Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10398415May 1, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010, I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK. ABOUT 4 MILES FROM MY HOME. (MY CAR IS RIGHT UNDER 107K MILES AT THE TIME). I WAS DRIVING NORMAL, OR CORRECTLY. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SHUTS OFF! I HAVE TO JERK MY WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND BREAK MY CAR BEFORE I CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I AM SO THANKFUL I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS WERE PUT AT RISK THAT DAY BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH YOUR CAR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR YOUR CAR, ACTUALLY QUITE A FEW, BUT THE ONE I'M MOST INTERESTED IN GETTING FIXED IS THE ONE THAT DETERMINES MY LIVELY HOOD. ALL I AM ASKING IS YOU PLEASE FIX THIS. I CAN GO WITHOUT THE AC OR HAVING WEAK HEADLIGHTS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH. I JUST CAN'T DEPEND ON THIS CAR TO NOT KILL ME ONE DAY. PLEASE, I AM BEGGING YOU. ONCE AGAIN FOR MY LIFE & THE LIVES OF MANY OTHERS THAT WILL BE INVOLVED. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM! I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE FOR THE ALTIMA OUT OF POCKET. RECALLED ON : 7/7/2006 INFLUENCED BY: OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION RECALLED FOR: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398121April 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, STEADILY PROGRESSING AT 65MPH. THE CAR SHUDDERED, EVEN THOUGH I HADN'T CHANGED MY ACCELERATION (OR ANYTHING ELSE). I DISMISSED IT AS A FLUKE AND RAN AN ERRAND. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR AFTER I EXITED THE STORE, THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN OVER IN A TIMELY MANNER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT IN. I TOOK IT TO MY USUAL MECHANIC, WHO CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND TOLD ME ABOUT THE OUTSTANDING RECALL ON CAM/CRANKSHAFT SENSOR PROGRAMMING. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP (FENTON NISSAN, 8800 NORTHWEST EXPY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA), WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD DO THE RECALL, BUT THAT I HAD TO HAVE NEW CAM/CRANKSHAFT SENSORS INSTALLED FIRST OR MY COMPUTER WOULD BURN UP. I CALLED MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT HE HAD CHECKED MY SENSORS AND THAT THEY WERE FINE. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THIS INFO, AND THEY RESTATED WHAT THEY HAD SAID BEFORE. I THEN SAID THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE THE INSTALLATION DONE BY MY MECHANIC. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY GUY WOULD JUST MESS UP THE JOB, AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ANY SENSORS HE WOULD INSTALL, SO IT WOULD BE IN MY BEST INTEREST TO JUST HAVE THE DEALERSHIP DO THE WORK. HE THEN INSINUATED THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT I DID, THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T PERFORM THE RECALL WITHOUT THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLING NEW SENSORS. I GOT BOTH THE SENSORS AND THE RECALL PERFORMED BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE CAR WAS STILL NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DID THE RECALL PROGRAMMING AGAIN, AND THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING WELL EVER SINCE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FORCED ME TO HAVE EXTRA WORK DONE, EVEN THOUGH MY SENSORS WERE GOOD AND THE RECALL DOESN'T SPECIFY THAT SENSORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL IS PERFORMED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398185April 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT
HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2003/ENGINE/ENGINE_BURNS_OIL.SHTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397720April 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES INCURRED FOR RECALL REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND HESITATING AT RANDOM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397465April 26, 2011
TIRES
I BOUGHT A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM PITTSBURGH EAST NISSAN IN MONROEVILLE, PA. AFTER 14,000 MILES THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT. I COMPLAINED BUT I WAS TOLD BECAUSE THEY WERE PERFORMANCE TIRES THAT WAS ABOUT RIGHT ON THE MILEAGE. I COMPLAINED SOME MORE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE TIRES BUT ONLY IF I BOUGHT THE SAME ONES. I GOT TIRES FROM ANOTHER PLACE AND WILL NOT BE GETTING ANY OTHER CARS FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397485April 26, 2011
STEERING
STEERING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN ALTIMA 2002 THE STEERING COUPLING IN THE STEERING COLUMN CORRODED MAKING THE STEERING VERY DIFFICULT. POWER ASSIST WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS FAULT WAS IN COLUMN. STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST WHILE DRIVING CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397884April 25, 2011
STEERING
THE VEHICLE STEERING BINDS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AND FAILS TO RECOVERTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT MANUAL ASSIST. REPLACEMENT OF LOWER STEERING JOINT ASSEMBLY AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS REQUIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397310April 25, 2011
