2007 Nissan Altima complaints

I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON WESTERN AVENUE BUSY MAIN STREET IN CHICAGO ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING AS I APPROACH THE LIGHTI HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF PUT IT IN PARK FIRST TURN IT OFF AND THEN TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON TO ACCELERATE IT ONLY WORKS ONCE UNTIL I GOT TO THE SECOND MAIN LIGHT AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE OR ACCELERATE AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY MAIN STREET WITH CARS BEHIND ME BEEPING AND DRIVING PAST ME. NOT TO MENTION MY RPM'S WE'RE GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND I COULD NOT DRIVE PAST 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR WOULD SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS OVER WORKING ITSELF. PRIOR TO THIS IONLY A WEEK AGO THAT I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND TOOK IT INTO MY MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THE COMPUTER TOLD HIM IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH AT THIS TIME NISSAN HAD REFUSED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE BASED ON THE WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS OVER A THOUSAND MILES WHICH AT THAT POINT I NEVER KNEW OR WAS NOTIFIED THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IN THE CAR A LOT SOONER THOUSAND MILES IS ONLY TWO WEEKS MORE OF DRIVING FOR ME. ALSO MY RPM'S WERE GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE I COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE PAST 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN THE CAR WOULD SPEED UP WITH THE RPM'S INCREASING NOT ONLY DOES THIS PRESENT A PROBLEM NEED DRIVING THE CAR BUT IT ALSO CREATED A SAFETY ISSUE I COULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT FROM BEHIND WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE BACKSEAT CRYING HYSTERICALLY AND I COULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT MOVING MY O

THE DASH BOARD APPEARS TO BE FALLING APART. IT HAS BECOME SHINY, STICKY, AND HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS THAT CAN BE SEEN ALL OVER THE DASH AND THEY ARE GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. MY VEHICLE IS PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SIMPLE WEAR AND TEAR BUT A DEFECT WITH THE MATERIAL USED TO CONSTRUCT THE DASH. THIS IS ULTIMATELY A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE GLARE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AT TIMES CAN CAUSE YOU TO BE UNABLE TO SEE OUT YOUR FRONT WINDSHIELD.

MELTING AND CRACKED DASHBOARD

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TURNS OFF WITH ADULT IN THE SEAT. IF ADULT MOVES AROUND THE WARNING LIGHT GOES OUT BUT RETURNS WITHIN MINUTES. ALTHOUGH NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH A VARIETY OF ALTIMA MODEL YEARS THEY IGNORE MY SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE FACTORY SAYS SEE THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE. IF THE SERVICE DEPT VERIFIES THE PROBLEM HAVE THEM CONTACT US. THE SERVICE DEPT SAYS CALL THE FACTORY. SERVICE DEPT SAYS INSPECTION IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND COULD COST $200 OR MORE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION BUT I HAVE NOT MONITORED IT WHEN PARKED. CANNOT 100% SAY IT IS ONLY WHEN IN MOTION.

SUNDAY 10\25\15 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON 118 IN VENTURA COUNTY AT 5AM. A LARGE ANIMAL RAN IN FRONT OF THE CAR, SHE SWERVED AND HIT SOME CONSTRUCTION SIGN/SANDBAGS. SHE LOST CONTROL SPUN ACROSS ROAD, MAY HAVE FLIPPED AND ENDED UP IN A DEEP DITCH. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THIS AIR BAG HAS HAD SENSOR PROBLEMS BEFORE AND WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL BECAUSE I INSISTED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED, THE YOUNG LADY WHO RECEIVED A CONCUSSION YESTERDAY DOESN'T AGREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED AND ALL OTHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE ONE THAT HAD ISSUES?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT STOPPED ILLUMINATING AND THE FAILURE STOPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND MELTING.

MY COMPLAINT IS FOR OIL LEAK AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM. 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASING MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA, I TOOK IT FOR OIL CHANGE WERE THEY STATED WE THINK THERE MIGHT BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE. 3 MONTHS LATER I TOOK THE CAR FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS A MAJOR OIL LEAK. THIS JUST ONE INCIDENT AND I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINT FORUM WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOME RESULTED IN THERE CARS CATCHING ON FIRE. THEN ON APPROXIMATELY APRIL 22, 2015 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND IT RANDOMLY SHUT OFF, NONE THE CAR WOULD START, THE KEY ENTRY WOULDN'T WORK, THE RADIO WOULD COME ON AND THE HEATING/AIR UNIT WOULD WORK NOR WOULD THE TRUCK OPEN AND ACTUALLY THE TRUCK STOPPED OPENING A MONTH BEFORE THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS AND I REALLY FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A MULTITUDE OF CARS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE APRIL 22, 2015 DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOME

THE REAR SWAY BAR BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT.

