2003 Nissan Altima complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON JULY 3, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING SLOWLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THERE IS NO RECALL AVAILABLE; THEREFORE, THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND RADIATOR WILL BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $815. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,955. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB

I HAVE HAD MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2003 SINCE MAY OF THAT YEAR. STARTING A YEAR AGO I BEGAN TO NOTICE SIGNALS ON MY DASH INDICATING CHECK ENGINE. I THEN WAS PULLED OVER FOR A NON WORKING TAIL LIGHT. I HAD IT FIXED AND A DAY LATER THE BULB BLEW LATER. I CHANGED THE BULB THREE TIMES BEFORE THEY ISSUED A RECALL ON THAT WIRE. SOON THERE AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AGAIN NOW THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT THE LIGHT. I THEN RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE ON THE COMPUTER CHIP WHICH CAUSES A FAULTY SIGNAL TO THE STARTER. I TOOK THAT IN TO GET FIXED. A MONTH LATER THE CAR WOULD BEGIN TO SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS MOVING. I TOOK IT BACK INTO NISSAN, THEY EXCLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX. AFTER THE SAME OCCURENCE CONTINUED I THEN TOOK IT TO OTHER MECHANICS WHO WOULD SEE THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY COMPUTER CHIP WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR I PAID ABOUT $1,800 IN REPAIRS AND STILL THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I BECAME SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE SEVERITY. I THEN CALLED CUSTOMER CARE FOR NISSAN WHICH EXCLAIMS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEM , PAY $80.00 AGAIN TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG. THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL ON THE NISSAN ALTIMA, PERTAINING TO THE COMPUTER WHICH CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO RUN. THEY DENY THIS AND I AM LEFT PAYING FOR A CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, BUT I HAVE MET OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT WHEN DRIVING WILL CUT OFF. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST 4 OR 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THE CAR IS UNDER RECALLED. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO A DIAGNOSTIC SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CODES MATCHED THE RECALLED PART. NISSAN DEALERSHIP LOCATED AT 2207 WAKE FOREST ROAD, REFUSE TO MAKE THE REPAIR TO THE RECALLED PART. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST STATED THAT THE CAR WAS CUTTING OFF BECAUSE OF THE RECALLED PART AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR CLAIMING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FIRST AND THEN THEY WOULD MAKE THE REPAIR JUST IN CASE OTHER CODES ARE FOUND AND IF OTHER CODES ARE FOUND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM RESET BEFORE THEY WOULD FIX THE RECALLED REPAIR. I HAVE A DAUGHTER ( 3 YEARS OF AGE) AND I AM CONCERNED THAT I WILL GET HIT CAUSING BOTH OF US INJURY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WOULD STRUGGLE TO ACCELERATE AND TAKE LONGER TO START. ON JUNE 20, 2008, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH AND CHANGING LANES, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT QUICKLY MOVED OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. FROM THAT POINT ON, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STUTTER AND STALL. ON JUNE 17, 2008, HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. ON JUNE 23, 2008, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER'S 03V455000, 03V084000, AND 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE EXCEEDED 100,000 MILES, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT HESITATED. SHE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO A DRAINED BATTERY. WHEN SHE FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO START, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED ITS EMISSIONS TEST DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) IN JUNE OF 2007. THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS REPROGRAMMED AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE THE DEALER ONLY REPROGRAMMED, INSTEAD OF COMPLETELY REPAIRING THE FAILURE, SHE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE PAYING FOR THE REPROGRAMMING ANNUALLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 79,000. UPDATED 07/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 07/29/08

