There are 3 stored owner reports matching the steering leading-label group for the 2019 Nissan Altima in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 3 of 3 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)While driving straight on a two lane road, steering wheel suddenly locked, unable to regain control the car was locked in a turning position causing the vehicle to crash into a pole. Car is totaled. No rain, low speed and wasn’t turning when it happened.
I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WHILE DRIVING THAT MY CAR IS SAYING MY FRONT SENSOR IN BLOCKED CAUSING MY CAR TO RANDOMLY AUTOMATIC BREAK WHILE NO OTHER CARS ARE AROUND ME. I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN IN CHERRY HILL, NJ WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR EIGHT MONTHS AGO. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SENSOR WAS BENT AND MY CAR WAS HIT OR IN AN ACCIDENT. LET ME SPECIFY THAT I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT, AND MY CAR WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE FRONT OF MY CAR THAT WOULD GIVE THEM REASON TO SAY MY CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I TAKE MY CAR TO GET SERVICED AT A NON- NISSAN DEALERSHIP. NISSAN OF CHERRY HILL IS TRYING TO BLAME THAT COMPANY FOR THE "DAMAGE" THAT NEVER HAPPENED.
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 WAS NOT RAINING, I WAS NOT SPEEDING, AND WHEN THE POLICE CAME OUT TO DO AN INVESTIGATION, THEY COULD ONLY DETERMINE THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. WHY DID THE SENSOR NOT WORK? WHY DIDN'T MY CARS EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORK? NOW I'M HAVING TO GET A NEW VEHICLE WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING WHY THE SAFETY SYSTEMS PUT IN PLACE DID NOT DEPLOY. THANK GOD MY SON WAS NOT IN THE CAR AND NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.