2006 Nissan Altima complaints

I HAVE A 20006 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THE FLOOR BOARD IS CORRODING UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SEAT I CALL NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT THERE NOT A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM SO THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBILITY THIS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THEY ARE OTHER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

I JUST WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA I TRIED TO TRADE MY CAR IN AT COLONIAL NISSAN IN MEDFORD AND IT GOT REJECTED DUE TO RUST ON THE FLOOR BOARDS I WAS JUST WATCHING TELEVISION AND I SAW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND THAT NISSAN DOESN'T CARE. I AM STUCK WITH THIS CAR NO AUCTION WILL TAKE IT AND I CAN'T SELL IT BECAUSE OF THE RUST!!! WHAT DO I DO NOW??? THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVER FLOOR BOARD RUSTED OUT AND FELT APART, I CAN START TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, PLEASE ISSUES THIS MATTER ASAP. *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN I SHUT THE CAR DOWN, AND GET BACK IN IT, IT ACTS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO CRANK. I HAVE TO KEEP TRYING OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO GET MY CAR TO START. THIS HAS HAPPEND FOR A WHILE NOW, TOOK IT TO THE HAD REPLACED AT THE DEALER. *TR

I DISCOVERED BOTH FLOOR PAN/BOARDS UNDER THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAD BEEN TRACKING THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS, I FINALLY HAD TO PURCHASE BOTH NEW FLOOR PANS $171.00 EACH AND HAVE THEM REPLACED BY A PROFESSIONAL REPAIR SHOP AFTER OI REMOVED THE INTERIOR AND REINSTALLED IT ONCE THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT A PRICE OF $799,00. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE FLOOR IN PLACE PRIOR TO REPAIR WAS THE SOUND PROOFING UNDER THE CARPET. THE POOR RELIEF OR DRAINING OF WATER UNDER THE VEHICLE WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS VEHICLES PROBLEM. *TR

JUST WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH HAD SEVERE RUST UNDER BOTH SIDES OF CAR UNDER THE SEATS. AT THE TIME IT WAS NOTICED THE CAR HAD 55823 MILES AND WAS SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR THE PREVIOUS 4 YEARS AND JUST 3 MONTHS PRIOR BEING NOTICED. ALTHOUGH I HAD TO PAY SAID DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR AFTER FIGHTING WITH NISSAN AND DEALERSHIP FOR 3 MONTHS. JUST WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT AFTER SEEING ARTICLE ON TV NEWS. ALTHOUGH CAR WAS 7 YRS. OLD IT SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED WITH 55000 MILES ON IT. NISSAN MOTORS WOULD NOT PAY COST FOR REPAIR.($740.00). I KNOW NISSAN IS BIG CORP. BUT EITHER THEY OR DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. BIG BUSINESS WINS AGAIN. *TR

I TOOK MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA TO THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE AUTO MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED OVER BEFORE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC SHOWED ME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS ON THE LIFT AND THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR IS RUSTED ALMOST THROUGH. BOTH NISSAN AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED, IN FACT IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY IT EXPLICITLY EXCLUDES THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL BE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS MY FEET WILL EVENTUALLY GO THROUGH THE FLOOR. *TR

ON OR ABOUT THE ABOVE DATE, WE TOOK THE ABOVE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER CONTACTED US STATING THAT THEY NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THIS WAS RATHER A SURPRISE, THEY HAD NOT NOTICED IT BEFORE...WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SAME DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT FROM THEM. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS ON THIS YEAR AND TYPE VEHICLE BEFORE, "THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO RUST OUT". HE ALSO STATED THAT WE SHOULD GET IT REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DUE TO OUR CONCERN FOR SAFETY, WE HAD AN AUTOBODY SHOP REPAIR IT. *TR

SEVERE RUSTING & ROTTING OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR BOARDS. VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND WELL-MAINTAINED. THIS BODY SECTION APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF DEBRIS WERE TO IMPACT THE WEAKENED SECTION AT SPEED. PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT, AND ALL THE OTHERS LIKE IT, AND HAVE NISSAN ISSUE A RECALL! *TR

HUGE RUST UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. ALSO STARTING UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. FLOORPAN IS RUSTING OUT SO BADLY I FEAR MY FOOT WILL FALL THROUGH. THIS IS NOT SAFE. CAR HAS NOT OTHER RUST AND WELL CARED FOR. THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE. I DROVE MY LAST CAR FOR 21 YEARS WITH NOT RUST PROBLEMS ANYWHERE AND I STILL LIVE IN THE SAME AREA. THIS CANNOT BE BECAUSE OF AGE OR SNOW AND SALT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE METAL OR DESIGN. *TR

