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2013 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1438011
Internal NHTSA #	11061223
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	29/12/17
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Was driving my 2013 altima sl and without any warning the transmission started slipping, stopped vehicle, and everytime i attempted to put car in drive or reverse, the motor died, and i restarted the motor due to the bitter cold weather conditions, called nissan north america talked to colleen agent # 731913 with my concerns on 12/29/2017, after hanging up with colleen and continuing to try to get the vehicle to, called nissan north america again and spoke to erik case # 29343050, who adviced me to call nissan the next day 01/01/2018. I called and it was a holiday and not opened. , finally got the vehicle in drive and attempted to drive it home with transmission slipping and motor dying in heavy bumper to bumper holiday traffic. On 01/02/2018 contacted nissan north america, was advised to take vehicle to nearest nissan dealership, and they would pay $100. 00 towards the record bill. I paid this wrecker bill out of my pocket with receipts. The vehicle was delivered to walter's nissan 30 walter's lane pikeville, ky. 41501 on 01/03/2018 were it was evaulated and determined to be complete cvt transmission failure, and would be replaced. I have the nissan security plus gold preferred vehicle service contract 60 months/75,000 miles, service contract # 0 7236319. This car has 68,000 miles on it, and the contract expired on 01/04/2018. It was in the dealership on 01/03/2018 and determine with the cvt transmission failure. I called walter's nissan on 01/05/218 and was told they had ordered a new cvt transmission under warranty. Today i was advised by walter's nissan dealership they was in a dispute with nissan america regional specialist, due to the warranty expiring on 01/04/2018, today 01/08/2018 and would not honor the warranty or a request for a rental car. The cvt transmission has had many failures similiar to mine, yet nissan america still markets this vehicle
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	68000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DAVID, KY
VIN pattern	1N4AL3APODCXXXXXX
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	45
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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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2013 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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