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2013 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1457446
Internal NHTSA #	11082388
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	17/03/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Cvt transmission failed completely on 2013 nissan altima 2. 5 s with 92,000 miles. Vehicle began shuddering and jerking while driving at moderate speed in town. Rpms shot up to 3-4k intermittently while maintaining speed on flat road. Started to hear grinding noise from engine compartment, so pulled into parking lot. After waiting an hour for power train to cool off, started the car again to find total cvt failure, with vehicle stalling and engine shutting off upon shifting into r or d. Could not even drive vehicle back into parking space after it rolled backwards on first attempt to move. Vehicle was towed to dealership, who diagnosed internal cvt failure with $3800 quote for repair. Nissan consumer affairs was contacted numerous times and offered no assistance. Nissan regional specialist stated that 2007-2010 altima cvt warranty was extended to 120,000 miles due to widespread problems, but that problems had been fixed in newer models, so no warranty extension applied to 2013 altima. As of april 2018, the 2013 altima has more power train complaints to nhtsa (241) than all of the 2007-2010 altima model years combined (206). Vehicle had tcm reprogramming performed at nissan dealership in april 2017 within two weeks after recall notice was sent to owner by mail.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	92000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NORMAN, OK
VIN pattern	1N4AL3AP5DNXXXXXX
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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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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