABLE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 3/18/14 I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS RED AND WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAMP LOCATED IN INTERSTATE 225 COLORADO GOING SOUTH. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRECEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION/ PASSED THE SOUTH LANES WHO WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND ALL CARS WERE STOPPED. WHEN I PRECEDED TO CROSS IN FRONT OF THE NORTH BOUND LANE A CAR SUDDENLY WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND SMASHED INTO THE FRONT OF MY CAR TURNING THE CAR AROUND IN A 180 DEGREES OR MORE. THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR, FENDERS AND HOOD WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED FROM THE FULL IMPACT OF THE OTHER CAR. THE RADIATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE LEAKING AND DAMAGED AND MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE AFTER THE POLICE REPORT WAS COMPLETED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND I INCURRED MULTIPLE BRUISING FROM NECK TO LOWER BACK AND MID THIGH AS DOCUMENTED BY MY DOCTOR. I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 TO BE A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE AND I DRIVE SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHICH IS EVEN MORE WORRISOME. THE AIR BAGS IN THIS NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG-OFF LIGHT COMES ON WITH PASSENGERS BETWEEN 90 AND 120 LB -- WELL ABOVE CHILD WEIGHT. REPORTED TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS, WHO CLAIM THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS AND IS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE CAMPAIGNS. YET THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAIN ON THIS MODEL (SEE FORUM LINK BELOW). THIS SEEMS TO BE JUST ONE CRASH AWAY FROM A FATALITY. HERE IS THE FORUM LINK (OR GO THERE AND SEARCH FOR 2013 ALTIMA AIRBAG LIGHT) WHERE MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM AND NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY NISSAN CORPORATE OR DEALERS: HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2013-NISSAN-ALTIMA-DISCUSSION-2-5-3-5/365978-HAS-ANYONE-HAD-THEIR-PASSENGER-AIRBAG-WARNING-LIGHT-FIXED-7.HTML. *TR

HAVING A SHAKING WOBBLE AT LOW SPEED IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION LIKE THE FRONT SUSPENSIONS GOING TO FALL OFF. WAS THERE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I THINK IT MUST BE THE MOUNTS OR LOOSE SUPPORT RODS, BUT I FEEL YOU NEED TO RECALL MY CAR TO FIX IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT GETS WORST WHEN TURNING RIGHT AT VERY LOW SPEEDS.

WE BOUGHT OUR CAR IN JANUARY AND IT HAD 1,900 MILES ON IT. WE DIDN'T DRIVE IT VERY MUCH BECAUSE IT WAS WINTER AND THE ROADS IN WV ARE BAD. BUT I REMEMBER IN MARCH WHEN I WENT TO SEE MY DAUGHTER IT STARTED JERKING LIKE IT WANTED TO STOP ON THE ROAD. I REMEMBER I HAD LET THE GAS GET DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS WHEN IT FIRST STARTED AND I THOUGHT I HAD GOT SOME BAD GAS. SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT SOMETIMES IT WOULD DO IT AND THEN IT WOULDN'T FOR A WHILE. BUT THE PAST MONTH IN JUNE IT IS SO BAD IT FEELS LIKE YOU SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR IS GOING TO FALL OUT. I ALSO NOTICED I HAD LET THE GAS GO DOWN TO A QUARTER TANK AGAIN AND IT IS SCARY SO I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IF IT DIDN'T SET THE CODE THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY SUGGESTED THAT WE HAD WATER IN THE GAS AND TOLD US TO PUT THE WATER TREATMENT IN THE GAS AND WE DID. IT DIDN'T HELP AT ALL IT IS GETTING WORSE SO THEY HAVE FINALLY SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR US TO BRING IT IN. I HAVE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME THING THAT IS GOING ON WITH OUR NISSAN. IT IS SO BAD I AM AFRAID NOW THAT IT IS GOING TO STOP RUNNING WHILE I AM DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WONDER IF THAT IS WHY THE PREVIOUS OWNER TRADED IT IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE HOOD STRUCK THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,683.

11 MONTH OLD CAR. 22,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WOULD START - BUT STALLS OUT WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. *TR

WHILE LEAVING A STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 5 MPH AND WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE FORWARD THE ENGINE RPM WENT TO 5000RPM BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IT MAINTAINED THE CONSTANT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. AFTER BACKING OFF ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN THE CAR ACCELERATED. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I CONSIDER THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL TO RESPOND TO A NEED FOR INCREASED SPEED A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAIN ACTIVE (ON) ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO ADULT PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT.

