1997 Nissan Altima complaints

MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL CUTS OFF ENGINE AND POWER. IF KEPT IN THE HIGHEST POSITION IT WILL START AND RUN. BUT IF ONE TRIES TO LOWER THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHOLE CAR TURNS OFF. MOVING IT ALSO BLOWS THE IGNITION FUSE. OR THAT'S WHAT THE REPAIR MAN SAID. I AM FAIRLY SHORT AND FIND IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY. ALSO I'M CONCERNED AS TO IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO EVER DEPLOY, IT IS NOW AIMED DIRECTLY AT MY HEAD. AS FOR THE ACCIDENT ON 1/1/1999 WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN WE WERE REAR ENDED AND RAMMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING OR AFTER THE INCIDENT.*AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DURING FRONT END COLLISION, THE THREE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. NLM

WAS TRAVELING 40-45MPH AND HAD TAPPED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO MAKE A TURN AND BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. VEHICLE WENT INTO A TAIL SPIN. STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO LEFT & HIT PASSENGER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

IT SEEMS AS THOUGH A DEFECT MUST BE PRESENT IN THE MOTOR/REGULATOR OF THE NISSAN ALTIMA '97. I AM REPLACING IT ANNUALLY!!!!!!!!!. *AK

HOT DAY. TIRE SEPARATED. NOT BECAUSE OF HIGH PRESURE. NO NAILS. ORIGINAL TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 156 TIRESIZE: P205/60R15)

THE LEFT ARM REST COLLAPSED TWICE AND NISSAN REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME GRATIS. DUE TO THE HOLE ON THE ARM REST I DEVELOPED CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME OF THE LEFT ELBOW RESULTING IN SURGERY. NISSAN CLAIMS THEY HAVE HAD NO OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND IT IS NOT A "DESIGN/PRODUCTION" DEFECT BUT EXCESSIVE WEAR ON MY PART EVEN THOUGH THE FIRST OCCURANCE HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 21,000 MILES.*AK

CAR BUCKS AT ALL SPEEDS, ALL GEARS, ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY LANG'S AUTO (R5674) AND BOB SHARP NISSAN IN WILTON, CT. NEITHER COULD IDENITIFY PROBLEM ON COMPUTER OUTPUT, BUT MULTIPLE MECHANICS COULD FEEL BUCKING. BUCKING IS SIGNIFICANT AND JARS PERSONS IN THE CAR. NISSAN DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR THREE WEEKS AND FINALLY GAVE IT BACK REPORTING THEY COULD NOT IDENITIFY PROBLEM OR FIX IT. SUGGESTED PREMIUM GAS AND DRY GAS WHICH WE HAVE DONE AND IT HAS NOT HELPED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WE HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND CAN NOT TAKE THEM IN THAT CAR AS THEY WOULD BE JARRED. WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL RECOURSE WITH DEALER AS ORIGINAL DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE ONE WE WENT TO CAN NOT FIX AND WILL NOT CONTINUE TO TRY. CAR IS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 80/ WEEKDAY FOR COMMUTING PURPOSES AND ON WEEKENDS. THE BUCKING DOES NOT SEEM TIED TO ANY OTHER EVENT (GEARS, SPEEDS, ETC.) *AK

NO SUMMARY

WE HAVE A VIDEO SHOWING CAR DAMAGE. CAR WAS TOTALLED BY INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) AND ADJUSTER IS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. NISSAN DEALER CONTACTED AND LAUGHED AT US (JAMES WILLIAMS). THEY GAVE A 1-800-NISSAN TO COMPLAINT TO, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A COPY OF VIDEO. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY A CAR TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED AND CAME OFF TRACK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE, I CONTACTED NISSAN TO FIND OUT WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO PREVENT TTHIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN BECAUSE IF MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT, ANY CHILD BEHIND ME WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED TO DEATH. NISSAN SAID THAT THE SEAT WAS SUPPOSED TO COLLAPSE AS A SAFTEY MECAHANISM. I AM STILL UNDERGOING THERAPY FOR INJURY TO MY LOW BACK, WHICH HURT UPON IMPACT, AND MY NECK AND SHOULDERS. I WANT THIS SEAT FIXED. I WOULD RATHER HAVE WHIPLASH, WHICH I SUSTAINED ANYWAY, THAN CRUSH ONE OF MY CHILDREN TO DEATH.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/60R15 )

REAR LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, NEARLY STRANGLING THE CHILD. CONSUMER CUT THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE THE CHILD FROM THE SEAT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

5 WEEKS NO REPLACEMENT PART AT DEALERSHIP. MANUFATCURER CONTACTED. 1 WEEK NO FEEDBACK OR PART. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF REAR TIRES CAUSED POOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. ALSO, TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN THE TEMPETURE IS BELOW 35 DEGREES ENGINE WON'T START. AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX VEHICLE. *AK

CAR WILL NOT START WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW FREEZING. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND ON TWO OCCASIONS HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE DISTRIBUTOR. BOTH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM LINES WITH THE FUEL LINE. THE DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THE SECOND FAILURE ARE THE TWO SEALS ON THE REAR TAILIGHTS WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN WATER DAMAGE TO THE TRUNK.

