Vehicle Shudder Problems of Nissan Altima - part 2

I have owned a 2013 Nissan Altima for just over 3 years. The car had approximately 99,000 miles on it when the transmission died on me. I was making the short trip to home depot one day (approx. 3 weeks ago) when my Nissan Altima stalled in the middle of the street! I was at a traffic light when my car shuddered and then stalled in the middle of the busy intersection; thankfully it turned back over and I was able to continue my trip. After I finished my shopping at home depot I came to my car and tried to leave, the car started but would shutter and die as soon as I put it into drive or reverse. Eventually, I got the car towed to the closest dealership which was 40 mins away. At the dealership they told me that my transmission was shot and that it couldn't be fixed and had to be replaced. . . $4,500!!! despite there being a recall on the cvt which controls the 2nd pulley in the transmission, they told me that the cvt recall had nothing to do with my transmission dying. Eventhough, the recall itself states that failing to get the recall performed could cause damage; $4,500 contlstitutes serious enough damage to me! I contacted the Nissan America corporate office and they basically echoed what the dealership said and we're of no help.

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I have a 2014 Nissan Altima that is nearing the end of the powertrain warranty; I took my car in last week for vehicle recalls and explained to them the problems that I have been experiencing with what I believe to be the cvt transmission. I explained how the car will shudder between 10-25 mph spontaneously and that there was no surefire way to know what was causing it or when it would happen; I explained that there have been a handful of occasions where I am at a stop and press on the gas pedal to drive and the car barely moves which has almost caused an accident on at least two separate occasions - another incident that happens spontaneously; and lastly, I explained how the rpm's will rev and the transmission would stick. The first day that Nissan had my car, they said it acted up, but they couldn't get it to do it again and no codes came back to reveal the problem. After day 2, they said there was nothing more they could do regarding the issues I complained about. When I went to pick up my car, the service manager jeff thibodeaux said he believes it is my transmission and wanted to replace it,but he couldn't because there is no code coming back to show the problem and they couldn't get the car to act up again. I explained my concerns about driving this car, the safety of my children and how the warranty was about to expire in less than 500 miles; he said they have it documented in the system and if something happens after the warranty expires, they would "go to bat" for me. I went a step further and filed a complaint with the consumer affairs department at Nissan (last Friday). Today, I received a call from amanda, the case manager for our region (case number 27815853). She wasn't helpful; indicated that unless the part fails, there is nothing that they can or will do. She terminated the call when I told her I was recording her.

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Nissan cvt transmissions I always had the shaking and juddering problem after the Nissan cvt software recall the shaking and juddering got worse and know the dealer is telling me the valve in the cvt needs replacing after a month of the recall and after month my powertrain waranty expired the vehicle shakes while reversing or in dfive or in park or just idle.

My Nissan Altima 2013-only has 51,000 miles. I driving towards the gwb and was sitting on heavy traffic heading to the exit when my car started to vibrate and then shut off. All the light on my dashboard came on. I put the steer back to park. And restarted my car, it vibrated a little more when it shut off for the second time. I tried a final time to turn my car back on, which finally did not shut off and was able to drive to work. I was super scared as I was on a major highway, lucky for me it was heavy traffic and the other vehicles were driving slower than usual. This is not safe as I usually drive with my 6 year old with me. I got to work I looked up what had happened to me and there are tons of complains about the same issue with the transmission. I don't know why Nissan has not addressed this issue. I cannot say this car is reliable anymore. I called my dealership and taking the car in tomorrow. I am hoping they can change my transmission as I am still in warranty.

Since owning the Altima. The transmission "shutters and vibrates the car from a stopped position. If the car is parked and you start it put it in reverse or drive it will shake violently and shut off. It will not cause the check engine light to come on. The dealership has hooked it up to computer to fix and replaced a valve twice. Nissan refuses to replace transmission because no fault code is showing when taken to service department. Taken to dealership more than 6 times for this since owning it. It has shut off on them but Nissan still refuses to replace transmission.

