2003 Nissan Altima complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA S CLASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR HAS FAILED. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED ONE WEEK AGO AND SMOKE ASCENDED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN, THEY DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION OTHER THAN POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY SOLUTIONS TO THE FAILURES AND DID NOT STATE WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

THE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA RECENTLY STARTED STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. INITIALLY IT HAPPENED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THEN PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION THERE WAS MINIMAL RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. THEN YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR HESITATED BRIEFLY BEFORE ACCELERATING AND THEN WITHIN SECONDS ALL POWER WAS LOST. IT TOOK NEARLY 15 TRIES TO RESTART, AT WHICH POINT, I PARKED IT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO WA STELLING ME THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT THE CRANK SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS WHAT I WAS TOLD WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM), AND THEREWAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO IF THEY CAN'T GET IT TO REPEAT WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. A MONTH AGO, I HAD II AT DEALER WHEN THIS PROBLEM ORIGINALLY OCCURRED AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM IN ABOUT 85% OF THE CASES. I' WAS AT A LOSS. I HAVE ONLY ONE CAR AND I NEED IT TO BE RELIABLE. I COULD NOT TAKE A CHANCE OF BEING ON THE INTERSTATE AT RUSH HOUR IN A CAR THAT MIGHT DECIDE TO STALL ON ME. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE ,AND WAS WONDERING WHY NO ONE SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ANY HELP YOU COULD PROVIDE WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS WORKING PERFECTLY UNTIL HE TOOK IT TO HAVE SAFETY RECALL # 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HONORED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HALF A MILE FROM THE DEALER, HIS VEHICLE BEGAN FLASHING LIGHTS, THE DOORS LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY, AND THE WINDOWS AUTOMATICALLY OPENED AND CLOSED PARTIALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COINCIDENTAL. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS NOT RELATED TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,427.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS, THEY WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. SHE HAD TO RUN INTO THE CURB IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR FAILED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THERE IS RECALL # 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE SENSOR AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE IT FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE IS EXCESSIVELY BURNING OIL DUE TO A FLAW IN THE PISTON RING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RECEIVE THE PROPER AMOUNT OF OIL AND, AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF APPROXIMATELY TEN TO TWELVE TIMES, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THAT HIS VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF AT ANY MOMENT. IN JANUARY OF 2007, HE BROUGHT HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. IN APRIL OF 2007, AS HE WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY AND IT REMAINED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS. DURING THIS TIME, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT COMPARED THE RECEIPTS FROM BOTH MECHANICS AND NOTICED THAT THE SECOND MECHANIC REPAIRED THE SAME FAILURE THAT THE NISSAN DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE PERFORMED ORIGINALLY. NISSAN IS STATING THAT THEY PROPERLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND ARE REFUSING TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIRS MADE BY THE SECOND MECHANIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,140. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 43,100 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE MECHANIC, DURING A TUNE UP, STATED THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT RECALL #06V242000 REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CONTACT PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE DEALER TO PAY SINCE THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RECALL#06V242000 ; HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER COULD REPROGRAM THE FAILURE AND REPAIR ITSELF;. HOWEVER, AFTER DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO WRITE A LETTER TO NISSAN FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75945, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77694. *AK

