Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10383178February 17, 2011
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS KNOW HAD TO HAVE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. MOTOR MOUNTS SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382023February 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES CONCERN THAT OTHER 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA VEHICLES WERE NOT IDENTIFIED OR INCLUDED IN CAMPAIGNS RELATED TO THE AIRBAG/DRIVER CONTROL MODULE, AIRBAG SENSOR AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER DUE TO THE CONTINUOUS FLASHING OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE AIR BAG RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2002. ON JANUARY 15, 2010 THE VEHICLE BEGAN DISPLAYING PROBLEMS SUCH AS DIFFICULTY CRANKING, SUDDEN JERKS WHILE ACCELERATING AND LOSS OF POWER. ON JANUARY 16, 2010 THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT LATER ILLUMINATED. TESTING REVEALED A DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. ALSO, THE O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382917February 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BURN OIL EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,147. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO BURN OIL THROUGH THE TAIL PIPE EXCESSIVELY. UPDATED 04/22/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383000February 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW ON MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. I HAVE THE CAR 3 YEARS NOW AND THE DEALERSHIP ADDRESSED THE ISSUE BY RESETTING THE ALARM AND TOPPING OFF THE BRAKE FLUID. NOW, THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED TO PAY $560 TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE AND IF I DON'T IT WILL FAIL AND I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A FATAL CRASH DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM AT WHEN IT HAPPENS. OF COURSE MY CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND THE NISSAN SENTRA WAS RECALLED. WHY NOT THE NISSAN ALTIMA. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY ARE GAMBLING WITH OUR LIVES AND TAKING CARE OF THE SITUATION ONLY AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. TOYOTA APPARENTLY WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A BRAKE ISSUE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382818February 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2001 ALTIMA SE IDLE PROBLEM WHEN ON A STOP. SIMILAR IDLE PROBLEMS I HAD IN MAY 2005 IN WHICH THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH IS LEAKING AT #4 CYL. PAID NOTHING BECAUSE ITS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SAME PROBLEM AGAIN IN MAR 2007, WITH 60,802 MILES, DEALER REPLACED THE SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET INWHICH THIS TIME, I PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO GET IT FIX. NOW, ON THE THIRD TIME, WITH 120,000 MILES, I'M HAVING SIMILAR IDLE PROBLEM AND PROBABLY I WILL HAVE THE DEALER TO WORK ON IT. THIS IS REALLY A BIG PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR AND I TAUGHT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON IT. IT'S REALLY UNSAFE AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE/OPERATE WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382594February 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1. ENGINE STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPPED. AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2. FOUR TIMES, FIRST TO SECOND ABOUT 3 WEEKS. SECOND TO THIRD 2 WEEKS. FOURTH ONE SAME DAY. 3. RESET THE CODE, TO CLEAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NO ONE KNOWS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383544February 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CARS POWER STARTED FLUTTERING AROUND 45-50 MPH, LIKE IT WAS WANTING TO DIE. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY DIED WHILE IDLEING..CODES WERE CHECKED THEY CAME UP AS BAD CRANK AND CAM SENSOR..AND BAD SPEED SENSOR.AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER..NOTICED CAR WAS UNDER RE-CALL..TOWED IT TO DEALER THEY FLASHED ECM..WHEN WE WERE DRIVING CAR HOME ALL PROBLEMS RE-OCCURRED..HAD CODES CHECKED AT ANOTHER GARAGE ALL THE SAME ONES CAME UP..CALLED DEALER THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL AND WANTED TO CHARGE US TO CHECK CODES TOLD THEM WE ALREADY HAD THEM AND THEY SAID ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM...THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN ADDRESSING THE REAL ISSUES OR FIXING WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS, WHAT A RIP-OFF..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381520February 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS RUINED BECAUSE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DISINTEGRATED DUE TO PARTICLES ENTERING THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS BURNING OIL RAPIDLY AND IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR HEAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,250.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381591February 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO A PRECISION DEALER IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. PRECISION TOLD ME THAT THE PART AFFECTED (CATALYTIC CONVERTER) HAD BEEN RECALLED BY NISSAN AND THE DEALER WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE PART WAS RECALLED FOR SOME CARS, MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED. I ALSO CALLED UP NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIR AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. I HAD TO PAY THE PRICE FOR REPAIR MYSELF. WHEN I RESEARCHED ONLINE, I SAW TONS OF COMPLAINTS BY PEOPLE FOR A FAULTY CONVERTER THAT NISSAN FAILED TO HONOR. I AM FILING AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT BECAUSE I THINK THAT IF NISSAN KNOWS THAT A PART OF THEIRS IS UNDER RE-CALL FOR CERTAIN VINS AND OTHER DRIVERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS, THEY SHOULD ALSO GET THEIR PART RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381630February 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS 2003 2.5S ALTIMA FAILED TO START ON FEBRUARY 6, 2011. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO MOSSY NISSAN IN SAN DIEGO, WHERE THE CAR WAS SOLD, THE MECHANIC WORKING ON THE CAR DIAGNOSED THE CAR AS HAVING A SCREW FROM THE POWER VALVE OVER THE 4 CYLINDER THAT CAME LOOSE AND DAMAGED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY MUST BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED EXTENSIVELY ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING HERE: HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2002-2006-NISSAN-ALTIMA-DISCUSSION-2-5-3-5/267734-BUTTERFLY-VALVE-POWER-VALVE-INTAKE-MANIFOLD-ISSUE.HTML. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2004 AND 2005 ALTIMA FOR THIS ISSUE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE 2003 2.5S ALTIMA HAS THE SAME ENGINE, YET NO RECALL WAS MADE. AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN CUSTOMER RELATIONS, THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH FIXING THE PROBLEM, DESPITE THE BLATANT DESIGN FLAW. OTHER DRIVERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR ALTIMAS HAVE BEEN PUT AT RISK OF DEATH, AS THE CARS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO STOP RUNNING ENTIRELY WHILE MOVING, BECAUSE OF DAMAGE DONE BY THE LOOSE POWER VALVE SCREWS TO THE ENGINE. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381437February 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED. FROM A STAND STILL AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THEN JUMPED FORWARD 2 FEET AS IF BEING REAR ENDED FROM BEHIND. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THEN THE VEHICLE MADE GRINDING NOISES, HESITATED, SHOOK, AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE FIRST INCIDENT (JUMPING 2 FEET) ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE SECOND INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSE THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO REAR END ME BECAUSE WE WERE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO A MAIN ROAD, AND MY VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, BUT WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381485February 10, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
"BRAKE" INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, FOUND OUT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING AND NEEDS REPLACED. VEHICLE IS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA AND ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY IN FOR MAINTENANCE SERVICE IN DECEMBER 2010, NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM WAS GIVEN FOLLOWING INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381494February 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL, THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381248February 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL-*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND USUALLY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381333February 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENTERING HIS VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT ACTUALLY START UP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE LOOSE WIRES TO THE CRANK SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER HE WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HIS MOTOR HAD BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME AND THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381198February 8, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE AN 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA S 2.5 LITER WITH 95K ON IT. THERE IS HEAVY RUST UNDER THE DRIVERS FLOOR. IT HAS ONLY TAKEN A LITTLE SHORT OF A YEAR TO GO FROM NOTHING TO SOME MAJOR ROT. I AM A PROFESSIONAL DETAILER AND AUTOBODY TECH AND THE CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY WELL MAINTAINED. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. I NOTICED IT TODAY WHEN I WAS CHANGING MY OIL AND INSPECTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379986February 2, 2011
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE FELL OFF. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND LATER REPLACED THE LINK ASSEMBLY. THE A FILURE OCCURRED AGAIN ON THE SAME SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 128,000. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF UPDATED 09/19/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379982February 2, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
I PUT AIR INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE OF MY 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THE TIRE CENSOR BROKE WHILE DOING SO. I TOOK THE CAR TO DAVE'S NISSAN OF JACKSON TO BE FIXED, WHEN THEY LATER INFORMED ME THE CENSOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DESIGN OF THE TIRE STEM SHOULD BE LOOKED AT SO THE CENSOR BREAKING DOES NOT HAPPEN TO PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE THAT ATTEMPT TO PUT AIR INTO THEIR TIRES. NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO COOPERATE WITH ME ON THIS ISSUE SO I HAD TO TAKE MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS AND CONTACT DOT FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380004February 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MANY TIMES AFTER OWNING MY 2005 NISSAN, I STARTED HAVING TO CRANK THE ENGINE A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD START. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR THAT WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WHEN IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING. ALSO THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHICH IT HAS BEEN DOING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS. I JUST PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE THEN PARK TO TAKE THE KEY OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379898February 1, 2011
EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH JUST OVER 13000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT ABOUT 65 MPH I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST OVER MY HEAD. THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD SHATTERED (MORE LIKE EXPLODED) LEAVING ABOUT A 2 FOOT CIRCULAR HOLE IN THE GLASS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT ME BUT WHEN I PULLED OVER I COULD OBVIOUSLY SEE THAT THE GLASS WAS MUSHROOMED OUT AS IF IT HAD EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT, NOT PUSHED IN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY NISSAN DEALER AND THEY AGREED THAT THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANYTHING HAD HIT THE GLASS AND THAT IT HAD SIMPLY SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. THEY ALSO POINTED OUT CHIPS IN THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK LID CAUSED BY THE PIECES OF BROKEN GLASS. AFTER FIRST DENYING ANY COVERAGE, NISSAN NOW HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR THE NEW GLASS AS A "GOODWILL REPAIR" BUT THEY STILL REFUSE TO PAY FOR INSTALLATION OR THE PAINT DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP PICKED UP THE INSTALLATION AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS COVERING THE $2500 OF PAINT DAMAGE. I DID CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO APPEAL THEIR DECISION BUT WAS VERY CURTLY DENIED AGAIN. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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