NOTICED LEFT SIDE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR AND SIDE RAIL IS RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY, NO ACCIDENTS OR OTHER INCIDENTS OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS. *TR

TOOK CAR TO BE INSPECTED AND VEHICLE INSPECTOR FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AS WELL AS THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD WERE ROTTED THROUGH. ALWAYS TOOK IMMACULATE CARE OF THE ENTIRE CAR. TRIED CONTACTING NISSAN BUT THEY DID NOT HELP; EVEN AFTER TELLING THEM THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OUT ON THE INTERNET. *TR

THERE IS RUST AND HOLES THAT HAVE DEVELOPED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF NISSANS ALL OVER THE US. I ALSO HEARD THAT BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ANY INJURIES OR FATALITIES THAT THEY HAVEN'T PUT A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT OF THE CAR. IS THAT WHAT IT WILL TAKE? *TR

AFTER HEARING OF OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FLOOR BOARDS RUSTING OUT PREMATURE. I LOOKED AT THE FLOOR BOARDS ON MY ALTIMA ONLY TO FIND A LARGE HOLE RUSTED THROUGH THE DRIVERS FLOOR BOARD MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT, BUT LAST SUMMER (AUGUST 2014) I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT MY FLOOR BOARD WAS BEGINNING TO RUST OUT. I NOW KNOW, THROUGH RECENT NEWS, THAT IT IS NOT JUST MY CAR, BUT MOST NISSAN ALTIMA MODELS. I ACTUALLY COMPLAINED TO THEM ABOUT IT LAST SUMMER AND OF COURSE THEY DID NOTHING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IF MECHANICS AND PROFESSIONALS ARE NOTICING THAT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. I GET REGULAR CAR WASHES TO PREVENT RUST, AS I LIVE IN NORTHERN INDIANA AND SALT IS THE WAY WE FIGHT OUR SNOW PROBLEM. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR THE FLOOR BOARD TO RUST OUT. IF I WERE DRIVING AN OLDER CAR I WOULD EXPECT THIS. HOWEVER, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A 2006 MODEL CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS RUST PRESENT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR PANELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, AT NOT CHARGE. UPDATED 08/04/15*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE THERE WAS RUST PRESENT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR PANELS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDES RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. FROM UNDERNEATH, YOU COULD LITERALLY PUSH THE CARPET UP WITH YOUR FINGER - THERE WAS NO METAL THERE - ALL RUSTED! APPROXIMATE SIZE OF THE HOLE WAS 18" LONG BY 12-14" WIDE. SAME THING WITH THE OIL PAN WE HAD TO REPLACE. MY HUSBAND SAW THE RUST ON THE OIL PAN, PUSHED UP ON THE AREA OF RUST AND PUT HIS FINGER THROUGH. HAD TO REPLACE. I HAVE PICS OF THE RUSTED OUT FLOOR. OTHER THAN THIS, IT'S BEEN A NICE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, WE ARE STUCK WITH IT. CANNOT SELL THE VEHICLE TO ANYONE KNOWING IT COULD HURT SOMEONE AND WE WOULD HAVE TO DUMP A TON OF MONEY IN TO REPAIR. THE NADA VALUE IS FOR "CLEAN" IS $7,075. VALUE FOR "ROUGH" IS $3,100. A DIFFERENCE OF ALMOST $4000. I JUST PURCHASED A KIA... *TR

I NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF RUST/HOLES FORMING UNDER MY 06 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 80K ON IT. IT'S ALL IN THE FLOOR BOARDS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. IN FIRST NOTICED IT BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2014....A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I SAW THE NEWS TODAY ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE I NOTICED. WE NEED A RECALL FOR SAFETY. CAUSE IT WILL BECOME ONE. I WILL SUE IF MY FOOT GOES THRU THE FLOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FLOORBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I CAN DRIVE AROUND TOWN OR WHERE EVER. I CAN STOP AT A PLACE, SHUT THE CAR DOWN, AND GET BACK IN IT AND IT ACTS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO CRANK. I HAVE TO KEEP TRYING OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO GET MY CAR TO START. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL AUTO ZONE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN ON IT AND IT CAME BACK WITH THE CRANK SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE CRANK SENSOR REPLACED AND THE COMPUTER RESET BUT I KEEP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I DRIVE AROUND AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. AFTER THE CAR GETS HOT THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO CRANK. NOW SINCE THEN MY CAR HAS PUT ANOTHER ERROR ON MY CAR FOR P7020 WITH IS THE SPEED SENSOR. I HAVE CONTACT NISSAN ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I SEEN THE SAME RECALL ON THE SAME CAR BUT THEY STATE THAT MY CAR ISNT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY THING IS HOW IS IT NOT WHEN ITS SAME EXACT THING GOING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

