Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10606828June 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
ADULT WAS SEATING IN PASSENGER SEAT AND NO AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. *TR
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#10606621June 28, 2014
AIR BAGS
RECENTLY AFTER GETTING THE S/W UPDATED FOR THE RECALL TO FIX THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ISSUE, I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE RED FOR LONGER TIME THAN OTHER DASH LIGHTS DURING THE START OF THE ENGINE. USUALLY, AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE , ALL THE DASH LIGHT WOULD COME AND WITHIN COUPLE OF SECONDS, LIGHTS/INDICATORS IN THE DASH WOULD GO FROM RED TO OFF INDICATING THAT EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. BUT OFF LATE , I NOTICED THAT ONLY THE AIR BAG INDICATOR IS GOING OFF BY AT LEAST 3+ SECONDS, WHICH IN TURN IN SYNC WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I'M KIND OF WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. PLEASE ADVISE ANY FURTHER ACTION TO GET PROPER ATTENTION FROM THE DEALER. THANKS *TR
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#10606713June 28, 2014
STRUCTURE
I AM IN FLORIDA AND CAR DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MADE WITH CHEAP MATERIAL WHICH STARTED TO MELT AFTER JUST A FEW YEARS ON PURCHASE. IN 2011 I DID CALL NISSAN BUT NO ONE REPLIED MY CALL. I KEPT ON THINKING THAT MAY BE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE DONE BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON MY ISSUE, I NOTICED THAT INTERNET IS FULL OF THIS COMPLAIN ABOUT NISSAN ALTIMA 2008 DASHBOARD BEING MELTING, CRACKING AND STICKY WHEN YOU TOUCH IT. THE GLARE FROM DASHBOARD IS SO MUCH THAT IT GETS HARD TO DRIVE IN SUNNY WEATHER. I HAVE STOPPED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND THE DAY I RUN INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO GLARE, I WILL CALL MY LAWYER RIGHT AWAY. THE CAR HAS 66K MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ON ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. *TR
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#10606724June 28, 2014
STRUCTURE
AFTER A SERIES OF HARD RAINS AND WET DRIVING CONDITIONS, I NOTICED A WET, MUSTY SMELL IN THE CABIN INTERIOR. AFTER INSPECTING ALL DOOR AND WINDOW SEALS WITHOUT FINDING ANY LEAKS, I INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE FLOORPAN AREA BENEATH BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WERE RUSTING THROUGH WITH OPEN HOLES IN BOTH AREAS. THIS IMMEDIATELY STRUCK ME AS A DEFECT AS THE VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE RUST-FREE. UPON RESEARCHING, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH 01-06 NISSAN ALTIMAS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY NOTED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT. THEY PROVIDED A ROUGH ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS AS THEY HAVE REFERRED OTHER CUSTOMERS TO BODY SHOPS FOR REPAIR (~$500-600 PER SIDE). NOT ONLY IS THIS LIKELY TO DAMAGE THE INTERIOR, BUT IT WOULD SEEM TO BE A LIKELY SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE WEAKENED FLOORPAN. I HAVE HAD MY CAR AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE INSPECTIONS, AND THIS ISSUE WAS NEVER NOTED ON THE INSPECTION. *TR
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0
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#10606432June 27, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2008 ALTIMA ALSO HAS A MELTING DASH. I'VE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN DIRECTLY AND THEY BOTH TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ARE THEY NOT CONCERNED AT ALL THAT THE GLARE FROM THE SHINE IS BLINDING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT? IT'S A POOR QUALITY ISSUE THEY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. *TR
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#10606443June 27, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE CHANGING MY OIL I INSPECTED THE UNDERBODY OF MY CAR AND NOTICED A RUSTED OUT AREA OF FLOORBOARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I CHECKED FURTHER SAW THAT AN AREA THE SIZE OF A LARGE GRAPEFRUIT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I LOOKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SEE THE START OF THE SAME DAMAGE DUE TO RUST. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DRAIN HOLE WHERE THE RUST STARTS. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL DRAIN HOLE AND THE RUST STARTING AROUND IT. ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE RUST IS EXTENSIVE ENOUGH THAT THE DRAIN HOLE IS SIMPLY GONE. IN TALKING WITH REPAIRS SHOPS AND CHECKING THE INTERNET I CAN SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMA'S OF MY DESIGN - 2002- 2006. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE (ALLOWS FUMES IN THE CAR IF CARPET WASN'T THERE AND COULD BE STRUCTURAL IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT) CAUSED BY A DESIGN ISSUE (OPEN DRAIN HOLE IN THE FLOOR TRAPPING SALT/WATER), I'D LIKE TO SEE NISSAN ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR. THANKS *TR
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#10606445June 27, 2014
ENGINE
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, AND WAS MAKING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE WORST. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE EXACT FAILURE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING)THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 85,655 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,100.
