Nissan Altima Complaints (1995)

180 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#852058October 28, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, BUT PASSENGER'S AIRBAG HAD ABOUT A 45 SECOND DELAY BEFORE DEPLOYING. WHEN IT DID DEPLOY, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG BURST OPEN, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER'S FACE AND HEAD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#712177September 26, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, HANGS LOOSE WHEN DRIVING AND AFTER REMOVED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712117September 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 1995 NISSAN IS EFFECTED BY A KNOWN SERVICE DEFECT CONCERNING AN OIL LEAK IN THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE ENGINE. UPON CONTACTING MY LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE CENTER THEY INFORMED ME THAT ALMOST ALL 1995 ALTIMA'A ARE EFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT, THE DEFECT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL, AND IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILTY TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE AT MY EXPENSE. ESCALATING THIS TO THE NATIONAL NISSAN HOT LINE PROVED INEFFECTIVE. THE DEFECT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: NTB95-058A . CAN ANYTHING BE DONE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846664September 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ARE NOT OPERABLE. *AK
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
#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
#782510July 7, 1999
TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
2 TIRES BLEW OUT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#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
#839143June 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
VEHICLE BRAKE ASSEMLEY BRACKET THAT ATTACHES TO FIRE WALLIS CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STICK WHEN APPLIED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING. DEALER/MFR NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838853June 4, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-35MPH WHEN VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN ANDREAR ENDED A JEEP THAT STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY $5,000 OF DAMANGE TO THE FRONT END. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837801May 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS MISTAKENLY PUT INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF PARK POSITION, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO A POLE AT APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MPH UPON IMPACT DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND LESS THAN 3 MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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