| Issue ID | 1279929 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10862348 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 01/03/16 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My car was only 30,000 km when this started to happen. As my car warms up my acceleration will decrease. Nissan has known about this issue for a few years and has been avoiding to put a recall in place and instead started off with only a extended warranty due to an excessive amount of complaints regarding to their cvt problems on the altima coupe. I have known a few senior mechanics at the nissan dealership and been told that they are investgating about the problem and they already know it's a faulty problem and they are trying to avoid. I had a nissan dealership try to scare me away when i tried to talk about warranty. Just cause i had a few minor modification they said my warranty is most likely voided but they are able to check. They were ridiculously trying to convice me that with just aftermarket wheels my warranty will void my transmission problem. I know in the us there is currently a law that does not allow car company to void warranty unless the cause of the problem directly relate to the modification. The judge mention and stated that car company offers warranty to help product consumers and not suppose to get screw over for it. This is completely absurd of what nissan is doing. This has been a huge concern to me due to safety issue. My vehicle is currently only at 44,000 km. A few altima coupe owner has brought to my attention. O have a faulty transmission is a very serious concern during highway driving to my family and i. A altima coupe forum member recently had a faulty tranny and was involved a huge accident due to unexpected decrease in acceleration on the highway. I this is a serious problem that is a life or death situation. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 30000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SEATTLE, WA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL2EP3ACXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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