Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#710319August 21, 1999
AIR BAGS
ON JULY 07 1999, I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A SIDE STREET ONTO A TWO LANE ROAD. AS I WAS COMPLETING MY TURN, AN SUV HAD CROSSED THE SOLID YELLOW LINE IN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND ME IN THE WRONG LANE. AS A RESULT, MY 1997 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS HIT IN THE FRONT LEFT (NEARLY HEAD ON) AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ESTIMATED AT 40-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY $9,000 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. NEITHER DRIVER SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED A CERVICAL MYOFASCIAL (WHIPLASH) INJURY THAT STILL HAS NOT RESOLVED, AND THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT INJURED BADLY. THE AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER (USAA) STATED THAT WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND ABSOLUTELY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. ANEVALUATION OF THE AIRBAGS IS PENDING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#548026August 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEFECT IN ENGINE CAUSED FIRE AND DESTROYED THE CAR. (INSURANCE AGENT REPRESENTING CLIENT) YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844653August 9, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STALLS, AND CANNOT SHIFT GEARS WHEN IN MOTION AND WHEN MORE THAN THREE PEOPLE AR E IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709746August 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 7/98, I'VE HAD TO BRING MY CAR IN TO THE SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 7 TIMES. RECENTLY, I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANICE THAT MY COOLANT AND THE TRANSMISSION ARE LEAKING. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR. I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN ONCE, AND WROTE LETTERS TWICE, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN ESCALATED. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844037August 2, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TRAVELING 70MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, BUT CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT RELEASE. SWERVED TO AVOID VEHICLES IN FRONT. HIT CONCRETE BARRIER SEVERAL TIMES. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CRUISE CONTROL NEVER RELEASED. DRIVER SUFFERED WHIPLASH. PASSENGER HAD BROKEN BONES & BRUISES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#843873July 30, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL BROKE.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709381July 29, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT ON THE CAR OXIDIZES REPEATLY. I CAN WASH IT POLISH IT AND WAX IT TO REMOVE THE OXIDATION, BUT WITHIN 7 TO 10 DAYS THE OXIDATION WILL RETURN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547543July 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
GEAR STICK WOULD NOT MOVE INTO PARK. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843580July 27, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WAITING FOR PARKING SPACE TO BACK INT,. STARTED TO SHIFT WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED. HAD FOOT ON BRAKES. ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING. IF ENGINE TURNED OFF, NO BRAKES. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD PULLED OUT OF HOUSING. WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE FIRE WALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843218July 23, 1999
WHEELS:RIM
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE IN MOTION BECAUSE THE RIMS ARE SMALLER THAN THE TIRES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842535July 16, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LEAKS FROM FUEL PRESSURE HOSES, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGES ON GARAGE FLOOR. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841878July 8, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HIT A ROCK ON SIDE OF A HILL AT ABOUT 40MPH WHILE SPINNING, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782510July 7, 1999
TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
2 TIRES BLEW OUT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546552July 7, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DESIGN OF VEHICLE DOOR CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT EYE ON DOOR EDGE (SHARP AND POINTED) WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#708152July 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546436June 28, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841173June 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERS REPAIE SHOP EIGHT TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841178June 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE IN NEUTRAL TO START. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. RECALL 94V-165. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841099June 24, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. TINTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE DASHBROAD WENT OUT/ALTERNATOR BLEW OUT, AND POWER WINDOWS WENT UP VERY SLOWY. ELECTRIC SHOP OR AUTO SHOP COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707511June 13, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
I AM AWARE OF TECH. SAFETY BULL. NTB 96-009; 009A; 009B. TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES. EACH TIME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND NEUTRAL GEAR WAS A FORWARD GEAR. DRIVE GEARS WERE NOT CORRECT, OFTEN NEUTRAL. 1ST 2 TIMES, PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER ABOUT 1 HR. DEALER REFUSED TO DEAL WITH PROBLEM UNTIL 3RD FAILURE, CLAIMING THEY NEEDED TO SEE THE ACTUAL PROBLEM BEFORE DEALING WITH IT. THEY DID INSPECT CAR AFTER 1ST FAILURE BUT FOUND NOTHING. 3RD TIME THEY DID LINE AND PRESSURE (?) TESTS, WHICH THEY COULD HAVE DONE 1ST TWO TIMES BUT DID NOT. TRANSMISSION FAILED. THEY DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE, CLAIMING THAT NISSAN CORPORATE INSTRUCTED THEM TO REPLACE AND NOT INVESTIGATE. TOLD ME THEY WERE PUTTING A "NEW" TRANSMISSION IN. FOUND OUT AFTER WORK DONE THAT IT WAS A REMANUFACTURED ONE. THEY ALSO REPLACED RADIATOR. NISSAN CORPORTATE CONTACTED AFTER 1ST FAILURE, BUT REFUSED TO DEAL WITH PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED OVER SAFETY AND INSTALLATION OF REMANUFACTURED TRASMISSION. I OWN 2 OTHER ALTIMAS, A 96 AND A 94. SHOULD THIS BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL AND SHOLD NISSAN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHARING DATA ON INVESTIGATION OF FAILED TRANSMISSIONS WITH YOUR OFFICES IN LIGHT OF TSB? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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