Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#551553March 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CONSUMER CRASHED INTO CEMENT MEDIAN STRIP CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#720234March 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
ROTTEN EGG/SULFUR SMELL EMITTED FROM EXHAUST. FIRST SERVICE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE WAS TO REPLACE THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WASN'T A "FIX" AVAILABLE. A WORKAROUND TO AVOID THE SMELL IS TO BURN PREMIUM GASOLINE. PREMIUM GASOLINE DOES ELIMINATE THE ODOR, BUT THE MANUAL SAYS I NEED TO BURN GAS RATED AT 87 OCTANE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BURN PREMIUM FUEL, WHICH IS MUCH MORE COSTLY, TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM TO BE A ENGINEERING DEFECT, AND WANT THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858567March 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL LEAK IS COMING FROM ENGINE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858577March 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK GEAR. WHEN IT'S TAKEN OUT OF GEAR,IT DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720106March 14, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
MY FUEL LINE HAD A LEAK, BUT THE DIFEO NISSAN DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719909March 10, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE DRIVER SEATBELT ANCHOR (THE PART THAT THE BELT BUCKLES INTO) BROKE ON THE DATE GIVEN ABOVE. THE BELT DOES NOT LOCK INTO THE ANCHOR, THEREFORE MAKING THE BELT USELESS. I HAVE TO BUCKLE INTO THE PASSENGER ANCHOR, WHICH NOT ONLY RENDERS MY PASSENGER SEAT OBSOLETE, BUT IT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE (THE BELT CROSSES MY NECK) AND NOT TO MENTION UNSAFE. I CONTACTED PEACHTREE NISSAN IN CHAMBLEE, GA IMMEDIATELY. DON IN SERVICE TOLD ME HE WOULD PLACE AN ORDER IMMEDIATELY FOR THE BELT. HE CALLED ME A WEEK LATER AND INFORMED ME THAT THE BELT WAS ON BACKORDER WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THAT NO ONE HAD IT IN STOCK. I KEPT IN TOUCH WITH DON WEEKLY. FINALLY, ON THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY, I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER OF THE PARTS DEPT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE MATTER, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE BUCKLE SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY/EARLY MARCH AND THAT IT WAS BUMPED UP TO SUPER URGENT STATUS (THEY WOULD FLY IT IN V/S REGULAR MAIL.) TODAY IS THE 9TH OF MARCH AND MY BELT STILL HAS NOT ARRIVED. I FEEL THAT A SAFETY ITEM SUCH AS SEATBELTS SHOULD ALWAYS BE IN STOCK. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE HAVING TO BUCKLE INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE ANCHOR, BUT THAT IS MY ONLY CHOICE SINCE NISSAN WOULD NOT GIVE ME A LOANER CAR UNTIL MINE WAS FIXED. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857905March 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT ENGINE VALVE COVER.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857606February 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET TRAVELLING ABOUT 20MPH, PULLED INTO THE LEFT HAND TURNING LANE AS PROCEEDING TO MAKE THE TURN, A VEHICLE IN THE FAST LANE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND TOTALLED IT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. AIRBAG DEPLOYED LATER AFTER THE CRASH AS DRIVER UNBUCKLED SEATBELT, RESULTED IN INJURY. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719011February 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FREEZES UP ALMOST IMMEDIATLEY DURING SNOW. CO-WORKER HAS 1999 ALTIMA AND HAS SAME COMPLAINT. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IMPAIRES VISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550896February 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND RESULTING IN THE DRIVER FEELING ILL (HEADACHE, ASTHMA ATTACKS). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856461February 8, 2000
SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, POLICE OFFICER IN FRONT STOPPED, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ALSO STOPPED, BUT VEHICLE IN REAR DIDN'T STOP AND REARENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. PASSENGER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TIGHTENED, THEN RELEASED, AND GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE. DIDN'T CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#718390February 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL LEAK FROM TIMING CHAIN COVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856287February 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT HIT A SMALL 12-INCH WALL WITH LEFT SIDE BUMPER, AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856126February 3, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, STEERING:LINKAGES
THERE IS A LEANING SENSATION ON THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE FROM FRONT TO BACK. TOOK TO AN ALIGNMENT SPECIALIST, LEFT FRONT SIDE HAD BAD SPRINGS. ON RIGHT SIDE TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, BRAKEPADS WERE WEARING OUT AND ROTORS WERE WARPED. VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AND BAD SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718118January 31, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
TWO YEARS AFTER OWNING MY ALTIMA I WAS TOLD I NEEDED THE REAR STRUTS REPLACED. THIS WAS PAID FOR BY WARRANTY. NOW AFTER FIVE YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE I AM ONCE AGAIN BEING TOLD THAT THE STRUTS ARE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH WHERE I WAS GETTING MY CAR SERVICED IF THIS SEEMED RIGHT AND HE THOUGHT IT SEEMED FUNNY THAT I WOULD NEED TO GET THEM REPLACED AGAIN AND THAT I SHOULD STILL BE ON MY FIRST SET OF REAR STRUTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718058January 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A "SQUEALING" BRAKE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY, MY BRAKES WOULD MAKE A SHRILLY NOISE WHENEVER I BRAKED (AT LEAST 4 OR 5 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY). I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANICS AND HAD A BRAKE INSPECTION DONE. THE MECHANIC SAID MY BRAKES ARE BRAND NEW... SO I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN CERRITOS. THEY INFORMED ME OF A MEMO THAT NISSAN HAD SENT OUT TO ITS DEALERS REGARDING BRAKE NOISE, CLAIMING THAT IT WAS "NORMAL" TO HAVE SOME NOISE. IN ANY CASE, I FEEL THAT A 6 MONTH OLD CAR SHOULD HAVE NO NOISE COMING FROM ANYWHERE, CONSIDERING THAT I HAVE FOLLOWED THE COMPLETE WARRANTY INSTRUCTIONS IN MAINTAINING MY CAR. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC THAT INSPECTED MY BRAKES ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE, TOO, HAD AN ALTIMA; AND THAT HIS BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE SINCE 5,000 MILES. IF THERE ARE ANY REPORTS OR ANY NEWS IN REGARDS TO NISSAN BRAKES, PLEASE CONTACT ME. YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718045January 29, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PROBLEM STARTING VEHICLE, IT WOULD IDLE ERRATICALLY AND VERY LOW, SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL. THEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOST POWER AND CAUGHT VERY ERRATICLLY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL MY SPEED. SEVERAL WEBSITES IDENTIFY THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718016January 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TALKEN TO SEVERAL ALTIMA OWNERS ALL HAD SAME LEAK AT 60,000 MILES WONDERING IF RECALLED. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854025January 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MOTOR BEGAIN RACING WHILE TURNING, CAR VEERED AND TOOK OFF, HITTING 3 CARS. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#717729January 22, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY - CAR WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0

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