My trouble began as I sat and fueled my car with the same type of gas that I have been using for years. I filled my tank, started my car and it started huffing and puffing as if it was about to shut off. After a few minutes it stopped. A few days later while I was driving down the road one day I heard this loud rattling noise as if a chain or something was dragging the ground or being rattled. I approached a red light and lowered my radio to listen and as I sat idle in drive I could hear this rattling noise coming from the the front end of my car. As I drove down the road further it continued then stopped. I then parked my car and as I was in reverse the sound came back. I went on about my day and returned to my car to start it up and as I started it I heard the rattling loud noise again. I backed out of my parking spot and it continued. As I driving around at a speed of about 30-40 I could hear the noise come and go. I took my car to Nissan and they told me they couldn't find anything wrong. They told me everything under the hood of my car was fine. A few days later I brought my car back to Nissan informing them the the noise is continuing and my car shakes and jerks. I left my car and they called and said my alternator needed to be replaced. Just a couple days prior they said everything was fine so now I'm confused. I took my car to 3 separate auto shops and had them test my alternator and all 3 said my alternator, battery and starter were working perfectly. I began to research online to see if anyone had the same issues I have and there it was. A recall for the transverse link bolt. I'm pissed that Nissan would try to rip of a customer like that.

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My car has 46000 miles in it. Several times now while I am driving mostly when slowing down or starting again after being stopped the car shakes really bad and then dies. It is while driving. This is very dangerous and if it occurs while on the highway could be disasterous. There are many complaints about this. See the link here to other owners hacing the same problem. . Read more...

At 45mph my vehicle lost power and when gas was pressed it did not respond. I continued to travel home. Everytime I stopped at stop sign or slow speed and try to accelerate the car would shake violently (all captured on video) and would not accelerate. This was very scary. No service light ever came on!!!! I continue the approximately 3-4 mile drive home and it would do the same every time I slowed or stopped. I had to drive up a very steep hill and I did not think my car was going to make it. The research I have done and the information shared to me by several mechanics state that the 2007-2010 Altimas warranty for the cvt were extended from 60,000 to 120,000. This should have included the 2011 also, because the cvt problems continue. My car has only 104,000 miles on it and should not need a 4,000 transmission. I have owned a maxima and sentra in past and they were really great cars. All of the research that I have done reveals to me that jatco which nissian has 75% ownership of should be responsible and liable for these issues. The government should protect the public from this monopoly and help the little guy. It does not take much research to know that there is a major issue. The class action suit that individuals had to file due to the cvt in pathfinders being junk shows the govenment did not protect them. I will never own another Nissan! do the right thing Nissan and extend the warranty to all vehicles that are obviously having cvt problems due to poor product performance and if Nissan will not the government has enough evidence to make them do what they should have done on the own. Even the ceo of Nissan has had an article written about them holding jatco accountable for their inept product.

Takta recall. Hello, I have purchased a Nissan Altima 2. 5 s 2003. My entire carextremely shakes from the moment I start my car until I turn it off. When I'm driving the car , the car at times drives like it's going to fail. Multiple times when driving, the car would stopped opereating properly. When my car is turned on gas/fuel like fumes through the ventilation system and throughout my vehical making it difficult to breathe at times. The door on the driver side, out of knkwhere shifted to where I can't shut my door completely. The door sensor light stays on when I turn my car off and it drains my battery because my door doesn't shut completely, and the door sensor stays on. Also, out of knowwhere the gas tank door, has shifted out of know where to where I can't shut the gasoline door completely. Also, my car"a windshields gets very foggy rapidly after I clean them, making visibilty difficult.

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While pressing gas my rpm goes up and down really fast even when I'm at a steady pace, the vehicle vibrates and jerks while and motion and has shut off twice while driving. The vibration occurs while in motion. Once while driving the car wouldn't drive over 20mph then it shut off. Often times when I make a complete stop then proceed to go the vehicle does a hard jerk. This has been going on for several months. I've contacted Nissan and they have done nothing to assist despite the fact that I notice on different forums lots of people complaining about the exact same issue starting with the 2013 model and 2015. This car is dangerous and can really become deadly for consumers while randomly shutting off while in motion. I purchased my vehicle with 13000 miles and now its at 25000 theirs no reason thousands of others should be complaining about the same issue with the exact model as mine. This issue has been going on for months now.

