Nissan Altima Complaints (1999)

87 consumer complaints on file.

• #853816December 7, 1999
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

  VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION WHERE IT WAS REAR ENDED AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE AND FALL BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION. ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #853657December 3, 1999
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  WHILE DRIVING FORTY MILES PER HOUR THIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WAS TOTALLY SMASHED, BUT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACED. DRIVER SUFFERED A BRUSED CHEST, AND SEVERE HEADACHES. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #715433November 30, 1999
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

  EXHAUST FUMES COME IN THROUGH CAR DURING ALL SETTINGS OF HEAT, RECYLCLED AIR, DEFROSTER. SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS, SEWAGE, EXHAUST, GAS. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER TWICE AND TALKED TO NISSAN AND BBB AUTO LINE WITHOUT SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION. I HAVE USED A HIGHER OCTANE GAS AS THE DEALER RECOMMENDED AND IT DOESN'T HELP. SERVICE MANAGER SAID NISSAN KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. NISSAN DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #783572November 5, 1999
  SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

  DRUMS AND ROTORS SLIGHTLY OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSED VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. *ET

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #546552July 7, 1999
  STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

  DESIGN OF VEHICLE DOOR CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT EYE ON DOOR EDGE (SHARP AND POINTED) WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. NLM

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #837364May 3, 1999
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #6900316February 1, 1999
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

  MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD LOOSE CAUSING NOISE. YH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0