2012 Nissan Altima electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 44 complaints for the 2012 Nissan Altima, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 47,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 32 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 nissan altima. While the vehicle was parked at home with the engine turned off, it caught on fire. The contact noticed the flames coming from the front of the vehicle between the hood and windshield. Prior to the fire, there were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact extinguished the fire with a water hose. The fire department and police were not notified. The auto insurance company inspected the vehicle and deemed it a total loss.
Security prompt to" press brake to start" in vechicle information display failed causing confusion on proper starting procedure for the vechicle. Information to start vechicle is blank in the screen,this problem started with early 2007 models and has showed up in my 2012 altima. This vechicle is store normally has 32k miles on it as of 10/9/2018 and shouldnt have had this kind of failure. What else is going to fail in this instrument cluster while driving, it safety issue.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Nissan Altima
- Drivetrain & axles 146 complaints
- Engine 72 complaints
- Air bags 57 complaints
- Cruise control 49 complaints
- Body & structure 33 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18 complaints
- Steering 17 complaints