| Issue ID | 1244669 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10809137 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 30/11/15 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The nature of my complaint is centered around the now defunct transmission (cvt) in my 2013 niss alt sv only has 82000 miles on it. The car has been driven primarily as a commuter car to and from work everyday (164 miles) roundtrip. There were no codes, had the car checked by the local auto zone. The first noticeable problem occurred on sunday, november 29th, 2015, i was coming home from about a 150-mile trip and stopped to take a restroom break, parked the car, ran into the store, came back out and cranked it up. When i started to backup the car bobbled and shuttered something fierce and went dead. After making it to the interstate i traveled about 15 miles to the next town, when i got to the stop light the car died. I managed to crank it back up and get her going again on my way home. After making it home the car was parked until the next morning. Going back to work the next day with no problems (nov 30th, 2015), on the way home from work, i started to notice that the car was very sluggish in response to throttle and felt like it wasn |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 82340 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PERKINSTON, MS |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP3DNXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
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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 | 0 |
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