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. CONSUMER THINKS THE AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WHEN CELLURAL TELEPHONE IS WITHDRAWN, THE JACK ASSEMBLE COMES OUT OF THE RECEPTACLE.

ON JULY 07 1999, I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A SIDE STREET ONTO A TWO LANE ROAD. AS I WAS COMPLETING MY TURN, AN SUV HAD CROSSED THE SOLID YELLOW LINE IN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND ME IN THE WRONG LANE. AS A RESULT, MY 1997 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS HIT IN THE FRONT LEFT (NEARLY HEAD ON) AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ESTIMATED AT 40-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY $9,000 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. NEITHER DRIVER SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED A CERVICAL MYOFASCIAL (WHIPLASH) INJURY THAT STILL HAS NOT RESOLVED, AND THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT INJURED BADLY. THE AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER (USAA) STATED THAT WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND ABSOLUTELY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. ANEVALUATION OF THE AIRBAGS IS PENDING.

DEFECT IN ENGINE CAUSED FIRE AND DESTROYED THE CAR. (INSURANCE AGENT REPRESENTING CLIENT) YH

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STALLS, AND CANNOT SHIFT GEARS WHEN IN MOTION AND WHEN MORE THAN THREE PEOPLE AR E IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE IN MOTION BECAUSE THE RIMS ARE SMALLER THAN THE TIRES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERS REPAIE SHOP EIGHT TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WINDSHIELDWIPER SYSTEM, RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATIONS. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BY DEALER HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *AK

REAR STRUTS LEAKING. *YC

OIL PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED. *YC

JAMMING THE BRAKE CAUSED SPINING OF THE CAR ENDING ON THE CURB. YH

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND INVOLVED IN A SANDWICH CRASH, VEHICLE WAS HIT BY OTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 42 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS. THE VEHILCE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

WITHIN 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING VEHICLE, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IGNITED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE.

CONSUMER REARENDED A VEHICLE AT 45-50 MPH. UPON OF IMPACT, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. *AK.ET.

RECALL WORK PERFORM ON THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER FOUND THE TRANSMISSION DAMAGED AND IN NEED OF COMPLETE REPLACEMENT.

I SMELL GAS AROUND MY CAR, WHEN WINDOW IS OPEN AND THERE IS A DRAFT,IT'S VERY STRONG.

AIRBAG - DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN 35MPH HEAD-ON CRASH. DRIVER WAS SEVERELY INJURED. BRAKES - BRAKES DID NOT ADEQUATELY STOP THE VEHICLE IN 35MPH HEAD-ON CRASH. DRIVER WAS SEVERELY INJURED. TRANSMISSION - TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SLIPS, TAKES FEW MINUTES TO ENGAGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. ENGINE - ENGINE WON'T START AT RANDOM. DEALER FINDDS NO PROBLEMS. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED VEHICLE.

THE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS LOCK UP AND DO NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY BACK, SOMETIMES LEAVING SLACK IN THE SEATBELT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE FOR ONLY A WEEK, AND IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES PADS. WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, PARTS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

SQUEAKING NOISE IN LOW-SPEED CONDITIONS.

VEHICLE LEAKED IN THE TRUNK AREA RESULTING IN RUST.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING IMPACT.

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE EXTERIOR POWER MIRROR IS A SWING-AWAY OR BREAK AWAY MIRROR THAT SHBOULD ROTATE ON AHINGE OR FLANGE WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO OUTSIDE EDGE OF MIRROR. WHEN MIRROR HOUSING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ANOTHER OBJECT AT IDLE SPEED IN DRIVE, IT BROKE OFF AT FLANE/HINGE RATHER THAN ROTATE TOWARDS THE VEHICLE.

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE OUT OF REVERSE INTO DRIVE, THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30 MPH. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. 538860 DUP OF 824193; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

PAINT IS COMING OFF OF THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE GRILL AREA.

WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID ON WET SLICK ROADS, WENT OUT OF CONTROL. ONCE CRASHED INTO CURB, CAUSING INJURY AND FRONT END DAMAGE. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.

STARTER FAILED.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RIGHT SIDE FRONTAL CRASH AT 40 MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. DEALER NOTED THAT AIRBAG WAS OPERATING PROPERLY, ACCORDING TO SPECS. *AK

THE POWER SOCKET INTO WHICH THE PLUG FOR CELLULAR PHONE GOES INTO, DOES NOT STAY ATTACHED TO THE DASH WHEN UNPLUGGING THE JACK.THE LOCATION OF PLUG DOES NOT ALLOW FOR CUP HOLDER TO BE USED WHEN USING.

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

DUE TO THE DESIGN , ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED.

WHEEL COVER FAILED.

THE CAR HAS DUAL AIRBAGS AND THE DRIVER HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

PASSENGER'S FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELTS INOPERATIVE, WON'T PULL OUT OF SEATBELT ASSEMBLY TO GO AROUND PASSENGER, NOT FIXED. *AK