Two problems related to transmission fluid leaking have been reported for the 2013 Nissan Altima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Nissan Altima based on all problems reported for the 2013 Altima.
Tl the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the transmission was faulty. The vehicle would jolt forward, transmission fluid was leaking, and the vehicle powered down at will. In addition, the service transmission indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that a new transmission was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Complaint: misleading service interval letter promises cvt fluid inspection - but this isn't done and can't be done on Altima's sealed transmission. In October 2017, Nissan mailed a glossy letter reminding me that my � 2013 Altima is due for its 48 months scheduled maintenance �. � inspect the automatic transmission/cvt fluid � is one of 23 items listed in the letter for the 48 month service interval. The Altima was taken to Nissan of richmond for its 48 months maintenance on Nov 9, 2017. The next day, the gas pedal stopped working, and the sheehy Nissan glen burnie dealership where it was towed determined that the transmission would need to be replaced based on diagnostic codes p2813, p0776, and p0965. The vehicle was bought new with only 39,848 miles at time of break down. In a follow up phone call to Nissan of richmond on Nov 20th � I was educated on what � inspect the automatic transmission/cvt fluid � means: per the service advisor � cvt fluid isn't added or checked at 48 months. Because the transmission in the 2013 Altima is sealed, �inspect� simply means looking under the car to make sure cvt fluid is not leaking. No service is done on the cvt fluid otherwise � until 60,000 miles. Which coincidentally � is when Nissan's powertrain warranty ends for 2013 Altimas. Particularly frustrating is that per the service advisor � any cvt fluid leak would be reported on the multipoint inspection report card -- but their computer failed to attach it to the repair order in Nissan of richmond's system -- so no record of a report card exists in their system. Circling back to the diagnostic codes � online research shows causes for the p2813 code may include contaminated transmission fluid; causes for the p0776 code may include low transmission fluid level and/or dirty transmission fluid. Causes for the p0965 code may include low or subpar transmission fluid.