KnownCarProblems2018 Nissan Altima Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 226 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Nissan Altima, most often about the other or unspecified (27% of complaints, typically around 37,000 miles). It is 18th of 27 Altima model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2018 Nissan Altima problems
Other or unspecified
60 complaints · 27%Half of these problems showed up before 37,000 miles.
Foward emergency braking (feb) system malfunctioning or inoperable/unavailable while the vehicle was in motion on a highway. When this occurs, an orange symbol light in the dash illuminates and I am unable to use the cruise control or the climate control system. The feb seems to return to normal when I stop the…
Radar sensor for aeb and fcw malfunctioning, turning off at random situations, braking when no vehicle is near, false alerts crossing rail road tracks, etc. Took to Nissan dealership under warranty but issue was not fixed since they claim to be because of potential prior crash. Vehicle has not been reported in a…
Brakes
49 complaints · 22%Half of these problems showed up before 32,500 miles. Parts named most often: antilock.
When trying to push start the brakes feel hard and unable to push down so the push start will work. Have to play with the brake pedal in order for it to go down and able to start the car.
The vehicle is frequently not recognizing that the brake is depressed. The brakes work fine but with the car not recognizing the brake is depressed, it will not start (as it is a push button start and the brake needs to be depressed for the car to start). Also because of it not recognizing that the brake is depressed…
Electrical
37 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 31,500 miles. Parts named most often: ignition.
The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the push to start feature failed to operate as designed. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that after several attempts depressing the push to start button the vehicle started and operated as…
My backup camera always goes black and doesn't always provide video. Backup camera shoes black/blank screen when trying to back up periodically.
Air bags
36 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 46,500 miles. Parts named most often: sensor.
The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bags warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to premier Nissan of metairie located at 6636 veterans memorial blvd, metairie, la 70003, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that an unknown object underneath the seat caused the…
We were driving and the air bag light illuminated. We were not in any kind of accident. Pulled over and turned the car off, had passenger get out of car and back in then restarted the car. Light went off like normal. Shortly after driving it came back on and now no longer turns off, disabling my air bags. Have tried…
Transmission
24 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 12,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
While driving on the highway, during the morning, my car activated the brakes on its own, this is the second time this happens the first time I took it to the dealer and asked for the sensors to be removed, and kept it for a whole day and apparently nothing was done, secondly the (front radar obstruction) is becoming…
The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started and shifted to drive, the vehicle hesitated and then lunged forward while the RPM's revved up. The contact also stated that the failure recurred approximately 10 times. The vehicle was taken to star Nissan located at 5757 west…
Driver assistance
15 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 18,000 miles. Parts named most often: warnings, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, blind spot detection.
The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the forward collision avoidance sensor activated at random. There were no vehicles in front of the contact at the time. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred for the past five months on a daily basis. The vehicle was taken to oak…
Several times while normal driving and nothing in roadway the display will say unauthorized object in view and there's nothing there happens several times a day scares me at first cause I think something wrong and takes 10 minutes for display warning light to turn off
Engine
14 complaints · 6%While driving on the highway, during the morning, my car activated the brakes on its own, this is the second time this happens the first time I took it to the dealer and asked for the sensors to be removed, and kept it for a whole day and apparently nothing was done, secondly the (front radar obstruction) is becoming…
The vehicle is frequently not recognizing that the brake is depressed. The brakes work fine but with the car not recognizing the brake is depressed, it will not start (as it is a push button start and the brake needs to be depressed for the car to start). Also because of it not recognizing that the brake is depressed…
Lights
13 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: headlights.
My headlights are awful I can't see at night because the lights project on the ground and I have to have the lights on bright just to see there should be a recall on this issue.
The vehicle is frequently not recognizing that the brake is depressed. The brakes work fine but with the car not recognizing the brake is depressed, it will not start (as it is a push button start and the brake needs to be depressed for the car to start). Also because of it not recognizing that the brake is depressed…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2018 Nissan Altima recalls
Doors and locks: latch
Risk: Corrosion to the secondary latch may cause it to bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed. If the primary latch is inadvertently released again and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install a stronger release spring in the hood release lever, a warning label near the secondary hood latch, and an ownerâs manual addendum card with instructions on how to lubricate and maintain the secondary hood latch mechanism, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed june 30, 2021. Owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: recall 16v-029 remains open for any unremedied 2013-2015 altimas and this recall applies to all vehicles covered by 16v-029 even if those repairs have already been performed.
Full defect summary
Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2018 nissan altima vehicles. If the primary hood latch is inadvertently released, there is an increased likelihood that the secondary hood latch may corrode over time.
Backup camera: camera
Risk: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began november 11, 2019 and all affected vins should be activated. Owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or infiniti customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
Full defect summary
Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 nissan altima, armada, frontier, kicks, leaf, maxima, murano, nv, nv200, pathfinder, rogue, rogue sport, sentra, titan, titan diesel, versa note and versa sedan vehicles, as well as infiniti q50, q60, qx30 and qx80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 nissan gt-r and taxi and infiniti qx50, qx60, q70, q70l vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 111, "rear visibility."
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Hertz/vehicles rented with open recalls
Summary
Nhtsa is opening this audit query to investigate whether the hertz corporation (hertz) has complied with the requirements of the national traffic and motor vehicle safety act (safety act). The safety act requires, among other things, that a rental company shall not rent a vehicle subject to a safety recall unless the recall remedy has been performed. 49 u.s.c. ⧠30120(I).NHTSA is in receipt of information that indicates hertz rented vehicles to customers without having performed required recall repairs. Accordingly, we are opening this audit query to seek additional information concerning this issue.
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture
Summary
From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.NHTSA.gov/sites/NHTSA.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substa
Rear suspension control arm failure
Summary
On july 29, 2019, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened ea19002 to investigate instances of alleged rear lower control arm failures in 2013-2018 nissan altima and 2016-2018 nissan maxima vehicles. At the time the investigation was opened odi had 91 consumer complaints alleging rear lower control arm failures in the subject vehicles.odi was concerned about these complaints because many of them alleged an increased steering effort or loss of vehicle control.at the time these complaints were received, odi was also aware of a proactive service campaign addressing 2013 nissan altima in salt-belt states for a similar concern. Since opening the investigation, odi has confirmed, based on
Rear suspension control arm failure
Summary
Pe18-013 was opened on december 1, 2018, with 4 complaints to odi alleging incidents of the lower control arm fracturing at a connection point to the vehicle chassis due to corrosion. Odi has received an additional 87 complaints since the pe was opened. During pe18-013, nissan indicated model years 2013-2018 shared a common rear lower control arm design. Nissan provided complaint and warranty data regarding 48 incidents of the subject failure. The majority of the complaints are from vehicles registered in salt belt states. There have been no crashes, injuries, or fatalities confirmed as of this date. Nissan advised that it has conducted testing to assess safety risk. Nissan states that due t
Questions about the 2018 Nissan Altima
- What are the most common problems with the 2018 Nissan Altima?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: other or unspecified (60 complaints, typically around 37,000 miles); brakes (49 complaints, typically around 32,500 miles); electrical (37 complaints, typically around 31,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2018 Nissan Altima have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from May 28, 2020 (doors and locks). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2018 a bad year for the Nissan Altima?
- It is 18th of 27 Altima model years by number of complaints, with 226 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.