2005 Nissan Altima complaints

I AM UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEARSHIFT IN MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 L.. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA HAS ISSUED TSB 04098 IN JULY 2005 ON THE ISSUE. I UST USE A SMALL SCREWDRIVER TO PRESS THE SAFETY SWITCH TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COST FOR CORRECTION OF THIS PROBLEM IS $590.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE SHARP LOWER CORNER EDGE OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR INJURED HER LEG. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR EXHIBITS THE SAME DEFECT. SHE WAS INJURED TWICE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE FAILURES HAVEN'T BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,049.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 30 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND THEN RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. A MECHANIC LOCATED THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODES: P0725 (ENGINE SPEED SENSOR) AND P0335 (CRANKSHAFT POSITION CENTER CIRCUIT). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,746.

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SER WITH A KNOWN CLUTCH PEDAL ISSUE, IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY 2 TIMES AND THE 3RD TIME THEY REFUSED BECAUSE I WAS A FEW MILES PAST THE 35K MILE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE REPAID WAS WITHIN THE 12K MILES THAT IT IS WARRANTIED FOR, I HAD TO GO ELSEWHERE TO FIX IT BECAUSE I NEED MY CAR. I THAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SINCE THAN WHERE I HAVE TO KEEP PURCHASING PEDALS BECAUSE THE WELDS ON THE PEDAL DO NOT HOLD, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I WILL LOST MY CLUTCH AND CANT' SHIFT FEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. THIS PEDAL HAS BEEN REPLACED 5TIMES AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE 6TH TIMES AND IT HAS DAMAGED MY CLUTCH, MY MECHANIC SAID DO TO THE STRESS FROM THE BAD PEDAL THE FORCED SHIFT ON MY CLUTCH HAVE CAUSE IT TO "SLIP" AND NOW I NEED TO PURCHASE AND HAVE INSTALLED A BRAND NEW CLUTCH THAT NISSAN WILL NOT WARRANTY EITHER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 SER MODELS AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO A RECALL OR FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT COME WITH IT. MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THAT IT IS BAD ENGINEERING AND THE ISSUE WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN SO I HAVE A SPARE PEDAL WITH HIM AT ALL TIMES. *TR

CONSUMER HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE USE OF A FAULTY CAM AND CRANK SENSOR. *NJ WHILE ENTERING A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL. AFTER SITTING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A HALF HOUR, THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED AGAIN AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN A FAULTY CAM AND CRANK SENSOR WHICH WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CONSUMERS YEAR AND MODEL. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND SHE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA S/SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A NO START CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $ 255.45 TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. UPON CONTACT SHE WAS ADVISED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE VIN RANGE SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,916. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. BL UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/15/09.*JB

MY VEHICLE A 2005 ALTIMA ISN'T STARTING PROPERLY, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID I HAVE A CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE, THIS MEANS THE CAR COULD SHUTDOWN AT ANY MOMENT WHILE I'M DRIVING IT!!! LUCKILY I DIDN'T CAUSE ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS SO I CALLED NISSAN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY SAID MY CAR ISN'T COVERAGE UNDER THIS RECALL # 07V527000. SHAME ON NISSAN!!! I SPEND $255.45 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED!!! *TR

THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL SINK TO THE FLOOR DURING DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL SINK SO LOW THAT IT LAYS ON THE FLOOR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I AM UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS AT ALL. I WILL HAVE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES AND DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PARTICULAR EVENT DURING DRIVING. IT OCCURS DURING DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY, DIFFERENT WEATHER TYPES AND AT DIFFERENT TRAVELING SPEEDS. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ABOUT 3-4 YEARS ON MY CAR. IT WAS FIRST REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY WITH ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS. THE LAST VISIT I TOOK IT IN THE TECHNICIAN TOPPED OFF THE CLUTCH FLUID, BUT THIS DID NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MANY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION. *TR