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER AND JUST STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND WHEN THE CAR REACHED ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND COULD NOT SEE OUT MY WINDSHIELD. I REALIZED THAT MY HOOD JUST OPENED AND SLAMMED INTO MY WINDSHIELD. THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT THE TIME GOING TWICE THE SPEED. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT OPEN THE HOOD. THE NIGHT IT HAPPENED I OPENED THE HOOD WITH THE LATCH IN MY CAR WENT OUTSIDE AND JUST PULLED MY HOOD OPEN NO SAFETY LATCH ENGAGED WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER I DID THE SAME THING AND COULD NOT OPEN THE HOOD AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOTHING TO FIX IT. NOW I HAVE TO TALK TO SOMEONE FROM CORPORATE BECAUSE THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG ILLUMINATES, YELLOW STATUS LIGHT "OFF", WHEN ENGINE STARTED WITH FULL SIZE ADULTS BUCKLED INTO FRONT SEATS. WENT ONE MILE, STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. ENGINE RESTARTED AND PASS AIRBAG "OFF" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SHUT OFF ENG. AND RESTARTED AGAIN. LIGHT TURNED OFF AFTER RESTART AND HAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES BEFORE. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING I NOTICED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SAYING "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF".. MY WIFE IS ABOUT 150 LBS AND THE AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR SHOULD NOT HAVE AN ISSUE WITH A PERSON OF THIS WEIGHT. I WORKED ON SEAT SENSOR DESIGN FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND I KNOW THAT MOST ARE PROGRAMS TO NOT DEPLOY FOR PEOPLE UNDER 80LBS. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SO FAR (MID JAN, END OF FEB, AND EARLY MARCH 2014). I HAVE PULLED OVER EACH TIME, TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF AND IT RE-SET THE ERROR TWO OF THE THREE TIMES. THE ONE TIME IT DID NOT, I DROVE AN ADDITIONAL 10 MILES THEN RETRIED THE CAR OFF/ON AND IT RE-SET SO THE AIRBAG DOES WORK. NOW I'M DRIVING AROUND CHECKING FOR THE LIGHT SO I KNOW THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY FRONT SEAT. *TR

TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO VIBRATE WHEN CAR IS LOADED WITH PASSENGERS AND / OR GOING UP A HILL. REPORTED IT TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AT 17,000 MILES AND IT SEEMED TO STOP VIBRATING FOR ABOUT 5,000 AND THEN IT STARTED AGAIN. WE NOW HAVE 35,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AGAIN. THEY PERFORMED A TCM REPROGRAM TO THE CAR, BUT THE TRANSMISSION STILL VIBRATES. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS TO NISSAN CORP OFFICE AND THEY HAVE SET UP CASE # 17560576 TO BEGIN LOOKING INTO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS NOT ACTIVATED ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