THE ENGINE LIGHT PERIODICALLY FLASHED ON/OFF. WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT A NISSAN DEALER WHICH COST $1000. 3 MONTHS LATER,WE SPENT $300. FINALLY,2 MONTHS LATER THE MOTOR GOES OUT AND WE SPEND $5000 TO REPLACE IT IN A CAR LESS THAN 4YRS OLD(BOUGHT BRAND NEW -NOT A USED VEHICLE). FURTHERMORE,THE CAR WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN AND STOP PERIODICALLY(NO MATTER IF YOU WERE ON THE INTERSTATE OR NOT). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE HESITATED AND SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL PUMP EXPLODED INTO PIECES INSIDE THE ENGINE, CAUSING IT TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT BEING REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE FAILURE MOVED THE CONTACT'S BODY TO ONE SIDE OF THE SEAT. HE NOTICED THAT THE METAL FATIGUE IN THE BACK BOLT, WHICH HELD THE SEAT TO THE BOTTOM, WAS SNAPPED INTO TWO PARTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT PLANS TO HAVE THE FAILURE CORRECTED AT A WELDING SHOP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,394 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 07/15/08. *LJ UPDATED 07/15/08

CAR SUDDENLY DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET OR HIGHWAY. WILL NOT START. NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AS A CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT SENSOR PROBLEM AND RECALLED 2002 AND SOME 2003 MODELS. HOWEVER THEY ARE EXCLUDING OTHER 2003 MODELS THAT EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2002, THE CONTACT HAS SMELLED AN UNUSUAL ODOR. THE OIL LEVEL WAS CONSISTENTLY LOW WHENEVER HE WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. RECENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO GARAGE FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. ON JUNE 12, 2008, THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AT THE COST OF $373.57. THE DEALER ALSO REPROGRAMMED THE ECM AS STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,976 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,924. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF

1. THE FAILING OF THE ENGINE WAS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED. 2. SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSED PROBLEM WERE IDENTICAL TO NHTSA RECALL ID #03V4550. 3. THE FAILED PART ("CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR") WAS REPLACED. *TR

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 DIED UNEXPECTED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAYS CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, AND NOT WARRANTED. REPEATED PROBLEM FOR NISSAN AND NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR'S ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A LIGHT OR SHUTTING OFF ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING MY ENGINE. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND NISSAN DIRECTLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER RETURNED MY CALL/EMAIL AND NISSAN BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THAT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR AND THEN FROM THERE, THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE ECM. AFTER BEING TOLD THEY NEEDED TO RUN A 100+ DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, I WAS INFORMED THAT IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $200+, WHICH I DIDN'T HAVE, SO WITH THE HELP OF A MECHANIC FRIEND, RESEARCHED THE CORRECT SENSOR, HAD HIM REPLACE IT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO REPROGRAM. AGAIN, WE WERE TOLD THEY NEEDED TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY TOLD THEM IT JUST NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. I WAS INFORMED THAT IF THAT WAS ALL THAT WAS NEEDED, THAT SERVICE WOULD BE ABSORBED INTO THE $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CAM SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR FOR THE ECM TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THAT WOULD COST ME $300+. I ASKED THEM WHY THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY WITH THE INFORMATION BEING RELAYED TO

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA - FAILURE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT 96K MILES. RESULTING FAILURE HAS CAUSED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND WILL RESULT IN COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I WAS THANKFULLY NOT ON THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. NISSAN IS CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBILITY AT THIS POINT - REPAIR WILL COST $4500. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WENT DEAD IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY IN CITY TRAFFIC AS WELL AS INTERSTATE DRIVING. CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO DEALER, DEALER SCANNED SYSTEM AND FOUND CRANK CAM SENSOR BAD, REPLACED SENSORS AT A COST OF $401.94 WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WAS RECALL, STATED OUR MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. CONTACTED NISSAN AMERICA, STATED RECALL WAS FOR 2002 MODELS AND IT WAS JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. REFUSED TO INCLUDE AND REIMBURSE US FOR CHARGES. *TR

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT EVERY 6 MONTHS OR SO. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE TSB IN QUESTION IS: SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : 05057. WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN A DEALER REFUSES TO PERFORM SERVICE ON AN ISSUE THAT THE NHTSA HAS CLEARLY RECOGNIZED? *TR

THERE IS NO INTERLOCK ON IGNITION TO PREVENT REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY IF SHIFTER IS NOT PLACED IN PARK POSITION. CAR WAS PARKED AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN KEY WAS REMOVED. CAR ROLLED OUT OF PARKING LOT DOWN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO TREE THEN PROCEEDED ACROSS STREET INTO A LOWER PARKING LOT HITTING GUARD RAIL BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS LACK OF A SAFETY FEATURE WAS UNKNOWN TO OWNERS AND CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT SAFETY RISK TO THE PUBLIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STATION BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO STALL WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF IN ORDER FOR IT TO REMAIN ON. THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT AND ENGINE SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A FEW WEEKS AGO, AN OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE STATION BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD REMAIN ON. THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR AND THE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A FEW WEEKS AGO, AN OXYGEN SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,880 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,780.

