Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10096999October 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART,BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095595October 12, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TOOK THE CAR TO BAKER JACKSON NISSAN IN HOUSTON TO REPLACE A BURNED OUT HEADLIGHT. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE BULB HAD MELTED TO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND THE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT $400 PLUS. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE IT UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR $50 DEDUCTIBLE, BUT REFUSED TO RETURN THE MELTED HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY STATING THAT IT HAD TO BE RETURNED TO NISSAN FOR THE WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD. BESIDES THE SAFETY ASPECT, THE ENGINEERING DEFECT COSTS CONSUMERS MORE THAN $400 TO REPLACE A HEADLAMP THAT SHOULD COST LESS THAN $20. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096632October 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL/GAUGES WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095666October 12, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILURE- BOTH SIDES- FIRST LEFT THEN RIGHT- REPLACED WENT OUT AGAIN SOON AFTER. LIGHTS ON HEATER GAUGES FAILED. CIGARETTE LIGHTER "FEMALE PART" PULLS OUT OF DASH WHEN YOU TAKE THE LIGHTER OUT. PASSENGER DOOR PANEL CAME OFF-KEEPS THE DOORS FROM UNLOCKING- TRIED TO FIX IT AND ENDED UP BEING LOCKED IN MY CAR IN THE RAIN FOR AN HOUR. BACK PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS JAMMED. ALSO ODOMETER IS JAMMED-HAS NEVER BEEN TAMPERED WITH. WAS BRINGING MY HUSBAND TO WORK AND I KNOW THAT IT IS A 10 MILE DRIVE-NONE OF THE NUMBERS ROLLED OVER. WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095548October 11, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING ON 2002 ALTIMA. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BULB WAS MELTING THE FIXTURE AND THE ENTIRE FIXTURE NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $300. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND AT LEAST 6 OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093897October 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WAS IDLE AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY (ENGINE, RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC). IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I GOT A JUMP AND IT STARTED. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED FINE. I LET IT IDLE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND IT WAS OKAY. I DROVE IT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT DIED AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. NONE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS SHOWED ANYTHING WRONG (BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ETC. WERE OKAY). THEY DROVE IT AND IT DID NOT DIE AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS EITHER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093780October 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BOUGHT THE CAR ON 9/20/04. ON 10/3/04 I NOTICED THAT, THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. DIPSTICK SHOWED OIL LEVEL WAS BELOW LOW MARK. DEALER INSPECTION TRACED OIL LEAK TO THE GALLEY PLUG. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093412October 1, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR CONNECTING ROD CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING.UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THE SOCKET WAS CRACKED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095183September 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE DEALER REFUSES TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE REGION SPECIFIED FOR REPAIRS. *NM RECALL# 03V251000. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094487September 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STRUTS PROBLEM. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS NOT INTERESTED IN WHAT CONSUMER HAD TO SAY REGARDING THE DEFECT OF THIS NEW VEHICLE. STRUTS WERE REPLACED TWICE, AND THE WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. IT SEEMED THAT THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092811September 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN AT A STOP ENGINE REVVED AT A HIGH RATE. CONSUMER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THEN TO DRIVE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091299September 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CORRESOPNDENCE I WILL MAIL TO YOU DESCRIBES WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE DEFECTIVE UNSAFE AND UNHEALTHY'AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF THE 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. NAMELY FOR 3 AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL POSITIONS THE AIR CONDITIONING CANNOT BE SHUT OFF WITHOUT UNSAFELY STOPPING THE CAR'S ENGINE; THIS UNSAFE PROCEDURE IS ACTUALLY DOCUMENTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092011September 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVE AT 25 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD A POP NOISE AND VEHICLE DIDN'T SHIFT FROM THE FIRST GEAR TO THE SECOND GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC INDICATED THE CABLE BROKE. CONSUMER INDICATED DON'T KNOW WHICH CABLE WAS BROKE AND SHE WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090946September 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DROVE TO THE MALL AND DROVE TO TARGET. CAME BACK TO DRIVE THE CAR AND PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. THE STICK WAS STIFF AND IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO REVERSE. I THEN PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR WHICH AGAIN IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT. WHEN I STOPPED TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC AND PROCEEDED, THE STICK POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND I COULDN'T GET THE CAR INTO GEAR AND AN ONCOMING CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I FINALLY GOT IT TO GO INTO REVERSE AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. AFTER TRYING TO MOVE THE STICK AROUND INTO ALL THE GEARS, SECOND GEAR AND REVERSE WERE THE ONLY FUNCTIONALLY GEARS I HAD. I DROVE THE CAR IN SECOND GEAR TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT WAS JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM TARGET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091820September 10, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD BOTTOM OUT WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD, AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090806September 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOST OF POWER WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP.. "ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT" CAME ON!! P2135 TP SENSOR CODE FOUND. REPLACED PART BY NISSAN STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.. NOT IT SURGES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE.. P0507 ISC CODE FOUND.. NISSAN REFUSED TO CHANGE THE COMPUTER AT THIS TIME.*AK NEW CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEM.. NISSAN HAD FAILED TO MAKE RECALL FOR THIS PART.. ALL 2004 NISSAN ATLMIA HAS THIS PROBLEM.. FORCE NISSAN TO FIX ALL CARS OR TAKE BACK ALL 2004 MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090618September 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LOW BEAM BULB INOPERATIVE DUE TO DEFECTIVE GROUND PLATE INSIDE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON AUG 15, 2004. ON SEPT 4, 2004, THE RIGHT LOW BEAM LIGHT BULB QUIT WORKING. I TOOK THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY OUT AND NOTICED THE GROUND WIRE GOING TO THE LOW BEAM BULB HAD "MELTED". THE OLD HEADLIGHT THAT I REPLACED ALSO HAD A "MELTED" GROUND WIRE. THIS IS A POSSILBE FIRE HAZARD. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND WAS GIVEN TECHNICAL BULLETIN, CLASSIFICATION: EL03-008A, REFERENCE: NTB03-089A, DATED: OCTOBER 2, 2003. THE GROUND PLATE COSTS AROUND $11.00 IF YOU PUT IT IN. THIS IS A DEFECT ON NISSAN'S PART. THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AT THEIR COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090530September 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY AS I A DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40-45 MPH WITHOUT ANY NOTICE WHATSOEVER. THE 1ST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS APRIL 29TH. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC CALED P0725 AND P1229 AND CALLED THE NISSAN TECH LINE BUT STILL HAD NO SUCH LUCK. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS I HAVE HAD MY 7 YEAR OLD CHILD WITH ME IN THE CAR BOTH TIMES. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD A ACCIDENT SO FAR, BUT IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH YOUR CHILD AT A SPEED OF 40-45 MPH AND YOUR CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS INSIDE OF YOUR THE DASH OF YOUR VEHICLE START FLASHING (IE. SERVICE ENGINE, OIL, GAS, LIGHTS, ETC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090434September 4, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOOR IS NOT ALIGN RIGHT COULD THE CENTER BEAM BE BENT? ALSO MOLDING INSIDE OF DOOR IS NOT STAYING ON THE CENTER BEAM? DEALERSHIP MARLBOROUGH NISSAN IS CONFUSED ON THE PROBLEM. ALSO PAINT PROBLEMS NICE SPIDER WEB ON THE PAINT AND PAINT PEELING ON PASSENGER MIRROW.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090370September 3, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DUE TO THE BURNED WIRES FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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