2010 Nissan Altima Engine Problems

Before I started my trip to New Smyrna Beach, FL on May 28, 2022. I made sure my son checked the oil, the coolant, and my tire pressure. Car was running fine. Got on the highway and the car started making a load noise. I was able to get off the exit in Ormondo Beach, FL to check and see what was wrong. In the process I had to call my Husband and son. They came from Jacksonville, FL to check the car. The car temperature gauge went over half then back down. After resting for a while. My husband check the oil and it was low. He added oil and Lucas's oil. He drove the car back to Jacksonville, because I was afraid it might catch fire. We got 3 minutes from home; the car stalled out because he had to stop for a traffic light. And the black cloud of smoke came from the hood and back of the car. When had to push the car home. The car didn't give me no warning on the oil being low.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE FLOORBOARD UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS HEATING UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN ORDER TO COOL DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE FLAMES CAME FROM DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. SMOKE FIRST SHOWED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER BEFORE THE FLAMES QUICKLY APPEARED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE 2 PASSENGERS INJURED THAT DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION. THE TYPES OF INJURIES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

MY ENGINE IS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN ACCELARATING AND IT HAS EXCESSIVE BLOWBY WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON SAYING CATALYTIC CONVERTER ,EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL GETTING PAST MY PVC SYSTEM IT ONLY HAS 129880 MILES ON IT

MY VEHICLE SLOWS SEVERELY DOWN WHEN I DRIVE IN STEEP HILLS..

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.

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AT 140,000. CAR IS LOSING POWER ON HIGHWAY PUTTING ME AND MY KIDS IN DANGER. CAR LOSING POWER GOING DOWN TO ZERO ON BUSY HIGHWAY.

THERE IS CURRENTLY A EMISSION RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE 2010 NISSIAN ALTIMA (CSC-10043941-7009)(NTB12-040D SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN) - UNFORTUNATELY IT APPARENTLY DOESN'T INCLUDE MY VIN # ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE DEMONSTRATES THE IDENTICAL ISSUES THAT THE RECALL COVERS. CATALYTIC CONVERTER DEFECTIVE DUE TO IMPROPERLY CALIBRATED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) THAT MAY INCORRECTLY DETECT ENGINE VALVE CLOSURE AS ENGINE KNOCK. THE ECM WILL INCREASE THE FUEL FLOW TO COMPENSATE THIS FALSE READING WHICH IN TURNS CAUSES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO OVER HEAT. CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACE 7/14/2014 AT 105000 MILES - IN 9/08/2015 IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN 122000 MILES (15000 MILES) - CURRENTLY HAVING ECM REPROGRAMMED WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE AT CUSTOMER COST - THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SINCE IT'S A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE (AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS) - THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SEALS ON THE REAR OF THE ENGINE FAILED AND STARTED LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING ON THE GROUND CAUSING POSSIBLE FIRE AND OR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND I INDICATED THAT THE REAR ENGINE OIL SEAL SHOULD NOT PREMATURELY LEAK ENGINE OIL ON THE GROUND WITH A 4 YEAR OLD CAR THAT HAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES SHOULD NOT LEAK OIL. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I ALSO INDICATED THAT NISSAN EXTENDED SUPPORT ON THE LEAKING CVT TRANSMISSION AND WHY NISSAN WILL NOT COVER FOR THE LEAKING ENGINE OIL?

TRAVELING EAST ON I-20 IN ARLINGTJON TEXAS OUR CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP. WE WERE POWERLESS TO MOVE AND COULD NOT GET OFF THE FREEWAY. WE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND AND AS REPORTED OUR CAR WENT AIRBORNE. THE TRUCK THAT HIT US ALSO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS TOP. IN ALL 4 PEOPLE WENT TO HOSPITAL INCLUDING MY SELF AND MY WIFE. IN RESEARCHING THE REASON THE CAR STOPPED, I FOUND A NUMBER OF OTHER CASES OVER SEVERAL YEARS OF PEOPLE ONLINE THAT LOST POWER IN THIS TYPE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A SENSOR FOR THE CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT THAT FAILS CAUSING STALLING. I CONTACTED NISSANS REPRESENTATIVE(CASE NUMBER18593816) AT 615-725-7539. TOLD THEM THE CAR HAD BEEN SEALED AND SECURED AWAITING THEIR INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE SAYING THEIR WERE NO RECALLS ON IT. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE KILLED US AND OTHERS.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD AN ERROR P0402 CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTION. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA AND THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT AND DOES NOT CARE TO ANYTHING ABOUT IT; HE TOLD ME TO GOOGLE IT AND SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS. I DID JUST THAT AND WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE WERE. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT FOR FEAR OF MAKING IT WORSE AND TOLD ME TO GET RID OF THE CAR!. *TR

GO INTO MY CAR AFTER WORK DROVE TO THE HIGHWAY WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. MERGED INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR WAS STUCK AT 40 MPH AND BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED TIL EVENTUALLY THE CAR JUST STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ABOUT TO GET ON TO SHOULDER AND AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO POWER ON HOWEVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,038.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

I HAVE A 2010 ALTIMA BOUGHT IN MARCH 2010 THAT HAS STARTED TO JERK WHILE IT IS BEING DRIVEN. MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE CAR AND IT IS NOT DRIVING NORMAL BUT AFTER TALKING TO NISSAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM I JUST RECEIVED A CALL THAT STATES THAT THEIR ENGINEER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM I'M EXPERIENCING IS NORMAL AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE AND NOW I'M WORRIED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE COULD LOSE POWER. I DO NOT FEEL THAT CONTINUING TO DRIVE MY CAR IN THIS CONDITION IS SAFE. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE THESE COMPLICATIONS WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW SO I'M SURE THIS ISN'T A NORMAL CONDITION. MY MOTHER HAS THE SAME CAR BOUGHT TWO DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT MINE AND IT DOES NOT HAVE THIS CONDITION. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NISSAN CONSUMER DEPARTMENT BUT AND VERY CONCERNED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE URGENCY IN THIS MATTER. *TR

MY BRAND NEW NISSAN ALTIMA A/C STOP WORKING JUST FOR NOT REASON AFTER DRIVING IT FOR LIKE 20 MINUTES BUT I THOUGHT WAS ALRIGHT THE OUT OF NOWHERE THE ENGINE START TO OVERHEAT ALL THE WAY TO THE H, MY CAR IS AN BRAND NEW ALTIMA 2.5 S 4 CYLINDERS AND I JUST BOUGHT IT ON MAY 12TH, IN KAILUA KONA HAWAII (WWW.KONAAUTO.COM), I GOT SCARED BECAUSE WAS TOO HOT AND IT COULD BURNT SOMEONE ELSE FACE OR EVEN BLOW OUT, IT HAPPENED ALREADY 2 TIMES, THEY SAID THAT IS A BELT BUT NO CAR WITH ALMOST 700 MILES ON IT HEATS UP OUT OF NOTHING. I WOULD ACTUALLY GUYS LIKE YOU TO PUT ATTENTION TO ALL THE REVIEWS CUZ PEOPLE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE A/C IN ALTIMAS 2010, ALSO THERE IS A NOISE EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I TURN THE CAR ON LIKE WATER RUNNING IN THE DASH. *TR