2005 Nissan Altima complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ECM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,770.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS INDICATED A FAULTY ECU AND CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE RUST SPOTS UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS, UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED RUST OVER THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,903.

SUMMARY: I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS HARD STARTING. I READ THE CODE (PO335) AND IT SHOWS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I CHECK IT ONLINE, AND FOUND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2007 (THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 07V527000) OF COURSE THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED HOW CONVENIENT. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A TOYOTA *JS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AT 70 MPH, MY CAR BUCKED AND THEN SHUT DOWN. LOSING ALL CONTROL, IT COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. WHILE OFF YOU LOSE POWER-STEERING, ABS ETC. LUCKILY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. CAME TO A COASTING STOP. WHEN TO START MY CAR AGAIN, AND IT TOOK A WHILE FOR IT TO TURN OVER. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD ROUTINELY BUCK, AND HICCUP AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO SHUT ITSELF OFF. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER, HAVE THE ECM REPROGRAMMED, AS THEY THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE ISSUE. GOT IT DONE, AND A DAY LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED, MY CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I GOT IT RUNNING, AND THEN AS I GOT NEARER HOME, THE CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN AT AN INTERSECTION. I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET IN A WRECK. FURIOUSLY, I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER, AND BROUGHT IT BACK IN. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT WAS NOTED THE CAM/CRANKSHAFT SENSORS WERE BAD. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN, AS THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR 2000 - 2003 MODELS OF THEIR CARS IN THE PAST. I GOT THEM REPLACED AND PAID OUT OF POCKET TO DO SO. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY WERE DISRESPECTFUL AND NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THEY KNOW THAT THE ISSUE IS STILL ONGOING WITH THEIR VEHICLES. ITS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION AND SHOULD NOT BE UP TO THE CONSUMER TO FIX THE ISSUE AS ITS A FLAW IN THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS RIGHT AWAY AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL SENSOR AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BAD, PART HAS A KNOWN DEFECT FROM THE SUPPLIER YET NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE OR CALL RECALL NOTICE. CAR CAN SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, HIGH RISK FOR FATALITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SL AND TOOK MY CAR INTO CONICELLI NISSAN BACK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR FOR AN ORDER CHANGE AND SOMETHING ELSE MINOR. CONICELLI NISSAN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE FLOOR PAN WAS RUSTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE BODY SHOP OF CONICELLI WHICH I DID AND THEY IN TURN TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN NOT DO THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE RUST AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IT AND PERHAPS RISK A LAW SUIT FURTHER DOWN THE LINE. MY COMPLAINT IS THE CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS AND THEY ARE AMAZED THAT THE FLOOR PAN HAS RUSTED ALREADY BEING THAT THE CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THIS SEAMS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN CARS AND IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AND THE CUSTOMERS WANT ANSWERS NOW. IT WILL COST ME AT LEAST $1,000 TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. I NEED SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ONGOING ISSUE. *JS

