2010 Nissan Altima

IF I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THE CAR STARTED, WILL I SOON HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP?????? VEHICLE NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO 6/15/2013. JUST THOUGHT THE KEY NEEDED TO BE CHARGED. BUT ON THIS DATE I PULL UP AT A HOTEL, CHECKED IN AND WENT TO MOVE THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. SAT FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. REPLACED BATTERY A FEW WEEKS PRIOR SO IT WASN'T THAT. HAD TO BE TOWED TO A PEPBOYS. TOO LATE FOR A DEALERSHIP, A SATURDAY EVENING, AND I WAS OVER 5 HOURS FROM HOME. THE CAR WAS DROPPED OFF ACROSS FROM THE BAYS THEREFORE THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONNECT THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. AFTER SETTING FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS IT FINALLY CRANK. THEY SAID IT WAS THE STARTER, AS OF TODAY I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE STARTER. IN AUGUST IT DID IT AGAIN TWICE WHILE MY 16 YR WAS DRIVING IT TO SCHOOL. A COUPLE OF TIMES IN SEPTEMBER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 10/14/2013, THEIR DIAGNOSIS WERE: REPLACE BRAKE SW, SUB HARNESS, AND TIE STRAPS. AND NOW ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS WANT START WITHOUT PUMPING THE BRAKES. I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT DRIVES THE CAR NOW BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY GIVING OUT. *TR

THIS VEHICLE STALLS OR LOSES POWER WHEN DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING LONG TRIPS, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER DURING PROLONGED DRIVING (SEVERAL HOURS). IT SEEMS TO DO WELL IF KEPT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BUT AS SOON AS THE CAR MAKES A STOP OR SLOWS DOWN, IT COMPLETELY STALLS OR ACCELERATES WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY AT INSUFFICIENT SPEED. IT IS A DANGEROUS TRAFFIC HAZARD. THE NISSAN DEALER EXPRESSED SURPRISE WHEN I CALLED HIM REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A BATCH OF POOR GASOLINE. AFTER WE EXPERIENCE ANOTHER POWER FAILURE, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER RUNNING TESTS, OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION ANALYZED AND SERVICED, AND THE BATTERY CABLES CHECKED. THE CAR RECENTLY LOST POWER AGAIN ON A TRIP FROM MONTANA TO CALIFORNIA. IT LOST POWER AT STOP SIGNS OR WHEN I HAD TO DECELERATE AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE. AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF FOR THE EVENING, IT DID NOT START THE NEXT MORNING, AT FIRST. LATER IT STARTED AND DROVE FINE. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT OTHER NISSANS LOSING POWER OR STALLING. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD TELL ME WHAT STEPS YOU ARE TAKING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC PUSH-TO-START IGNITION WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *TR

SUBJECT: 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA HESITATION PROBLEM CONTACT INFORMATION: NHTSA ID: 370601 CONTACT SOURCE: OWNER FOLLOW UP/ I NOW HAVE 42000 ON THE CAR AND THE FIX DID NOT WORK!! I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY DID FIND LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ARE CHECKING IT ONCE PER MONTH. MY WIFE FEELS THAT THERE IS ENOUGH CONCERN THAT SHE DOES NOT DRIVE IT OFTEN. I BELIEVE THAT IT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MAY HAVE CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS ALREADY WHICH HAVE GONE UN-NOTICED AS MECHANICAL !!! *TR

MY VEHICLE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE IKEY, AND WOULD NOT START LEAVING ME STRANDED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (ALL DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS) AND IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE KEY BATTERIES THINKING THAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM IT IS NOT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT BE IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER WORK LATE AT NIGHT AND NOT BE ABLE TO STAR/DRIVE MY VEHICLE. BEING A YOUNG ADULT FEMALE THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE. *TR

BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW 14 MONTHS AGO AND THE BATTERY ALREADY HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT MY EXPENSE. DEALER SERVICE INFORMED ME MAY HAVE TROUBLE IF NOT REPLACED. I WROTE NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THE FOLLOWING: "NISSAN IS NOT IN THE POSITION TO PROVIDE VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT COVERAGE OR WARRANTY COVERAGE. NISSAN DEPENDS ON ITS NISSAN DEALERS TO PROVIDE ANY AND ALL WARRANTY COVERAGE CONCERNS AS THEY ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINE WHETHER A PART IS WARRANTY OR NOT. WE RECOMMEND YOU CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH YOUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER??S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH ANY WARRANTY INQUIRIES. " SINCE NISSAN ITSELF WILL NOT PROPERLY LOOK INTO THE SITUATION I WILL NO LONGER PURCHASE A NISSAN AND THEY HAVE LOST A LOYAL CUSTOMER SINCE 1972. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON POSITION COULD NOT BE SWITCHED TO THE OFF POSITION UNTIL THE SHIFT SELECTOR WAS MOVED TO THE PARK POSITION; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN ANOTHER GEAR OTHER THAN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE SINCE THEY DID NOT REPLY TO ANY ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY NHTSA. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

2010 NISSAN ALTIMA S (PURCHASED NEW 12/7/09) AND AS PART OF THE INCENTIVE TO BUY THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP HAD AFTER MARKET LEATHER INSTALLED AND FROM THERE THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN NON-STOP. AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR NEARLY 10 TIMES (ONE BEING TODAY) IN THE PAST 15 MONTHS FOR SERVICE AND WAS PLACED IN LOANER CARS AT LEAST 4 TIMES DUE TO THE PROBLEMS. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG NOT WORKING AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT SPORADICALLY COMES ON BOTH BLINKING AND/OR A CONSTANT. MY ENTIRE SEAT WAS REPLACED AND STILL THE AIR BAG LIGHT TAKES UP TO 5 MINUTES SOMETIMES (IT VARIES) TO TURN OFF INDICATING SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT. I HAVE DRIVEN UP TO 4 MILES WITH MY PASSENGER BEING UNPROTECTED. THE DEALERSHIP, TODAY SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS CAME OFF AND ON SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH NOTHING FOUND TO BE WRONG EACH TIME, EXCEPT ONCE, THEY SAID I HAD A NAIL IN MY TIRE AND THEY PLUGGED IT. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE REPAIR WORK AND LOOKED VERY WELL... THIS PAST WEEKEND, I VACUUMED MY ENTIRE CAR (MEANING EACH DOOR HAD BEEN OPENED AND SHUT) TAKING APPROX 15 MINUTES. WHEN I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO START IT THE SHIFT WAS LOCKED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ALL LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD SHOW "ON" ON THE START BUTTON WHILE NOT RUNNING. I WAS JUMP STARTED AND THEN INSTANTLY THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT BLINKED FOR ONE MINUTE THEN STAYED CONSTANT. THE AIR BAG SENSOR TOOK EVEN LONGER TO WORK. OF COURSE, WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, NOTHING WAS WRONG--BATTERY WAS GOOD--AIR BAGS ARE GOOD; HOWEVER, THEY DID CONFIRM LOW TIRE PRESSURE IN ONE TIRE... I TRULY BELIEVE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE COMPANY IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED AND TRULY DISHEARTEN BY NISSAN AND THEIR LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS' SAFETY AND WELL BEING. *TR