2014 Nissan Altima torque converter issue
Asked by GuruHJM2V Aug 14, 2019 at 07:25 PM about the 2014 Nissan Altima 2.5 S
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
My 2014 Nissan Altima 67k miles started shuddering and
dying when put into gear. Grinding scratchy sound. Towed it
to dealership that I bought it from. I have their gold
preferred plan and opted for their maintenance package
(bought car brand new) they have all history on car since
they were the ones that service it. They kept my car for 21
days trying to get it to "act up" on video to make a claim to
Nissan. They said it was running just fine. I escalated to
Nissan HQ and they got ahold of dealership. Skip to today,
manager at dealership calls pretty much says I need to
come get my car. He said its definitely the torque converter
or (something else I cant recall) either way transmission. I
stated to him that hes acknowledging there is a major
issue and releases the car to me. Nothing they can do and
to just drive the car til it happens again. Liability much!?!?
Thing is I just paid it off. Warranty runs out in November
this year, then I'm screwed. What do I do? Help anyone? All
the research shows this is a common issue but I cant prove
it.
8 Answers
Nissan won't replace the transmission? My advice is once they replace the CVT that you dump it while it is still under warranty.
Thank you for the reply. Not until the can get documented proof. OR I can continue to raise hell (naturally a god given gift) with Nissan. Dump it where? Like sell it? Same dealership only offered 5k when I wanted to upgrade a year or two ago. (Depreciation for a slight front end collision less than 30 mph no airbag deployment, which was fixed) :'( This is a hot mess.
Come on guys give me some hope it's still under warranty..... I just paid it off. 2014, 67k This is a lose I cant take. ~SIGH~
JimBob2019 answered 5 years ago
Three choices. Sell it while its under warranty and get its market value. Don't sell it while its under warranty and try your best to get it to fail before the warranty expiration date in order to have it fixed with less cost to you. Resign to the fact that it will fail and start saving to cover the costs to repair it. Fact is, here is the problem. You like it too much to part with it. I suggest to have it totaled. Avoid fraud and collect. Buy a better one.
Jimbob you're killing me lol. 1st of all I dont really like it. It serves its purpose, so no personal attachment whatsoever. Financially and credit wise, sure I can go get what I want, no problem. It's the principle of the matter. This is insane. I rather fight tooth and nail with Nissan before I succumb to dropping a paid off car still under warranty. I do appreciate your opinion, it has been most informative.
JimBob2019 answered 5 years ago
" I do appreciate your opinion, it has been most informative." Give me points then. I just started this activity and I wanna rack'em up like the rest o' them. Truth of the matter is ... time is your worst enemy in this case. You will choose one of the 3 options I suggested. Do you see another I don't? Get rid of the pride in the matter and get sensible. You don't always have to be right. Also, I never suggested dropping it off at a dealer. Private sale is best. Your records and meticulous care you took for the vehicle will sell it for you. Just make the right trade. I want points.
I had similar issue with my 2017 Altima. Gears were slipping and sometimes when I put my foot on gas peddle, the car would not move. I brought it to Nissan and they could not get it to do the same nor was it pulling any error code. They had me pick it up and advised to bring it back if it happens again, AND leave it running so the code would transmit. 2 weeks later same issue. I managed to make it to the dealership, after almost getting in a wreck, and left the car running and sure enough if pushed out error code. Transmission failure @ 27k miles. They are going to replace the transmission as car is still under warranty, however I no longer will feel safe driving it. I want to trade it in as soon as I get it back, however, I'm terrified of how the trade in value will be effected with the transmission already having to be replaced.
