2006 Nissan Altima complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

FLOORBOARD RUST ON PASSENGER/DRIVER FLOOR. RUST DUE TO IMPROPER UNDERCOATING AND FAULTY DRAINAGE FROM DRAIN HOLES. RUST UNDER CAR ONLY THESE AREAS. REST OF UNDER CARRIAGE IS SPOTLESS. DEBRIS ON ROAD COULD COME THROUGH FLOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, A LOUD RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING THE INITIAL START UP AND WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE PISTON RING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 4/1/13 *CN UPDATED 04/03/13

DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD ROTTED AWAY DUE TO RUST. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DISCUSSED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES THAT CONTAIN SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE GAVE A HARD JERK WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT A QUART OF OIL WAS BEING CONSUMED EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE ENGINE DIP-STICK WAS COMPLETELY DRY AND ENGINE OIL WAS DISPENSED AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,748.

MORNING 6 AM WHILE DRIVING TO AIRPORT ALL OF SUDDEN SOME THING CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING AT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY! THAT FREAKED ME OUT! , AFTER DIAGNOSED THEY SAID THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY LIES IN A FAULTY SENSOR. I'M SURPRISED MORE PEOPLE HAVEN'T FILED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AS IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS IT CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING RUST UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR NISSAN ALTIMAS, HOWEVER NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER THE CAR SINCE IT IS OUTSIDE THE 5-YEAR WARRANTY. MY CAR EVEN HAS THE UNDERCOAT PROTECTION, BUT HAS A HOLE IN THE FLOOR BOARD ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. MANY, MANY NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS ARE FINDING RUST HOLES UNDER THEIR FLOOR BOARDS. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD HAS RUSTED THROUGH, WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS DATA ONLINE, THE METAL WAS NOT PROPERLY TREATED TO PREVENT RUST BEFORE INSTALLATION. WE ARE REQUESTING THAT NISSAN REPAIR THE RUST AT NO CHARGE TO US. *TR

TOOK FOR INSPECTION. SERVICE DEALER SAID DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD RUSTED INTO INTERIOR. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING ALL SAFETY MAINTENANCE CHECKUPS, EVEN LAST MONTH. NO ONE MENTIONED ANY FORM OF RUST AT THE TIME. DEALER SAID THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM 2002-2006, BUT THEY DID NOT THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO CHECK THIS OUT ON LAST SAFETY MAINTENANCE VISIT. I'M UPSET NISSAN IS NOT COVERING THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT AND ONLY AFTER 5 YEARS PLUS CAR HAD UNDERCOATING APPLIED FROM FACTORY. NEXT CAR ??????? *TR

MY NISSAN HAD EXTENSIVE RUST DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT FLOOR PANS. IT WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALER. NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE CAR IS OVER 80,000 MILES. THIS DAMAGE DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE LAST 4,000 MILES. FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN, AGAIN THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. I WAS TOLD TO SEND A LETTER TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I WAS TOLD BY A BODY SHOP THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THE CAR WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY RIGHT FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND WATER ENTERED THROUGH THE FLOOR PAN SEAMS AND THE PLUG UNDER THE CAR. *TR