DEAR SIR, I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SER WITH A 6 SPD. MANUAL TRANSMISSION APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTHS AGO USED WITH 33,000 MILE AND FACTORY DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY UNTIL 60,000 MILES. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 59,000 MILES. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO IRA NISSAN IN WOBURN MA FOR A RE-OCCURRING CLUTCH ISSUE ; CLUTCH PEDAL SINKS TO THE FLOOR MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE AND GRINDING IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. UNDER WARRANTY, NISSAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. LAST MONDAY, A WEEK AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK, THE CLUTCH IS ONCE AGAIN SINKING TO THE FLOOR JUST AS BEFORE, AND THE NISSAN DEALER IS SAYING BECAUSE THE CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO, LEAVING ME WITH A CAR THAT IS UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE.THE CLUTCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY AND USUALLY RETURNS WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO, MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT AT BEST TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC AND MAKING IT HARD TO REPLICATE ON CUE. THE CLUTCH APPEARS TO FAIL AFTER AN HOUR OR SO OF DRIVING OR AFTER IT GETS WARM, WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALER DROVE IT FOR 7 MILE AND SAYS IT CAN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE.. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY KNOW NOTHING OF THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE INTERNET LISTS OVER 60 INCIDENTS OF CLUTCH PEDAL SINKS TO FLOOR ON 02-06 NISSANS WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION, ESPECIALLY 05-06 NISSAN SER"S.- BUT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT? MY CASE NUMBER WITH NISSAN IS 6600267. I USE MY CAR PRIMARILY FOR COMMUTING GLOUCESTER TO WOBURN AND BACK AND I TYPICALLY DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE

NISSAN ALTIMA 2005 3.5 V6 CLUTCH PEDAL THAT SINKS TO THE FLOOR WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PROCEEDING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE STALL. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS. THE DRIVER RESUMED OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRANK SENSOR. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SERVICE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE UPDATED UPON RECEIPT OF THE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM. JS UPDATED 10/5/09 *CN UPDATED 10/07/09

CAR: 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 3.5L V6. PROBLEM: CLUTCH PEDAL FELL TO FLOOR DURING NORMAL USE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I HAD THE FIRST INCIDENT INVESTIGATED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESULTS. I HAVE REPORTED THAT INCIDENT TO NHTSA SEPARATELY. I HAD BEEN USING MY CAR FOR A 1500 MILE FAMILY TRIP. I WAS NEARLY HALFWAY THROUGH MY 12 HOUR ONE DAY RETURN TRIP. I GOT HUNG UP IN STOPPED TRAFFIC IN NY FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR FIFTEEN MINUTES. WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO A REST STOP AND HAD DINNER FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. I RETURNED TO THE CAR, SPENT ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES IN TRAFFIC AND WAS MOVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AGAIN. THE CAR WAS LOADED WITH 2 ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN AND ABOUT 125 POUNDS OF VACATION STUFF. UPON APPROACHING A TOLL BOOTH ON THE NY "EXPRESSWAY" I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH TO BEGIN DOWNSHIFTING AND DECELERATING FROM ROUGHLY 60 MPH. THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. SINCE THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE I WAS NOT CAUGHT COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND BEGAN PUMPING THE CLUTCH AS THE CAR COASTED IN TOWARDS THE TOLL BOOTH. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE CLUTCH BECAUSE IT DID HAVE SOME SMALL DEGREE OF RETURN, BUT IT DID NOT REACH THE HEIGHT OF THE TYPICAL PICKUP POINT WHICH I ESTIMATE TO BE 6-8 INCHES OFF THE FLOORBOARD. PUMPING THE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. I PLACED MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL AND LIFTED IT ALL THE WAY UP. PRESSING AGAIN HAD THE SAME RESULT. VERY LITTLE FRICTION. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TOLL WAS DEAD

CLUTCH PEDAL WILL FALL TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THAT I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND HAD CARS BEHIND ME. *TR