MY DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T OPEN AND WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING, I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR 2 A DEALERSHIP AND THEY WORKED ON IT FOR OVER AN HR, AND THEY COULDN'T GET 2 OPEN. AND UNTIL MY DOOR IS FIXED, I CAN'T GET IT INSPECTED. AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE. I NEED MY DDOR FIXED OR FORMULA NISSAN NEEDS 2 REPLACE MY CAR AND PUT ME IN A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING THING, AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY 2 PAY SOMEONE PER HR. AS I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME.

BACK IN 2012 MY NISSAN ALTIMA STARTER SWITCH FAILED TO WORK. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP LOCATION AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON MARCH 15, 2015, THE CAR EXHIBITED THE SAME ISSUE, STARTER SWITCH FAILED TO WORK AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO AGAIN HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME PART, THE BRAKE LIKE SWITCH. I SUSPECT THAT THERE ARE MORE NISSAN VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO OTHER MODELS AND BE TESTED FOR AN ISSUE WITH THE STARTER/BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 11/27/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO TURN ON WHEN AN ADULT OVER 90 LBS. OCCUPIED THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

IN 01/12, WE SPECIFICALLY PURCHASED THIS PRE-OWNED VEHICLE FOR ITS LOW MILEAGE & NEW CVT TRANSM REPLACED ON 8/30/2010 AT 69,421 MI AT NISSAN FORT WORTH, TX. VEHICLE HAD 92.069 MI. ON 6/22-25/13, TROPHY NISSAN IN MESQUITE, TX SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE BURNT UP CVT TRANSM WITH A NEW ONE AGAIN, FLUSHED OUT LINES AT 105,022 MI [AFTER ONLY 35,601 MI]; ALSO PERFORMED ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SERVICE, CLEAN THROTTLE CHAMBER, DECARBON UPPER ENGINE AREA; REPLACED & REPROGRAMMED INTELLIGENT KEYS. I PAID PAY $398.48 FOR AIR INTAKE CLEANER, INTAKE KIT, BASIC INJ FLUSH AND REPLACING DRIVE BELTS & FAN. I REALLY DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT HAD TO DO WITH REPLACING THE AUTOMATIC CVT TRANSMISSION.] SERVICE ADVISOR IGNORED MEMO FROM CORPORATE OFFICE NOT TO PLACE INTELLIGENT KEYS TO PREVENT A "NO START FAULT ERROR". ON 7/3/13 THE CAR REFUSED TO START DUE TO KEYS BEING PLACED TOGETHER. NEW CVT TRANSM INSTALLED BY TROPHY NISSAN STILL WHINES, STALLS, HESITATES, JERKS & GEARS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. DUE TO BAD SERVICE, RUDE, NASTY, UNPROFESSIONAL PEOPLE AT TROPHY, I TOOK CAR TO COURTESY NISSAN, RICHARDSON, TX IN 7/13, SERVICE ADVISOR, BOB SCHILLE CONTACTED TROPHY NISSAN & REFUSED TO CHECK CVT. ON 8/10/13 AT 110,856 MI, I TOOK CAR TO CLEAR LAKE NISSAN, LEAGUE CITY, TX. CVT WAS WHINING, JERKING,STALLING, HESITATING, NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY WHEN TEST DRIVEN BUT YIELDED NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES. ON 6/28/14 - 7/1/14 AT 118,531 MI, TOOK CAR BACK TO COURTESY NISSAN. I WAS LIED TO, CAR WAS NEVER TEST DRIVEN NOR CVT DIA

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BY MANY PARTS. MY CAR IS ALWAYS IN A GARAGE, BECAUSE I DON'T WORK. SOLE OWNER SINCE 2007, NO KIDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,610. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

I REPLACED THE RADIO IN MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA AND WHEN I DID THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE RADIO COMPLETELY CRUMBLED. THIS IS WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY DASHBOARD WAS MELTING. MY WHOLE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THIS IS STARTING TO AFFECT MY DRIVING ABILITIES BECAUSE ITS SO SHINY THAT IT REFLECTS IN MY WINDOW AND MAKES IT HARD TO SEE.

