Complaint volume
224 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Nissan Altima Complaints
224 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Nissan Altima, grouped by component category.
224 Total complaints
22 Crash reports
5 Fire reports
9 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are electrical system, unknown or other, engine. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 22 crash reports, 5 fire reports, 9 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 72 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 33,396 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to electrical system, unknown or other, engine?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Nissan Altima?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Nissan Altima
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How severe are the 2019 Nissan Altima complaints?
22 Crash
5 Fire
9 Injury
0 Fatality
18 Towed
5 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Nissan Altima complaint categories?
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 27
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 22
ENGINE 15
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 13
VISIBILITY/WIPER 11
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 10
SERVICE BRAKES 9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 7
POWER TRAIN 6
224 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2020 | ENGINE | ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, UPON SHIFTING THE CAR INTO PARK, WITH THE PROXIMITY KEY WITHIN 3-4 FEET OF THE CAR, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ON EACH OCCASION THE CAR WAS RESTARTED WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEM. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,100 |
| Oct 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH WITH THE INTELLIGENT PILOT FEATURE ENGAGED, A DEER ABRUPTLY DARTER IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE INTELLIGENT PILOT FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TO SWERVE LEFT OF CENTER ON AN OFF RAMP WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SLAM INTO THE BACK OF AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, THE PARKING SENSOR ERROR AND CHASSIS CONTROL SYSTEM ERROR WARNING MESSAGES HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 9,000 |
| Oct 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL ATTEMPTING TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO A MAIL DELIVERY TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MAIL DELIVERY TRUCK DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN AUTO REPAIR GARAGE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON ITS OWN WHEN COMING TOO CLOSE A VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300. *DT*JB | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 | 2,300 |
| Sep 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL AND BREAK PEDAL ARE LOCKED. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE AND PUSH THE START BUTTON NOTHING HAPPENS. THE BATTERY IS CHARGED AND THERE IS NO CORROSION ON THE CABLES. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD A RADAR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BRAKE WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. | Crash: No Fire: No | 40,000 |
| Aug 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM NOT WORKING . PROVABLY THE FRONT GRILL SENSOR (BOSH) IS BAD. CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT DEALER DON'T WANT FIX IT | Crash: No Fire: No | 32,500 |
| Jul 2020 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED 6 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN OF QUEENS (93-25 ROCKAWAY BLVD, OZONE PARK, NY 11417, (718) 835-8300) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AEB SENSOR WAS FACING DOWNWARDS. THE SENSOR POSITION WAS ADJUSTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AEB SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800. *LN*JB | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,800 |
| Jul 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WHILE DRIVING THAT MY CAR IS SAYING MY FRONT SENSOR IN BLOCKED CAUSING MY CAR TO RANDOMLY AUTOMATIC BREAK WHILE NO OTHER CARS ARE AROUND ME. I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN IN CHERRY HILL, NJ WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR EIGHT MONTHS AGO. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SENSOR WAS BENT AND MY CAR WAS HIT OR IN AN ACCIDENT. LET ME SPECIFY THAT I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT, AND MY CAR WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE FRONT OF MY CAR THAT WOULD GIVE THEM REASON TO SAY MY CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I TAKE MY CAR TO GET SERVICED AT A NON- NISSAN DEALERSHIP. NISSAN OF CHERRY HILL IS TRYING TO BLAME THAT COMPANY FOR THE "DAMAGE" THAT NEVER HAPPENED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,500 |
| Jun 2020 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS | MY LEFT SIDE TIRE IS IS WORN ALL MY OTHER TIRES ARE FINE ANYTIME I TURN RIGHT IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WOULD RANDOMLY ACTIVATE AND REDUCE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALTHOUGH NO OBJECTS WERE PRESENT NEARBY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SLOWED BEFORE THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 16,000 |
| Jun 2020 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE EMERGENCY BREAKING SYSTEM HAS ENGAGED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE BREAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED AND BROUGHT MY CAR TO A STOP. IF THERE WAS ANYONE BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 23,240 |
| Jun 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | MY DOORS ARE NOT LOCKING OR UNLOCKING... KEY FOB, INTERIOR SWITCH, AND ACTUAL KEY WORKS SOMETIMES BUT NEVER AT THE SAME TIME! *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 29,500 |
