general problems of the 2016 Nissan Altima - part 1

Water leak. . . From trunk and sunroof. . . . Electrical problems airbag light on and off. . . . . Sensor issues I paid out of pocket.

I have had this vehicle since December 28, 2017, and during that time, the battery has been replaced nearly five times at the dealership. The reason they provided is that the battery now lasts less than two years. I have repeatedly asked them to investigate whether there might be an issue with the electrical components, but they have refused to do so, even while my vehicle was still under warranty.

After the car warms up it will not accelerate like it should. I was stopped at a light - when I went to turn left at the light my car would not accelerate. It slowly rolled out into oncoming traffic. Like it was in limp mode or something. Then at the last minute the car jolted forward like I had the gas pedal fully depressed. Very scary and unsafe. I’ve had this happen many times. I’ve taken it in but haven’t found a solution.

Car will either not start or heists to start code with check engine light is p0340 for camshaft position sensor I have already replaced this once before 2yrs ago it should not need to be replaced again so soon. I have read online where others with same make and model cars having similar issues and their cars stalled while driving mine hasn't as of yet, but could when I take to mechanic shop. This is a major safety problem. There has been a recall but not for my year model car and needs to be fixed for more cars are having similar issues and is a major concern. Please look more in to this thank you.

Since June of 2022, my car has been in service repair a total of 10 times. Each time my check engine comes on, the diagnostic codes always involve the a/f sensor. This started at 35,000 miles and Nissan cannot figure out the issue. There are several bulletins addressing the issue, with the most recent being 2022. The service dealership will no longer work on my car surrounding the issue. As a result of having a sensor issue that cannot be repaired, the car will periodically not respond with acceleration. I have had two very close calls of making a left hand turn in front of oncoming traffic with the gas pedal suddenly not responding no matter how hard it’s pressed. It’s almost as if it goes into neutral. The rpm’s increase and the engine revs, but it just won’t move. After several seconds of remaining motionless, the car then suddenly accelerates to the speed that it should. This issue is not an outlier. I contacted several people that listed their cars for sale, that stated their check engine light is on due to an 02 sensor. They all stated they have tried to get the car repaired with zero success. People then just sell the car and transfer the issue to another person. If it hasn’t already, this issue is going to kill someone. My car stalled in front of two cars coming towards me at 50 mph. Had they not stopped in time, I would have been t-boned on the drivers side. That wouldn’t have ended well. Nissan suggested I sell the car- that is their solution regarding a car that became unrepairable at 35,000 miles. Nissan did send an engineer to the dealership to inspect the car- multiple times. They do not know how to fix the issue.

I was driving on the freeway with my 6yr & 11yr daughters when my car stop accelerating and started to slow down I’ll hit the gas pedal and the rpms will go up but the car wouldn’t advance ! I had to get off the freeway before the car completely stopped in the middle of the freeway as the velocity of the vehicle was getting slower and slower ! take in mind I try to do this as safe as possible but my car was in the far end of the emergency lane I almost got rear ended my kids were crying scare ! I turn off the car once to the side of the freeway check the hood and nothing out of the ordinary. Turn the car back on and it was driving normal ! on the next day that’s when the check engine light turn on ! took it to the dealer and they told me I need a complete new transmission!.

The ascd switch failed while traveling > 60mph. The car lost all acceleration down to ~ 5 mph. The car lost power to the steering.

2016 Nissan Altima sr has a delayed acceleration issue that nearly caused me to be broadsided while making a left turn. The issue has been ongoing for years and when taken into the dealership they claimed to not be able to reproduce the failure. This is because the issue is sporadic and unpredictable when it may occur. There are many forums I have found identifying a great deal of others experiencing the same failure. This needs to be corrected by Nissan.

It's 1 of 3 sensors possible cam shaft position sensors is what the dealership is saying, the car is currently at the dealership being dignoised this is the 3 time its been in the shop. 1st time had fuel pump replaced, than 2nd time for the car would start than stall than start again and when driving it stalled again driving. No warning lights until after car had died. No check engine lights prior either. This is the 2nd time these sensors have gone out in less than 2yrs. I just had them replaced. And the car only has 66,689 miles on it.

