Nissan Altima Complaints (2002)

1,047 consumer complaints on file.

#10936573December 20, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER HEARING A SCRAPING NOISE, WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A 6-INCH SECTION (APPROX.) OF METAL WAS HANGING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER LOOKING AT THE AREA, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE FLOOR PAN UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED/RUSTED/ROTTED. AFTER CALLING MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP, I WAS DIRECTED TO NISSAN CORPORATE, WHO THEN PASSED ME ALONG TO A REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS REP. THE BULLETIN NUMBER PROVIDED BY THAT REP WAS NTB15-059 (FLOOR PAN REPAIR). I WAS TOLD THAT THEY KNEW OF OTHERS ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THAT I SHOULD CALL AROUND FOR REPAIR ESTIMATES. AFTER GETTING SEVERAL ESTIMATES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FLOOR PAN UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WAS EVEN MORE ROTTED OUT THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT CARPETING IN MY VEHICLE WAS ALREADY SLIGHTLY DAMP, DUE TO THE HOLES IN THE FLOOR PAN AND THAT THERE MAY BE A FUTURE ISSUE WITH MOLD. FLAKES OF RUSTED METAL CONTINUE TO FALL FROM UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE. ONE AUTOBODY SHOP EVEN STATED THAT THEY HAD ALREADY FIXED APPROXIMATELY 2 DOZEN OTHER 2002 NISSAN ALTIMAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934737December 12, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOORBOARD WAS COMPLETELY CORODDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLOORBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926284November 15, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
AS OTHERS HAVE STATED.. THE FRONT FLOOR PAN ON MY 2002 NISAN ALTIMA COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $746.60.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914292October 6, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS HAVE FAILED AGAIN THOUGH SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED PER RECALL IN 2005. NOW MY CAR STOPS AND TURNS OFF MULTIPLE TIMES IN A SHORT QUARTER MILE TRIP. JUST SPENT $700 ON CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER & SLAVE CYLINDER. DEALER SAYS I MUST PAY AGAIN FOR THE SENSORS THOUGH THEY HAVE FAILED. NISSAN MUST COVER THIS. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. MANY DOCUMENTATIONS FROM OWNERS DENIED THE RECALL TO BE PERFORMED A SECOND TIME AND OUTRAGED NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. WANT NISSAN TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899014August 26, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS TO WEAR I GOT IT FIX WITH REPLACING A STEERING RACK WHICH HAS NOT LASTED LONGER THEN A YEAR. 2015-2016 AND I CAN'T SEEM TO GET A REPAIR MAN TO FIGURE IT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPEN DRIVING, AND TURNING. I HAVE HAD EXHAUST PROBLEM TO WERE THE REPAIR MEN HAS TOLD THAT MY CAR COULD CATCH OF FIRE DUE TO THE HEAT SHIELD SO THEY REMOVE ONE. WHICH STILL LEFT MY CAR DEALING WITH OIL SPILLAGE AFTERWARDS AFTER DRIVING IT ANYWHERE. MY OIL NEVER TOUCHES THE GROUND JUST SITS IN EXHAUST PIPE AND BLOW SMOKE SOMETIMES AND IT HAS STARTED BACK UP ONCE AGAIN AFTER PUTTING SO MUCH REPAIRS INTO MY CAR. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS START POPPING ON AND OFF, EVERYTIME I GET IT TESTED IT SAYS CRANK SENSOR THATS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR OR WHEN THE CAR MOVING. THEN SOME DAYS IT WILL DISAPPEAR. AND IT MESS WITH THE POWER OF MY ENGINE. AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE TO CRANK THE CAR. NOW I HAVE TRIED REPLACING ANOTHER MOTOR IN THE CAR BUT THIS MOTOR THAT I HAVE NOW IS GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE FIRST MOTOR. AND I THINK THATS BECAUSE THE REPAIR MEN ARE NOT FIXING THE RECALLS ON THE MOTOR OF THE CAR, THEY ARE JUST REPLACING THE MOTOR LIKE MINES GOT REPLACED WITH ANOTHER MOTOR OF THE SAME YEAR MAKE AS MY CAR. BUT I FEEL THAT IF THESE RECALLS ON THESE YEAR MAKE OF MY CAR HAVE BEEN KNOWN THEN THE NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR THE DEFECTS SO PEOPLE WANT HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING SO MUCH MONEY INTO FIXING THE CAR AND ITS NOT THEIR FAULT ITS NISSAN. I HAVE PROBLEMS ALSO OUT OF MY MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE WHOLE PART ITSELF ALL THE TIME THAT CAN BURN ME AND MY CHILDREN UP WHILE DRIVING. AND I'M JUST SO SCARED SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND THERE ARE RECALLS ON MY MAKE MODEL CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895390August 12, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY OTHER DRIVERS ARE PAYING ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE DOES START BACK UP. WE HAVE FOUND A RECALL BUT WHEN WE'VE CHECKED THE VIN # IT COMES UP WITH NO RECALLS. THERE IS A SENSOR ISSUE RECALL THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT THE CAR IS DOING. IT HAS STALLED ON OFF RAMPS, CITY STREETS AND SUBURBAN ROADS. I HAVE FOUND THE FOLLOWING ONLINE: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINETHE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING A BRIEF INTERRUPION