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I recently purchased a Nissan Altima s from clay cooley March 2015 so I only had the car a year and some months and now the transmission is gone out I get my car serviced as I should and now this and no one wants to help clay cooley day I'm out of warranty due to miles over 24000 on the car and I'm stuck out to still fork out a 518 car payment it's not right I need help. I was leaving work my my car started vibration and started to decelerate and jerking like it was about to go dead I thought I had got some bad gas so I pulled over my car started jerking harder and cut off so I turned it back on and I shift it in reverse and it went dead so I cut it back on again and shift it in drive it cut off so I dit there for over an hour then I star it again and shifted it in drive and it didn't go dead I was able to drive home so the next day I went out to see if it would do it again and it didn't while driving my rpms went up high and my car made whining noise and started vibrations again and this time my check engine light came on so I was coming up to a light so I stopped but when I tried to drive it wouldn't move so I put the blinkers on and some guy came behind and pushed me over to the side and I say there for about hour and I started up and it moved so I went straight home and called around and explained what had happened so the man from amco told me to come down so I called for a tow and got towed there and he tested it and said that my transmission is bad and it's a cvt transmission do it cant be rebuilt it has to be replaced for as much as 4000 dollars.

On 7/1/16, while at a stop sign, my car shut off. I was able to restart the car, without hesitation. I drove 2 miles & the car started jerking. Once I let off the gas, while still driving down the road, my vehicle shut off again. I pulled over (luckily), restarted the car, once put into gear, it started jerking & shut off. My car is now at the dealer & I've been advised that I need a transmission. Now, back to the very beginning. . . . 12/30/2013, I was searching for a car, as I had totaled my ever-so-faithful Toyota camry. I went to Nissan to look at a used Altima. I got better financing on a brand new model, for which I'm writing this complaint about. I negotiated, come to a deal, and that was that. I did not purchase an extended warranty because I was buying a Nissan, a brand new Nissan. Anyway, very soon after, I noticed a vibration while my car was in idle, and more so while accelerating. I mentioned my concern numerous times to the service dept at Nissan, was told everything was normal. Eventually I got another opinion from another Nissan dealer, they shimmed my exhaust & replaced my alternator bracket, without resolving my problem. I was advised by their service manager that on 11/29/2013, my vehicles cvt transmission was replaced. One month before I purchased my brand new vehicle. I was never informed of this at the time of purchase, or I would've passed on this car. Now, at 62k miles, 2k miles over warranty, my transmission needs to be replaced. I find it strange that a 2 1/2 year old car is needing a 3rd transmission. My car has only been serviced at the dealer, I've complained of vibration at every service from day 1, now I'm expected to pay $4000 for an obviously defective cvt, which will only be a band-aide. This could result in an extremely unsafe situation & I just pray that Nissan does the right thing & corrects this issue, before it's too late.

Loud vibrating sound when depressing the accelerator at 40mph and 70mph. At low rpms to car also vibrates around 25mph. It also vibrates at 40mph and 70mph when pressing on the accelerator.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, on some occasions, the vehicle vibrated severely while idle. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the continuously variable transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000. Jo.

When I was driving my 2013 Nissan Altima on August 26, 2015 my car lost pressure and started to jerk, after almost being hit by other drivers, I was able to pull over and call for help. I tried to restart the car and it started up again and when I put the car in drive it shut off. I have made several reports to the service department at the dealership and no help. Finally, after experiencing the horrible deal on yesterday, the tech call to report that he tried to check the car on the machine and its wasn't given him a indication of anything being wrong with the car. He finally drove the car and it started acting up on him and stop and he saw that is was indeed the transmission gone bad. What is so sad about the situation is that I had be complaining about the car a week after I bought in. You could park on a hill and the car will vibrate really hard and I was told this was normal. Complaint after complaint after complaint. I am really terrified out my head to drive this car. I fear for my life and my children. All I can think of is the what if!.

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would vibrate and make an abnormal noise when the vehicle was shifting gears. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis, however the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,000.