CAR: 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R W/ 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND 3.5L V6. THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY CLUTCH PEDAL BOTTOMS OUT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER AND OVER IN THE NISSAN FORUM. UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY A FEW PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED TO NHTSA. I USED MY CAR ON A SUNDAY MORNING FOR A SHORT RUN TO THE GROCERY STORE (APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES ROUND TRIP). I LEFT THE CAR IN THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT ON MY BLACKTOP DRIVEWAY ALL DAY (ABOUT 85 DEGREE F). IN THE LATE AFTERNOON I STARTED MY CAR TO PUT IT IN THE GARAGE. BEFORE I TURNED THE IGNITION I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO PICKUP POINT. THE PEDAL WAS EASILY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE TYPICAL RESISTANCE IN THE PEDAL THROW WAS NONEXISTENT. THE CAR WAS ALREADY IN GEAR AND WHEN I LET THE CLUTCH OUT THERE WAS BARELY ENOUGH RESISTANCE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH PLATES AND PULL THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE. THE PICKUP POINT WAS JUST A COUPLE OF INCHES OFF THE FLOORBOARD, WHEREAS THE USUAL PICKUP POINT IS ANYWHERE FROM 6-8 INCHES. I LEFT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR ON TUESDAY TO BRING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS NO ISSUE AT ALL. I PAID MY $46.50 TO GET THIS ON RECORD WITH THE DEALER. THEY OF COURSE COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ERROR (AS WITH NEARLY EVERY OTHER PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM) AND SAW NO CLEAR DEFECTS UNDER THE HOOD. I HAVE THE COMPLETE PAPERWORK FROM THE DEALERSHIP IF THE NHTSA ODI INVESTIGATOR WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SHE NOTICED THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A CONSEQUENCE HER RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND CRASH WERE INCREASED. APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF RECALL# 07V527000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) IN WHICH A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT HER VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 11/10/09 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CAMSAHFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/16/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN THREE MINUTES. AN AUTO ZONE TECHNICIAN'S DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER SENSOR IN HER VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WAS NO RELATED RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

MY COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS I HAVE SEEN. I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000 MILES. ON A RECENT TRIP I NOTICED DIFFICULTY CRANKING AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I WAS 5 HOURS FROM MY HOME WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. IT WAS A WEEKEND, SO NO NISSAN DEALER WAS OPEN OR EVEN IN THE VICINITY OF MY LOCATION. AFTER CROSSING ALL FINGERS AND NURSING THE CAR HOME, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MY NORMAL DEALER ON MONDAY MORNING. I WAS TOLD THE "TECH FOUND A CODE FOR A FAILED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR". THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED MY VIN FOR ANY BULLETINS OR RECALLS AND FOUND NONE. I WAS CHARGED $230 TO REPLACE THE FAILED PART. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT BASED ON THE FAILURE FREQUENCY RATE OF THIS SENSOR. AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS AND VOICEMAILS I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE CHARGES. I ASKED IF THE FAILURE RATE OF THE SENSOR WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN THEIR DECISION - THE ANSWER WAS NO. I ASKED WHAT THE FAILURE RATE WAS FOR THE SENSOR - MY REP, THE REGIONAL SPECIALIST, DID NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THERE IS A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT RATE OF FAILURE FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ALONG WITH SEVERAL REDESIGNS OF THE OEM PART. NISSAN DOES NOT SEEM TO BE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I AM DISAPPOINTED AS, UP UNTIL NOW, I HAD BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE VEHICLE AND WITH NISSAN OVERALL. *TR

