2000 Nissan Altima
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine and engine cooling is the leading concern among 176 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 20th highest complaint count among 26 Altima model years with reports.
Of the 2000 reports, 27 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 25 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Exterior lighting, headlightsSep 14, 2007
CERTAIN EAGLE EYES HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES, P/NOS. DS517-B001L AND DS517-B001R, SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE OPTICEL SURFACE OF THE REFLECTOR IS CORRODED INHIBITING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE UPPER AND LOWER BEAMS WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
EAGLE EYES WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY NONCOMPLIANT HEADLIGHTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 11, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT EAGLE EYES AT 1-800-568-1098.
Campaign 07E074000 on NHTSA.gov
Tires, tread/beltFeb 23, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA-02 , SIZE P205/55R16 89H TIRES. THE RECALLED TIRES ARE IDENTIFIED BY DOT SERIAL #W2 T2 VF3 XXX OR W2 T2 VF3 XXXX; WHERE XXX MAY BE 289, 299, 309, 319, 329, 339, 349, 359, 369, 379, 389, 399, 409, 419, 429, 439, 449, 459, 469, 479, 489, 499, 509, 519, 529, 010, 020, 030, 040, 050, 060, 070, 080, 090, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 170, AND WHERE XXXX MAY BE 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2800, 2900, 3000, 3100, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600, 3700, 3800, 3900, 4000, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4400, AND 4500. WITH INCREASING MILEAGE, THE TIRES MAY DEVELOP SHOULDER AREA CRACKING. CONTINUED USE OF A TIRE WITH THIS CONDITION MAY LEAD TO EXPOSURE OF THE BELT EDGE.
UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, A BELT EDGE SEPARATION IS POSIBLE, WHICH COULD RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE.
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE WILL REPLACE THE TIRES WHICH WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THESE ALTIMA VEHICLES. FIRESTONE IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FIRESTONE AT 1-800-465-1904.
Campaign 01V065000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
176 reports, newest first.
Engine and engine cooling, Apr 8, 2010
2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GASKET MANIFOLD INTAKE*CW THE CONSUMER STATED HE FIRST DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WHEN HE TOOK OFF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CHECKED THE CONDITION OF THE GASKET. THE SIDE WITH THE LEAK WAS AT CYLINDER 4. IT WAS HARD AND BRITTLE AND COULD CRACK AND SNAP VERY EASILY. THE CLOSER THE GASKET WAS TO THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER IT REMAINED MORE PLIABLE AND WOULD HAVE MORE FLEX INSTEAD OF JUST CRACKING LIKE HARD PLASTIC. OBVIOUSLY, THE GASKET SEEMED TO HOLD UP BETTER WHEN IT WAS CLOSER TO THE CYLINDER 1 BECAUSE IT WAS COOLER THERE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE GASKET WAS BEING EXPOSED TO MORE HEAT THAN IT WAS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND. *JB
Fuel system, Other, Dec 17, 2009
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ALL SEEMED NORMAL, UNTIL I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO REFUEL. SURPRISINGLY I COULD NOT GET MORE THAN 1/4 GALLON INTO THE TANK BEFORE THE PUMP KICKED OFF AND GASOLINE SPIT OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. MY FUEL GAUGE WAS AT ABOUT 1/4 TANK, SO I KNEW I NEEDED ABOUT 11 GALLONS. I CONTINUED TO PUT FUEL INTO THE TANK AT A VERY SLOW RATE, AND THE PUMP KEPT KICKING OFF AND FUEL SPITTING OUT OF THE TANK FILLER NECK. I FINALLY GOT 8 GALLONS INTO THE TANK AND SO I STOPPED THERE. SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT HOME AND HOOK UP MY CODE READER, AND IT RETURNED A CODE P1441. SOME PROBLEM WITH THE EVAP SYSTEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS DATING BACK QUITE A FEW YEARS, BUT DO NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERS WANT ABOUT $100 TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEM AND ABOUT $400 TO REPAIR THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE WHEN PEOPLE WITH A 2000 ALTIMA TRY TO FUEL UP THEIR CAR AND GASOLINE KEEPS SPITTING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK OF THE GAS TANK. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Gasoline, Equipment, Dec 14, 2009, fire
THIS MORNING THE CAR WAS WARMING UP IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE ; IT EXPLODED AND BURNED DOWN; THE FRONT IS COMPLETELY MELTED; WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE ENTERED THE CAR YET - FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND MANAGED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BEFORE IT REACHED THE TANK - OTHER WISE WE WOULD ALL BE DEAD AND OUR HOUSE GONE. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Dec 10, 2009, fire
