2006 Nissan Altima complaints

MY BRAKES HAVE A HIGH PITCHED SCREECH ONLY WHEN IN REVERSE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAD IT IN TO THE GLENDALE NISSAN DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE TYPE OF BRAKE IT IS. AM I SUPPOSE TO LIVE WITH IT FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THIS SOUND IS VERY ABNORMAL. WHEN I AM BACKING UP PEOPLE JUST LOOK AT THE CAR AS TO SAY, "GET YOUR BRAKES FIXED". I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CAR DOING THIS LET ALONE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS TERRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE. *TR

ON MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 2.5 LITER ENGINE, IT WOULD STOP RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 70MPH DOWN TO 5MPH (IN RUSH HOUR STOP/GO TRAFFIC). IT ALSO WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO START PROPERLY BY CRANKING FOR UP TO 45 SECONDS BEFORE START. THIS OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS AND BECAME WORSE QUICKLY, WITH "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" ON, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (GRUBBS NISSAN, BEDFORD, TX) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) SO THEY REPLACED IT FOR $204.34 TOTAL. THIS CPS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL # 07V527000; THERE ARE OVER 650K VEHICLES THAT ARE POTENTIALLY AFFECTED AND I KNOW MY ISSUE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. NEW SENSOR IS IN; OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLING WHILE IN MOTION USUALLY WHILE SLOWING TO STOP OR WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED. SES LIGHT CAME ON TODAY WHEN IT STALLED AND I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED IT WAS CRANK AND CAM SENSORS. THEY REPLACED THEM AND CHARGED ME $260. HAD TO HAVE ENGINE REPLACED AT 19,XXX MILES UNDER A RECALL. CAR HAS 58,7XX MILES NOW AND THIS TIME I HAD TO PAY. GO ONLINE AND FIND IN EXCESS OF 160 CONSUMER REPORTS OF THIS VERY CAM AND CRANK PROBLEM AND EVERYONE HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR IT WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT ESPECIALLY BEING THAT MY ENGINE WAS REPLACED SO THE DEFECT IS NOT JUST IN THE ORIGINAL ENGINES. SERVICE DEPT. MADE NO MENTION OF THERE BEING A RECALL TO ME BUT BEING THAT I NEVER GOT THE RECALL NOTICE WHEN I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT 19,XXX (AND I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND REMAINED AT SAME RESIDENCE) I DECIDED TO JUST CHECK ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS WERE HAVING CAM AND CRANK PROBLEMS. COMES A NO SURPRISE TO SEE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I AM MUTE THEREFORE CAN'T CALL YOU GUYS SO I AM FILING MY COMPLAINT ONLINE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I ENTERED PHONE NUMBERS ONLY BECAUSE I COULD NOT ADVANCE WITHOUT DOING SO. PLEASE SEND ANY AND ALL REPLIES VIA E-MAIL IF SPEAKING TO SOMEONE WHO CAN REPRESENT ME IS AN ISSUE. *TR

JUST HAD TO REPLACE A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2006 NISSAN. I SEE THAT THERE WERE TWO PRIOR NHTSA CAMPAIGNS ABOUT THIS PART, BUT APPARENTLY MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THEM. APPEAR TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART FROM VEHICLES NOT UNDER ORIGINAL CAMPAIGNS. HAD SAME ISSUES AS OTHERS - VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND ALMOST STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA; ENGINE STYLE IS THE 2.5L APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR; ALL DEALING WITH THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR; I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS; AND NOW AM STUCK WITH FOOTING THE BILL OF A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN THE LABOR AND PARTS FEE. NISSAN THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT HELPING ME AT ALL AND MAKING ME PAY FOR THIS; NOT ONLY THAT; BUT THEY ARE COMPLETELY IGNORING THE ISSUE AT HAND AND NOT TAKING CARE OF ME; ALTHOUGH I HAVE PURCHASED 2 VEHICLES FROM THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FIRST I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL THAT HAPPENED IN 2006 AND SECOND THAT I NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MISTAKE THAT THEY CLEARLY MADE WHILE OTHERS DID NOT. *TR

BACK SEAT LATCH HOOKS ARE UNACCESABLE FOR LATCH SYSTEM OF BABY/CHILD CAR SEATS. THE PLACEMENT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FOR THE LATCHES SO WE ARE FORCED TO ONLY USE THE LAP BELT TO SECURE TO CAR SEAT. *TR

