Nissan Altima Complaints (2006)

824 consumer complaints on file.

#10552117November 13, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE RUST WAS BUILDING UP ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UNDER BODY EXPERIENCED TOO MUCH MOISTURE AND AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE UNDER BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RUST ISSUE AND WAS ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550955November 5, 2013
STRUCTURE
I AM WRITING A COMPLAINT ABOUT RUSTED FLOOR PANS THAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST A LOT OF OTHER "06" NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE AFTER I RECENTLY HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND AN EMPLOYEE AT THE BODY SHOP POINTED OUT HOW BAD MY FLOOR PANS LOOKED. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUGE HOLES IN THE FLOORING AND IF THE CARPET WERE RIPPED OUT, I WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THEM. IN ADDITION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RUST CAUSES MOLD TO FORM AND IT'S DANGEROUS TO BREATHE THAT AIR IN. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO A RE-CALL SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO EVERY OWNER WHO OWNS THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550751November 4, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
RUSTED FLOORBOARDS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549654October 26, 2013
STRUCTURE
THE FLOORBOARDS OF THE DRIVER SIDE HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT POSTED ABOUT NUMEROUS TIMES ONLINE, WITH NO RESPONSE FROM NISSAN. IT SEEMS THAT ALTIMAS FROM ATLEAST 2003-2006 WERE EFFECTED. NO RECALL HAS BEEN PLACED THAT I HAVE FOUND, ALTHOUGH MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549305October 24, 2013
ENGINE
ON SEPT 3RD 2010 (LABOR DAY WEEKEND), I DROVE ON I-17 (AZ) AT ABOUT 70 MPH FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST THE ACCELERATION. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THERE IS NO ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAR QUICKLY DECELERATE. I HAD TO TURN ON EMERGENCY LIGHT AND MOVED OUT. THEN I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND HAD THE CODE READ. P2138, ERROR WITH PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I HAD TO DRIVE LOCALLY TO SEND THE CAR TO THE POWER NISSAN AT TEMPE (DEALER) FOR REPAIR. THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEMS BUT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE LIGHT AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME. ON JULY 4TH 2013 (INDEPENDENCE DAY), I DROVE ON HIGHWAY 87 AT ABOUT 70 MPH FOR 1 HOUR AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. I HAD TO DRIVE BACK AT NO MORE THAN 40MPH OR THE DECELERATION OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEED. I WENT TO AUTOZONE AGAIN FOR CODE READING. SAME CODE P2138. THEN I SENT THE CAR TO SEARS. SEARS REPLACED GAS PEDAL SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY. ON SEPTEMBER 1ST 2013 (LABOR DAY WEEKEND), I DROVE ON HIGHWAY 101 AT 70MPH FOR 1 HOUR AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. SEARS GOT THE SAME ERROR CODE P2138. SEARS RE-TRAINED THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR PROGRAM. ON SEPTEMBER 10TH 2013, I SENT THE CAR FOR EMISSION TEST. DURING THE TEST WHEN TECHNICIAN PRESS GAS PEDAL, ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. SEARS GOT THE SAME ERROR CODE P2138. SEARS ASKED ME TO SEND THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER. NISSAN DEALER (THE SAME DEALER BUT NAME CHANGED TO AUTONATION NISSAN AT TEMPE) GOT THE SAME CODE P2138. NISSAN DEALER RE-TRAINED THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR PROGRAM AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME ON SEPTEMBER 12TH 2013. ON SEPTEMBER 13TH 2013, I TRIED THE CAR ON HIGHWAY. ONCE IT REACHED 70MPH, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR THE 5TH TIME. THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548846October 22, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD COOLANT SERVICE AND AFTER THAT I STARTED EXPERIENCING LOW LEVELS OF COOLANT WHICH LED TO OVERHEATING OF CAR. I KEPT GETTING THE CAR CHECK TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE LEAKS. I CHECKED RECALL NOTICES AND THEN WAS TOLD I NEEDED SENSORS. I CALLED NISSAN IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS TOLD OUT OF THE 653K CARS MINE WAS NOT AFFECTED! I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. I THEN HAD SENSORS REPLACED (CRANKSHAFT AND SPEED) . NOW I'M BEING TOLD HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE RECALL FROM NISSAN SAYS THERE WE ENGINE COOLING PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548996October 22, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PISTONS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548253October 17, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE POWER ON MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TRYING TO TURN OVER THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. I DROVE IT TO ADVANCE AUTO WHERE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE TWO ERROR CODES: P0725 & P0335 (ENGINE SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION & CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION). UPON CALLING MY MECHANIC,HE ADVISED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TYPICAL PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND THAT HE BELIEVED THERE WAS A RECALL. I CALLED AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY NISSAN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY VIN WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, NISSAN WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE WHICH VEHICLES WERE ACTUALLY PART OF THE RECALL! THERE ARE MANY UNRESOLVED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS HAZARD FOR DRIVERS. WHAT IF THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH? I WOULD LIKE VERIFIABLE INFORMATION ON WHAT VEHICLES THIS RECALL COVERED, AS NISSAN SEEMS TO BE DEFLECTING SOME OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548090October 16, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546202September 30, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) AND CRANK SHAFT POSITION CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) OR 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,994.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545369September 25, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS ALSO TRAVELING 65 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SPINAL INJURIES AND A CHILD PASSENGER THAT WAS SECURED IN A BOOSTER SEAT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10545196September 24, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MY WAY TO WORK, I DROVE APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF OF A MILE. FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN ONTO STONE MOUNTAIN FREEWAY-HWY 78, MY CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. I HAD TO ENTER THE FREEWAY. I PUT ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ABOUT ONE-HALF OF A MILE FURTHER. WHILE TRYING TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR LURCHED AND PICKED-UP ITS NORMAL SPEED. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN A SELF DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THIS IS WHAT CAME UP: A/T 1ST GR FNCTN [P0731] ONCE AT WORK, A CO-WORKER GOOGLED P0731, AND FOUND THIS RECALL ID # 07V527000 STATING THAT ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM THE SENSOR. I CALLED NISSAN. THEY SAID MY SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2007. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN 2013. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, IT HAPPENED AGAIN RIGHT OUTSIDE OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND BEFORE I ENTERED THE FREEWAY. THIS TIME AT ABOUT 10 MPH. I SLOWLY ROAD ON A RARELY TRAVELED ACCESS ROAD. I JUST LET THE CAR CRAWL. I DID NOT TRY TO FORCE ANYTHING. AFTER ABOUT ONE MILE, THE CAR LURCHED AND THE SPEED BECAME NORMAL AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPEN ONE ADDITIONAL TIME SINCE. ON SATURDAY, 9-21-2013, I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP CLOSE TO MY APARTMENT AND I WAS WILLING TO PAY TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED, BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IF THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY CAN NOT REPAIR IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CALL NISSAN CORPORATE AND ASK THEM TO OPEN A CASE. I DID. A PERSON CALLED ME BACK AND BASICALLY REITERATED THAT IF THE TECHNICIAN CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY CAN NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE EVEN IF MY LIFE IS IN DANGER BECAUSE I'M AT RISK OF BEING IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A DOCUMENTED NISSAN RECALLED DEFECT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545265September 24, 2013
STRUCTURE
UPON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE FLOORBOARDS UNDER THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS ARE EATEN AWAY BY RUST AND EACH SIDE WILL COST $1000 TO REPAIR BY WELDING A PLATE TO IT. IT IS SO SEVERE THAT THE CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND BE REJECTED FOR SAFETY REASONS, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER...*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544910September 23, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE FLOOR BOARDS WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE FLOORBOARDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543739September 15, 2013
AIR BAGS
SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME TURNING LEFT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40MPH. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD, BUT STILL HIT HER IN THE SIDE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE COLLISION SHOP HAS ESTIMATED IT WILL BE TOTALED, THE BUMPER AND FENDERS AND HOOD ALL NEED REPLACED IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL ENGINE/MOTOR PARTS. THE POLICE SAID AN IMPACT CAUSING THAT MUCH DAMAGE SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY, MY SEAT BELT HELD AND MY HEAD DID NOT HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BELT LEFT A GOOD-SIZED BURN ON MY NECK, AND BRUISED MY CHEST AND RIGHT HIP. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10543103September 11, 2013
ENGINE
ON OUR RETURN TRIP HOME FROM VACATION WE STOPPED FOR GAS TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN WE TRIED TO RESTART AFTER FILLING UP IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND ABOUT A MILE LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY WENT OFF AFTER THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE CAR SEEMED TO DECELERATE THEN JOLT FORWARD. THE NEXT DAY AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR, THEN TURNED OFF, DIFFICULT TO START AGAIN AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN CHECKED WITH A CODE READER THE CODES CAME UP WITH DEFECTS TO THE CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS. WE CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A NOT UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR OUR MODEL AND THERE WAS A VIN SPECIFIC RECALL. WE CALLED THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM WHO THEN DIRECTED US TO CALL NISSAN USA. THEY TOLD US EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS SIMILAR (THE SAME) AS THE RECALL, OUR CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, SORRY. COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $628.50!!!! CURRENTLY CHECKING OUR OPTIONS FOR SOME SORT OF RECOURSE TO RECOUP SOME OF THE REPAIR COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543129September 11, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOOK MY CAR FOR ITS YEARLY STATE INSPECTION AND IT WAS REJECTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FLOOR HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND NOW NEEDS TO GO TO A BODY SHOP TO HAVE THE DRIVERS FLOOR REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543204September 11, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP AND WENT TO PARK. HOOD OF VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HOT. MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD ISSUES STARTING CAR AFTER HAVING DRIVEN IT. CAR CRANKS FINE IN THE MORNING. I HAVE HAD TO LEAVE HOOD OPEN WHEN I GET HOME TO ALLOW ENGINE TO COOL. CAR WILL START FINE AGAIN AFTER AN HOUR OR TWO BUT SOMETIMES TAKING UP TO 5 HOURS. I CAN FEEL WHEN THE CAR IS ABOUT READY TO GIVE OUT AS IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE WHEN GAS IS PUSHED UNTIL YOU GET AROUND 45MPH. I HAVE EVEN FELT CAR PULL/JERK FORWARD WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN I LET UP BRAKE A LITTLE BIT. I HAVE TO KEEP A GOOD DISTANCE FROM CARS AHEAD OF ME TO ENSURE I WONT HIT ANYONE IF IT PULLS FORWARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542365September 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY ALTIMA'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. IT STARTED SLIPPING BAD ENOUGH WHERE I FELT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. AS I PULLED OFF A MAIN ROAD ONTO A SIDE STREET, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE TURNING AND A VEHICLE NEARLY STRUCK ME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. LUCKILY THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO GEAR AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND SO I COULD ESCAPE THE ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE V6 ALTIMA TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536943August 23, 2013
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE CONSUMED OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 09/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/22/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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