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2016 Nissan Altima · symptom sheet

Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear

  • 43owner reports
  • 71,000median miles
  • $1,500median quote
  • 1involved a crash

Newest report Jul 8, 2025 · checked Sep 19, 2026

43 of the 85 reports of transmission shudder on the 2016 Altima describe jerking or hard shifts.

Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (85 reports) · also: hesitation when accelerating

Tick what matches of 43 reports

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What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (4 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2016 model year as of Sep 19, 2026.

What owners paid

10 of the 43 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $600 to $2,000.

$600$1,500$2,000
$0k$2k$4k$6k$8k

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 59,000 and 88,500 miles, from the 31 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“I’m starting to experience issues with the CTV transmission. I’m experiencing jerking and stalling while driving on a busy highway with cars traveling 55mph or more. It is extremely dangerous driving when these things occur when cars are traveling at those speeds and the vehicle hesitate without warning.”

Filed Apr 28, 2023

“Transmission failing. Will not take off from stand still, then jerks and goes after revving. Jerks badly and shudders when accelerating, then refuses to accelerate to highway speeds over 55mph.”

Filed Oct 25, 2022

“Vehicle jerks as RPM needle rapidly bounces between 10rpm and 40rpm when accelerating, sometimes subtle jerk when decelerating.”

Filed Jul 3, 2022

“My car only have 85000 mile on it and it jerks sometimes and was told it was a Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor/Switch A Circuit Range/Performance and after doing research a lot of people transmission are doing the same thing. Nissan should be made to fix the problem”

Filed Apr 22, 2022

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 1 of 43 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.

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