TODAY WHILE DRIVING, MY DAUGHTER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN SHE PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT, HER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND SHE ALSO LOST THE USE OF THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. WHAT IS HAPPENING???? LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR, BUT HAD SHE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN (OR EVEN FAIR WEATHER), SHE MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED OR MAIMED FOR LIFE. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, TO ME OR ANYONE I KNOW. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. PLEASE TELL ME HOW I SHOULD PROCEED, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP AND NOTHING IS SHOWING UP ON COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. SHE WILL BEGIN HER FIRST SEMESTER OF COLLEGE IN A MONTH, AND WILL BE COMMUTING OVER 30 MILES EACH WAY, 3 TIMES PER WEEK, OVER BODIES OF WATER (NAMELY, LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN). PLEASE I AM VERY WORRIED WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHEN SHE IS ON THE INTERSTATE!!! I CHECKED NISSAN'S RECALL DATABASE, AND IT MENTIONS THE ENGINE GOING DEAD FOR NO REASON, BUT MY DAUGHTER SAID THE ENGINE DID NOT GO OFF, THE STEERING LOCKED AS IF THE CAR WERE IN PARK. *TR

OUR 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L'S ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON JULY 6. 2009. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I RESEARCHED RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA, AND DISCOVERED A RECALL REQUIRING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK IT INTO TIM DAHLE'S NISSAN IN SANDY, UTAH WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, THEY TOLD US THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEREFORE, NISSAN'S RECALL IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM BY SIMPLY REPROGRAMMING THE ECM. INSTEAD, THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM IS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, AND THE CONSUMER IS REQUIRED TO SPEND $200 TO GET THIS REPAIR DONE. THE RECALL SPECIFIES THE PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT TAKE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SE. MY VEHICLE STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THE ISSUE IS THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS AND THE REPROGRAMMING OF MY ECS. I NOTICED THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ON OTHER 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA'S WITH 2.5L ENGINES. HOWEVER, I AM TOLD THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE RESPOND WITH YOUR FINDINGS PLEASE. *TR

2006 2.5 L ALTIMA STALLING. DIAGNOSIS IS CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND ECM REPROGRAMMED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, MY VIN IS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLS. DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED BY TISCHER NISSAN IN LAUREL MD. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY STANDARD VEHICLE WARRANTY, DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY, OR BY RECALL. SINCE THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE THAT OTHER 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA'S ARE EXPERIENCING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF I HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED. *TR

PURCHASED IN NOV 06, NISSAN ALTIMA 2006 SPECIAL EDITION. SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON 6/3/09 AND HAS BEEN FLASHING EVER SINCE. HAVE MADE AN APP AT THE NISSAN DEALER TO SEE IF THAT'S COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MY WIFE WAS IN A MVA ON 05/08/09. HER 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS IN A CRASH AT APPROX. 30 MPH. IT HAS $7800.00 PLUS IN DAMAGE. IT WAS A FRONT END CRASH. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD & HAS SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, DOCTORS SAY MAYBE TBA, BRUISED CHEST, ABDOMEN, FACIAL BRUISING, AND MAJOR KNEE INJURIES. HER SEATBELT ALSO DID NOT HOLD. THE CAR HAD NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. *TR

NISSAN ALTIMA TRUNK LID IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN OPENED IT SPRINGS BACK TO CLOSE ON SOMEONE'S HEAD. THE SPRINGS DO NOT HOLD THE TRUNK LID IN THE OPEN POSITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, PARK, OR NEUTRAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A SILVER SWITCH NEAR THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT COULD BE USED TO MANUALLY CHANGE GEARS. LATER, THE VEHICLE BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE WHEN THE MANUAL GEAR SHIFTER SWITCH WAS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 18,000.