WHEN I TURN A CORNER THE STEERING IS STICKING. FEELS LIKE IT IS LOCKING UP THEN GO LOOSE. THE POWER FLUID IS FULL THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL APPEARS TO BE PART OF A RECALL (NTB06-028) FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CAR BEGAN EXHIBITING THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL CONCERNING EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING AT 120K MILES IN LATE JUNE 2012. THE PROBLEM STARTED SUDDENLY, BURNING ONE QUART EVERY 600 MILES AND WITH IN TWO WEEKS ONE QUART EVERY 300-350 MILES. THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR THE VEHICLE HAD ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AT MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. AT 138K MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A BAG TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE CAR. JUST AFTER ARRIVING HOME, THE CAR EXPLODED IN THICK, BLACK SMOKE THAT BILLOWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V223000 CLEARLY STATES THAT, ?CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION?. THE EXTREME CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM IS ENGINE DAMAGE AND FIRE. ACCORDING TO MY RECORDS THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE CAR ON 4/24/08 AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HOWEVER MY INITIAL CONTACT AT NISSAN CORPORATE SAID THAT THE CAR WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. LATER, ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 4/26/06 (THIS PREDATES THE NHTSA A PRELIMINARY DEFECT REPORT). AFTER MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS AND CONVERSATIONS I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY RECALL FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A HOLE WAS FOUND ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE I95 THE CAR SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART AT 55MPH. THANK GOD, I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE GUARDRAIL. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC THAT INFORMED ME IT APPEARED TO BE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND SAID SINCE IT WAS A RECALL ITEM I SHOULD HAVE IT BROUGHT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MILLER NISSAN IN FAIRFIELD CT AND INFORMED THEM OF MY MECHANICS FINDINGS. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT EVEN WITH ME EXPRESSING THAT MY CURRENT MECHANIC ALREADY CHECKED THAT. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID IT STILL WASN'T WORKING. IT ENDED UP BEING THE ECM ALONG WITH ANOTHER SENSOR!! I EXPRESSED HOW UPSET I WAS THAT THIS SENSOR FAILED WHY I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY! I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH NISSAN CORPORATE RECALL DEPARTMENT BECAUSE EVERYTHING I'M READING IS STILL INDICATING THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR COULD CAUSE MALFUNCTIONS IN OTHER SENSORS IN THE CAR!! I'M NOT HAPPY THAT NISSAN IS CHARGING ME FOR THE NEW FUEL PUMP THEY INSTALLED ALONG WITH THE SENSORS TOTALING $1,943,00!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE LURCHED FORWARD, AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING GAS. I MADE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I THOUGHT I HAD PURCHASED BAD GAS. THE NEXT MORNING MY CAR WOULD NOT START, IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES FOR IT TO FINAL START. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I RAN A SCAN AND THE SCAN SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH I DID AND IT DID NO GOOD. THE ENGINE IS VERY HARD TO START AND IS CONSUMING A LOT OF GAS. THIS PAST WEEKEND THE ENGINE STARTED TO BUCK WHEN IDLING IN TRAFFIC. I WAS AFRAID THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO DIE AND CATCH FIRE. I FOUND A PREVIOUS RECALL THAT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE MINE WITH THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID MY ENGINE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS ANGERED ME THAT THEY DO NOT TAKE THESE THINGS SERIOUSLY ENOUGH TO INCLUDE ALL 2.5L ENGINES FOR THAT YEAR. THE RECALL ID # 67703 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING IS THE ONE I'M REFERRING TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE RPMS DECREASED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD SURPASSED THE WARRANTY MILEAGE AND THE CONTACT WAS THE SECOND OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO STATED A PATCH AND REPAIR WITH WELDING OF A NEW FLOOR BOARD WOULD BE REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

MY VEHICLE IS HAVING TROUBLE WHEN STARTING AND I HAD A SCAN CODE DONE BY AUTO ZONE WHICH SAID IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA FOR THIS PROBLEM SO I WENT TO THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT HE HAD LOST 2/4 OF OIL IN A WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,005 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

TRAVELING AT 15 MILES PER HOUR AND STARTED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN, VEHICLE WENT DEAD AND I COULD NO STOP IN TIME AND WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. HARD TO STEER ALSO. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING OR AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AFTERWARDS AND GAVE CODE P0335. *TR

I PURCHASED 4 NEW NEXEN 641 215 60/16 TIRES ON 7/5/15 IN NASHVILLE, TN AT THE ACTION NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I DROVE TO ARIZONA FROM THERE, AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT 4 DAYS LATER IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE PUNCTURES. I BELIEVE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE READ ONLINE ACCOUNTS OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. IT HAS ME VERY CONCERNED. PLEASE NOTE: THE NEXEN BRAND IS NOT AVAILABLE AS A CHOICE IN YOUR TIRE DROP DOWN OPTIONS. PER YOUR REPRESENTATIVE WITH WHOM I SPOKE TODAY, I CHOSE GOODYEAR AS THE OPTION INSTEAD. I WAS ALSO GIVEN THE REFERENCE # OF [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER WAS TOLD THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HOWEVER FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME DEFECT AS THAT LISTED PER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

DRIVING ON I-4 TRANSMISSION HEARD A "POP" SOUND, CAR HAD A HARD TIME GOING FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO MOVING. ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID, WORKED FINE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. CAR ONCE ACCELERATED SEEMED TO ACCELERATE FASTER WITHOUT ME PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR. PURCHASED CAR 2 YRS AGO AND NOTICED A RANDOM HARD SHIFT EITHER WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, NO MAJOR PROBLEMS TO TAKE IT ANYWHERE. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND FLUSHED SEEMED TO HELP PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE COULD HAVE A SERIOUS IMPACT ON US FINANCIALLY NOT TO MENTION IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. OUR SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHERS COULD BE AT JEOPARDY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 82,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER DRIVING FOR 30-40 MINUTES AT INTERSTATE SPEED AND STOPPING AT EXIT THE ENGINE WOULD RATTLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND PAID FOR A COUPLE OF THE SUGGESTED REPAIRS, WE DECIDED TO RESEARCH IT AND TAKE IT TO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE TIMING CHAINS AND GUIDES ALL NEEDED REPLACING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER WITH HESITATION. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE ENGINE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD JUST RECEIVED AN OIL CHANGE BY HER PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,100.