I FOUND OUT TODAY AT A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THAT I HAVE SIGNIFICANT RUST DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR BOARD UNDER MY CAR. AT THIS TIME IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING IN REGARDS TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRST LAYER HAS ERODED AWAY AND THE SECOND LAYER IS ALREADY RUSTED AND PEELING. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO ERODE THROUGH THE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ALMOST 6 YEARS. MY BOYFRIEND DOES THE SERVICING - OIL CHANGES, BRAKES, FLUID/BELT CHANGES, ETC. ON A REGULAR, DOCUMENTED BASIS. WHEN CAR IS LIFTED, I ALWAYS DO A CHECK UNDERNEATH. CAR HAD BEEN FINE. OIL CHANGED IN OCTOBER 2014, ALL GOOD. NEW TIRES PUT ON BY GOOD YEAR IN DECEMBER 2014, ALL GOOD - JUST LET ME KNOW TO HAVE BACK BRAKES CHANGED SOON. MARCH 22, MY BOYFRIEND WAS CHANGING OIL AND PUTTING NEW PADS/SHOES ON CAR. WHILE LIFTED, I DID MY CHECK AND SAW RUST HANGING UNDERNEATH ON DRIVER'S SIDE. AFTER TAKING OFF THE RUST AND GETTING TO SOLID METAL, FOUND A APPROX 5X5IN SIZE HOLE IN MY FLOORBOARD. REST OF BASE OF CAR LOOKS PERFECT, SO FAR. CAR SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING LIKE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTING OUT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE AND HAS LIKELY BEEN RUSTING FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED AND WASHED REGULARLY. EXPENSE TO FIX THE FLOOR BOARDS IS MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THESE CARS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN. *TR

I WAS TOLD IN 2012 BY MY CAR MAINTENANCE SHO, THAT MY CAR HAD A RUST HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. NOW, 3 YEARS LATER IT HAS GROWN QUITE LARGE. I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO GET IT REPAIRED BEFORE I HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED IN MARCH OF 2016. THIS IS QUITE A PROBLEM FOR ME SINCE I AM RETIRED AN LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME. *TR

FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. INSULATION AND CARPETING ARE FALLING THOUGH THE FLOOR. VERY UNSAFE. CONTACTED NISSAN BOTH CORPORATE OFFICE AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP. NEITHER WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION. THIS ISSUE COINCIDENTALLY MADE NATIONAL NEWS THIS MORNING. A NUMBER OF NISSAN OWNERS AND MECHANICS/BODY WORK TECHNICIANS WERE INTERVIEWED. ALL SAID THE SAME THING. THE INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP PERSON I GOT AN ESTIMATE FROM THIS MORNING SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR IS LOCATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT ITS DRAINING INSIDE THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH NISSAN AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP GAVE VERY EXPENSIVE ESTIMATE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR PANELS RUSTED SEVERELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FLOOR PANELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 5/26/15*CN UPDATED 9/17/2015*JS

THE FLOORBOARDS ON MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE RUSTED OUT. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY MY BODY SHOP THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CAR. APPARENTLY THE FLOORBOARDS RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME TO BUY A NEW CAR AND OFFERED EMPLOYEE PRICING. THEY TOOK NO CREDIT FOR THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS VERY WELL KNOW - SEE HTTP://WWW.NBCNEWS.COM/NEWS/US-NEWS/RUST-N333291. *TR

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR PANS HAVE ROTTED THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *TR

THE FLOORBOARDS OF THE CAR HAS A HOLE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARDS BADLY RUSTED. *TR

FLOOR BOARDS RUSTED OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY ENTIRE VEHICLE WILL PERIODIC JERK. ITS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE ITS BEGAN. NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE IS ALSO FADED AND THE CLEAR COATS HAS COME OFF. I HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF OTHER PEOPLE ON FORUMS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THINGS. SO IT APPEARS TO ME THAT NISSAN IS FALLING DOWN ON THE JOB AND SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL OF SOME SORT ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND CANT AFFORD SOMETHING CATASTROPHICALLY HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WITHOUT WARNING, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND THE PARKING LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E087000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

