| Issue ID | 976263 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10508912 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 19/04/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The cvt transmission is vibrating violently from 1200~1800 rpm which could potentially cause premature transmission failure during driving. Such vibration also compromises the mileages that nissan has declared therefore more green house gas emission for same miles. Many 2013 altima owners complained about the same thing in forums such as edmunds, cars. Com and etc. It is a mechanical design flaw the could severely jeopardize the car and hurt the people in it though nissan never admit it or fix it in the past one year. I sincerely request nhtsa to look at this issue. Thanks. |
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| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CHESTER SPRINGS, PA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP0DNXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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