THE MOTORIST AND LAWFUL OWNER OF NISSAN ALTIMA 2005 (29K MILES) WAS DRIVING ON CLOUDY BUT DRY JULY 21 '09, AT 9:50AM, 4.5 MILES FROM HOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK. MOTORIST PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO THE STUDENT CENTER, AND DROVE AROUND LOOKING FOR SUITABLE PARKING SPOT. AFTER ONE LAP AT CREEPING SPEED OF 5 MPH, MOTORIST FOUND AN UNOCCUPIED PARKING SPOT FACING THE WOODS. MOTORIST PULLED INTO AVAILABLE PARKING SPOT, NOSE FIRST, AND SLOWED DOWN. WHEN AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STILL STAND, MOTORIST THEN INTENDED TO SHIFT THE GEARSHIFT FROM THE 'D' INTO THE 'P' POSITION, GOING THROUGH 'N, R'. WITH RIGHT FOOT ON BREAK PEDAL, MOTORIST SHIFTED GEARSHIFT FORWARDS, WHEN THE GEARSHIFT SUDDENLY GOT STUCK IN THE 'N' POSITION. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE, HOWEVER, UNEXPECTEDLY REVVED LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY FORWARDS, RUNNING OVER A 4-FOOT LONG, 8-INCH TALL CONCRETE STOPPER BLOCK, THEN GOING OVER THE 6-INCH HIGH SIDEWALK, AND INEVITABLY MOVING INTO THE WOODS, WHERE VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT, WITH GEARSHIFT STILL BEING IN 'N' POSITION. SHAKEN BY THIS STARTLING EXPERIENCE AND BY DRIVER'S AIRBAG, MOTORIST INSTANTANEOUSLY TURNED CAR'S ENGINE OFF BY TURNING THE IGNITION KEYS COUNTERCLOCKWISE. THE TRAUMATIZED AND BRUISED MOTORIST NOTICED SMOKE EMANATING FROM STEERING WHEEL, THUS DECIDED TO STEP OUT OF VEHICLE. AT 1ST GLANCE, THE COLLISION DAMAGED RIGHT FENDER, BOTTOM METAL FRAME, HOOD, RI

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR BACK UP, AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. I THEN HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR CRANKED AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, I WENT INTO TOWN, AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AFTER A FEW TRIES, BUT IT THEN DROVE FUNNY THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE CAR, BUT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF ANY RECALL. I FOUND IT AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET WHEN I GOT HOME. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. APPARENTLY THE RECALL IS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE CARS. I AM UPSET BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS RECALL, AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR. I BOUGHT IT NEW. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL NOW, WHICH MEANS I HAVE NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS W/ 2005 ALTIMA ENGINE STOPPING WHILE DRIVING. FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN A RECALL, TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. TOLD THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL AND WAS CHARGED $260.00 WHEN THE RECALL FORM SAID THAT IT WOULD BE A FREE SERVICE. *TR

MY 2005 ALTIMA WAS RECALLED BECAUSE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) GETS HOT, FAILS TO SEND SIGNALS TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FAST ENOUGH, SO THE ECM SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE, INCREASING THE DANGER OF BEING INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 ). IN JUNE, MY CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOWED IT HOME AND DISCOVERED VIA A CODE READER THAT THE CPS FAILED, AND BY GOOGLE & THE NHTSA WEB SITE THAT THIS WAS PART OF THE RECALL ID'D ABOVE. THE REMEDY IS TO REPROGRAM THE ECM. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER WHO ORIGINALLY SOLD THIS CAR WHEN NEW, AND DROPPED OFF THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY THE NISSAN DEALER LEFT ME A SELF-SERVING AND DECEPTIVE MESSAGE (THAT I CAN SEND YOU IN AUDIO FORMAT OR TRANSCRIBED TO TEXT) INSINUATING THAT ALONG WITH THE FREE REMEDY (REPROGRAMMING THE ECM), THE CPS HAD BEEN REPLACED FOR $257. I STOPPED BY THE DEALER TO DISCUSS THIS, AND TO MY RELIEF (SINCE THE RECALL REMEDY DIDN'T REQUIRE THIS $257 REPAIR) THE CPS HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. HOWEVER I EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE THE NEXT HOT DAY. NISSAN'S ECM REPROGRAMMING REMEDY HAD NO EFFECT - THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CODE READER AGAIN SAID CPS FAILURE. I OPENED A FILE WITH NISSAN USA CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WHO ASSIGNED A REP. THE REP. FIRST SPOKE WITH THE DEALER, THEN CALLED ME AND REFUSED TO PAY TO REPLACE THE CPS (A $37 PART). WHY DOESN'T THIS RECALL INCLUDE REPLACING THE CPS (NISSAN'S RECOMMENDED FIX, WHEN THE ECM REPROGRAMMING FAILS)? THIS PARTIAL RECALL IS PROBLEMATIC BE

