Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10106180January 12, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP LOW BEAM FAILED WITHIN 20 MONTHS OF PURCHASE AND TWO MONTHS LATTER THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP LOW BEAM FAILED. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULBS BY YOURSELF. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (UNDER WARANTY) AND REPLACED LIGHT BULBS AND NOW ONE OF THE HORNS DOESN'T WORK. REPLACEMENT OF THE BULBS IS SO DIFFICULT THAT THE DEALER DAMAGED ONE OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBIES AND HAD TO REPLACE IT ALL.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109611January 11, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG RECALL. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V150000. THE OLD AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED. *SC *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10107161January 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD TO DEPRESS. THIS WOULD CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106141January 11, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED MY CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. MY "SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT" ALSO WENT ON. THE CAR STALLED, AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS HAPPENED ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR IS A 2005 ALTIMA 2.5SL. AS I'M WRITING THIS MY CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALER....AGAIN TOWED IN!!!*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106043January 10, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I PURCHASED MY USED 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA ON 12/07/2004, ON 01/09/2005 WHILE DRIVING I WENT TO LET MY WINDOW DOWN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IT WOULD NOT GO DOWN. MY WIFE ALSO, HAS A 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STOP WORKING AND WE HAVE A FRIEND WITH AN ALTIMA AND HER WINDOWS STOP WORKING TOO. I NOTICE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS. ALL I KNOW IS I HAD MY CAR FOR 1 MONTH AND MY WINDOW DOES NOT WORK NOW. HOW CRAZY IS THAT? *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107104January 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107116January 10, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE. UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK........*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107005January 7, 2005
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRE REPLACED, AND WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104977January 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DEALER REFUSED TO INSTALL NEW AIR BAG FOR SAFETY RECALL DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES, BUT WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION TO THE CONSUMER. *AK THE CONSUMER HIT A DEER AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110916January 6, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *NM *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101298January 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATES, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK DEC 15 DEALER PICKED UP CAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF VIBRATION CAR RETURN 12/17 CAN STILL NOT FOUND AND THERE WAS NO PAPER WORK GIVEN ON WHAT WAS DONE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105718January 4, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIIONING UNIT IN THE 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA, THERE IS A BUZZING OR WHIRRING NOISE DURING OPERATION. VEHICLE NOISE IS ANNOYING. I FEEL THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE IS GREATLY DIMINISHED AS A RESULT OF THE NOISE AND WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SELL THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THE IMPROPERLY FUNCTIONING A/C. UNDER WARRANTY, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED A CLUTCH BEARING, THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONDENSING UNIT AND EXPANSION VALVE TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE NOISE. THE NEXT COUPLE OF TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A REQUEST OF NISSAN USA WAS MADE TO SEND A FACTORY TECH OUT TO FIND A SOLUTION. NISSAN REFUSES TO SEND ANYONE OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. NISSAN WANTED THE DEALER TO FIND A SIMILAR VEHICLE TO COMPARE THE NOISE, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A COMPARABLE VEHICLE TO DO THAT CHECK. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT AND THIS HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. I AM FED UP WITH NISSAN NOT TAKING CARE OF MY SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104878January 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH WAS NOISY. CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING AT 30K MILES. DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. PAID OVER $700 FOR NEW CLUTCH. DISCOVERED THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE FOR A REPLACEMENT CLUTCH WITH UPDATED FRICTION MATERIAL. WAS WRONGFULLY ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO POOR DRIVING HABITS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110875December 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RECALL CAMPAIGN, REPLACED EXHAUST CAT SHIELDS AND FRONT PIPE. SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS. *BF AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONSUMER EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED A LONG BLOCK ENGINE ASSEMBLY, A CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104250December 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ON A 2 MONTH OLD ARMADA WITCH HAS LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON IT,THE ROTORS BECAME VERRY WARPED . MY GUESS IS THAT THE BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE FROM THE SMALLER,LIGHTER NISSAN'S. DEALER SAID THAT THE PARTS WOULD TAKE FOUR WEEKS TO GET HERE. SOUNDS LIKE A LONG ROUGH RIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102973December 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
BOTH FRONT LOW/HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. UPON INSPECTION, HAS BEEN CAUSED BY FAILURE OF SIMPLE GROUND WIRE (I.E., BURNED OFF). NISSAN SERVICE INSPECTOR STATED THAT IT WAS A BAD, UNSAFE DESIGN. CHANGED DESIGN FOR 2003 BECAUSE OF THIS REASON. SAFETY ISSUE: HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OUT DURING NORMAL TRAVEL ON ROAD. FILED COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN (REF: 4773934). NO ACTION/RELIEF BY NISSAN. MAJOR EXPENSE TO REPAIR. NISSAN WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AT $350 EACH. REQUIRES A SIMPLE GROUND WIRE REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102899December 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW WOULD ONLY GO UP AND DOWN SPORODICALLY. WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED. I DO NOT HAVE USE OF TWO OF THE FOUR WINDOWS. I BOUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW REGULTORS. ACCORDING TO NISSAN THERE IS AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN (NOT A RECALL) ON THIS VECHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOW CAN A COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT, NOT INFORM IT'S CUSTOMERS, NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM, AND RISK LIABILITY FROM THIS PROBLEM? I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WHO MUST BE DRIVEN IN THIS CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102914December 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
FAILURE OF PASSENGER FRONT STRUT AT 2600 MILES. DAILY DRIVING OF VECHILE IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. NO POT HOLES, ETC. HIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096712December 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT AXLE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE AXLE WAS WEARING OUT. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103339December 8, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RADIATOR SUPPORT BEAMS RUSTED. THIS BEAM GOES UNDER THE VEHICLE THAT ATTACHES TO THE ENGINE CRADLE. CONSUMER STATES IF THE RUST CONTINUES ENGINE COULD FALL OUT. A NEW FRAME RAIL NEEDS TO BE WELDED IN PLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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