Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Nissan Altima has 99 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
99
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Hello, I am the owner now of this vehicle snd I see the recalls have not been taken care of? What do... |
| May 11, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The cars battery and brake lights came on while driving and then after about 10 mins my gas pedal st... |
| Jul 2, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THIS ENGINE? THIS CAR HAS LESS THAT 120K MILES. IT SEEMS I GET A LOT OF INTER... |
| May 21, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CRANK SHAFT. IT RUNS ROUGH IT STALLS AND THE GAS MILEAGE IS VERY OFF |
| Oct 17, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO DRIV... |
| Sep 12, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CRACKED POSITION SENSOR. *LD *JS |
| Jun 5, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SLAMS FROM DRIVE MODE AND THEN TO REVERSE WHEN HOT IN DRIVE IT SLIPS TRANS MISSION SLA... |
| Dec 13, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA1N4AL11D... SLOW TO ACCELERATE AFTER A TURN OR FROM A FULL STOP. SLOW TO ACCELERAT... |
| May 13, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | NISSAN USED PARTS IN THE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM WHICH PREMATURELY FAIL AND WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR AF... |
| Apr 4, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TRANSMISSION ROUGH SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. IT HESITATES WHILE ACCELERATING AND THEN STOPS OR JERKS. |
| Oct 31, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS... AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES, CAR BEGAN JERKING WHILE IN MOTION FROM STOP OR RED ... |
| Jul 26, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SHIFT ERRATIC FROM 1 TO SECOND ON UPSHIFTING AND CLUNKS HARD FROM 2 TO 1 ON SLOWING DO... |
| Aug 3, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | LAST YEAR, I NOTICED MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAD APPEARED. I HAD THE CODE CHECKED AND IT WAS THE CRA... |
| Jun 11, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | THE CAR HAD BEEN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY FOR A WHILE NOW AND, THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REGULARL... |
| May 14, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | CAR SHUDDERED AND RPM DROPPED AND THEN CAME BACK UP TO CURRENT RPM LEVEL. CAME TO STOP LIGHT AND VE... |
| Apr 12, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TAKATA RECALL. I BOUGHT MY CAR EXACTLY 11 MONTHS AGO ON FEBRUARY 2015. I FIRST NOTICED WHEN I BOUGHT... |
| Mar 24, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS BACKING INTO A SPACE IN A GARAGE AND THE CAR JUST SPEED BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN AT HIGH SPEED. ... |
| Mar 20, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | WENT TO GO START THE CAR, PUSHED IN CLUTCH AS NORMAL, STARTED FINE, BUT WHEN I WENT TO GO PUT THE CA... |
| Dec 11, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA, IT APPEARS TO HAVE SHIFTING ISSUES THAT ARE KNOWN TO NISSAN. NI... |
| Sep 14, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | THE CLUTCH WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. IT WILL HAPPEN WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. THEN IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMA... |