Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10703955April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR PANS HAVE ROTTED THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *TR
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#10703959April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER SEEING A REPORT ON THE NEWS THIS MORNING THAT NISSAN ALTIMAS ARE HAVING SYSTEMATIC ISSUES WITH RUSTING UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS, I LOOKED UNDER MY 2005 ALTIMA, AND CAN SEE VISIBLE RUSTING UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS. IT HAS RUSTED, CORRODED AND IS FLAKING OFF. IF YOU TOUCH IT, IT FALLS APART. IT HAS NEARLY RUSTED THROUGH. I UNDERSTAND NISSAN WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE POSITION THAT THIS IS NOT A DESIGN FLAW OR A SAFETY HAZARD WITH THESE CARS, BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. IF THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, HOW COULD IT JUST BE COINCIDENCE? I AM ABOUT TO HAVE A CHILD, AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CHILD AROUND IN THIS CAR. I ALSO UNDERSTAND NISSAN ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WITH RESPECT TO THIS ISSUE YEARS AGO, SO THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS IT FOR YEARS. *TR
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#10703993April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE IS RUSTED AND CRUMBLING OFF-GETTING THINNER-APPROX FOOT AND HALF IN LENGTH. PASSENGER SIDE IS ABOUT FOOT LONG CRACK. I NOTICED THIS MYSELF ABOUT A YEAR AGO. OF ALL THE OIL CHANGES I HAVE HAD ON THE CAR NO MECHANIC HAS EVER MENTIONED THE CORROSION ON MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. *TR
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#10704008April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I DISCOVERED AROUND THIS DATE THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS ARE RUSTED OUT AND ALMOST HAVE HOLES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD. *TR
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#10704023April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I TOOK MY CAR FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF MY FLOOR BOARD. I HAD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED IN ORDER TO PASS INSPECTION. MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND I ONLY HAVE 67,000 MILES ON MY CAR AS OF TODAY'S DATE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. THIS CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THIS PROBLEM. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET A DECENT AMOUNT FOR A TRADE BUT WHO WOULD WANT THIS CAR. UNTIL TODAY I THOUGHT I JUST GOT A BAD CAR BUT WATCHING THE "TODAY" I KNOW THIS IS WIDE SPREAD. CAN I GET REIMBURSED FOR MY COSTS? *TR
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#10704037April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED CORROSION AND HOLES ON THE FLOORBOARDS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLOORBOARDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
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#10704038April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTING OUT. *TR
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#10704049April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE BOTTOM OF MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA IS RUSTING THROUGH TO THE FLOOR BOARDS. THERE IS ABOUT A 10 INCH ROUND AREA ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUST. I AM WONDERING IF IT IS A DEFECT AS I EVEN HAD RUST PROOFING DONE AT THE TIME THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THE RUST PROOFING MAY'VE SLOWED THE PROGRESS BUT COULDN'T PREVENT THE PROBLEM (AND THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED). *TR
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0
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#10704045April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FLOOR PAN ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAS SEVERE RUST AND HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN SOME SPOTS. THE REST OF THE CAR HAS NO OTHER RUST PROBLEMS AND IS IN GOOD SHAPE. I KEEP MY CAR IN GOOD MAINTENANCE AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ONLY THESE AREAS ARE EFFECTED. *TR
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#10704070April 6, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FLOORBOARDS OF THE CAR HAS A HOLE. *TR
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#10704083April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
A FEW YEARS AGO I WAS ALERTED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARDS WERE RUSTING AT AN ADVANCED RATE. MY MECHANIC SAID THE REST OF THE CAR WAS IN GREAT SHAPE AND IT WAS A SHAME THE FLOOR WAS FAILING PREMATURELY. HE RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SERVICE RECALL OR A SERVICE BULLETIN. I STOPPED BY THE DEALERSHIP ON A SATURDAY AND THE SERVICE WRITER LOOKED AT THE FLOOR OF MY CAR AND SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A THING ON ANY NISSAN. HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO AND RECOMMENDED WE CONTACT NISSAN. WE CONTACT NISSAN AND NEVER EVEN GOT A RESPONSE. AT THE TIME WE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE REPORTING THE ISSUE. SO I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE. MY MECHANIC HAS KEPT AN EYE ON THE RUST WHEN I AM IN FOR SERVICE AND HE HAS MENTIONED IT IS GETTING WORST AT A RAPID RATE AND THAT IT IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL LIKE THIS DESIGN DEFECT AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR
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0
