| Issue ID | 1568832 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11216952 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2016 |
| File date | 22/05/19 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan altima. The contact stated that three days after the vehicle underwent a routine oil change, the continuously variable transmission (cvt) failed to properly change over for the vehicle to accelerate. The vehicle went from 65 mph to less than 45 mph, which caused the risk of a crash. The vehicle was driven cautiously to the contact's residence and then towed to priority nissan richmond (16301 priority way, chester, va 23831, (804) 414-0550). The dealer diagnosed that the cvt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the vehicle was excluded from an extended warranty based on the mileage. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000. *bf the consumer stated vehicle repaired on 05/03/19 prior to breakdown. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 77000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | CHESTERFIELD, VA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP4GNXXXXXX |
| 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 | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 65 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | PRIORITY NISSAN RICHMOND |
| Dealer's telephone number | (804) 414-1718 |
| Dealer's city | CHESTER |
| Dealer's state code | VA |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 23831 |