MAKE: NISSAN MODEL: ALTIMA MODEL YEAR(S): 2005 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 07V527000 COMPONENT: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AND IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE LIGHT ALERT. THE REASON WAS DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFTS WHICH I REPLACED BUT KEPT HAVING THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC SUGGEST TO LOOK UP ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS AND I FOUND THE ABOVE CAMPAIGN WHICH DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM EXACTLY. ALL I NEED TO DO IS TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO REPROGRAM THE ECM. THE DEALERS STATES THAT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND WANT TO CHARGE TO GET IT REPROGRAM. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WHEN THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THE CARS HAS NO OTHER PROBLEMS AND THE ONLY REASON WHY IT WON'T PASS INSPECTION IS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED ABOVE. I DON'T SEE WHY THIS SHOULD BE AND I NEED A RECALL NOTICE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TO GET THE CAR ECM PROGRAMMED. OR DO I HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT BEFORE THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED. THANK YOU *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SE. IT'S A ONE-OWNER, AND WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN RELATIVELY DEPENDABLE--MY ISSUE IS THIS: I NOTICED A METAL "WHIRRING" SOUND AROUND 50000MI WHENEVER I WOULD PULL OUT FROM AN IDLE POSITION. I INQUIRED ABOUT THE NOISE THROUGH A MECHANIC EMPLOYED WITH THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM--OF COURSE, THE MECHANIC SAID--"THOSE THINGS TEND TO BE A LITTLE NOISY BY NATURE, ON OCCASION!" SO, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY "OCCASIONALLY NOISY" ALTIMA FOR ANOTHER 58000 MILES. JUST PAID THE THING OFF 2 MONTHS BEFORE MY MAJOR ISSUE OCCURRED. I APPARENTLY WAS A FORTUNATE NISSAN OWNER (EVEN THOUGH I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT)--BECAUSE APPARENTLY ALTIMAS AND MAXIMAS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. SEEMS THE CHAIN GETS A LITTLE "USED" AND BEGINS MAKING THE NOISE I EXPERIENCED, AND THEN CAN ULTIMATELY COMPLETELY FAIL. NEEDLESS TO SAY...I HAVE A $2,000.00+ REPAIR ON MY HANDS.THE MECHANIC I AM HIRING SAID THAT MOST NISSANS WITH TIMING CHAIN ISSUES FAIL LONG BEFORE MINE DID (MILEAGE-WISE!).MY PROBLEM IS WITH NISSAN, BECAUSE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THESE TIMING CHAIN FAILURES, AND DOES NOTHING ABOUT THEM. MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON A RECALL THOUSANDS OF MILES AGO, BUT WASN'T...BECAUSE NISSAN HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO OVERLOOK SOME VERY IMPORTANT MECHANICAL ISSUES. I NEED A TIMING CHAIN, OR MY CAR IS OF NO USE WHATSOEVER TO ME.THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR MY TIMING CHAIN IS NOT THE ORIGINAL PART THAT WAS PUT ON MY CAR FROM THE FACTORY! IMAGINE THAT! NISSAN KNOWS

MY CAR WOULD NOT START NORMALLY. IMMEDIATELY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. HAD A CODE WITH A FAILED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. NISSAN WAS INFORMED AND RUDELY REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH IT HAD A RECALL ON IT. SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. SEEMS LIKE NOBODY'S VIN # WAS INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I REPLACED THE SENSOR BUT IT COST ME $170.00 FOR SOMETHING THAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE HAPPILY HANDLED. NEVER BUY A NISSAN. MY FLOORBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ALSO COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THERE IS A HOLE IN MY FLOORBOARD. SAME STORY PAGE AFTER PAGE OF COMPLAINTS CAN BEEN SEEN ONLINE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT UFTRING NISSAN IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS AND NOT ONCE DID ANYONE BRING MY ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THIS CAR HAD RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OUT. NISSAN REFUSES TO HANDLE THIS ISSUE EITHER. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE UNDERBODY RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. *JS

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND BLINKS WHILE DRIVING. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BACK IN 2009. THE PROBLEM IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN, SO I HAD AN ESTIMATE AT THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IN ORDER TO BE REPAIRED THEY SAID, I WOULD HAVE TO SHOW THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS WORK ORDER IN ARRANGE FOR THE REPAIR TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY? I CALLED THE OTHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THE REPAIR HAPPENED AND APPARENTLY, THERE IS NO PAPER TRAIL THE WORK ORDER ACTUALLY OCCURRED? THE COPY OF MY PAPERWORK SHOWS THERE WAS A REPORT AND A CUSTOM PART ORDERED, BUT NO ACTUAL RECEIPT SHOWING THIS HAPPENED. I CALLED THE PARTS DEPARTMENT THAT SHOWS A CUSTOM PART WAS ORDERED, HOWEVER, IT WAS NEVER RETURNED AND IT IS NO LONGER IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT.. SO, NO ONE KNOWS SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS MYSTERIOUS MISSING PART OR WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PART? I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PART, IT WAS INSTALLED IN MY CAR.. SO, NOW I AM TOLD A SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, WHICH IS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WILL COST ME $1500 TO REPAIR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. WHAT IS MORE INTERESTING IS TO FIND THERE ARE OTHER CAR OWNERS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME SITUATION. THEREFORE THIS IS NOT JUST MY CAR... BUT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY!!!!!! CAR OWNER IN CA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FRUSTRATED. *JS

