Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10408962June 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, PURCHASED NOVEMBER 2007. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE MERRITT PARKWAY IN CONNETICUT, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BLACK SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE CAR ERUPTED IN FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE IF REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408831June 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MY FAMILY HAS OWNED MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA SINCE IT WAS ORIGINALLY DRIVEN OFF THE LOT. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE COMPLETED ALL RECALLS. IN JULY 2005 RECALL 03V084000 WAS "SUPPOSEDLY" CORRECTED, BUT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PARTICLES FROM THE CONVERTER BEING INHALED BY MY ENGINE. I HAVE 143,582 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. DUE TO THIS DESIGN DEFECT I FEAR THAT DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS A HAZARD, DUE TO THE CHANCE THAT IT WILL CATCH ON FIRE. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. THROUGH MY RESEARCH I'VE LEARNED THAT THOUSANDS OF 02 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP NISSAN CUSTOMERS GET JUSTICE, WHEN NISSAN IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE THAT THE CORRECTIVE ACTION DOES NOT STOP THE POTENTIAL HAZARD OF FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408392June 23, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE JUMPS OR JERKS INTO GEAR *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONSUMER STATED IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, SHE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND START IT AGAIN, SOMETIMES WITH RESISTANCE FROM THE ENGINE AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD START RIGHT AWAY. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS INFORMED, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER MECHANIC WHERE HE DISCOVERED THE SENSORS WERE MADE OF PLASTIC AND COVERED IN OIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408661June 23, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. LOSING TIRE PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408575June 22, 2011
STRUCTURE
PASSENGER FLOORBOARDS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH OPENING A 16IN LONG BY 8 IN WIDE HOLE IN PASSENGER FLOOR. NO OTHER RUST ANYWHERE ELSE FOUND ON VEHICLE. APPEARS RUST ORIGINATED AROUND FLOOR PLUG. EXHAUST FUMES CAN ENTER THE CABIN OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408449June 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA SL AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION FOLLOWING LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS. WHEN I EXIT THE FREEWAY AND COME TO A STOP, I CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND EXPERIENCE VERY LITTLE SPEED. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THEY STATE THAT THEY CAN'T "RECREATE THE PROBLEM". THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY WON'T DRIVE IT LONG ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH DRIVING SHORT OR MODERATE DISTANCES, ONLY LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS. I HAVE ONCE AGAIN RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I REFUSE TO PICK IT UP UNTIL THEY RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR BECAUSE WE WERE ALMOST INVOLVED IN A COLLISION LAST WEEK WHILE ON VACATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408452June 22, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR SWAY BAR ON MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA APPEARS TO HAVE SNAPPED IN TWO FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO EVENT I CAN POINT TO THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THAT. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH BECAME AWARE THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME OCCURRENCE. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL DUE TO THIS PART FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407706June 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL RAPIDLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 123,358.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407724June 21, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
I OWN A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. SINGLE CAR OWNER - NO ABUSE OR DAMAGE. HEARD SOMETHING DRAGGING UNDER CAR YESTERDAY 6-20-11. STOPPED TO LOOK UNDER CAR - SOMETHING DRAGGING BY REAR PASSENGER TIRE. TOOK CAR TO FIRESTONE - WAS TOLD REAR SWAY BAR BROKEN. GUY AT FIRESTONE SAID HE HAS REPAIRED 3 OF THESE ON NISSAN ALTIMA'S IN PAST 6 MONTHS. FUNNY THING, I CALLED LARGE NISSAN DEALER AND ASKED IF A RECALL WAS IN PLACE. LARGE NISSAN DEALER HAS NO IDEA THAT SO MANY REAR SWAY BARS ON 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA'S BROKEN. EVEN SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN SUCH AT THEIR DEALERSHIP...HMMMMM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407774June 21, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOORBOARD WAS RUSTING. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED BUT WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407506June 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE AFTER IT WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,456.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407637June 20, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
