Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Nissan Altima has 64 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
64
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Drive axle suddenly not functioning properly, caused dangerous conditions to stop the car while driv... |
| Dec 13, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Hi my Nissan has 120k miles son it and the transmission is completely wrong don’t go more than 30 mp... |
| Oct 10, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Unknown. My car is making a whining noise & no matter how much i push the gas pedal it won’t acceler... |
| Sep 9, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, th... |
| Jun 9, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Car all of a sudden started shuttering, hesitation in accelerator and then sudden acceleration. It c... |
| Nov 20, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Going down interstate, when you press the gas, vehicle hesitates if you are going faster than 40 mil... |
| Nov 7, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the transmission los... |
| Aug 2, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | My car was all morning in the parking lot of my apartments and it was time to go to work, then i sta... |
| May 29, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I was driving in early n all of a sudden car started slowing down n there’s other cars n I have my k... |
| Feb 16, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS U... |
| Mar 23, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE IN MOTION EXITING A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENTIRE CAR SHOOK, AND STAR... |
| Feb 24, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | AT 97,000 MILES THE NISSAN DEALER RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION OIL FLUSH. AFTER THE FLUSH THE TRANSMIS... |
| Jan 11, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | NISSAN SAYS MY CVT TRANSMISSION ISNT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY CAR HAS ONLY 72,000 MILES... |
| Nov 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I PURCHASED THIS CAR JUST FIVE YEARS AGO FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN CA. I DON'T DRIVE IT MUCH BECAU... |
| Sep 21, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | THIS SEEM LIKE A BIG ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. WHEN OUR CAR GOT TO 90,00... |
| Aug 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR STARTED WITH A BAD JERKING MOTION WHEN DRIVING IT. THEN IT STARTED NOT WANTING TO PICK UP SPE... |
| Aug 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAIL AT 115000 MILES CAR WONT ACCELERATE |
| Aug 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS UNDER ... |
| Jul 24, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I BOUGHT A 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA AND AT 127,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND WHEN IT WARMS UP... |
| Jun 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | CAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 129K MILES. WINDING NOISE AND SLIPPING. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ANY ... |