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0
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#10606565June 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON SPORADICALLY, WHETHER A 150 POUND ADULT IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. ISSUE WAS FIRST NOTICED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO OUR VERY PROFESSIONAL AND COURTEOUS NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY AND THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED CONSISTENTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT MECHANICS REPEATEDLY PERFORMING THE SAME "FIX" THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD GIVEN THEM FOR THE ISSUE. ONCE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED AND WE GOT OUR CAR IN TO THE GARAGE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SAME "FIX" WOULD BE PERFORMED. AS EXPECTED, THE ISSUE WAS SEEN ONCE AGAIN 3 DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL WORK. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10605864June 25, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2005 ALTIMA WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN MY SON NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF RUST UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR. I PULLED UP THE CARPET AND FOUND A 6" BY 16" HOLE IN THE FLOOR. I CONTACTED NISSAN FOR GOODWILL WHICH WAS DECLINED. I WAS A NISSAN CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN FOR 21 YEARS AND A SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE LAST 2. MY WIFE AND I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED 10 NISSAN'S AND MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY OWNS 3 MORE. NISSAN SAID ITS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. MY CAR IS IN A GARAGE AND IN OTHERWISE GREAT SHAPE. DURING MY TENURE WITH NISSAN I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE ALTIMAS WITH THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE ITS NOT ENVIRONMENTAL BUT ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE SUNROOF DRAINS DRAINING DIRECTLY INTO THAT AREA OF THE FLOOR TO DRIP OUT OF A SEEP HOLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. IF SOMETHING COMES UP OFF THE ROAD THE ONLY THING PROTECTING YOU IS THE CARPET, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT YOUR FEET CAN GO THROUGH TO THE GROUND BELOW. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10605552June 24, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON JANUARY 10, 2014, I WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THERE MAY BE AN OIL PAN LEAK BY THE LUBE CENTER IN FREDERICK MD. I DIDN'T REALLY THINK MUCH OF IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. MY CAR NOW IS MAKING A CHAINING LIKE NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND I WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE ON 6/20/14 AT SUNOCO IN FREDERICK , MD THEY SAY IT IS A MASSIVE OIL LEAK AND THAT MY CAR WILL CATCH FIRE AT THE ENGINE IF IT IS NOT FIXED, THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE OIL LEAK AND IT WAS NOT FROM THE OIL PAN BUT IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED RIGHT AWAY. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CAR WILL EXPLODE, I HAVE CHILDREN AND I HAVE ONE ON THE WAY. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AT ONE POINT BUT IT IS CLOSED AND MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS NOW WITH THERE VEHICLE. I STILL HAVE TO PAY 7,000 ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE IT IS PAID OFF. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE RECALL IS NO LONGER OPEN. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10605541June 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED VIOLENTLY WITH EXTREME HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10605621June 24, 2014
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. OBD2 CODE WAS P0303 AND INTERMITTENTLY CODE P0300 INDICATING CYLINDER #3 AND MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRING. TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL GARAGE. INSTALLED NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WITH NISSANS GUIDANCE,THEY PERFORMED UPPER INTAKE CLEANING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON FOR SAME CODES. NOTIFIED NISSAN AND BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AS ADVISED. DEALER REPLACED COIL PACK #3 AND PERFORMED FUEL INDUCTION CLEANING. CEL CAME BACK UP AND DEALER RECOMMENDED REMOVAL OF HEAD TO INSPECT FOR WARPAGE AFTER ALREADY SPENDING $1200 ON THIS ISSUE. NISSAN SAID THEY COULDN'T LET ME KNOW IF ANY OR NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON THE ISSUE UNTIL I PAY ANOTHER $600 TO INSPECT THE HEAD WHEN A COMPRESSION TEST SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED WHEN NISSAN FIRST WORKED ON THE VEHICLE. OVERALL, NOT SATISFIED WITH NISSAN FOR DROPPING THE BALL ON AN OBVIOUS RECALL UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN NTB-10-056. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10605695June 24, 2014