MY CLUTCH PEDAL GETS STUCK TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 AND IN NOV OF 2009 THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR DUE TO A ECM REPROGRAM(CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CODE R0712).ON JUNE 27 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE CORNER AT 10MPH THE CAR SHUT OFF,IT RESTARTED BACK UP RITE AWAY SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT.HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND IT DIDN'T RESTART RIGHT AWAY.ON MONDAY JUNE 29TH I CALLED NISSAN AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT.I TOOK MY CAR IN TO NISSAN OF HAYWARD CA ON JUNE 30TH AT 8:30AM DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM, THE GUY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED IN THE RECALL(WHICH I KNEW WAS UNTRUE) BUT THAT THERE WAS A UPGRADE THAT HAD TO BE DONE ON THE CARS COMPUTER BUT THAT IT MITE NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR.AFTER THE REPROGRAMMING WAS COMPLETE I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER CODES THAT CAME UP AND THAT REPROGRAMMING THE ECM FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THAT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE OK.UNFORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBAND TO WORK AND SOON AS WE WERE TAKING OFF FROM THE LIGHT THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN AND DID NOT RESTART FOR 10 MINUTES.NISSAN REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER IN MY CAR AND PROBABLY IN MANY OTHER 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA'S HOWEVER JUST LIKE IN MY CASE REPROGRAMMING THESES COMPUTERS ISN'T ENOUGH BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE CAR AND I FEEL LIKE NISSAN SHOULD TAKE MORE CONCERN AND RESPONSIBILITY THAN JUST REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER WHEN IT CLEARLY ISN'T FIXING THE VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CLUTCH PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE ENGAGED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST OR ASSUME LIABILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THERE WERE RECALLS LISTED FOR THE SAME FAILURES FOR PREVIOUS YEAR VEHICLES (SAME MAKE AND MODEL), BUT NONE FOR THE 2005 ALTIMA. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF MORE THAN $200. THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 97,000.

THE CAR FAILED TO START AFTER REPEATED TRIES, THEN FINALLY STARTED. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR. I HAD IT REPAIRED, AND THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF SOME 2005 NISSAN ALTIMAS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. THE SYMPTOMS I EXPERIENCED ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THOSE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 07V527000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC YESTERDAY; ENGINE STALLED TWICE NEARLY CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. AUTO WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER TODAY FOR INSPECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY $700 FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER HAD THE FINAL DECISION TO EITHER CHARGE FOR THE REPAIR OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL FOR FREE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 199,750.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE EXPERIENCED A NO-START CONDITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLS AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5SL. LAST YEAR I GOT A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE ECM FIXED ON MY CAR. MY CAR WAS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER THE RECALLED WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, THIS STOPPED HAPPEN UNTIL YESTERDAY. I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS FIXED, THEN MY CAR JUST RANDOMLY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I CRANK IT BACK UP AND TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I THOUGHT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL WAS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN WHO ADVISED ME IT WAS SOMETHING CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ECM REPROGRAMMING RECALL EVEN THOUGH NISSAN HAD A RECALL ON CRANKSHAFT SENSORS IN 2007. AND AFTER READING HERE AND OTHER PLACES I FIND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM NISSAN SINCE 2002. SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT WAS THE RECALL FOR IF IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND WHY AM I BEING CHARGE TO GET A NISSAN ERROR REPAIRED THAT APPARENTLY ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THIS IS INSANE!!! DOES HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO DO A RECALL TO FIX THE REAL PROBLEM? WILL IT TAKE A LAW SUIT? I THINK THE CRANKSHAFT SENSORS ARE FAULTY AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

