Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10726853June 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I OWN 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. I FOUND A HUGE RUSTED HOLE ON THE PASSENGER/RIGHT SIDE FLOOR PAN/FLOORBOARD. MY WIFE FELT VERY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE HOLE IS GETTING BIGGER WHICH CAN CAUSE A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. A LOCAL MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT HE SAW A COUPLE OF CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND IT ESTIMATED AT LEAST $1,500 TO FIX AND FIGURE OUT THE REASON OF WATER LEAKING. I THINK NISSAN HAS TO RECALL THE CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726892June 23, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BY MANY PARTS. MY CAR IS ALWAYS IN A GARAGE, BECAUSE I DON'T WORK. SOLE OWNER SINCE 2007, NO KIDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726905June 23, 2015
ENGINE
WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT MOSSY NISSAN, KEARNY MESA, CA. WAS INFORMED THE HEADGASKET(S) WERE LEAKING COOLANT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ALTHOUGH MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE LEAK(S) WERE A COMMON AND PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. HE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT NISSAN USED THE INCORRECT HEAD GASKETS FOR THIS MODEL OF 3.5 V6 (FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VQ35HR TO BE SPECIFIC). ONCE NISSAN REALIZED THEIR MISTAKE, ALL SUBSEQUENT ENGINES RECEIVED THE CORRECT HEAD GASKETS AND THE LEAKAGE PROBLEMS WENT AWAY. I AM REQUESTING THAT NISSAN FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE HEAD GASKET DEFECT AND EXTEND THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT EXPENSE. I AM UNSURE WHETHER THE NHTSA CAN HELP ME IN THIS CASE, BUT PERHAPS IF MY COMPLAINT CAN BE IN THE DATABASE, WE CAN GET MORE AFFECTED CONSUMERS TO SUBMIT SIMILAR HEAD GASKET DEFECT COMPLAINTS IN THE HOPES THAT NISSAN WILL BE FORCED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726965June 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726971June 23, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE PULLING TO A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF & ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT WOULDN'T IMMEDIATELY START. THIS HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY IN DRIVE-THRUS, STOPLIGHTS AND WHEN COMING TO COMPLETE OR NEAR COMPLETE STOPS IN TRAFFIC AS WELL. MOST RECENTLY I WAS EXITING THE INTERSTATE EXIT AND THE CAR STOPPED AS A SLOWED TO TURN LEFT OFF THE EXIT, ALMOST RESULTING IN A CAR REAR ENDING MY VEHICLE AT 50 MILES PER HOU. THE SES (SERVICE ENGINE SOON) LIGHT IS DISPLAYED AND EVEN AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE AND TUNE UP THE LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED, CONFIRMING IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE OUTSIDE OF STANDARD MAINTENANCE. I'VE BEEN PROVIDED A REFERENCE NUMBER AND DROPPED THE CAR AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP TODAY TO DIAGNOSE. IM FEARFUL OF MY SAFETY OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726524June 22, 2015
STEERING
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA UNEXPECTEDLY WOULD NOT START IN JUNE OF 2015 AND I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY BROTHER FROM SCHOOL. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BATTERY ISSUE. SO, I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY CAME OUT TO GIVE ME A JUMP. THAT WAS NOT THE CULPRIT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS AFTER HOURS AND I HAD TO WAIT TILL MORNING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO TIRES PLUS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. NEXT, I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN WHO WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THE ESCL IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THAT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED TO THESE VEHICLES. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED A MONTH PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT (VERY INCONVENIENT) RESULTING IN A $1,000 OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE THAT I DID NOT HAVE READILY AVAILABLE (I AM A GRADUATE STUDENT). I WISH THAT INSTEAD OF JUST OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PART THAT NISSAN WOULD HAVE RECALLED THE PART TO AVOID THIS HEADACHE ALL TOGETHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726525June 22, 2015
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE PANEL WAS CORRODED AND ONLY THE FLOOR MAT PROTECTED HIM FROM THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 8/27/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726620June 22, 2015
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR, RUST WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANELS WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000. MA 08/14/15 UPDATED 09/02/15*LJ UPDATED 12/7/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726694June 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ROTTED OUT FROM RUST IN A WELL MAINTAINED CAR. NO OTHER SIGNS OF DAMAGING RUST ARE PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726311June 20, 2015