HEARD A LOUD POP WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, PULLED OVER ONLY TO FIND A BROKEN STABILIZER BAR, HANGING ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. LOOKED ON THE WEB TO FIND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PART IS DEFECTIVE, CALLED NISSAN TOLD IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500.00. OWNED MANY DIFFERENT CARS AND NEVER EVER HAD A STABILIZER BAR JUST BREAK. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN AMERICA....

WHILE DRIVE CAR STARTED SMOKING. UNDER CARRIAGE ERUPTED IN FLAMES. I WAS PULL OUT OF THE CAR BY DRIVER ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE OFFICER WERE ABLE TO GET TO ME. BY THIS TIME THE CAR WAS IN GULF IN FLAMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

WHILE WALKING TO THE VEHICLE AN OBJECT WAS SEEN HANGING DOWN FROM BEHIND THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL AREA. AFTER CRAWLING UNDER THE VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATE I POSITIVELY CONFIRMED THE REAR SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN OFF RIGHT AT THE BUSHING. THE DRIVER SIDE END OF THIS BAR IS STILL ATTACHED AT THE LINKAGE RODS, BUT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF FROM THE REST OF THE SWAY BAR AT THE LEFT SIDE BUSHING AND BRACKET. PLEASE FORCE NISSAN TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND AT LEAST ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN IF THEY ARE TOO STUBBORN TO ISSUE A RECALL. MAKE THEM AGREE IN WRITING TO DUMP THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS INFERIOR HOLLOW PART. JUDGING BY THE NUMEROUS BROKEN 2007 ALTIMA SWAY BAR COMPLAINTS, THERE IS AN APPARENT QUALITY PROBLEM HERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CRACKING AND MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

THE REAR SWAY BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IT PROMPTED ME TO GET ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT AS THOUSANDS OF ALTIMA OWNERS HAVE ATTESTED TO THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SWAY BAR. AND, THEY ALL SEEM TO BREAK IN THE SAME PLACE. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL ISSUE? IT'S CERTAINLY DANGEROUS ENOUGH DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A PIECE OF PIPE HANGING DOWN DRAGGING ON THE ROAD. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN IS NOT HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD OR EXPECTATION, AND WHY SO MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING TO PAY TO GET A DEFECTIVE ENGINEERED PRODUCT FIXED. COME ON GUYS...DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUOUSLY. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING TO TAMPA AND CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED AND HAD TO GO ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WILL NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CLOSER TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THEY CHECKED THE ENGINE AND HAD A HOLE IN IT AND COULD NOT FIGURE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE HOLE, IT TOOK TWO WEEKS TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS AND TOLD US WE NEED TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION, WE PAID $5000 FOR IT AND HAD NO CHOICE AS THAT WAS THE ONLY CAR BETWEEN ME AND MY HUSBAND TO GO TO WORK. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND COULD NOT HELP ME EVEN IF I TOLD THEM THERE WERE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAR. EVEN THE REPAIR GUY TOLD US THAT NISSAN HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS. AFTER 2 MONTHS THERE WERE MORE PROBLEMS, SEEMS EVERY FEW MONTHS SOMETHING IS WRONG AND NOW MY CAR IS SITTING AGAIN IN THE REPAIR SHOP JUST AFTER 2 YRS AND THEY SAID I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION!!!!! THIS IS CRAZY, I WISH I HAD TRADE IN THE CAR BEFORE THIS HAPPENED AS THIS IS A PIECE OF JUNK. I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN BEFORE AND HOPEFULLY I CAN GET THE WORD OUT NOT TO BUY NISSAN. *TR