OUR NISSAN ALTIMA GLE 2000 CAUGHT ON FIRE - ENGINE EXPLODED AND THE FULL FRONT OF THE CAR IS MELTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT MANAGED TO PUT OUT THE HUGE FIRE BEFORE IT REACHED THE GAS TANK OTHERWISE OUR HOUSE WOULD NOT EXIST ANYMORE. AND WE WOULD ALL BE DEAD. AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION WE HAD NOT ENTERED THE CAR THAT WAS WARMING UP IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING. I CAN SEND YOU PICTURES. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Nov 16, 2009
I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT THAT JERKS AND SHAKES DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER. HAVE HAD SEVERAL DIAGNOSTICS CHECKS DONE AND HAVE REPLACED ALL EXTERNAL PARTS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER TO NOT FIRE CORRECTLY AND BELIEVE THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Oct 29, 2009
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING IDLE TO FLUCTUATE, INTERMITTENT STALLING 2000 ALTIMA WITH 57,000 MILES, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT DUE TO THE EGR PIPE RUNNING TO CLOSE TO CYLINDER 4 AREA OF THE MANIFOLD. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL ALTIMAS 1998-2001. NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR AS RECALL, THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS DUE TO STALLING. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND NISSAN SHOULD HONOR ALL THE REPAIR COSTS TO ALL AFFECTED. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Oct 22, 2009
2000 NISSAN ALTIMA, CAR IDLES ROUGHLY AND VIOLENTLY SHAKES AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO STALL CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK EVEN WITH THE BRAKES ON. THE CAR HAS BECOME SO BEAT-UP BY THIS, IT NO LONGER HAS ANY POWER TO IT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AVERAGING 800 DOLLARS IN REPAIR. BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THIS MONEY, I CAN'T FIX MY CAR MEANING I CAN'T GET TO CLASS, NOR GET TO WORK TO MAKE MONEY. WEBSITES SUCH AS THIS (HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2000/ENGINE/INTAKE_MANIFOLD_GASKET_LEAK_CAR_SHAKES.SHTML) SHOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD BE HONORING A DEFECT SUCH AS THIS INSTEAD OF RAKING THE MONEY. *TR
Electrical system, Jul 21, 2009
THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY ON MY 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GXE FREEZES INTERMITTENTLY. THE ODOMETER GOES BLANK AND THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, HEAT SENSORS, ETC EITHER FREEZE IN PLACE OR DROP TO ZERO. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE, BUT THE SHOP CANNOT SEEM TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Electrical system, Jun 13, 2009, crash
THE GAUGES ALL GO DEAD IN THE DASH ON MY 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. THIS IS REALLY VERY SCARY AS I HAVE REALLY NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING AND JUST TRY AND GO WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENS. LIVING IN A VERY BUSY CITY AND TAKING THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN NECESSARY POSES A THREAT TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND LET THE CAR COOL AND THEN COMPLETE MY TRIP SO AS TO HAVE WORKING GAUGES. NO NISSAN DEALER OR MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO OFFER A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AND BASED ON MY RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH NISSAN. ALSO, THE O2 SENSORS AND THE GASKETS ARE BAD ON THIS CAR. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Mar 12, 2009
MY 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA IDLES ROUGH AND SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS COUGHING. MY MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID CYLINDER 4 WAS MISFIRING AND THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT WAS TO CHANGE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE PRICE: $1200. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE I SEE THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM 98-01 ALTIMA OWNERS. THE MECHANIC, WHO WORKS FOR NISSAN, SAID THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. HE ALSO SAID CHANGING THE GASKET WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE GASKET WILL LEAK AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OR SO. WHY ISN'T NISSAN FORCED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE? SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO THEIR JOB AND LOOK AT THIS ISSUE. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Mar 1, 2009
