2006 Nissan Altima Powertrain (other) Problems

Cvtc transmission stalls almost got my kids and my pregnant daughter hit I bought the car only 2 months ago

NHTSA ID

11654471

Incident

Apr 2, 2025

I started my vehicle, as usual, and when driving at a very slow speed (neighborhood speed limits) I approached a very busy intersection and the car just stopped. Not only did it stop, it would not steer and a bunch of warning lights came on the dashboard. Tav I believe, oil, check engine light. Even with the key in the acc mode, the power steering was not functioning. Everything just stopped functioning. I know this vehicle was recalled for the same exact thing back in 2008, but obviously it wasn't permanently fixed. Recall #07v-527. If I would have been in the middle of an intersection and this happened I could have been killed.

NHTSA ID

11558113

Incident

Nov 25, 2023

UNKNOWN: While driving the car will stall. After restarting it, the car will then be stuck in fifth (highest) gear. The SES (Service engine soon) light comes on. The first time this happened, after the next trip, the SES light went out. Then the same thing happened. This is a danger because if this happens in heavy traffic, it could lead to a collision.

NHTSA ID

11429429

Incident

Aug 1, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CLUTCH CEASED DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, A YEAR AND A HALF LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11329417

Incident

Nov 1, 2018

Mileage

150,000 mi

DISCOVERED ANTIFREEZE TO BE MILKY WHITE IN THE RESERVOIR AND RADIATOR IT'S SELF. WILL NEED TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND FLUSH TRANSMISSION FLUID.

NHTSA ID

11140252

Incident

Oct 13, 2018

Mileage

118,031 mi

VEHICLE WAS BEING DROVE DOWN MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT LOSES ALL POWER, GET OFF HIGHWAY ON EDGE PUT IT IN PARK, TURN KEY COMPLETELY OFF AND TRY TO RESTART CAR FAILS TO START CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS. GET CODE PULLED SHOWS CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A. GET THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED AND CODE CLEARED. HEAD HOME WITH CAR, DOES SAME EXACT THING THAT HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN TOWN. HAVE HAD EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKED AT AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAR ACTS AS IF IT'S HARD TO START EVER SINCE THIS HAPPENED. DEFINITELY WON'T BE TAKING IT OUT OF TOWN UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. CAR WILL SIT AND CRANK AND CRANK THEN EVENTUALLY DECIDES TO START. STARTER ISN'T ISSUE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS AGO DUE TO IT GOING OUT.

NHTSA ID

11103497

Incident

May 11, 2018

Mileage

151,000 mi

NEWLY PURCHASED USED CAR....A SLIGHT HESITATION AND THEN SUDDEN SURGE TYPE FEEL UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS.

NHTSA ID

11100621

Incident

May 9, 2018

JERKING TRANSMISSION.TRANSMISSION JERKS RANDOMLY WHEN ACCELERATING. OCCURS IN CITY DRIVING. THIS IS CONTINUOUS EVENT.

NHTSA ID

11021283

Incident

Jul 3, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

WAS LEAVING STORE AND WHEN PULLED OUT ONTO ROAD, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH! LEFT THE SCENE AND THEN WAS TAKEN BY PRIVATE VEHICLE TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM AND FROM THERE, AIRLIFTED WITH BRAIN INJURY! WAS ALMOST ACROSS THE ROAD AND VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND STALLED AND CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME GOT ME IN PASSENGER REAR AS HE WAS TRAVELING UP HIGHWAY AND THREW ME AND WENT AIR BORNE AND KNOCKED A TELEPHONE POLE IN HALF AND DONE DAMAGE TO FRONT AS WELL. AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEFLATE AT ALL. I AM MAKING ATTEMPT TO MAKE NISSAN AWARE AND OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE RIGHT. I HAVE RESEARCHED WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS AND RECALLS ARE EFFECTIVE WHILE I'M GOING TO STATE UNKNOWN TO CAUSE, AS THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS ON FORUM AS TO WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS. TAKATA RECALL FOR AIR BAGS BUT UNKNOWN ON OTHER. ...UPDATED 07/11/17 *BF *JS

NHTSA ID

11001193

Incident

Jun 9, 2017

MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS STARTED TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION SLIP. IT JERKS VERY HARD WHEN ACCELERATING. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

10926041

Incident

May 3, 2016

Mileage

150,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: WHILE DRIVING, IT SHUTTERS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR (APROX 20 MPH). SOUNDS AND FEELS AWFUL! PARKED IT, AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE.

NHTSA ID

10915559

Incident

Oct 8, 2016

Mileage

159,582 mi

CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS BAD CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL AT ANY TIME - EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS ON AN INTERSTATE CAUSING THE CAR TO BE DIFFICULT TO STEER TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND COMPUTER SAYS THAT ITS THE CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT SENSOR THAT NEEDS REPLACING.