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT I JUST TOOK IN FOR A FRONT END CHECK AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FLOORBOARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, I CAN ACTUAL TOUCH THE CARPETING THROUGH THIS LARGE HOLE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS, THE CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. I HAVE SEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT, WHY ISN'T NISSAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE MADE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS? OBVIOUSLY THIS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

ONE MORNING I STATED THE CAR AND STATED HEARING STRANGE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. APPARENTLY IT'S THE TIMING CHAIN NOISE. CAR ONLY HAD 84000, HAD A 02 MAXIMA SAME ENGINE OVER 100K NEVER HAD A PROBLEM READING REVIEW LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH 05 NISSAN WITH 3.5 TIMING CHAIN SHOULD BE GOOD AT LEAST FOR 100K, THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT A BELT SUPPOSE TO BE MORE RELIABLE. NHTSA SHOULD LOOK AT HAVING NISSAN OFFER A RECALL ON THE 3.5 MADE IN 05. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT FAILED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 02/22/12 *BF THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE AC LINE THAT WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 03.05.12

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JANUARY OF 2006 USED WITH ABOUT 3,800 MILES. I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME TO NISSAN DEALER FOR MY 15,000 MILE SERVICE AND ALSO THEY REPLACE MY SUSPENSION ON A RECALL. I DISCOVERED TODAY THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, I MEAN IF IT WASN'T FOR THE INTERIOR CARPET I COULD PUT MY WHOLE ARM DOWN IN THE HOLE. I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND IT SEEM TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MODEL AND YEAR. NISSAN HAS LIFTED MY CAR NUMEROUS TIME AND HAS NOT ONCE MENTIONED SEEING RUST, WHICH AT THIS POINT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS COULD'VE BEEN FIXED AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY MONTHS AGO. I WAS MY CAR ALL THE TIME AND EVEN IN WINTER, I UNDERSTAND THAT RUST IS NATURAL ON A CAR, BUT WHEN YOU SEE THAT THIS HAPPENS MORE THAN OFTEN ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL THEY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. EITHER EXTEND THE WARRANTY OUT FURTHER OR RECALL. MY CAR IS NO EVEN THAT OLD AND THIS IS UPSETTING THAT I GOING TO SHELL OUT SOME MAJOR BUCKS TO GET THIS FIXED PROPERLY. *TR