EXCESSIVE OIL IN CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA AND WHILE DRIVING 3 DAYS AGO THE CAR STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE SHE WAS ABOUT TO TURN LEFT. SHE WAS THEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I ARRIVED AND WE GOT THE CAR OUT OF THE STREET. TOOK IT TO COURTESY NISSAN IN TAMPA AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON AND THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR AWHILE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ECM BUT NISSAN TOLD ME IT DIDN'T COVER THE SENSORS. MY DAUGHTER'S CAR ONLY HAS 42K MILES AND IT COULDN'T BE FROM EXTENDED WEAR AND TEAR AS SUGGESTED...IE OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT HAD MANY MORE MILES LISTED. I AM HAVING THE SENSORS REPLACED BUT I THINK IT IS UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS THAT NISSAN IS SELLING THESE CARS WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PROBLEM AND ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD LIKE THAT. *TR

ON SATURDAY, 2/14/09 MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER ON MONDAY, 2/16/09, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ORDER TO REPROGRAM THE ECM REPROGRAMMED. LATER THAT AFTERNOON I WAS ADVISED THAT 2 SENSORS, THE CRANKSHAFT & CAM SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE DEALER COULD PERFORM THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE ECM; THE COST WOULD BE $394.00. TODAY, 2/17/09, WHILE SURFING THE INTERNET, I CAME ACROSS A WEBSITE THAT POSTS NISSAN RECALL INFORMATION. I FOUND THAT NOV 21, 2007 A MASS RECALL WAS PERFORMED FOR OVER 653,000 VEHICLES, FOR 2002 & 2005-2006 ALTIMA/SENTRA MODELS, WITH 2.5L ENGINES, FOR DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THEN ON NOV 8, 2007, CAMPAIGN #07V527000 WAS INACTED; SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM THE SENSOR" CONSEQUENCE: THE VEHICLE CAN STOP AND CAUSE A CRASH; MY CONCERN IS: MY VEHICLE IS LISTED UNDER THIS RECALL, BUT NOT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR RECALL. DO THESE TWO NOT GO TOGETHER? IS IT NOT CONSIDERED A DOMINO EFFECT? HOW CAN THE ECM BE REPROGRAMMED IF THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE? HOW IS IT THAT VEHICLES ARE DETERMINED TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL? HOW CAN MY VEHICLE BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR? ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 56,000.

HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE ON NISSAN ALTIMA 06 WITH ONLY 33,000 MI DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE THE REASON WHY. FRONT STRUTS NEEDS REPLACING AFTER 39,000. ALSO REPLACE TRANSMISSION SEAL@39,000MI. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R WITH A 6 CYLINDER ENGINE AND A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE LAST 30 MONTHS THE CLUTCH WOULD FALL TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE SOLUTION WAS TO CATCH THE CLUTCH WITH THE DRIVER'S TOE AND RAISE IT MANUALLY BACK INTO POSITION EACH TIME PRIOR TO A SHIFT. THIS IS DIFFICULT, DISTRACTING, AND DANGEROUS AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT AND THEREFORE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS MONTH, AT 38,000 MILES, THE CLUTCH HAS FALLEN TO THE FLOOR AND HAS REMAINED STUCK THERE, RENDERING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY UNDRIVEABLE. THE DEALER NOW RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE MASTER AND SLAVE CLUTCH CYLINDERS, HOWEVER THEY INTEND TO CHARGE $709.97 FOR IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART SINCE IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS FROM 6,000 MILES ON AND IS REPORTED BY MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS AS WELL ON INTERNET FORUMS. EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2005-2006-NISSAN-ALTIMA-SE-R-DISCUSSION/273277-SLAVE-CLUTCH-CYLINDER-RECALL.HTML I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NISSAN, HOWEVER THEY HAVE "DECIDED" NOT TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS REPAIR. THE NISSAN FILE NUMBER IS 6393944. IT IS MY HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL TAKE AN INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT CAUSES A FATAL WRECK. *TR

VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME AT 28,214 MILES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER AFTER HOURS. VEHICLE STARTED FOR THEM NEXT DAY. DEALER SUGGESTED IT WAS A SENSOR ACTING UP BUT NO CODE WAS RECORDED. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES, I WAS ABLE TO TRICK IT INTO STARTED BY REMOVING SEVERAL FUSES AND CLEARING THE ENGINE OF EXCESS FUEL. CAR WOULD START. I READ ABOUT THIS TRICK ON THE INTERNET. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND WAS EVEN HARDER TO START. TOOK VEHICLE IN AT 59,038 TO HAVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 38,000.

DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BOX WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE LEVER REMAINS STUCK WHEN SHIFTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT SOMETHING WAS SPILLED IN THE GEAR BOX. THEY PULLED THE GEAR BOX APART AND FOUND NO SPILL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT REASSEMBLE THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $800-900 TO REPAIR THE GEAR SHIFT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO FIND ANOTHER DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER IS NOT ASSISTING. THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IS NOT BEING REPAIRED AS SUCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

RECALL ID# 6827 ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM THE SENSOR. IF THE INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL FROM THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS SO BRIEF THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) LOGIC DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION, THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPEED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ECM FREE OF CHARGE. CERTAIN MY 2006 ALTIMAS WHICH HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMEDIED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 06V223 (NISSAN R0606) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL SINCE THE REPROGRAMMING FOR 06V223 ALSO INCLUDED THIS REPROGRAMMING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 31, 2007. HAD ECM REPROGRAMMED AND MY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS STILL OVERHEATING. NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THE SENSOR IF THE REPROGRAMMING DOES NOT WORK. *TR

4 DRY ROTTED VALVE STEMS, DILL TR414 THAT WERE ORIGINAL EQUIP ON CONTINENTAL MTS P215/60 R16 94 T TOURING ON 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, VEH WAS TOWED TO NTB WHERE THEY REPLACED ALL 4 VALVE STEMS, I RPTD INCIDENT TO MFR NISSAN AND MFR CONTINENTAL AND THEY ARE BLAMING EACH OTHER. *TR

I BOUGHT MY ALTIMA NEW IN 2006. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE STRUTS REPLACED 3 TIMES AND JUST RECENTLY A TIE ROD. I HAVE 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE NEVER MISSED ANY GENERAL MAINTENANCE. I WORRY THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR OVERHEATED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

215/55/17 BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-42 TIRE ON FRON DRIVER SIDE BEGIN TO SPLIT ON SIDE TRADWEAR. ONLY 15000 MILES ON THE TIRE. EXPER TIRE CARE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFETIVE TIRE FOR FREE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGES WHEN IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TEN PREVIOUS TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER. HE HAS BECOME SO USED TO THE FAILURE, THAT HE CAN FEEL IT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY OCCURS. HE APPLIES THE BRAKES 30 FEET BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES TO AVOID A REAR END CRASH. THE CONTACT MUST ALSO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO SOLVE THE FAILURE ON HIS OWN. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,500.

MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA (6,500 MILES) WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. DURING THE PAST MONT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY CLUTCH PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSED AND NOT RETURNING. I CHECKED ON LINE AND IDENTIFIED THAT APPARENTLY WITH THE 6 CYL. ENGINE AND STANDARD TRANSMISSION THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BREAK DOWN OF THE DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID THAT IS USED IN THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. MANY SITES RECOMMEND THE HIGHER BOILING TEMPERATURE OF THE DOT 4 OR 5.1. THE DEALERSHIP INSISTS THAT DOT 3 IS SUFFICIENT HOWEVER IN TALKING TO OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS ON LINE IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

SUBJECT CRANK POSITION SENSOR. SUBJECT CAR 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5. RECALL WAS RECEIVED ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE CAR STARTED DYING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ENGINE WILL DIE CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND POWER STEERING STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, THE CAR LOOSES POWER FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS THEN VIOLENTLY JERKS REGAINING POWER. NISSAN DEALER HAS STATED THAT THIS IS AN ECM PROBLEM AND THAT A REPROGRAM WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THE REPROGRAM OF THE ECM WAS COMPLETED. NOW THE CAR DIES MORE FREQUENTLY AND NOW IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE CRANKING TO START THE CAR WHEN WARM. APPROXIMATELY 2 MIN. TO RESTART. NISSAN HAS TRIED TO "BAND AID" A FAULTY CRANK POSITION SENSOR WITH AN ECM REPROGRAM THAT IS NOT WORKING. THE CAR ABRUPTLY DYING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CAN EASILY LEAD TO UNCALLED FOR INJURIES AND DEATHS STEMMING FROM THIS FAULTY SENSOR. I AGREE THAT THE UPGRADED ECM PROGRAM SHOULD READ BOTH THE CAM POSITION SENSOR AND CRANK POSITION SENSOR IN TANDEM AS A REDUNDANT FEATURE BUT IF THE PROBLEM IS WITH A LEAKY SENSOR OR A BAD SOLDER JOINT IN THE SENSOR, THE SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA, FIRST, MY CAR WOULDN'T START UNTIL ABOUT THE FIFTH OR SEVENTH TRY..TOOK AND GOT THAT FIXED THEN THE DEALER HAD TO RE-PROGRAM MY KEY.. THEN AFTER ONE WEEK OF DRIVING.... IT JUST WOULDN'T START AT ALL. ALL WITH-IN A THREE PERIOD. SO IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW. 6/06/2008...EVER SINCE 06/03/2008. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP. *TR