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN CONNECTION WITH RECALL NUMBER 06V242000 I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA S. LATELY MY CAR HAS BEEN DYING ON ME AT STOP LIGHTS. THEN MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE DAYS AGO. IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW I HAD A RECALL ON MY YEAR CAR FOR THE SENSOR. I TRIED CALLING THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I DIDN'T HAVE THAT RECALL. I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING AND TO TAKE IT IN AND GET IT CHECKED OUT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO PAY MONEY FOR A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HER VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT IF SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THEM AND THEY FIND A FAILURE WITH THE ECM, THEY WOULD REOPEN THE RECALL. SHE HAS NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,991 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L S, SUBJECT TO NHTSA RECALL # 06V242000 REGARDING OVERHEATING OF THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR. I HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE STATED CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROBLEM, INCLUDING STALLING OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES AND LIGHTING OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. THE CAR WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER ON 10/26/07 TO CORRECT THE DEFECT (FREE OF CHARGE), WHICH WAS DONE BY REPROGRAMMING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM). THIS SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, UP UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN. THE CAR HAS BEEN HESITATING DURING ACCELERATION ON OCCASION LATELY, BUT HAS NOT STALLED. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A CRANK SENSOR PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SAME PART THAT IS AFFECTED BY NHTSA RECALL # 06V242000 (ABOVE). THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED (AT A COST OF $190, IN ADDITION TO THE $53 I SPENT FOR DIAGNOSIS TODAY). THEY CLAIM THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, WHICH I HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME BELIEVING SINCE THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THIS PART IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY ENGINE TEMPERATURES DUE TO POOR LOCATION. *TR

THE CAR WOULD QUIT RUNNING AND WAS HARD TO START BACK. IT ALSO IDLED VERY LOW. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CODES READ THAT IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM FROM NHTSA RECALL 03V455000, BUT IT DOES NOT COVER 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA'S. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *TR

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COMING ON IN THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT IN TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES AND HE COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. JUST RECENTLY, WE ALSO STARTED HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR TO START. WE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED. LAST WEEK, WE WERE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED IN THE ATM LANE AT THE BANK AND THE CAR JUST QUIT. ALSO, WE STOPPED TO GET GAS AND COULDN'T GET IT STARTED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN, THIS HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL FOR MANY OF THE 2003 2.5L ATLIMAS, BUT I WAS TOLD MINE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. I HAVE ALSO SEEN ARTICLES WHERE OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS ARE IN THE SAME BOAT AS I AM - THEY ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, BUT ARE BEING TOLD IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE INCIDENT DATE I LISTED BELOW IS THE DATE THAT THE CAR STALLED TWICE. *TR

MY CAR QUIT FIRST TIME IN A PARKING LOT WHEN MY 93 YR. OLD GRANDMOTHER WAS WITH ME AFTER THAT IT HAS QUIT ON ME TWICE IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY TRAFFIC. THE CAR JUST QUITS WHICH COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED PERMANENTLY TO GET THEM OFF THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERS WILL NOT FIX REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGING. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS DEFAULT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS CAR. REPLACING SENSOR WILL ONLY WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN IT GOES BAD. IT IS A MAJOR DEFAULT IN MANUFACTURING OF THE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. *TR

