Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10166628August 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I BELONG TO HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM AND MANY OWNERS OF THE NISSAN ALTIMA WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION FROM 2002 TO CURRENT 2006 MODELS HAVE HAD PREMATURE MASTER/SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURES WHICH ARE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU CAN NOT SHIFT YOUR CAR INTO OR OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN MOTION. MANY OF US FIND OURSELVES IN A PANIC MODE WHEN WE CAN NOT STOP OR GO BECAUSE OUR CLUTCH PEDAL HAS NO PRESSURE AND WE CAN NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. MY PERSONAL INCIDENT INVOLVES ME HAVING NO ABILITY TO SHIFT WHILE IN ANY DRIVING SITUATION, SUCH AS PARKING LOTS AND UP TO HIGHWAY DRIVING. I NEARLY GOT HIT WHILE DRIVING SOUTH THEN MAKING A LEFT TURN (WEST) WHEN I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND AND ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION (NORTH). I HAD TO REV MY CAR TO REDLINE JUST TO MAKE IT PAST THE INTERSECTION. IF YOU GO TO NISSANCLUB.COM YOU'LL FIND MAY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD FAILURES WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166634August 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I RECENTLY HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE MY CLUTCH LOST PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET REAR ENDED GOING 80 MPH. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CLUTCH LOSES PRESSURE ONLY AFTER DRIVING DURING HOT EXTENDED PERIODS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT GET THE DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO UNCOVERED MANY OTHER ALTIMA USERS WHO ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR CLUTCH THAT I AM HAVING ON A NISSAN ALTIMA FORUM. PLEASE HELP!!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166513August 25, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, SMOKE CAME FROM THE FRONT END, BELOW THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, AND BRIEF FLAMES ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE HOOD WAS OPENED TO REVEAL THE BATTERY HAD EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER TESTED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. THERE WAS NO DETERMINATION MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166536August 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TO EVERYONE OUT THERE THAT IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH NISSAN USA REPLACING YOUR FAULTY 2.5L ALTIMA ENGINE AND HAVE RECEIVED THE "OIL CONSUMPTION" LETTER...GET IN-TOUCH WITH THE BBB AUTO SECTION. THEY WERE AWESOME WITH HANDLING MY CASE...RECEIVED MY NEW ENGINE TWO DAYS AGO...HASSLE FREE. OF COURSE THIS WAS AFTER TRYING TO WORK A DEAL WITH NISSAN USA CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS. THE BBB DID IT IN FIVE DAYS AFTER RECEIVING MY PACKAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166395August 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE HAD MY 02 ALTIMA FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND HAVE ABOUT 85000 MILES ON IT. AROUND 15000 MILES AGO, THE CAR STARTED TO LOOSE POWER, BURN OIL, BURN SPARK PLUGS AND BURN O2 SENSORS. I HAVE SINCE SPENT $1000'S OF DOLLARS TRYING TO PREVENT/REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. NISSAN WON'T TALK TO ME AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CROOKS WHO HAVE BEEN CHANGING RANDOM PARTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SOON MY ENGINE WILL BLOW JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. BEING IN THE MILITARY, I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO KEEP THIS UP. THIS CAR HAS PROBLEMS AND NISSAN IS DODGING A HUGE BULLET. I HAVE NOTIFIED EVERYONE I CAN THINK OF AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM DESPITE THE MASSIVE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! I HAVE TOLD EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THE CAR AND THE WAY NISSAN IS ADDRESSING THE SITUATION, NEITHER MYSELF OR ANYONE I KNOW WILL EVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!! *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166469August 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
IN MAY OF 2006 I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THE SEL LIGHT CAME ON, I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CHECKED THE GAS CAP AND IT WAS TIGHT. I CALLED NISSAN AND MENTIONED THIS AND THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK THE CAP AGAIN. AFTER A WEEK I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE THAT REVEALED THE EGR SENSOR WAS BAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE EGR CLEANED AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS. THIS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS NOW AND I THINK THAT NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THIS AT NO CHARGE. I CALLED NISSAN IN NASHVILLE TN AND THE TECH TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACING A LOT OF EGR SENSORS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166295August 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE IS PART OF THE NISSAN CAMPAIGN #06V223000. CHECKED ENGINE OIL AND WAS FOUND TO BE TWO QUARTS LOW. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND WE ARE NEEDING TO CHECK THE ENGINE OIL ONCE A WEEK TO VERIFY IT IS OK AND TAKE IT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT FILLED. IN THIS CASE, AFTER ADDING TWO QUARTS OF OIL, THE DEALER FORGOT TO PUT THE CAP BACK ON AND AFTER A DAY OF DRIVING (120 MILES), ALL THE OIL WAS GONE AND THE ENGINE WAS DRY. LUCKILY WE NOTICED IT AND DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO NISSAN TO GET OIL AND FILL IT UP BEFORE DRIVING IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166282August 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FAULTY DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS. WHEN THE CAR IS LOCKED, APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, THE HEADLIGHTS BLINK ONCE AND THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AUTOMATICALLY ROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165993August 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A NISSAN ALTIMA 2006 BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. IT HAS NOW BEEN 2 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH MOST RECENTLY YESTERDAY WHERE THEY DETECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE... IT WAS FIXED , YET IN THE MIDDLE OF MY HECTIC DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK IT STOPS GAINING SPEED CAUSING MAJOR TRAFFIC BACKUP I'M JUST LUCKY NO ONE CRASHED IN TO ME! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166019August 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. CONTINUOUSLY FAILS TO START. REDUCED ENGINE POWER. ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165954August 18, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
