There are 3 owner-reported powertrain & transmission complaints for the 2024 Nissan Altimain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Problems with the engine and transmission.
Bolt is transmission housing was not installed at manufacture plant, causing other bolt to fail, causing drive shaft to follow out and into the catalytic converter, regarding vehicle undriveable
While driving vehicle down residential street at approximately 15 mph, vehicle all of a sudden made a long noise and began to shake. Per repair facility, a bolt in the transmission housing was not installed at manufacturing plant. The single bolt (should have been two bolts), sheared off, cause the drive shaft to drop into the catalytic converter. If I had been traveling on the highway at high speed the drive shaft dropping to the highway surface could have caused catastrophic accident. Peoria Nissan has component that failed Drive shaft dropping out of drive train could have cause and accident with my vehicle and others Manufacturer has been notified, they have inspected No warnings or symptoms prior to failure
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026