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Nissan Altima Engine Safety Report | Oct 25, 2013
Reported on Oct 25, 2013
| I PURCHASED MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SL ONE WEEK EARLIER. AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THAT WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND GET TO 20-40 MPH THE CAR WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AS IF MY CAR WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND KEPT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS. THEY PUT 75 MILES ON MY CAR TO ENSURE THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I PICKED UP MY CAR ON THE 4TH DAY AND DROVE 2 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND ENCOUNTERED THE SAME JERKING AND SHUDDERING PROBLEM. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS GREETED BY A SERVICE MANAGER THAT INSISTED WE GO FOR A DRIVE TO SEE IF HE COULD EXPERIENCE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. AFTER TAKING THE RIDE HE EXPLAINED THAT HE DID FEEL THE JERKING AND SHUDDERING BUT IT IS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NISSAN USA AND MAKE A COMPLAINT BUT THE DEALERSHIP REALLY DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER TO CORRECT THE ISSUE UNLESS THEY ARE CONTACTED BY CORPORATE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR!!! I AM AFRAID THIS CAR IS GOING TO STALL ON ME AT THE WORSE POSSIBLE TIME. *TR | |
| Make: | Nissan |
| Model: | Altima |
| Manufactured by: | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CHESAPEAKE VA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 300 miles. |
| Speed: | 30 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
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