MY CAR'S "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT INITIALLY CAME ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH. SHORTLY AFTER, MY CAR WAS BEGINNING TO JERK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND FELT AS IF THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING WHILE ON LOCAL ROADS. WE TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND TWO ISSUES WERE DISCOVERED: THE SPEED SIGNAL CIRCUIT AS WELL AS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE FOUND THAT SEVERAL THOUSAND 2005 NISSAN ALTIMAS WERE RECALLED DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING WITH A POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE AND INJURY. WE CONTACTED NISSAN VILLAGE AND WERE INFORMED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES. I HAVE OWNED QUITE A FEW CARS AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PART NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $300-$400 TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE AND I BELIEVE, EVEN THOUGH THIS RECALL WAS INITIATED BACK IN DECEMBER 2007, THESE REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED AS THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE BUT RATHER A SERIOUS OVERALL DEFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AS WE HAVE CHILDREN BUT WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS COMPLAINT WAS LODGED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. WE WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING NISSAN TO INFORM THEM OF THIS ISSUE AND OUR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE FACT THAT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE US FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A PAST RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANEL WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST AND THE ONLY THING HOLDING IT IN PLACE WAS THE CARPET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FLOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HE HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE WHILE SHIFTING IN REVERSE GEAR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY. THE SIMILAR FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE WHO REPLACED THE OXYGEN AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AT DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE. THE DEFECT RECURRED THREE MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. RVK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKS WHILE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR DOESNT START. CAR DOESNT MAINTAIN CONNECTION. WHILE DRIVING IN A TUNNEL, UPON ACCELERATION TO GO UPHILL, CAR STALLED. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY FOR 6 HOURS IN 10 DEGRE WEATHER. IT WAS REQUIRED TO MOVE THE CAR TO ALLOW ANOTHER VEHICLE TO LEAVE WHEN THE NISSAN WAS DRIVEN FORWARD TO RE-PARK THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDDLE WAS ROCK HARD AND NO BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A GARAGE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A VACUUM VALVE, INTEGRAL WITH A VACUUM HOSE. THE DEALER TESTED THE CAR AT 7:30AM ON 1/16/2012 WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR OVER 24 HOURS IN 23 DEGREE WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD (HOWEVER NOT ROCK SOLID) ONCE THE PEDAL WAS PUMPED TWICE THE BRAKES WORKED ACCORDINGLY. THE THEORY WAS THE VALVE WAS NOT FUNCTIOING IN THE COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER TESTED THE THEORY BY REMOVING THE FAULTY PART AND PLACING IT IN THE COLD WEATHER FOR APPROXIMATLEY 30 MINUTES AND REINSTALLED PART BACK INTOT HE CAR AND CREATED A SIMILAR SCENARIO WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD WITH LIMITED BRAKES (TEMPERATURE WAS 22 DEGREES). THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED AND APPEARS TO HAVE SOLVED THE ISSUE. I AM DISSAPOINTED THAT THE NISSAN ALTIMA CAN POTENTIALLY HAVE BRAKES IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER AS I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE. *TT

BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2011 I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC ON THE BUCKLES WHERE THE SEAT BELT CONNECTS WAS DISCOLORED AND STARTING TO CRACK. I ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING CORRECTLY AND ONE REAR SEATBELT FRAYING.THIS PROMPTED ME TO CALL NISSAN AT THEIR 1-800 NUMBER AND RECEIVED A FILE NUMBER. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THIS NUMBER TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED. I DID THIS AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME SINCE IT IT LAW THAT I WEAR MY SEATBELT AND THIS IS A SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE CAR. I WENT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT ON JAN 6, 2012. THE DEALERSHIP, FRANK FLETCHER NISSAN IN JOPLIN, MO WAS NICE BUT STATED THEY SAW THE ISSUE WITH THE SEATBELT RETRACTING AND OTHER ISSUES WITH THE BELTS, BUT COULD NOT REPLACE THEM TILL THEY FAILED COMPLETELY DUE TO WHAT NISSAN HAD STATED. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE WITH THE ISSUE NOT FIXED AND WAS TOLD TO CALL NISSAN TO VOICE MY COMPLAINT. I USED MY FILE NUMBER AND WAS ASSIGNED A REGIONAL SPECIALIST. SHE WORKED WITH ME UNTIL SHE FOUND OUT THAT I WAS TAKING MY CAR TO A DEALER NOT IN HER REGION. AT THAT TIME I WAS ASSIGNED A NEW SPECIALIST AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HIM SINCE 1/7/12. I HAVE CALLED AND LEFT VOICEMAILS AND ALSO TALKED TO OTHER REPRESENTATIVES AND THEY SAY HE HAS CALLED ME BACK AND LEFT VOICEMAIL. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY VOICEMAIL AND I HAVE CALLED BACK AT LEAD ONCE EACH DAY TO HAVE ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE TELL ME THEY CAN NOT HELP ME AND THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN IS THE PERSON ASSIGNED TO MY CASE. THEY THEN SAY