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SER CLUTCH SINKS TO THE FLOOR AND PREVENTS USE OF GEARS. HAPPENS ONCE A MONTH IN TRAFFIC OR ON HOT DAYS. NISSAN HAS NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS BEING STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING LOUDLY. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES. THE SECOND TIME, THEY COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE, AND CURRENTLY, THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THE ILLUMINATION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, JERKED, AND STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURS THE MOST WHEN AT A STOP OR APPROACHING A STOP. THE CONTACT MUST PULL OFF THE ROAD AND MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER THE STALLING OCCURS. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AS NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

ENGINE SHUT OFF GOING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS 18 WHEELER ON 3 LANE INTERSTATE 35. HAD HEADLIGHT REPLACED 4 DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT AND WAS ADVISED ABOUT A RECALL, CHOOSE TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE AT THAT TIME ALSO. SERVICE ADVISOR CLAIMED THAT THE RECALL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MALFUNCTION, SAID THEY HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR STARTED AND NOTED SOMETHING ABOUT THE RPM'S, SAID THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR AND IT HASN'T STALLED. SAID THEY KNOW IT HAS A PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE IT. TODAY IS 04-30-08, THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE 04-19-08. SERVICE ADVISOR STOPPED CALLING ON 04-24-07. HAVE COMPLAINED TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO FINALLY RETURNED MY CALL TODAY STATING THAT THEY TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES TOTAL AND THEY CLAIM THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR, THAT THEY TEST DROVE IT 90 MILES AND CLEARED SOMETHING FROM THE AIR INTAKE. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER TOLD ME THIS STORY AND STOPPED CALLING ME ON 04-24-07. WHEN I ASKED THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS LADY IF SHE WOULD LOAD UP HER KIDS IN THE CAR AND GO DOWN THE INTERSTATE DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC? SHE HESITATED AND SAID YES SHE WOULD. *TR

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A ENGINE RECALL. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WORK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE HAS BEEN WORK DONE TO FIX THE ENGINE AND WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE RECALL. *KB THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. *JB

COMING HOME FROM GRADUATE SCHOOL EARLY EVENING, DOG CAME OUT OF NO WHERE RAN INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR, THE AIR BAG WENT OFF, FRACTURED MY ELBOW- HAD TO HAVE A SPECIALIST DO SURGERY ON THE ELBOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON MAY 25, 2008, WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS NO STEERING POWER OR BRAKING ABILITY. IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A NEARBY ALLEY AND CLIPPED THE FRONT END OF A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A POLE. SHE CALLED THE POLICE AND HER INSURANCE AGENT TO REPORT THE CRASH, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $9,000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT FOR FIVE DAYS BECAUSE THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALER WAS CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY, THEY KEPT IT FOR 32 DAYS. IN APRIL OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, BUT THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIRS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO RESCAN THE ENGINE COMPUTER AT THE COST OF $119. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 28 K MILES CONTROL BUTTONS FOR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. REPORTED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AFTER MONTHS OF HAVING TO HOLD DOWN MANUALLY CONTROL UP AND DOWN OPERATIONS OF WINDOW. NISSAN DEALERSHIP ASKED WHO HAD PERFORMED PREVIOUS WORK ON WINDOWS AND I TOLD THEM NO ONE ADVISED DEALERSHIP TO CHECK WINDOW FOR POSSIBLE # TO VERIFY TRUTH ON OUR BEHALF. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT ME PAYING THE COST OF $ 100.00 SAYS SOME HOW OR ANOTHER WINDOW UNADJUSTED ITSELF AND NOW NEEDS TO BE READJUSTED. ADVISED DEALER I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE WINDOW. WINDOW WILL ROLL ITSELF DOWN MUST HOLD FIRMLY THE CONTROL BUTTON IN ORDER TO SECURE SAFETY OF VEHICLE. *TR

