2010 Nissan Altima Driver assistance Problems

Vehicle doesn't work properbaliy

NHTSA ID

11712942

Incident

Dec 29, 2023

When parked letting the car warm up constant shaking kinda a rough ideal at times. From park to reverse it shifts hard the to drive its ok I guess then on the go it's like driving a boat on land loud knocking sounds seems like the tires are flat or about to explode off the car really nerve-wracking

NHTSA ID

11549994

Incident

Jan 1, 2023

At some point on the highway the car throttles down to less than 60 mph. Mashing the gas pedal to the floor results in nothing happening. This causes a dangerous road situation with the slower speed, but the worst part is when it suddenly begins to accelerate again, potentially hitting the car in front of you unexpectedly. No mechanic can reproduce the effect as it only takes place after driving on the highway for an hour or so.

NHTSA ID

11535771

Incident

Jul 1, 2023

I've owned my Ultima for approximately 9 years the dashboard is melting and cracking causing poor visibility, glares, melting dashboard with cracks causing wires to be exposed to hot heat and sun.

NHTSA ID

11532031

Incident

Mar 4, 2016

Was driving home on a rather busy highway, had my cruise control set at 65 mph, then the cruise control just shut off, no warning indications, no alerts, just poof off. It caused my car to lose speed instantly and caused a great deal of concern for both myself and everyone around me, this is now the second time this has happened within a month. Have not had time to take it to a dealership yet going to do so next week and see if they cant figure it out.

NHTSA ID

11462606

Incident

Apr 28, 2022

AFTER BUYING THE CAR IN LATE 2019, IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. I LATER FOUND THAT THE YEAR, MODEL, AND MAKE OF MY VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL OF THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS, AMONG OTHER SAFTEY ISSUES. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS, THE CONCLUSION WAS MADE THAT IT WAS INDEED THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND STEPPER MOTOR CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD A RECALL REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY PARTS AS OF YET. THE CAR HAS ONLY 96K MILES ON IT. WHEN THE ISSUE ARISES, THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO A "SAFE" MODE. THIS MODE CREATES A THROTTLE PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE CANNOT TRAVEL FASTER THAN 40 MPH WITHOUT A HIGH PITCH WIND UP SOUND AND A CUT IN POWER OF ALMOST 50%.

NHTSA ID

11340766

Incident

Jul 21, 2020

Mileage

96,667 mi

AROUND 20 MPH WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP THE RPMS DO NOT GO DOWN AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD OR PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT EVENT- ONCE EVERY 5- 6 MONTHS.

NHTSA ID

11240147

Incident

Jul 27, 2019

Mileage

10,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BUCKING TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER WAS TOLD 1 IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS PAID TO HAVE THEM REPLACED BUT ALSO HAD MENTIONED IT SMELT LIKE RAW EGGS TO THE DEALER. A FEW MONTHS LATER SAME THING TOOK TO DEALER SAID ANOTHER IGNITION COIL I APPROVED FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE REMAINING 3 IGNITION COILS SO I WOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AND AGAIN I TOLD THEM THAT IT SMELT LIKE RAW EGGS. NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON AND THE CODE IS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. WAS TOLD THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WENT OUT IN APRIL. I WOULD LIKE SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THIS. ALL THE ISSUES WAS WHEN DRIVING AT BOTH HWY SPEEDS AND CITY SPEEDS

NHTSA ID

11143761

Incident

Oct 28, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 20MPH TO 40MPH THE RPMS INCREASE TO 3RPM AND THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO CHANGE THE GEAR. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE). I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 2010. IT HAS 220,000 MILES ON IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND SAW THIS US A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. NISSAN ALSO SENT OUT A BULLETIN NTB10-121B. THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE ISSUE AT THEIR COST. ATTACHED IS THE PDF OF THE BULLETIN.

NHTSA ID

11143642

Incident

Oct 26, 2018

Mileage

220,000 mi

DIAGNOSED AS BODY CONTROL MODULE: DRAINS BATTERY INCLUDING NEW INSTALLED BATTERY; FOB WITH NEW BATTERY WILL NOT LOCK THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT ACTIVATE ALARM SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE LOCATOR BUTTON SPORADICALLY PERFORMS; FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY (WILL NOT GO DOWN OR CONSTANTLY GOES UP AND DOWN AND SAYS IN A HALF-UP/HALF -DOWN POSITION; RADIO AND CLOCK LOSES DIGITAL DISPLAY CONSTANTLY WHEN DRIVING. NEED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO GET THE RADIO/CLOCK TO DISPLAY. AFRAID THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC BODY MODULE WILL FAIL AT ANY GIVEN TIME EFFECTING THE SAFETY OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. DATE BELOW INDICATING "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?" IS THE DATE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY MECHANIC.