Car shuddered and rpm dropped and then came back up to current rpm level. Came to stop light and vehicle was then put into limp mode. Would not accelerate and rpm's would not go over 2000. Pulled over and turned car off. Restarted car and began to try and drive it again. Service engine light came on and vehicle would not shift gears. Tried to manually shift the automatic trans and it would hit hard upon gear shifts but was able to make it home the remaining few miles. . Brought vehicle in to a mechanics shop the next morning and the codes indicate cam position sensor failures. I see numerous complaints and a recall for this under r2022 but of course my vehicle is not listed. This appears to be a common problem and all vehicles should be included in this recall as it is completely dangerous issue that comes out of nowhere while driving the vehicle. I am waiting for the vehicle to be repaired to see if the problem is completely resolved at my expense. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

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Vehicle vibrates up through steering wheel at 2,000 rpm regardless of speed. Nissan dealer and Nissan USA, inc. Have come to the conclusion that this is a "characteristic" of the vehicle and that they do not intend to repair or address in any manner. This is despite comments by the technician at middletown Nissan of middletown, CT that he's never seen a Nissan Altima exhibit this much vibration before. I've stated that neither I or my wife feel safe in the car and are now concerned that a component of the vehicle could vibrate loose.

At approx. 25 mph or 1500 to 2000 rpm's there is a very noticeable vibration or shudder in the vehicle coming up through the steering wheel and the gas pedal. This also occurs around 60 mph and is very disturbing. Also sometimes when I am stopped for a stop sign, traffic signal etc. , when I step on the gas to move forward, there is no response for approx. 2 to 3 seconds. I was making a right turn once and the vehicle shot forward at a speed that is too dangerous for making the turn safely. I had the vehicle to the dealer on 2-25-15 and they said that the problem I am experiencing is normal for the cvt transmission and it adapts to the driver's habits. I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. I was told to differ my driving habits periodically to alter the transmission. I have been driving for 56 years of accident free days. Nissan has a complaint and has given me a case number. I thought I heard everything until I heard the above excuse. This vehicle is less than 2 years old and at this time has 21817 miles on the odometer. If this is normal, why didn't it do it when I purchased it new? Nissan modified the cvt transmission in the 2015 model, but won't do it in older models for cost reasons. This is totally insane to their customers. This transmission is going to get someone killed, or severely injured and then there will some serious law suits.

Extreme vibration in the front all the way to the seats at any speed above 20 mph. Took to the dealership three times. Laughed at each time. Was told it's the cvt and how it works. That is false as I have driven numerous vehicles including other Altimas with the cvt and the Nissan xtronic cvt. I have never driven a vehicle with so much vibration that concentrated. This is one of the numerous issues with this car. Good way to lose a loyal Nissan customer.

This card start shuddering and with enough vibration to shake the cabin dashboard. Vehicle start shuddering around: 20 / 40 / 55mph when rpm stay around 1500 -- 2000 rpm. With light accelaration, the car will shudder just like with a stick shift with 1 gear higher. Very annoying. Nissan dealer offer no help. First was replace a alternator, but after 10000 miles, it come back again. And the car still suddering with enough vibration to make you crazy and tire of it. The transmission should on a recall.

Occurrence has happened 8 times while driving. The vehicle shudders which leaves about 4 seconds of no throttle response. A loud noise is heard from the transmission area, the vehicle jerks hard and the rpms drop as well. Usually occurs when driving 25-35 mph while slowing down and/or turning.

Vehicle has a shudder when decelerating from 65 to 60. Has progressively been happening more often. In addition to the shudder at higher speeds, it now has started to shudder and lack response at lower speeds at random. The gas mileage has dropped at least 5 mpg since all of these issues started. I have taken to Nissan service twice for the same issue. Both times the problem "couldn't be duplicated" and there isn't a code that shows anything wrong on computer diagnostics. All searches for these issues in relation to a 2013 Nissan Altima 3. 5 sl, return numerous complaints about the same problems and no resolution. Current mileage is15,000. I have been told to keep all reports from service so if there is a problem later I have documentation that it has been an ongoing issue. It appears Nissan should get in front of this problem quickly as it is not leaving a good mark on their name to have such new vehicles with this drastic of a problem.