Yes. On 11/21/22 I took my client shopping it took 30 minutes to reach our destination. I unloaded her walker so she could enter the store while I parked my car. Upon parking the car I noticed two burn marks in the leather passenger seat that were not there previously and did not look any near what a cigarette burn would look like. Along with a bluish discoloration surrounding the burn marks including along seam closest to the burn marks. The heated seat function was being used at the time due to temps and clients age. 10. Minutes prior to arriving at our destination the passenger asked me to turn off the seat heater on her side, which I did. As I stated it was after I helped her out of the passenger seat and parked the car that I noticed the large burn marks and discoloration. This could have caught fire and severely burned my client and/or caught my entire car on fire which I need for my job and only source of income a layman would be under the assumption that these seat heater would automatically shut off if they reached a certain temp. Now I have a 6 year old vehicle (which I kept clean and in good working order with a damaged leather front passenger seat due to some wiring defect that was not my fault.

My car only have 85000 mile on it and it jerks sometimes and was told it was a transmission fluid pressure sensor/switch a circuit range/performance and after doing research a lot of people transmission are doing the same thing. Nissan should be made to fix the problem.

Installed a brand new battery warranted for 7 years over a month ago and now the battery will not start the car at all. Most drivining is within city limits.

Engine rpm is uncontrollable engine light came on at 87781 miles no problems before this failure because I was not aware of this manufacturer failure I have exceeded my extended warranty by 3k miles and now I'm in a bad position to deal with this,I still owe on this car. This is very shameful for letting Nissan get away with this defect,now we the consumers have to pay.

When im parrallel parking I notice that on occassion I would loose power for a few seconds and the steering becomes very difficult.

Transmission fail code p0774.

When ever I'm at a light to long, the cars been running for a while, or I'm in the drive thru the car takes a couple seconds to accelerate. I've brought it to the dealership twice and they updated the computer system. They can't recreate the problem. This is a repeated problem.

There have been a total of 4 recalls on this car- I am getting sick of it. I have had at least 1 repaired, I want a good deal for a trade-in at a Nissan dealership.

Fuel sensor is not showing fuel level properly most of the time while vehicle is in motion, if you are on the highway or freeway the fuel shows full tank or close to the full tank but any time your car stops in middle of the highway because you ran out of fuel and you don't know the correct fuel level in your vehicle. If the car stops in the middle of the highway then it may cause an serious accidents or crash.

After stopping and going a decent amount (such as a drive thru) the car has a delay of shifting gears and starting to move after completely stopped. I am not sure what is wrong with my vehicle. The rpms will go significantly up before increasing speed. It will do this on slow or fast roads.

While driving the vehicle down the highway the car will continuously shake, surge, vibrate, and fail when attempting to accelerate. My vehicle has stalled with my kids in the vehicle, in front of oncoming traffic. I lost complete power including headlights, power steering, and mobility of the car. I had no idea what happened, the issue continues, however I am just outside of 60,100 miles. Yes 60k mile warranty and known cvt issues. My rear door also opens while going down the road if the window switch is touched.

Tl-the contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that on several occasions while attempting to reverse the vehicle, the backup camera failed to operate as intended. The contact stated that the picture was sometimes jumpy, fuzzy, or did not operate at all. The vehicle was taken to fred anderson Nissan of raleigh, 9225 glenwood Ave, raleigh, nc 27617, (919) 324-3443, where it was diagnosed. The mechanic at the time was unable to remedy the issue. The vehicle was scheduled to be re-diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34000. Ah.

I was driving on a city street at 30 miles an hour, when I approached the intersection to take a tight hand turn I was yielding for oncoming traffic completely stopped . When I went to slightly move forward to see if I had the right away my car jolted forward. Just sped up and would not respond to DE acceleration. I almost crashed into children crossing a side walk. The acceleration was completely out of my control. This has happened a couple other times just not as significant. I did notice it's happening whole my ac is on.

