Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10164630August 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON, ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164633August 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE STOP WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES, FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY. I KNOW THIS IS A PART OF THE RECALL ON ALL 2002 VEHICLES, RECALL DAY WAS NOV 04 2003. MY CAR IS 2003 BUT I BOUGHT IT ON NOV 15TH 2003. NISSAN SHOULD DO THE RECALL ON ALL 2003 ALSO. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER, ON THE FIRST SERVICE, THEY CHARGED ME FOR $872.73, I TALK TO THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AND SHOWED HIM ALL THE DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL, HE SAID MY CAR IS 2003, AND ALSO SAID THIS IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. I SAID OK AND PAID THE SERVICE BY CREDIT CARD. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME, THE CAR WON'T LAST LONGER THAN 24 HRS, THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY, I AM VERY LUCKY I AM STILL ALIVE. THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED BEFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER: SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS TIME THE SERVICE DIRECTOR TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM BY FIXING THE PROBLEM THAT I SHOWED HIM ONE DAY EARLIER: THAT IS REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS, CAMSHAFT POSITION, WHICH ALL INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ON 2002, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER. THE WORST THING WAS THE DEALER TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR 2ND SERVICE THAT IS ALMOST $300.00, I'M SO UPSET AND BRING UP TO THE SERVICE DIRECTOR, HE VOIDED THE CHARGE BUT STILL CHARGED ME FOR THE PART = $37.84 INCLUDES TAX. I'M IN THE PROCESS TO WORK WITH MY CREDIT CARD TO DISPUTE ABOUT ALL THE CHARGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164635August 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NOISES FROM CLUTCH, NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION. SINCE DAY 1. ROUGH ENGAGEMENT OF 2ND GEAR. CLUTCH MAKES MANY CREAKING NOISES, TRANSMISSION WHINES IN EVERY GEAR. 2ND GEAR AND 3RD GEAR GRIND OCCASIONALLY, AND 2ND GEAR HAS A VERY ROUGH ENGAGEMENT AT TIMES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM YET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164601August 5, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY
I HAVE FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERS MAINTENANCE AND HAVE SO MANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO REVISIT THIS MODEL AND DETERMINE IF IT IS A DEFECT. I HAVE AN 02 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE HEATER WAS REPLACED IN THE 2ND YEAR, THIS YEAR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE STRUTS ARE WORN OUT. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE LONG RUN, NOT WITH A NEW CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164542August 4, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 ALTIMA 4/17/06. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MY 110 LB DAUGHTER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A NEW MOTOR (IT'S A RECALLED ENGINE OIL PROBLEM CAR) AND TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY TESTED IT AND COULD FIND NO FAULT. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR I SHOWED THEM WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THEY SAID THEY'D LOOK INTO IT WITH NISSAN. 4 WEEKS LATER THE DEALER CAN ONLY OFFER 'BRING YOUR DAUGHTER IN TO SIT IN ANOTHER NISSAN TO SEE IF WE CAN CREATE THE SAME PROBLEM'. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNTIL I BRING MYSELF, MY CAR AND MY DAUGHTER IN WITH THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THEY IDENTIFY IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MEANWHILE, MY DAUGHTER IS NOT ALLOWED IN MY CAR UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED FULLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164367August 3, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT WILL MOVE UPRIGHT BUT IT WILL NOT RECLINE BACK. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IT WILL RECLINE BACKWARD WHICH MAKES ME BELIEVE THERE IS A SHORT IN IT. NISSAN SAYS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE POWER SEAT MECHANISM AND THEY ESTIMATED THAT IT WOULD COST $2,000 TO REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164165August 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA CAME ON, I BROUGHT IT INTO MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT. THEY SAID THAT THEY GOT A CATALYTIC INEFFICIENCY CODE BUT WERE POSITIVE THE CATALYTIC NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DECIDED TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKED GOOD. ONE WEEK LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALER. I WAS TOLD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR FAILED AND PIECES OF IT BROKE OFF AND GOT INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE BOTH THE CONVERTOR AND ENGINE. I HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ON MY CAR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY IT DIDN'T. I HAVE PLACED SEVERAL CALLS TO THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM ANYBODY, FOR NOW MY CAR IS SITTING AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, INOPERABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163899July 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2002 ALTIMA WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FACT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH. I WAS TOLD THAT THE #1 CYLINDER WAS SHOWING UP FAULTY ON THE COMPUTER READING FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DEALER HAD MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND REPLACED THE PLUGS. THE WHOLE TIME THEY WERE IN CONTACT WITH THE NISSAN FACTORY TECH TEAM. 2 MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND AFTER ANOTHER TRY TO THE DEALER THEY INSTRUCTED ME THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE COOLING SYSTEM AND FILLED IT. 2 WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE COOLANT LEVEL DROPPED. