Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10497755February 11, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER REAR WHEEL WAS BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION ROD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 03/12/13*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, SHE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING EXTREMELY LARGE, AS THE WELDING HAD COMPLETELY SNAPPED. UPDATED 03/13/13
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#10497787February 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO START THE CARS IN THE MORNING BEFORE WORK. THE NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. THE BRAKE WAS FIRMLY PUSHED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. WE HAVE REPLACED THE KEY FOB BATTERIES AND THE FUSE FOR THE ENGINE STARTER. THE KEY FOB LOCKS AND UNLOCKS THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE DESK SHOWS A SMALL YELLOW KEY SYMBOL IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. WE HAVE CONTACTED A MECHANIC ABOUT HAVING THE CAR TOWED. IT SEEMS SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. *TR
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#10497678February 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (09/23/12) THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD ALSO INDICATE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISENGAGED WITH A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. TONIGHT (2/10/13) THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR ONCE AGAIN INDICATED NO PASSENGER WHEN MY 120 LB WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I TRIED IT WITH MYSELF (155LB) AND AGAIN IT OCCURRED. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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#10497585February 9, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, ENGINE
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT I BOUGHT IN 2008 AND HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, FIRST HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING KNUCKLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS GOING OUT ($400) THAN HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS, STRUTS, INNER/OUTER TIE RODS, I HAVE NO HEAT WHEN AT IDLE, WHILE PUTTING NEW TIRES ON AGAIN, I ALSO LEARNED MY FLOOR BOARDS ARE ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH, AND NOW I CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO IT STARTED SUCKING DOWN OIL ( 4 QTS WITHIN A 3-6 HOUR TIME FRAME) AND IT'S SMOKING BAD OUT THE TAIL PIPE BECAUSE OF THE HEAD GASKET/PISTON RINGS CAUSED BY A FAULTY PRE-CAT, AND TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2.5L ENGINE FOR THIS ISSUE BUT ON A 2006 MODEL, WHAT ABOUT MY 2005 MODEL WITH SAME ENGINE?? SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FIND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUES IN 2002-2006 ALTIMA'S, OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!! *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10497593February 9, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DROVE CAR TO WORK. AFTER 3 HOURS OF WORK WENT TO START CAR, WAS ABLE TO OPEN DOOR BUT COULD NOT START CAR. CHANGED BATTERIES IN SMART KEY, STILL WOULD NOT START. HAD CAR TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM, A $1400 DOLLAR REPAIR. I CALLED 1-800-NISSAN1 AND ARGUED WITH THEM FOR DAY'S. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS BUT I'M STUCK WITH $311 IN LABOR COSTS, AND WE LOST OUR CAR FOR NINE DAY'S..NISSAN REFUSED TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND PEOPLE NEED TO BE REIMBURSED. NISSAN WILL NOT GUARANTEE ME THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AS IT IS THE SAME PARTS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!! *TR
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Deaths:
0
#10497595February 9, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIFE'S 2009 ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. AS OTHERS HAVE STATED, THE LITTLE KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR DEALER, AND THEY TOLD US THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL HAD FAILED. HAVING NO CHOICE, WE THEN ORDERED THE PART, ONLY THEN TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY COULD NOT ESTIMATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT $750. WHEN I GOT HOME THAT EVENING, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY CASES EXACTLY LIKE OURS ARE OCCURRING. THE NEXT MORNING, I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA. THEY HAVE PUT ALL OWNERS OF 2009'S IN JEOPARDY AND OBVIOUSLY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AS THE PART WAS CHANGED OUT IN LATE YEAR 2010 CARS BUILT. OUR FINAL RESULTS ARE BETTER THAN MOST OF THE OTHERS WE HAVE READ ABOUT. BETWEEN NISSAN AND OUR DEALER, THEY COVERED THE REPAIR WHICH WAS DONE AS THE PART DID ARRIVE, AS WELL AS OUR CAR RENTAL WHILE THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE. MY ADVISE IS TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT LIKE WE DID AND TO BE PERSISTENT. AN ATTORNEY I KNOW SAID WE SHOULD CONTACT THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND/OR THE LOCAL TV STATIONS TROUBLE SHOOTERS, BECAUSE PUBLICITY AND LEGAL ACTION ARE EXACTLY WHAT NISSAN DOESN'T WANT. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497601February 9, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEATS, SEAT BELTS
THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (1/23/13) THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD ALSO INDICATE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISENGAGED WITH A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP (ROSENTHAL NISSAN OF TYSONS) TOOK THE CAR IN BACK AND MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY WENT AWAY. TONIGHT (2/9/13) THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR ONCE AGAIN INDICATED NO PASSENGER WHEN MY 110 LB WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I TRIED IT WITH MYSELF (175LB) AND AGAIN IT OCCURRED. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496853February 8, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS DRIVING INTO WORK IN THE MORNING. END OF WORK DAY, RETURN TO THE CAR TO FIND OUT THAT IT WOULDN'T START. THE AMBER LIGHT WITH "INTELLIGENT KEY" LOGO HAD TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS IMMOBILIZED. CHECKED THE BATTERY OF THE INTELLIGENT KEY AND IT WAS PERFECTLY OPERATIONAL. CHECK BATTER OF THE CAR, AND IT WAS WORKING FINE AS WELL. SINCE THE CAR WOULDN'T START, NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO CALL FOR TOWING SERVICE. SPENT HOURS IN THE COLD WAITING FOR THE TRUCK. THE FOLLOWING DAY NISSAN SERVICE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND DETERMINED THERE WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT TRIGGERED THE VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER AND NEEDED STEERING LOCK UNIT REPLACEMENT. PARTS AND LABOR AND TOW COST OVER $900. THE NISSAN MECHANIC HINTED AT THE PROBLEM BEING A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT REFUSED TO SAY IT DIRECTLY AS IT PUTS NISSAN LIABLE. PART IS STRATEGICALLY NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FOUND OUT FROM THE NISSAN FOLKS THAT NUMEROUS CARS CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GOT ONTO THE INTERNET AND FOUND SO MANY MORE NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THE PART AND FIX IT FOR ALL AFFECTED USERS OF THE CAR. I AM HAPPY THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT WERE TO HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING. I REQUEST NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM ASAP AND HELP TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR SEVERAL HUNDREDS (MAYBE THOUSANDS) OF USER AFFECTED. NOBODY WANTS TO LOSE THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY FOR NO FAULT OF THEIRS. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10496920February 8, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK CONTROL MODULE WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART REPLACED DUE TO THE PART BEING ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
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Deaths:
0
#10496941February 8, 2013
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
WAS DRIVING 45 MPH TO TAKE CHILD TO SCHOOL. WHILE AT LIGHT MADE SURE NO PARKING BRAKE ON. THEN PUT CAR IN PARK TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND ON TWICE AS BRAKING LIGHT STILL ON. KEPT VEHICLE OFF FOR APPROXIMALLY 1 MINUTE AND TURNED BACK ON. THE FOLLOWING DAY TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE WHICH THEY STATED BREAK FLUID NOT TOPPED OFF. SO ON 2/8/2013 DRIVING WITH 8 YR.OLD DAUGHTER SITTING IN FRONT SET. AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON THE SHOWING AIRBAG OFF BUT THEN THE LIGHT WENT OFF. PULLED OVER HAD MY DAUGHTER STAND UP, REMOVE BOOSTER SEAT AND THEN PUT BACK DOWN. AIRBAG LIGHT STILL REMAINED OFF. TURNED VEHICLE OFF 3 TIMES BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. MY HUSBAND CALLED DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS AND ADVISE TAKING IN FOR SERVICE AND PROBLEMS AFTER JUST PURCHASING VEHICLE ON 2/4/2013. ON THE WAY HOME BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10496805February 8, 2013
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PARKED THE CAR AND LOCKED IT WITH INTELLIGENT KEY. CAME BACK, WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, USED THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. WHILE INSIDE, THE DASHBOARD HAD TWO WARNING LIGHTS ON: KEY LIGHT(YELLOW) TO THE FAR LEFT CORNER AND FLASHING SECURITY LIGHT(RED) TO THE FAR RIGHT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IGNITION BUTTON IS ON LOCK AND THE STEERING IS STIFF UNABLE TO TURN. ENGINE SEEMS TO BE LOCKED, NO OTHER LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND NOTHING WORKS. I CALLED THE DEALERS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND QUOTED ME $600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, PARTS WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS, NO GUARANTEE PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. FOR A RECENT BOUGHT VEHICLE, THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR'S INTELLIGENT KEY AND IN THIS CASE I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. TOWING CHARGES AND EVERYTHING WILL MAKE AMOUNT CLOSE TO $1000. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496818February 8, 2013
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON A REGULAR DAY, I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK IN THE MORNING. AND IT WAS PARKED AT MY WORKPLACE PARKING LOT (LUCKILY). IN THE EVENING, MY KEYLESS ENTRY GOT ME INSIDE THE CAR. BUT THE BRAKES WOULDN'T ENGAGE AND OFCOURSE, THE PUSH BUTTON WOULDN'T START THE CAR. THERE IS AN AMBER LIGHT WITH A KEY SIGN INSIDE IT FLASHING ON MY DASH SCREEN. LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON SO I WAS CONVINCED IT MUST NOT BE THE BATTERY. WHEN I LOOKED IT UP IN THE CAR MANUAL, IT'S SUPPOSEDLY AN INTELLIGENT KEY SIGN. SINCE IT WAS AROUND 7:30PM, I COULDN'T GET IT TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER WORKSHOP SINCE THEY WERE CLOSED. THE NEXT MORNING, I GOT IT TOWED AND THE DEALER WORKSHOP DIAGNOSED IT AS "STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED" AND IT WOULD COST A WHOPPING $850 (NOT INCLUDING TOWING). NOT JUST THAT, THE PART IS BACK-ORDERED! SO MY CAR IS IN THE WORKSHOP INDEFINITELY AS OF NOW! I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED DEALER JUST SIX MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE THE SEVEN YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON IT TOO. THE WORKSHOP SAID THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING MY WARRANTY CAN COVER! MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26000. AND NISSAN IS SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE? THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SOMETHING I HAVE BROUGHT TO MY CAR AND WHEN I RESEARCHED IT ON THIS VERY WEBSITE, HUNDREDS OF OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA USERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I TRULY HOPE NISSAN ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM ASAP AND REIMBURSE OUR HARD EARNED MONEY. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10496682February 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT CRANK. IT WAS FINE WHEN I DROVE IT TO WORK. WHEN I WENT TO GO HOME, IT WOULD NOT CRANK AND A YELLOW LIGHT WITH A KEY CAME ON. I HAVE TO GET MY CAR TOWED TOMORROW BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING LOCK WENT OUT. I'VE NOTICED THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I'VE READ OVER 50 INCIDENTS JUST LIKE MINE THIS MONTH ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496761February 7, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,126 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,400. UPDATED 03/04/13
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0
Deaths:
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#10496763February 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496778February 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WELL I BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS NOW AND THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I GO THE CAR THE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME WHEN ITS LOW ON BRAKE FLUID THE LIGHT WILL COME ON. WELL ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. TWO WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I LOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. SO ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. I AM STARTING TO FEEL AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I THINK IT WONT STOP THIS IS A NEW CAR I SHOULD NOT HAVE BRAKE ISSUE THIS EARLY. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496601February 6, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496604February 6, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR FROM HOME TO THE GAS STATION APPROX. 5 MILES FROM HOME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS AND UPON STARTING THE CAR TO LEAVE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. A RED KEY LIGHT CAME ON IN DASH.CAR USED TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. IT WAS THERE THAT IT WAS FOUND TO BE A STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION. THAT COST ME A TOTAL OF 1000.61. 402.50 IN LABOR AND 538.81 IN PARTS PLUS TAX AND MISC. THE PATS WAS ON BACK ORDER. I JUST GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER A WEEK BECAUSE THE PART WAS OVERNIGHTED. OTHERWISE THEY ESTIMATED ME GETTING MY CAR BACK AFTER THE 8TH OF FEB. WHEN ASKED ABOUT A RECALL I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNKNOWN BUT ALSO THAT THIS PART WAS UNUSUAL FOR BACKORDER. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496611February 6, 2013
STEERING
I DROVE TO WORK, AND PARKED MY CAR. 8 HOURS LATER, I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME. TRIED STARTING IT, BUT THE KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, THE BRAKE WOULDN'T PUSH IN, AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER WHICH SEEMED FISHY TO ME, SO I DID SOME RESEARCH. IT SEEMS THAT 100'S OF OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE PAST YEAR. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL, AND I SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY ADMINSTRATION TO HAVE A RECALL PUT INTO AFFECT. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANKFULLY I WAS AT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT WHAT IF I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, IN THE FREEZING COLD, AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT SHOULD BE RECALLED! I HAD TO PAY OVER $1,000 TO HAVE THIS PART FIXED, AND SINCE THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER, I DIDN'T HAVE A VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. PLEASE HELP THE 100'S OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS FAULTY PART!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496618February 6, 2013
ENGINE
IN DEC 2012, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DAMAGED AND WAS REMOVED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT WOULD HAPPEN. LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER, BUTTERFLY VALVE AND 2 SCREWS WERE SUCKED THROUGH ENGINE'S INTAKE. DEALER TOLD ME CAMERA INSERTED INTO ENGINE AND SCREWS NOT FOUND BUT DUE TO BUTTERFLY VALVE, SCREWS AND PLATE MISSING SO DIAGNOSIS WAS SUCKED IN THROUGH INTAKE DUE TO MASSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH ZERO MILES ON 2/28/04 AND HAD IT SERVICED (OIL CHANGE) APPROX EVERY 3 MONTHS AT AUTOWAY NISSAN CLEARWATER, FL. THE CAR RAN PERFECTLY, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, 87,000 FOR A 9 YEAR OLD VEHICLE IS EXCEPTIONAL. THE CAR WAS IN PERFECT SHAPE AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY EVEN AFTER THE CAT WAS REMOVED. THERE WAS NO OTHER EVENT TO COINCIDE WITH MY ENGINE BLOWING UP. DEALER NEVER MENTIONED ANY RECALL, WANTED $5000 TO FIX ENGINE ONLY, NO CONVERTER REPLACEMENT MENTIONED. WAS TOLD TO FORGET ABOUT THE CAR. DEALER OFFERED ME $500 AND A NEW CAR. I'M A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 KIDS IN COLLEGE. HAVING TO USE MY ENTIRE TAX RETURN TO FIX THE CAR AS CANNOT AFFORD A CAR PAYMENT. NOT A HAPPY CONSUMER. WAS A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR 9 YEARS. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN THE WORKS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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