Car will shudder at low speeds (15-35 mph) took car in to dealer, they updated the software but, the transmission "failed' the diag test. A new transmission was put in the car. The car still will shutter unexpectedly mostly at low speeds (however a couple of times have be documented by me at hi-way speeds) in general, when the motor rpms are around 1000 rpms and you give it a slight amount of acceleration, it will get in to the torque stall situation. So, coming to stop lights and then needing to go before coming to a complete stop, or turning on subdivision where slow speeds are required or turning into a parking lot or parking space. Have documented many many dates where this has happened. It was back to the dealer but, the have not had the issue happen to them. I have not let my teenaged drivers drive the cars as I do not feel it is safe for them to do so. This situation is not safe.

Vehicle has recurring transmission problems a couple of times per day over the course of 100 mile commute. Most often occurring in stop and go traffic 20-35mph speeds under light acceleration. The transmission causes the car to shake violently while under light acceleration. The dealer has been unable to verify or recreate the problem.

Example 1. While driving in my town home community and slightly turning right while going up a slightly inclined road the vehicle begins to shake violently and it seems the transmission is locking up. Goes away either by removing all pressure on accelerator or if excessive accelerator pressure is applied. The type of accelerator pressure needed to stop the excessive shaking would bring the vehicle to a speed that is unsafe relative to observed speeds limits in community. Example 2. These exhibited symptoms have also occurred with an increasing frequency while driving on city roads in light to moderate traffic: when you are coasting up to slower moving traffic in front of you and then need to accelerate as that traffic increases speed, the car will shake violently. This occurs mostly at speeds under 30 -35 mph but has been felt at speeds as high as 55 mph. It feels as though the entire drive train of the vehicle is going to fall out of the car. Vehicle currently has 1200 miles on odometer and symptoms have been increasingly noticeable and frequent since 605 miles on odometer. Separate issue: navigation / audio system has frozen screen upon start up and becomes un responsive. No ability to change previous volume level of radio which may have been left at high volume level during previous drive. Input is not accepted on head unit or steering wheel controls. Navigation will not initiate. Car must be restarted for system to reboot and this may remedy the problem for one drive cycle or more. Has occured 5 or more times in first month of ownership. Should a catastrophic failure in the drive train occur, I feel that I am at risk of serious personal injury. Additionally I am concerned that resale value of vehicle will be diminished due to damage caused by inherent design flaw in power train and in-car electronics.

Car is vibrating when going 40 mph. Vibration also occurring after long drives and then coming to a stop. Car will shake. It is not happening all the time, but is nerve racking when it does. Intermittent issue with the key id not being recognized when entering the car when the doors are locked and you press the unlock button on the door handle. Or when getting into an unlocked car the key is not recognized. Lock the doors and auto start the car button on the key fob not starting the car. Happening on both key fobs. Headlights during long trip were dimming, then would brighten. This during a 6 hour drive. Gas mileage has dropped from 38. 4 mpg to 33. 1 mpg highway driving. Same issue with around town about 5 mpg drop. Mileage seems to differ when filling up car. Goes from over 600+ miles to around 580+ miles. Not sure why when you fill it all the way up the mileage is not the same. Tire pressure seems to differ. Not sure that is reliable reading.

Sporadically when starting car (from a cold start or after 2 hours) the rpms will do the normal going up then slowly down and then lower once in gear; however, once started to drive and stop the car will shake and appear to be trying to choke. . . . Took to service dept could not duplicate the problem and nothing is in the log. . . . . Took to dealership while problem occurring the mechanic felt the shaking and the big bump and said the idle rpms needed to be changed to higher level within 36 hours the car would do the same sporadic problem just at a higher rpm. . . . . . Took it to dealership again left overnight they did not find a problem stated everything is normal and the salesperson demo supposedly does the same thing (which it started normal).

