| Issue ID | 1532927 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11172575 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 18/01/19 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Cvt dtc code p17f0 brought the car to the dealer to have the cvt fluid changed at the 60,000 mile service. The dealer showed me the dtc code indicating that there is a cvt problem. The dealer also stated that when the 2014 altima with an l33 engine came out, nissan was changing the cvt because the code indicates an imminent failure. The dealer stated that since then because it cost nissan too much, nissan has started to rebuild the cvt and the dealers have a trained mechanic to rebuild the cvt and correct the cvt judder code. The dealer stated they would contact nissan and advise what how nissan will correct the deficiency. Now over 2 weeks, the dealer has not returned my phone calls to advise how nissan will handle. My wife drives the car with my young daughter and i travel for work. I am now concerned the cvt will be problems when i am away and could inadvertently cause a traffic accident when she is driving if the cvt fails. This should be a safety campaign that the nhtsa takes on and pursues. Nissan knows about their problems and eventually when there is a failure on the highway someone will get killed or it has already happened and the causal factors have not been identified attributed to the accident. This is a major safety concern and it seems like nissan is not concerned or performing a recall just as the way nissan is handling the takata air bag problems in their cars. Further, it is extremely interesting that when the car has been in for pas service, the other nissan dealers did not do the quick simple check of the codes to ensure there were no problems. Wouldn't it benefit them as it could produce business?? How stupid and poor service we receive from the dealers. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 60000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BOYNTON BEACH, FL |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP3ECXXXXXX |
| 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 | 10 |
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