CAR PURCHASED NEW ,05 ALTIMA SER 3.5, $30,000 PRICE TAG. NOTICED RUST AT APPROX 3/11, TOOK TO DEALER THEY CLAIMED NEVER HAVING SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE TOLD ME TO CONTACT NISSAN CORP AND FILE COMPLAINT, I DID ( FILE #[XXX]) DEALERSHIP ALSO TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO NISSAN. " [XXX]" NISSAN REGIONAL SPECIALIST ( EX: # 457225) STATED IT WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM "RUST HAPPENS". RUST IN FLOORBOARDS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOW 67,000 MILES AND NOW CARRIES MY NEW BORN SON, BORN 5/09/11. WHY ISN'T THIS BEING ADDRESSED, WHERE'S IS THE GOVERNMENTS PROTECTION OF MY FAMILY AND I ? THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE AND IN BLOGS. WHAT ARE U WAITING FOR? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHAT ONCE WAS TWO DECENT SIZED RUST AREAS ON THE FLOORBOARD OF MY NISSAN ALTIMA IS NOW TWO GAPING HOLES IN WHICH YOU CAN SEE AND PUT YOUR HAND STRAIGHT THROUGH AND TOUCH THE GROUND OUTSIDE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE CARPET. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN I WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AND MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO ME. THE IT ALL MADE SENSE BECAUSE WHEN EVER IT RAINED OR SNOWED BADLY IN MY AREA I WOULD ALWAYS HAVE WET FLOORS AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS LEAKING BUT I NOW KNOW IT'S THE TWO RUST CORROSION SPOT IN THE FLOORBOARD. AND SOME DAYS THE ODOR FROM THE WETNESS ON THE CARPET IS PUNGENT. ONE IS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE OTHER IS RIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS LOOKING THROUGH MY WARRANTY AND VEHICLE INFO BOOKS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT DEFINITELY SHOWS THAT RUST WARRANTY IS LIFETIME OR SOMETHING TO THAT NATURE I AM GOING TO LOOK AT IT ONCE AGAIN AND ENSURE IF THAT INFORMATION IS CORRECT. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA DRIVER SIDE FLOOR HAS ROTTED UNTIL THERE ARE HOLES IN THE FLOOR. THE FLOOR NEED TO BE PATCHED. *TR

I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REGARDING RUST DAMAGE ON MY 2005 ALTIMA 3.5 SE W/67,000 MI. AFTER BEING REFERRED TO MY DEALERSHIP FOR AN INVESTIGATION A REP WITH NISSAN REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS SAYS THAT UNFORTUNATELY MY WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER RUST AFTER 5 YEARS. I ASKED IF IT'''S NISSAN'''S POSITION THAT I WAS NEGLIGENT IN MAINTAINING MY VEHICLE. HOW ELSE WOULD YOU EXPLAIN A 6 YR LOW-MILEAGE CAR HAVING EXTENSIVE RUST ISSUES? WOULD THEY AT LEAST ADMIT TO PARTIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS? EVERYTHING ON MY CAR IS STILL LIKE NEW EXCEPT PREMATURE RUSTING THROUGH THE FLOORBOARDS ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. I EXPLAINED I'VE DILIGENTLY MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WITH THE HOPES OF IT LASTING FOR YEARS BASED ON THE REPUTATION OF IMPORTED CARS. IT'S BEEN GARAGED DURING MOST INCLEMENT WEATHER. I EXPLAINED HOW SHOCKED I WAS WHEN I SAW ALL THE COMPLAINTS, FORUMS, AND BLOGS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM EITHER WITH THE MATERIAL (DURASTEEL) OR THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF ALL THE GEN 3 AND 4 ALTIMAS THAT ALLOWS WATER TO INFILTRATE BETWEEN THE METAL ON THE FLOORBOARDS CAUSING PREMATURE RUST THROUGH. THERE ARE PLASTIC PLUGS THAT BECOME DISLODGED OR ARE NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. NISSAN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND HELP WITH THE REPAIRS. NISSAN HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE REAR SUBFRAME SO THEY ARE AWARE OF ISSUE WITH THE METALS THEY'RE USING. REGARDLESS, I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER NISSAN. PLEAS

