Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Nissan Altima has 94 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
94
Complaints
1
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
12V494000
STEERING
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Altima vehicles manufactured from May 10, 2012, through July 26, 2012. These vehicles may have been ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | Heard a loud pop noise from the rear of the car while backing up, steering was unstable while drivin... |
| May 18, 2025 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Fuel System: Car hesitates and cut off after pumping fuel.\n' + 'Outer Tie rods torn rubber, v... |
| Apr 8, 2025 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the dealer had previously repaired th... |
| Dec 7, 2024 | STEERING | The steering wheel locked up and it caused the car to hit a concrete barrier. |
| Feb 15, 2024 | STEERING | Very stiff steering. |
| Apr 14, 2023 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | . |
| Jan 3, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE | My power steering somehow had a slow leak which caused steering wheel to lock on while driving. Also... |
| Aug 26, 2022 | STEERING | Loud whining noise when I turn the wheel |
| Jun 1, 2022 | STEERING | My Nissan's right passenger side lower rearward control arm broke as I was driving and I lost contro... |
| Apr 1, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle jerked t... |
| Feb 5, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | I took my car in for an alignment and the mechanic discovered excessive and sever corrosion on the l... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER | Very hard to steer and check engine light come on after a very loud beep. |
| Jun 25, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | Steering it’s heavy A/C stop working it self Airbag check light on dashboard |
| Mar 8, 2021 | STEERING | WHEN I GET TO 60 MPH OR ABOVE I GET A TERRIBLE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FEELS LIKE THE WHEE... |
| Feb 26, 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA ON I95 AT 60 MPH IN CONNECTICUT THE RIGHT LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM... |
| Jul 3, 2020 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING ON STREET, THE GAS PEDAL WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE POWER TO THE CAR AND BEGIN TO SLOW ITS... |
| May 26, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND I HEARD A POP AND PULLED OVER AND AS I PUT IT IN PARK MY TRACTION CONTR... |
| Mar 8, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | LAST WEEK I HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A REAR CONTROL ARM WHILE DRIVING 50 MILES AN HOUR COSTING ... |
| Feb 23, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HEAR A POP AND GET OUT TO LOOK, REAR PASSENGER CONTROL ARM CORRODED TO THE PO... |
| Nov 30, 2019 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED MOVING FROM SIDE ... |