Nissan Altima Complaints (2005)

1,091 consumer complaints on file.

#10484664November 14, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT HER PANTS HAD BECOME WET. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CORROSION WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THE CORROSION FAILURE WAS TO BE EXPECTED BECAUSE SHE RESIDED IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482732October 31, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
SEVERE RUSTING ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOORBOARDS THAT IS RESULTING IN WEAKENED FRAME AND STRUCTURE. NEED HELP GETTING NISSAN TO FIX THIS KNOW ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482305October 26, 2012
ENGINE
MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 4 CYL QRD25 ENGINE HAS HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS INCLUDING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH LEAD TO CYLINDER 1 THROWING A ROD. RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEMS AND FOUND 1000'S OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE WITH 60,000 MILES AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING. NO OIL LEAKS, JUST USES A QUART OF OIL/PER 60 TO 100 MILES. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND HAS REPLACED SEVERAL ENGINES. I SEE THAT THEY ARE NOW OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT DOES NOT WISH TO HELP. WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IF ONE HAS BEGUN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482159October 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA ON OCTOBER 6, 2012 WITH THE ASSURANCE FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOOD AND STRONG. MY WIFE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND UPON ARRIVING HOME SHE SAID THAT IT WAS DRIVING ROUGH. NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT VEHICLES, SHE STATED THAT IT DROVE LIKE SOMEONE LEARNING TO DRIVE A MANUAL CAR. SHE SAID THAT IT WAS JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD LIKE IT WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR(ESPECIALLY UPON ACCELERATING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP, DOWNSHIFT IS REALLY HARD. ALSO COMING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, IT WOULD IDLE AS IF IN NEUTRAL WHEN PRESSING THE GAS THEN SUDDENLY JUMP VERY HARD INTO ACTUAL DRIVE). SHE BECAME TO FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THE CAR. IN MEANWHILE I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER(NOT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM) TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND IT WAS SAID THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP OUT IN GWINNETT, GEORGIA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT. I TOOK IT NOT KNOWING IF IT WOULD EVEN MAKE IT. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND INDEED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT RESUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT "AS IS". AS I READ THE CMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND ABOUT A PENDING CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESIGN IN THE 2005-2006 ALTIMAS AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES, IT IS APPARENT TO ME, THAT THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT AND GETS KILLED. NISSAN KNOWS THIS TRANSMISSION IS POORLY DESIGNED AND HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT TAKE PEOPLES MONEY IN REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION A $3,000-$4,000 COST. USUALLY AT THE CUSTOMERS EXPENSE BECAUSE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ONE MORE THING, THERE IS NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR, NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT -NOTHING. HELP!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481350October 22, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME THAT MY FLOOR BOARDS UNDER MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS WERE RUSTED OUT AND FORMING HOLES INTO THE CABIN OF MY CAR. HE WAS ABLE TO POKE ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND PUSH UP MY CARPET ON MY DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. I WAS ISSUED A FACTORY RECALL AROUND 2008 FROM NISSAN ABOUT LIVING IN A ROAD SALTED STATE (NJ) AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL IN NOV 2009. IT SEEMS THEY DID NOT REPLACE ALL THE AFFECTED AREAS. I CONTACTED NISSAN TODAY VIA THEIR 1-800 # AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO LONGER A WARRANTY OR RECALL OUT FOR MY VEHICLE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I DRIVE THE NISSAN AS MY MAIN TRANSPORTATION FOR MY CHILDREN AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS ISSUE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. IT IS UNSAFE AND UNEXPECTED FROM A 7 YEAR OLD CAR PURCHASE BRAND NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479953October 12, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
FULLY RUSTED DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR BOARDS. CAN SEE INTERIOR RUG UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN FROM 2002 AND 2005 RELATED TO CARS IN SALT STATES. HAVE SEEN MANY COMMENTS THAT DEFECTIVE STEEL WAS USED. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF OUR CAR IS COMPROMISED. DEALER WANTS $1200 TO CUT OUT ROTTED FLOOR BOARDS AND WELD IN NEW FLOOR PANELS. HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE AND OPENED CASE. REGIONAL MANAGER CALLED AND REFUSES TO OFFER ANY COVERAGE FOR THIS ISSUE. ALSO, NISSAN AS A CORPORATION HAS DECIDED THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TO OWNERS WITH THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479853October 11, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN I WEN'T TO TRADE MY CAR FOR A NEW ONE I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THEY WERN'T INTERESTED IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF RUSTED FLOOR BOARDS.THEY SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH NISAN ALTIMAS AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.WHY WASN'T NISAN REQUIRED TO HAVE A RECALL SINCE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTY PROBLEM WITH ALTIMAS?OTHER NISAN CARS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.NOW I FEAR FOR MY FAMILIES SAFTY WHEN I DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479577October 10, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10477382September 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION AS THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION AUTO CENTER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,800. ...UPDATED11/21/12 *BF UPDATED 11/30/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477122September 26, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEVERELY CORRODED; AFFECTED AREA ~8X12 INCHES. BOARDS AND SHEET METAL RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE, FORMING ~2X2 INCH HOLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476971September 25, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477058September 25, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
RATTLING NOISE IN ENGINE, UNUSUAL ENGINE VIBRATION AND MUFFLER SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS THIS SCREW IS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE AND COULD CAUSE $7500 DOLLARS OF DAMAGE. IF THIS SCREW WAS TO COME LOOSE IT COULD RUIN ENGINE COMPRESSOR, DESTROY THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, O2 SENSOR AND POWER VALVE PLATES. I SEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND IT SEEM TO BE OR TALK OF IT. CALL DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF A RECALL WAS ISSUED. SOME WEBSITE SUGGEST THERE WAS ONE, WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO QUALITY PRODUCTS. IF THERE WAS ONE THEY ARE NOT UPHOLDING IT. RECALL SHOULD NEVER EXPIRE, FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR..UPDATED 10/24/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO RETRACT HER COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/25/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476747September 22, 2012
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY STEERING GOT VERY HARD TO STEER TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476749September 22, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEATS
VEHICLE FLOOR UNDER BODY BELOW PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT HAS RUSTED AND ABOUT TO GET A HOLE. I CALLED NISSAN SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAY ITS NOT IN WARRANTY. BUT ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE MODEL IS JUST 7 YEARS OLD WITH 89000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475441September 14, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SQUEAL. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE REACHING THE INTENDED DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE IDLE CONTROL SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,821 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475207September 12, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SUDDENLY RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474367September 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
AFTER 20 MIN OR SO OF IDLING IN TRAFFIC, THEN A 10 MINUTE FREEWAY DRIVE AT LEGAL SPEEDS I WAS APPROACHING THE OFF RAMP AND THE CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT INCIDENT AND PULL OVER. AFTER 10 MIN OF TALKING TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR A TOW, I NOTICED PARTIAL PRESSURE RESTORED AND DROVE SLOWLY HOME. NOW, WITH RESEARCH, I HAVE SEEN THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON AND DANGEROUS. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ONLINE AND WITH NISSAN, YET THERE IS NO RESOLUTION AND WHAT'S WORSE, NO SPECIFIC ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. I HOPE NHTSA DOESN'T WAIT FOR A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO OCCUR BEFORE THIS IS LOOKED INTO, A GOOGLE SEARCH OF ALTIMA CLUTCH RECALL BRINGS UP OVER A DOZEN FORUMS WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474163September 6, 2012
STRUCTURE
FLOOR BOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HAS RUSTED OUT. CAR IS ALWAYS WASHED, AND THIS IS THE ONLY SIGNS OF ABNORMAL RUST ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473184August 31, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE PLACED FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW 10 DEGREES F, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AND WON'T MOVE THEREFORE THE BRAKES WON'T APPLY. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. SINCE OTHER LESS SERIOUS PROBLEMS WARRANT A RECALL WHY WOULDN'T THIS? IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM NOT ONLY ON 05 MODELS. JUST SEARCH THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473132August 31, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. I CURRENTLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT A LOCAL GARAGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTED WITH HOLES STARTING TO FORM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES AND IS KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND WASHED OFTEN. THIS IS THE ONLY SPOT ON MY CAR THAT I HAVE ANY RUST. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ALTIMAS. I HAD JUST HAD A STICKER PUT ON BY NISSAN AND ALSO A 72 POINT INSPECTION AND WAS NEVER INFORMED BY THEM THAT THERE WAS HOLES UNDERNEATH MY CAR! NISSAN SAID THEY WOULD GO HALF ON THE COST OF REPAIRING BOTH FRONT FLOORBOARDS WHICH WOULD COST ME $400.00 WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. MY MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS ISSUE IS COME WINTER TIME, I WILL HAVE HOLES THROUGH MY FLOORBOARDS AND WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN MY CAR, I AM EXTREMELY CONSERNED ABOUT HAVING TOXIC FUMES ENTER INTO MY CAR WHICH COULD LEAD TO PASSING OUT OR THE FACT THAT MY FOOT COULD GO RIGHT THROUGH THE FLOOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD BE BACKING UP THEIR PRODUCTS AS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THEIR METAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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