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED CAR NEW SEP 2012. ALL MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED SERVICES COMPLETED BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTERS. CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED JUN 10, 2015. FAILURE CONFIRMED BY TWO DIFFERENT NISSAN SERVICE CENTERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726360June 20, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
JUST FOUND OUT MY CAR'S FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTED THROUGH. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALTIMA'S FROM 2002-2006. IT WAS NOT CAUGHT BY MY OIL CHANGE PEOPLE, AND ONLY CAME UP TODAY AS I WAS GETTING IT APPROVED FOR A SALE. THIS REPAIR TOTALS THE CAR, WHICH OBVIOUSLY PUT A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726135June 19, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
RUSTING FLOORBOARDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725903June 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
I T-BONED ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD RUN A RED LIGHT. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL FOUND MULTIPULE CONTUSIONS, SPRAINS AND STRAINS TO MY CHEST WALL, LOWER BACK, NECK, HANDS AND WRISTS. MY PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR RAN ADDITIONAL TESTS, WHICH FOUND NO ADDITIONAL INJURIES EXCEPT, BOTH HANDS HAD A FRACTURE OF THE 3RD METACARPAL (THE BONE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HAND) AND A TEAR OF THE TFCC (TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX) IN BOTH WRISTS. WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WRISTS. SINCE THE INJURIES TO BOTH HANDS AND WRISTS ARE IDENTICAL AND NO OTHER BROKEN BONES OR SOFT TISSUE TEARS WERE FOUND ON MY BODY, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED TO FORCEFULLY CAUSING THESE INJURIES TO MY HANDS AND WRISTS. IF THE INJURIES TO MY HANDS AND WRISTS HAD BEEN CAUSED BY THEM HITTING PARTS OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, THE INJURIES TO MY HANDS AND WRISTS WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10725961June 18, 2015
STEERING
MY 2009 NISSAN HAS A KEY WARNING LIGHT ON IT WHICH CAN CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHEN I VISITED THE NISSAN ASSIST SITE IT STATED THEY HAD A EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS THE 2009 ALTIMA, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JANUARY SO THEY REFUSE TO GET IT FIXED THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE SINCE ITS A PROBLEM THEY KNOW AFFECTS THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA SAND MAXIMAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725954June 18, 2015
STEERING
STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726126June 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUNROOF RATTLING SINCE 2013.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726125June 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GOT INTO MY CAR & IT WOULD NOT CRANK. BRAKES WERE PRESSED & STAYED IN LOCK POSITION. AFTER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK & FORTH IT STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725693June 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725745June 17, 2015
ENGINE
ENGINE OIL EXCESSIVELY BEING CONSUMED/BURNING. EXHAUST LEAKAGE. THERE IS A RECALL THAT ADDRESSES THIS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V084000 ) AND IT COVERS MY MODEL YEAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT COME UP ON THE DEALER'S COMPUTER SO THEY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725771June 17, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF PERIODICALLY WHILE BEING DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGHER OIL CONSUMPTION. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED ON JUNE 6, 2015 WHILE DRIVING ACROSS WOODYARD ROAD TO PINE VIEW LANE FROM THE CLINTON SHOPPING CENTER. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON FRIDAY JUNE 12, 2015 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE BRANCH AVE METRO PARKING, WITH MY BROTHER ON THE WAY HOME, WHILE TURNING OFF FROM HIGHWAY 5 ON TO SURRATTS ROAD, LEAVING MY BROTHER AND I DANGEROUSLY STUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE OFF CURVE WITH CARS GOING BY BLOWING THEIR HORNS. THE ALTIMA DOES START BACK UP, BUT ONLY AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO. NO APPARENT REASON WHY, NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE CAR HAS BEEN CONSUMING MORE OIL THAN USUAL AND AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DOES NOT SHUT OFF. A SEARCH FOR RECALLS REVEALED IN FACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED, 06V-223 ON THE 2006 ALTIMA, BUT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OR THE RECALL ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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