1995 Nissan Altima complaints

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

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS EVENTUALLY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE GEAR. *MJS

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.

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

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

FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, HANGS LOOSE WHEN DRIVING AND AFTER REMOVED

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?

BRAKES ARE NOT OPERABLE. *AK

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

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.

2 TIRES BLEW OUT. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. MJS

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

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.

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, MAKING A TURN, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND THE REAR TIRE WAS SPINNING, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. CONSUMER HAD TO GET VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP..

ENGINE DEVELOPED OIL LEAK BEGINNING AT AROUND 63000 MILES, LEAK INTENSIFIED AND IS IN NEED OF REPAIR AT 73000 MILES, LEAK WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILURE OF O-RINGS FROM TIMING COVER, RESULTING IN $700.00 REPAIR BILL. NISSAN STATES THAT SINCE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WAS NOT COMPLETED BY AUTHORIZED DEALER THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN REPAIR. DEALER ADVISES THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN ALLOT OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE SEEN SOME. *AK

PLEASE ADD VIN #. CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKES, SHE QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO TED RUSSEL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING IN SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK A TREE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT A CHEMICAL FROM THE AIR BAGS CAUSED BURNS ON CONSUMER'S FACE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON SNOWY STREET, VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, WHEN IT LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TREE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.THE CHEMICALS FROM AIR BAGS BURNED CONSUMER'S FACE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

DEALER & MANUFACTURER STATE SENSORS ARE FOR EMMISSION CONTROLS, AND NOT COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE POWERTRAIN WHICH ARE WARRANTIED EVEN THOUGH CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN ABOVE 45 MPH. *AK

GAS PEDAL STUCK WHILE DRIVING AT THIRTY FIVE MPH. I HAD TO PULL THE PEDAL UP WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CABLE GOING FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO THE THROTTLE WAS WEARING AWAY EVERYTIME I ACCELERATED. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I FEEL THIS IS MORE OF A SAFETY HAZARD, THAN A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. THE VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICING DEALERSHIP WAS NOT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT. THE SERVICING DEALER WAS REED NISSAN (ORLANDO FL) ALTHOUGH I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE SERVICE THEY PROVIDE.

MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN REVERSE

ENGINE SURGES OR STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS AND BETWEEN 50 & 60 MPH.

THE CAR WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS JUMPED, THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING TURNED OFF, THE ALTERNATOR WENT DEAD MAKING IT UNABLE TO START. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ALTERNATOR. *AK

A GASKET ON MY ENGINE STARTED LEAKING AT AROUND 64000 MILES. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WAS A GASKET UNTIL ABOUT 72000 MILES WHEN I REPORTED IT TO NISSAN. SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER ON WARRANTY NISSAN DIDNT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE LEAK IS ON A SECTION OF THE MOTOR THAT IS BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND THE OIL PAN. NISSAN USED SILICONE VTR TO SEAL THESE TWO PARTS. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE USED A STANDARD PAPER TYPE GASKET. THIS GASKET SHOULD NOT HAVE STARTED LEAKING AT THIS MILEAGE. A NISSAN MAECHANIC THAT I SPOKE TO AT GROSSMANS NISSAN IN OLD SAYBROOK, CT TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A TYPICAL PROBLEM ON THIS MOTOR AND HAS SEEN THE PROBLEM QUITE A FEW TIMES ON ALTIMAS. THIS OIL LEAKAGE COULD BE VERY HAZORDOUS IF IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP ON THE HIGHWAY.

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR AT CONSUMER 'S EXPENSE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN SHE SLIGHTLY BUMPED VEHICLE AHEAD, AND THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR PARTS . *AK

VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ELECTRICAL FAILURES. BATTERY FAILED THEN 6 MONTHS LATER THE ALTENATOR FAILED.

CONSUMER WAS PARKED WHEN NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK . DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST IS PICKED UP BY THE CONSUMER. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, TRAVELING 10 TO 15 MPH, VEHICLE IMPACTED WITH THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED AN EYE INJURY, BROKEN NOSE, FACIAL SWELLING AND CONCUSSION. DRIVER WAS ALSO INJURED. *AK

WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT, WITH NO IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INJURING DRIVER OF VEHICLE. ONCE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, MANUFACTURER SEIZED VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT ALLOW IT TO BE FIXED PENDING INVESTIGATION.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP, THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND REMAINS ON, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE DFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLING HOSE CLAMP BROKE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SPRAY INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSE A FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED INTO THE STREET AND THE FIRE WENT OUT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT ABOUT 10 MPH, MAKING A LEFT TURN, FOR NO APPARENT REASON BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS PASSENGER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

STARTED PARKING VEHICLE AND IT STARTED TO REV VERY FAST; FOOT ON BRAKES & VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF & HIT BRICK WALL OF RESTAURANT; AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY; TOOK TO DEALER & FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

VEHICLE WAS IN COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *AK

WAS DRIVING CAR AND WAS REARENDED, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BLINDED DRIVER AND BROKE THE GLASSES IN TWO PLACE . *AK