VEHICLE DEVELOPED DRIVE-ABILITY ISSUES, ROUGH IDLE, STALLING AND ODD SMELL FROM EXHAUST. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MISS-FIRE CODE. DEC 06, SERVICE LIGHT IS BACK ON AND VEHICLE IS RUNNING ROUGH, STALLING AND HARD STARTING. SCANNED SYSTEM AND CODE P0507 (IDLE SPEED) WAS PULLED. WAS ADVISED TO TAKE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A RELEARN PERFORMED ON THE COMPUTER. DEC 14, 2006, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA NISSAN, PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND SENSORS WERE-CALIBRATED. RECOMMENDED A THROTTLE BODY BE REPLACED (COST $800). VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH, SERVICE LIGHT ON AND STALLING ARE OCCURRING AGAIN. SCANNED SYSTEM, CODE P0302 MISS-FIRE CODE ON CYLINDER #2, CODE P0420 CATALYST EFFICIENCY LOW BANK 1. REPLACED THROTTLEBODY PER NISSAN RECOMMENDATION. NOV 02, 2007 ENGINE LIGHT ON, VEHICLE RUNNING POORLY, HARD STARTING AND STALLING. WAS INFORMED BY REPAIR SHOP ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUES RELATING TO VEHICLE. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AFTER READING ABOUT RECALL FOR 2002, 2004-2005 VEHICLES SIMILAR TO MINE WITH SAME PROBLEMS (REFERENCE #5962832 & 6071239). TALKED TO REP ABOUT THE RECALL AND THE ISSUES WITH MY 2003 ALTMAN 2.5L AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ANOTHER SCAN DONE. FEB 9, 2008 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA NISSAN TO RUN A SYSTEM SCAN. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING POORLY, HARD STARTS, STALLING, ROUGH IDLE. DEALERSHIP PULLED FOUR CODES, P0420 CATALYST BANK 1, AND P0335CKP SENSOR, P0302 CYLINDER

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, MY CAR WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME I TURNED THE IGNITION. ON 3/21/08 MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO MY MECHANIC AS I HAVE A 60 MILE RIDE EACH DAY. WHAT HE FOUND AFTER TESTING WAS THAT MY ENGINE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR WAS FAILING. HE CALLED AND ADVISED ME TO BRING THE CAR , A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA , TO MY DEALER RIGHT AWAY AS THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE GOOD NEWS WAS THE SENSOR WAS PART OF A 2006 RECALL CAMPAIGN #R0606 AND THAT MY VIN FELL WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE VIN'S LISTED ON THE REPORT HE HAD OBTAINED ON ALLDATAPRO.COM. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER HE AGREED THAT THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP KELLY NISSAN, LYNNFIELD MA. WHEN THEY LOOKED MY INFORMATION UP ON THE COMPUTER IT DID NOT INDICATE THAT MY CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL. I SAID I WOULD TAKE THIS UP WITH NISSAN N. AMERICA AND TO PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH THE REPAIR. THE COST TO ME WAS $180.96. ON 3/24/08 I SPOKE WITH TWO INDIVIDUALS AT NISSAN N. AMERICA REGARDING MY BELIEF THAT I SHOULD BE RE-IMBURSED. THE SENSOR WAS PART OF A SAFETY RECALL, MY CAR FELL WITHIN THE RANGE OF VIN;S LISTED ON THE RECALL REPORT AND THE PART HAD FAILED. THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A REASONABLE EXPLANATION AS TO WHY I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE. I WAS SUPPOSED TO HEAR BACK FROM SOMEONE FROM NISSAN WITHIN 24 HOURS, THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED AND I'M NOW TURNING TO YOU FOR INTERVENTION ON MY BEHALF. THE PERSON I SPOKE TO AT NISSAN N. AMERICA

CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR REPROGRAMMED, BUT NISSAN WILL NOT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FALL IN THEIR LIST OF AFFECTED VIN #'S. MY QUESTION WOULD BE, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET INCLUDED? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? OR GET SERIOUSLY INJURED? IT APPARENTLY IS NOT JUST THOSE VIN # SPECIFIC AS IT AFFECTS MINE VEHICLE NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF AN HOUR, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) TO INCLUDE HER VEHICLE AND RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,457 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,132. UPDATED 07/07/08.*LJ UPDATED 07/03/08.