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED AT LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,100.

MY CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PULLING SINCE LAST YEAR. I FAMILY MEMBER INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND PAID FOR A DIAGMOSTIC INPSECTION. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPORTED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE (WHICH I HAD TO HAVE REPLACED WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW) AND REPORTED NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED IN THE FRONT. I GOT THE ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF AND THE PROBLEM STILLS OCCURS WITH MY CAR AND IT STILL JERKS/PULLS WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND AM ON THE ROAD. I THINK THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS BEING TRUTHFUL AND HONEST ABOUT THE SITUATION. WHEN I WAS THERE ONE OF THE SALES REPS ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO TRADE MY CAR IN. I COULD HEAR THE OTHER SALESPERSON/MECHANIC TALK TO ANOTHER PERSON ABOUT MY CAR AND POSSIBLE OPEN RECALLS, BUT NEVER ADDRESSED THIS WITH ME. I CONTACTED THE 1800 NUMBER REGARDING A RECALL ON MY CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS STILL A RECALL OPEN AND I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. THE REP TOLD ME TO TAKE MY CARE IN AND GET IT CHECKED AGAIN. WHEN I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE PERSON WAS SHORT PATIENCE WITH ME AND TOLD ME THAT I DID NOT NEED TO GET IT CHECKED BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED IN 2006. I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A CAR THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK DOWN OR FALL APART WHILE I AM DRIV

FRONT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD RUSTED THROUGH, WITH A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 4"X8" IN SIZE. I BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN IT WAS A YEAR OLD AND IT HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND STILL LOOKS NEW INSIDE AND OUT. IT IS UNDERCOATED, AND HAS NO OTHER CORRESPONDING CORROSION. THE RUST IS NOT COMING FROM UNDERNEATH, NOR FROM A LEAK IN THE INTERIOR (THE CARPETS ARE DRY), BUT FROM BETWEEN THE TWO SHEET METAL PARTS THAT MAKE UP THE FLOOR. AS A MECHANIC, I KNOW THERE IS NO FORM OF MAINTENANCE THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS RUST FROM OCCURRING. AS A SAFETY ISSUE, MY STATE WILL FAIL THIS CAR FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE EXHAUST FUMES CAN ENTER THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WITHOUT THE OCCUPANTS KNOWLEDGE, AND THE FLOOR COULD CONTINUE RUSTING, COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MOUNTINGS. *JS

I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING RECENTLY. I GOT MY REAR ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT THE MANUFACTURE AND THOUGHT THIS WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM, THEN WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO GET MY FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS DONE TO PREVENT THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I JUST GOT MY ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED IN THE CAR 9 MONTHS AGO. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO PLAY OUT. MY CAR HAS BEEN JERKING WHEN I DRIVE. IT APPEARS TO BE "PULLING". I ASKED THE MANUFACTURE ABOUT THIS AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPORTED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. I CALLED NISSAN MAIN OFFICE REGARDING THE RE-CALL AND THE REP JUST TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE RECALL ON MY CAR, WHEN I SAW 4 ONLINE REGARDING THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF MY CAR. HOW DOES ANYONE KNOW WHICH CARS HAVE A RECALL OR PROBLEM UNLESS THEY ARE REPORTED? *JS

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2006. TWO WEEKS LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER, I NOTICED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE HEAT BLEW OUT COLD AIR. I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG, THEREFORE I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD "THAT IS THE WAY NEW MODELS ARE MADE". THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. IN THE WINTER WHEN THE CAR IS NOT MOVING (SUCH AS AT A RED LIGHT) COLD AIR BLOWS IN THE CAR, NOT HEAT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED RATTLING NOISES WITH MY CAR. IT CAN BE HEARD WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2011 TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I GOT THE CAR FIXED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. EACH YEAR I HAVE GOTTEN MY ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED IN THE FRONT AND REAR. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE HAD MY CAR 5.5 YEARS WITH 79K MILES. PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE CAR. THE LIGHTS HAVE BECOME DEEMED WHEN I DROVE ON 2 OCCASIONS, THE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, THE SEAT DOES NOT ADJUST ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I PRESS THE ALARM BUTTON ON MY KEY, MY WINDOWS HAVE WENT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. *JS

