Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10379664January 31, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE OWNED A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S SINCE 2003. I BOUGHT VEHICLE WITH 11000 MILES AS A SHORT TERM LEASE TURN BACK. I HAVE DONE ALL REGULAR SERVICE WORK; OIL CHANGES,TIRES, BRAKES ECT. RECENTLY TOOK TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON ENGINE NOISE. VEHICLE HAS 113,000 MILES ON IT AT PRESENT TIME. SERVICE WRITER INFORMED ME THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS DISINTEGRATING AND CAUSING THE MATERIALS THAT THIS IS MADE OF TO BE INGESTED INTO ENGINE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ENGINE NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DISCOVERED THRU SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND INQUIRIES, WITH OTHER NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE MODEL YEARS 2002 & 2003. THERE WAS A TSB FOR THIS CAR FOR THE DEALER TO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION ON THE CONVERTER IN 2003. I FEEL THAT A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT NEED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FACTORY PART. THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE MANUFACTURER DISPLAYS THE VEHICLE BEING TESTED FOR PROLONGED DRIVING . THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE AMOUNT OF THESE VEHICLES THAT ARE ON THE ROAD. A CAR OWNER SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO EXTENSIVE REPAIRS DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECTIVE PART. THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS FAULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379332January 27, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SE WITH BOTH FLOORBOARDS RUSTED THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379351January 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NISSAN 02 ALTIMA 2.5S HAS PROBLEM WITH ENGINE/CAT CONVERTER, CAR DEVELOPED A P0420 ERROR AND HAS BEEN ROUTINELY CONSUMING OIL, NOW DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED PROBLEM OF CAT CONVERTER DISINTEGRATING AND GETTING SUCKED INTO ENGINE CAUSING IT TO FAIL, ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR IS ~ $6,000. SEE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR THE SIMILAR PROBLEM REPORTED BY OTHERS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2002/ENGINE/EXCESSIVE_OIL_CONSUMPTION.SHTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378633January 25, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT
MY CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY CRANK AND CAM SENSORS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS WELL. TODAY I TOOK CAR INTO SHOP BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I HAVE TO PUT AS MUCH AS 4 QUARTS OF OIL INTO CAR A WEEK. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY INDICATE THAT THEIR ARE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THE VINS RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378381January 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IT OCCURRED TO ME IN JULY 2010. CAR WAS 7 MONTHS OLD WITH MILEAGE OF ~7,000 KM. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION - WITH ACCELERATION PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED ENGINE WAS REVVING UP TO ~2,200 RPM AND CAR BARELY ACCELERATED LIKE IT WAS SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION. SWITCHING TO SPORT OR MANUAL MODES WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THERE IS "HIGH FLUID TEMPERATURE PROTECTION MODE" DESCRIBED IN MANUAL, BUT THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT/CHIME THAT TRANSMISSION ENTERS THIS MODE. DRIVER NOT BEING AWARE OF VERY LIMITED ACCELERATION CAN FIND HIMSELF IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION LEADING TO FATAL ACCIDENT, E.G. WHEN PULLING OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. FINALLY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT UNTIL NOW (JANUARY 2011) NISSAN DID NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND DID NOT TAKE ANY PREVENTIVE ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378159January 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE SHORT BLOCK IN THE ENGINE RESULTING IN A COOLING LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,124.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378195January 21, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA ON 12-22-05. ON 1- 8-11 I NOTICED A 6 TO 8 INCH RUST HOLE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR JUST FORWARD OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM STATING THAT THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT ON THE VEHICLE BY 2 WEEKS. MY CONTENTION IS THAT PROBLEM IS MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP DEFECT AND THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING AND ONLY DISCOVERED AT THIS TIME. I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS DAMAGE WILL COMPROMISE THIS VEHICLES PERFORMANCE IN A CRASH, POTENTIALLY ALLOW EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE OCCUPANT CABIN AND BE GENERALLY A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER WHO RESTS HIS OR HER FEET DIRECTLY ON THIS AREA. I HAVE READ INTERNET REPORT THAT DESCRIBE FEMALES HIGH HEELS GETTING CAUGHT IN THE RUSTED FLOOR WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378216January 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR CONDITIONER UNTIL ONE DAY I STARTED THE CAR AND A HORRIBLE NOISE STARTED. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND A MECHANIC TOLD ME TO KEEP THE A/C BUTTON PUSHED SO THE CLUTCH WOULD STAY ENGAGED UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED. I HAD IT REPAIRED TODAY AND THE TOTAL COST WAS $870.11. MY MECHANIC CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377955January 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 580 IN EMERYVILLE CALIFORNIA IN EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY CAR BEGAN TO JERK RAPIDLY AND THEN STOPPED WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS THE CAR STARTED. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK ON HIGHWAY 50 AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS. THIS MAKES ME NERVOUS AND FEARFUL WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND FINALLY AFTER THE STOPPING MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE AND AT RED LIGHTS, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS ADVISED MY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS A RECALL PER NISSAN AMERICA FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND WAS ADVISED MY VIN# WAS PART OF THE RECALL BUT THE DAMAGED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WOULD NOT BE REPLACED, ONLY A RESET OF THE ECM. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ECM WOULD NOT BE RESET DUE TO THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO THE FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I WAS ALSO CHARGED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH BASICALLY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM THAT SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALREADY AWARE OF PER THE VIN#. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA AND A THE FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL STOP AND CAUSE A PILEUP AND OR EVEN DEATH. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AMERICA @1 800 647 7261 AND THEY ARE NOT COOPERATIVE. THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE HOWEVER WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THEN I STRONGLY FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES WHEN DRIVING AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR A KNOWN DEFECT. I AM CONSIDERING TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST NISSAN SINCE THEY FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RESOLVE MY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377220January 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES TO APPEAL TO HAVE HER VEHICLE SERVICED AT NISSAN'S EXPENSE TO REPAIR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR PROBLEM UNDER THE RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR PROBLEM CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENGINE SPEED INPUT CIRCUIT SENSOR ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376997January 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTELLIGENT KEY WANING LIGHT WOULD FLASH INFREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND THIS WARNING WARNS OF BCM FAILURE AND THE END RESULT IS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START LEAVING THE DRIVER STRANDED AT ANY PLACE AND TIME. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT BCM REPLACEMENT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377055January 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO WEEKS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE, BUT SHE COULDN'T RECALL WHAT IT WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 47,178.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376894January 17, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WON,T GO OFF! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376965January 17, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2002 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS ROTTED OUT FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH SIDES! I CAN SEE THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CARPETING! I HAVE SEEN THIS IN 2 OF 2 CARS THAT I HAVE CHECKED YET THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT! THEN I WENT INTO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID ITS VERY COMMON! I THINK SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS COACHED TO SAY THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM! THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR MANY REASONS! FIRST OF ALL SOMETHING THAT WAS RUN OVER COULD COME INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT! THE CAR IS NOT AS STRONG WHEN THE CHASSIS OF THE CAR IS COMPROMISED! I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING OVER 50% OF THESE VEHICLES! THE DEALER IS ACTING LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS NO HELP AVAILABLE! I HAVE ALSO HAD TO PUT AN ENGINE IN THIS CAR BECAUSE OF A FACTORY DEFECT! THEY DID A RECALL TO PUT A SHIELD IN BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT THE ENGINE HAS A HOLE IN THE SIDE RIGHT WHERE THEY ALL HAVE A PROBLEM! THESE CARS ARE JUNK AND NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED! INSTEAD THEY ACT LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376966January 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 NISSAN ALTIMA ENGINE HAS HOLE IN THE SIDE. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD A RECALL TO PUT A SHIED BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I THINK THIS WAS DONE TO STOP THE HEAT FROM THE CAT. CONVERTER FROM FATIGUING THE BLOCK. WELL ON MY CAR THEY DID THE RECALL BUT IT DIDN'T WORK! I HAD TO PUT ANOTHER ENGINE IN THE CAR! I HAVE ALSO PUT A COMPLAINT IN FOR THE FLOOR BOARDS ROTTING OUT ON THE SAME CAR! NISSAN DOESN'T CARE THAT THEY HAVE BUILT CARS WITH DEFECTS!!! THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BOTH HAVE BEEN FIXED FOR FREE!!! THESE TWO PROBLEMS WILL COST ME THOUSANDS TO FIX!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376148January 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY NISSAN SHAKES AND FLUTTERS WHEN I TAKE OFF., I THINK THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THESE NEW TRANSMISSIONS. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OPERATION. I'VE BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT A CAR SHOULDNT HESITATE FROM 20-55 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376234January 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT, AND GOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT 52,000 MILES, I HAD MAJOR SHAKING AT IDLE, TOOK IT IN, AND THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, AT 74,000 MILES, ONLY 22,000 MILES MORE, THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE, AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, WHICH INDICATED THE PROBABILITY OF A VACUUM LEAK, POSSIBLY DUE TO A FAULTY GASKET, ETC. THIS PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY VERY COMMON WITH THIS YEAR ALTIMA, AND NISSAN HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER, THERE IS EXCESSIVE HEAT IN THE AREA NEAR THE MANIFOLD GASKET (WHICH IS A 15.00 PART), LEADING TO PREMATURE BREAKDOWN OF THE GASKET. SIMPLE HEAT SHIELDING WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE CAR COULD DIE AT IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT, AND THE DRIVER COULD BE REAR ENDED. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE JOB, DUE TO 5 OR MORE HOURS OF LABOR TO GET THE GASKET REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376313January 11, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AS CAR ACCELERATES TO 20 MPH, THERE IS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT/UNDERCARRIAGE AREA. NOISE WAS NOTICED THE FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE. THE CAR NOW HAS 7,500 MILES ON IT. WHEN IT WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER, THE LEAD TECH HAD ME RIDE WITH HIM TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE--IT HAPPENED. HE THEN TOOK ME FOR A RIDE IN A NEW MODEL ON THE LOT AND IT SEEMED TO PRODUCE THE SAME NOISE. HE ENDED THE RIDE AND DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. HE TOLD ME I WAS THE 4TH PERSON TO COME IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. HE STATED IT WAS THE ABS COMPLETING A SELF CHECK CYCLE...WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE VERY NOISY. THIS IS VERY HARD TO ACCEPT ON A NEWLY PURCHASED VEHICLE. IT'S VERY EMBARRASSING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375470January 10, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER IS NOT WORKING. THE SEAT CUSHION OF THE SEAT IS THE PROBLEMS ( I WAS TOLD). THE CUSHION COST $900.00. THE AIRBAG HAS A DEFECT IN IT. I LOOKED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AND NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE ALTIMA. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375462January 10, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,023 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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