Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10464170July 4, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WOULD START THE CAR AND IT WOULD HESITATE I TOOK IT IN TO GOODYEAR THEY SAID IT HAD A BAD SENSOR HAVE TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENOR THEY CHANGED IT AND AS TIME HAS PASSED IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING NISSAN WONT FIX IT UNTIL THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON IVE GONE THROUGH THESE COMPLAINTS HERE ON THIS SITE AND ALL ARE EXACTLY LIKE MINE, YOU START THE CAR AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO START BUT DOESN'T I HAVE TO TRY IT A FEW TIMES THEN IT WILL START. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464176July 4, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
RUSTED FLOOR PAN ON PASSENGERS SIDE HAD A 12" HOLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464098July 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
PUSHED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT DOWN WITH NO BRAKES. ONCE PEDAL GOT TO A LOW POINT THE BRAKES CAME FULL ON WITH CAR ABRUPTLY COMING TO A STOP. AT THE SAME TIME ALARMS CAME ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. THE ALARMS WERE STILL ON. I TRIED DRIVING FORWARD AGAIN AND SLOWLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED DOWN WITH NO RESISTANCE UNTIL IT REACHED A LOW POINT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ABRUPTLY COMES TO A STOP. BEAVERTON NISSAN CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. BEAVERTON NISSAN MECHANIC WITH THE HELP OF NISSAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A BRAKE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR FAILURE. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING SLOW IN AN AREA WITH NO TRAFFIC. HOWEVER I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE BRAKES, EITHER THEY WERE NOT ENGAGED OR ENGAGED TO A POINT THAT THE CAR WOULD ABRUPTLY STOP. I WANT TO EMPHASIS THE WORD ABRUPTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: WHAT IS I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN? I WOULD START TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THERE IS NOTHING, THIS DELAY WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO REAR END SOMEONE. OR LETS SAY THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN, I WOULD HAVE SLOW FEATHERED THE BRAKES AND FINDING NONE I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO PUSH ON THE PEDAL AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE FULL BRAKES. I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. AND ANY OF THIS OVER A BRAKE SENSOR FAILURE. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BRUSHED IT OFF LIKE IT IS JUST A SENSOR FAILED, NOTHING MORE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 5 MINUTES DIFFERENCE I WOULD HAVE WRECKED THE CAR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463979July 2, 2012
ENGINE
AFTER DRIVING FOR 30-40 MINUTES AT INTERSTATE SPEED AND STOPPING AT EXIT THE ENGINE WOULD RATTLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND PAID FOR A COUPLE OF THE SUGGESTED REPAIRS, WE DECIDED TO RESEARCH IT AND TAKE IT TO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE TIMING CHAINS AND GUIDES ALL NEEDED REPLACING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463993July 2, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
PURSUANT TO A NON-RELATED INCIDENT, MY NISSAN CERTIFIED INSURANCE ADJUSTER WARNED ME OF THE UNUSUAL RUST FORMED HOLES ON THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. ACCORDING TO HIM, THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL RUST ISSUE THAT HE HAS ONLY NOTICED ON OLDER (2002-2003) NISSAN ALTIMA'S. I HAVE INITIATED MY OWN RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM WITH ALTIMA'S, IRRESPECTIVE OF MILEAGE, WHERE SOME HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM AT 50,000 AND OTHERS AT 160,000 MILES. DESPITE THE MANY COMPLAINTS, NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE RUST PROBLEM. MANY, WHO HAD THE PROBLEM, CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE THEREOF, UNTIL A MECHANIC OR AUTO DEALER INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE, AS WAS THE CASE WITH MY ALTIMA. AS SUCH, I CAN IMAGINE THAT EVEN MORE ALTIMA DRIVERS ARE AFFECTED, YET NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THERE MUST BE A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO REACH A RESOLUTION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463460June 28, 2012
SUSPENSION
THE LEFT REAR TORSION/ANT-ISWAY BAR SUSTAINED COMPLETE FRACTURE AT THE END. NOTHING HIT IT. IT APPEARED TO BE DUE TO CORROSION. IT WAS INSPECTED BY CONYERS NISSAN SERVICE AND THE ADVISOR AGREED THIS WAS PROBABLY DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463492June 28, 2012
STRUCTURE
PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANEL IS RUSTING. CAR IS ONLY 7. YRS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462938June 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
COMPUTER DOES NOT DETECT FRONT SIDE PASSENGER (ADULT) WHO WEIGH LESS THAN 125 POUNDS AND HENCE AIRBAGS ARE NOT ACTIVATED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, BEFORE THE COMPUTER FINALLY DETECTS AN OCCUPANT. NISSAN CLAIMS THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE AND THE WEIGHT IS SET BY FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WITH THE NUMBER OF ADULT US POPULATION LESS THAN 125 POUNDS BEING HIGH, THIS PRESENTS A GRAVE SAFETY RISK ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463000June 25, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART ON SOME OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITIONS SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,524.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463018June 25, 2012
ENGINE
MY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, BANK 1, WAS DIAGNOSED BY SEARS AS NEEDING BE REPLACED. MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF IS WHAT FIRST MADE ME AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. I READ ONLINE THAT IT'S A FAULTY PART, WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR CERTAIN YEARS/VIN NUMBERS BY NISSAN. I CONTACTED NISSAN DIRECTLY, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IT IS A CHEAP PLASTIC PART, AND THE NEW/REPLACEMENT ONES ARE MADE OF METAL IS WHAT I'M READING IN THE NUMEROUS CASES DISCUSSED ONLINE FROM FELLOW ALTIMA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THESE YEARS OF PRODUCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463031June 25, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND SHE NEARLY RAN OFF THE ROAD. THANK GOODNESS THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS COMING AND SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITH NO INCIDENT. I PULLED THE CODES AND FOUND IT TO BE THE P0335 (CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) AND P0725 (ENGINE SPEED SENSOR). AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I LOOKED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000, NISSAN RECALL NO. R3022 THAT STATES EXACTLY WHAT DID HAPPEN - THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE REMEDY IS THAT A DEALER REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. SO, I CALLED NISSAN, FOUND THE OTHER RECALL THAT IS RELATED TO THE SENSOR, TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (BARELY - I DROVE AND THE CAR STOPPED TWICE - AGAIN, LUCKY THERE WAS NO CRASH). THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID HE COULD NOT FIX THIS RECALL BECAUSE THE SENSOR WAS BAD. NOW I HAVE TO GO BACK AND PICKUP THE CAR AND PRAY AGAIN THAT I DON'T HAVE A CRASH COMING HOME. SEEMS TOTALLY UNREASONABLE THAT NISSAN WOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM - THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR - FOR, AMONG MANY OTHERS, 2002-2003 ALTIMAS AND YET THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THESE CARS THAT NISSAN WON'T FIX. I WAS LAID OFF AND CERTAINLY CANNOT AFFORD A $300 FIX FOR A $40 PART SO WE WILL HAVE TO DRIVE THIS DEATH CAR UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT FIXED. AND PRAY EVERY TIME I GET IN IT THAT WE DON'T END CRASHING THE CAR, HURTING MYSELF, MY YOUNG TWINS, MY OLDER DAUGHTER OR ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A SEVERELY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE ALL CARS - NOT JUST A SELECT FEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462904June 24, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY AIR CONDITIONER HAS ALWAYS BEEN RUNNING EVEN WHEN THE BUTTON HAS BEEN OFF. I'VE ASKED THE DEALER MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND THEY SAID IT'S FINE. NOW ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY AIRCONDITIONER WON'T GO ON, IT'S INTERMITTENT BUT IF IT DOES GO ON IT ONLY WORKS FOR 5 MINUTES. I FINALLY PAID THE 129.00 TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE INTELLIGAN POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE HAS FAILED. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN MANY OTHER NISSANS BUT NOT THE ALTIMA. DURING A SEARCH I FOUND LOTS OF OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I TRIED CONTACTING NISSAN BUT THEY DON'T CARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462369June 20, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MY BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE HIT BOTH PEDALS SEVERAL TIMES NOW. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP!!! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461618June 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2012 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CLUTCH FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS A SPONGY FEEL. THE DEALER FOUND WHITE GREASE IN THE FLUID. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND SALVE CYLINDER WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462381June 20, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHERE IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462409June 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE START BUTTON FAILED. THE START BUTTON WAS VERY LOOSE AND HAD TO BE CONTINUALLY PRESSED FOR TWO TO FIFTEEN MINUTES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS; HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER ONCE AGAIN THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PUSH BUTTON ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462476June 20, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEATS
HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES WITH FLOOR PANS, FLOOR BOARDS HAVE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE SEAT TRACK MOUNTING POINTS ARE LOOSE. YEARS TO INCLUDE 2001 TO 2004 THIS IS VERY CONCERNING CONSIDERING SOME OF THESE CARS HAVE LESS THEN 100000 MILES ON THEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462483June 20, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A NOISE AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. SHE PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT THE CAR. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE CAR WAS ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462330June 19, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND RECEIVED A CODE THAT STATED THAT THE SHAFT SENSOR WAS OVER HEATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462102June 18, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S HAS 88,500 MILES ON IT. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE FLOOR PANS UNDER THE VEHICLE (DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES) THAT ARE RUSTING THROUGH. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES AND NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I NEED THIS FIXED, AS THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR 2 REASONS: STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED BY MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER THAT THE ONLY PROPER REPAIR IS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE FLOOR PAN METAL. THE ESTIMATE FOR THIS WAS AROUND $2500. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD SON AND A DAUGHTER ON THE WAY. I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE AT THIS TIME, AND NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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