| Issue ID | 1519137 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11155884 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 28/11/18 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving on city busy street at 35 mph downhill, the car shudder and stopped. It lost power to all of its electrical and mechanical component. It was a busy office hour and so very dangerous, i somehow managed to steer the car to the side of the road and stop it. Trying to start the car again, engine will turn on in parking or neutral but as soon as switched to drive or reverse, it will shudder and stall. Took it to the dealership to find it is a cause of faulty torque converter. The torque converter gave away without any sign or warnings. The car drove fine until the second before this happened. It could have happened at an interstate highway with high speeds and caused an unavoidable mishap. This issue should be looked in for thousands of people's safety that drive nissan. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 63500 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TWINSBURG, OH |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP3DCXXXXXX |
| 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 | 35 |
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