CAR HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODES WERE READ IT IS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR SEEMS THE ONLY RECALL FOR THIS WAS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR THAT WAS REPROGRAMMED, NOT REPLACED. THERE SEEMS TO BE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON REPLACING THE SENSOR NOT JUST REPROGRAMMING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A "JUMP" IN THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMETHING SLIPPED. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE NOTICED MORE JUMPING SO SHE STOPPED TO GET GASOLINE BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED THAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT TWICE AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. A FRIEND STATED THAT THE SENSORS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. HER FRIEND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THE SENSORS CHANGED. AFTER LEAVING THE MECHANIC, THE ISSUE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY FAILURES SINCE THE LAST REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 AND THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,815 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD STALL EVERY FIVE MILES; HOWEVER, IT NEVER COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAULTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD INCLUDE HER VEHICLE IN THE RECALL IF THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT HER EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 05/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/14/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO START AND WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS USED; HOWEVER, IT WAS PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 07V527000 IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

NISSAN ALTIMA 2005 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING - ACCORDING TO WWW.NHTSA AND MULTIPLE OTHER SITES THIS IS A PROBLEM COVERED BY NISSAN RECALL 07V527000 - WE TOOK IT TO GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN FOR REPAIR - THEY SAID THIS AND ANOTHER SENSOR ARE BAD BUT NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL - THEN CHARGED ME $125 FOR "DIAGNOSTICS" TO DETERMINE THIS IS THE PROBLEM WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THEM EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND SHOWED THEM THE RECALL INFORMATION. HE SAYS THIS CAR VIN NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, BUT ACCORDING TO RECALL DESCRIPTION IT IS COVERED AND THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE ISSUE. WHEN A CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING, IT CAN LEAD TO VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES PUTTING THE DRIVER AND OTHERS AT RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS ILLNESS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400 TO REPAIR AND THAT THEY WOULD APPLY THE $125 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE TO THE REPAIR IF WE OPTED TO HAVE IT DONE. SERVICE ADVISOR LISTED ON BILL AS C. MARK WYATT *TR

THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO CAME ON, CREATED A NO START CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS REAR-ENDED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FORCE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REAR-END THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO THE MASSIVE IMPACT AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OPPOSING DRIVERS. THE POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED REAR BODY DAMAGE AND WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

2005 ALTIMA BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT U-JOINT HAD RUSTED AND SEIZED. (HE FELT THE SEALS ON THE SHAFT ARE DEFECTIVE.) HE HAD TO BACKORDER THE PART, SO THERE APPEARS TO BE A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. (ONE DEALER HAD FOURTEEN IN STOCK AND ALL WERE ACCOUNTED FOR. *TR

CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. I HAD THE ECM RESET WITH THE RECALL BUT NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON. THE CAR STALLS OUT ON ME ON THE INTERSTATE. IS THAT SAFE? *TR

I PURCHASED 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA USED FROM LONG-LEWIS FORD IN BIRMINGHAM, AL IN 2006. IN THE FALL OF 2008 I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A MAIN HWY AND MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD CAUSING ANOTHER CAR TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. AT THE TIME I WAS 5 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR (I WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL AT THE TIME). I REPLACED IT AND THE CAR RAN FINE UNTIL APRIL 4, 2009. ON THIS DAY, I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I ARRANGE FOR A TOW THE NEXT DAY AND JUST BEFORE THEY GOT THERE I ASKED MY BROTHER TO TRY AND CRANK IT AND IT CRANKED RIGHT UP. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THIS TIME. I WAS ALSO INFORMED OF THE RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I CALLED NISSAN TO CHECK ON THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED. WELL, EVIDENTLY IT IS!!! I ALSO DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS!!! THEY WERE ALSO TOLD AFTER MANY EXPENSIVE TRIPS TO THE DEALER THAT THEIR CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I THINK THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR RECALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THE MATTER. *TR SAMANTHA RIDLEY

