Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10078972June 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A FRAME AROUND THE STICK SHIFT TO HOLD DOWN THE PIECE OF MATERIAL THAT KEEPS FROM EXPOSING INSIDE THE GEAR. THE FRAME CAME UNGLUED AND GOT STUCK INSIDE THE GEAR, CAUSING MY GEAR TO LOCK AND FORCING ME TO SUDDENLY STOP ON THE FREEWAY ON 65 MPH TRAFFIC. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE MY CAR WAS AT 37,000, AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE PARTS DEPARTMENT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON ON NISSAN ALTIMAS, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ON AN EMPTY HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND PULL THE FRAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE GEAR. THE AMOUNT THAT I'M BEING CHARGED FOR THE PARTS & LABOR ARE NOT MY CONCERN AT THIS TIME AND ARE MINIMAL, HOWEVER THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS IS PRICELESS. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT IF WE CAN AVOID SERIOUS DAMAGES IN THE FUTURE IT'S VERY WELL WORTH A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078799June 25, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING, GAUGES SUDDENLY STOP WORKING. THE TACHOMETER, ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, FUEL GAUGE FREEZE IN PLACE. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS THE MAX AND THE DIGITAL ODOMETER WENT TO ZERO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078821June 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
CAR FAILED TO START... CHARGED BATTERY, NO RESULTS...NEXT PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY.TWO DAYS LATER CAR FAILED TO START WITH NEW BATTERY...CHARGE BATTERY FOR AN HOUR...CAR THEN STARTED... WHILE CAR WAS STANDING STILL IN DRIVEWAY WITH MOTOR START CAR OVERHEAD AND CRACK THE RADIATOR HEAD ...CAR TOW TO DEALER ...NISSIAN OF NORTH AMERICA REFUSED TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR......QUESTION HOW DO YOU CRACK THE HEAD OF A RADIATOR AT ZERO MILE PER HOUR IN IDLE WITH NOTHING RUNNING ACCEPT THE MOTOR ON A COOL MORNING ABOUT 70 DEGREE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079529June 17, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PROBLEMS WITH 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS NOT LISTED AS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AS THE DEALER DID NOT CHANGE THE NAME. THE CONSUMER CANNOT GET ASSISTED WITH THE RECALLS ISSUED FOR HER VEHICLE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079307June 16, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH STEERING WHEEL SHOOK, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. ONE MONTH LATER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076265June 15, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CAUSE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10076206June 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD HEAVILY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073661June 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SEATS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE DASHBOARD LIGHT WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND FUSE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE LEFT FRONT SEAT WAS LOOSE AND THE WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073711June 14, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE SIDE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE VEHICLE NOSED DIVED INTO A DITCH AND LANDED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONSUMER WAS PINNED IN THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10075073June 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR STALLED ON RT 9 AT A LIGHT AND DID NOT START RIGHT BACK UP. 6 WEEKS LATER IT STALLED ON THE MASS PIKE GOING 70 MPH HR. BOTH TIMES I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHO HAS TOLD ME THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I AM SCARED FOR MY FAMILY (MY INFANT) AND I. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED! THEY BUILT THIS CAR THEY REALLY SHOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT ITS MECHANICS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076030June 8, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2003 NISSAN ALTIMA SAFETY RECALL REGARDING DEFECT IN FUEL PUMP. *MR RECALL#03V251000. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER CORRECTING THE DEFECT IN SOUTHERN STATES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075771June 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM TWICE, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071945June 4, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR THE VEHICLE'S RECALL (RECALL NO. 03V061000) REGARDING ON DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS INFLATOR MODULE. DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED FIRST. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *LA *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075648June 3, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS MALFUNCTIONED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATES THE "BOX WAS MISS MARKED" AND REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075560June 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE WAS RECALLED ON MAY 17 2004 FOR THE EXHAUST PIPE HANGER PIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED DUE TO THE ENGINE BEING ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074557May 31, 2004
WHEELS:HUB
LOSS OF HUB CAP ON 1994 NISSAN ALTIMA. I HAVE DONE AN INFORMAL SURVEY AND 60% OFTHESE 1994 NISSAN ALTIMAS IN THE DALLAS METROPLEX DRIVE AROUND WITH AT LEAST ONE MISSING HUB CAP! I MADE A JOKE OUT OF IT AND ALWAYS POINT IT OUT TOMY WIFE WHEN DRIVING AROUND, ITS LIKE A GAME NOW TO GO AROUND OTHER ALTIMAS ON BOTH SIDES ON THE FREEWAY ANDTHEN I TELL MY WIFE, SEE THERES ANOTHER ONE! I WORK NEXT TO NISSAN DEALER AND WHEN I AM IN THE SHOP I ALWAYS TELL THE MECHANICS JOKINGLY SEE THERES ANOTHER ALTIMA WITHOUT AHUB CAP AND THEY ALWAYS LAUGH IT OFF, I DONT MAKE A BIG DEAL OFIT SINCE THEY GAVE ME TWO NEW (DIFFERENT) HUB CAPS. BUT IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SAFETY THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND WHEELS SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITHOUT HUBCAPS SO THESE BABIES DONT POP OF AGAIN AND ENDANGER FELLOW ROAD USERS! ITSABUMMER THIS NEEEDS TO BE DONE 10 YEARS LATER!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074467May 29, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TRAFFIC CRASH WITH EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. POINT OF IMPACT WAS TO FRONT END, TOWARDS DRIVER'S SIDE. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT. FORTUNATELY, MY SON'S BELT RESTRAINTS PREVENTED INJURY. CONCERNED AS TO THE FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED. AS INDICATED ABOVE, IMPACT POINT WAS GENERALLY TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074286May 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD TAKE AN EXTREMELY LONG TIME. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT BLACK SMOKE BLEW FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072936May 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVEN TIMES. THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON FOUR TIMES. TOTAL THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE NINE TIMES. TWO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ONE FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR (WHICH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF) AND NOW ONE REGARDING GAS TANK ICE CRYSTALS (RECEIVED MY NOTIFICATION 5/20/04). BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS CAN CAUSE A "CRASH WITHOUT WARNING." I HAVE WORKED WITH THE BBB AUTOLINE, HOWEVER SINCE THE CAR HAS NOT SHUT OFF SINCE THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE ARBITRATOR BELIEVES THAT THE "MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM" HAS BEEN REMEDIED AND THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHILE "BEING A CHRONIC PROBLEM, DOES NOT SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECT THE USE, SAFETY, OR VALUE OF THE VEHICLE." I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THE VEHICLE 14,711 MILES IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, THUS USE HAS BEEN AFFECTED. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEMS, THIS SAFETY HAS BEEN AFFECTED. CARFAX IS SHOWING SIX NEGATIVE REPORTS ON MY VIN NUMBER, (THE SERVICE THAT CAR DEALERS USE TO HELP DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS SUCH AS MAJOR ACCIDENTS, LEMON LAW VEHICLE, ETC.), THEREFORE, NO ONE WOULD EVEN BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING MY VEHICLE, SO VALUE HAS BEEN AFFECTED. EVEN AFTER THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON FOUR MORE TIMES. NISSAN IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE/REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO GIVE ME A REFUND ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN IN TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THESE PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEMS WILL REOCCUR AND I WILL NOT BE SO LUCKY NEXT TIME. I AM PURSING THIS WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S LEMOM LAW ARBITRATION BOARD. THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND ALL OTHER ON THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073862May 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DRIFT OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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