8 complaints reported

2000 Nissan Altima Power Train

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
8
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2008

2000 NISSAN ALTIMA BOUGHT NEW AND FAITHFULLY MAINTAINED AT DEALERSHIP (TRI-CITY NISSAN TALLMADGE OHIO) HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ONLY 50,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP OFFERS NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS UNHEARD OF PROBLEM. NISSAN HEADQUARTERS TELLS ME THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF REPAIR B/C IT IS UNHEARD OF. I WAIT (WITHOUT A CAR) FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEN HEADQUARTERS SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. WHEN I GET REPAIR (OVER $3K) THE SHOP SAYS DEFECTIVE GEAR AND I NOW HAVE THE PART. IF SOMEONE CAN'T HELP ME WITH THIS I AM GOING TO SUE NISSAN WITH PUNITIVE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2007
Sep 2004

WHEN AT A STOP ENGINE REVVED AT A HIGH RATE. CONSUMER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THEN TO DRIVE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2004
Sep 2003

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH CLUTCH BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT IT IN GEAR. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Dec 2002

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN NISSAN, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2002
Oct 2002

CAR ENGINE BLEW UP CAUSING FIRE AND OTHER DAMAGE TO CARS WAS IN NEUTRAL AND BEING FLAT TOWED BEHIND A MOTORHOME PER SPECS GIVEN BY MANUFACTURE NO DAMAGE TO TIRES THOUGH TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSEDLY BAD CAN YOU GIVE ADVICE CONCERNING CAUSE AND OR PREVENTION OF FUTURE PROBLEMS. DT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Jul 2001

TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN AND OUT OF GEARS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Jun 2001

TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND POWER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2001
Apr 2001

WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT.THERE ACTUALLY WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT & WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE CORRECTED IF WE BOUGHT THE CAR.WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN ABOUT THIS & THEY ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT FAILED WHEN MY WIFE & KIDS PULLED OUT ONTO A BUSY ROAD & WERE ALMOST HIT BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO STAY IN GEAR. THE GARAGE KEEPS TELLING US THAT THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE ANY OF THE SYMPTOMS AND WE ARE AFRAID TO USE THE CAR NOW.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2001

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 2000 Nissan Altima has 8 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.