First and foremost, this vehicle is not safe since the air bag light for the passenger has never worked. More than 6 times the dealer has tried to fix to no avail. I wont let passengers sit in the front for their safety. I always have them sit in the back. It looks like I am their employee/driver. Also a huge problem is the cvt transmission. It shudders, grumbles and the whole car vibrates intermittently. First the dealer said it was the alternator and replaced it, that didnt fix it so they said it was a bolt, that wasnt it, finally they just gave up and said they dont know and "they cant reproduce the problem" its all a scam. This car is defective.

Altima 2. 5l eng. Engine vibrations/cvt shuttering started approx. 3600 miles but has continually gotten worse with more miles (7000 mi 12/31/13). Vibrations felt at 1500-2000 rpm (enough to shake the dash components), then vibration goes away. Slight acceleration under load at 1500-2000 rpm and at any speed (20-30, 40-55, 72 mph) will result in vibrations (everytime). Had Nissan service writer ride with me, then he drove the vehicle and confirmed the vibrations. Said to return next week Jan 2014 to further document. Guess what, he said they haven't had this problem??? however, this problem has been reported to Nissan many times over this past year. I now believe this vibration is coming from the eng not from the cvt since I can feel the vibrations when the vehicle is stopped (in park or in neutral). Nissan has an engineering design problem they have been unable to resolve and fail to admit.

Turning right from a stop and as I was accelerating, had violent thunk and vibration in car with loss if acceleration for 1-2 seconds. Before and after that, consistently experience vibration/shudder and decreased acceleration at about 20mph when I let off the gas or don't continue with same level of acceleration.

Vehicle stutters and vibrates at lower speeds. Also their is a knocking sound coming from underneath the vehicle. Brought back to dealership 3 times since March. All 3 times I was told it is perfectly normal for the car. I read online that other people have experienced similar issues.

Vehicle has been in the service department five times for different things in less than 2 months. Main problem reported each time in service is my transmission. Between 20-50 mph and 1000-2500 rpm the car will violently shake and lose power. I have to press the gas pedal harder to get the car to stop shuddering and pick up acceleration. I have almost been involved in tow rear end collisions b/c of the lose of power and shuddering. Nissan states that I must wait for a reprogramming fix. I have filed a complaint with Nissan consumer affairs. In the meantime I have to sacrifice my safety? totally not acceptable. I have owned 3 previous Nissan products with no problems.

Purchased a new 2013 Altima sedan 3. 5sl in November 2012. At approximately 500 miles, upon acceleration from a stop, the car jerked violently for 2-3 seconds before kicking in and accelerating (as if driving a manual transmission and attempted to start in 4th gear). This has happened 2 more times since. Additionally, often while accelerating the rpms will drop significantly and the car will shudders before kicking back in and accelerating. Lastly, on occasion, while decelerating, the car will jerk harshly (as if driving a manual transmission and shifting into too low a gear for the speed). Took the car into dealership and they said they could not duplicate the issue. Contacted Nissan corporate 2/6/2013 and the representative told me she hadn't heard of anyone else having this problem, but that she would open a ticket. Called back to Nissan corporate 2/27/2013 to follow up and was told that my previous ticket had been closed.

Approximately two weeks after purchasing my brand new 2013 Altima 3. 5 s the car developed a shudder and vibration when I would accelerate slightly. It also occurred going up small hills, and when I would come to a complete stop then pull off (for instance at a red light). After noticing this, I scheduled an appointment with the dealer, and we did a test drive in hopes of mimicking the issue. The mechanic advised me that this was normal for a cvt engine, and that everything was fine. I wasn't quite convinced, but I wanted to trust his opinion, since this was my first time driving a car with a cvt engine. However, a few weeks passed and the shudder and vibration got worse. The car even jerked forward once when I was pressing on the brakes. This prompted me to schedule another visit with the dealer. This time the same mechanic from the first visit and the manager rode along with me. During this test drive the manager felt the sudden shudder, once we came to a complete stop and slightly accelerated. This prompted them to replace my transmission, not even 30 days after my purchase. I picked my car up from the dealer on 12/7/12 after they changed the transmission and the car drove perfectly fine. The bad news is that now the car has developed the same shudder and vibration even more now. I will be calling for another appointment tomorrow, because something has to be done about this. It's very dangerous, especially when this happens and you have another car riding directly behind you. ## VIN failed.