Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10140093October 18, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 40 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT, CAUSING ME TO HAVE A HEAD ON CRASH. DRIVERSIDE AIR BAG OPERATED PREFECT. RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR THE RIGHT SEAT BELT LOCK CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT FRONT DASH. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10140105October 18, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT: 1995 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE REPLACEMENT TIRES HAD SIDEWALL RIPS AND TEARS. THESES WERE PURCHASED IN 2003; ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS IS A KELLY CHARGER TIRE, 20550/R15TR. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE TIRE PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO ROAD HAZARDS. THE CONTACT STILL HAS THE LAST TIRE THAT REMAINED ON THE VEHICLE. IT WAS RIPPED AND HAD JAGGED EDGES ON THE SIDEWALL. THE TEARS AND RIPS WERE ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. THESE TIRES WERE NEVER ROTATED. TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED ON APRIL 23, 2005. ANOTHER TIRE WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 8, 2005, AND ON OCTOBER 17, 2005. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE REPLACED ON OCTOBER 8, 2005 ACTUALLY BLEW. OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140111October 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION SWITCH STICKS IN LOCK POSITION. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE LEFT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140165October 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAS CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. NISSAN DIAGNOSTICS TEST SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT CAR CONTINUES TO CUT OFF. THE VEHICLE IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO RESTART AFTER THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. ONCE WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON AN ENGINE SENSOR FOR NISSANS MANUFACTURED 2000 TO JULY 2002. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED OCTOBER 2002, AND THEY WILL NOT CONSIDER THAT THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM. A CAM OR CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE STALLING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139877October 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
CAR STALLED, STOPPED WORKING AND THEN HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING. ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. ROUGH STARTING UNTIL FIXED, WITH STALLING. TURNED OUT TO BE CRANKCASE SENSOR. THE CAR INVOLVED IS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA, AND THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM ON THE 2002 ALTIMA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139711October 14, 2005
EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
NISSAN ALTIMA 2002, 6 RECALLS ISSUES WITH 3 WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT HAS BURST INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTS? COMPANY HONORED WARRANTY FOR CONVERTER, BUT DENIED TO STAND BEHIND THE ENGINE. SERVICE LOCATION IN LIBERTYVILLE, IL IS AWARE ALSO SPOKE TO EXECUTIVE OFFICE IN CA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139104October 8, 2005
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
WHILE IN PARK, CAR ROLLED OFF JACK ONTO EVEN SURFACE PAVEMENT DURING TIRE CHANGE. AUTOMOBILE IS 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA AND NISSAN HAS BEEN INFORMED. OWNERS MANUAL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE FOLLOWED. HAD THE TIRE NOT BEEN LEFT ON THE VEHICLE, OR HAD LEGS OR ARMS BEEN UNDER CHASSIS, INJURY MAY HAVE OCCURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138875October 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS VEHICLE JUST DIES. CONSUMER HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT. *NM UPDATE: CALLED THE LISTED NUMBER BUT WAS TOLD NO ONE LIVE THERE BY THAT NAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138464October 4, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TIGHTENING MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. TURNING BECAME ARDUOUS , SLOW AND SCARY. WE WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY TOLD US THEY CORRECTED IT. BUT, THE PROBLEM RETURNED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. SO WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. THEY TOLD US THAT THE ORIGINAL REPAIR DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM (OBVIOUSLY). THEY NEEDED A NEW STEERING PART. THE AGENCY CALLED THAT THE PART ARRIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED AGAIN AND LEFT ALL DAY ONLY TO LEARN THAT THE PART DELIVERED TO THEM WAS WRONG. THEY 'JERRY-RIGGED' IT AND TOLD US THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE NEW PART ARRIVED. THE STEERING IS OK BUT THEY WARNED US THAT IT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTLY REPAIRED. THE AGENCY HAS NOT YET CALLED BACK . IT IS ODD THAT A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES WOULD HAVE SERIOUS, SEVERE STEERING PROBLEMS. IT IS DISMAYING THAT WE PAID TO REPAIR A PROBLEM ONLY FOR IT TO IMMEDIATELY RETURN. THEN IT IS ANNOYING TO WAIT ALL DAY TO LEARN THAT THE DELIVERED PART WAS THE WRONG PART. AND, I AM SUSPICIOUS THAT MAYBE THE PART WASN'T WRONG, BUT THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECTLY FIX THE PROBLEM. IS IT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM ISN'T CORRECTLY FIXED? SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY SEVERAL TIMES FOR A PROBLEM TO BE CORRECTLY FIXED? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138489October 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1) THE POWER VALVE SCREWS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE INTAKE VALVE ON MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S HAVE STARTED TO COME LOOSE, CAUSING POWER LOSS IN THE ENGINE. ONE OF THE POWER VALVE SCREWS ACTUALLY CAME LOOSE AND WAS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE, DAMAGING THE CYLINDERS, THUS RUINING THE ENGINE. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, O2 SENSOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED ALSO. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE, ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1500 TO $7500+ WORTH OF DAMAGE. 2) THE FAILURE IS THAT THESE POWER VALVE SCREWS HAVE COME LOOSE AND STARTED BEING SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING HIGH DOLLAR VALUE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE DURING DRIVING ALMOST CAUSED A FATAL CRASH THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN MY DEATH AND THE DEATH OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE HIGHWAY. ADDITIONALLY, EXHAUST IS ESCAPING THE ENGINE AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE POWER VALVE SCREW, AFTER BEING SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSING DAMAGE, WENT INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CRACKED IT. EXHAUST FUMES WERE LEAKING FROM THE CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND CAUSING ME PERSONAL DAMAGE FROM THE FUMES AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA IS ALREADY AWARE OF THIS EXACT ISSUE IN THEIR 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN ALTIMAS WITH THE SAME ENGINE AS MINE, WHICH IS THE 2.5S ENGINE. THEY ARE IN THE MIDST OF CONDUCTING A SERVICE RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE IN MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. 3) NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. MY DEALER, WOODMEN NISSAN OF COLORADO SPRINGS HAS WORKED TO COMMUNICATE WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ADD THE 2003 MODEL TO THE RECALL. HOWEVER, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS DECLINED BOTH MY AND THE DEALERSHIPS REQUEST TO ADDRESS THIS COSTLY AND SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS/FATAL FLAW IN THE AUTOMOBILE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138524October 4, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DT: 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE WOULD START THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, IT FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY FUEL. SHE WOULD HAVE TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. SHE STATED IT WOULD HAPPEN SOMETIMES AT LUNCH TIME, AND WHEN SHE WENT HOME FROM WORK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THIS TIME. THIS STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY FOUND A RECALL. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED BY MECHANIC. SHE CALLED NISSAN OF CLOVIS, AND TOOK VEHICLE THERE, AND THEY FOUND THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. THEY FOUND IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. SHE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THE NEXT MORNING IT STARTED AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER TO BRING IT BACK IN. THIS TIME IT WAS THE ECM COMPUTER. IT WAS ALSO REPLACED. ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 THE VEHICLE DID IT AGAIN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005, AND THEY FOUND THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER; THE HEAD GASKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN COMING IN WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT AT 80,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138338October 3, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM INSIDE TOP ON OCTOBER 1, 2005. HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER AT THIS POINT. THE REAR END HAD BEEN MAKING A ROARING SOUND AT 65 MPH, SLOWED DOWN TO 50 MPH, AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER COULD HEAR THE PLOPPING SOUND. THESE WERE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES, TURANZA EL 42, P215/55R17. THE TIRES WERE SERVICED REGULARLY. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION, AND THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL BULGING IN THE TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138374October 3, 2005
VISIBILITY
WE OWN 1998 AND 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA. BOTH ALTIMA SUNVISORS ( PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE) KEEP FALLING DOWN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES. WE CHANGED VISORS TWO TIMES AND STILL FALLING DOWN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137588September 26, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE OWNER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE. IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THE CAR STALLS. THERE IS NO ACCELERATION AND THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT WORK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON BEFORE THE STALLING BEGINS. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE OWNER THOUGHT IT RAN OUT OF GAS. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES, AND THE REPAIR HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR, THROTTLE CHAMBER, AND AIR VOLUME LEARNING PROCEDURE. THE SECOND TIME THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED. AGAIN, THIS DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, THE OWNER IS NOT CONFIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767822September 26, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEAT DISPAY, SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER/RPM METER FADE OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137422September 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 NISSAN ALTIMA - 2.5 LITER ENGINE: ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON.THE ENGINE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CAUSE WAS FAILURE OF THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE STALLED APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE DID NOT START RIGHT AWAY AFTER STALLING'.THE STARTER ENGAGED FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD START AGAIN. I DID HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP SINCE THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS. MY WIFE HAD AN EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TIME DUE TO STRENGTH DIFFERENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137255September 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. IT BEGAN TO LEAK AND SMOKE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,400 MILES. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS THAT CAME ON PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2005. THIS WAS THE NINTH TIME THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS, TRANSMISSION, FUEL PUMP, AND AXLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE THIS NEW TRANSMISSION HAS ONLY ABOUT 5000 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE TRANSMISSION FIVE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137137September 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A PRE-CATALYST THAT HAS BROKEN APART INSIDE AND HAS CAUSED SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. NEVER THE LESS, THIS PRE-CATALYST HAS INDEED FAILED AND THE ENGINE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED INCLUDING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, ENGINE NOISE AND A BURNING SMELL. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF FIRE SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE. I HAVE GONE TO A DEALER AND TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP ME. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE DONE THE RECALL WORK AND THAT THIS IS NO LONGER THEIR PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136596September 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA SE-2005-IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, THE DEALER, NISSAN, HAS HAD MY CAR 2 TIMES-1ST TIME STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIED AT 40 MPH WHEN DECREASING SPEED AND WAS TOLD WARPED ROTORS???-2ND TIME WAS NOISE FROM FIRST TIME WHEN THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS??? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THE CAR ONLY HAS 12,000 MI ON IT - I HAVE NEVER HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE-3RD TRIP TO DEALER ON THIS ISSUE WILL RESULT IN MANUFACTURER, WHERE EVER LOCATED, HEARING ME FROM MARYLAND AT THE DEALERSHIP, IN ADDITION TO STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE MY SAFETY WITH NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL COSTS INCURRED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136323September 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE HAS TO TURN THE IGNITION ON AND OFF TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING . THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATIONS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STALL OR INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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