Transmission Failure problems of the 2010 Nissan Altima

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the transmission failed to operate as designed and the vehicle failed to accelerate properly. There was no warning light illuminated the contact was unable to move the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,324.

Vehicle will not go past 60 mph, then within 24 hours would not go past 40 mph, within 24 more hours, vehicle will not accelerate over 20 mph and has extreme power loss. Was evaluated by transmission shop who confirmed the transmission is failing.

We have had many problems with our cars cvt transmission since it was purchased new in 2010. The transmission, without any indication, goes into a safe mode which causes the car to loose acceleration. This has happened to us several times,usually after long trips (70 miles or more) at highway speeds. It has also happened in parking lots or just stopping to make a turn. The car has been to the Nissan dealer 2-times and both times they removed oil,claiming the excess oil caused the transmission to overheat which put it into the safe mode. On Dec. 31,2013 we were on a return trip of 70 miles or so when we exited the freeway. We came to a stop at a traffic signal and upon trying to accelerate,the transmission once again went in the safe mode,hindering our ability to accelerate across the intersection. We slowly drove the short distance home parking the car. In the past,we parked the car allowing it to cool so it would "reset" but this time the car remained in the safe mode the next day. We had it towed to Nissan. Nissan claims they cannot duplicate the problem and our car is ready for pickup. This transmission fails without warning and upon doing so makes it accelerate very,very slowly which puts us in grave danger. I will not put my grand kids in this death trap nor does my wife want to drive it. I have seen the many,many internet complaints about this same cvt problem. If I or my wife get killed trying to cross an intersection when this failure occurs,this will be the reason why. When I pick up our car Jan 6th,2014,I plan to drive it to the Toyota dealer to seek a trade in on a camry. This Nissan is going to get people killed.

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was stopped and upon restart, the failure occurred a second time. The vehicle was taken to the an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technician stated that the transmission failed and had to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the brakes and transmission failed. There were no lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that she depressed the brake pedal, but the brakes seized and the vehicle slid and experienced an increased stopping distance. The contact stated that once that happened, the transmission failed. The contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle functioned normally. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and they stated that they could not duplicate the failure. The were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified and they did not respond. The failure mileage was 3,000. The VIN was unavailable.