2018 Nissan Altima steering problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2018 Nissan Altima — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While I was driving my power steering went out completely on the interstate right when I went to turn almost causing an accident where I could have been severely injured or injured others around me. Prior to the failure my front vehicle obstruction light has been coming on and off multiple times…”
filed Jan 8, 2023
“Several times while normal driving and nothing in roadway the display will say unauthorized object in view and there's nothing there happens several times a day scares me at first cause I think something wrong and takes 10 minutes for display warning light to turn off”
filed Mar 15, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Altima years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Altima | 5 | 13% |
| 2023 Altima | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 Altima | 7 | 10% |
| 2020 Altima | 20 | 11% |
| 2019 Altima | 3 | 1% |
| 2017 Altima | 15 | 4% |
| 2016 Altima | 16 | 3% |
| 2015 Altima | 48 | 5% |
| 2014 Altima | 58 | 5% |
| 2013 Altima | 94 | 4% |
| 2012 Altima | 16 | 4% |
| 2011 Altima | 12 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 Nissan Altima
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.