| Issue ID | 1517339 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11154395 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 01/04/17 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I bought my car used in october of 2016 with i believe around 20,000 miles on it. The car ran like a top for a while, but eventually the car started lunging intermittently, making loud scraping noise when accelerating and losing power to the wheels and red-lining the rpms. I've taken the car to the dealership 3 times and have heard nissan employees state "these have problems" "they are terrible" "that's just how cvts are" yet they won't fix or replace it. I am now at 60,200 miles and the power train warranty just ran out. The dealership won't fix or replace it and i have a case open with nissan of america. This is a massive safety issue. If i am in an intersection and my car decides to not work, i could be killed. This is honestly terrifying and i seemingly have very little recourse. I am doing everything i can to get this dealt with by nissan. They gave a me quote for $4200 to replace the cvt which is ridiculous for a 5 year old car with 60k miles on it that has been well taken care of. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 38000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CHICAGO, IL |
| VIN pattern | 1N4BL3AP2DNXXXXXX |
| 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 | 10 |
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