| Issue ID | 1493885 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11123388 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 05/08/18 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | This is in regards to the cvt transmission. In february 2018, while my car was in idle mode, my car shuddered and stalled. When i put it in park, shut the car off, and restarted it, the car turned back on. However, when i shifted back in "drive" the car would shudder and stall. After many attempts, the car finally worked. Later that day, while at a stop sign the car shuddered and stalled. I had to get it towed to the nissan dealership. They did a diagnostic. Nothing showed up. My local mechanics replaced a sensor because they thought that could have been the problem. Fast forward to august 2018. My car while driving slow began to shudder and then stall out. I brought it to nissan. This time the diagnostic test said i need a valve body replacement. That costed me $1100. 2 weeks later. I was driving and when i started to slow down my car shuddered then stalled. I restarted it fortunately and brought it back to nissan. They did another diagnostic. This time they said the cvt transmission needs to be replaced. I have done much research on this. Many people had this problem. My car is a 2013 nissan altima with 65k miles on it. There is no reason why this should be happening. Nissan knows this is a problem, yet they do nothing about it. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 65000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WEST CHESTER, PA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP2DCXXXXXX |
| 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 | 5 |
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