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2010 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	868936
Internal NHTSA #	10412271
Manufacurer	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2010
File date	26/06/11
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On june 26th,we left the houston area on an out of town trip. At the halfway point we exited 1-10 at schulenberg texas after driving for approx. 100 miles. After coming to a stop at a major intersection, i tried to accelerate at a normal rate and discovered that the vehicle was not responding and didn't have sufficient power to safely move thru the intersection. I further depressed the accelerator and could hear the engine revving but felt little movement from the vehicle. It felt as if the car was stuck in high gear. We slowly gained speed and eventually moved to a parking lot where the car came to a stop;not willing to move beyond that parking space. After allowing to vehicle to cool for an hour, it accelerated 1-time at it's normal rate but soon returned to it's earlier condition. We allowed it to sit for about 4 hours and decided to give it another try. The car moved off in a normal way, we decided since it was underway and because of this safety issue, we decided to return home via all freeway,trying not to stop anywhere. On june 28,2011 we took the car to the nissan dealer in angleton tx. The service dept. Claimed the cvt transmission had too much oil (half quart) in it from the factory which causes them to overheat which causes the condition we experienced. The dealer stated this has happened to many other nissan altima owners (cvt transmission). The dealer stated there is no recall. The problem gives no warning which left us pulling slowly unable to accelerate with fast moving oncoming traffic. Nissan should have notified us of this problem and done a self imposed recall. I am not convinced of nissan's claim of "too much oil" as the cause of this problem. The car did this briefly once before while moving very slowly in a parking lot but never did it again until june 26 th 2011.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	9000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MANVEL, TX
VIN pattern	1N4AL2AP9ANXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	1
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2010 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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