2005 Nissan Altima transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 46 complaints for the 2005 Nissan Altima, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 46 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 38 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 74% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
While driving on the highway at 70 MPH consumer slammed on the brake pedal in a panic situation and brakes locked up, causing the vehicle to skid. Vehicle skidded 15 feet before coming to a complete stop. Dealership indicated that tires had flat spots because of this incident. Also, the torque converter was locked up. This failure was likely to recur if the brake pedal was depressed in a panic situation at speeds of 35 MPH or faster.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The driver states there was a recall done on the electronic control module last year at 32,433 miles. The contact states they have never had any problems with the vehicle until after the recall was done. The vehicle will jerk while doing high speeds on the highway and recently while driving at 25MPH the vehicle completely shut off on it's own. The driver then waited a minute and started the vehicle again and was able to drive it.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Nissan Altima
- Engine 402 complaints
- Body & structure 354 complaints
- Electrical system 98 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 71 complaints
- Air bags 49 complaints
- Brakes 45 complaints
- Cruise control 42 complaints
- Fuel system 35 complaints