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0
#10704081April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARDS BADLY RUSTED. *TR
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#10704086April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOOR BOARDS RUSTED OUT. *TR
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No
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#10703748April 5, 2015
STEERING
CAR WOULDN'T START IN EARLY MORNING. NISSAN STATES STEERING LOCK. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A KNOWN ISSUE YET NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THE ITEM. THEY EVEN LIMIT THE WARRANTY (WHICH MINE IS OUT BY 3 MONTHS). HOW CAN THAT BE? THEY INSTALL A PART THAT IS KNOWN TO PREVENT A CAR FROM STARTING AND POSSIBLY LEAVING PEOPLE STRANDED IN DANGEROUS AREAS OR ON INTERSTATES YET WON'T RECALL AND WANT TO CHARGE US OVER $1000 TO FIX. ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. I HOPE YOU MANDATE A RECALL OR I WILL JOIN IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR
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0
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#10703766April 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
LIGHT DEPICTING THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS OFF WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR 40 MILES. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THIS, A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS RUN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS SHOWING A FAULTY IN THE SENSORS BELOW THE SEAT AND THEY WERE REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. YESTERDAY THE PROBLEM SURFACED AGAIN. *TR
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#10703777April 5, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DAD RECENTLY INFORMED ME THAT HE SAW A STORY ON THE NEWS ABOUT NISSAN ALTIMA'S AND RUSTED OUT FLOORBOARDS. SURE ENOUGH, MY FLOORBOARDS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE IN BAD SHAPE. ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CAR LOOKS LIKE NEW OTHERWISE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO STATE LINE NISSAN FOR ALL MAINTENANCE. NOBODY THERE EVER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING UNDER MY CAR. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND QUITE A FEW NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS GO BACK 5 YEARS. IT IS CLEAR THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS DESIGN FLAW AND WANTS TO AVOID A COSTLY RECALL. I WENT TO HENDRICK COLLISION CENTER IN MERRIAM KANSAS WHO ARE IN THE NISSAN NETWORK FOR REPAIRS. IT WILL TAKE 10 DAYS AND COST $3,232.38. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO SANTA FE BODY INC. WHICH IS AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE SOME OTHER ALTIMA'S AND CHARGE $500 PER SIDE FOR $1000. THEY CUT OUT THE RUSTED AREA AND REPLACE IT WITH SHEET METAL. THIS WILL TAKE 1-2 DAYS. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE NISSAN INTO A RECALL AS IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND IN CARS NOT KNOWING THAT THE FLOOR BELOW THEM IS RUSTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. MY MOM LIVES 5 MINUTES AWAY AND HAS A 1995 NISSAN ALTIMA WITHOUT THIS FLOORBOARD PROBLEM. *TR
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0
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#10703814April 5, 2015
STEERING
STEERING LOCK MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO CHURCH FROM THERE TO HER MOMS FROM THERE TO WORK FROM THERE HOME WE WAS GETTING READY TO GO BACK TO CHURCH CAR WOULD NOT START. WARNING LIGHT ON DASH SHOWED STEERING LOCK. I LOOKED ON LINE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED FOR SAME PROBLEM THEY SAID NISSAN WOULD FIX IT FOR $700-$1000 WEB SITE SAYS YOU CAN BEAT ON CONTROL AND THIS MIGHT FIX IT. IF NISSAN KNOW THEY HAVE THE PROBLEM WHY DONT THEY DO A RECALL WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE DO NOT . *TR
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#10703714April 4, 2015
ENGINE
I'M STRANDED. IT WON'T RECOGNIZE MY KEY. THE INTERNET TELLS ME THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHERS AND THAT NISSAN IS UNRESPONSIVE. UNLESS YOU COUNT BEING WILLING TO TAKE $1000.00 PLUS TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR
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0
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#10703718April 4, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5. 128,000 MILES ON IT, COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK I FOUND OUT THE FLOOR BOARDS ARE COMPLETED ROTTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES, SO BAD THAT ONE CAN STICK THEIR HANDS IN AND FEEL MY CARPET. THE MECHANICS WERE SO SURPRISED HOW BAD THEY WERE AND THIS WAS THE ONLY PART OF THE BASE WHICH WAS ROTTEN. NOW MY CAR IS JUNK AND I WONT EVEN TAKE OR RESELL MY CAR. NISSAN AUTOBODY SAYS IT WILL COST ME 1200 PER SIDE TOTALING $2400 TO FIX THE FLOOR BOARDS WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A WHILE AGO!! I NOW HAVE NO VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND IM SCARED OF DRIVING IT ANYMORE. AND DO NOT WANT TO INVEST $2400 DOLLARS ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE, ITS A STRUCTURAL ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! *TR
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#10703739April 4, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLES DASH IS MELTING CAUSING A HORRIBLE GLARE THAT IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. *TR
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No
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