Nissan Altima Complaints (2006)

824 consumer complaints on file.

#10432876October 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR AND THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10431132October 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
UNDER NHTSA ID NUMBER 07V527000. ON 07/20/11 I HAD A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. CAR WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, SO WE TOOK IT TO KEN GANLEY NISSAN FOR SERVICE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT APPEARED ON NHTSA ID 07V52700 FOR THE 2.5 ENGINE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE DEALER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NO ON THE RECALL LIST. SINCE THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE THAT WAS TO BE RECALLED, WHY WAS I CHARGED $315.22 FOR REPAIRS? IT APPEARS TO ME THAT NISSAN DID NOT TAKE CARE OF ALL THE RECALLED VEHICLES, BUT PICKED AND CHOSE ONLY CERTAIN ONES TO REDUCE THEIR EXPENSES. IT DISTORTS THE PURPOSE OF A RECALL PROCESS. UPDATED 10/20/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427051September 24, 2011
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND WHEN A CARD SLAMMED INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. MY CAR WAS THEN PUSHED OVER THREE LANES INTO THE CORNER WALL, ELECTRIC BOX, AND 2 FOOT HIGH ROCK. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I HIT MY HEAD ON THE DASH BOARD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10425384September 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 5MPH AND ABOVE AND THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419555August 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN
SEVERAL 2005 AND 2006 NISSAN ALTIMAS SE-RS (INCLUDING MINE) HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL GETTING STUCK ON THE FLOOR UNABLE TO COME BACK UP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. DEALERSHIPS ACCROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE DENY THE ISSUE AND DENY REPAIRS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEND DUE TO THIS. TO ME, IS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR AT 37,000 MILES AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING NOW AT 86,000 MILES...THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHERS AS WELL AND A WEBSITE HAS BEEN CREATED WITH EVERYONE'S CONCERNS. PLEASE RECALL!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419333August 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT AND CLUTCH PEDAL SANK TO FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RETURN, CLUTCH DID NOT DISENGAGE. MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO GET CAR OUT OF GEAR, AND IMPOSSIBLE TO REENGAGE GEAR. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT ACCIDENT. DEALER REPORTED FAILED CLUTCH LINE / MASTER CYLINDER LED TO LOSS OF FLUID & INABILITY TO DISENGAGE CLUTCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417021August 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 5 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416480August 1, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2006 NISSAN ALTIMA CAUGHT ON FIRE, JUNE 8, 2011. MY SON WAS DRIVING FROM WORK TO HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AND ORANGE SPARKS WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR, SO HE PULLED OVER ON THE MEDIAN. WHEN HE PROCEEDED TO LIFT UP THE HOOD OF THE CAR, BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND HE AND OTHER DRIVERS CALLED 911. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, OIL AND OTHER FLUIDS WERE COMING FROM THE CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON FIRE. MY SON IS OK, BUT I CAN NOT GET ANY HELP WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE A BURNED CAR SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND CAN NOT DRIVE IT EVERYTHING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IS MELTED. I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR. NEED HELP! I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 8 MONTHS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415185July 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NISSAN ALTIMA 2006 MANUAL TRANSMISSION: CLUTCH LOSSES PRESSURE. I HAVE TAKEN CAR IN TO NISSAN FOR ISSUE. VEHICLE BOUGHT IN AUG 2006. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER ISSUE BEGAN. CLUTCH DROPS DOWN WHILE CAR IN MOTION. MANUALLY MOVE CLUTCH BACK UP WITH FOOT. WHEN FIRST TAKEN INTO NISSAN (WINDWARD NISSAN, HONOLULU HI) WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. CLUTCH CONTINUED WITH ISSUE VERY INTERMITTENLY. UPON ARRIVAL TO SAN DIEGO CA, I DECIDED TO TAKE TO MOSSY NISSAN (NATIONAL CITY). I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH. I WAS REFFERED TO NISSAN 1 FOR ASSISTANCE. NISSAN COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH. IT HAS THEN BEEN ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AND ISSUE PERSISTS. NOW CLUTCH DROPS AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND SEE IF CLUTCH COMES BACK UP. CANNOT PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR WHILE CLUTCH IS DOWN. I GOOGLED "CLUTCH ISSUES WITH NISSAN VEHICLES" AND THERE WAS A LINK TO YOUR WEBSITE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415768July 23, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEVERE RUSTING AROUND THE PLUG HOLE AREA UNDER BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS FLOOR BOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409248June 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING SHE CONTINUED TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT EVERY TIME SHE HAD TO SHIFT GEARS THEY WOULD LOCK AND IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING SHE HAD TO ENGAGE THE SHIFT RELEASE BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408211June 19, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CLUTCH PEDAL SINKS TO THE FLOOR BOARD OF MY NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SE, THE CLUTCH FLUID IS AT FULL CAPACITY AND WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AT A RED LIGHT OR EVEN AT A STILL MOTION THE CLUTCH GOES COMPLETELY DOWN OR OUT...I HAVE HAD MY FLUIDS CHECKED AND IT IS FULL....THIS AS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR AT 52,000 MILES AND CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TO THIS VERY DAY.....NISSIAN 3.5 CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NISSAN FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A RECALL PROBLEM....BUT EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM 3.5 - 5 (SPEEDS) WITH THIS CAR AND THIS MODEL.....THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM IN SLOWED TRAFFIC AND CANNOT SHIFT PROPERLY...THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY BE ADDRESSED AND THE PROBLEM RESOLVED....FATALITIES SHOULD NOT BE THEIR REASON TO ENFORCE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403855May 31, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, HE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE FAILURE CODES REVEALED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED AND WOULD PROVIDE NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401493May 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400909May 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R. THE CLUTCH REPEATEDLY LOOSES PRESSURE WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS HOT COMBINED WITH A HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATION. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CYLINDER, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I DID A LITTLE ONLINE INVESTIGATING AND IT APPEARS AS THOUGH I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT OWNS AN ALTIMA THAT IS PLAGUED BY THE SAFETY ISSUE. IT ALMOST IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398743May 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WAS A RECALL ID#06V223000 FOR 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA FOR OIL CONSUMPTION. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL ID. DESCRIBES. ACCORDING TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, "THAT ALL RECALLS AND SERVICE CAMPAIGN INFO IS VEHICLE INDENTIFICATION NUMBER SPECIFIC, DEPENDING ON THE MFG DATE AND THE PLANT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED. THEREFORE NOT ALL MODELS ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALLS" THEIR SAYING MY CAR DOSE NOT FALL UNDER THAT RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397364April 25, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, TIRES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR AS SUDDENLY CUTOFF, WHILE DRIVING!!!! LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS EVER PHYSICALLY HURT. MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY IT SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF SEVERAL PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF. WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY I'VE STARTED TO NOTICE MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY SLOWING DOWN AFTER A CERTAIN SPEED, WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKES. FOR AWHILE I STOPPED GETTING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IN FEAR OF MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPPING WITH CARS DRIVING BEHIND ME AT A FASTER PACE. ALSO, AT 55 + MILES/HR MY TIRES START TO WOBBLE AND THERE'S A SCRUBBING NOISE WITH THE WOBBLE SOMETIMES. IT FEELS LIKE MY BACK TIRES ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. I'VE BOUGHT 3 SETS OF TIRES ALREADY, AND TOMORROW WILL BE MY 4TH SET. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND VERY UNSAFE!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME, THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397121April 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND OIL GAUGE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWO DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURES. THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED WHICH DETECTED A FAILURE CODE WITHIN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397036April 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395508April 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
BEGINNING 2009 AT ROUGHLY 40,000 MI THE CAR BEGAN TO RATTLE WHILE ACCELERATING, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND IT'S MOUNT TO THE ENGINE HAD BROKEN, IT WAS REPLACED. THEN AT 81,300 MI I WAS DRIVING 30MPH WHEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. I WAS TOLD AGAIN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD GONE AND IN TURN TAKEN OUT THE EGO SENSOR AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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