Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10266641April 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BREAK PEDAL SHE WOULD HEAR AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE HER FRONT BREAK CALIPERS AT AN EXPENSE OF $1000.00. SHE HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266673April 24, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA SERIOUS BODY DAMAGE SUSTAINED; TO MY NECK, A LARGE FIST SIZE LUMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY SKULL, SEVERE LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN, A BRUISED FOREHEAD AND ALTERED VISION IN MY RIGHT EYE; FREQUENTLY EPISODES OF DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES. MY SISTER; WHO WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DOING THE ACCIDENT AND SUSTAINED SIMILAR INJURIES AS THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY TO PREVENT PROTECTION NEEDED FROM THE DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD . I AM IN SHOCK THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. NOW SUFFERING FROM ACUTE TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, ALTERED SLEEP PATTERNS, INCREASED HYPERTENSION AND ANXIETY. REMAIN UNDER CARE OF PRIVATE DOCTOR. MY CAR WITH 20,054 MILES WAS TOTAL BY INSURANCE APPRAISER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10266546April 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA USES 4 QUARTERS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 50 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE DEALER SERVICE REP. SAID THAT THE ENGINE IS DAMAGE BY THE CAT. FILTER MATERIAL. HOWEVER, THERE IS WATER ON THE OIL CAP OF THE ENGINE AS IF THE HEAD IS CRACKED OR HEAD IS WARPED. I FEEL THAT IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266337April 22, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO CAME ON, CREATED A NO START CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266888April 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
2003 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE CYLINDER 1 MISFIRED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET CONSUMING 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 4000 MILES AND RUNNING TERRIBLY ROUGH. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HER VEHICLE WAS AMONG THE HUNDREDS OF VEHICLES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHERE IT DETERIORATES AND BECOMES SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE, SCORCHING THE CYLINDERS CAUSING MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION THEN FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266223April 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE SERVICE ENGINE, BATTERY, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266235April 21, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A USED 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN. THE BRAKES ARE VERY SQUEAKY. THE BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN YOU PRESS ON THEM LIGHTLY GOING AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266248April 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
A MONTH OR SO AGO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. MY CAR IS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, 104,000 MILES AND THE MECHANIC STATED IT NEEDS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND POSSIBLY A NEW ENGINE . THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE) IN 2004, BUT THAT RECALL HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. THIS IS RIDICULOUS- THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF EXACT FAILURES AND NO RECALL??? NISSAN SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR NOT REPAIRING THE MATTER. THE SMALL FIX IN 2004 DID NOTHING TO AVERT THE LONG TERM ISSUE. THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO THIS CAR ARE IMPECCABLE. OIL CHANGES DOCUMENTS EVERY 3000-5000 MILES USING TOP GRADE SYNTHETIC SYNPOWER MOTOR OIL. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE ASIDE FROM DESIGN FLAWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266253April 21, 2009
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT ALL SEASON RADIAL TIRES, SIZE 215/60/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS SNOW COVERED AND SLUSHY. THE DRIVER SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE INCLINE. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND PROCEEDED FORWARD TO THE TOP OF THE INCLINE AS THE TIRES SLID. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FELT THIS WAS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT SUITABLE FOR THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA. ALL FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 05/08/09. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266154April 20, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE CHECKING THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. HE REPLACED THE OIL WITH AT LEAST TWO QUARTS OF OIL PER WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING AROUND THE RINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE ECM FAILURE. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE FAILED. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT PARTICLES FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DAMAGED THE CYLINDER WALLS IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE FAILURE THAT HE EXPERIENCED, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265871April 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A SERVICE CENTER, THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE ENGINE OIL RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. ONE WEEK LATER, THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE) IN 2004, BUT THE RECALL HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265913April 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BOUGHT A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 66K MILES ON IT 6 MONTHS AGO FROM WILSONVILLE NISSAN. THEY PROMISED THIS CAR WAS IN PERFECT RUNNING ORDER, EVEN AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DURING THE TEST DRIVE, BUT THE TECHNICIANS THERE INSISTED THAT THEY JUST FORGOT TO RESET THE COMPUTER AFTER THEY PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE. AS I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT, SES LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE ON ALTIMAS FOR THIS REASON, BUT AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AROSE, WE RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND CYLINDER 1 WAS MISFIRING. THERE ARE MANY MORE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE NOW, INCLUDING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET, CONSUMING 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 400 MILES, AND RUNNING TERRIBLY ROUGH. THERE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THESE SAME PRE-CAT RELATED ISSUES IN THEIR 02-06 ALTIMAS. THE PRECAT DETERIORATES AND IS SUCKED UP INTO THE ENGINE, SCORCHING THE CYLINDERS, CAUSING MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND THEN DYING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO WILSONVILLE NISSAN AND THEY REFUSED TO GIVE THE PRECAT A VISUAL INSPECTION. THEY CLAIMED THAT SINCE THE COMPUTER DID NOT THROW A CODE CONCERNING THE PRECAT, THEY HAD NO REASON TO LOOK AT IT. INSTEAD, THEY CHARGED US $110 TO TELL US THAT THE COMPUTER WAS GIVING A CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE CODE. WE ALREADY KNEW THAT AND WE TOLD THEM THAT BEFORE THEY TOOK THE CAR IN. UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY, NISSAN HAS TO PAY FOR ALL COSTS TO DIAGNOSE, REPAIR, AND REPLACE ALL PARTS THAT ARE RUINED BY ANY FAULTY EMISSIONS PART UNDER 80,000 MILES. THE PRECAT FALLS UNDER THIS CATEGORY, AND THE ENGINE SHOULD ALSO BE REPLACED BY NISSAN AS ITS PROBLEMS ARE A DIRECT RESULT FROM THE PRECAT FALLING APART AND GETTING SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE. RECALL ID# 5450 REQUIRES THEM TO TEST AND LOOK AT THE PRE-CAT, AND IF THERE IS ANY DAMAGE TO THE CAT, THEN THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED, FREE OF CHARGE. NISSAN WILL NOT COOPERATE AND WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE PRECAT. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265516April 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE IDLES ROUGHLY WHENEVER IT IS IN PARK OR STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THE AMOUNT FOR THE GASKET WAS ONLY $11. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WOULD COST $600. THE DEALER IS NOT REPLACING THE GASKET. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265328April 14, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BURNS OIL. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST UNDERGONE AN OIL CHANGE AND ALL OF THE OIL HAS SUDDENLY LEFT OUT OF THE ENGINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. SHE IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD IGNITE INTO FLAMES DUE TO THE BURNING OIL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265368April 14, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE 148,246 MILES ENGINE IN THE NISSAN ALTIMA IS BLOWING OIL OUT THE EXHAUST AT A RATE OF 4 QUARTS WITH IN 20-40 MILES OF DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THE CAT. FILTER CAME APART AND THE MATERIAL WAS SUCKED INTO THE INTAKE OF THE CYLINDER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER WALL TO THE DEGREE WHERE AS AN ENGINE AND CAT. FILTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265063April 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IDLING. ON ONE OCCASION, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $900. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265154April 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ONE MONTH AGO OIL LIGHT WENT ON, CHECKED OIL AND LOW. MECHANIC SAID THE OIL WAS NOT LEAKING, YET WE WERE LOSING OIL EVERY 100 MILES. WENT TO NISSAN FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND THEY SAID THE 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, 80,000 MILES NEEDS CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ENGINE .RESEARCHED ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE A ENGINE FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264888April 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT APPROX 100K MILES, MY ALTIMA WAS CONSUMING ALOT OF OIL, RUNNING POOR, EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE FAILED, HAD ENGINE REPAIRED, BEGAN SAME OIL BURNING PROBLEM AGAIN, HAD CAT CONVERTER HALLOWED OUT, ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264808April 9, 2009
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS REAR-ENDED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FORCE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REAR-END THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO THE MASSIVE IMPACT AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OPPOSING DRIVERS. THE POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED REAR BODY DAMAGE AND WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10264838April 9, 2009
STEERING
2005 ALTIMA BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT U-JOINT HAD RUSTED AND SEIZED. (HE FELT THE SEALS ON THE SHAFT ARE DEFECTIVE.) HE HAD TO BACKORDER THE PART, SO THERE APPEARS TO BE A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. (ONE DEALER HAD FOURTEEN IN STOCK AND ALL WERE ACCOUNTED FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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