2007 Nissan Altima complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS TWO ENGINES: AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, HE COULD NOT HEAR THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ENGINE RUNNING. APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS ACTIVATED. CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES WERE PRESENT IN THE GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,585 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-35 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 6,000 MILES DUE TO THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, ENGINE STARTED TO STALL. I TOOK THE EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED ON THE SIDE. RIGHT THEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. I PULLED MY ONE AND A HALF YEAR OLD BABY AND MY WIFE OUT OF THE CAR AND THE WHOLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED PER RECALL ISSUED BY NISSAN THE AIR FILTER IS MADE OUT OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. ATTACHED IS A REPORT FROM THE MASSACHUSSETTS FIRE DEPARTMENT. UPDATED 10/03/07 *TR

AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A 3-CAR ACCIDENT ON THE NJ TURNPIKE AT 3:15P.M. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, EVERYONE WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, YET NO ONE WAS HURT, NOT EVEN A WHIP LASH. THE LEFT SIDE SUSTAINED HEADLIGHT AND HOOD DAMAGE, DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND IT APPEARED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS BUSTED SINCE LIQUID WAS POURING OUT. WE WERE TOWED TO THE NEAREST COLLISION PLACE AND GEICO TOWED IT FROM THERE TO ITS OWN SHOP. SINCE THE CAR WAS SO NEW, GEICO HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING PART NUMBERS AND COST. THE NEXT CALL FROM GEICO WAS TO TELL US THAT THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE BATTERY EXPLODED. BATTERY ACID EATING MOST OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD. QUESTION WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE.. THE AIR BAGS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR THE BATTERY WHY WOULD A BATTERY EXPLODE WHEN THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH IMPACT TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. HE STATED THAT THE LIGHT SHOULD NOT BE REMAIN LIT WHEN A PASSENGER IS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,356. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INFORMATION FROM THE OWNER'S MANUAL PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

AFTER HEATING UP (AN HOUR OR SO OF DRIVING), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO FAIL. PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND THE RPM'S GO WAY UP, BUT CAR BARELY ACCELERATES. FIRST ATTEMPT AT DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. A DAY LATER, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. A DAY LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME. CAR ONLY HAS 4,500 MILES ON IT. BEGINNING TO GET PRETTY FRUSTRATING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT, SIZE 235/55R17 99 H TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BLOW OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65.

WHEN AT A TOP THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THERES A FUNNY SMELL AND THE CAR IS NOISY AND SLUGGISH. AFTER A TRIP IT IS EXTREMLY HOT BUT NOT OVERHEATED. *JB

WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS OFF WOULD ILLUMINATED WHEN THE 180 LB HUSBAND WOULD SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. NOT ONLY WOULD IT COME ON AND STAY ON, BUT IT WOULD GO OFF AFTER A LITTLE WHILE THEN COME BACK ON. A WHILE LATER, IT WOULD COME BACK ON, THEN GO OFF AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR RESET THE COMPUTER, BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. AT THIS TIME, I HAD A 55 LB CHILD SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND BUCKLE UP THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. AS I UNDERSTOOD , IT WAS DESIGNED TO COME ON IN THIS SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE PUT A SEAT FROM A NEW VEHICLE . NISSAN WAS IN NO HURRY TO SHIP THE DEALER A NEW SEAT INTO THE CAR, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW, WHEN I HAVE ARTICLES THAT WERE SOMEWHAT HEAVY , 20-30 LB, ) IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLED THE LIGHT WILL COME ON, GO OFF, AND COME BACK ON AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES AT ODD INTERVALS. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THE SENSOR IS WORKING PROPERLY WHEN ANYONE WAS IN THE CAR.*AK