| May 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING. THIS OCCURS IN SUNNY WEATHER. I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS, AT ONE POINT IT ALMOST BLOCKED OUT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE GLARE--AND I AM TALKING ABOUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF COURSE, COMES FROM A COMBINATION OF THE HUMP AND FINISH ON THE PART OF THE DASHBOARD NEAREST THE WINDSHIELD. NO SATISFACTION FROM NISSAN. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD WASHER PRESSURE IS NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TOP CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD | Crash: No Fire: No | 303 |
| Mar 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | REAR DOOR LOCKING / UNLOCKING. REAR DOOR DOSEN'T LOCK NOR UNLOCK FROM KEY FOB NOR BUTTON ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL IT HAS TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | EMERGENCY BRAKING, WITH NO NEAR BY OBSTRUCTION WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON THREE OCCASIONS. ALL DRIVING AT 45-70 MILES PH. BRINGS CAR TO A COMPLETE IMMEDIATE STOP WITH NO WARNING. REAR BREAKING WITH NO NEAR BY OBSTRUCTION, NOT ABLE TO BACK CAR OUT FOR FIVE MINS, CAR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. INSTANCED HAPPENED ON 1-40 WEST IN NASHVILLE TN AND THE REAR BREAKING HAPPENED AT VILLIAS BY THE SEA IN JEYKLL ISLAND GA TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,218 |
| Feb 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SPRAYING WATER ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAYERS, IT ONLY SPRAYS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD AND DOES NOT COVER THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. YOU HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY SPRAY WATER SO THE WIPERS CAN SPREAD THE WATER ON THE WINDSHIELD. BUT DOING THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS MAKE THE WINDSHIELD CLEAN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THE WATER SPRAYS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD AND THEN ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN ADVISED OF THIS ISSUE. THE WAY THE WASHER SPRAYERS ARE MOUNTED, I DOUBT THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE EASILY FIXED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 300 |
| Jan 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER MCDONOUGH NISSAN LOCATED AT 1775 AVALON PKWY, MCDONOUGH, GA 30253, (770) 282-5077, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,200. | Crash: No Fire: No | 82,000 |
| Jan 2020 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AT 45 MPH. THE RADIO GOES CRAZY AND TURNS UP WIDE OPEN WHILE NO ONE TOUCHES THE CONTROLS. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 22,800 |
| Dec 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. I WENT TO MAKE A TURN BECAUSE OF A CURVE AND MY STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM (WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE IMPACT, DID NOT DEPLOY. I RAN STRAIGHT INTO A STONE WALL AND FENCE. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT THE BACK SENSOR, BUT MY SENSORS WERE WORKING UP UNTIL MY ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALLED. IT WAS NOT RAINING, I WAS NOT SPEEDING, AND WHEN THE POLICE CAME OUT TO DO AN INVESTIGATION, THEY COULD ONLY DETERMINE THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. WHY DID THE SENSOR NOT WORK? WHY DIDN'T MY CARS EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORK? NOW I'M HAVING TO GET A NEW VEHICLE WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING WHY THE SAFETY SYSTEMS PUT IN PLACE DID NOT DEPLOY. THANK GOD MY SON WAS NOT IN THE CAR AND NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 14,000 |
| Dec 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM HAS SERIOUS ISSUES THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT BUT CAN'T FIX. WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES, BOTH SOLIDLY OUT AND FLASHING, AND EVEN WORSE, AT TIMES WITH NO OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE DECIDES TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS. ALL THE DEALER CAN SAY IS WE CHECKED THE CAR AND NO CODES WERE FOUND, YET THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND TWO CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. SAME THING HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. DIFFERENT SYSTEM IN THE CAR BUT SAME RESULT - CAR BRAKES FOR NO REASON - NOTHING BEHIND ME, NO OBSTRUCTIONS. NOT QUITE AS SERIOUS AS THE FRONT EMERGENCY BRAKES NOT WORKING BUT STILL AN ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT I ENTERED TODAY'S DATE AS TODAY WAS THE LATEST OCCURRENCE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Dec 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BACK SEAT DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHEN PRESSING THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS, AND WHEN PRESSING THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE KEY. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 24,000 |
| Dec 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A COLLISION CENTER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED SUBURBAN NISSAN OF FARMINGTON HILLS (37901 GRAND RIVER AVE, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335, (248) 471-0800) AND SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 38133183. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,790. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 2,790 |
| Nov 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING UNDER AN OVERPASS AND CAR STARTED BEEPING AND BRAKING AS I WAS GOING TO HIT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME AND NO CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,500 |
| Nov 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE BY GOING TO CONSUMER REPORTS THAT VEHICLE WAS RECALLED? NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING. ALSO, CAR IS NEWLY LEASED AND HAS AN OIL CHANGE STICKER THAT SAYS: CHANGE OIL BY 5/29/19 ? WHAT , THIS DEALER HERE HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT HERE IN MELBOURNE FL. NISSAN OF MELBOURNE. I AM IGNORED WHEN I CALL, OR ASKED TO LEAVE BY THE GENERAL MANAGER THAT IS REALLY OBNOXIOUS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 280 |