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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2014 Nissan Altima Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
27about this part
Share
2%of 1,114 total for the year
Median mileage
32,500miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 27 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2014 Nissan Altima, 2% of the 1,114 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 32,500 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“1.) the engine light turns on and then turns off after a few days. 2.) when I am about to go when the light turns green, my car doesn't take off when I hit the gas pedal. This incident cause my car to be very slow into on going traffic which can cause an accident especially when I am turning to the right or left. It happens very frequent during my daily drives.”

NHTSA complaint #11326429, filed 2020-05, 5 miles

“When im in traffic and try to speed up the car doesn't change gears. Ive taken it to the dealer four times and they do nothing about it. It has happened two times within the last three days, which is more frequently than before. I have had this problem since I bought the car. When I stop the car completely, lets say at a red light, then press the gas it takes a few seconds for the car to even start moving.”

NHTSA complaint #10745824, filed 2015-08, 2,000 miles

“Acceleration issues. Sporadically the car will do nothing when we step on the accelerator. It is dangerous because it happens randomly and we essentially have zero power to move. After holding the accelerator down for a number of seconds the car will then abnormally start to accelerate and rev up on rpms but will not accelerate as normal. It's as if the transmission is thoroughly confused. I continued to drive the car and it could never get over 60 MPH regardless of how far I stepped on the accelerator. I have video of the behavior. …”

NHTSA complaint #11234798, filed 2019-07, 74,000 miles

“I purchased my 2014 Nissan Altima with only 6 miles on it in 2014. I only drove my car from school to home, as this was my work vehicle. I finished paying for my Nissan in november of 2019. My Nissan recently reached 90,000 miles and began to shut down in the middle of traffic. The engine began to jerk and it would not move it were placed in drive or reverse. Then at times when placed in drive the engine would shake and roar loudly, and shut off. My dad had to come and tow the car in twice due to it not shutting down on the interstate and in traffic. …”

NHTSA complaint #11326416, filed 2020-05, 88,998 miles

“I experienced a grinding, shaking noise at 2.0 RPM. The vehicle was taken in for service and I was informed that the transmission had to be replaced. The transmission was replaced and that was when all of my troubles began. The vehicle would hesitate and jerk while driving at low speeds. There was now a vibration at 1.5 RPM. I took the vehicle back to the dealership and was advised that a belt was loose. The vehicle was returned to me and it still was not driving smoothly and now the entire gear console was loose. …”

NHTSA complaint #10862573, filed 2016-05, 18,246 miles

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Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202313%
202063%
201994%
2018115%
20174110%
20166512%
2015384%
2014272%
2013482%
20124912%
201194%
2010205%
2009493%
2008353%
2007174%
2006385%
2005424%
200431%
2003334%
2002202%
2001117%
20002113%
199978%
199843%
199755%
199667%
19951911%
19941110%
19933428%

Other parts of the 2014 Nissan Altima

Exterior lighting
299 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
209 complaints
Air bags
208 complaints
Suspension
132 complaints
Other or unknown
84 complaints
Engine
77 complaints
Electrical system
71 complaints
Steering
58 complaints
Body and structure
52 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
31 complaints
Brakes
28 complaints
Fuel system
25 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Nissan Altima

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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