BRAND NEW 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA TOOK TO DEALE R AT 2915 FOR OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK BRAKES. THEY TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE BACK BRAKE PADS. WHILE WAITING 6 HOURS THEY FINALLY WERE GOING TO LET ME TAKE IT, BUT THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE MECHANICS WERE NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THIS AND THEY NEEDED THE CAR TO STAY. AT ONE POINT I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTERWAS NOT DOING WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO WITH THE CAR. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. NEEDLESS TO SAY WHEN I FINALLY PICKED UP THE CAR THEY ONLY FIXED THE WIRING HARNESS. IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING AS WELL. I WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES CHECKING TO SEE THAT CAR WAS IN PARK AND BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED IN AND PUSHED ON THE IGNITION WITH THUMB, AND ND IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE CAR STARTED. MIND YOU THIS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR? VERY FRUSTRATED.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTACT PULLED OVER, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY CAUGHT FIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND CONSUMED THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH IT'S CONTENTS IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOOSE POWER WHILE IT WAS ON FIRE, BUT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT DID LOOSE ITS GAS PRESSURE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE THE CONTACT COULD SEE LIQUID BURNING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SMELL GAS BEFORE THE FIRE. THE DRIVER RECEIVED BRUISES EXCITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,500. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WHEN HE STOPPED. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AS IF THERE WAS A HARD SHIFT, THE RPMS DROPPED, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. I THOUGHT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED SO I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND I WAS STILL DECELERATING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WITHIN 30 SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THROUGH THE VENTS. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WENT TO SAFE PLACE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED TO SEE THE INSIDE OF THE CAR COMPLETELY FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE. WITHIN A MINUTE THE FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE THAT WAS JUST COMPLETING A ROUND TRIP OF 180 MILES. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 93 DEGREES WITH A HEAT INDEX OF 100. HE VEHICLE WAS RENTED THROUGH ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR. THE AGREEMENT NUMBER ID D-590774 WITH CLAIM NUMBER 76J52. *AK

PURCHASED 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA AND PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM STOPPED FUNCTIONING APPROX 350 MILES ON ODOMETER. HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 3 WEEKS PLUS TO GET REPAIRED AND NOT GETTING MUCH RESONSE FROM NISSAN.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT DIMS WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 9,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON SOME MINOR SLOPES, BUT NOT ALL, THE CVT TRANSMISSION-EQUIPPED 2007 ALTIMA WILL ROLL BACKWARDS SEVERAL FEET WHILE IN "DRIVE" POSING A HAZARD TO OBJECTS AND PERSONS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCIBLE IN OUR HOME DRIVEWAY BUT NOT ON STEEPER SLOPES SUCH AS A PARKING GARAGE. THE SURPRISING CONDITION CAUSED MY WIFE TO PANIC AND ALMOST LOSE CONTROL, NEARLY STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE. HOWEVER, AS OF THIS POSTING, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA ACKNOWLEDGES BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. *JB

PURCHASED CAR NOV "06; @ 90 DAYS SERVICE, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES. ONE MONTH LATER, I ASKED THEM AGAIN TO CHECK THE BRAKES. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD LATER THAT DAY, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2003 ALTIMA 2.5S NEW FROM THE DEALER. AT APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES I BEGAN HEARING A WATER NOISE IN THE DASH AND WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL SHOP THAT I HAD A CRACKED RADIATOR. I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RADIATOR FOR $50, THEY ALSO FIXED THE WATER NOISE IN THE DASH STATING IT WAS RELATED TO THE RADIATOR. NOW AT 78K MILES, I HEAR THE WATER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER I HAD ANOTHER CRACKED RADIATOR. I NOW HAVE THE THIRD RADIATOR IN MY CAR BUT STILL HAVE THE WATER NOISE. I DO NOT BELIEVE 3 RADIATORS IN 4 YEARS IS "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR. NISSAN CLEARLY HAS A PROBLEM WITH RADIATORS/COOLING SYSTEMS AND THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND OFFER SOME RESOLUTION TO THE MANY UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE PURCHASED THESE "LEMONS". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THREE BOLTS HOLDING THE FAN BELT PULLEY TENSIONS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THREE WEEKS, AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE BOLTS OR PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 44,100, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,971.*AK

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA SL. I PURCHASED IT ON MARCH 8, 2007. ON APRIL 3, 2007 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS AROUND 1,800 - 2,000 MILES. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 WEEKS AND IT'S NOW A TOTAL LOSS.*JB ENGINE FIRE PE07-026.PCO

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH HE FELT A PULLING MOTION UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JERKED 3 OR 4 TIMES , AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ,AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HE NOTICED GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BEEP UNCONTROLLABLY, AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO BURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S INVESTIGATION SITE. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD 20, 00 MILES. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB ***ENGINE FIRE*** PE07-026.PCO

1.)WHEN THE CAR WARM UPS AFTER 15-20 MINUTES, THE SLIP AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COME ON. 2.) THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES FAIL (IN THE RAIN!), AND NOW THE HEADLIGHT GO ON OFF BY THEMSELVES (AT NIGHT!!!) 3.) THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THEY ADJUSTED A LOSE WIRE 1ST, SECOND THEY REPLACED AN ABS ACTUATOR, THE 3RD TIME AT THE DEALER THEY ORDERED A TRANSMISSION COMPUTER GIZMO (IS ON ORDER AND NOT REPLACED). *NM