NHTSA ID

11048200

Incident

Nov 21, 2017

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO ACCELERATE. WHATEVER SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING AT THE TIME THE ISSUE KICKS IN IS THE MAXIMUM SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE. STOPPING AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO RESET THE PROCESS AND YOU CAN DRIVE NORMALLY FOR THE NEXT 15 - 30 MINUTES UNTIL THE PROBLEM RESURFACES. LOOKING ONLINE INDICATES THIS A COMMON ISSUE FOR NISSAN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 2007 - 2010. THE ISSUES SEEMS TO SURFACE ONCE THE VEHICLES HIT 80,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IN MY CASE IT PREVENTED ME FROM DIVING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

11041104

Incident

Oct 13, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY DEFECT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 65/70 MPH. I HAD TO BREAK, DUE TO TRAFFIC. I PRESSED ON THE GAS, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND, THE CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. I RELEASED THE GAS AND PRESSED AGAIN...STILL THE SAME THING. THIS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF VERY FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT MY HAZARDS ON, AS THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN... THEN SUDDENLY AS I WAS RELEASING MY FOOT FROM THE GAS...IT FORCEFULLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS, TO KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FROM OF ME. I HAD TO CAREFULLY COAST MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, AS I WAS IN THE FAST LANE CLOSEST TO THE MEDIAN. IT STILL WOULDN'T COMPLETELY ACCELERATE, IT KIND OF SCOOTED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 3 TRIES IT STARTED, AND I COULD DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO REPLICATE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE. IT'S SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AND AT THE PRESENT MOMENT, DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO GET IT TOWED ANYWHERE TO BE LOOKED AT. IT'S SUCH A SHAME THAT AS SOON AS YOU PAY A CAR OFF, AND YOU ARE NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, THAT YOU START TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT A NISSAN, BECAUSE THEY WERE KNOWN FOR THEIR LONGEVITY.... I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN. I LOOK ON THE SITES TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, AND HAVE NOT FOUND ONE. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME. I'M A SINGLE MOM, WITH TWO KIDS. ONE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THE OTHER IN COLLEGE. I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR NOTE.

NHTSA ID

10955235

Incident

Oct 17, 2016

Mileage

120,000 mi

I HAVE HAD THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A CORNER THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND LOSES ALL POWER AND ABILITY TO STEER. THE FIRST TWO OCCASIONS OCCURRED WHERE I COULD SIMPLY PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THE LAST OCCURRENCE 2/9/17 HAPPENED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WAS TURNING INTO AN ALLEY GOING LESS THAN 20MPH WHEN CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, THE CAR TURNED ON BUT WHEN PUSHING THE GAS THE CAR WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND THE WRECKER TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR ONTO THE TOW TRUCK BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET IT UP THE BED AS IT DIDNT HAVE ANY POWER TO DRIVE UP THE BED. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CODES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED. THEY STATED IT WAS RUNNING JUST FINE, AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZZARD AS THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO NOTICE WHEN THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS COULD EASILY BE A HUGE ACCIDENT IF OCCURS ON THE FREEWAY. I WOULD LIKE ANSWERS AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS (ALL REPORTING THAT NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES PROMPTED DURING DIAGNOSING).

NHTSA ID

10953914

Incident

Feb 9, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

AFTER DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS IN WARM WEATHER OR UPHILL, CAR BEGINS TO LOOSE POWER AND BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT GIVE MORE POWER AND I NEED TO PULL OVER AND WAIT ANYWHERE FROM 15 MINUTES TO AN HOUR FOR THE CAR TO RESET ITSELF.

NHTSA ID

10949894

Incident

Feb 5, 2017

Mileage

134,596 mi

THE CAR DOES NOT START. TOOK OUT BATTERY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS GOOD. CHARGED IT UP AND CAR STARTED. DONE THIS MANY TIMES. TOOK IN TO NISSAN AND THEY KEPT IT 3DAYS. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND PUT IN A NEW BATTERY. LAST NIGHT, HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT STARTED WHEN PUSHING THE START BUTTON. RADIO THOUGH COMES ON.

NHTSA ID

10919113

Incident

Oct 25, 2016

Mileage

42,000 mi

WAS PUTTING MY CAR IN REVERSE AND WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS IN STEAD OF REVERSE THE MOVE FORWARD, PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10909471

Incident

Sep 24, 2016

THE CVT TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD A FEW MONTHS AGO. THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO A LIGHT. TURNED LEFT AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. I WAS NERVIOUS AND PUSHED THEN PUMPED THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THEN OUT OF THE BLUE IT TOOK OFF WITH OUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATTER I WAS DRIVING 75 (SPEED LIMIT) WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON THEN THE CAR STARTED LOOSING POWER, 65,60 55. I ACCELERATED THE CAR AND IT JUST WOULD NOT GO FASTER. I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT WITH THE CRUISE AT 55. WITH FLASHERS ON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. STARTED MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BY DOUBLING IT FROM 5 YEARS/60,000 TO 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES. MY ISSUE IS MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD WITH 128,000 MILES AND NISSAN HAS MY CAR IN THEIR SHOP AND WILL NOT FIX IT. I BELIEVE THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. I HAVE VERY SERVICE RECORD SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 12 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.

