2014 Nissan Altima · symptom sheet

Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard

64owner reports
71,000median miles
$4,000median quote
0involved a crash

Newest report Apr 8, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

191 of the 1,025 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 64 of those describe transmission shudder.

Narrower sheets: Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear (34 reports)

No recall on this systemas of Oct 2, 2026

No crash reportedin 64 reports

Tick what matches of 64 reports

shudders or vibrates at low speed

slips or revs without pulling

bangs or clunks into gear

hesitates when I accelerate

a dealer did a software update

fluid was changed or flushed

Transmission shudder on other Altima years

201464 reports 201546 reports 201685 reports 201737 reports

Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024.

What this problem usually is

This is the biggest drivetrain group on the site: a transmission that shudders, slips, hesitates or bangs into gear. It's the everyday version of transmission trouble, where the car still drives but doesn't drive right, and it has three narrower sheets of its own for jerking, hesitation and slipping.

Read the full explainer · Which cars report it most

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (10 reports) and the torque converter (4 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.

What owners paid

9 of the 64 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $3,500 to $4,100.

$3,500$4,000$4,100

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When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 58,888 and 95,000 miles, from the 54 reports that gave a mileage.

Is this a known problem?

The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 6 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Nissan Altima that deal with this problem. Newest first.

Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.

Service bulletinNTB17-039kSep 30, 2020
PATHFINDER, ALTIMA, MAXIMA, MURANO AND QUEST; CVT JUDDER AND DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration), AND One of these DTCs is stored: ï· P17F0 (CVT_JUDDER (T/M INSPECTION)) ï· P17F1 (CVT_JUDDER (C/U INSPECTION)) NOTE: ï If a transmission judder (as ...
Service bulletinNTB15-086gApr 18, 2017
2013-2014 ALTIMA AND 2014-2016 ROGUE; MIL ON WITH DTC P0776, P1715 MAY HAVE HESITATION AND/OR LACK OF POWER This bulletin applies only to Altima vehicles equipped with 4-cylinder engine. The PARTS INFORMATION section has been revised. No other changes have been made.
Service bulletinNTB15-086DAug 9, 2016
2013-2016 ALTIMA AND 2014-2016 ROGUE; MIL ON WITH DTC P0776, P1715 MAY HAVE HESITATION AND/OR LACK OF POWER ALTIMA WITH 4-CYLINDER ENGINE ONLY THE TITLE IS CHANGED, A DTC IS ADDED UNDER IF YOU CONFIRM, AND TCM REPROGRAMMING IS ADDED TO THE SERVICE PROCEDURE.
Service bulletinNTB15015FApr 29, 2016
IF YOU CONFIRM: The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration) AND One of these DTCs is stored: - P17F0 (CVT_JUDDER (T/M INSPECTION)) - P17F1 (CVT_JUDDER (C/U INSPECTION)) NOTE - If a transmission judder (as described ...

2 more on the 2014 Nissan Altima page.

What owners wrote

“After a month of purchase this car from a buy here pay here lot they offer no help my transmission slipping going cost about $4000 to get repaired”
Filed Apr 8, 2026

“The vehicle jerks and stutters while accelerating. In some cases it can lose power completely, which is extremely dangerous when driving at any speed, but particularly on the highway. Iâve also researched this issue online and it is a well known transmission defect with Nissan CVT transmissions and many people have experienced the same issue. Iâd be shocked if nobody has been injured or killed.”
Filed Sep 16, 2022

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 0 of 64 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.

Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found