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S USED IN NOVEMBER OF 2006. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES ON IT. FIVE YEARS LATER, THE CAR HAS 101,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD HAS MAJOR RUST DAMAGE; SO MUCH THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY TOUCH THE INTERIOR RUBBER FLOORBOARD OF THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, SINCE I KNOW MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, BUT I HAVE HAD MANY PROFESSIONALS TAKE A LOOK AND THEY ARE RENDERED SPEECHLESS OVER THE DAMAGE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THE DAMAGE IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT, A CAR THAT'S ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF DAMAGE AND THAT IT WOULD COST WELL OVER $1000.00 TO REPAIR. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE WELL AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT; JUST THE USUAL REPLACEMENTS. I'VE PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT RECENTLY, I'VE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED TWICE, ROTORS ONCE; IT CURRENTLY NEEDS A NEW SERPENTINE BELT, LOWER BALL JOINT AND THE MUFFLER IS SHOWING RUST, SO THAT WILL BE A REPLACEMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I'VE READ ABOUT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN COLD, SNOWY AREAS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AS WELL, DUE TO SALT AND CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. I WASH AND DRY MY CAR AFTER EVERY SNOW, INCLUDING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, TO REMOVE THESE CHEMICALS. I DO NOT PARK IN WET AREAS, GRASS OR DIRT. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON CONCRETE. NOTHING IN MY CAR LEAKS, I'VE NEVER HAD STANDING WATER IN IT, I'VE NEVER HAD WET FLOORS. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I AM BEYOND OVER

WHILE DRIVING ON THE I-95 I BEGAN TO APPROACH SLOWER TRAFFIC. AS I PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, MY STEERING GOT STIFF, AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OFF. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AGAIN IT HESITATED BUT EVENTUALLY IT STARTED. HOWEVER, THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT THAT HAS OCCUR, THE CAR NO LONGER STARTS AT ALL AND ONLY CRANKS BUT WON'T TURN OVER. *TR

THIS CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL DUE TO A ENGINE COOLING DEFECT, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS FIXED. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN LAST YEAR MY HEAT WOULDN'T WORK, INSTEAD THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD JUST KICK ON, COULD NOT BE FIXED. I HAD NO HEAT LAST WINTER. I HAD A FRIEND WHO WAS A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT THIS YEAR TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND MADE A TEMP FIX AND I HAVE HEAT SOME OF THE TIME. HE DISCONNECTED THE A/C FOR NOW. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A 5 NOW 6 YEAR OLD CAR. TRY BEING IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING AT YOU AND BEING TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE HAD MANY 10-15 YEAR OLD CARS AND NEVER HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THAT I CAN HAVE HEAT, AND NOW THAT MY A/C IS DISCONNECTED I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY DEFROSTER WORKING, BUT A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR NOT GETTING FROST BITE IN THE FRIGID TEMPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED WHO CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING FROM DELAWARE TO NEW YORK, I HIT THE I-95 AROUND 5PM; TYPICAL RUSH OUR TIME. AS I BEGAN TO APPROACH HEAVY TRAFFIC I PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN. BY THE TIME MY SPEED DECREASED TO 25MPH, MY STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF AND THE CAR FELT LIGHT AS IF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND LEFT IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLING DOWN A HILL. INDEED THE CAR HAD STALLED, AND ALL MY DASH LIGHTS SWITCHED ON (ALT, OIL, BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS). I TRIED MY BEST TO STEER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED AT THE FRONT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC WOULD PERFORM REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA IS RUSTING UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE AND ALSO UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE. UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE THE RUSTING IS WORSE, I CAN JUST PEEL OFF THE THE RUSTING AREA WITH MY BARE HANDS. I KNOW THAT THIS TYPE IS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES, I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PICTURES PUBLISHED BY OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. MY CAR HAS 86000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS 6 YEARS OLD. I DID NOT EXPECT SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT ON A RELATIVELY YOUNG CAR, WHICH WAS GARAGED A WELL CARED FOR EVER SINCE A BOUGHT IT NEW. *TT

THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE ON 06/10/2008 FOR THE R0712 ECM PROGRAM RECALL AND THE P5216 RECALL. SINCE THAT WORK, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS BEEN ON IN THE VEHICLE WHICH REPORTED A VALVE PROBLEM. PRIOR TO THIS WORK BEING DONE, THE LIGHT DID NOT GO ON. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED 4 TIMES FOR THE THE REPAIR OF THE VALVE, AND NOW A FULL DIAGNOSIS NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE VALVE KEEPS SHORTING OUT. IT APPEARS IT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL OR WITH THE COMPUTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR BOARDS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $440 PER SIDE IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FLOOR BOARDS AND THEY WERE OUT SOURCING THE REPAIRS TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WILL REPLACE THE FLOOR BOARDS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $600. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

WHILE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE OWNER'S ATTENTION THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOORBOARD WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THEY ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER RUST ON THE CAR AND THE EXTENT OF PERFORATION WAS SO SEVERE THE BODY SHOP SAID THERE MUST BE SOME PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHERE THE WARRANTY REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND DENIED ANY WARRANTY SUPPORT OR ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE BODY SHOP WHERE THE CAR WAS REPAIRED FOR $600.00. THE BODY SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE RUST HAD STARTED ON THE INSIDE AND RUSTED THROUGH FROM THE TOP. AFTER REPAIRS, THE OWNER SAW THAT SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND TYPE HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. *TR

2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND THE PROBLEM TYPICALLY OCCURRED IN THE MORNING TIME AND IN THE DRIVEWAY ON EXTREMELY COLD DAYS. *JB

MY VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING THE FAMOUS NISSAN VQ35 TIMING CHAIN NOISES EARLY ON, MOSTLY IT WAS JUST A RATTLE WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS NOT A BIG DEAL. LATER, AT AROUND 100K MILES IT BECAME A VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE. I AM CONCERNED WHEN DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE VEHICLE, IF DAMAGE OCCURS TO IT THIS COULD DESTROY MY ENGINE. PRICE QUOTES FOR REPAIRING THIS ARE AS HIGH AS $2500! THE PARTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED WHICH PROVES NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS HAD A PLAN OF SOME SORT TO FIX IT FOR THOSE THAT EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM. IT'S JUST TOO EXPENSIVE TO GET DONE! NISSAN SHOULD COVER THE BILL FOR THIS! *TR

MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH AN SUV AT 45 MPH AIR BAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. CAR WAS A TOTAL DAMAGE . *TR

RUSTED FLOOR BOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY CAR HAS FAILED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. MOST RECENTLY, FOR ABOUT THE 10TH TIME, MY WINDOWS DON'T GO DOWN AND I AM UNABLE TO ADJUST THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. MY CAR HAS RECENTLY FAILED THE SAFETY INSPECTION IN MY STATE BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO DOWN. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A REPUTABLE DEALER, BUT I HAVE A FEELING THEY KNEW THE CAR HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES BECAUSE THEY PUSHED THE 3RD PARTY WARRANTY WHEN I WAS DOING MY FINANCING. IT DIDN'T DAWN ON ME UNTIL I STARTED HAVING ALL THESE ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN MY THE CAR; SUNROOF, WINDOWS, LOCKS AND SEATS. *TR

THIS YEAR I AM REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A SMOG TEST FOR MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA THA I PURCHASED USED FROM POWER VOLVO IN CALIFORNIA. MY CAR IS THROWING OFF A P0420 CODE WHICH REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT TO THE PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER. PER THE OWNERS MANUAL, MY CAR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS FOR 15 YEARS, 150,000. YET WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CONVERTER REPAIRED, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR ORIGINALLY CAME FROM NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS DID NOT APPLY AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED UNDER THE STATES EMISSIONS WARRANTY. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 4 YEARS AND HAVE DRIVEN IT AND LIVED IN CALIFORNIA SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A DEALER COULD BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF A REPAIR TO THIS PRE-CAT DEFECT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS "FIRST SOLD IN NEW YORK". I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN REQUESTING ASSISTANCE BUT HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK (CLAIM #7271179). I HAVE ALSO STARTED CONSUMING OIL WHICH IS NOT DUE TO AN OUTSIDE LEAK AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD IS RUSTING. PLEASE HELP!

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