NHTSA ID

10870711

Incident

May 13, 2016

Mileage

207,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND MY STABILITY CONTROL TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN AND I COULD NOT TURN IT BACK ON. AT THE TIME THAT IT TURNED OFF MY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, EVENTUALLY IT TURNED OFF BUT FLASHED ON TWO MORE TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING UP HILL. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO TURN THE VDC (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) BACK ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10652068

Incident

Nov 3, 2014

Mileage

37,000 mi

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA - MY 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH PUSH BUTTON START FAILED TO START. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL SEEMED FINE. I HAD JUST PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THE ABS, VDC AND SLIP WARNING LIT WHILE DRIVING. AFTER CHECKING FUSES, KEY FOB BATTERIES, ETC. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND IT FINALLY STARTED. DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH AND HARNESS WHICH MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $550.00. HE SEEMED TO KNOW WITH OUT OF EVEN LOOKING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WHEN I QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT SUCH AN EXPENSIVE SWITCH, HE ONLY SAID "THIS HAPPENS A LOT WITH THIS MODEL." THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT NISSAN'S EXPENSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10648866

Incident

Oct 17, 2014

Mileage

20,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 60 MPH AND THE RPM'S WOULD NOT INCREASE PAST 2000. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,895.

NHTSA ID

10608162

Incident

Apr 13, 2014

Mileage

121,895 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10596182

Incident

Apr 7, 2014

RUNNING TO ABOUT 60 OR 62 MPH MY VEHICLE DECELERATED REPEATEDLY AT THE HIGHWAY,I WAS PUSHING THE PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED,I HAD TO EXIT TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN IT OFF AND WAIT FOR A ABOUT TEN MIN. AFTER THAT I TURN ON THE ENGINE AND COULD CONTINUE MY WAY NORMALLY,NEVER PASS AGAIN BUT ITS WEIR BECAUSE ITS RELATIVE A NEW CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10558162

Incident

Jul 13, 2013

Mileage

60,500 mi

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE CAR JUST STARTED SLOWLY DOWN EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT RESPONDING. THE CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AND I THOUGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WHERE DIMMING OUT BUT I'M NOT COMPLETELY SURE. I WAS PANICKING BECAUSE OTHER VEHICLES WERE BEHIND ME. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE RODE. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TRIED TO DRIVE AGAIN. THE CAR PICKED UP SPEED AFTER THAT. VERY SCARY ON A DARK RODE AT NIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10497920

Incident

Feb 9, 2013

Mileage

38,700 mi

ENGINE PING NOISE FROM ENGINE AT TIMES REALLY LOUD NOISE GOT WORSE THEN MORE PROBLEMS HAPPENED OVER TIME AT A STOP CAR WAS ACCELERATING LIKE IF WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME,NEXT CAR WOULD COME TO A STOP THEN LOST POWER WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN A FEW MPH THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND ONCE DOWN HILL THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR ALSO ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT CLEAR AN INTERSECTION , I ALSO GOT VIDEO FOOTAGE OF INCIDENT ,DEALER KEEPS SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THE CAR IS SAFE EVEN AFTER THEY SAW THE VIDEO THEY SAY THE COMPUTER SHOWS NOTHING THEN A RECORDER WAS INSTALLED IN THE CAR AND THE CAR WAS ACCELERATED BY ITSELF THE RECORDER BUTTON WAS PRESSED AND THE CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE RECORDER WAS TAKEN OFF AND THE MAIN NISSAN COMPANY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE RECORDER WAS ACCIDENTALLY ERASED. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I HAD IT THIS IS MY MAIN CONCERN BUT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE WINDOWS NOT ROLLING DOWN TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNING ON AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING THE DEALER IS NOT HELPING NEITHER NISSAN DIRECT AND AT THIS POINT IM CONCERNED OF MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY'S. *TR

NHTSA ID

10488730

Incident

Mar 11, 2011

Mileage

10,602 mi

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MEXICO WE STOP AT THE BORDER CHECK POINT AND AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I HAD THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. FROM THERE AFTER IT DID THAT AFTER EVERYTIME TIME I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENTIRE WAY HOME. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. *JS

NHTSA ID

10461014

Incident

Jun 7, 2012

Mileage

44,000 mi