CAR FAILED 2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND FAILED TO ALLOW ENGINE TO RUN OVER 900 RPM'S. PART REPLACED WAS THROTTLE BODY CHAMBER ASSEMBLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165798August 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2002 ALTIMA HAD THE RECALL FOR THE HEAT SHIELDS AND EVERY OTHER ONE I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT. MY CAR STARTED CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. ON APPROXIMATELY MAY 5 I DROVE THE CAR IN THE MORNING, PARKED IT IN MY MOMS YARD, WENT TO LEAVE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HAD TO TOW AT MY EXPENSE THE CAR TO THEM. THE CAR HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT BUT I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I THOUGHT I WAS OKAY. WELL DEALER SAYS THAT TO TEAR IT APART AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG HE NEEDED TO GET AUTHORIZATION FROM THE WARRANTY COMPANY. I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE I DID ALL THE OIL CHANGES MYSELF, THEY WOULDN'T AUTHORIZE IT, EVEN THOUGH I COULD GET A STATEMENT FROM THE GARAGE ATTESTING TO THIS FACT ALONG WITH MY OWN PERSONAL LOG WHERE I RECORDED ALL MY GAS UPS AND OIL CHANGES. ANY IDEAS HOW I CAN GET THEM TO FIX THIS CAR I STILL OWE THREE YEARS ON IT. AND I THINK IT IS BS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG, THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO PAYUP. MY CAR FAILED EXACTLY HOW THEY DESCRIBED IT WOULD ON AOL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ ABOUT, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH SOLDER AND THEY KNOW IT!!! THANK YOU, [XXX]. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165488August 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BOUGHT MY FIRST 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S IN MAY OF 2006. JUST AFTER A 2 WEEKS OF HAVING THIS CAR, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN MOTORS THAT YOUR CAR CAN USE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND AS A RESULT CAN BLOW UP. AND THEY ARE TELLING ME TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY 700 MILES TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T BLOW UP. AFTER ALL I DIDN'T SPENT $20,000 TO CHECK OIL EVERY 700 MILES AND HOPING IT DOESN'T BLOW UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT LOTS OF OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINT LIKE THIS. I CONTACTED NISSAN MOTORS ON THE 800 NUMBER THAT WAS ON THE LETTER AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY WILL NOTIFY ME WITH THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROBLEM WITHIN 60 DAYS. I RECEIVED THIS LETTER ON JUNE 9, 2006 AND TODAY IS AUGUST 15, 2006. IT HAS BEEN MORE THEN 60 DAYS AND I STILL DON'T HAVE ANY REPLY BACK FROM NISSAN MOTORS. I STRONGLY THINK THAT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM NISSAN SHOULD NOT ONLY REPLACE THE ENGINE OR FIX WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS. BUT, THEY SHOULD GIVE 100% REFUND INCLUDING THE FEES LIKE DESTINATION CHARGE OF $605. THIS IS NOT A SMALL PROBLEM, NO ONE SHOULD SPEND $20,000 AND STILL HAVE TO HOPE IF THEY WON'T BLOW UP WITH CAR WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165843August 14, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS SOLD TO CONSUMER WHILE ON HOLD FOR A RECALL. CONSUMER WANTED TO EXCHANGE THE VEHICLE FOR A PROBLEM FREE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NOT RETURN THE CONSUMER'S CALL. *KB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165241August 11, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PENETRATED THE INNER SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE ROAD SALTS AND EXTREME WINTER WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165116August 10, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA IN MARCH 2006. IT'S NOW AUGUST 2006, AND I AM EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS LEAKING AT THE SEAL. NOW MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FELL IN THE RANGE OF THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT NISSAN CORPORATE TOLD HIM JUST TO REPLACE THE SEAL. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT RESPONSE. I WAS NEVER OFFERED A NEW MOTOR. I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN THEY ARE PLAYING ME FOR DUMB. I HAVE ALSO BEEN DEALING WITH SQUEALING BRAKES THAT I HAVE REPORTED TO THE TECHNICIAN WHICH HE KEEPS DISMISSING AS THE HOT WEATHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165005August 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS BUT USUALLY WHILE STOPPED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V242000, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165087August 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR STALLS AND DIES WITHOUT NOTICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164988August 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA IS ONE OF THE BAD OIL USERS. I BOUGHT THE CAR ON JUNE 13, WELL AFTER NISSAN INSTRUCTED DEALERS NOT TO SELL THE BAD ONES. I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IF THIS CAR WAS ONE OF THE BAD ONES AND WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS NOT. SEVERAL OTHER DEALERS AND NISSAN THEMSELVES HAVE NOW VERIFIED IT IS ONE OF THE BAD ONES. I WAS LIED TO BY KLINE NISSAN IN MINNESOTA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164701August 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS THE ENGINE INSTALL ISSUE.... I HAVE CALLED THE HEADQUARTERS AND THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD I MUST WAIT UNTIL THE RECALL NOTICES ARE MAILED TO OUT ON 8/21.... I HOPE I DON'T HAVE A WRECK BETWEEN NOW AND THEN! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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