2003 Nissan Altima complaints

MY CAR DIED OUT WHILE STUCK IN TRAFFIC. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF & TRIED TO START IT BACK UP ONLY FOR IT TO SHUT OFF AGAIN. I TRIED A SECOND TIME, AND AGAIN IT SHUT OFF. ON THE THIRD TRY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD & PARK & LEFT THE CAR ON, ONLY FOR IT TO SHUT OFF AGAIN. I LET THE CAR SIT, SHUT OFF, TO LET IT COOL OFF. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY, BUT ONLY STAYING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, HOPING THAT IT WOULDN'T IDLE OFF & DIE OUT. I CALLED CORPORATE NISSAN THE NEXT DAY & EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT AN OPEN RECALL ON REPROGRAMMING OF THE ECM EXISTED ON MY CAR & THAT WAS THE REASON WHY MY CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF. I TOOK THE CAR ON THURSDAY, 11/6/08 TO A NISSAN DEALER & HAD THE ECM REPLACED. AFTER THE RECALL, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR TOOK A WHILE TO ACCELERATE AND THAT THE RPM GAUGE WAS QUICKLY SHIFTING BACK & FORTH. ON SATURDAY, 12/6/08, MY CAR DIED OUT AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. I CALLED CORPORATE NISSAN & TOLD THEM THAT THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE ECM DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CAR IS STILL DYING OUT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT & HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTENANCE WITH THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY CAR WHICH HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. APPARENTLY THE CRANK SENSOR IS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE SENSOR ISN'T SENDING THE SIGNAL TO THE ECM. NISSAN HAS ONLY RECALLED THE ECM BECAUSE THE RECALLING OF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. IN NOVEMBER OF 2007, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER'S REPAIR WOULD NOT HAVE AFFECTED THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE CAMSHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. IN DECEMBER OF 2008, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD "SKIP" INTERMITTENTLY AND LOSE POWER BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT AS BAD WHEN SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RELEVANT RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

THE HEATER/DEFROSTER DOES NOT BLOW HOT AIR WHILE CAR IS AT A STAND STILL. ONCE HE PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND BEGIN TO SPEED UP THE HOT THEN RETURNS. I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS. WITH THIS THE WINDOWS FOG UP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND WHEN YOU ARE STUCK AT A STANDSTILL ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR BECOMES UNBEARABLY COLD AN IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE WINTER. THE DEALER WANTS OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM OF THEIR DESIGN. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 18TH WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA MY CAR STALLED THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS BAD. I THEN CALLED NISSAN USA WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR MODEL WAS NOT RECALLED. HOWEVER, WHEN I RESEARCHED ONLINE, I FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 ALTIMA. THE CARS ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD $850 FOR CAT CONVERTER. I THEN TOWED IT TO MY GARAGE WHEN THE NISSAN CORP. WOULD NOT HELP PAY. MY MECHANIC AFTER HE TOOK IT APART SAID ALL THE INSIDES OF THE CAT CAME OUT AND MORE THAN LIKELY HAD GOTTEN IN THE ENGINE. HE SAID HE KNEW IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. HE PUT THE CAR BACK TOGETHER WITHOUT REPLACING THE CAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE CAR WOULD RUN NOW BECAUSE THE CAT CONVERTER GUTS WAS OUT. WE TOPPED IT OFF WITH OIL SO I COULD DRIVE IT HOME AND BY THE TIME I GOT HOME 15 MILES LATER AND ALOT OF SMOKE THE OIL WAS EMPTY. I'VE READ ON SEVERAL SITES THAT THOUSAND ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT HELPING. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH 2002/2003 NISSAN ALTIMA'S AND THE CORPORATION IS DOING NOTHING. HTTP://FORUMS.AUTOMOTIVE.COM/70/1106267/NISSAN/2002-NISSAN-ALTIMA-OIL-DROPPING-AT-108,000MILES-I-W/PAGE10.HTML THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW ENGINE AT 124,000 MILES. *TR