I TOOK MY NIECE TO THIS CRAPPY DEALERSHIP TODAY TO GET HER CAR SERVICED BECAUSE SHE HAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] ON FEB 18 AT 0245P TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. WELL WE ARRIVED TODAY AT 0730HRS THIS MORNING. FIRST OFF SERVICE PERSON [XXX] SPOKE WITH HER(NIECE) AND CONVINCED HER SHE NEEDED TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RAN ON HER VEHICLE. I CANCELLED THAT IDEA BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD ESTABLISHED ON THE 18TH THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD(SULEV EMISSIONS ALT 07-08). THAT WAS $110.00 HE WASN'T MAKING.. AFTER WE SAT FOR 2.5 HRS., THIS JOKER RETURNS TO TELL ME THAT IT TOOK HIS MECHANIC 2 HOURS TO FIND A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. MIND YOU WE KNEW ABOUT IT AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE THERE TO BEGIN WITH AND TWO IT WAS A BS LINE HE WAS TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] (SHE TOO BRUSHED ME OFF) WHO INFORMED ME TO SPEAK WITH A STAND IN STUPIDVISOR NAMED [XXX]. WELL IT DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER BECAUSE AFTER BEING TOLD BY VICTOR IT WOULD TAKE 4-5 HOURS TO DO BUT ONLY AFTER THEY TOOK CARE OF THE OTHER AFTERNOON CUSTOMERS THAT HAD LATER TIME SLOTS, [XXX] SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO IT. NOW IM HEATED AFTER BEING JERKED AROUND ALL [XXX] DAY, YOU'RE TELLING ME ITS NOT GOING TO GET DONE??? I TOLD THE TO BRING MY CAR OUT AND I WANTED PAPERWORK. VICTOR [XXX] ATTEMPTED TRIED COVER HIS [XXX] BY SAYING ON THE PAPERWORK THAT WE DECLINED SERVICED AFTER WE WERE TOLD BY HIM AND THE SUPERVISOR [XXX] THAT IT WASN'T GONNA HAPPEN. TACKY TACKY TACKY... IVE PURCHAS

MY DASHBOARD IS STICKING AND STARTING TO MELT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2007 IS MELTING (LITERALLY). I NOTICED A SMALL POND OF GOO LIKE MATERIAL ON MY DASHBOARD. IN LESS THAN A WEEK IT SPREAD OUT LIKE CANCER AND CONTINUES TO SPREAD. THIS POND OF GOO REFLECTS THE SUNLIGHT ON THE WINDSHIELD, CREATING A GLARE THAT BLOCKS MY VIEW AND ENDANGERS MY ABILITY TO DRIVE. NOT TO MENTION THE LOSS OF MY INVESTMENT NOT CAUSED BY IMPROPER USE OF THE VEHICLE (SEE PICTURE) I'VE UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO GET NISSAN TO ASSUME THE REPAIR OF THEIR DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD. I'M NOT CLAIMING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OR MECHANICAL ITEMS BUT RATHER A REAL LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. I'VE TALKED TO ADRIAN (457295), JOHN (457263), JESSICA (57758). I WENT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT IT'LL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MELTING AND ONLY REPLACING COULD FIX THE ISSUE. TODAY NICK (7583) CALLED ME TO SYMPATHIZE WITH ME BUT HOW UNFORTUNATELY NISSAN CANNOT REPLACE MY MELTING DASHBOARD AND THAT THE ISSUE CANNOT BE ESCALATED ANY FURTHER. IT IS SHAMEFUL TO SEE HOW NHTSA HAS MORE THAN 200 REPORTS OF MELTING DASHBOARD, NISSAN CAN SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN A SUPER BOWL AD #WITH DAD APPEALING TO CUSTOMER LOYALTY BUT NISSAN CANNOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY OF A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL THAT COULDN'T PERFORM IN FLORIDA. ..UPDATED 03-04-15*BF UPDATED 6/17/2015*JS UPDATED 12/09/15.*JB

SWAY BAR BROKE WITHOUT ANY COLLISION AND WITH NORMAL USE. THIS DOES NOT NORMALLY HAPPEN WITH OTHER CARS. THE SWAY BAR IS HOLLOW UNLIKE OTHERS AND MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS ON MANY NISSAN FORUMS ONLINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND I HEARD A CLUNK THAT DID NOT SEEM TO AFFECT MY DRIVING ABILITY OR STABILITY OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, LATER THAT DAY WHEN I TURNED ON THE CARS HEAT; IT WOULD BLOW BUT ONLY COLD AIR WAS COMING OUT OF THE VENTS REGARDLESS OF THE TEMPERATURE SETTING OR MODE SETTING. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE 2 THERMOSTATS BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS A SUDDEN ONSET AND WAS NOT GRADUAL IN NATURE. MY MECHANIC SPECULATED THAT THE HEATING COIL BECAME CLOGGED BUT TO REPLACE IT THE COST WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $900. I'D ALSO THINK THE CLOGGED SYSTEM WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MORE GRADUAL DECLINE IN HEATING FUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE DRIVER SEAT SHIFTS AND WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE DURING OPERATION. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT WILL MOVE MORE COMPARED TO THE LEFT SIDE AND CAUSES THE SEAT TO SHIFT/SHIMMY AROUND CURVES, ELEVATE AND DEPRESS WHEN HITTING BUMPS. *TR

WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP PICKING UP MY OTHER CAR WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. HE THREW THE CAR UP ON A LIFT AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS A BROKEN SWAY BAR. HE WAS SHOCKED AND SAID HE'D NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I HAVE NO IDEA OF THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS, BUT AFTER A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE IT SEEMS AS IF THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN WILL NISSAN GET ITS ACT TOGETHER AND RECALL THIS? *TR

FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE REAR STABILIZER BAR SNAPPED ON MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE BAR ITSELF IS HOLLOW WHICH SURPRISED ME. BELIEVE THIS IS A FAULTY NISSAN PART SINCE MY DRIVING IS NOT AGGRESSIVE IN ANY WAY AND I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR RUN THROUGH A POT HOLE OR CURB THAT MIGHT CAUSE THIS KIND OF DAMAGE. RECOMMEND NISSAN ISSUE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL ON THIS PART FOR SAFETY REASONS. THIS COMPROMISES SAFE HANDLING TO SOME DEGREE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. I COASTED AND PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OFF, ONLY TO EXPERIENCE THIS SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL MORE TIMES. IT IS CURRENTLY AT OUR MECHANIC'S, BUT THEY ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM INITIALLY HAPPENED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. SHE EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, I TOOK THE VEHICLE OUT FOR A DRIVE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. *TR

I HAVE A CRACK SEPARATING IN A PERFECT SEEM AROUND THE NISSAN SYMBOL ON THE STEERING WHEEL, WHERE AN AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY- FROM THE FAR LEFT, ALL THE WAY TO THE FAR RIGHT. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT HAS CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR, THIS ISSUE WAS NOTICED BY MYSELF ON 11/17/14. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE TEMPE AUTONATION NISSAN 11/18/14 AT 3 PM TO MEET WITH THE SERVICE TEAM MEMBER, [XXX]. I WAS EXPLAINING THE CRACK AND SEPARATING OF THE MATERIALS TO [XXX] PRIOR TO HIM LOOKING AT MY CAR.AFTER SHOWING HIM THE WHEEL, I HAD STATED "I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS SITUATION LOOKS VERY SAFE AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT COMFORTABLE", AND [XXX] REPLIED "YEAH", AGREEING WITH MY STATEMENT. [XXX] PROCEEDED TO TAKE DOWN MY VIN AND LOOK IT UP IN HIS COMPUTER.HE SAID MY CAR WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALLS AND THAT IF I WANTED TO REPLACE THE PART, I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL SYSTEM AND IT WOULD BE OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE, AND HE SAID "YES, I HAVE SEEN THIS ON ANOTHER ALTIMA". I EXPLAINED TO HIM HOW I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SAFE AND HE SAID "WELL IT WILL JUST KEEP TEARING AND IT'S NOT LIKE THE AIRBAG IS GOING TO JUST EJECT AT YOU. IT NEEDS IMPACT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN." I THEN ASKED HIM IF THE RIP CONTINUES, IF THE AIRBAG WOULD BE EXPOSED AND HE SAID IT PROBABLY WOULD. AFTER OBVIOUSLY NOTING I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY NOT BEING TAKEN BY NISSAN, A CO-WORKER OF [XXX] ASKED IF HE COULD ALSO LOOK AT MY CAR. HE TOOK A PEEK

HELLO IN FEBRUARY 2012 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A PREOWNED 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WE LOVE THE CAR BUT THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CUTS OFF WITH ANY SIZE PERSON I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T THERE ISSUE BEING I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS IS SO I CONTACTED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO RUN THE VIN TO SEE IF IT WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL AND THE ONLY RECALL LISTED FOR MY CAR WAS THE KEY FOB. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD BUT NO ONE WILL HELP ME FIND A SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, SHOULDERS, KNEE, FOOT AND HANDS. NEITHER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A 130,000.

HELP PLEASE! MY 07 ALTIMA DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON ITS OWN. IT IS ALSO MELTING AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE GLARE FROM THE SHINY DASH IS HARD TO SEE WHEN DRIVING IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT.

