Nissan Altima / 2011
2011 Nissan Altima problems
Owners have filed 320 complaints about the 2011 Nissan Altima with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 21.6% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 11.3%.
Complaints320
Crashes18
Fires8
Injuries11
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 21.6% · 69
Unknown or other 12.5% · 40
Engine 11.3% · 36
Electrical system 9.7% · 31
Structure 8.4% · 27
Air bags 6.6% · 21
Suspension 4.4% · 14
Steering 3.8% · 12
Severity
Of those complaints, 18 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire and 11 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Nissan Altima in this data, 2011 sits 18th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 18 in the last three years against 44 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 72,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 2 mph, the vehicle was unable to switch gears. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the transmission to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000. Power train · reported at 154,000 miles
Hi my Nissan has 120k miles son it and the transmission is completely wrong donât go more than 30 mph I take it to the shop to inspect and they told me that it need to be replace. It has code p1778 and code p0868 they told me that the transmission has no oil presure that it was a mechanical problem inside the transmission and that it was really common on that car becouse the cvt transmission Power train
I bought a 2011 Nissan Altima and at 127,000 miles the transmission is slipping and when it warms up the car will not go over 50 mph. Transmission will not shift. There should be a recall for these transmission from everything I'm finding out about them now. At this point with what this is costing I won't by another Nissan when they don't believe there's an issue with these transmission. Power train · reported at 127,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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