Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#862477May 24, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED THREE TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784025May 22, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE SKIDDED, HIT A CONCRETE WALL ON THE LEFT, REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK, HIT A CONCRETE WALL ON THE RIGHT AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, VEHICLE TOTALLED IN CRASH. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552372May 22, 2000
WHEELS:HUB
THE HUB CUPS CAME OFF REPEATEDLY FOR UNKNOWN REASON. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862318May 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722884May 18, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#722811May 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TUNE-UP (ROTOR/CAP). PARTS DEALERS SAY THEY SELL MORE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THIS CAR THAN ANY OTHER!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861917May 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT THE SPEED OF 35-40 MPH, AND NEITHER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SOME INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#861926May 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT & AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, FILLING VEHICLE WITH SMOKE. VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE BEING ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THE VAST AMOUNT OF FUMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY NEVER HEARD OF AIRBAGS EMITTING SUCH A VAST AMOUNT OF SMOKE. ALSO, MOTORIZED SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED. CONUSMER HAD HARD TIME TRYING TO GET IT OUT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722487May 10, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING, ACCELERATOR BROKE FREE FROM LINKAGE/WELD. UNABLE TO DECELERATE WITHOUT MANUALLY PULLING PEDAL BACK. WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783603May 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED AND IS LEAKING OIL, TSB IS ISSUED CONCERNING THIS FAILURE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721703April 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
5 WEEKS NO REPLACEMENT PART AT DEALERSHIP. MANUFATCURER CONTACTED. 1 WEEK NO FEEDBACK OR PART. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860586April 19, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON STREET VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPPED SUDDENLY, AND CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721287April 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IN CAR, THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES. WENT TO 2 DEALERSHIPS - BOTH SAID SAME: FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN, REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACE ROTORS. TOTAL CAME TO $247.74. SINCE THIS CAR IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, AM I EXPECTED TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES @ ABOUT EVERY 10,000 MILES? THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859934April 10, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF REAR TIRES CAUSED POOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. ALSO, TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859911April 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS SITTING INSIDE OF THE CHURCH PARKING LOT. ANOTHER VEHICLE BACKED UP IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OFF. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720848March 31, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
A CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND TURNED IN FRONT OF ME I TRIED TO STOP BUT THE CAR BRAKES LOCKED AND THE CAR STARTED SKIDDING. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR AND IT SKID INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR THAT PULLED IN FRONT OF ME. THE COLLISION WAS HARD ENOUGH TO FOLD MY HOOD IN HALF BUT THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH CHEST PAIN AND A NUMB LEFT ARM AND HAND. THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#551603March 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551596March 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551590March 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720649March 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE WAS NOTICED @ 56,000 MILES. THE DEALER RESEALED THE OIL PAN ON VISIT #1(56,733 MI.), REPLACED THE CRANK SEAL ON VISIT #2(59,889 MI.), AND TIGHTED THE TIMING COVER ON VISIT #3 (62,371 MI.). AFTER RESEARCHING THE NHTSA SITE, I FOUND THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL-DOCUMENTED WITH REGARD TO TSB'S FROM 1995 AND MANY OWNER COMPLAINTS. THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING AS THE LEAK CONTINUES AS OF THIS DATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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