RUSTED THROUGH FLOORBOARDS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AS DESCRIBED IN NTB06-028 (DESCRIBED BELOW) AND COVERED UNDER NISSAN MOTORS RECALL NUMBER 06V223000. 1-QUART OF OIL NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO ENGINE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 500 MILES OF TRAVEL OR EVERY MONTH TO MAINTAIN LEVEL IN THE SAFE DIPSTICK 'L TO H' LEVEL. INITIAL PHONE CONTACT WITH NISSAN MOTORS REPRESENTATIVE AT 1-800-647-7261 RESULTED IN BEING INFORMED THAT SINCE VEHICLE IS NOT IN VIN RECALL RANGE, NISSAN CANNOT DO ANYTHING. WORRY IS THAT IF ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS INADVERTENTLY NEGLECTED, AN ENGINE FIRE COULD RESULT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. RECALL SUMMARY: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER PERFORMANCE OF THE PISTON RINGS. CONSEQUENCE: IF THE OIL IS NOT MAINTAINED AT LEAST AT THE MINIMUM LEVEL, ENGINE DAMAGE CAN OCCUR AND IN EXTREME CASES RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE.

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE EXCEPTION A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DEFECT. THE FLOOR PANELS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. THIS CAME TO MY ATTENTION WHILE THE CAR WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RUST PROBLEM, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT IS INCREDIBLE THAT THE FLOOR PAN OF A FASTIDIOUSLY MAINTAINED, MODERN UNIBODY AUTOMOBILE WOULD RUST OUT ALMOST COMPLETELY WITHIN EIGHT YEARS. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2006 ALTIMA. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF RECTIFYING IT. REPRESENTATIVE AT NISSAN USA WITH WHOM I SPOKE INFORMED ME TO BRING MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR AN ESTIMATE OF THE NECESSARY REPAIR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO DECORMIER NISSAN IN MANCHESTER, CT AND RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF $1,700 PLUS TAX. I AGAIN CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND MY CASE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NISSAN REGIONAL OFFICE. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE RUST WAS DUE TO SALT APPLIED TO THE ROADWAYS IN CT, THEREFORE NISSAN WOULD NOT BE OFFERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR OF MY CAR. SHE SUGGESTED THAT I PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET AND WASH THE UNDERCARRIAGE REGULARLY. THE CAR IS WASHED OFTEN. BY HAND DURING THE TEMPERATE MONTHS AND DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AT A CAR WASH WHERE THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS ALSO WA

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED SUCH AS IN A TRAFFIC JAM OR APPROACHING A CORNER/LIGHT THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, RESTARTS BUT PROGRESSIVELY GETS HARDER OVER TIME. CALLED NISSAN.COM WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO NISSAN DEALER WHO UPDATED COMPUTER, STILL HAPPENS CALLED AGAIN AND TOLD TO TAKE AGAIN HOWEVER THIS TIME THEY CHARGED ME ALMOST $ 200.00 STILL NOT FIXED NISSAN REFUSED TO ASSIST. *TR

MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA'S FLOORBOARD IS RUSTING THROUGH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ADMITTED AS MUCH. THERE IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT CAUSES THIS PARTICULAR SPOT TO BE VULNERABLE TO RUST. THIS COULD BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS COMING OFF 295 AND HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF AND EVERYONE AT THE SCENE WAS TRYING TO FIGURE HOW OR WHY THEY DID NOT GO OFF. MY CAR IS TOTALED .. UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF UPDATED 3/30/2016*JS UPDATED 9/20/2017*CN

I CHECKED THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND THAT THE FLOOR BOARD WAS RUSTING OUT HEAVILY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I CHECKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. VERY UPSET ABOUT HAVING TO FIX THIS. *TR

CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE NOT STARTING AT TIMES, AND CUTTING OUT AT STOP LIGHTS WHICH WAS A SAFETY ISSUE IN TRAFFIC. AFTER TALKING WITH NISSAN I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED JN CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V5727000 AND I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THIS PART WAS REPLACED BY A PRIVATE AUTO REPAIR IN OCTOBER 2014 FOR A TOTAL OF $250.09. I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2014 FROM A TOYOTA USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND STARTED EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM SHORTLY THEREAFTER. PLEASE HELP ME RECOVER MY MONEY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT ARM DUE TO THE AIR BAGS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,974.