NISSAN ALTIMA 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST UNDER SLOW SPEEDS. IE BACKING UP OR DRIFTING FORWARD. NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND BROUGHT IT INTO A SERVICE STATION. CODE WAS CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. PART WAS REALLY PRICEY SO I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND RECALL, OR SO I THOUGHT. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000, SEEMED TO APPLY TO THE PROBLEM. NISSAN SAID NO IT DID NOT. WOULD LIKE TO FILE COMPLAINT ABOUT NOT ONLY THE PROBLEM, BUT ALSO THE LACK OF SUPPORT IN A CLEARLY RECALLED ITEM REPAIR. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN'S AFFECTED, BUT THE FACT THAT ALMOST 700,000 VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED AND MINE JUST HAPPENS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE IS RIDICULOUS. I WOULD JUST LIKE MY CAR COVERED LIKE THE OTHER 700,000 THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR THANKS, TIM

THERE IS A DEFECT IN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF V6 EQUIPPED NISSAN VEHICLES MY 2004-2007. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-042 DESCRIBING THE ISSUE AND SOLUTION. POOR ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS LEAD TO ISSUES THAT CAN CAUSE THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS ON THESE VEHICLES TO FAIL. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT BECOME APPARENT UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I.E. AFTER 60,000 MILES OF SERVICE. REPAIR REQUIRES THE ENGINE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND TORN DOWN TO REPLACE THESE PARTS. PARTS INCLUDE THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS AND CHAIN TENSIONERS. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO SUPPORT THEIR CUSTOMERS IN REGARD TO THESE REPAIRS. COST TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WILL RUN BETWEEN $1800 AND $2200 PER QUOTATION BY MY DEALER. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WOULD LIKELY CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. SHOULD SUCH FAILURE OCCUR UNDER HIGHWAY CONDITIONS, SERIOUS ACCIDENTS WITH CONCOMITANT INJURIES WOULD LIKELY RESULT. WHILE I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT NISSAN IS TAKING NO ACTION TO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ISSUE AFFECTING A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THEIR FLEET FOR THESE MODEL YEARS. IN NORMAL SERVICE, THE VEHICLES IN QUESTION ARE NOW REACHING THE POINT WHERE THIS PROBLEM WILL BEGIN TO MANIFEST ITSELF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER FAILED. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE STEERING COUPLER AT THE COST OF $300, BUT IT IS CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK FROM A REPRESENTATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L ENGINE. I HAD A RECALL ON MY CAR WHERE THEY WOULD RESET ECM TO KEEP THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FROM OVERHEATING AND THE CAR SHUTTING OFF. AFTER I TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS DONE 9MONTHS LATER MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING TO REPLACE MY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. TALKED WITH NISSAN NUMEROUS TIMES THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MISTAKES THEY MADE NOT ME. OH AND THEN THEY CHARGED ME TO DISPOSE OF THE OLD PART WHICH THEY LEFT IN MY CAR. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CHARGE WAS FOR AND HE SAID THAT OSHA MADE THEM CHARGE IT FOR DISPOSAL OF THE PART AND WHEN I TOLD HIM THE PART WAS STILL IN MY CAR HE SAID WELL IT IS FOR PAPERWORK FEE AS WELL. *TR

TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA IS MAKING A BUZZING/WHINING NOISE AT THE ENGINE AREA. THIS WHOLE PROCESS STARTED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009 WHEN THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXED TO THE AMOUNT OF $1,578.00 (+TAX). THEY EVEN SENT A "CPIA - GOODWILL RECOMMENDATION" REQUEST TO WHICH NISSAN'S MESSAGE BACK WAS "GOODWILL IS NOT RECOMMENDED". AT THAT TIME I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT IT DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME WHY A TIMING CHAIN THAT IS MEANT TO OUTLAST THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 76,717 MILES ON IT. I HAVE ALWAYS ENSURED IT IS WELL MAINTAINED AT THE INTERVALS RECOMMENDED AND I AM A VERY SAFE AND GOOD DRIVER AND KEEP MY VEHICLE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, IT IS NOT NEGLECTED IN ANYWAY. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I PHONE THE NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE LINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING FURTHER THAT COULD BE DONE. AFTER 6 PHONE CALLS WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE THEY TOO DECIDED THAT THEY FELT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT THEIR PROBLEM. SO I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND RECEIVED A RECOMMENDATION TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. I SENT HIM A VERY DETAILED EMAIL REQUESTING ASSISTANCE, HE STATED HE'D LOOK INTO MY CONCERNS. UNFORTUNATELY, HE TOO RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE THAT NISSAN FEELS THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED IN ANYWAY TO REPAIR THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. AT THIS TIME I PLAN TO PURSUE THIS FURTHER BY CONTACTING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND LEMON

MY CAR FAILS TO START ON OCCASION. THE FREQUENCY IS MONTHLY. THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO START BUT JUST DOESN'T. IF I WAIT SEVERAL SECONDS AND TRY AGAIN, THEN THE ENGINE STARTS. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE COMPLAINING THAT IT'S THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I THOUGHT THE RECALL FIXED THIS ISSUE BUT APPARENTLY NOT. SO MANY OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING YET NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING. THIS IS MY FIRST NISSAN AND MY LAST. I'LL STICK TO HONDA NEXT TIME. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR SPUTTERED ALMOST STALLING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CAR PARTS STORE AND BORROWED THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND FOUND OUT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE ESM, BUT NOTHING GOING TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM (THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR). THROUGH MY RESEARCH I FOUND THE PROBLEMS ATTRIBUTED TO THIS PART ARE NOT STARTING, SPUTTERING WHILE DRIVING AND/OR SHUTTING-OFF WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS FOR NOT STARTING, BUT NO DIAGNOSIS COULD BE ATTAINED BY NISSAN. AFTER SPEAKING WITH DIFFERENT LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, THE SERVICE TECH ADMITTED THE PROBLEM IS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILING. I FEEL NISSAN IS PUTTING A BAND-AID ON THE REAL PROBLEM DISGUISING IT WITH THE ESM REPROGRAM. THE FAILURE OF THIS PART CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON FORUMS, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND APPARENTLY NISSAN HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ALTIMA AS FAR BACK AS THE '03 MODEL YEAR. IT WAS ALSO STATED ON THE FORUMS THAT MULTIPLE SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OVER AND OVER. I AM NOW WORRIED ABOUT MYSELF AND MY YOUNG CHILD'S SAFETY AS THIS CAR IS OUR MAIN SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

DURING COLD WEATHER, I EXPERIENCED WHAT FELT LIKE A SEIZED BRAKING SYSTEM. THE WEATHER WAS CLOSE TO 0 AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER PRESSING WITH BOTH LEGS AS HARD AS I COULD, THE PEDAL GAVE AND THE CAR STOPPED. RESEARCH LED ME TO REPLACE THE BRAKE VACUUM ASSIST LINE IN THIS AND MY WIFES 05 ALTIMA. PURCHASED BOTH ITEMS THROUGH THE DEALER AND IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, I WOULD LOVE A REFUND AS NISSAN SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

WARNING LIGHT CAME ON "SERVICE ENGINE SOON", TOOK IT TO DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IS THE CATALYST CONVERTER, COST AROUND 800.00, CAR IS A 2005 ALTIMA 2.5 WITH 110,000.00 MILES, PURCHASED NEW AND WELL MAINTAINED. WAS TOLD BY NISSAN WORKER AND ALSO FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND THE INTERNET THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, A PROBLEM THAT WE COULD DAMAGE THE ENGINE. PLEASE ADVISE AS WHAT CAN I DO. *TR NEREYDA CAMPOS