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2019 Nissan Altima service brakes problems

29 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2019 Nissan Altima cite service brakes, 12% of all 234 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
29
12% of all complaints
Crashes
9
Reported by owners
Fires
2
Reported by owners
Injuries
3
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the service brakes

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“I changed the Air Mass Flow sensor and it’s still showing the check engine light on my dash board and giving me the same code after replacing it brand new. My brakes sound horrible after replacing both sets of brakes, front and back. The Foward Collision Warning sensor did not respond in a timely matter, resulting in a minor fender bender.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 10, 2026Electrical system, Service brakes, Forward collision avoidanceCrash reportedODI 11716913
“Driving down the road and my parking brake light came on when it wasn’t in park and i was on a highway. Malfunction light came on, but car runs fine and had it looked at with no problems.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 7, 2025Electrical system, Service brakes, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11671702
“car constantly is breaking saying there are cars in front of me when there are not, especially going under bridges. the light flashes 90% of the time warning me. i have cleaned off the sensor and it still does it and brakes me when i should not be braking”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 11, 2024Service brakes, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11582323
“Adaptive Cruise control and Forward Collision warning has failed. The cruise control will not engage. The Electronic braking system has malfunctioned and this has somehow disabled the cruise control on the vehicle. The car will still brake. I understand that this has been known issue with Nissan but they are not willing to repair it.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 10, 2024Service brakes, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11564605
“While driving straight on a two lane road, steering wheel suddenly locked, unable to regain control the car was locked in a turning position causing the vehicle to crash into a pole. Car is totaled. No rain, low speed and wasn’t turning when it happened.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 9, 2023Steering, Electrical system, Service brakesCrash reportedODI 11537477
“The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started shaking and vibrating. Additionally, there was an odor of burning rubber. During the failure, the vehicle would not immediately stop while depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the passenger’s side rear brake caliper was faulty and that the entire rear braking system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 46,593.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 1, 2021Service brakesFire reportedODI 11423123

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 3, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.