| Issue ID | 1129306 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10653368 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 04/09/14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | After slowing down or stopping, ie at an intersection waiting to turn or at a stop sign or light waiting to go, when you attempt to accelerate from the stop or slow down there is a hesitation before the car will accelerate properly. On numerous occasions, because of this hesitation, i was in danger of not getting through the intersection or of not completing a turn in time to avoid being hit by on coming traffic. I brought my car into dealer today (1600 miles on odometer), explained problem. They checked it out and confirmed that this happens as i explained; tech did not know why until he found service bulletin video. They checked service bulletin (service video) that described exactly what i was experiencing but nissan indicates that this is not a "problem" and that is "normal" for this 2014 model "cvt shifting"; says it is a "normal characteristic" of this 2014 model cvt and not a "problem". I am reluctant now to keep this car for fear of getting into an accident. You might want to check your data base to see if 2014 altima with this transmission has been involved in an unusual number of intersection accidents. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 120 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SKOKIE, IL |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP1ECXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
| 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 |
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| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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