2017 Nissan Altima · symptom sheet

Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard

37owner reports
71,000median miles
$1,600median quote
0involved a crash

Newest report Aug 5, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

133 of the 391 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 37 of those describe transmission shudder. Only airbag is reported more often on this car.

No recall on this systemas of Oct 2, 2026

No crash reportedin 37 reports

Tick what matches of 37 reports

shudders or vibrates at low speed

slips or revs without pulling

bangs or clunks into gear

hesitates when I accelerate

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 (5 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2017 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.

What owners paid

15 of the 37 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $800 to $5,100.

$800$1,600$5,100

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When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 65,000 and 85,000 miles, from the 26 reports that gave a mileage.

Is this a known problem?

The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2017 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 ...

What owners wrote

“All 4 door lock actuators Airbag System Malfunctioning CVT Slipping at 83,000 miles Broken Motor Mount”
Filed Feb 24, 2025 · 83,000 miles

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 0 of 37 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