NISSAN 2003 ALTIMA 2.5 S. THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THERE HAD BEEN A RECENT RECALL BASED ON REPROGRAMMING THE CHIP THAT DESCRIBED THE CONDITION. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS THEN DIAGNOSED AS A CORRUPTED TIMING CHAIN SENSOR. WHEN REPLACED IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WHEN I ARGUED ABOUT THIS REPAIR BEING COVERED BY THE STANDARD 60 MONTH 60,000 MILE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY IT WAS NOT. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT "WOULD NOT BE FAIR TO ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT PAID $180 TO GET HIS REPAIRED. A CAR THAT STOPS IN TRAFFIC AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON FOR 5 - 45 MINUTES IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN, AND LATER INDICATED THAT IT WAS RELATED, WHICH WAS THE REASON THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR INSTEAD OF REPLACING THEM. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. NISSAN REFUSED TO REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT PERFORMANCE NISSAN IN DUARTE, CA DID THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE SENSORS AND TWO DAYS LATER THE SENSORS WERE FAILING AGAIN. UPDATED 05/15/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. NISSAN STATED THAT SHE COULD HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY REPROGRAMMED THE UNIT AND DID NOT REPLACE THE SENSORS. ALSO, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE ONE TIME. THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE CALLED NISSAN, THEY TOLD HER THAT HER CAR WAS APART OF THE RECALL. THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE TOLD HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN, AND LATER STATED THAT WAS THE REASON WHY THEY REPROGRAMMED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,900 MILES ON HER VEHICLE, AND IT WAS RELATED TO THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. NISSAN REFUSED TO REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN REPLACED THE SENSOR ON MAY 30, 2007 AT THE COST OF $230. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INFORMED THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WAS DUE TO A BAD SPEED SENSOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REFUSE TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT SHAKES AND MAKES NOISES CUSTOMER WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE BUT IT WAS A MONTH TO LATE CUSTOMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WITH THE VEHICLE, RESULTED IN HER BEING REAR ENDED. *JB

CUSTOMER STATES THAT SHE RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL ON HER CAR AND SHE HAS PAID FOR THE CAR TO GET FIXED ALREADY CUSTOMER WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT GETTING REFUND**CC *JB

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL # 06V242000. DEALERSHIP HAS REPROGRAMMED ECM. DEALERSHIP NOW STATES THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR IS SHORTING AND MAY CAUSE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO SHUT DOWN . VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUT DOWN. IS THERE ANY WAY THIS RECALL COULD BE RELATED TO THE SENSOR GOING BAD?? *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAITED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED REPROGRAMMING, AND MADE THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER AGAIN. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS BE REPLACED. THERE WAS ARECALL # 30V455000 FOR A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA FOR THE CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FELT OTHERWISE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 112,000.*AK

CUSTOMER TOOK HER CAR IN FOR SERVICE, WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AFTER THAT THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, THEN AFTER THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED**CC *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT TOOK HIS 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA SL ON THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 06V242000 RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE. THEY PERFORM THE RECALL WORK, BUT CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME FAILURE THAT IS STATED ON THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE CRANK SENSOR ASSEMBLY, BUT IT WOULD BE AT CONTACTS EXPENSE.

RECALLS ON 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA CONCERNING CRANK ANGLE SENSORS AND ECM, ENGINE COMPUTER, RECEIVED. TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER , AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. THEY SAID THIS WOULD FIX MY PROBLEM. 2 DAYS LATER LIGHT WAS BACK ON, AND CAR CONTINUED TO CUT-OFF JUST AS THE RECALL LETTER STATED IT WOULD DO. TOOK CAR BACK TO NISSAN, AND THEY REFUSED TO HONOR THEY RECALL, AND HAVE ASKED ME TO PAY FOR IT, AND THEN THEY WILL INVESTIGATE AND WILL SEND ME A REFUND FOR REPAIRS. OVER $200.00 FOR REPAIRS. ADVISED THEM OF THEIR RECALL LETTER THAT I RECEIVED ONLY TO SAY THEY WERE SORRY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON, CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ARE , AND WHILE JUST SITTING STILL. IT CONTINUED TO JERK OR DRIVE LIKE IT WAS SKIPPING, AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SAME AS RECALL. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 3 OR 4 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. HOWEVER, ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART FOR AN HOUR. THE MECHANIC SERVICED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE ON 04/26/2006. THEN, ON MAY 1, 2006 NISSAN REPLACED THE CRANK AND CAM SENSORS. ON JANUARY 4, 2007 THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE CRANK AND CAM SENSORS. THE CONTACT HAS AN INVOICE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 69,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,013 *AK THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR EXPENSES. UPDATE 4/30/07 *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL 06V242000. THE CONTACT MADE T REPAIRS BEFORE SHE RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NISSAN TO SEE IF SHE COULD BE REIMBURSED, AND SHE WAS GETTING THE RUN AROUND. ON THE DAYS THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER THE WEATHER WAS NICE AND SUNNY. THIS HAPPENED AS SOON AS SHE WOULD PULL OF INTO TRAFFIC DOING 5 - 10 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON, SHE HAD THE REPAIRS MADE, AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK SHE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 55284. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DROVE THE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA;THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND RATTLED GENERALLY WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERENORMALLY CLEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS THE REASON THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND RATTLED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRANK SENSOR. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE CONTACT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS NOT THE REASON FOR THE VEHICLE SHAKING AND RATTLING. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE REASON FOR THE VEHICLE SHAKING WAS DUE TO THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE HEADLIGHT HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY ADVISED HER IT WAS THE ENGINE ANGLE SENSOR THAT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE SENSOR HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER SHAKES. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE CRANK SENSOR HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CRANK SENSOR AT NO ADDITIO

TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED 8 TIMES. THE CONTACT SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SECOND DEALER, WHO WAS AWARE OF THE RELATED RECALL #06V242000, FOR THE ECM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, AND AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS SHE HASN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE THAT SHE COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,720. *AK

I HAD A RECALL ON MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. RECALL CASE # R0606. RECALL PROBLEM BEING CAR ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW. I WAS GLAD TO SEE THIS RECALL! BECAUSE I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT WAS NEVER FIXED. I TOOK MY NISSAN INTO ROBERT WOODALL NISSAN ON FRIDAY MARCH 2ND TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE. NO LESS THAN 24HRS LATER MY NISSAN WAS BACK DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, AND I'M HESITANT TO DRIVE MY CAR MUCH BECAUSE IN THE RECALL IT STATES THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE GIVE ME ANY HELP YOU CAN.*JB

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA EXHAUST LEAK POSITIVE FOR CARBON D IN MY BLOOD MANY PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WITH THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING MY CAR IT STARTED WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SCREW A GAS CAP ON TO AFTER YEARS OF ATTEMPTS TRYING TO CONVINCE THEM IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY LYMPH NODES IN MY LUNGS WHEN IT WAS TOO LATE AND THEY SAW VISIBLE SIGNS INSIDE MY CAR LIKE BLACK SOOT AND A STRONG SMELL THEY LAUGHED AND SAID HEY LADY YOU HAVE A LEAK THEY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE O2 SENSOR WITHIN 6-8 MONTHS I STARTED TO HAVE SYMPTOMS AGAIN NAUSEA,HEADACHES, HEAVY LEGS,WHEEZING & INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE. THEN I KNEW ONCE THE SMELL STARTED THE DAMAGE WAS DONE I DID NOT HAVE THE MENTAL STRENGTH TO FIGHT WITH THEM ABOUT IT ANYMORE SO I TRADED IT IN THIS WEEK I KEPT ALL THE REPORTS FROM THE DEALER WHEN I TOOK IT IN BUT OF COURSE THEY DID NOT TYPE IN ALL THAT I HAD CONCERNS ABOUT. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING THE COLD SEASON THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23000. *AK UPDATE *4/23/07 *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 NISSAN ALTMA THE TRUNK LID RANDOMLY POPPED OPEN. THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR VEHICLE SPEED THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE TRUNK LID ONCE IT POPPED OPEN UNLESS SHE USED THE TRUNK RELEASE SWITCH ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH NISSAN ,AND THEY ADVISED HER TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE LOCK. THE LOCK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP, AND SINCE THE LOCK WAS REPLACED THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,700 MILES. *AK UPDATED 09/12/07 *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED RECALL 06V24200O FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL ON 02/16/06 AND HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED ON 02/20/07 FOR THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) AND THE PERF IDLE AIR VOLUME RETURN FOR THE RECALL AT NO CHARGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAD STALLING PROBLEMS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE OPERATION OF THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR WAS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE TEMPERATURE DUE TO THE UNIQUE LOCATION. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE RECALL REPAIR. SHE STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT SHE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR REPAIRED, WHICH COST HER $200.83. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE RECALL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYED ON AND NOW THAT THE VEHICLE REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP LIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50782 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51782.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO RUNNING OK. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, HAD STALLING PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, MERGING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY, SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE STALLED MOST OFTEN WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON 02/20/07. WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT TOOK 6-7 TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH SHE HAD NO GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS FULL OF GASOLINE AT THIS TIME. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT FAILED. SHE FOUND ARECALL 03V45000 FOR ENGINE & ENGINE COOLING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT, HER CASE NUMBER WAS 5626245. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50100.*AK

