2012 Nissan Altima steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 17 complaints for the 2012 Nissan Altima, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 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 | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 26,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
My son was driving, lost control of the vehicle, the vehicle veered off of the road and hit a tree, went through a residential backyard fence and came to rest 3ft. Before an 8ft. Embankment into a creek. The airbags deployed and he had to be extricated from the vehicle. He suffered the following injuries: - 2 broken vertebra in his neck - broken clavicle - 4 broken ribs - collapsed lungs - laceration on his upper left arm.
So I purchased my car in 2014 at tony nissan waipio and had cna manufactured warranty..which is a good warranty.but I come to realize ever since.my manufactured warranty expired in 2019, and I routinely bring my car in for oil and oil filter maintenance every 3 months, and each time I would bring it in. Mechanics and service advisors seems to find a lot of problems with my car..and ask if I wanted it to be fixed or replaced, majority of the time.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Nissan Altima
- Drivetrain & axles 146 complaints
- Engine 72 complaints
- Air bags 57 complaints
- Cruise control 49 complaints
- Electrical system 44 complaints
- Body & structure 33 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18 complaints