Nissan Altima Complaints (2002)

1,047 consumer complaints on file.

#10039159September 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. NISSAN MECHANIC AT LOCAL DEALERSHIIP WITNESSED THE CAR STALLING. NISSAN ENGINEERS STATE THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE, CANNOT ACTIVELY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THEREFORE HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE CAR. THIS CAR IS AN UNCALCULATING RISK NOT ONLY TO PASSENGERS, BUT TO ANYONE ON THE HIGHWAY. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE TO CONDUCT FURTHER TESTING AND REPLACE THIS VEHICLE FOR HIGHWAY USE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040180September 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039769September 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038540September 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CAM SENSOR LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT WARNING . THE LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A POPPYING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN NO POWER NO BRAKES, STEERING. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037045September 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN PASSING LANE, ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AND BROKE DOWN 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT SUPPLY LOANER VEHICLE, LEFT WITHOUT VEHICLE AND DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW IF OR WHEN VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. VEHICLE HAS 14000 MILES AND OIL WAS CHANGED ABOUT 200 MILES AGO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033387August 24, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
"PURE" GAS SMELL IN EXHAUST....VEHICLE FAILS TO RESTARTS AFTER BEING DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES , TURNE OFF, AND RE-STARTED. HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE....DEALERSHIP/REPAIR NEVER FINDS ANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED OVER A YEAR. CAR WILL NOT RE-START, UNLESS I WAIT 2-4 HOURS & TRY AGAIN. DEALERSHIP/SERVICE SAID MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHERE I PURCHASE FUEL....BUT I FILL UP AT SEVERAL PLACES THROUGH OUT THE WEEK...SO I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032868August 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO START - CAR TOWED FOR THIRD TIME - DEC. 30, 2002 ; FEB. 19, 2003 AND JUNE 9, 2003 - EACH TIME GIVEN A DIFFERENT REASON--RENTED CAR2 TIMES-REIMBURSED ONCE. ON 12/30-TOLD PROBLEM DUE TO COLD DAMP WEATHER;2/19 CHARGED $113. BY LEGEND NISSAN--SAID NO START MY FAULT BECAUSE I MOVED CAR FOR PLOW AND DID NOT RUN LONG ENOUGH BEFORE TURNING OFF; 6/9-RETURNED FROM 4 DAY VACATION-AGAIN NO START. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033680August 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT RECALL 03V084000 FOR DEBRIS/FIRE IN THE ENGINE ALTHOUGH THE VIN NUMBER WAS INCLUDED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BY THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOTHING WAS EVER SAID ABOUT RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032608August 12, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
I WAS DRIVING WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I WAS DRIVING AND MY 14 MONTH OLD WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I FEW HOURS LATER I WAS CONTACTED BY THE ASSISTANT MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR HAD GONE OUT. THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED SO I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD BE WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR A DAY OR MAYBE EVEN A WEEK. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR SIMILAR PARTS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 20 DAYS NOW AND I JUST KEEP GETTING THE RUN-AROUND. THIS IS PROBABLY A PART THAT WILL EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE RECALLED BUT I GUESS NISSAN IS WAITING FOR A TRADEGY TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY TAKE ACTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032684August 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, 08/07/03 BEING THE LATEST, MY CAR HAS STALLED, OR SHOWN POOR ACCELLERATION WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING OVER 65 MPH, SOON AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE, AND A SMALL TIME PERIOD AFTER DRIVING IT. ON ONE OCCASION I EXITED OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY TWO-WAY TRAFFIC ROAD, TO CROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE AND IT STALLED WHILE THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS VERY RELUCTANT THAT THE TRAFFIC SPEED WASN'T HIGH, FOR THEY MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE TIME TO SLOW DOWN. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES TO MY DEALER, AND OTHER CAR MAINTENANCE SHOPS, AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, AND IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY MUST DUPLICATE IT. BUT THE PROBLEM THAT COMES FROM THAT IS, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON A RECURRING BASIS. IT CAN HAPPEN HOURS APART TO 2 MONTHS APART. IT GIVES NO WARNING, AND IT GOES BACK TO RUNNING NORMAL AS IF NOTHING HAS EVER HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AFTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032488August 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION 03 V 084 000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030950August 6, 2003
TIRES
HAD UNUSUAL TIRE BLOWOUT/SEPARATION DRIVING AT CITY SPEEDS NOT GREATER THAN 40MPH. DID NOT RUN OVER NAIL OR GLASS OR HAVE PUNCTURE.HESE WERE BRAND NEW TIRES WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THEM. BOUGHT FROM BIG O.*AK CONTINENTAL P205 65 R16 94T. THE TIRE HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032281August 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS . THERE IS NO WARNING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026712July 25, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH. VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. *AK *CB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10026396July 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE OF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. *AK. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START TWICE AND HAD TO BE TOWED, THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN DRIVING. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029568July 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING DURING COLD DAYS AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN , AND FORCE CONSUMER TO PULL OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY GAS MODULE SENSOR. CONSUMER MOST HAVE AT LEAST HALF TANK OF GAS TO AVOID FREEZING UP THE MODULE SENSOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026019July 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HOT AIR BLOWING IN VENTS, BURNS 1/2 QT. OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES, NISSAN WANTS TO REPLACE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026023July 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISMATCHED. TOOK 3 WEEKS TO GET PART, ONLY 3,000 MILES OLD. STILL HARD DOWN SHIFTING 5-4 & 2-1GEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026263June 30, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL ,AND HIT A TREE. CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023778June 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
MY 2002 4 CYLINDER NISSAN ALTIMA HAS SUFFERED TWO COMPLETE STARTER MOTOR FAILURES. ONCE AT APPROX. 2000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 10,000 MILES VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON BOTH OCCASIONS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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