NHTSA ID

10914257

Incident

Oct 1, 2016

Mileage

110,000 mi

JUST LIKE WITH OTHER NISSAN RECALLS. MY CAN SHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS BAD AND IS CAUSING MY CAR TO DIE/QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING IT

NHTSA ID

10897382

Incident

Aug 19, 2016

Mileage

219,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALERSHIP 3 WEEKS AGO. WITHIN 1 WEEK THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. STARTED IT BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. TOOK CAR ON A 750 MI. ROAD TRIP AND WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR BUCKED. AFTER REACHING OUR DESTINATION AND TURNING THE CAR OFF WE HAD TROUBLE RESTARTING IT. WHEN IT FINALLY STARTED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND CODES CAME UP FOR THE CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS. REPLACED THESE SENSORS AND CLEARED CODES. DROVE CAR AWAY AND WITHIN 5MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND AGAIN EXCESSIVE CRANKING WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. BROUGHT IT BACK TO MECHANIC AND THE BRAND NEW CAM SENSOR THAT WAS REPLACED LESS THAN 24HRS BEFORE TESTED OUT BAD. REPLACED SENSOR AGAIN AND CLEARED CODE AND CODE CAME UP FOR HIGH SPEED INPUT SENSOR ALONG WITH THE SAME CODES FOR CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS. AGAIN TROUBLE STARTING VEHICLE. DROVE CAR 750MI. BACK HOME WITHOUT TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO START AGAIN. DEALING WITH A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND GET THIS FIXED. THIS ISSUE WAS UNDER RECALL BEFORE. THE BUCKING OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AT 75MPH WAS TERRIFYING AND SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS!

NHTSA ID

10894351

Incident

Aug 6, 2016

Mileage

63,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE HAS GIVEN ME A LOT OF PROBLEMS FROM STEERING TO BRAKES TOOK THE BOOTS TRANSMISSION. IT WAS HARD SHIFTING GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ALL THE SUDDEN IT POPPED AND THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT

NHTSA ID

10886261

Incident

Jul 11, 2016

Mileage

169,050 mi

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE GEAR GETS STUCK AND YOU HAVE TO ALLOW IT TIME TO CATCH UP WITH THE ACCELERATOR SO YOU CAN TAKE OFF IF YOUR SITTING AT A LIGHT OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE SPEED WHEN DRIVING. IT ALSO JERKS AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

10882037

Incident

Jun 30, 2016

Mileage

192,000 mi

CONSUMING OR BURNING A LOT OF OIL.HAD TO ADD ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 300 MILES. IT TAKES LONGER TO SHIFT AND DOES NOT HAVE POWER GOING UPHILL. HARD 1-2 SHIFT.

NHTSA ID

10862910

Incident

Jan 4, 2016

I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED. FELT VIBRATION IN ENGINE WAS TOLD IT WAS A MOTOR MOUNT. CHECKED ON LINE BECAUSE CAR SHIFTING HARD 3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE TO FIND OUT IT HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT CAUSE MOTOR MOUNT WEAR AND TEAR AND REPLACEMENT AND MAY NEED TRANSMISSION REPLACED. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE

NHTSA ID

10823395

Incident

Feb 1, 2016

Mileage

149,000 mi

VEHICLE IS VIOLENTLY SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 91,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10818291

Incident

Jan 4, 2016

Mileage

91,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. THE CAR BUCKED, BUT KEPT GOING. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY A FEW MILES LATER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOW OFF, I ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED AS NORMAL, AND THE CAR LAGGED IN POWER. I ALMOST GOT BROAD SIDED AS THE CAR DIDN'T GO AS NORMAL. I PULLED OUT WITH A RIGHT ON RED. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR.

NHTSA ID

10794277

Incident

Nov 16, 2015

Mileage

128,869 mi

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RPM GOING OUT AND THEM DOWN AND DON'T GEAR WELL

NHTSA ID

10763575

Incident

Jul 1, 2015

Mileage

175,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE PAS 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE SERVICED. THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

NHTSA ID

10744127

Incident

Jun 12, 2007

Mileage

30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED LOAD ROARING NOISES. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, ENGINE, RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. . . .UPDATED 07/21/15 *BF UPDATED 10/19/217*CN

NHTSA ID

10724812

Incident

Jul 11, 2013

Mileage

103,000 mi

ON CRUISE CONTROL, TRAVELING IN A 50 MPH GOING 45 SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSON WENT INTO A HIGH PITCH THE ENGINE WENT TO NEARLY 6000 RPM, REVERSED THE CRUISE AND IT RESTORED, THE GEARS ON THE AUTO TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MESSED UP EVER SINCE.

NHTSA ID

10717548

Incident

Dec 1, 2010

Mileage

78,000 mi

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF. AFTER A WHILE IT STARTED AGAIN, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT TO LOWER GEARS AND JERKED HARD IN REVERSE, AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE CAM SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I FOUND THIS WAS AN ISSUE AND A RECALL ON SOME MODELS BUT NOT MINE. WHY ONLY ONE MODEL WAS RECALLED? *TR

NHTSA ID

10662466

Incident

Dec 2, 2014

Mileage

137,000 mi