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA2.5,CRANK POSITION SENSOR,STALLING ALL THE TIME,TROUBLE STARTING, ALSO CAR USING ALOT OF OIL ,ALOT OF RUN AROUND BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS NEVER HAS BEEN SOLVED OR FIXED. VERY UPSETTING THAT NISSAN HAS OVER LOOKED ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT THEY HAVE HAD SINCE 2002. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S 4 CYL. WHILE DRIVING , THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON .I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, THE CODE IS PO335. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO SHUT OFF. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AS WELL. WILL NOT START. MY SES LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND MY CAR WOULD DIE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY 2003 MODEL; SO I PAID $224 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON 2003 ALTIMA,HAD IT REPAIRED AT LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP,WASN'T UNDER RECALL FOR 2003, DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHO I CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH TO GET MY MONEY BACK?SEEMS LIKE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ALTIMAS THAT THE COMPANY NEEDS TO DEAL WITH..*TR

CAR WAS BEEN DRIVEN AND SHUT OFF ON HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART . CAR WAS TOWED TO AUTO MAX IN APPLE VALLEY AND DETERMINED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DEBRIS FROM THE CONVERTER BEEN SUCKED IN THE ENGINE. TOTAL COST OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS $4226.62. UNDER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT IN CANADA , THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ORDER NISSAN TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BASED UPON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. IF YOU GO ON LINE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE IN THE SAME BOAT AS ME AND NISSAN TRIES TO PLAY IGNORANT. I HAVE ALSO TALKED WITH A DEALER IN ST. CLOUD , MN WHERE THE SERVICE MANGER GOT A FEW ENGINES REPLACED FOR CUSTOMERS AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THE ENGINE IS DYING. I HAVE TALKED AND RESEARCHED OTHERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS NHTSA AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM? *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON FOR A CYCLE AND THEN GO OF. THE CAR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, OR WHEN FIRST START AND PUT IN TO GEAR. ALSO THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED AS IT SHOULD WHEN THIS OCCURS. HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK. WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH ABOUT 95,000 MILES. ON 9/19, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH AND HAD A SLIGHT RATTLE, AND MY OIL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING ON OCCASIONALLY. THE DEALER FLUSHED AND REPLACED THE OIL, AND ALSO REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND TWO OXYGEN SENSORS, AT A TOTAL COST OF $1700. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 9/23. I WAS AWAY 9/26-9/29 AND DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR. ON WEEKDAYS, I TYPICALLY DRIVE ABOUT 10 MILES TO AND FROM WORK EACH WAY. THE NEXT WEEKEND I DROVE THE CAR APPROX. 150 MILES, AT WHICH TIME I NOTICED THE RATTLE HAD NOT SUBSIDED AND THAT MY OIL LIGHT HAD STARTED TO BLINK ON AGAIN, ESPECIALLY AS I DROVE UPHILL. I ADDED 2 QUARTS TO THE ENGINE ON 10/4 AND TOOK THE CAR TO A JIFFY LUBE ON 10/8. THE JL TECH THAT REPLACED THE OIL TOLD ME THAT MY OIL WAS VERY LOW, SO I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALER ON 10/13. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE RATTLE AS "INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE" AND RECOMMENDED A NEW ENGINE FOR $5000. MY CONVERSATION WITH THE DEALER MECHANIC LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE CAR WAS BURNING OIL DUE TO A LEAKY CYLINDER, MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE PRE-CATALYST. THE PRE-CATALYST OR 'PRE-CAT' FILTERS EXHAUST BEFORE IT GETS TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE PRE-CAT IS CLOSER TO THE ENGINE THAN THE CAT CONVERTER, SO IT TENDS TO GET OVERHEATED. WHEN IT DOES, IT CAN BREAK DOWN, AND LITTLE PIECES OF IT CAN GET SUCKED BACK U

