Major Problems with 2012 Nissan Altima Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Nissan Altima

2012 Nissan Altima AIR BAGS Victims: 4 Mileage: 56000 miles

2012 Nissan Altima EXTERIOR LIGHTING Victims: 4 Mileage: 12000 miles

2012 Nissan Altima SEAT BELTS Victims: 3 Mileage: 37668 miles

Browse 2012 Nissan Altima complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN altima was serviced at a dealership less than a week ago for oil and filter change. i was driving the...	115 ~ 76915 miles
ENGINE purchased my 2012 nissan altima coupe 8/2/2012. in just over 30 days the paint was coming off the rear bumper...	52 ~ 66610 miles
AIR BAGS i was driving my vehicle and was traveling at speed of the road and i wanted to make a full...	44 ~ 38944 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM if you leave the key outside the vehicle and it is touching the vehicle the push button ignition will acknowledge...	36 ~ 39347 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER driving long distances my car overheats looses power going from 70 mph down to 40 mph in high speed traffic....	35 ~ 65341 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. the contact stated that the brake and accelerator pedal were positioned too...	35 ~ 68977 miles
SERVICE BRAKES my brake pedal is too close to the gas pedal. i have to be very careful when driving. i have	17 ~ 45366 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE as driver was braking upon entering a parking spot at a local store car surged forward and jumped a curb	15 ~ 33859 miles
STEERING the steering wheel was turned to go right however the vehicle kept going straight. *tr...	12 ~ 38579 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph he heard a rattling...	10 ~ 21459 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM was driving along 15 freeway southbound in las vegas getting ready to exit flamingo at around 7:30 pm. road was...	8 ~ 91750 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL my 2012 nissan altima drove home fine when i got in the car the next morning the car would not...	5 ~ 113516 miles
SEATS the driver's seat is crooked - both across the back and across the seat. this means one's shoulders and torso...	5 ~ 1120 miles
SEAT BELTS on 7-19-11i took possession of a new nissan altima at saratoga nissan malta ny. shortly after that date i noticed...	5 ~ 26502 miles
TIRES tl - the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima equipped with continental tires line: conti pro contact size: 215/45/17. the...	4 ~ 38902 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. the contact stated that while traveling 60 mph the sunroof shattered without...	4 ~ 52250 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2012 nissan altima rental vehicle. consumer states vehicle unexpectedly came to a near complete stop on the left- of- middle...	4 ~ 17751 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING hi i would like to bring it to your notice that the headlights provided with my nissan altima do not...	4 ~ 3125 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. while in park the contact noticed water inside the door panels of...	3 ~ 5000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE traveling down a four lane road going 55 mph. it was around 10 a.m. sunny and dry. there was no...	3 ~ 2833 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC all nissans have loud clunking sound at startup at around 30 miles per hour. nissan says it is the abs	3
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN when i was driving the cvt starts making noise the rpm go up to 6 000 rpm then i loose...	2 ~ 143000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES door locks would not disengage 5 times in two years. most recent on thursday for forty minutes! pretty sure it's...	2 ~ 11000 miles
WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. the contact stated that the rear tires became worn. the contact took...	2 ~ 32866 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS the headrest is tilted forward so far that it makes it very uncomfortable to drive. your head is facing the...	2 ~ 500 miles
COOLING UNIT AND LINES > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. while driving 75 mph the vehicle decelerated without warning. the vehicle was...	1 ~ 126000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima equipped with sumitomo touring lst tires tire size: 215/60r16 and unknown dot...	1 ~ 94000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY when i was driving my nissan altima 2012 car on i-635 in dallas at 2 pm cst at around 65...	1 ~ 30000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. the contact stated that the all the lights on instrument panel illuminated....	1 ~ 8300 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. while driving approximately 40 mph one of the tires flattened. the low...	1 ~ 39150 miles
STRUCTURE the paint on the hood came off in a chunk during a car wash. it as reported to the dealer...	1 ~ 28000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. the contact stated that whenever she started the vehicle she would smell...	1 ~ 4793 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL my brake pedal is too close to the gas pedal. i have to be very careful when driving. i have	1 ~ 400 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN 2012 nissan altima. consumer writes in regards to clutch failure *tgw the consumer stated the clutch went to the floor...	1

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