Takata recall I've got 80000 miles on my car and the transmission speed sensor went out. So while driving in traffic my car stalled from going and it could've caused a accident or my life the cvt transmission needs checked thanks.

Car seats dont work properly and wont adjust. Battery has to be replaced frequently. Car lights blinks on and off own its own. Car wint detect key. Car wont crank st times. Car makes sound as if its shutdowning. Sometimes the vehicle has.

On Wednesday 1/30/2019 my daughter was driving north on I-17 entering flagstaff when the transmission stopped working. The engine was reving to about 6000 rpm but the car would only go about 5 mph. She managed to get the car to a parking lot and call me for help. After about 30 minutes the transmission cooled down and worked normally. I had her take the car to a local shop and have it checked out. They got a code p0776. They contacted Nissan and found the car to be under an extended warranty that I purchased until 100,000 miles. My daughter drove home the next day and we took it into pinnacle Nissan where I purchased the car. They could not get the code to come up so are unable to fix the transmission. This is about the tenth time that the transmission has slipped, this being the most severe. Pinnacle Nissan and Nissan USA are telling me to continue to drive the vehicle until the warning light comes on, then bring the vehicle in for a transmission replacement. I told them both that the warning light has never come on when the transmission slips, so could there be a problem with the cars computer also which is why they can not get a code to come up? they said no, that is not happening?.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that when locking the doors manually, the rear driver side door would not lock. The contact mentioned that the lock was stuck. In addition, both rear windows would not go down completely. The vehicle was taken to larry h miller Nissan san bernardino (735 west showcase drive s, san bernardino, CA 92408,(877) 941-3647) where the contact was informed that there was an electrical failure. The cause of the failures was not determined, but the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made ware of the failures. The failure mileage was 50,635.

Drivers side rear door opened when rear window was down. This happened while in motion on route 80 in pennsylvania as I was merging onto the highway from the milesburg on ramp. Doors were locked and this still happened. My dog was laying down in the back seat. No injuries occurred.

2016 Nissan Altima I was sitting in my driveway & opened the rear window & now the rear door is permanently locked. I've tried 3 different ways to unlock the door & none of them worked.

At random times while driving vehicle will shut off causing sudden decrease in speed, then restart on it's own within 10-15 seconds. When car shuts off all dash lights turn off and there's no throttle response. The last time it shut off I was going around a bend and caused car to collide with guard rail.

At random times while driving, sensor triggers front end collision dash light and notification alarm. Weather and speed has not been a factor in causing this, it has been sunny out and driving at 30 mph when this has happened.

After driving for few miles, a rubber burning smell starts to come from under the hood. Took to the dealer and they told me they found a plastic sheet under the car but I drive in clean neighbourhood. I do not believe them as I checked under the hood and under the car a day earlier to see if I could find anything but found nothing. The rubber burning smell is strong and can be felt just standing by the car and in the cabin when heating is turned on. I park this car in driveway now instead in the garage because I suspect my car can start a fire from whatever is burning somewhere under the hood.

2016 Nissan Altima. Consumer writes in regards to defective passenger side airbag and defective keyless push button. The consumer stated other failures included rear doors opening independently, engine was loud, tire pressure sensors were inoperable, and the emergency communication lights were constantly lit. The consumer stated all the repairs were to be repaired under recall. The consumer was unsure that the dealer actually completed the recalls as it only took an hour to be completed.

(gl dealer missing city/state) tl the contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. When opening the trunk of the vehicle, the trunk failed to stay up and failed to lock when closed. The contact took the vehicle to empire Nissan who was unable to identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent the contact to fontana Nissan where the immobilizer, battery, remote, av master control unit, rearview camera, rearview camera assembly, door handles on the driver side, trunk lid gate lock assembly, and the trunk lock were all replaced. The failure recurred. The manufacturer opened case number: 26294642. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000.

As we were pulling up to stop light car died, would not start back up. Smoke started coming out from under the hood and immediately flames. Total loss of car burned the complete motor all the way back to the dash. We were on a city street intersection. We had just been to Nissan having car serviced, oil change.

The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. When the contact attempted to lower the rear passenger side window, it went down less than half way and an rpm light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.