THERE IS A RUSTED HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR OF THE CAR. THE HOLE IS THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL WITH RUSTED METAL AROUND THE AREA OF THE HOLE. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON ON 2002-2006 NISSAN ALTIMAS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409468June 20, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON JULY 8, 2009 TOOK VEHICLE INTO NISSAN NORTH FOR SERVICE AND REQUESTED THEY CHECK THE SUNROOF AS WELL, IT HAD BEEN SQUEAKING WHEN OPERATED - OPENING AND CLOSING. NISSAN LUBED THE TRACK. ON MARCH 19, 2010 TOOK VEHICLE INTO NISSAN NORTH FOR SERVICE AND REQUESTED THEY CHECK THE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF, SUNROOF STILL SQUEAKING OFF AND ON WHEN OPERATED - OPENING AND CLOSING. NISSAN LUBED WINDOWS FOR NOISE. JUNE 2011 TOOK VEHICLE INTO NISSAN NORTH BECAUSE SUNROOF MADE AND AWFUL NOISE AND STOPPED WORKING IN MID-CLOSE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN MANUALLY HAD TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409469June 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON JUNE 8, 2009 TOOK VEHICLE INTO NISSAN NORTH FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT ALSO REQUESTED THE BRAKES TO BE CHECKED BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST RECENTLY BEGAN TO GRIND. WITH THIS SERVICE, NISSAN NOTED A COMPLETE BRAKE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. BEFORE I GOT HOME, THE BRAKES BEGAN GRINDING AGAIN SO TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO NISSAN NORTH ON JUNE 9, 2009. ALTHOUGH, JUST THE DAY BEFORE WE'D BEEN TOLD NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE BRAKES THEY CHARGED US $100.00 TO MACHINE THE FRONT ROTORS. ON JULY 8, 2009 TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO NISSAN NORTH BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOW GRINDING MUCH WORSE THAN INITIALLY. NISSAN SAID THEY COULD LUBRICATE PADS, BUT NOT MUCH ELSE. ON MARCH 19, 2010 TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO NISSAN AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS AS WELL AS REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES AND TURNED THE DRUMS AND ROTORS AT A COST OF $400.00 TO US. BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED OFF AND ON, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS AND NISSAN SAYS THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES? JUNE 2011 THE BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408211June 19, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CLUTCH PEDAL SINKS TO THE FLOOR BOARD OF MY NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SE, THE CLUTCH FLUID IS AT FULL CAPACITY AND WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AT A RED LIGHT OR EVEN AT A STILL MOTION THE CLUTCH GOES COMPLETELY DOWN OR OUT...I HAVE HAD MY FLUIDS CHECKED AND IT IS FULL....THIS AS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR AT 52,000 MILES AND CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TO THIS VERY DAY.....NISSIAN 3.5 CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NISSAN FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A RECALL PROBLEM....BUT EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM 3.5 - 5 (SPEEDS) WITH THIS CAR AND THIS MODEL.....THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM IN SLOWED TRAFFIC AND CANNOT SHIFT PROPERLY...THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY BE ADDRESSED AND THE PROBLEM RESOLVED....FATALITIES SHOULD NOT BE THEIR REASON TO ENFORCE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407239June 17, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOWS IN MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COME DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHEN LEFT IN A PARKING LOT AND AWAY FROM CAR - THE 2 FRONT WINDOWS COME DOWN I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND PROBABLY A HUNDRED OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO APPARENT SOLUTION BEING OFFERED BY NISSAN HERE IS THE WEB SITE LISTING ALL THE COMPLAINTS- HTTP://GETSATISFACTION.COM/NISSAN/TOPICS/THE_WINDOWS_IN_MY_2008_NISSAN_ALTIMA_ROLL_DOWN_AUTOMATICALLY_AND_CORPORATE_NISSAN_DOESN'T_THINK_ITS_A_BIG_DEAL THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED , AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED , I MUST OF FORGOT AND LEFT THEM DOWN , BUT AFTER THE 2ND TIME , I SAID NO WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407226June 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF FOR A FEW HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407849June 15, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD HAS ROTTED OUT. IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT SINCE ALL OTHER FLOORBOARDS ARE RUST FREE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY REPAIR THIS PROBLEM ON A DAILY BASIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406974June 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST TRACTION AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BY REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE ESCAPING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE TO OCCUR. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE DEALER DID NOT NOTIFY HIM OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V267000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND COULD BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407020June 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE WATER AND OIL WERE MIXING TOGETHER AND LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO OVER HEAT. THE ENGINE BLOCK ALSO NEEDED TO BE RESEALED. THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 230,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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