ON OR ABOUT JAN. 20, 2006 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLES' CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF. WE TOOK IT TOOK IT TO FONTANA NISSAN FOR REPAIRS. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO US ON JAN. 28, 2006. MAYBE 2 - 3 HRS. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE, WE WERE DRIVING TO L.A. AREA AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE CALLED THE SERVICE MGR. AT FONTANA NISSAN AND HE SAID TO BRING IT BACK AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT ON THE FOLLOWING MON. WELL, WE NEVER MADE IT BACK BECAUSE WHILE WE WERE IN ROUTE HOME (FONTANA) I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE IT WAS SHUTTING OFF ON THE 91 FWY. TO THE 605 INTERCHANGE. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CAR WAS TOWED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE EXTERNAL DAMAGES (BODY WORK) BUT THE INTERNAL WAS NOT FIXED. THEN IN JUNE 2006 WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE CAR CUT OFF AGAIN. FONTANA NISSAN SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY. SO WE PURCHASED A BATTERY. I REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT THE NEXT TIME WE MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. IN JAN. 2007 THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE NISSAN ALTIMA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAD AND CONSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE CRASH. WE WERE BEING REPRESENTED BY A LAW FIRM BUT AS TIME PASSED OUR WARRANTY EXPIRED. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHICH I HAVE NOT DRIVEN SINCE 2006. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOMEONE'S HELP IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT LOW SPEEDS AND IT HAS RESULTED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR I WAS TOLD THAT ALL NISSAN WAS PREPARED TO DO WAS RESET THE ECM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT RESETING THE ECM WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON 2002, 2005 AND 2006 CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. THAT IF MY NISSAN WAS A 2002 IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE OPEN RECALL WHICH WAS EXPANDED ON NOV. 21, 2007. HOWEVER, SINCE THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER 2003 ALTIMAS. *TR

I OWN A 2.5S 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH JUST OVER 90,000 MILES. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT ON, I LEARNED I NEED TO REPLACE MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH, I LEARNED SEVERAL OWNERS OF A 2002 AND 2003 2.5S ALTIMA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO REMEMBERED A RECALL I HAD DONE WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW INVOLVING THE PRE-CATALYST. IT SEEMS NISSAN HAS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THIS CAR AND THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE OCCURRING SHORTLY AFTER THE 80,000 MILE COVERAGE HAS ELAPSED ON THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. IN CALLING NISSAN ON THIS I WAS TOLD SORRY YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK. I EXPECT SOME LEVEL OF SUPPORT FROM A CAR MANUFACTURER WHEN THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM FROM SEVERAL OWNERS AT THE SAME MILEAGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS 5 YEARS AGO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, WHEN MY PASSENGERS AND I START SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. WE LOOKED AROUND THE CAR DIDN'T SEE ANY THING, BUT THE SMELL GOT STRONGER AND MY SEAT WAS GETTING HOT. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO GET SMOKY AND FLAMES STARTED COMING UP FROM THE FLOOR AND THE BACK OF MY SEAT. I HURRIED UP AND PULLED OVER AND PUT IT OUT WITH A SHEET. BURNT MY HAND IN THE PROCESS. I DO HAVE POWER SEATS AND HEATED SEATS NOT SURE IF THAT CAUSED IT. *TR

STARTING IN DECEMBER 2007, MY 2003 ALTIMA (MANUFACTURED IN NOV 2002) BEGAN TO FREQUENTLY STALL AND STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS OR ON STOP. INITIALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MOMENTARILY TURNED ON WITH EACH EPISODE AND TURNED OFF AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, BUT AFTER ONE OF THE EPISODES IT PERMANENTLY REMAINED ON. THE PROBLEM WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE ENGINE POWER WITH DIMINISHED ACCELERATION. THE OBD 2 SCANNER READ THE PROBLEM AS "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR". THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP BOTH REPROGRAMMED THE ECM AND REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CHARGED ME FOR THE AMOUNT OF 270 DOLLARS. THE CAR DOES NOT STOP ANYMORE BUT THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE HAS NOTICEABLY DIMINISHED. *TR

WHILE ON THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THIS COULD OF CAUSED SERIOUS HARM TO ME AND MY CHILDREN. REVIEWED RECENT RECALLS AND THERE ARE OTHER NISSAN ALTIMAS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. CONCERN FOR MINE AND MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY IS A PRIORITY AND I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE RESOLVED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE FIRST TIME I HAD A $300.00 PLUS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND BELOW, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER TEN MINUTES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY AFTER THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. IN 2003, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS AND THE RADIATOR AND CRANK SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPLACED UNDER THE LEMON LAW BECAUSE THE TIME HAD EXPIRED. THE SPEED AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,435. UPDATED 02/12/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS AND THEN SHOOTS FORWARD. UPDATED 02/12/08 *TR

VEHICLE CRANK SENSOR DEFECTIVE. *TR

CLUTCH PEDAL SUDDENLY LOOSES PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING AN INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. THUS RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, CLUTCH PEDAL REGAINS PRESSURE. THIS TIME PERIOD VARIES, AND IS NOT CONSISTENT. DEALER RESPONSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MANY USERS ON THE INTERNET FORUM 'ALTIMAS.NET' HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE, AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS GETTING DEALERS AND NISSAN MOTOR CORP. TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT CONTROLS TIMING STARTED TO FAIL. THE ENGINE WOULD STOP FOR A SECOND, AND THEN START AGAIN. THE DEALER DETERMINED VIA A DIAGNOSTIC PRINTOUT THAT THE MODULE WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETELY FAIL. WHEN I ASKED HOW THE FAILURE MIGHT IMPACT ON SAFETY, HE SERVICE ADVISER STATED THAT THE ENGINE COULD STOP DEAD WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHEN STOPPING FOR A LIGHT OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER CRANKSHAFT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,136 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,136.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2003 NISSAN. THE FIRST TIME I HEARD ABOUT A RECALL ISSUE WITH THE 2003 ALTIMA, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE CAR WILL SPORADICALLY NOT START. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES EARLY ON, THE PLUGS WERE ALSO REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS MISFIRING, THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKY AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES, THE AC AND THE HEATER DID NOT WORK (AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THEM), WATER SLOSHING SOUNDS, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ROOTER. AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED STOPPING SPORADICALLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD FIXED IT. ON MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY, (3 MONTHS LATER) THE CAR STALLED ON US ON THE ROAD AND SHE MISSED HER OWN 3RD BIRTHDAY PARTY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY (LESS THAN 3 YEARS FROM THE TIME IT WAS REPLACED). 2 WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I WAS ON THE ROAD WITH MY 11 MONTH OLD INFANT, MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED!!! THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS JUST INCHES AWAY FROM REAR-ENDING ME WITH MY INFANT IN THE BACK SEAT FACING BACK. I CALLED NISSAN HEADQUARTER AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN AND MYSELF IN THE CAR. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT WE DRIVE ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST FREEWAY IN THE COUNTRY (CA ? 405). MY CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE IN DANGER EACH TIME I DRIVE THEM IN THIS CAR. I REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT CAR FROM NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT D

MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 102K MILES ON THE 2.5LITER WAS DRIVEN ONLY ABOUT 8 MILES WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY SLOWED AND STALLED WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. ALL VEHICLE SERVICE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. UNTIMATELY MY EXPENSE TO REBUILT THE ENGINE WAS $2.2K WITH NISSAN REFUSING TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. HAVE OTHERS HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE? DID NISSAN ALSO NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS? *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 4 OR 5 ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT IDLED VERY ROUGHLY AND MADE A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT HAS NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF IT WOULD SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WERE REPLACED TWICE AND CURRENTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,675 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ONCE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN AND NOT RESTART FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT. THE PURCHASE DATE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

CAR STALLED. WASN'T FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. POWER VALVE SCREW THAT WAS FIXED 11/20/2007 ON RECALL BY NISSAN HAS BEEN SUCKED INTO ENGINE THUS REQUIRING NEW ENGINE & CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *TR