| Issue ID | 1346617 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10940002 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 04/01/17 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a nissan altima s 2013 and i financed it zero meter in sept 2013 . Yesternight my car died/shutdown while trying to accelerate, after stopping at the stop light. I had no clue what happened at my car. I was in full stop at the moment and was trying to make a left turn. There was no warning and i just had a cold car all of a sudden. I could not move my car, the car shuts all electrical power. I tried to restart my car, and it did, but when put it in drive and tried to accelerate the car would power down again. I turned my hazard lights on and call the tow company as i was not far from my home. Unfortunately my car has 66k miles while its only 3yrs and 5 months old. My warranty expired after driving my car for more than 60k (only 6k miles over). I suppose the main issue is that, there is no warning sign. This could have happened and put me in danger and other drivers around me. I lost my confidence on my car because the electrical system powered off and it can stopped anywhere. This is a ongoing problem with nissan cvt transmission. They must need to recall all the nissan altima which have cvt transmission and correct the problem, and for me i need a reliable car not this piece of junk, (american car runs more efficiently than nissan, a japanese piece of junk) "no more nissan for me". I took my car to the crest nissan frisco, tx. Lets see what they say??? |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 66000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PLANO, TX |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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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