Major Problems with 2010 Nissan Altima Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2010 Nissan Altima

2010 Nissan Altima SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 5

2010 Nissan Altima FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Victims: 4 Mileage: 90000 miles

2010 Nissan Altima AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 64000 miles

Browse 2010 Nissan Altima complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Nissan Altima owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
'09 altima would not start. second occurrence in one week. jumped car and took it to gettel sarasota fl nissan...
59
~ 51169 miles
POWER TRAIN
2010 nissan altima making a loud clunk noise. consumer states the noise happens only when it's cold outside the vehicle...
51
~ 76038 miles
AIR BAGS
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. while traveling at speeds of 60 mph the vehicle began abruptly veering...
46
~ 52343 miles
ENGINE
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph the vehicle stalled without...
39
~ 62608 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2010 nissan altima. consumer writes to inquire about keyless ignition *tgw...
36
~ 52422 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph the brakes and transmission...
26
~ 50893 miles
SUSPENSION
2010 nissan altima making a loud clunk noise. consumer states the noise happens only when it's cold outside the vehicle...
21
~ 68771 miles
STEERING
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. while traveling at speeds of 60 mph the vehicle began abruptly veering...
19
~ 53625 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated the vehicle abnormally accelerated while pulling into an uphill...
16
~ 68665 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that the driver and passenger side windows failed and...
12
~ 23356 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
the lack of lighting indicator makes that car very dangerous to drive at dusk & dawn times. the dash board...
12
~ 47250 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN
tl*the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. when the contact engaged the accelerator pedal the vehicle moved very slowly. this...
11
~ 15655 miles
STRUCTURE
this nissan altima was purchased new in sept 2011. since the purchase we have noticed an excessive amount of rock...
9
~ 41259 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
car is all over the road when speed reaches 70 mph or more. feels like your driving in a hurricane...
7
~ 45575 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
engine ping noise from engine at times really loud noise got worse then more problems happened over time at a...
5
~ 24930 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
traveling east on i-20 in arlingtjon texas our car began losing power and coasted to a stop. we were powerless...
4
~ 139049 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
tl* the contact owns 2010 nissan altima. the contact was driving approximately 15 mph when the contact accidentally engaged the...
4
~ 41365 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS
i own a 2010 nissan altima bought in january of this year. i was rear-ended today by a large pickup...
4
~ 5834 miles
SEAT BELTS
car is all over the road when speed reaches 70 mph or more. feels like your driving in a hurricane...
4
~ 54336 miles
SEATS
i was in an accident where i was hit at highway speed and my car spun out of control. the...
3
~ 64000 miles
VISIBILITY
2010 nissan altima approximately 9500 miles. car was parked in driveway in the evening first very cold night of the...
3
~ 57175 miles
TIRES
i bought a 2010 nissan altima from pittsburgh east nissan in monroeville pa. after 14 000 miles the tires were...
3
~ 5673 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
last week i rented a nissan altima from hertz. this was the first time that i had driven this car....
3
~ 3500 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
my brand new nissan altima a/c stop working just for not reason after driving it for like 20 minutes but...
3
~ 19249 miles
CHILD SEAT
tl* the contact owns an evenflo car seat that was being used in a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated...
2
LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP > CHILD SEAT
tl* the contact owns an evenflo car seat that was being used in a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated...
2
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY
the window roll down by themselves when the car is turned off. *tr...
2
~ 14301 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
in oct 2011 car surged at stopped sign called dealer he said if happen again bring it in nov 2011...
2
~ 35500 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES
i put air into the front driver side tire of my 2010 nissan altima and the tire censor broke while...
2
~ 5944 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that the push button automatic start ignition would not...
2
~ 27000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. while traveling at speeds of 60 mph the vehicle began abruptly veering...
2
~ 1525 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that the trunk would not open. there were no...
1
~ 71000 miles
ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that after starting the vehicle there was an abnormal...
1
~ 76087 miles
RIM > WHEELS
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact noticed that all the wheels were blistering on the vehicle....
1
~ 22000 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that the dashboard was melting and created a glossed...
1
~ 48000 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the front passenger seat air bag sensor failed to detect when the...
1
~ 32000 miles
STRAP/WEBBING > HARNESS > CHILD SEAT
tl* the contact owns an evenflo car seat that was being used in a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated...
1
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. while driving 25 mph the abs vdc and slip indicators illuminated on...
1
~ 48000 miles
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. while driving 25 mph the abs vdc and slip indicators illuminated on...
1
~ 48000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY
when servicing the vehicle for a bad battery i told the service rep that water would leak into the vehicle...
1
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl*the contact leased a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that the suspension failed while she was driving 70 mph...
1
~ 230 miles
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING
'09 altima would not start. second occurrence in one week. jumped car and took it to gettel sarasota fl nissan...
1
~ 12792 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
the light indicating "airbag off" for the passenger seat is frequently illuminated even when an adult (140 lb) passenger is...
1
~ 300 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
i have a 2010 altima bought in march 2010 that has started to jerk while it is being driven. my...
1
~ 3000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE
tl*the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that she rented the vehicle and while driving in a...
1
WHEELS
2010 nissan altima 2.5sl has been experiencing vibration through the steering wheel accelerator pedal and drivers seat when driving on...
1
~ 3000 miles

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