# 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `1474461` · 2018-06-09 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** ALTIMA
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 96,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CVT STARTS MAKING NOISE, THE RPM GO UP TO 6,000 RPM THEN I LOOSE ENGINE POWER SUDDENLY SO THE CAR SPEED STUCK ON 40 MPH SUDDENLY AND DECREASE THE SPEED EVEN WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL IT JUST MAKES NOISE AND INCREASE THE RPM AND THE NOISE BUT THE SPEED DON'T INCREASE, SO A CAR BEHIND ME CRASH TAILGATING MY CAR, I'M NOW WITH SERIOUSLY INJURIES, THE NISSAN CVT IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS, MY CAR ONLY HAS 96,000 MILES.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*