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY FOR 6 HOURS IN 10 DEGREE WEATHER. IT WAS REQUIRED TO MOVE THE CAR TO ALLOW ANOTHER VEHICLE TO LEAVE WHEN THE NISSAN WAS DRIVEN FORWARD TO RE-PARK THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDDLE WAS ROCK HARD AND NO BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A GARAGE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A VACUUM VALVE, INTEGRAL WITH A VACUUM HOSE. THE DEALER TESTED THE CAR AT 7:30AM ON 1/16/2012 WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR OVER 24 HOURS IN 23 DEGREE WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD (HOWEVER NOT ROCK SOLID) ONCE THE PEDAL WAS PUMPED TWICE THE BRAKES WORKED ACCORDINGLY. THE THEORY WAS THE VALVE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING IN THE COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER TESTED THE THEORY BY REMOVING THE FAULTY PART AND PLACING IT IN THE COLD WEATHER FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND REINSTALLED PART BACK INTO THE CAR AND CREATED A SIMILAR SCENARIO WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD WITH LIMITED BRAKES (TEMPERATURE WAS 22 DEGREES). THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED AND APPEARS TO HAVE SOLVED THE ISSUE. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THE NISSAN ALTIMA CAN POTENTIALLY HAVE BRAKES IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER AS I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE. - SEE MORE AT: HTTP://WWW.NISSANUSA.COM/APPS/CONTACTUS#STHASH.GPXHTYA7.DPUF THIS BRAKES ISSUE SHOULD HAD BEEN RECALLED. *TR

FLOOR BOARDS RUSTED TOTALLY THRU ON DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE. ONLY THING STOPPING FEET FROM GOING THRU THE FLOOR IS CARPET.SEEMS TO BE A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FLOORS ON NISSAN,I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN AS A RECALL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WENT OUT LAST EVENING. I WAS DRIVING THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA AT 35MPH WHEN THE POWER SEEMED TO SLOW, I PUSHED THE GAS AND NOTHING WAS HAPPENING, AND IMMEDIATELY IT RETURNED TO NORMAL POWER, THOUGH THIS OCCURRENCE TURNED ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER ARRIVING AT MY FIRST DESTINATION ALL WAS FINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR TO LEAVE IT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. I HAD TO CRANK IT TWO TIMES TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND A TRIP TO AUTOZONE, I LEARNED IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR AND IT WAS A PROBLEM FOR NUMEROUS OWNERS. ALSO IT WAS A RECALL ON ONLY CERTAIN MODELS. WHICH MINE IS NOT ONE OF. IF THE PROBLEM IS IN MANY VEHICLES AND NOT JUST THE ONE RECALLED THEN THE RECALL SHOULD BE FOR EVERY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIR WILL COST ME $120 SO I DON'T SEE WHY IT SHOULDN'T BE FREE AT NISSAN. ITS NOT EVEN THAT HARD OF A JOB. BUT REGARDLESS ITS A FLAW THAT THE MANUFACTURES SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR TO EACH VEHICLE THAT IS HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE BEEN LOSING OIL FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW AND I JUST KEPT PUTTING IT IN ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. NOBODY COULD FIND OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. I KEPT ASKING AT OIL CHANGES. I JUST RECENTLY HAD IT IN TO REPLACE THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND TUNE UP ($1200.00) BECAUSE VALVE COVER WAS LEAKING OIL INTO THE SPARK PLUGS AND ALL OVER.. WELL, THEY FIXED IT AND I NOTICED IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF OIL AGAIN. SO I TOOK IT RIGHT BACK AND ASKED IF THEY HAD PUT OIL IN IT AND WHY IT WAS SOUNDING THE WAY IT IS. I THOUGHT IT WAS USING OIL BECAUSE IT WAS IN NEED OF A TUNE UP. THEY TOOK IT BACK IN AND IT WAS ALREADY DOWN A QUART. HE LIFTED IT AND FOUND THE OIL COOL HAD A HOLE IN IT. HE SAID IT WAS NOT THE GASKET AND IT WAS THE OIL COOLER. THESE CARS ARE APPARENTLY KNOWN FOR THAT AND HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE IT WILL DAMAGE THE ENGINE IF YOU RUN OUT AND DON'T KNOW IT. SO NOW HE WANTS ANOTHER 5-600.00 TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT'S A NISSAN PART. *TR