Nissan Altima Complaints (2006)

824 consumer complaints on file.

#10500830February 28, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499266February 19, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOORBOARD RUST ON PASSENGER/DRIVER FLOOR. RUST DUE TO IMPROPER UNDERCOATING AND FAULTY DRAINAGE FROM DRAIN HOLES. RUST UNDER CAR ONLY THESE AREAS. REST OF UNDER CARRIAGE IS SPOTLESS. DEBRIS ON ROAD COULD COME THROUGH FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498127February 14, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, A LOUD RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING THE INITIAL START UP AND WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE PISTON RING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 4/1/13 *CN UPDATED 04/03/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495150January 29, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD ROTTED AWAY DUE TO RUST. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DISCUSSED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES THAT CONTAIN SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493800January 22, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE GAVE A HARD JERK WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493009January 15, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT A QUART OF OIL WAS BEING CONSUMED EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE ENGINE DIP-STICK WAS COMPLETELY DRY AND ENGINE OIL WAS DISPENSED AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,748.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491590January 6, 2013
ENGINE
MORNING 6 AM WHILE DRIVING TO AIRPORT ALL OF SUDDEN SOME THING CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING AT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY! THAT FREAKED ME OUT! , AFTER DIAGNOSED THEY SAID THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY LIES IN A FAULTY SENSOR. I'M SURPRISED MORE PEOPLE HAVEN'T FILED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AS IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS IT CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488000December 11, 2012
STRUCTURE
MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING RUST UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR NISSAN ALTIMAS, HOWEVER NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER THE CAR SINCE IT IS OUTSIDE THE 5-YEAR WARRANTY. MY CAR EVEN HAS THE UNDERCOAT PROTECTION, BUT HAS A HOLE IN THE FLOOR BOARD ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. MANY, MANY NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS ARE FINDING RUST HOLES UNDER THEIR FLOOR BOARDS. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486215November 27, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD HAS RUSTED THROUGH, WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS DATA ONLINE, THE METAL WAS NOT PROPERLY TREATED TO PREVENT RUST BEFORE INSTALLATION. WE ARE REQUESTING THAT NISSAN REPAIR THE RUST AT NO CHARGE TO US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484527November 13, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TOOK FOR INSPECTION. SERVICE DEALER SAID DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD RUSTED INTO INTERIOR. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING ALL SAFETY MAINTENANCE CHECKUPS, EVEN LAST MONTH. NO ONE MENTIONED ANY FORM OF RUST AT THE TIME. DEALER SAID THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM 2002-2006, BUT THEY DID NOT THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO CHECK THIS OUT ON LAST SAFETY MAINTENANCE VISIT. I'M UPSET NISSAN IS NOT COVERING THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT AND ONLY AFTER 5 YEARS PLUS CAR HAD UNDERCOATING APPLIED FROM FACTORY. NEXT CAR ??????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483661November 7, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY NISSAN HAD EXTENSIVE RUST DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT FLOOR PANS. IT WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALER. NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE CAR IS OVER 80,000 MILES. THIS DAMAGE DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE LAST 4,000 MILES. FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN, AGAIN THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. I WAS TOLD TO SEND A LETTER TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I WAS TOLD BY A BODY SHOP THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THE CAR WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY RIGHT FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND WATER ENTERED THROUGH THE FLOOR PAN SEAMS AND THE PLUG UNDER THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483251November 3, 2012
STEERING
WHEN I TURN A CORNER THE STEERING IS STICKING. FEELS LIKE IT IS LOCKING UP THEN GO LOOSE. THE POWER FLUID IS FULL THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479287October 8, 2012
ENGINE
MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL APPEARS TO BE PART OF A RECALL (NTB06-028) FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CAR BEGAN EXHIBITING THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL CONCERNING EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING AT 120K MILES IN LATE JUNE 2012. THE PROBLEM STARTED SUDDENLY, BURNING ONE QUART EVERY 600 MILES AND WITH IN TWO WEEKS ONE QUART EVERY 300-350 MILES. THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR THE VEHICLE HAD ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AT MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. AT 138K MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A BAG TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE CAR. JUST AFTER ARRIVING HOME, THE CAR EXPLODED IN THICK, BLACK SMOKE THAT BILLOWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V223000 CLEARLY STATES THAT, ?CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION?. THE EXTREME CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM IS ENGINE DAMAGE AND FIRE. ACCORDING TO MY RECORDS THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE CAR ON 4/24/08 AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HOWEVER MY INITIAL CONTACT AT NISSAN CORPORATE SAID THAT THE CAR WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. LATER, ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 4/26/06 (THIS PREDATES THE NHTSA A PRELIMINARY DEFECT REPORT). AFTER MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS AND CONVERSATIONS I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY RECALL FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478141October 1, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A HOLE WAS FOUND ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475943September 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE I95 THE CAR SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART AT 55MPH. THANK GOD, I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE GUARDRAIL. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC THAT INFORMED ME IT APPEARED TO BE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND SAID SINCE IT WAS A RECALL ITEM I SHOULD HAVE IT BROUGHT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MILLER NISSAN IN FAIRFIELD CT AND INFORMED THEM OF MY MECHANICS FINDINGS. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT EVEN WITH ME EXPRESSING THAT MY CURRENT MECHANIC ALREADY CHECKED THAT. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID IT STILL WASN'T WORKING. IT ENDED UP BEING THE ECM ALONG WITH ANOTHER SENSOR!! I EXPRESSED HOW UPSET I WAS THAT THIS SENSOR FAILED WHY I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY! I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH NISSAN CORPORATE RECALL DEPARTMENT BECAUSE EVERYTHING I'M READING IS STILL INDICATING THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR COULD CAUSE MALFUNCTIONS IN OTHER SENSORS IN THE CAR!! I'M NOT HAPPY THAT NISSAN IS CHARGING ME FOR THE NEW FUEL PUMP THEY INSTALLED ALONG WITH THE SENSORS TOTALING $1,943,00!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475987September 19, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475825September 18, 2012
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE LURCHED FORWARD, AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING GAS. I MADE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I THOUGHT I HAD PURCHASED BAD GAS. THE NEXT MORNING MY CAR WOULD NOT START, IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES FOR IT TO FINAL START. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I RAN A SCAN AND THE SCAN SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH I DID AND IT DID NO GOOD. THE ENGINE IS VERY HARD TO START AND IS CONSUMING A LOT OF GAS. THIS PAST WEEKEND THE ENGINE STARTED TO BUCK WHEN IDLING IN TRAFFIC. I WAS AFRAID THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO DIE AND CATCH FIRE. I FOUND A PREVIOUS RECALL THAT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE MINE WITH THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID MY ENGINE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS ANGERED ME THAT THEY DO NOT TAKE THESE THINGS SERIOUSLY ENOUGH TO INCLUDE ALL 2.5L ENGINES FOR THAT YEAR. THE RECALL ID # 67703 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING IS THE ONE I'M REFERRING TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475860September 18, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE RPMS DECREASED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475670September 17, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD SURPASSED THE WARRANTY MILEAGE AND THE CONTACT WAS THE SECOND OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO STATED A PATCH AND REPAIR WITH WELDING OF A NEW FLOOR BOARD WOULD BE REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475531September 16, 2012
ENGINE
MY VEHICLE IS HAVING TROUBLE WHEN STARTING AND I HAD A SCAN CODE DONE BY AUTO ZONE WHICH SAID IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA FOR THIS PROBLEM SO I WENT TO THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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