Nissan Altima Complaints (2002)

1,047 consumer complaints on file.

#10024873June 24, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE IMPACT WAS NOT HARD ENOUGH , THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DID.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023618June 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, MY CAR DIED. IT WAS A HOT DAY, THE AC WAS ON. I TURNED IT OFF, IT STARTED AFTER HESITATING TO TURN OVER. SAME EXACT SITUATION EXCEPT I WAS COASTING DOWN A HILL THE NEXT DAY AND IT DIED, HOT/AC WAS ON. THAT TIME, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. I JUST GOT IT BACK TODAY AND ON THE WAY HOME (AGAIN, HOT DAY, AC ON), IT DIED AGAIN. THE SERVICE TICKET THAT I HAVE SAYS: JOB 1-PARTS ORDERED MANIFOLD EXHAUST,COVER-EXHAUST M,BEARING-SEAL E,GASKET-EXHAUST AND REPLACE CONVERTER AND HEAT SHIELD. JOB 2- PART WAS SPRING KIT, INSTALL NEW COIL REGISTER. I DID NOTICE DURING THIS TIME THAT MY OIL WAS RATHER ON THE LOW SIDE AND I ADDED 2 QTS. I HAVE NOT SINCE CHECKED THE OIL NOR WAS IT TIME TO CHANGE THE OIL. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK TOMORROW MORNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023431June 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
I OWN A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA, THAT MY HUSBAND PURCHASE FOR MY 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, MAY 2002. IN OCT 2002, IT STARTED WITH LOSE BELTS THAT WASN'T REPAIRED UNTIL DEC 2002. WELL, IN MAR 2003, MY CAR WOULDN'T START. SO, THE SERVICE GUY TOLD ME TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TRY TO START IT, NOTHING!! SO, WHEN THE TOW GUY ARRIVED TO TOW TO DEALER, HE TRIED WITH NO SUCCESS. SO, MY CAR WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER FOR 4 DAYS, THE SERVICE DEPT SAID IT STARTED FOR THEM. SO, WHILE I WAS CHECKING OUT AT THE CASHIER, THE SERVICE MANAGER SO HAPPEN TO BE STANDING BY AND OVER HEARD ME TALKING TO THE CASHIER. SO, HE AND I WENT OUT TO MY CAR AND IT STARTED FOR HIM, BUT HE STATED THAT IT'S A DELAYED CRANKING AND THEY'VE GOTTEN A SERVICE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ALTIMA'S NOT STARTING AND THEY BELIEVE IT'S HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL INJECTION, BUT BEFORE THEY CAN RECALL THE CAR, THEY MUST KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. SO, HE SAID WHENEVER IT DOES IT AGAIN, WHILE CRANKING THE CAR, PUSH DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND IT SHOULD START. WELL, IN APRIL, WHILE IN D.C., ON VACATION, COMING OUT TO START THE CAR, IT DIDN'T START. SO, I DID WHAT THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO DO AND IT STARTED, BUT I HAD TO END MY VACATION, BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO CHANCE IT FAR FROM HOME. WELL, I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET THE OIL CHANGE AND I DID LET THE SERVICE DEPT KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. WELL, HERE IT IS JUNE 2003, MY CAR STALLED AGAIN AND MY HUSBAND WAS VERY UPSET, BECAUSE HE HAD DRIVEN IT TO WORK AND HE MANAGED TO GET IT BACK TO WORK AND WHEN HE GOT READY TO LEAVE WORK, IT WOULDN'T START AND HE HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AND GIVE IT SOME GAS FOR IT TO START. WELL, I'M TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2003 AND WHO KNOWS WHAT EXCUSE THEY'LL HAVE. AND TO MAKE IT SOO BAD, I'M GOING TO A REUNION, IN FLORIDA AND I WANTED TO DRIVE MY CAR, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL, NOW. WELL, I HOPE THOSE OF YOU GET SOME SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020567May 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO HAD NO SOLUTION. THEY USED A COLD START AND TOLD ME NOT TO LET THE GAS GO BELOW 1/4 TANK AND NOT TO PARK ON AN INCLINE. TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 2002. IN APRIL 2003, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AFTER SITTING ONE DAY AND NIGHT. I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER WHO GAVE ME THE SAME ANSWER. ANYONE WITH A SIMILIAR PROBLEM? *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020227May 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER NOTICED EVERY 1000 MILES THE ENGINE CONSUMED ONE QUART OF OIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019986May 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE CALIPER ASSEMBLY CORRODED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018442May 9, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TIC-TOC SOUND FROM THE BLINKER IS MUTED, THEN COMES BACK DAYS LATER. FIXED ONCE BEFORE, PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018355May 7, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA 2002. THERE ARE LATCHES ON THE REAR LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT BUT NOT IN THE MIDDLE SEAT - THE SAFEST ONE. WHY CAN'T I PUT THE CAR SEAT IN THE MIDDLE USING THE INNER MOST LATCHES FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT? IT SAYS IN THE MANUAL AND ONLINE NOT TO, BUT WITH NO REASON WHY. IT IS OBVIOUSLY THE EASIEST WAY TO INSTALL A CAR SEAT AND A LOT MORE STUDIER THEN THE SEAT BELT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. IS IT THAT IT HASN'T BEEN TESTED OR IS IT KNOWN TO BE NOT SAFE? *JB THANK YOU. LIZA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019405May 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CONSUMED 1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019411May 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CONSUMED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL (EVERY 1500 MILES). *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017637April 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COILS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016635April 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR HAS BEEN BURNING OIL SINCE 1ST OIL CHANGE AND DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN HAVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016474April 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
MAF SENSOR FAILURE..ANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON ALTIMA . ORG FORUM...WITH OR WITHOUT AFTER MARKET AIR INTAKES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014839April 11, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE HEAT SHIELD WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, AND OTHER COMPONENTS TO FAIL. (EXHAUST MANIFOLD, A/C, 02 SENSOR) THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011093March 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS IS WRITTEN NOTICE OF A COMPLAINT I HAVE REGARDING MY NEW 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, I WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WHICH IS LEAKING OIL AT THE RATE OF 2 QUARTS EVERY 1,300 MILES. THE NHTSA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS AS 03V084000 UNDER THE 'NOTES' SECTION AS I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT MY PROBLEM IS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 7,000 MILES BUT I HAVE HAD TO TOP THE OIL SINCE I PURCHASED THE 2002 2.5 ALTIMA. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008517March 6, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAD A GAS LEAK IN MY DRIVE WAY AND CALLED DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF PROBLEM AND THEY HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP FOR OBSERVATION. COULD NOT FIND LEAK. HAD A SECOND LEAK JUST YESTERDAY 5 MARCH 2003 AND THE SERVICE DEPT SUPERVISOR CAME TO MY LOCATION TO CHECK IT OUT, HE SAW THE LEAK AND CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP FOR OBSERVATION. I AM STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT WHY MY NEW CAR IS LEAKING GAS. 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008922February 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008722February 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE GEARS DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007562February 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH THEN THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDDLE SEEMED STIFF LIKE SOMETHING WAS PREVENTING FROM GOING DOWN. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005278February 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DELAYS, OBVIOUS JERKING, FELT DURING ACCELERATION AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPR. IT IS WORSE WHEN CAR STARTS COLD PARTICULARLY IN THE MORNING. JERKING FORWARD DURING DECELERATION (WITHOUT BRAKING) AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPR. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AS THE CAR PUTS ON MORE MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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