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON THEN MY CAR BECAME SLUGGISH & I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD & IT CUT OFF, IT WOULDN'T START AFTER TRYING TO RESTART IT 4 OR 5 TIMES, THEN IT STARTED BACK UP & I BEGAN TO DRIVE & THE CAR JERKED THEN BECAME SLUGGISH ONCE AGAIN & CUT OFF, "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT REMAINED ON. *TR

CLUTCH FALLS TO THE FLOOR, LEAVING YOU WITH THE INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE ENGINE, CAUSING YOU TO FLY TO THE SHOULDER AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, STEPPING ON THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF NISSAN FORUMS DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT NOW, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TONIGHT, CAUSING MY WIFE TO RUN THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD WHEN SHE BEGAN TO PANIC BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T STOP THE CAR AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE CLUTCH WILL RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, AND WONT HAVE A PROBLEM FOR MONTHS. VERY, VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE SPEED INPUT CIRCUIT AND CRANK SHAFT POSITION CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

FLOOR PANS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE RUSTED WITH LARGE PERFORATION HOLES INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT KNOW IF VEHICLE IS SAFE TO OPERATE SINCE WATER VISIBLY ENTER THE CAR WHEN IT RAINS, AND NISSAN CANNOT ASSURE THAT THE SEAT ATTACHED TO THE CAR ARE NOT COMPROMISED BY THE RUSTING. *JS

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA AND I CAN ONLY GO ABOUT 800 MILES PER QUART OF OIL. IS THERE A WAY TO GET THIS RESOLVED AND HAVE NISSAN FIX THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH IN HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A BRIEF SPEED INTERRUPTION WITHOUT WARNING. THEN SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED A FAILURE WITH THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. IT HAPPENS ONLY ON HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKE 03/25/2012 WHILE DRIVING. HAD IT CHECKED BY A DEALER 03/27/2012. MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, POWER STEERING SYSTEM FLUSH, AUTO TRANSMISSION FLUID SERVICE, AND PREMIUM FUEL SERVICE COMPLETED 03/27/2012. THE ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING ON 4/11/2012. ON 4/12/2012, DEALER SAYS LOSS OF COMPRESSION, AND SUGGESTED AN ENGINE REBUILD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL, CAUSING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL. IN ADDITION, THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS SITTING ABNORMALLY LOW TO THE GROUND AND WAS SITTING NOTICEABLY LOWER THAN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE CAR, FIRST REPORTED WHEN CAR WAS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD: 1. FLEX CONNECTOR BETWEEN CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY RUSTED 2. FLOOR RUST UNDER DRIVER SEAT FIRST DEFECT REPORTED TO NISSAN AND LOCAL DEALER WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE - NISSAN CASE [XXX]. SECOND DEFECT JUST DISCOVERED AND IS VERY COMMON FOR 2005-2006 ALTIMAS - JUST SEARCH INTERNET, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. IN ANY CARS 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH NO ACCIDENTS AND WITH LESS THAN 27000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE DEFECTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ALSO DIAGNOSED AND CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) DID NOT INCLUDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR SIGNAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED THE 2005 MODEL ALTIMA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO, I STARTED HEARING A CLICKING NOISE COMING OUT OF MY 3.5L ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND HE SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE ($6000). I DROVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 3K MILES AND THE NOISE CONTINUED AND BECAME LOUDER. IT SOUNDS LIKE AN [XXX]MOVIE PROJECTOR. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE PRIMARY TIMING CHAIN GUIDE WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. I SUSPECT THAT NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH CAUSES THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE TO BECOME DAMAGED. I HAVE ALSO READ IT HAPPENS BETWEEN 20K TO 80K MILES. ANYWAY, IF THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPS IT CAUSE SERIOUS INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAVE TALKED WITH NISSAN CONSUMERS AFFAIR GROUP WITH NO RESULTS. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATE AND NISSAN OWNERS WARNED OF THIS ENGINE DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL QUICKLY DUE TO THE PISTON RINGS ON CYLINDERS ONE AND FOUR. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE PRESSURE ON THOSE RINGS WAS TOO LOW, MAKING THE VEHICLE CONSUME OIL MUCH FASTER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PANEL WAS CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THIS FAILURE MADE THE FLOOR UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.