I ONCE WAS TOLD BY BOB BELL NISSAN THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. AND NOW 2 YEARS LATER I RECEIVE A LETTER STATING THAT MY NISSAN 2006 ALTIMA IS ONE OF THE RECALL VEHICLE ON THE LIST .AND IM CONTACTING YOU FOR THIS REASON. *TR

I HAD A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT STALLED ON I95 (3) TIMES BEFORE IT WAS CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AS A CRANK SENSOR ISSUE AND BECAME A MAJOR RECALL FOR NISSAN. IN JULY 2006 I LEASED ANOTHER NISSAN ALTIMA AFTER THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETED DAMAGED ON MY 2003 ALTIMA DUE TO ANOTHER RECALL REGARDING OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. I INQUIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO AT A ROUTINE SERVICE VISIT IF MY CURRENT 2006 NISSAN WAS PART OF THE "CRANK SENSOR" RECALL THAT WAS RECENTLY ISSUED AND TOLD IT WAS. I HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL FROM EITHER NISSAN OR THE DEALER, THIS RECALL I WAS TOLD WAS CORRECTED DURING MY VISIT. ON SATURDAY MARCH 29,2008 I WAS DRIVING ON I95 IN THE THIRD LANE AT APPROX 65-70 MPH AND THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS 3 LANES AND GET HALF IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE AT WHICH TIME I DEPARTED THE CAR GOT TO A SAFE AREA OUT OF HARM'S WAY OF TRAFFIC AND CONTACTED THE STATE TROOPERS FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY CAME AND STAYED WITH ME UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND TOWED ME TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO START AGAIN WITHOUT STALLING WAS CONTACTED ON MONDAY MARCH 31, 2008 BY THE DEALER TO LET ME KNOW THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY THEY HAD DROVE IT FOR SEVERAL MILES AND NO PROBLEM. THE COMMENT MADE WAS THEY WILL DRIVE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND IF NO ISSUES THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. SINCE I ALREADY HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2003 ALTIMA AND SAME CAR DEALER I'M CONFIDENT THIS PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR AGAIN AND THIS TI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON ONE OCCASION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, IT ROLLED FORWARD TO THE SIDEWALK. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, IT ROLLED FORWARD TOWARDS THE SIDEWALK. THE CONTACT USED BOTH THE FOOT BRAKE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO FINALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. ON TWELVE OCCASIONS, WHEN THE FLOOR CLUTCH WAS PRESSED, IT BECAME STUCK. SHE HAD TO MANUALLY WORK THE CLUTCH BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 1-20 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. ON ONE OCCASION, SHE HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR A JUMP START. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER FROM ROLLING FORWARD INTO THE SIDEWALK. IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN CONCERNING HER VEHICLE NOT HAVING ABS; HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION SHE RECEIVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED STATED THAT IT DID HAVE ABS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,650 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,286.

MARCH 3, 2008 - 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L - NOT STARTING; TAKEN INTO NISSAN AND THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED. MARCH 21, 2008 BACK AT NISSAN FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM - NISSAN DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE CAN STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON MARCH 21ST...AFTER TWICE HAVING THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT SAW AN ALERT ON THE TELEVISION IN JANUARY OF 2008 THAT THE 2002-2006 NISSAN ALTIMA'S HAVE A DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANY FAILURE. ON MARCH 20, 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS SAME FAILURE. SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK TO BE INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE VIN AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,700.

CLUTCH SINKS TO THE FLOOR, AND I AM UNABLE TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR. DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY AND UNABLE TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR DURING A DOWNSHIFT. LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT BEING HIT. STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NISSAN COULD NOT "REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. NO FIX. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD A CRASH. YET! *TR

VEHICLE IS EXCESSIVELY LOOSING OIL AND MOTOR SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT CRANK OFTEN FOR NO REASON. *TR

CLUTCH STUCK ON FLOOR, DID NOT RETURN TO UP POSITION. VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS - CLUTCH ENGAGED ABOUT 1/2" FROM FLOOR. OCCURRED AFTER SITTING IN TRAFFIC FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. STOPPED VEHICLE AND CLUTCH WAS FINE AFTER ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR 15 MINUTES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLED BETWEEN 750 TO 1000 AND THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED, THERE WAS A NOISE PRESENT IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART MAY NEED TIME TO ADJUST. AN APPOINTMENT WAS RESCHEDULED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON JANUARY 7, 2008. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT TO LOOK FOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43000.