I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA 2003 3.5 WITH 60,000 MILES AND IT JUST TURNED OFF ON ME AND WHEN I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON IF WONT DRIVE MORE THAN 5 MILES LEFT IT UNUSED AND WHEN THE MECHANIC CAME HE TURNED THE CAR ON TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAID ITS THE THROTTLE CONTROL ACTUATOR THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE MILES FOR THIS PART TO BE DAMAGED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND DROVE TO HER RESIDENCE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING PROPERLY MAINTAINED. LATER THAT WEEK, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE (ECM) NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ECM FOR THE THIRD TIME DUE TO CONSISTENT STALLING. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE STALLING RECURRED. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS SATISFIED AND THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHICH REVEALED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE REPROGRAMMING THE ECM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS FOR THE CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 10-30-08 *BF UPDATED 11/03/08. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON 1-95 AND WAS GOING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008. SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING, MY CAR STOPPED MOVING. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, MY CAR WAS NOT HIT AS A RESULT OF THIS. MY MECHANIC CLAIMS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE MOTOR. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE DEALERS LOT WITH NO RESOLUTION SINCE SEPTEMBER 30TH. *TR

THE CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE AT A STOPPED POSITION. IT TOOK EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO GO. AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THIS SAME THING WAS HAPPENING. IT ALMOST NEEDED TO BE FLOORED TO GET IT TO GO. IT REVVED VERY HIGH WHEN I TRIED TO GIVE IT EXTRA GAS. SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONLY HAS 76,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF I NEED TO PASS OR GET RAPID ACCELERATION, I COULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES AND REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,570 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 222,000.

NISSAN HAS RECALLED THE 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA'S FOR FAULTY CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SENSORS; HOWEVER, THEY DIDN'T RECALL FOR 2003 AND LATER, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 2002. THE SAME PART WAS USED. AFTER REPLACING THESE PARTS, I NOW HAVE A DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT ALL 3 PROBLEMS IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. CURRENTLY EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION CODE P0422 - REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND PRE-CAT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S MODEL WITH A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OUT FOR THE 2002,2005,2006 MODELS REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. NO RECALL IS AVAILABLE FOR THE 2003 MODEL. IF THE 2003 MODEL IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2002,2005,2006 WHY NO RECALL WAS PUT OUT FOR THE 2003 MODELS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ALL THE SAME MAKE AND MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED IF THE PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME. JUST BECAUSE THE YEARS ARE DIFFERENT DO NOT MEAN THE PROBLEMS ARE DIFFERENT. IT IS CLEAR THAT YOUR AIM IS TO PROTECT BIG BUSINESS. NOT THE CONSUMER WHO SPENT$ 15,000 ON A PRODUCT THAT IS DEFECTED. I AM SURE THAT IF YOU SPENT $15,000 ON A PRODUCT YOU WOULD WHAT IT TO WORK CORRECTLY. LETS BE FAIR! THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT COST 20 BUCKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND LOST TOTAL POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY SOMETIMES, BUT CAN TAKE FIVE MINUTES TO RESTART AT OTHER TIMES. ONCE IT RESTARTS, THE VEHICLE RUNS NORMALLY FOR THE NEXT DAY OR NEXT 30 DAYS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE INTERNET STATES THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MODULE IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT CRANK CASE SENSOR FAILED. RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ UPDATED 01/05/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. IT CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND TAKES 5-10 MINUTES TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED ON ONE OCCASION DUE TO THE FAILURE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE RECALL STATES THAT THE DEALER WILL REPROGRAM THE ECM FOR FREE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT THEY WILL DO MORE. SHE IS ABLE TO FAX OR SEND THE NOTICE SHE RECEIVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO SHUT OFF. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2002, 2005, AND 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA'S, BUT NONE PERTAINING TO THE 2003 MODEL. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE CRANKSHAFT FAILURES, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE 2003 MODEL; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. SEVERAL TIMES THE ENGINE STOPPED ON RED LIGHT. THE LAST TIME WAS TODAY 09/11/2008. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2002 MODEL RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM. IN SOME WAY 2003 OWNERS WILL BENEFIT FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE SENSORS TO MAKE THE LIGHT DIM. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE BRAKE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT WAS HESITANT TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST AND FEARED THAT SOMETHING WOULD FAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 01/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/09/09. *JB

