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2012 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1359836
Internal NHTSA #	10957717
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	28/02/17
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving at highway speeds car engine suddenly revved to approx. 5000 rpm. Pulled over and upon accelerating again the car would drive but the engine revved very high and the cvt wouldn't change gear ratios ("shift") as it normally does. Realized car would accelerate and not rev as high if i accelerated extremely slowly. Car however is extremely dangerous to drive at this point. Also couldn't drive above 55 mph without the engine revving very high approaching redline. After approx 5 more miles of driving the "service engine" light came on and i scanned the code. Showing code p1778 which appears to be a stepper motor problem with the cvt. Called dealer and sounds like they don't fix cvt, just replace for between $4000-$5000. Very disappointed nissan hasn't resolved these problems yet and that they treat a $5000 part as a replacement item and not one that can be fixed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	91400
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BALDWINSVILLE, NY
VIN pattern	1N4AL2AP2CNXXXXXX
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	70
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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