MY WIFE'S 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SHE HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY 8 YEAR SON TRYING TO STEER THE CAR. THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WHEN I ARRIVED I GOT THE CAR STARTED AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP SINCE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS ON. WHILE CROSSING THE INTERSECTION TO GET INTO THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT, THE CAR DIED ON ME. I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO COAST THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND UP TO ENTRANCE TO THE PARKING LOT. THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE ADVISOR FOR THE DEALERSHIP CALLS ME AND TELLS ME THE CAR NEED 2 RECALLS ( ONE OF WHICH I KNEW ABOUT -HEADLIGHTS, THE OTHER WAS TO REPROGRAM THE ECM. THEY WOULD HAVE TO ALSO REPLACE THE CAM & CRANK SENSORS FOR $213 WHICH OF COURSE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 3.5 YEARS AND IT HAS 33,174 MILES ON IT. AFTER READING THAT THE RECALL INVOLVING THE ECM REPROGRAM WAS TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BETWEEN THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR AND THE ECM - ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. IT STATED THAT THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COULD COME ON, THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AND THAT THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING! I CALLED 1-800-NISSAN1 AND LOGGED MY COMPLAINT THAT MY WIFE (OR MYSELF) COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND THE VERY LEAST THAT NISSAN COULD DO WAS COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. I RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM SOME KIND OF ENGINEER TYPE GUY WHO GAVE ME THE 20

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS CUSTOMER HAS LEARNED ABOUT SEVERAL RECALLS AND WANTS THIS MATTER TO BE REVIEWED**NAR**CC THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. THREE MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER TOLD THE ECM DEVICE HAD SOME RELATIONSHIP TO THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE/COOLANT AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING. *JB

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S BOUGHT IN JANUARY OF 2003. CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. NISSAN DEALERS HAVE PERFORMED ALL RECALLS INCLUDING ECM SOFTWARE REPLACEMENT AND ENGINE CRANK SENSOR REPLACEMENT BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHICH HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *NM

WELL I HAVEN'T NECESSARILY "CRASHED" YET. I TOOK MY CAR INTO TOWN NORTH NISSAN OFF 183 DUE TO A RECALL NOTICE THAT WAS SENT TO MY HOME. I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK, AS THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NEED IT FOR AT LEAST A DAY, 2 1/2 HOURS LATER. I NOTICED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IMMEDIATELY THE FOLLOWING DAY. NOBODY WAS WILLING TO HELP ME. SO LATER THAT EVENING I TOOK MY CAR TO THE AUTO ZONE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTICS SCAN DONE ON IT. SURE ENOUGH THE PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED. IT STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH WAS THE KEY TO THE WHOLE PROBLEM AS THIS CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY TURNED ITSELF OFF ON MY WHILE DRIVE (HOWEVER THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION). *NM

I WOULD BE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT WOULD JUST STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THEN IT WOULDN'T START TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY FIXED THE RECALL BUT THE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THAT WOULD BE ADDITIONAL MONEY. DON'T QUITE KNOW WHY WHEN THE RECALL STATES THE EXACT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. *JB

