Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
PISTON FAILED. MJS
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1998 Nissan Altima complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →
Suspension › Rear › Shock Absorber
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
REAR SUSPENSION REPAIRED TWO TIMES, HOWEVER NOT REMEDIED. YH
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
DOOR HANDLE LOCK OUT OF ORDER. YH
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
BRACKET BOLT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS MISSING. YH
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
DOOR LOCK FAILED. YH
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
FUEL CYLINDER FAILED. YH
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
SECURITY REMOTE CONTROL FAILED. YH
Exterior Lighting › Fog Lights
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
FOG LAMP FAILED. YH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. *YC
Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
ELECTRIC/POWER DRIVERS SEAT FAILED. YH
Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
WEATHER STRIPPING AND MOOD ROOF FAILED. YH
Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
CD PLAYER FAILED. YH
Electrical System
Filed Aug 22, 1998GA
CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, RELAY SWITCH REPLACED BECAUSE
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 14, 1998IL
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT A PARKING LOT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK HIS VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT CORNER. THEN WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE, HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. VEHICLE WENT OVER THE SIDEWALK. *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarCrash
Filed Aug 13, 1998AZ
DRIVING 60-65MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE; LOT OF PLAY. WOULD HAPPEN ON STRAIGHT ROADWAY. VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. HAD AN ACCIDENT. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK
Air Bags
Filed Jul 30, 1998CA
MY SON WRECKED MY CAR WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN UNSAFE LEFT TURN. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLES WERE ABOUT 10 MPH FOR THE NISSAN AND ABOUT 40 MPH FOR THE OTHER VEHICLE (FORD EXPLORER). THE FRONT OF THE NISSAN IS GONE AND THE AIRGABS DIDN'T DEPLOY. LUCKILY, THEY WERE NOT NEEDED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT I FEET THAT THE IMPACT SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED THEM. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND ASDED THAT THEY SEND SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THE CAR BUT THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN MY REQUEST SERIOUSLY. I JUST GOT A NUMBER FOR NISSAN CORP THAT I PLAN TO CALL.
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Jul 20, 1998MD
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed Jun 25, 1998NY
VENT CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILURE.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 4, 1998TN
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD HARD ENOUGH TO SPIDER CRACK IT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A MINOR CONCUSSION AND BRUISING OF THE FOREARM AND ELBOW, AND STRAINED HER NECK MUSCLES.
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Apr 15, 1998CA
WINDOWS RATTLE EXCESSIVELY WHEN FRIVING OVER 35 MPH.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 18, 1998OR
ENGINE SKIPS WITH STRONG JERKING WHEN MODERATELY ACCELERATING.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 17, 1998OR
OWNER STATES WHILE ACCELERATING ENGINE MISFIRES, CAUSING POOR PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND NO FAULT CODE. *AK
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Dec 23, 1997OH
REAR SEATS WILL NOT LOCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION.
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