2010 Nissan Altima owner complaints

The vehicle has developed an overly reflective finish on most of the plastic/rubberized dashboard surfaces, likely due to normal sun and/or heat exposure. This presents a safety concern, as the driver is distracted by reflected light while operating the vehicle.

Dash board is melting. Has become sticky and shinny causing a glare when sun hits it. This occurs from exposure to the sunlight.

A recall needs to be made for 2010 models on the altima due to melting dashes, everything gets stuck if something is placed on the dash. Please replace dashes!

The catalytic converter is clogged causing car to not have any power.it happened coming off the fwy .

Several times over the past few months and everyday for the past week, the car will not start during ignition due to the inability to depress the brake. The only way to get it to start is to repeatedly hit the brakes while pressing the start button. It never consistently works but eventually starts. After starting, the ABS, vdc, and slip warning lights are illuminated. There have been multiple reports of the same thing happening with this model from other owners. This poses a serious risk to health particularly in times where one may need to leave immediately. More often, it is an extreme inconvenience. The dealership service departments want to charge over $500 to repair something that is clearly defective and systematic. Please do something about this as many altima owners are experienci

Error codes through sensor warnings, I replace one sensor now another sensor error. I'm about 1000.00 in replacing electricial issues and mechanic says the car is having electrical issues and he can't figure it out. Car won't run longer than 30 mins. Replaced crank shaft sensor and app sensor.

The very first issue was vehicle shut down on its own while in airport traffic. It restarted right away but cuts off immediately you put it in drive or reverse. After several attempts, the vehicle started and drove fine for a few days and the issue started again. When I took it to get checked out the problem refused to replicate. The current issue now is that the RPM jumps up and down while driving causing the engine to rev up while vehicle de-accelerates on its own. Vehicle sometimes runs like the emergency brake is engaged. When you put it in drive or reverse it takes a few seconds to engage the gear.

After, driving for about 2hrs, traffic came to a complete stop and was stop and go for an hour. Once traffic finally went back to normal, my car would not accelerate, the gas pedal was pressed all the way to the floor, but would not pick up speed. I got off on the nearest exit, pulled into a vacant lot to let the car cool down,5minutes later the car was back to normal. *tr

When driving my car on us highway 20, I was going around 45 MPH. I heard a bang, the engine revved up and the car would not respond to accelerate . Was able to pull the car to the side of the road. Called for a tow. Nissan service ran a diagnostic and said a band inside of the transmission had snapped. There was no warning, and I do have my car regularly serviced at Nissan. *tr

The car failed to start because the brake switch and the entire harness sub failed. I had to tow away the car to the nearest Nissan showroom and was charged $440 to replace harness-sub, switch assy sto, band hose plus labor. Ps: this is a known problem but Nissan wont refund my money. How can a vehicle just under 50k fail for such a thing if not for a bad factory harness. *tr

My 2010 altima had been going dead for the last 3 days. I have to get a jump a jump in the am for work and after work when I leave. I took the vehicle to an auto parts store to test the battery and was told the battery was efficient so I am puzzled as to why this has been happening. I was told it may be the alternator. Today my car wouldn't start or even take a jump from another vehicle so I was left stuck. I believe here should be a recall on this make n model for these electrical issues or at least a discount on alternator replacements at the dealership. *tr

Over the years ived had multiple problems with the branke and engine of my 2010 altima. The panel lights up but the engine does not crank. Pushing the ignition button only locks the brake.no warning signals either the car just dies on you ived paid over 700 everytime it needs repair, im very frustrated with my car and will never buy another Nissan vehicle.

My brake light came on and I topped it off with oil and it went home. This was on sunday. I took it in monday to have it checked and the master cylinder was leaking and I had it replaced for $612.73. I called Nissan as I found there were some complaints and found a site where Nissan was reimbursing customers. They checked my VIN number and told me my car was not eligible. This is too new of a car with hardly any miles on it. Now they say my front struts need replacing. I never had to replace struts on my old Mazda until it had very high mileage on it. I am not pleased. *tr

On sunday, 12/16/12 evening around 11:15pm, I was driving home from out of town and had to pull over for gas about 45 miles away from the house. I turned off the vehicle and filled up the gas and the car would not start once we were ready to leave. The ABS and flip lights would blink and the battery would power up but the car on the push button ignition would not respond which would start the car, I called the towing company and I was charged $173 for towing to the dealer as the mechanic was not able to start the vehicle either. The following morning, I received a call from the dealer stating the brake pedal switch which when pressed with the key fob in the vehicle allows the car to be started when pressing the push button ignition switch; that switch attached to the brake harness had g

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Nissan altima. While driving approximately 30 MPH on a damp road, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle began to spin out of control without warning. The vehicle crashed into a concrete overpass. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a parking lot. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

The dashboard is literally melting and has puddles of tacky residue. I live in florida. The vehicle was purchased in florida. The dashboard is breaking down and causing a dangerous glare on the windshield. It is a serious safety hazard for passengers, other mva's and especially pedestrians as they are almost impossible to see in daylight. The tacky substance cannot be cleaned. Anything that touches it sticks. Nissan knows about the problem. It is a defect in composite material and has not been caused by solvents or cleaners. Nissan refuses to cover dashboard replacement despite this being a known issue. The cost to replace is over $2k. Nissan has entered into a class action settlement for model years 2008 & 2009 (sanborn v. Nissan north america) but I have a 2010 and it has the same pro

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Nissan altima. While the contact's wife was driving 40 MPH, there was a strong burning odor inside the vehicle. The failure occurred without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road, lifted the hood, and noticed flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was not towed nor taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-647-7261 and stated that the investigators would contact him within three days. Case number: 27217273 was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

Dashboard is "melting." this is causing windshield glare creating a visibility hazard.

Engine ping noise from engine at times really loud noise got worse then more problems happened over time at a stop car was accelerating like if was pressing the brake and the gas at the same time,next car would come to a stop then lost power when accelerating the car would not go more than a few MPH this happened a few times and once down hill the car would not go in reverse and almost hit a parked car also almost got in an accident because the car would not clear an intersection , I also got video footage of incident ,dealer keeps saying there is nothing wrong and the car is safe even after they saw the video they say the computer shows nothing then a recorder was installed in the car and the car was accelerated by itself the recorder button was pressed and the car was then taken to the d

Went out to start vehicle ,no start...towed to dealer ,denied under warranty,made me pay for replacement..dealer towed to a Nissan dealer to perform install of steering lock assay. And misc hardware. *tr