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT
I HAVE THE EVENFLO CHASE CARSEAT LISTED ON THE EVENFLO RECALL BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE I TALKED WITH EVENFLO SAYS IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL. IT WAS ON THE RECALL ACCORDING TO THEIR INFORMATION ON THE COMPUTER. I COULD NOT PUSH THE RED BUTTON TO RELEASE THE CROTCH STRAP. NEITHER COULD THE POLICEMAN TRYING TO HELP ME. IT WAS 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. VERY BAD SITUATION. EVENFLO COMPANY IS NOT HONORING THEIR RECALL. I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM EVENFLO AGAIN. THE EVENFLO REPRESENTATIVE WAS A VERY RUDE AND ARGUMENTATIVE. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2010, MAKE=ALTIMA, MODEL=NISSAN). *TR
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0
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#10605766June 24, 2014
SUSPENSION
SWAY BAR BROKE AFTER NO PARTICULAR INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC, A FRIEND WHO I TRUST GREATLY AND HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME, SAID IT SEEMED ODD THAT THIS PIECE WOULD BREAK FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE PIECE WAS NOT RUSTED OR CORRODED IN ANY ABNORMAL MANNER. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605767June 24, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO OF THE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,096 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,348.
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#10604246June 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2011 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKING SYSTEM SERVICE BULLETIN. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RECEIVED THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND SERVICE BULLETIN, IN THE MAIL HE WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, IN NOVEMBER 2013, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DISPLAY SOME OF THE IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND OCCASIONALLY MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND VALIDATED HIS COMPLAINT AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SERVICE BULLETIN. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER, THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO SQUEAK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, FOR ITS 45,000 RECOMMENDED SERVICE. HE ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE BRAKES, AS THEY WERE STILL GRINDING AND SQUEAKING. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN TO A LEVEL OF 2MM, WHICH EXPLAINED THE SQUEAKING AND GRINDING. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE, THE PREVIOUS DEALER INSPECTED THE BRAKES OR FALSIFIED THE MULTI-POINT INSPECTION RECORD. *JB UPDATED 07/29/14 UPDATED 07/30/14
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Deaths:
0
#10605185June 23, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IN THE VEHICLE WAS DETERIORATING. THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING INTO OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE AND CREATED A FOUL ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND EVAPORATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. JCC UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 09/10/2014 *JS UPDATED 9/8/14*CN UPDATED 09/12/2014 *JS UPDATED 1/7/2014 *JS
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0
Deaths:
0
#10605251June 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
ADULT PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATING THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAD THE LATEST RECALL FIX APPLIED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO BUT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605319June 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SUDDENLY CAME ON WHILE PARKED. ALSO, THE LIGHT INDICATING THAT A PASSENGER IS SEATED DOES NOT REGISTER THAT PERSON. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605443June 23, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER SIDE FLOOR ROTTED OUT,HOLE IN FLOOR PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
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