THE CAR SEEMS TO NOT START ONCE IT RAN FOR A SHORT TIME. EXAMPLE I DRIVE TO THE SUPERMARKET TURNS ON FINE, ONCE I LEAVE IT IS HARD TO START. ALMOST SEEM TO BE FLOODED. IT USE TO DO IT ONCE A WEEK KNOW ITS DOING IT EVERYDAY. JUST RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING AND IT TURNED OFF ON ME. FROM THE NISSAN BLOGS IT LOOKS LIKE THIS YEAR HAS BEEN GIVING PROBLEMS. ANOTHER COMPLAIN IS THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS THEY ARE FADED OR STAIN FROM INSIDE, THIS COULD CAUSE A VISIBILITY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FAILURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,432 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TLA*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NIACIN ALTON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE IS BURNING INEFFICIENTLY. SHE MUST CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 500 MILES. BEFORE THE OIL IS CHANGED, IT RESEMBLES BLACK SLUDGE. WHEN THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, LOST POWER, AND WOULD NOT RESTART QUICKLY. THE DEALER REBUILT THE ENGINE AT THE COST OF $2,500, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR 30 DAYS AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I HAVE A 2003 ALTIMA (ALMOST 55,000 MILES). THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ALL THE SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE WAS AND IS UP TO DATE. WHEN DRIVING THERE IS OFTEN A SLIGHT PULL/STALL LIKE IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. IT WAS CHECKED NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. SERVICE ENGINE LIKE CAME ON. HAD THE DIAGNOSTICS DONE IT SHOWED SOMETHING WRONG WITH STARTER. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH STARTER, NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS STARTING. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL 2003 ALTIMAS ARE COMING UP WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS WHEN THEY ARE FAIRLY NEW, SHUTTING OFF WITH OUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. NISSAN DOESN'T APPEAR TO NO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT ARE UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. ERRORS WITH THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT THERE FOR THE REASON THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HOWEVER, REPLACING THIS HAS NOT PROVED TO BE THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 20003 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS RECURRING STALLING PROBLEM WHICH HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED BY NISSAN EVEN THOUGH IT HAS ISSUED RECALLS FOR VEHICLES OF MY TYPE. *TR

ON JUNE 1, 2007 PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES AND VALVES FROM BOB'S TIRE SERVICE IN MARTINSBURG WV. ON AUGUST 1, 2008 I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER RETURNING HOME ON THE SPAR I REINFLATED THE FLAT AND FOUND THE VALVE LEAKING. THE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS DAMAGED AND THE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON AUG 10, 2008 ANOTHER TIRE FROM THE SAME SET WENT FLAT. THIS TIME IT WAS AT LOW SPEED, THE VALVE HAD FAILED AGAIN. ON AUG, 18 2008 A THIRD TIRE FROM THE SET WENT FLAT ON I95 IN VIRGINIA. ONCE AGAIN IT WAS A BAD VALVE, CRACKED AND LEAKING THAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. THE ONE REMAINING VALVE WAS REPLACED BEFORE IT FAILED, IT WAS A DILL TR414 VALVE ACCORDING TO BOB'S TIRE THEY WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN DILL VALVES.

THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS, BUT IT STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. IT WOULD DO IT ONCE OR TWICE AND THEN NOT DO IT FOR QUITE A WHILE. OVER THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS. MY '03 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL SINK TO THE FLOOR AND IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SHIFT IN OR OUT OF GEAR. IT HAPPENED RECENTLY WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR BEFORE THE CAR STALLED. IF THE CAR HAD STALLED, I WOULD HAVE LOST POWER AND POSSIBLY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE COMING TO A STOP. *TR

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA STALLED AND WOULD NOT START IN TRAFFIC AT 40MPH. WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES. SITUATION WAS DANGEROUS BUT NO ONE HIT US. COMPUTER CODES SAY CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. IF CODES ARE CLEARED (AND AFTER VEHICLE COOLS) THEY REAPPEAR IMMEDIATELY AT THE STALL POINT. TIME TO STALL VARIES APPARENTLY WITH HEAT. 2003 NISSANS ARE UNDER VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN SAYS THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *TR

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5. PURCHASED USED ON 12/31/06 FROM NISSAN DEALER. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS STALLED EITHER WHILLE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHILE IN GEAR WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC. ON 8/14/08 ABOUT A MILE INTO A TRIP, I TURNED A CORNER AFTER STOPPING AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER & BUCK. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE CAR DIED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET INTO A PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN BUT IT WOULD DIE IF I GOT UNDER 1500 RPM AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 2000 RPM. I FOUND OUT THAT DAY THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON 2003 2.5 ALTIMA'S FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, BUT NISSAN SAYS MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I THINK IT'S VERY ODD THAT I'VE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL OF OTHER 2003 ALTIMA'S BUT NISSAN DECLINES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A KNOWN DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

MY NISSAN 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5V6 HAS SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS APPROXIMATELY JULY 20, 2008. BOTH TIMES IT HAS OCCURRED, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PRIOR TO IT SHUTTING DOWN. THE STEERING AND ENGINE SHUT OFF IN EACH INSTANCE AND I COULD'VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTERWARDS I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, RESTART THE ENGINE AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE. I HAVE READ OTHER POSTS THAT CLAIM THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). SIX MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 39,578 MILES ON IT ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2006. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS, THE RADIATOR STARTED TO LEAK FROM THE TOP. I TOOK IT TO A RADIATOR SHOP AND THEY FIXED IT WHILE SAYING THAT NISSAN HAD USED CHEAP PARTS. A CAR THAT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL WHEN CRANKING/STARTING AND LEFT ME STRANDED AT SOME POINTS AND TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER REPLACING THIS SENSOR, LATER TO FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SENSOR AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL EVENTHOUGH I ASSUME THE SAME PARTS ARE USED ON ALL MODELS OF THE SAME KIND, ANOTHER SENSOR IS NOW CAUSING MY CAR TO IDLE HIGH WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR IN THE CAR CAUSES MORE GAS CONSUMING WHICH IN TODAY'S ECONOMIC BATTLE WITH FUEL PRICES, IS NOT FAVORABLE. NOW THAT I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON 2002-2005 ALTIMA MODELS. IF THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED SOONER, THE CAR COULD HAVE STOPPED RUNNING IN TRAFFIC, WHICH IS WHY IT WAS RECALLED, AND CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MAYBE EVEN DEATH. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN CONFIDENCE THAT IT WOULD BE DEPENDABLE FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILD BUT SINCE I HAVE CALLED TO LOG A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT IT WOULD BE BEST TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD REPROGRAM THE ECM. THE MECHANIC ALSO PROVIDED HER WITH A RECALL LETTER IDENTIFYING THE DEFECT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD MAKE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIM, BUT IF IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, THE REPAIRS WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE RECAL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

IN OCTOBER OF 2006, I HAD A PROBLEM THE CRAFT SHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SENSOR AT NO COST. IT IS AUGUST 2008, AND ONCE AGAIN THIS CODE IS COMING UP. I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR ALL 2002 AND 2003 NISSAN ALTIMAS. *TR