I'VE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY WOULD FLICKER AT TIMES, EVEN SHUTTING OFF/GO BLANK. LAST MONTH, IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. SINCE THIS TIME, I'VE SEARCHED AND BROWSED THE INTERNET TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO IT. UPON MY SEARCH, I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA CAR OWNERS SUFFER FROM MY SAME PLIGHT AND THAT THERE IS A "TBS" FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. MOVING FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT MY NEAREST DEALERSHIP (GARDEN CITY). IT IS QUITE A SAFETY HAZARD AND GREAT INCONVENIENCE NOT TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION NEEDED TO MAINTAIN YOUR CAR AND KEEP IT PERFORMING AT IT'S OPTIMUM!! *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE (RUBBING,SQUEAKING) SOUND FROM THE REAR WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED. NOISE SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED TO BE A BROKEN REAR ANTI SWAY BAR. FURTHER RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE OE SWAY BAR IS CONSTRUCTED OF HOLLOW MATERIAL AND FRACTURE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS MAKE MODEL. *TR

I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE. UPON RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR CYCLES TO THE "ACC" AND "ON" POSITION BUT DOES NOT START. THE DASH LIGHTS UP, THE BLINKERS WORK, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK, AND ALL OTHER NOTICEABLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORK. THE CAR JUST DOES NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. AFTER 2 DAYS OF DIAGNOSING, THE SHOP OWNER CALLED AND STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT I NEED TO COME TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. HE STATED HE EXPLORED EVERYTHING AND PARTS WISE THE CAR WAS FINE. HE SAID THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE NISSAN TEST THE CAR ON THE COM III. I THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY CALLED ME TO CHARGE ME FOR 3 HOURS OF LABOR TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THE ISSUE. I AGREED AND WITHIN AN HOUR OF PAYING FOR THE ADDITIONAL LABOR THEY CALLED ME WITH A GENERAL SOLUTION. I NEED TO CHANGE THE ECM (COMPUTER), EGI (ENGINE WIRING HARNESS) AND I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. GRAND TOTAL $3100. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE CAR BREAKING, THE CAR DROVE LIKE A CHAMP THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DIES. SOMETHING IS FISHY IN THE AIR NISSAN AND THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN I'LL OWN. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I FOUND OUT THESE CARS ARE RIDDLED WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IF ONLY FORE-SIGHT WAS BETTER THAN HIND SIGHT. *TR

WHILE GOING 65+ THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE CAR COULD NOT REGISTER THE SPEED IT WAS GOING OR SHIFT PROPERLY. NOW DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS BUT THE CAR IS JERKING AND NOT SHIFTING. *TR

THE REAR SUSPENSION BAR (WHEEL TO WHEEL) HAS BROKEN. WHY? IT IS A 5/8 INCH PIPE. I DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR IT TO GET THIS WAY. I JUST DRIVE . WHY IS IT NOT SOLID? THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BUMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, FOR A SCHEDULED SERVICE VISIT, AS WELL AS FOR A BLINKING PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE SEAT CUSHION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST $ 1693.55. THE CONSUMER DECLINED THE REPLACEMENT. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED HIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL CAMPAIGN ON NOVEMBER 8, 2008. HOWEVER, HE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BULLETIN. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INFORMED THE CONSUMER HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 08V521000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AUTOMATIC IGNITION STARTER FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH AN (NISSAN CERTIFIED) EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES IN 2010. I HAVE HAD THE AUTOMATIC CVT TRANSMISSION REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY---CVT REPLACED WITH NEW TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY) ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BETWEEN 2011 AND 2013. IN EARLY 2013, ROSS NISSAN CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND DID NOT REPLACE IT, ONE MONTH LATER I TOOK IT TOO VALLEY HI NISSAN IN VICTORVILLE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY ROSS. THE PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS: THE CAR WHEN DRIVEN OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME IN TRAFFIC (1 HOUR OR MORE), THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO WHINE,ESPECIALLY WHEN CLIMBING UP HILLS. ON OVER FIVE OCCASIONS THE CAR SPEED TOPPED OUT AT ABOUT 45-55 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND COULD NOT GO FASTER ON STEEP INCLINES. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SLOW LANE AS IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST THE 45-55 MPH UNTIL THE INCLINE IN THE FREEWAY LEVELED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, THE NISSAN DEALER WOULD EVALUATE IT AND STATE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY AROUND 45K, 77K, 109K, IN DOING THE RESEARCH THE FOLLOWING BULLETINS SEEM TO MATCH THE PROBLEM THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING NTB-13-079 AND NTB-12-057 AND THE ONE MENTIONED BY THE DEALER WHICH I COULDN'T FIND ON THIS WEBSITE TSB-NTB10-143A. THEY ALL SEEM TO INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE FAIL SAFE FOR THE CVT TRANSMISSION FLUID PROTECTOR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN WILL NOT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.