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE OWNER'S MANUAL DISPLAYED A MESSAGE INFORMING HIM OF A CHIME ALERT THAT WOULD SOUND WHENEVER THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WAS NOT SECURELY FASTENED. WITH THE SEAT BELT UNFASTENED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHIME ALERT DID NOT SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A CHIME SYSTEM, CONTRARY TO WHAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE OWNERS MANUAL STATED A CHIME WOULD SOUND FOR ABOUT 6 SECONDS IF THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS NOT FASTENED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A CHIME ALERT. THE CONSUMER STATED IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. UPDATED 07/08/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397364April 25, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, TIRES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR AS SUDDENLY CUTOFF, WHILE DRIVING!!!! LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS EVER PHYSICALLY HURT. MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY IT SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF SEVERAL PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF. WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY I'VE STARTED TO NOTICE MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY SLOWING DOWN AFTER A CERTAIN SPEED, WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKES. FOR AWHILE I STOPPED GETTING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IN FEAR OF MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPPING WITH CARS DRIVING BEHIND ME AT A FASTER PACE. ALSO, AT 55 + MILES/HR MY TIRES START TO WOBBLE AND THERE'S A SCRUBBING NOISE WITH THE WOBBLE SOMETIMES. IT FEELS LIKE MY BACK TIRES ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. I'VE BOUGHT 3 SETS OF TIRES ALREADY, AND TOMORROW WILL BE MY 4TH SET. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND VERY UNSAFE!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME, THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397121April 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND OIL GAUGE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWO DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURES. THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED WHICH DETECTED A FAILURE CODE WITHIN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397759April 22, 2011
STEERING
THE VEHICLE STEERING BINDS WHEN TURNING AND FAILS TO RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WITHOUT MANUALLY RETURNING IT TO THE NEUTRAL (STRAIGHT) POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397174April 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NO REAL WARNING. ENGINE STARTING KNOCKING ONE DAY AND FOUND OUT IT WAS 2 QUARTS LOW AFTER CHANGING IT THE PREVIOUS WEEK. PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL MORE IN AND DROVE 300 MILES TO ONLY FIND THAT IT WAS LOW AGAIN. I HAVE TO PUT OIL IN AROUND EVERY 200 MILES NOW TO PREVENT MY ENGINE FROM MAKING LOUD NOISES. THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TOO SAID THE CAT CONVERTERS AND MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND CANNOT AFFORD A REPLACEMENT ENGINE OR A NEW CAR SO AM STUCK DUMPING 2 QUARTS IN EVERY 200 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397039April 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER A HARD STOP ON HIGHWAY, CAR TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED IN A HIGHER GEAR, THUS ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, AND WAS REAR ENDED, CAR WAS DRIVING AT 5MPH ON THE HIGHWAY FOLLOWING AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THERE IS A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397036April 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396819April 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED T FUNCTION NORMALLY AND WAS IMMEDIATELY DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON GOING FOR THREE TO FOUR WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396675April 18, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS (TIRE VALVES) HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES IN 33,000 MILES ON MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE MATERIAL USED TO CONSTRUCT THE VALE CORRODES AND THEN FRACTURES EASILY DURING SNOW TIRE REMOVAL PROCESS. THIS CAUSES THE VALVE TO LEAK RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES. SO FAR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT WILL COST UPWARDS OF $110 EACH AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES NOT TO MENTION AAA CALLS & INCONVENIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396008April 15, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FRONT WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN ON THEIR OWN WHILE NOT NEAR VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT OPERATING (TURNED OFF) AND WHILE USING EACH OF OUR TWO KEY FOBS AS THE PRIMARY FOB, ONCE WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN HER PLACE OF WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395740April 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST LISTING THE FAILURE WITHIN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MANIFOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR; BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V084000; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING EXHAUST SYSTEM MANIFOLD HEADER MUFFLER TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395756April 13, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE RPMS STARTED TO INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE TRYING TO PARK. THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS OCCURRED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN ENGINEER FROM NISSAN WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER ALSO STATED THE CONTACT MAY NOT HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/25/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396343April 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, BURNING OIL QUICKLY DOING OIL CHANGES EVERY MONTH, NISSAN SERVICE STATION SAID CATALYTIC COVERTER. CAR STILL MAKING NOISE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM THEN ENGINE BLOWS DUE TO DEBRIS FROM CONVERTER GETTING INTO ENGINE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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