MY FIRST PROBLEM BEGAN AT ABOUT 37000 MILES. I WOULD TRY TO CRANK MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES. THERE HAS CURRENTLY BEEN NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. MY SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVES THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. I WAS MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND SUDDENLY MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND BUCK. THE CAR COMING UP FROM BEHIND ME CHANGED LANES AND PASSED, SO LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. MY THIRD PROBLEM IS WITH MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND O2 SENSOR. I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT BOTH OF THESE ARE OUT. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL ON 2002-2003 NISSANS. AFTER HE RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, AND HAS REMAINED LIT. WHILE DRIVING INTO TRAFFIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ENGINE WOULD JUST LOSE POWER. ON 01/24/2007 THE VEHICLE TURNED OF FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING INTO TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER THE STALLING IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT LEAST 2 DOZEN TIMES. ONE INCIDENT CAUSED A SECOND VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. *AK

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES UP ON MY DASHBOARD OF NISSAN ALTIMA 2003. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE A FEW RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY WILL FIX IT. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING FROM THEIR LOCATION, THE LIGHT CAME UP AGAIN. THE CAR RUNS LIKE ITS BRAKES ARE ON. IT ONCE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE IS A BIG CONCERN IF IT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND CAUSES ACCIDENT. HOW CAN I GET NISSAN TO ADDRESS IT? *NM

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA CUSTOMER PAID FOR SERVICE AND NOW RECALL NOTICE AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS**CC THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THIS CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. *NM

I HAD RECALL WORK DONE AND THE RESULT IS MY ENGINE NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA NOW CONSUMES 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 100 MILES. EAST CHARLOTTE NISSAN PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING RECALLS P5216 AND R0606 IN ADDITION TO THIS THEY REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR AT A COST OF $365.00. WITHIN TWO DAYS (300 MILES) OF GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK THE OIL WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY AND IT HAS NEEDED TO BE REFILLED EVERY 200 MILES SINCE THE ORIGINAL VISIT TO EAST CHARLOTTE NISSAN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. NISSANS OWN RECALL STATES THAT FOR A NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT WILL BE NECESSARY. THEY ARE NOT HONORING THEIR VERY OWN RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE DOCUMENTED REGULAR SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE THAT IS WELL WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES. INCLUDING AN OIL CHANGE AT A REPUTABLE RETAILER AT INTERVALS OF 3-4000 MILES.*JB

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5, IN NOV. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STALLING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO START BACK. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I PAID $175 TO HAVE IT SERVICED. ON JAN. 10, 2007 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN THIS TIME WITH NO WARNINGS AT ALL, I TOOK MY CAR IN TO JUST AN OIL CHANGE PLACE TO HAVE THE CODE PULLED, SHOWING THE CODE FOR THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN APPT. TO HAVE MY CAR CHECK AGAIN HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS, AND I HAVE READ SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM NISSAN OWNERS PLEASE SOMEONE HELP US WE NEED TO HAVE THIS ITEM ADDED TO THE LIST OF RECALLS. NISSAN HAS TO BE AWARE THAT THEY ARE LOSING SO MANY CUSTOMERS. I LOVE MY CAR, BUT I DON'T FEEL ITS FAIR FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE TO PAY OUT SO MUCH MONEY WHEN THE COMPANY IS AWARE THAT THERE IS SUCH A MASSIVE ISSUE. *JB

TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE SERVICED ON DECEMBER 26, 2006 UNDER RECALL 06V242000 THAT SHE RECEIVED FROM NISSAN. THE CONTACTS STATED THAT SINCE THE WORK WAS COMPLETED FOR THE RECALL TO THE ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YET THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN FOR FREE. THEY INSISTED THAT THE CURRENT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN OIL LEAK.*AK UPDATED 1/26/2007 - *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE MY ENGINE CUT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT. IT DID RESTART, I DROVE A FEW MORE MILES AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE ON THE TURNPIKE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *JB

UPDATE TO ODI 10176518. POWER VALVE SCREWS WERE FOUND MISSING. SCREWS WERE INGESTED INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF ENGINE. *JB

TL*- A SAFETY RECALL ON 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA CRANK SENSOR. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BEFORE SHE SOLD THE CAR, AND WANTS TO KNOW IF SHE WILL BE REIMBURSED. THE CONTACT WILL BE CALLED AND OFFERED THE FAQ RESPONSE.