IN THE SIGNAL OUTPUT. IF THE INTERUPPTION OF THE SIGNAL IS SO BRIEF THAT THE ECM ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE DOSE NOT HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION, THE VEHICLE MAY SHUT OFF CREATING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER WILL REPROGRAM THE ECM FREE OF CHARGE. THE NISSAN RECALL # IS R0606 NISSAN IS NO HELP THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 97,0000 MILES AND WAS BOUGHT USED FROM A LOT IN NH WHO WAS ALSO NO HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894516August 9, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR PAN UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND CREATED HOLES IN THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO RUSTING OF THE FLOOR PANS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 09/30/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884843July 14, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FRACTURED AND WENT INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL IN 2003, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884948July 14, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
" TAKATA RECALL " . THE CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ENGINE PROBLEMS BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS UNTIL I SEARCHED IT ONLINE AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY COMPLAINT ON THE RECALL WEBSITE. THE ENGINE WHILE ON SLOW DRIVE OR WHEN ON A FULL STOP IT SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE OF TIMES ONCE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY BUT THERE WAS TRAFFIC AND MY CAR SHUT DOWN. ANOTHER TIME I WAS AT A REGULAR CITY ROAD AND I WAS DRIVING SLOW LOOKING FOR PARKING AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN BUT THANKFULLY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS FAR AND I TURNED MY BLINKERS ON, BUT THANKFULLY NO CRASHES AS OF YET. MANY OTHER TIMES IT HAS SHUT DOWN ON RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS ANYWHERE THAT IT HAS BEEN SLOW MOTION. RECENTLY AFTER SO LONG OF HAVING THESE TROUBLES, MY CAR WILL TAKE FOREVER TO TURN ON. IT STARTS BUT IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND IT SHUTS DOWN. I AM A FULL TIME STUDENT AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO FIX MY CAR AND ACTUALLY DRIVE TO SCHOOL WITH LESS WORRIES THAT MY CAR WILL SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY OR REGULAR ROAD AND BE IN A FATAL CRASH. I HAVE ALSO TRIED MALECHANICS OR CHECK THE ENGINE WITH THE MACHINES AND EVERYONE IS SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE ENGINE AND I HAVE CHECKED THE ENGINE MYSELF, THE ENGINE IS HOT, SHAKES, MAKES NOISES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839680March 3, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP LEAKED UNDER THE BACK SEAT AND SPREAD THE GAS ALL AROUND THE SEAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838544February 26, 2016
ENGINE
I HAVE REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT/CRANKSHAFT SENSORS IN MAY CAR AND IT'S STILL STALLING OUT AT TIMES; I HAVE REED OTHER COMPLAINS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME RELATED PROBLEM AND I NEED SOMETHING TO BE DONE BEFORE, I END UP GETTING KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING THIS CAR, MY CAR HAS 162000 MILES ON IT AND WITH KEEPING UP WITH MY MAINTAINS THIS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING. I HAVE CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN SNELLVILLE, GA THREE TIMES AND NO ONE HAS RETURNED MY CALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I NEED HELP ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR THE SAME REPAIRS THREE TIMES IN A ROW WITHIN A THREE MONTH PERIOD. THE PROBLEM FIRST AROSE IN DECEMBER 2015, WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE CAR APPEAL TO BE HESITATING AS IF IT WANTED TO CUT OFF AND PROCEED TO SO WHEN I DECIDED TO PULL OFF ON THE NEXT EXIT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE DECEMBER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824065February 3, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT I TOOK TO GET INSPECTED. THE CAR FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION IN THE FLOOR BOARDS. THE INSPECTION STATION INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND ANY PASSENGERS FOOT COULD PUSH THRU THE FLOOR BOARDS. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER, THEY INDICATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VIN # AND COULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE IN HOUSE. IT WILL NEED TO GO TO A BODY SHOP. WHEN I GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THIS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE FLOOR PAN NOT DRAINING PROPERLY. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS, JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION MAY BE ABLE TO HELP OUT WITH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOMETHING ON THIS. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816373December 27, 2015
ENGINE
VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKED OIL ON THE IGNITION COILS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO NOT CRANK. I HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKED OIL ON THE IGNITION COILS. I HAD JUST REPLACED ALL 4 OF THE IGNITION COILS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF DUE TO THEM GOING BAD ONE BY ONE. WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY, AN IGNITION COIL WOULD GO BAD, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE BADLY AS IF TRYING TO STALL IN TRAFFIC AND WHILE STATIONARY. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO WAS FLASHING. VERY SCARY FOR ME. THIS HAPPENED 3 SEPARATE TIMES AS EACH COIL WENT BAD. WHEN THE VALVE COVER GASKET ALLOWED OIL TO LEAK ON THE IGNITION COILS, AN IGNITION COIL HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810728December 16, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. JUST 98000 MILES ON IT DEALER CHARGED ME $900 FOR SET OF SENSOR AND LABOR. CAR WOULD STALL IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, NO WARNING, WE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER. WENT TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID NO ONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807772December 1, 2015
ENGINE
THE PRE-CATALYST ON THE EXHAUST HAS FAILED, AND CAUSED DAMAGE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN VIN #'S BUT MINE IS NOT COMING UP. NHSTA CAMPAIGN 03V084000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790638November 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRONT FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTED THROUGH. DIDNT NOT NOTICE UNTIL AN INSPECTION WAS DONE. FIND THIS VERY ALARMING AS IT CAN BE UNRECOGNIZED WHEN STEPPING ON IT FROM INSIDE, AS THE CARPET HIDES AND SUPPORTS THE PARTIAL BODY WEIGHT WHEN STEPPING INTO THE VEHICLE. EXTREMRELY DANGEROUS FOR ANYBODY IN FRONT SEATS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787537November 1, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOOR RUSTING OUT FROM FRONT OF CAR TO SEAT. FEET COULD FALL THROUGH. GAS FUMES COME IN CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787359October 30, 2015
TIRES:SIDEWALL, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL ALTIMAX RT43 (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 215/60/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY FOR INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SIDEWALL HAD DETACHED FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786186October 26, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS INVOLED IN AN ACCIDENT GOING AROUND 40 MPH WHEN THE COLLISION HAPPENED. MY ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS CRUSHED TO AND BEYOND THE RADIATOR, AS WELL AS THE HOOD BENT LIKE AN A SHAPE. NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL AND NISSAN HAS NOT CONTACTED ME AFTER THERE FIRST EMAIL SAYING SOMEONE WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME WITHIN 2 TO 3 DAYS. I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE ON A TWO LANE ROAD WHEN A VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT LANE MOVED OVER RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND LOCKED UP THEIR BRAKES FOR NO REASON. I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO HARDLY HIT MY BRAKES BEFORE WE COLLIDING. THE WAS A POLICE REPORT AND EVERYTHING , BUT KNOW THEY CANT FIND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AND I CANT GET NISSAN TO TALK TO ME ABOUT WHY MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT WORK AT A CRASH AT THAT SPEED. THIS TOOK PLACE IN A CITY. I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY POLICE REPORT OR ANYTHING AND ITS BEEN ALMOST A MONTH. IM HAVING DOCTOR BILLS PILE UP AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10783082October 17, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2013 AS A USED 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THIS PAST JUNE OF 2015, MY MECHANIC NOTICED LARGE RUSTED OUT AREAS BEHIND EACH FRONT TIRE ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE DRIVER SIDE WAS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT ONE COULD EASILY TAKE CHUNKS OF RUSTED UNDERCARRIAGE OFF. I QUICKLY NOTICED A LARGE HOLE, REALIZING THAT WITHOUT CARPET BENEATH MY FEET I WOULD HAVE HAD MY LEFT FOOD THROUGH TO THE GROUND. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ALL TOO FREQUENT OCCURANCE IN NISSAN ALTIMAS MADE IN 2002-2006, AND NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND/OR PAY FOR DAMAGES. WITH THESE FACTS IN MIND, ONE CAN SEE THAT THIS IS CLEARLY NOT AN ISSUE OF POOR CARE AND MAINTENANCE BY THE OWNER, NOR CAN IT BE BLAMED ON SALT AND CHEMICALS ON THE ROAD IN SNOWY AREAS. THIS ISSUE WAS UNSAFE TO MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. IF THE RUST HAD SPREAD, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER AREAS OF THE CAR, RISKING PERMANENT DAMAGE, AN UNSAFE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, AND CAUSING POTENTIAL HARM TO MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF. THE REPAIR FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE DID NOT COME AT A LOW PRICE, AND THE SCENARIO IS ETERNALLY FRUSTRATING. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN ALTIMA AGAIN, AND WILL CONTINUE TO WARN FRIENDS AND FAMILY AGAINST PURCHASING NISSANS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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