| Issue ID | 1430788 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11053404 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 07/12/17 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I own a 2015 nissan altima - as i was driving down i95 south in washington dc, the car starting revving and jerking. No warning lights came on, and while driving 65 miles per hour, it became very unsafe. I brought it to the nissan dealer and they said the transmission (cvt) is bad and needs to be replaced - $4300 and not covered by warranty because of 79k miles on the car. I checked on-line and their seems to be a ton of cvt transmission issues with nissan, to include some class action suits. When talking to the service rep here, he said they see it all the time. I am not sure why there hasn't been a recall on this. Driving a relatively new car (2 years old) that stops / revs / jerks with out warning is extremely dangerous and i am not the only one complaining! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 79000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FREDERICKSURG, VA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP9FCXXXXXX |
| 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 | 65 |
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