Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#855166January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN THE TEMPETURE IS BELOW 35 DEGREES ENGINE WON'T START. AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855253January 20, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AFTER BEING TEST DRIVEN. THE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & INFORMED HAD NOT HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM BEFORE. DID NOT OFFER ANY HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855276January 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
PROBLEM WITH RUSTS/CORROSION DEVELOPING ON THE INDEPENDENT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717608January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
CAR WILL NOT START WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW FREEZING. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND ON TWO OCCASIONS HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE DISTRIBUTOR. BOTH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM LINES WITH THE FUEL LINE. THE DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THE SECOND FAILURE ARE THE TWO SEALS ON THE REAR TAILIGHTS WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN WATER DAMAGE TO THE TRUNK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717369January 15, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NP SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716999January 6, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, BUT FIRESTONE TECHNICIANS INDICATE THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE AN UNDERSTANDABLE CODE TO INDICATE WHICH SYSTEM IS FAILING WHEN THEY DID THE DIAGNOSTIC. IT RECEIVED A 707, BUT APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT A CODE THAT GOES WITH ANY FAILURE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME TO GO DIRECTLY TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS COMING ON. IT MAY BE SOMETHING TO NOTE, THAT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON NEW YEAR'S DAY...COULD THIS MEAN THERE IS A Y2K COMPUTER THING GOING ON? PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU, HEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716905January 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHEN THE CAR HAS A PANIC STOP THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, BUT NOT THE OTHERS. THE CAR JUST DOESN'T STOP FAST. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES ARE NORMAL AND ADJUSTED CORRECTLY. THE BRAKES FEEL FINE EXCEPT IN A PANIC STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854639January 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE SEALANT COVER ON ENGINE. ALSO, ALTERNATOR WAS MAKING A WHINNING SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CHECKED PROBLEM. ALSO, INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716407December 24, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS IN A MINOR FENDERBENDER AND BOTH AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED.I WENT TO 3 AUTO BODIES AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THEY SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED AT SUCH A LIGHT HIT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716358December 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. FIRE DEPT STATED IT SEEMED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE FRONT END BURNED. THE REST OF THE CAR WAS INTACT, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FOUL PLAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716362December 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE COULD ONLY MOVE IN A FORWARD DIRECTION. VEHICLE COULD NOT ENGAGE OVERDRIVE. ENGINE REVVED AT 4000+ AT 30MPH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COURTSEY NISSAN OF PLANO TX. IMMEDIATELY. SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM WERE EVER ISSUED. SOLENOID R, CARRIER ASSEMBLY AND GASKET WERE REPLACED. SERVICE MGR. AND TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THIS WAS A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE. BASICALLY , THEY COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAPPENED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851571December 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. CONSUMER THINKS THE AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716264December 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549964December 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS EVENTUALLY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE GEAR. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853816December 7, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION WHERE IT WAS REAR ENDED AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE AND FALL BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION. ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715687December 6, 1999
SUSPENSION
THERE HAS BEEN A RATTLYING SOUND IN THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE CAR SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAS A BAD STRUT, OR MOUNT. THE AIR BAG UNIT IS BAD. THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG UNIT IS BAD ON 9/10/99. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS SINCE I PURCHASED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853657December 3, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING FORTY MILES PER HOUR THIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WAS TOTALLY SMASHED, BUT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACED. DRIVER SUFFERED A BRUSED CHEST, AND SEVERE HEADACHES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#853581December 2, 1999
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
WHEN STARTING CAR AND THE SEATBELT LIGHT WENT OFF, AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKED OFF AND ON. AIRBAG MAY HAVE DEPLOYED WHEN CONSUMER HIT A BUMP. ALSO,ODOMETER WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES AND SHOES HAD BEEN CHANGED,BUT CONSUMER STILL HEARS A SQUEEKY NOISE WHEN DRIVING OR COMING TO A STOP. TOOK TO DEALER, BRAKES WERE CHECKED, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHERE SQUEAKY NOISE WAS COMING FROM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715433November 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
EXHAUST FUMES COME IN THROUGH CAR DURING ALL SETTINGS OF HEAT, RECYLCLED AIR, DEFROSTER. SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS, SEWAGE, EXHAUST, GAS. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER TWICE AND TALKED TO NISSAN AND BBB AUTO LINE WITHOUT SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION. I HAVE USED A HIGHER OCTANE GAS AS THE DEALER RECOMMENDED AND IT DOESN'T HELP. SERVICE MANAGER SAID NISSAN KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. NISSAN DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852004November 23, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS NOT DRIVING FAST ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAGS TO HAVE DEPLOYED. CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE MAKING, IT WAS HARD TO SEE THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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