AT 90K MILES, THE ENGINE IS LOUDER AND VIBRATES DURING ACCELERATION AND WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. THERE IS MOTOR OIL CONSTANTLY LEAKING FROM THE MANIFOLD GASKET. ALL SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND OIL CHANGED, BUT THIS DIDN'T HELP. IT IS MOST LIKELY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET OR SOME OTHER GASKET UNDER THE MANIFOLD COVER. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Feb 23, 2009
I OWN A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GLE, AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING. MY CAR IDLES VERY ROUGH, AND IT IS STEMMING FROM AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN WILL NOT OWN UP TO. THERE ARE OVER 500 REPORTED CASES WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AS WELL AS CASES REPORTED DIRECTLY TO YOUR ATTENTION. AND YET, THERE IS NO RECALL. YOU CAN CHECK YOU RECORDS FOR THE SAME ISSUE IF YOU WOULD LIKE: #10167168 #10145161 #10100639 #10163901 I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE PLEASE, AND THANK YOU. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Feb 21, 2009
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. CAR CONSTANTLY JERKS WHEN IDLING AND SOMETIMES CUTS OUT. SPENT $55 ON A SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TEST. INTAKE VALVE GASKET FAILURE. CAUSING IDLE TO FLUCTUATE, INTERMITTENT STALLING 2000 ALTIMA WITH 37500 MILES, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT DUE TO THE EGR PIPE RUNNING TO CLOSE TO CYLINDER 4 AREA OF THE MANIFOLD. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL ALTIMAS 1998-2001. NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR AS RECALL, THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS DUE TO STALLING. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. REPAIRS ARE EST. AT $850.00. ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN ADVISOR THE LIFETIME OF THE GASKET SHOULD EXCEED 100000 MILES. NISSAN HAS A PROGRAM TO CORRECT ANY UNUSUAL DEFECTS AFTER THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED BUT THEY REFUSE TO HONOR THEIR AGREEMENT. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Jan 14, 2009
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON 2000 ALTIMA GXE . CYLINDER #4 MIS-FIRE. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SAME AS ISSUE #'S : #10167168 #10145161 #10100639 #10163901. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Dec 6, 2008
ENGINE SHAKING WHILE IDLING, MISFIRE IN MUFFLER, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 130K. REPLACED SPARK PLUG SYSTEM AT A COST OF $500 AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DUE TO #4 CYLINDER MALFUNCTION AT $400. BASED ON COMMENTS ON THE DISCUSSION BOARDS, AGREE THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON NISSAN DEFECT WHICH SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. WOULD LIKE TO SEE NISSAN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Nov 13, 2008
2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GXE HAS A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE PROBLEM STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. MY CAR SHAKES WHILE IDLE AND THE RPMS GAUGE MOVES UP AND DOWN WHILE IDLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND THEY REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, KNOCK SENSOR. AFTER THAT, THE SAME THING HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS LATER. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY NOW SAY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT A DIFFERENT REASON EVERY TIME I GO TO THE DEALER TO FIX. WILL LITTLE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COSTLY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FOR CONSUMERS THAT ARE BEING RIPPED OFF BY THE NISSAN CORPORATION? *TR
Power train, Aug 8, 2008
2000 NISSAN ALTIMA BOUGHT NEW AND FAITHFULLY MAINTAINED AT DEALERSHIP (TRI-CITY NISSAN TALLMADGE OHIO) HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ONLY 50,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP OFFERS NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS UNHEARD OF PROBLEM. NISSAN HEADQUARTERS TELLS ME THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF REPAIR B/C IT IS UNHEARD OF. I WAIT (WITHOUT A CAR) FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEN HEADQUARTERS SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. WHEN I GET REPAIR (OVER $3K) THE SHOP SAYS DEFECTIVE GEAR AND I NOW HAVE THE PART. IF SOMEONE CAN'T HELP ME WITH THIS I AM GOING TO SUE NISSAN WITH PUNITIVE. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Structure, Aug 4, 2008
OKAY I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEAL WITH NISSAN AND THEIR RECALLS, BUT THEY DEFINITELY NEED TO MAKE A RECALL ON THE 2000 ALTIMA INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. MY CAR STARTED IDLING AT VARYING RPMS UNDER 1 GRAND AND STARTED VIBRATING IN A STRANGE WAY. WHEN I GIVE MY ALTIMA SOME GAS TO TAKE OFF, IT COMES TO THE VERGE OF STALLING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND READ A FEW HUNDRED SEPARATE CASES WHERE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING ERROR WHERE NISSAN HAS PLACED THE EGR PIPE TOO CLOSE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, CAUSING IT TO HEAT UP AND EVENTUALLY LEAK. NUMEROUS CONSUMERS ARE PAYING NEARLY $1000 TO CORRECT THIS MISTAKE THAT NISSAN ENGINEERS HAVE CREATED ON COUNTLESS CARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ENGINEERING PROBLEM ON NISSAN'S PART AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED. *TR
Electrical system, Jul 22, 2008
MY CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IT SPUTTERS, MEANING I WILL HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS, THE RPMS WILL DROP TO 500, THEN WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS THE RPMS JUMP ALL THE WAY TO 2500! THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAN PLOW ME RIGHT INTO A CAR, POLE, BUSY INTERSECTION, ETC. IT HAPPENS OFTEN. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH, AND ON LOCAL STREETS AT 25 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! IF THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES ACCELERATION AND MY FOOT IS STILL ON THE GAS, THE GUY BEHIND ME IS GOING TO HIT ME. AND WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN ALL OF A SUDDEN, IM GOING TO REAR END THE GUY IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS HORRIBLE! *TR
Other or unspecified, Jul 7, 2008, fire
DRIVING VEHICLE HOME AFTER WORK. STOPPED TO PICKUP CHILD AT DAYCARE. PARKED VEHICLE AND WENT INSIDE. MOMENTS LATER PEOPLE CAME IN TO CALL 911 DUE TO CAR ON FIRE IN PARKING LOT. NO RECENT WORK OR DRIVABLE ISSUES. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Jul 2, 2008
CAR WOULD IDLE VERY ROUGH AND NEARLY DIE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED ($900.00). *TR
Engine and engine cooling, May 21, 2008
A LONG TIME AGO I STARTED HEARING SOME RATTLING SORT OF NOISE IN THE FRONT. TOOK IT TO CARMAX, AS I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT WAS A LOOSE BELT AND CHARGED ME $80 SINCE BELTS AREN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T REALLY GO AWAY AND ONLY GOT WORSE. AROUND 89,000 MILES IT BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN IDLING AND THE NOISE WAS WORSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. MY HUSBAND FOUND THE INFO ON THIS SITE, I PRINTED IT OUT AND TOOK IT TO CARMAX AND TOLD THEM TO FIX MY MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET! THEY WOULDN'T REFUND MY $80 FROM THE FIRST VISIT, NOR WOULD THE PAY ME $80 FOR DIAGNOSING IT MYSELF. HA. OH WELL. THEY DID $600 WORTH OF REPAIRS, WHICH WAS MOSTLY COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (WHICH EXPIRES AT 92,500 MILES). THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD ALSO CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF MY SPARK PLUGS, HOWEVER, AND THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THAT. BASED ON MY ONLINE RESEARCH, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS DUE TO HEAT AROUND THE CYLINDER 4 AREA FROM THE EGR PIPE WHICH BAKES THE GASKET INTO LEAKING AND THAT EVEN THOUGH I GOT IT FIXED THIS TIME, IT WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. SEE #10167168 #10145161 #10100639 #10163901 ALSO, SEE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM WHERE YOU WILL FIND 36 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Apr 16, 2008
CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND SHAKING AT IDLE. WAS CONCERNED CAR COULD STALL OUT IN AN INTERSECTION. TOOK TO SHOP, VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE (2000 NISSAN ALTIMA). GASKET IS BEING REPLACED. PART IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE, BUT REPAIR IS LABOR INTENSIVE' RUNNING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG ALTIMA OWNERS. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Apr 10, 2008
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON MY 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 60,000 MILES, THIS TIME AROUND 110,000. THE FIRST TIME I GOT IT REPAIRED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME I WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SINCE NISSAN WANTED $97 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE WAY IT WAS BUILT. IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? THEIR MISTAKE IS COSTING ME ALOT OF MONEY. *TR
Structure, Feb 20, 2008, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A CONE ON THE FREEWAY AND DAMAGED THE BUMPER ON THE VEHICLE. THE BUMPER SHATTERED INTO PIECES AND THE PLASTIC COVER DETACHED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,816 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,700. UPDATED 03-25-08 *BF CALIFORNIA POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR