general problems of the 2011 Nissan Altima

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? the engine control module (ecm) is malfunctioning, triggering persistent p0101 codes related to the mass air flow (maf) sensor. This specific issue is addressed in Nissan technical service bulletin de97aa, which recommends an ecm reprogramming. The component is still installed in the vehicle and is available for inspection. ? • how was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? when the vehicle is at a complete stop and I attempt to accelerate, it becomes jumpy and unresponsive, refusing to accelerate properly. This creates a serious safety hazard, especially when trying to merge into traffic or cross intersections, as I am unable to match the speed of other vehicles. This increases the risk of being rear-ended or causing an accident due to unexpectedly slow acceleration. ? • has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? yes. An independent mechanic diagnosed the issue and confirmed the code p0101. After reviewing Nissan’s official TSB de97aa, they advised me to go to a Nissan dealership to have the ecm reprogrammed as outlined in the bulletin. ? • has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic, but not yet by the manufacturer. The dealership is aware of the issue but has refused to perform the repair without payment. ? • were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? yes. The check engine light is consistently triggered by code p0101, and the traction control warning light also comes on when the issue is active. The symptoms appeared recently and continue to recur even after the code is reset.

This is the second Nissan Altima iv owed an the problem eatch one iv had is that were the idler tensioner pully gose and bolts to brakes so there for you cant put the idler tensioner pully back on.

While driving it's difficult for the car to shift gears, also a burning smell comes from the engine after driving long distance.

It started about 2 months ago that the rpm was revving when it came to the gears shifting. I would accelerate and the car would barely move and the transmission was making a whirring sound. The service engine soon light came on so I took my car to o reilys and the code for the stepper motor came back. I had the stepper motor replaced in my transmission but I am having the same issue. My mechanic told me that my transmission is failing and I would need a brand new one.

I was on my way to work driving on the freeway and suddenly I felt a sort of shaking from the car. I then exited the freeway and approached a red light. When the light turned green, my car moved some but then was stalled so I was stuck in the middle of an intersection. Luckily, I wasn’t too far from my job and I was able to eventually ease my way the next few miles. I was later told by a mechanic that it was my transmission that needed to be replaced .

Unknown. My car is making a whining noise & no matter how much I push the gas pedal it won’t accelerate. Sometimes it works but mostly it won’t.

The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated. The contact stated that the vehicle performed as if the gear shifter was in neutral(n). The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacture was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Going down interstate, when you press the gas, vehicle hesitates if you are going faster than 40 miles an hour, motor didn't die but you are unable to go faster for a few seconds, this is very dangerous situation on our interstates. And this is happening on every trip that I am afraid to drive this car, its not trustworthy and I can't afford a new car in today's economy.

I was driving in early n all of a sudden car started slowing down n there’s other cars n I have my kids in car was very scary I started praying n calling on jesus n car slowly started taking off again I just bought used car I’m very worried I hope someone reads this and calls me I never experienced this .

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle started to shake. The contact coasted to the side of the roadway and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle failed to restart. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to the dealer where she had just purchased the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,918.

Transmission keeps going bad.

Engine light on car shakes a lot or engine shakes sometimes car doesent start problem hepens stationary in motion on the city highway and turning.

Defect in in the ecm. Went to work car started fine and when I went out for lunch push the start button all lights came in in the dash but the car would not turn over the engine. This happened on frankford Ave, philadelphia, PA 19135 on 5/1/2019.

Went to start my car. In the dashboard was a key light. Car wouldn't start look up things that could be the problem saying something about steering lock. The car was sitting at my house .

I was driving to the airport and out of no where, my car starts jerking and sputtering while driving down the road to the drop off terminals. I lost all acceleration control and couldn't even move. I was able to pull over and had to have my car towed. Turns out 2011 Nissan Altima has very common cvt transmission problems. It is unable to drive without jerking, sputtering, or even moving. I call the 1-800 number for Nissan and they said there wasn't a recall for the transmission for this vehicle. I was told to take it down and have it diagnosed and they can review it with no guarantee or promise of a positive outcome. Transmissions for this vehicle to be replaced are around $4000.

When driving for about 45 min or more and maybe a little hotter than usual, and you are driving on a freeway or highway, the speed will lock at 65 or under, it will not let you go any higher, when it locks it slows down fast like if hitting the breaks, this is so dangerous when on freeway we have been so close to accidents because of this, we travel on the car, and it has done it a lot lately, we know nothing of why it's this way.

The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the service engine soon warning indicator illuminated. The independent mechanic stated that the mass air flow sensor may need to be replaced. The dealer (ben mynatt Nissan, 629 jake alexander blvd s, salisbury, nc 28147, (704) 633-7270) stated that the vehicle would need to be inspected and diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified and issued 8 tsbs on the engine, but there was no manufacturer recall. The failure mileage was not available.

I never will buy a Nissan.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. The contact owns a 65 mph, the contact stated the vehicle jerked uncontrollably and shut off without notice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired, the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown. Lb.

The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. While attempting to drive the vehicle, it hesitated and failed to accelerate. The contact stated that the cvt indicator illuminated and the floorboard was constantly damp. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the air module needed to be repaired/reset. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 170,000.

I was driving 65 mph on the interstate when the car began to lose power. All warning lights came on, the steering became disabled and the car coasted to a stop. White smoke came out from under the hood, it immediately turned black and 60 seconds after the car lost power it was engulfed in flames.

When driver attempted to start vehicle, all warning lights came on, all interior lights and headlamps & running lights came on, and vehicle became totally unresponsive, stranding driver & running down battery due to inability to turn any lights off or turn vehicle off. No controls related to electrical system were controllable. Some examples include: 1. Power door lock switches did not function (no effect from pressing). 2. Power window switches did not function (no effect from pressing). 3. Pressing the vehicle power / ignition button (modern equivalent of starting key switch) did not have any effect, whether short or long duration presses were used, and regardless of delay between key presses. 4. Headlights & running lights were on regardless of the switch position of the headlight control switch. This resulted in the driver being stranded. Because the vehicle's lighting would not turn off, the battery ran down, disabling the vehicle further. Vehicle was towed to a Nissan dealer. Nissan serviceman initially refused to write the customer problem description as per the customer description of the problem. Later, customer called back to the dealership to request the customer description include specific and correct information already provided by the customer such as vehicle was "completely unresponsive while all the warning light came [remained turned] on the vehicle. Doors would not lock or unlock. ", the dealer reported that the service technician found TSB ntb12-041. Dealer record reads: "reprogrammed [sic] bcm update as per TSB. Vehicle is now operating as designed [sic] after update. " vehicle has functioned normally since.

2011 Nissan Altima. Consumer states problem with starting vehicle the consumer stated he was unable to unlock any of the doors, a message indicated the door was open, but it was tightly closed. The consumer had the vehicle towed. The tow truck driver noticed the fan was running. A diagnosis at the dealer revealed a computer glitch.

The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. The contact stated the vehicle engine would not start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the software needed an update. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure at least three times. The contact stated that the vehicle was in the dealer's possession where he was awaiting further repairs. The failure mileage was 19,000.

VIN# - [xxx]. Purchased from Nissan of downtown la. Purchased new Altima from dealer on 2/1/11. Before I refilled the car with fuel the "service engine soon" indicator light came on. I returned the car to be serviced on 2/8/2011. I was informed by Nissan that the ses light was from not closing the gas tank tight enough (even though I still had never refueled the car since I had purchased it). The light indicator was reset by Nissan service and later that day it came back on. On 6/23/11 I took the car back in for service and informed them of the re-occurring issue with the ses light. They ran a diagnostic check for a few hours and when they brought the car back they said that thy adjusted a valve setting that they believe to be causing the issue. Unfortunately about an hour after leaving the service garage the ses light came back on. On 1/12/12 I returned to Nissan service for scheduled oil change and informed them again of the re-occurring ses light tissue. This time they informed me that they would need to run a diagnostic check again. When I responded that the diagnostic check had failed to resolve or identify the issue last time they offered no other alternative. To date the ses light has been on since the first day I purchased the car and has essentially remained on for almost a year. Furthermore I have rented a Nissan Altima 2011 model on several business trips where I have had to refuel the car and I have not encountered the ses indicator. This leads me to further believe that there is a specific issue with the vehicle I own. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

I have a Nissan Altima (2011) and my sister has a Nissan murano (2013?). Both cars remain running when the "Smart key" is removed. My car beeps 3 times if I get out with the key when it is running, but not much notification. I have not had a problem yet, but my sister, in her 80's, has left her car running for hours frequently since she bought the murano (at least 5 times). We both keep our cars in a closed in basement and if left running could be deadly. Our bedrooms are directly over the garage. It seems like a simple timer could be used to turn the car off if the key is removed for more than 5 minutes. An over ride could be put on the option if the owner wants it to run longer for winter warm-ups or whatever. The sooner the auto complex fixes this the fewer recalls in the future. I really worry about my sister and others not as tech savvy or maybe with memory/attention issues. The incident date above is close to the date that I bought the car new, since this issue existed the day that I bought it. I was not aware of the danger until my sister repeatedly left hers running unknowingly. I'm sure that you are aware that this problem may not be Nissan specific and all companies will need to fix it. Thank you for your help.