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO RECALL # 06V242000. MY CAR IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ON THIS RECALL. THEY ALREADY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM BUT THE SENSOR IS STILL THROWING FAULTS ONCE IN A WHILE. THIS LAST TIME MY CAR SHUTDOWN AT A SLOW SPEED AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING AND HIT A CURB. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED. AUTO ZONE SAID THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS BAD AND WILL COST $60 FOR THE PART. BUT HOW MUCH TO PUT IT IN? $100 $200? THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT, AS I'VE SEARCHED ON THE FORUMS. *TR

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL. THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IS GOING OUT ON THE CAR. THE CAR CAN BE STARTED BUT NOT ACCELERATE. I PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE OR MAKE A SOUND. *TR

MY CAR WAS STOPPING WHILE DRIVING I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR THEN RE-START IT. I TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND HE RAN IT THROUGH COMPUTERIZED MACHINE THE PRINT-OUT STATED THAT I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR AND THAT IT HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF RIGHT AWAY. HE STATED THAT SINCE I BROUGHT IN THE CAR THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF RECALLS ON MY CAR AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT BUT THAT THE 1ST ISSUE WITH THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR WAS NOT AN ISSUE RELATED TO MY CAR SHUTTING OFF AND THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

IN AUGUST 2007, MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA BEGAN TO HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. IT STALLED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WASHINGTON, D.C., SO I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP ONCE I GOT IT STARTED. ON AUG. 7, 2007, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. ON MAY 29, 2008, MY CAR NEEDED NEW BRAKES. A 100-POINT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, AND NO OTHER PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BUT DEALER SAID IT WOULD LIKELY GO OFF AND IT WASN'T A PROBLEM. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, THE CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE WHILE DRIVING (JUMPING, ETC.) ON JULY 23, THE CAR AGAIN STALLED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AT RUSH HOUR IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, THE CAR RESTARTED. ON JULY 24, 2008, THE DEALER AGAIN SAID THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED ABOUT RECALL NUMBER 06V242000, BUT DEALER SAID THAT DID NOT APPLY TO CRANK, ONLY ECM. NOW HAVE SPENT $600 TO HAVE SAME PROBLEM FIXED IN 10 MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL, BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,110. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATE 09/18/08. *JB

OWN 2003 ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING, CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, GOT CAR RESTARTED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE LOOKED AT AND SERVICED AND DEALER REPLACED CRANKCASE SENSOR. INQUIRED ABOUT A RECALL FOR SAME PART ON OTHER YEARS OF ALTIMA AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL FOR THE 2003 ALTIMA MODELS FOR THAT PART. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES, CAR WILL START AND NOT IDLE PAST 1500 RPM'S OR DRIVE OVER 5 MILES AN HOUR. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON. FIRST I WAS TOLD THE ANTI THEFT IN THE CARS COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, NEXT I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER DID NOT RE-LEARN THE SETUP. NEXT I WAS TOLD IT IS A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. TIRED OF THE SAME PROBLEM BEING BLAMED ON DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEN RE-OCCURRING. THIS PROBLEM DO TO THE SPEED OF THE CAR CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HAZARDS BY NOT HAVING THE POWER TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED LIMITS ! *TR

RECALL R0606 (CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V242000) REPAIR WAS COMPLETE 12/21/06 BY PREVIOUS OWNER. CAR STILL EXHIBITS SAME SYMPTOMS OF RECALL (ENGINE STOPS WHILE UNDER WAY). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF ON ONE OCCASSION. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CRANK SENSOR. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE CRANK SENSOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 09/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS ISSUE WITH THE CRANKSHAFT AND/OR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. LOCAL NISSAN DEALER HAS REFUSED TO FIX, STATING THAT THIS VEH WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THAT RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE SENSORS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE RECALL TO PROGRAM THE ECM WAS COMPLETED, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

A/C WAS WORKING WEIRD IN THE BEGINNING ON HOW IT TURNED ON ETC. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THE FIRST TIME UNDER WARRANTY, I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. NOW, A/C DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR