2007 Nissan Altima complaints

AFTER THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS SPORADICALLY COMING ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I BROUGHT MY 2007 ALTIMA INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 27,300 MILES ON IT. THE MECHANIC TOPPED OFF THE FLUID AND ADVISED ME TO BRING IT BACK IN A FEW DAYS WHEN THEY HAD AN OPEN APPOINTMENT. I AM THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER. *TR

REAR SWAY BAR ON MY ALTIMA RUSTED IN HALF. *KB

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WARNING THAT AIRBAG IS OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. DEALER CANNOT FIX SINCE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. I HAVE IT ON VIDEO WHILE THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AND PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. I WONDER IF OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINED. I HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME.

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE I PURCHASED BUT DID NOT FIND OUT UNTIL CAR WAS PAST WARRANTY BECAUSE I RARELY HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

WAS ADVISED AT THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A LEAKAGE AND THAT I COULD LOSE MY BRAKES IF I DIDN'T CHANGE THE MASTER CYLINDER, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, AND I NOTICED A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE BRAKES AFTER THIS PROBLEM GETTING REPAIRED. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VDC OFF AND SLIP LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTING THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH NISSAN, WHILE DRIVING THERE IT CAME ON AGAIN. THE STATED THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO REPLACED, THE COST WAS $620.00. THIS CAR WAS RECENTLY INSPECTED AND HAS NOT EVEN NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS YET. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON EVEN WHEN TIRES HAVE CORRECT PRESSURE. I HAD TO PAY $ 50.00 TO HAVE IT RESET SO IT WOULD NOT STAY ON. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM, THAT NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES START AND IS TURNED OFF IT WOULD NOT RESTART FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE HARNESS ASSEMBLY, BRAKE SWITCH AND A HOSE BAND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,114. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,600. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN

DISCOVERED TODAY THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR HAD SNAPPED JUST INSIDE OF THE RIGHT SIDE CENTER MOUNT. THERE IS RUST INSIDE THE HOLLOW SWAY BAR. I HAVE NOT HIT ANY POT HOLES OR CURBS OR BUMPS THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS DAMAGE, NOR IS THERE ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION. THE SWAY BAR APPEARS TO HAVE SNAPPED FROM BEING WEAKENED BY RUST. *TR

I AM THE OWNER AND SOLE OPERATOR OF A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SE WITH 37,000 MILES. THE REAR SWAY BAR SNAPPED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CAR IS VERY WELL CARED FOR AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN HARSHLY. FURTHER, THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD, REALISTICALLY, _NEVER_ FAIL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; AND UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF MANUFACTURE. I HAVE TRIED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION WITH NISSAN DEALERS AND WITH NISSAN'S "CUSTOMER CARE" LINE WITHOUT SATISFACTION. THIS PART IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE IN ITS MANUFACTURE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NISSAN'S COST. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AS FAILURE OF THIS PART CAN COMPROMISE HANDLING DURING EMERGENCY MANEUVERS. *KB

SWAY BAR BROKE FOR NO REASON. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. IT IS A HOLLOW SWAY BAR. *KB

I AM THE OWNER OF A NISSAN ALTIMA 2007 3.5 SL V6 WITH 29,000 MILES. THE REAR SWAY BAR SNAPPED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I AM GETTING ESTIMATES FOR REPAIR. IVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL? *TR

PROBLEM: MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE IT DISCOVERED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE APPOINTMENT PRIOR TO ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD. WHEN I GOT HOME, I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. IN DOING SO, I DISCOVERED THAT THE NHTSA HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND WAS INVESTIGATING IT. ALSO, THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL OF 2007 NISSAN SENTRAS DUE TO THE SAME COMPONENT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS A COSTLY REPAIR JOB SO PLEASE ADD MY COMPLAINT TO YOUR FILE. THANKS. *TT

REAR SWAY BAR IS CRACKED AND BROKE IN TWO PIECES WHEN REMOVED FROM THE CAR. *TR

REAR PASSENGER SWAY BAR SNAPPED WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. *TR

REAR SWAY BAR ON MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA APPEARS TO HAVE SNAPPED IN TWO FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO EVENT I CAN POINT TO THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THAT. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH BECAME AWARE THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME OCCURRENCE. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL DUE TO THIS PART FAILURE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. SINGLE CAR OWNER - NO ABUSE OR DAMAGE. HEARD SOMETHING DRAGGING UNDER CAR YESTERDAY 6-20-11. STOPPED TO LOOK UNDER CAR - SOMETHING DRAGGING BY REAR PASSENGER TIRE. TOOK CAR TO FIRESTONE - WAS TOLD REAR SWAY BAR BROKEN. GUY AT FIRESTONE SAID HE HAS REPAIRED 3 OF THESE ON NISSAN ALTIMA'S IN PAST 6 MONTHS. FUNNY THING, I CALLED LARGE NISSAN DEALER AND ASKED IF A RECALL WAS IN PLACE. LARGE NISSAN DEALER HAS NO IDEA THAT SO MANY REAR SWAY BARS ON 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA'S BROKEN. EVEN SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN SUCH AT THEIR DEALERSHIP...HMMMMM! *TR

ON JULY 8, 2009 TOOK VEHICLE INTO NISSAN NORTH FOR SERVICE AND REQUESTED THEY CHECK THE SUNROOF AS WELL, IT HAD BEEN SQUEAKING WHEN OPERATED - OPENING AND CLOSING. NISSAN LUBED THE TRACK. ON MARCH 19, 2010 TOOK VEHICLE INTO NISSAN NORTH FOR SERVICE AND REQUESTED THEY CHECK THE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF, SUNROOF STILL SQUEAKING OFF AND ON WHEN OPERATED - OPENING AND CLOSING. NISSAN LUBED WINDOWS FOR NOISE. JUNE 2011 TOOK VEHICLE INTO NISSAN NORTH BECAUSE SUNROOF MADE AND AWFUL NOISE AND STOPPED WORKING IN MID-CLOSE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN MANUALLY HAD TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF.

ON JUNE 8, 2009 TOOK VEHICLE INTO NISSAN NORTH FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT ALSO REQUESTED THE BRAKES TO BE CHECKED BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST RECENTLY BEGAN TO GRIND. WITH THIS SERVICE, NISSAN NOTED A COMPLETE BRAKE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. BEFORE I GOT HOME, THE BRAKES BEGAN GRINDING AGAIN SO TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO NISSAN NORTH ON JUNE 9, 2009. ALTHOUGH, JUST THE DAY BEFORE WE'D BEEN TOLD NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE BRAKES THEY CHARGED US $100.00 TO MACHINE THE FRONT ROTORS. ON JULY 8, 2009 TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO NISSAN NORTH BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOW GRINDING MUCH WORSE THAN INITIALLY. NISSAN SAID THEY COULD LUBRICATE PADS, BUT NOT MUCH ELSE. ON MARCH 19, 2010 TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO NISSAN AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS AS WELL AS REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES AND TURNED THE DRUMS AND ROTORS AT A COST OF $400.00 TO US. BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED OFF AND ON, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS AND NISSAN SAYS THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES? JUNE 2011 THE BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO INTERMITTENTLY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST TRACTION AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BY REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE ESCAPING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE TO OCCUR. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE DEALER DID NOT NOTIFY HIM OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V267000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND COULD BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

07 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN FACTORY REAR SWAY BAR SNAPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH BROKEN REAR SWAY BAR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS THROUGH THE DEALER OR NISSAN CORPORATE TO RESOLVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE SERVICE PERSONAL CAME OUT AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. I NOTICED A PIECE OF METAL HANGING FROM UNDER THE CAR CLOSE TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER LAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY SAID THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKE. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN UNDER ANY ABUSE. I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EVER DRIVEN THIS CAR. BECAUSE OF THE BROKEN SWAY BAR IT CAUSE THE BALL LINKAGE JOINTS TO WEAR AND THE SHOCKS TO LEAK. IT COST ME $ 794.13 TO HAVE THIS REPLACED AND REPAIRED. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH NISSAN BECAUSE THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PRODUCT DEFECT AND A SAFETY DEVICE THAT HAS FAILED AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I FEEL THAT THE CAR MAY HAVE REACTED POORLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL THE ASSISTANCE IN GETTING A RECALL, BULLETIN OR SPECIAL POLICY TO REIMBURSE THIS COST TO ME. JUNE 5TH, 2011. *TR

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA, BROKEN SWAY BAR, THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED, BUT THE SWAY BAR HAS BEEN BROKEN. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THIS SWAY BAR ASAP. THIS WAS NOTICED 5/30/11. *TR

THE "BRAKE" LIGHT ON MY 2007 ALTIMA HAD BEEN COMING ON BRIEFLY THEN GOING OFF AGAIN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. I HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AT 40,000 MILES AND MENTIONED THE "BRAKE" LIGHT ISSUE AS AN ASIDE. DEALER THEN INSPECTED AND SAID THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK INSIDE OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $460.00 I AGREED TO THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE DEALER SAID THAT BRAKE FAILURE COULD OCCUR IF NOT REPLACED. MY RESEARCH INDICATED THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE FAULTY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

REAR SWAY BAR BROKEN ON DRIVER SIDE. MECHANIC INDICATED IT HAD BEEN CRACKED & EVENTUALLY JUST BROKE IN 2. LIKE OTHERS ON THIS SITE, THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I OWN 2 SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XSTL CAR SEATS. BOTH SEATS WERE PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME AND ARE INSTALLED NEXT TO THE WINDOW SEATS IN MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. BOTH SUPERLATCH BELTS LOOSEN THEMSELVES WHEN ATTACHED TO THE LATCH SYSTEM IN THE CAR. I AM APPALLED! MY CHILDREN HAVE NOT BEEN SAFELY SECURED DUE TO THIS! I HAVE INSTALLED AND UNINSTALLED BOTH SEATS MANY TIMES AND MAKE SURE THE SEATS ARE INSTALLED SECURELY EACH TIME. THE BELT THAT TIGHTENS THE SUPERLATCH HITS RIGHT AT THE BELT PATH AND WILL TIGHTENED WHEN INSTALLING, BUT LOOSENS EASILY EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT TOUCHED. I WANT MY CHILDREN SAFE! (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=ALTIMA, MODEL=NISSAN). *TR

I HAVE AN NISSAN ALTIMA 2007 IT HAS ONLY 14,560 MILES MAN DATE IS 01/07 . WITH NO DAMAGE THE REAR SWAY BAR BROKE IN TWO THE CAR HAVEN'T BEEN ABUSE. THERE SHOULD BE CONSIDER FOR RECALL AS SEEN ON MANY CLAIMS THIS IS A SECURITY ISSUE. *TR

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL - DISCOVERED THE REAR SWAY BAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SNAPPED IN TWO. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY DAMAGE, SUCH AS BEING HIT BY SOMETHING. PART WAS PURCHASED AND REPLACED AT OWNER EXPENSE. *TR

NISSAN ALTIMA 2007;IGNITION MODULE .THE DEALER DON'T WANT TO REPAIR THIS RECALL BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE IT AS A RECALL IN THE COMPUTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SE WITH 38,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK MY CAR TO CHANGE THE WINTER TIRES OUT AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE SWAY BAR WAS SNAPPED. I NEVER HIT ANYTHING AND THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE JUST SNAPPED IN 2. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM ...NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED..... HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE? HMMMM *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE RPMS STARTED TO INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE TRYING TO PARK. THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS OCCURRED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN ENGINEER FROM NISSAN WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER ALSO STATED THE CONTACT MAY NOT HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/25/11

JUST RECENTLY I NOTICED MY REAR SWAY BAR HAD SNAPPED INTO TWO PIECES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CAUSE THIS; NO ACCIDENTS AND NOTHING HAS HIT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY CAR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM - THEIR SWAY BAR JUST SNAPPED IN HALF TOO. I NOW HAVE TO PURCHASE THE EXPENSE CAR PART BECAUSE NISSAN WONT RECALL OR ADMIT TO HAVING THIS DEFAULT ON THE 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. I ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES ON MY CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 90,000 MILES ON IT. ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICED WHEN CHECKING MY AIR PRESSURE THAT A PIECE OF METAL WAS HANGING DOWN UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE SUSPENSION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE REAR SWAY BAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. HE ASKED ME IF I HAD HIT ANYTHING AND I REPLIED NO... HE ALSO FOUND NO DAMAGE AROUND THE AREA TO SUGGEST THAT I HAD HIT SOMETHING. SO WHEN I ARRIVED BACK AT MY HOUSE I DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND TO MY SURPRISE THIS SEEMS TO BE A SOMEWHAT WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH ALOT OF OTHERS OWNING MY SAME VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERS IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA WHO INFORMED ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING, AND HAD NEVER RECEIVED A VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE WITH THIS ISSUE. SO THEN I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIRECTLY, WHO ALSO STATED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, WHICH I FIND VERY HARD TO BELIEVE CONSIDERING A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WILL REVEAL NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD AND REPORTED THIS PROBLEM! I BELIEVE THIS IS DEFINITELY A PRODUCT DEFECT, AND NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY! *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM A FRIEND, AFTER A MONTH OF DRIVING THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEM THE REAR SWAY BAR JUST SNAPPED IN HALF. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT MANY OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, &FIXED!!! *TR

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA REAR SWAY BAR BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. PASSENGER SIDE REAR. AT 65,000 MILES. *TR

REAR SWAY BAR ON 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 50,000 MILES SNAPPED. YOU CAN SEE THE CORROSION INSIDE THE BAR. ALSO THERE IS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR INDICATING SOMETHING WAS HIT CAUSING THE SWAY BAR TO BREAK. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW WHEN IT WAS RELEASED IN LATE DECEMBER 2006, ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER, I HAD INFORMED MY TECH WHEN I WOULD BRING MY CAR IN FOR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES THAT I HEAR A SLIGHT NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR AND SOMETIMES A VIBRATION, OVER THESE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND YEAS I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS EITHER A BEND IN MY RIM, NEEDING NEW TIRES, TO HAVING EXHAUST LEAKS OR ALIGNMENT NEEDED. SO I WOULD TAKE IT TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY WOULD TELL ME DIFFERENT OR IF THEY CONFIRMED I WOULD GET THE SERVICE DONE AT A LICENSED MECHANIC. OVER TIME THE NOISE GREW LOUDER AND LOUDER AND DISMISSED EACH TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. UNTIL RECENTLY I FIGURED OUT THAT THE NOISE WOULD ONLY BE HEARD AND PRESENT AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING FOR 45MIN OR MORE. SO I REPRODUCED THE CONDITIONS BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS THEN THE ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS SEVER RUST TAKING PLACE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECH PRECEDED TO TELL ME THAT MAY HAVE STARTED WHEN MY CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 3 YEARS AGO IN 2008. I CONTACTED THE BODYSHOP THAT DID THE REPAIRS THE PROVIDED PAPERWORK PROVING THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER EFFECTED OR TOUCHED AS PART OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND I EVEN HAVE PAPERWORK FROM THE SAME NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT SHOWS THAT NISSAN DID A MULTIPOINT INSPECTION WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION AND ITS FLUID JUST 8 MONTHS PRIOR AND FOUND IT TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION N NO PRESENCE OF RUST OR FLUID ISSUES. NISSAN IS REFUSING

NO ACCIDENT, NO INJURIES. REAR SWAY BAR BROKEN, UNAWARE WHEN OR HOW THIS HAPPENED. REAR SWAY BAR REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE WITH NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY OR HOW IT BROKE. BROKE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DISABLED. WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE AIR BAG WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE CAR. JUST ROTATED THE TIRES AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR WAS BROKE IN HALF. WE HAVE 41000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE SO THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT. I WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ABNORMALLY ROUGH. LATER, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR STABILIZER BAR WAS SEPARATED IN TWO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR STABILIZER BAR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED BU THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,668. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/09/11

REAR SUSPENSION SWAY BAR BROKE IN HALF WITHOUT ANY OTHER DAMAGE. *TR

REAR SWAY BAR BROKEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RUST FOUND WITHIN THE BAR.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES. THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. SOMETIMES IT GOES BACK OFF QUICKLY, AND OTHER TIMES IT STAYS ON FOR A WHILE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS REPLACING, BUT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR RECALL. IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH A RECALL FROM NISSAN, THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE SO FOR THE SENTRA. *TR

I WAS WALKING UP TO MY CAR WHEN I SAW SOMETHING DANGLING NEAR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE REAR SWAY BAR HAD BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. MY MECHANIC FRIEND INSISTED TO REMOVE IT RIGHT AWAY AS IT WOULD BE TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WHEN WE REMOVED IT, THERE WAS INDICATION OF RUSTING INSIDE THE SWAY BAR. NISSAN DEALERS WOULD NOT REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY AS MY CAR HAD EXCEEDED 60,000 MILES. I AM NOW SEARCHING FOR NEW SWAY BAR TO REPLACE IT. *TR

MARCH 2010 MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA SE STARTED SMOKING OUT OF THE EXHAUST WHEN FIRST STARTING AFTER SITTING AWHILE. THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP CAME ON.THE ALTIMA HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE SMOKING GOT TO THE POINT OF SMOKING ALL THE TIME WITH DENSE BLACK SMOKE. I CHECKED THE OIL AND FOUND IT LOW. AFTER PERFORMING AN OIL & OIL FILTER SERVICE, I STARTED MONITORING MY OIL LEVEL AND FOUND THE 3.5 V6 ENGINE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I CHECKED THE ENGINE LAMP CODES(PO420-3WAY CATALYST FUNCTION AND PO300-MULTI CYLINDER MIS-FIRE). I TOOK MY ALTIMA TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND HAD IT CHECKED UNDER MY WARRANTY, 60 MONTH /75,000 MILES GOLD PREFERRED PLAN. ON THE REPAIR ORDER IT STATED "SES NEEDS ENGINE / SLUGGED". I WAS CHARGED $107.07 AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. I CONTACTED THE QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEER @ NISSAN NORTH AMERICA'S HEADQUARTERS IN FRANKLIN, TN AND SHE SET UP A DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION WITH THE FIELD REP FROM THE ENGINE PLANT / DECCARD TN. HE STATED SINCE THE TIRES WERE NEEDING REPLACING IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND THE ALTIMA NEEDED WASHING, IT WAS A SIGN OF NEGLECT AND THERE-FORE THE SMOKING AND OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE REP SAID THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP CODE WAS FOR REFERENCE:NTB10-009 - A SEIZED EXHAUST SENSOR, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT RELATED TO THE SMOKING/OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. I WAS EMPLOYED AT THE TIME OF THIS ISSUE WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, SMYRNA TN. I WAS A PRE-DELIVERY REPAIR TECH @ THE

MY BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW ON MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. I HAVE THE CAR 3 YEARS NOW AND THE DEALERSHIP ADDRESSED THE ISSUE BY RESETTING THE ALARM AND TOPPING OFF THE BRAKE FLUID. NOW, THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED TO PAY $560 TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE AND IF I DON'T IT WILL FAIL AND I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A FATAL CRASH DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM AT WHEN IT HAPPENS. OF COURSE MY CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND THE NISSAN SENTRA WAS RECALLED. WHY NOT THE NISSAN ALTIMA. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY ARE GAMBLING WITH OUR LIVES AND TAKING CARE OF THE SITUATION ONLY AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. TOYOTA APPARENTLY WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A BRAKE ISSUE!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE SHORT BLOCK IN THE ENGINE RESULTING IN A COOLING LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,124.

I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR CONDITIONER UNTIL ONE DAY I STARTED THE CAR AND A HORRIBLE NOISE STARTED. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND A MECHANIC TOLD ME TO KEEP THE A/C BUTTON PUSHED SO THE CLUTCH WOULD STAY ENGAGED UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED. I HAD IT REPAIRED TODAY AND THE TOTAL COST WAS $870.11. MY MECHANIC CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. *TR