SLOWED VEHICLE AND SEES LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. VEHICLE DIED. RESTARTED VEHICLE. SES LIGHT ON CONSTANT. VEHICLE 'PULSES' - LIKE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA IN OCTOBER 2002. IT HAD 4 MILES ON IT FROM MY TEST DRIVE. MY FIRST OIL CHANGE WAS SIX WEEKS LATER BECAUSE I WAS WORKING 100 MILES ROUND-TRIP TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP INITIALLY LEFT THE CAP OFF MY RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO SMOKE AND SPUTTER WHEN I PICKED IT UP. IN FEBRUARY 2003, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAB FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THE CAR RAN HOT. THE DEALERSHIP DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TO THE CAR. THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE RADIATOR. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE "HOSES" BECAUSE RODENTS HAD EATEN THROUGH THE HOSES THAT CAUSED THE FLUID TO LEAK. I ASKED FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT THEY REFUSED. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED EVERY HOSE ON THE CAR. I HAD TO BUY A NEW RADIATOR, HEATER COIL (THE CAR WOULD BLOW COLD AIR WHEN SITTING STILL), AND RIGHT NOW I'M WAITING ON A COMPRESSOR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A PIECE OF JUNK SINCE I MADE THE PURCHASE. I HAVE OWNED 2 MAXIMAS, AND CURRENTLY HAVE AN OLDER MODEL PATHFINDER AS WELL. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH THE OTHER ONES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ALTIMA. *NM

HAD THE ECM REPROGRAM DONE A FEW WEEKS AGO. COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER RESET THE ECM AGAIN. PAST WEEK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER NOW SAYS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR IS BAD. WE HAD THE "STALLING ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING" ISSUE IN NOV 2003. AT THAT TIME AND UNDER SEVERE PRESSURE FROM ME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK AND CAMSHAFT POSITION...STALLING PROBLEM SOLVED. HERE WE ARE 3 YEARS LATER BACK TO THE BAD CRANK POSITION SENSOR AGAIN AND DEALER IS SAYING MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RANGE OF THE SENSOR RECALL AND I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. IN MY OPINION, NISSAN IS TRYING TO PROGRAM THE ECM TO HIDE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE SENSORS AND IT'S MADE IT MORE PRONOUNCED. THE DEALER IS TRYING TO SOFTEN THE BLOW A BIT BY KNOCKING SOME OFF THE CHARGES, BUT I'M STILL HAVING TO COUGH UP $184 FOR A WELL KNOWN, WELL DOCUMENTED AND AGING DEFECT. COME ON NISSAN, FIX THE PROBLEM....IT'S A DANGEROUS ONE. *JB

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S. CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION AND ENGINE SPEED INPUT CIRCUIT CAUSING THIS STALLING. THERE'S A RECALL FOR 2002 MODELS, BUT NOT FOR 2003 AND THIS IS DANGEROUS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE AIR FLOW FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. A NHTSA RECALL, #06V242000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE ENGINE HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

COURTESY COPY RE DEFECTIVE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. SHE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM NISSAN. *TS THE VEHICLE STALLED WEATHER THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE CRANK CASE REPLACED, THROTTLE SENSOR ADJUSTED, FUEL INJECTION FLUSHED, POWER STEERING FLUSHED, AND BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND RECALL 06V242000 IN REFERENCE TO FAULTY ENGINE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE FELL WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE RECALL BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CHECKED THE RECALLS. THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY CHAMBER. THE FAULTY CHAMBER RESULTED IN A THROTTLE CHAMBER REPLACEMENT.