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND NISSAN TECH SAID TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. BOLTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THEY TOOK A MONTH TO COME IN. THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AND THEN DISCOVERED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOW BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 2 MONTHS, MADE 2 CAR PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT I DID NOT HAVE, AND AM GETTING PRETTY ANNOYED. I CONTACT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, WHO WAS SOOOO VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT SEE THE PROBLEM SINCE I HAD A WARRANTY AND THE MONEY WAS NOT COMING OUT OF MY POCKET. FURTHERMORE, THEY HAD MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES TO ATTEND TO SINCE THE 2006 ALTIMA RECALL. THESE TOOK PRECEDENCE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN MY ENGINE WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF CARING FROM THIS COMPANY. I HAVE YET TO DECIDED WHERE TO TURN NEXT. IF ANYONE HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163901July 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING IDLE TO FLUCTUATE, INTERMITTENT STALLING 2000 ALTIMA WITH 57000 MILES, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT DUE TO THE EGR PIPE RUNNING TO CLOSE TO CYLINDER 4 AREA OF THE MANIFOLD. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL ALTIMAS 1998-2001. NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR AS RECALL, THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS DUE TO STALLING. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163607July 27, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I'LL COME TO A STOP, AND IT WILL DIE. I'LL GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, TRY TO GO AND IT WILL STALL. I BLOCKED TRAFFIC MOMENTARILY, AND MADE SOME OTHER DRIVERS FAIRLY IRRITATED. THE CAR IS GOING INTO THE SHOP NEXT WEEK TO HOPEFULLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163638July 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS A NOISE PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AS THE SOURCE FOR THE NOISE, WHICH IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PART DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163742July 27, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES. WILL NOT CRANK AFTER A FAILURE. THE ENGINE HAS TO BE TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CRANKING. THE PROBLEM IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163507July 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHILE AT A GAS STATION. UPON INSPECTION, OIL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE ENGINE DUE TO THE OIL CAP FALLING OFF. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THIS OCCURRED HOWEVER IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE CAP WAS NOT ON TIGHT ENOUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163526July 26, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO CROSSED AN INTERSECTION AT 35 MPH. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING PRIOR TO THE FRONTAL IMPACT. THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ON 07/26/06 AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE AGENCY ON 07/28/06. THERE ARE PICTURES AND A POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163568July 26, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA, BOTH 2.5E & 3.5E HAVE A SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAW REGARDING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT & ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS! MY NIECE HAD A NASTY ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS AND I MYSELF ALMOST DID. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163439July 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S IS PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN SURROUNDING THE CATALYTIC PIN. MY ALTIMA STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON LAST YEAR AFTER TWO WEEKS OF STOPPING, STALLING, SMOKING, ENGINE KNOCKING, ETC. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED (SUPPOSEDLY) AT THE EXPENSE OF NISSAN. THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO OCCURRED TWO WEEKS AGO THIS YEAR AND THE CAR AGAIN WAS TOWED TO OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME, THEY'RE REFUSING TO MAKE THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THEY'RE CLAIMING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE THIS TIME IS NOT RELATED TO THE CATALYTIC PIN. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS "SLUDGE" IN THE ENGINE, ALTHOUGH THE OIL WAS CHANGED JUST 500 MILES PRIOR TO THE ENGINE LOCKING. AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS, I'VE LEARNED THAT THESE ALTIMA'S REQUIRE OIL ON A WEEKLY BASIS OR THIS IS THE RESULT. WHAT KIND OF CAR REQUIRES OIL WEEKLY? AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHERE IT WILL STAY BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD TO BUY A NEW ENGINE AND PAY THE LENDER AT THE SAME TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163454July 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES CAMSHAFT CENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. THE CONTACT STATES THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAUSED A RECALL ON THE 2003 MODELS BUT IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE TO THE 2004 MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163279July 24, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND SPUN SIDEWAYS. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT WAS FACING THE TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE ON 7/31/06. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163334July 24, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. LATER WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSORS. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR AND ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 21, 2006. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THIS INCIDENT AS A SAFETY PROBLEM THEREFORE A REQUEST WAS MADE FOR A RENTAL CAR UNTIL THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE REQUEST FOR A RENTAL CAR WAS DENIED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163233July 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COMPLAINT #10163230. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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