SERIOUS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA CANNOT BE PLACED INTO GEAR FROM THE PARK POSITION WITH THE SHIFTER LEVER. WHEN ISSUE HAPPENS MANY TIMES YOU HAVE TO PULL OUT PLUG AND INSERT SCREW DRIVER INTO OVERRIDE SHIFTER RELEASE IN THE CENTER CONSOLE BESIDE THE SHIFTER IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. IT SEEMS THE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED INTERNAL LOCK MECHANISM IN SHIFTER WILL NOT UNLOCK. PRESENTED VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALER WHICH COULD NOT REPRODUCE ISSUE AND SERVICE CONSULTANT STATED IF THEY COULD HAVE REPRODUCED THE ISSUE MOST LIKELY THEY WOULD FIND THAT SOME LIQUID SPILLED INTO SHIFTER AND ANY REPAIR THEN WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ISSUE HAPPENS VERY OFTEN AND IS FRIGHTENING ESPECIALLY IN CASES WHERE YOU NEED TO GET YOUR CAR MOVED OUT THE WAY QUICKLY. THE ISSUE HAPPENS AFTER STARTING THE CAR, PRESSING AND HOLDING THE BRAKE, SQUEEZING THE PARK RELEASE ON SHIFTER AND TRYING TO PULL THE SHIFTER BACK TO PUT INTO GEAR AND SHIFTER WILL IT WILL NOT BUDGE OR MOVE. SOMETIME WHEN SHIFTER WILL NOT UNLOCK YOU CAN WIGGLE THE SHIFTER HANDLE OR TRY REPEATEDLY AND THE SOLENOID LOCK IN THE SHIFT MECHANISM WILL FINALLY RELEASE HOWEVER MOST TIMES YOU ARE BETTER OFF USING THE OVERRIDE HOWEVER YOU NEED TO HAVE A SCREW DRIVER IN CAR TO PERFORM THAT PROCEDURE. I FEEL IF THIS ISSUE IS TRULY CAUSED BY ANY LIQUID SPILLING DOWN INTO THE MECHANISM THAT NISSAN HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN PLACING 2 DRINK HOLDERS PRACTICALLY ON TOP OF THIS MECHANISM. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES FOR THE OCCUPANCY SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAG IS OFF PER THE LIGHTED INDICATOR ON OCCASION WHEN A PASSENGER RIDES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE CONTACTED NHTSA FOR THE SPECS ON THE SENSOR. NISSAN SUBMITS THESE SPECS TO THE NHTSA FOR COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS. THE SPECS STATE THAT THE PASSENGER MUST BE OVER 108 POUNDS FOR THE AIR BAG TO BE ACTIVATED. IN THE CASE OF ALL THE FRONT RIDING PASSENGERS IN MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA, THIS REQUIREMENT WAS WELL EXCEEDED (150+ LBS). PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOW LINK FOR FACTS. HTTP://WWW.ECFR.GOV/CGIBIN/TEXTIDXC=ECFR&SID=4E1F9E91060EA3F99991E14608A174C1&RGN=DIV8&VIEW=TEXT&NODE=49:6.1.2.3.37.2.7.43&IDNO=49 **PLEASE NOTE THAT A 5TH PERCENTILE HUMAN FEMALE WEIGHS ABOUT 102 LBS AND A 5TH PERCENTILE FEMALE TEST DUMMIE WEIGHS 108 LBS. I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP CAN OR WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE AFTER 5 ATTEMPS (3 SENSORS AND 2 SENSORS "RESETS"). I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH NISSAN AND WILL BE SUBMITTING THE LEMON LAW DOCUMENTATION. I AM SEEKING FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WITH A NEW 2013/2014 NISSAN ALTIMA OR FULL AMOUNT PAID (CAR, DOWN PAYMENT, TRADE IN, TAX, TAG AND TILE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DEACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCS SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS). THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

WHILE DRIVING EAST ON I-20 AT ABOUT 70 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND. I SUBSEQUENTLY NOTED A CRACK IN THE WINDSCREEN FROM THE TOP CENTER OF THE GLASS TO JUST BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE MIRROR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF IMPACT DAMAGE AND NO OBJECTS WERE SEEN AT THE TIME OF THE CRACK. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS THE CRACK DIVERGED AND ENLARGED TO AN APPROXIMATELY CIRCULAR CRACK IN THE REGION BELOW THE MIRROR. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM DAVIS-MOORE IN WICHITA, KANSAS ON JUNE 27, 2014. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED IN JANUARY BECAUSE OF A "STRESS FRACTURE CRACK." THAT WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN EARLY APRIL (AT LEAST EIGHTEEN INCHES) BUT DEALER SAYS IT IS FROM A ROCK CHIP, SO THEY WON'T REPLACE. THE ROCK CHIP THEY CLAIM CAUSED THE CRACK IS BARELY DETECTABLE. I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE IN THE EVENING, IT TURNED COLD OVERNIGHT, AND THE NEXT MORNING THE CRACK WAS THERE. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL GO ON FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN SOMEONE OVER 100 LBS IS SITTING THERE. I TOOK IT IN TODAY AND THEY TESTED THE SENSOR AND RESET IT. THEY SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AND IF IT DID IT AGAIN TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND HAVE THE PASSENGER SIT PROPERLY ON THE SEAT AND NOT HALF WAY. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND HAPPENS ONLY OCCASIONALLY. I KNOW THAT THE PASSENGERS ARE SITTING FULLY ON THE SEAT AND WORRY THAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT GOING TO WORK WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO. I SEE SEVERAL POSTINGS ON YOUTUBE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING THAT THEIR DEALERS CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I ALSO NOTICED A RECALL FOR OCCUPANT SENSORS ON THIS MODEL AND WONDER IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED. *TR

THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG DOES NOT DETECT ADULTS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THEREFORE MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. MY CAR DOES NOT FIT UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL. NISSAN CORPORATE SAYS IT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. BUT CANNOT PROVIDE A DATE OF A SOFTWARE PATCH. AS A SOLUTION, I WAS TOLD TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND RESTART IT EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT QUARTER PANELS WERE PEELED AND BENT BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,0000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.