Vehicle report
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
Reported problems
1546 complaints · median 78010 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 854 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 461 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 146 |
| ENGINE | 107 |
| POWER TRAIN | 91 |
| AIR BAGS | 82 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 48 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 45 |
| STRUCTURE | 43 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 41 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 32 |
| SUSPENSION | 31 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 26 |
| WHEELS | 15 |
| SEATS | 14 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 12 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 10 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 9 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 6 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 6 |
| TIRES | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 4 |
| STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| STEERING:STEERING CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.