# Lots of little problems with my Altima

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/lots-of-little-problems-with-my-altima/142428>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima\
**Created:** [June 17, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lots-of-little-problems-with-my-altima/142428 "2019-06-17T16:43:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ashley09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@Ashley09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ashley09)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lots-of-little-problems-with-my-altima/142428/1 "2019-06-17T16:43:11Z")

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I’m having the same issue with my 2013 Altima. Great car, but I’m noticing a lot of little things for a vehicle with only 66k miles on it. I should not have any issues with the gear shifter. Took my car to a mechanic who thought at first it was just the break light switch, which he has seen in the past. Still didn’t fix the issue. He called a Nissan technician friend who stated that most Nissan models are having this issue and that it’s the Shift Lock Solenoid, a cheap little plastic piece that needs to be replaced. He told me to call Nissan and find out more, so I did. It’s going to be a $450+ fix. Absolutely ridiculous.

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lots-of-little-problems-with-my-altima/142428/2 "2019-06-18T00:41:11Z")

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It’s a six year old car. Things break. I also have little tolerance for things like this, so I spend a lot of money getting a new car every three years.