Five problems related to transmission gear slipping have been reported for the 2016 Nissan Altima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Nissan Altima based on all problems reported for the 2016 Altima.
Transmission is slipping. Problem started on or around 6/3/2020 while driving in town. Car has about 80,xxx miles on it. Took to autozone and got an engine code readout.
Cvt transmission slipping, delayed changing of gears, no response of gas pedal. My Altima rolls into traffic with me pressing the gas there is a 3-5 second delay before taking off. Very dangerous. No one was able to recreate the problem but now it won't shift. It revs high and will not transfer to wheels.
My vehicle's cvt transmission failed at 97,000 miles. I experienced the same symptoms everyone else has experienced with this transmission - vibrations, wildly fluctuating rpms and frequent downshifts. Within a matter of a few days the transmission started slipping. I feel lucky I wasn't killed when my vehicle's transmission slipped while I was attempting to cross traffic. After my local Nissan dealer quoted me a price of $4,087 for a transmission replacement, I called Nissan customer care and requested they cover the replacement cost of the cvt but they refused. No three-year-old, normally-driven vehicle under 100,000 miles should ever have its transmission fail. The Nissan cvt problem is a national travesty. I was a Nissan customer for life but will never purchase nor endorse their vehicles ever again.
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?.
While driving on highway the car slowed to approx. 40 mph, while rpm's remained high. This is the third time it happened. Seems like transmission is slipping. Pull over shut vehicle off and problem goes away. No check engine light or anything. Had it to shop each time and dealer unable to duplicate. This will be third time in shop for same issue.