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2012 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1600349
Internal NHTSA #	11255067
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	02/09/19
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving on the highway for over an hour at speeds 60+ mph the transmission will begin to whine, while at the same time the rpms will skyrocket. The car will rapidly decelerate while this is happening. This has happened multiple times on road trips when the car was at 20k miles and continues to happen more often now that the car is nearing 100k miles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	95000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RALEIGH, NC
VIN pattern	1N4AL2AP6CNXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Transmission type
Vehicle speed	65
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Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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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2012 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?