2005 Nissan Altima
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Structure is the leading concern among 1,091 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 4th highest complaint count among 26 Altima model years with reports.
Of the 2005 reports, 48 involved a crash and 18 involved a fire. 62 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Engine and engine coolingNov 14, 2007
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM THE SENSOR.
IF THE INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL FROM THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS SO BRIEF THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) LOGIC DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION, THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPEED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ECM FREE OF CHARGE. CERTAIN MY 2006 ALTIMAS WHICH HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMEDIED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 06V223 (NISSAN R0606) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL SINCE THE REPROGRAMMING FOR 06V223 ALSO INCLUDED THIS REPROGRAMMING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 31, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 07V527000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lighting, headlightsOct 25, 2007
CERTAIN TYC HALOGEN TYPE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES P/N 20-6644-00 SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR 2005-2006 NISSAN ALTIMA PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE PHOTOMETRIC WERE MISALIGNED WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
MISALIGNMENT OF THE LIGHTS DIMINISHES FRONTAL ILLUMINATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
GENERA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 25, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT GENERA AT 714-522-6688.
Campaign 07E087000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: engine and engine cooling
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Engine and engine cooling, Air bags, Apr 29, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THERE WAS ALSO NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,339.
Engine and engine cooling, Apr 7, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REMEDIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, THE ENTIRE COMPONENT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE SERVICED. THE VIN AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,999.
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Mar 25, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SKIP WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF MARCH 25, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37790.
Engine and engine cooling, Equipment, Mar 21, 2008
2005 NISSAN ALTIMA BUILT IN 2004 BAD CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, WAS ALREADY RECALLED 2002 & 2003 MODELS AND NISSAN IS NOT RECALLING THE 2004 BUILT ONES. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Mar 10, 2008
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN OCTOBER, 2007 MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED MAINLY ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING A INSTANTANEOUS SLOWING DOWN OF THE VEHICLE, WHERE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WOULD COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING THE REAR OF MY CAR. OTHER TIMES THE CAR WOULD STALL COMPLETELY AT LOW SPEEDS, LOOSING POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES PUTTING MYSELF IN A SITUATION HARMFUL TO THOSE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THE STALL OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING TO MYSELF OR OTHERS AROUND ME, CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED & FOUND SAFETY-RELATED RECALLS FOR THE '02, '03, '04 MODELS BUT NOT 2005. MY VEHICLE HAD 41,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS NO RECALL YET FOR THE 2005 MODEL ALTHOUGH I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS THE OTHER RECALLS IDENTIFIED. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL CALLED ME AFTER MY CAR WAS LOOKED AT AND ADVISED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED DUE TO EXPERIENCING HOT CONDITIONS & THE SOLDER HOLDING THEM IN PLACE MELTED (AGAIN CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUSLY ISSUED TSBS AND RECALLS). I PLEADED, THIS SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL, BOTH WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WITH VICTORY NISSAN FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE ALTIMA. I WAS LEFT PAYING THE FEE MYSELF. THE RECALL FOR THE 2005 MODEL WAS ISSUED IN DECEMBER 2007 AND I AM TRYING TO GET A REFUND FOR HAVING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT NISSAN IDENTIFIED AS SAFETY-RELATED. THE RECALL LISTS REPROGRAMMING OF THE ECM, WHICH NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED, SINCE THE ECM WOULD LOOSE COMMUNICATION WITH THE TCM. HOWEVER THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE IN COMMUNICATION STEMMED FROM THE FAILURE OF THE POSITION SENSORS. I FEEL LET DOWN AND UPSET THAT NISSAN CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2.5 LITER ENGINES IN YEARS SUBSEQUENT TO ISSUED RECALLS AND FAILED TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNERS OF THE SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEMS. I AM ALSO UPSET THAT NISSAN DOES NOT ADMIT THE CRANK POSITION AND CAM POSITION SENSORS PLAYED PART IN THE STALLING. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Feb 7, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY AFTER 20 MINUTES AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Engine and engine cooling, Feb 4, 2008
NISSAN DEALERSHIP REFUSING REFUND FOR RECALLED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IN 2005 ALTIMA. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Wheels, Jan 31, 2008
CAR WOULD STALL AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT MY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS FAILING AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY $600. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE SENSOR FOR $222.91. CAR PURCHASED IN 2004. ADDITIONAL WORK REQUIRED: ENGINE REPLACEMENT, WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACEMENT, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, AND INTERIOR PANELS REPLACEMENT. I FOUND INFORMATION OF THIS CAMPAIGN (07V527000) THROUGH WWW.NHTSA.GOV AND I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN. NISSAN CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH CAMPAIGN AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THE CAMPAIGN THAT THEY SHOW FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS FOR THE 2002-3 ALTIMA MODELS. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Jan 26, 2008
2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S HAS LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED FOR HOURS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (ENGINE CODE P0335). THIS FAULTY PART HAS ALSO DISABLED THE CAR WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY STREETS. AS A RESULT, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TRUST THE RELIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE RENDERED IT COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS PERFORMED A "REPROGRAMMING OF THE ECM" AS REQUIRED BY A RECALL NOTICE ISSUED ON DECEMBER 10, 2007. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE CONDITION. THERE EXISTS A RECALL THAT REQUIRES DEALERSHIPS TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS ON 2002 AND 2003 NISSAN ALTIMAS, BUT NOT FOR A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA, WHICH APPARENTLY SUFFERS FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE IS LITTLE TO NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE MODEL YEAR VEHICLES AS FAR AS ENGINE COMPONENTS ARE CONCERNED. PLEASE EXTEND THE RECALL NOTICE SO THAT OWNERS OF 2005 MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE THEIR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS REPLACED TO PREVENT DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS FROM OCCURRING. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Jan 17, 2008
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY VEHICLE HAS CUT OFF ON ME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TWO OF THE THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, IT CUT OFF AS I PREPARED TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET A PROBLEM READING FROM THE COMPUTER. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO GO AROUND A CURVE IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. IT SPUTTERED AND CUT OFF. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS BEHIND ME, AS IT WAS ONLY A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE CAR. THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL CAME OUT SHORTLY AFTER, HOWEVER MORRIS NISSAN REFUSED TO REPAIR MY CAR WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, AS THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NOT GOTTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM NISSAN YET ON THE RECALL AND COULD NOT DO IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE THIRD TIME WAS JUST TODAY AS, ONCE AGAIN, I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Jan 8, 2008
MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA STALLED WHILE DRIVING, AND "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO ARRIVE HOME, HOWEVER I COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THEY INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, SINCE MY PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Jan 3, 2008
2005 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH DECELERATION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL DECELERATE FROM WHAT EVER SPEED TO ABOUT 20 MPH. HE STATES THAT THE DEALER KEEPS SAYING BRING IT IN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE CHAMBER WAS REPLACED AND THE FUEL INJECTION SERVICED, HOWEVER LATER IN THE MONTH, THE PROBLEM RE-SURFACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ALWAYS SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON DECEMBER 7TH AND 15TH. *JB
Engine and engine cooling, Dec 17, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND HAD TO BE MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT TOOK 20 MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING 02 SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 90,167 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED01/08/08 *BF UPDATED
Engine and engine cooling, Dec 13, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Engine and engine cooling, Nov 28, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE HESITATES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTED AND TURNS OVER AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7 SECONDS. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARS A ROUGH NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000. UPDATED 01/03/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/31/07
Engine and engine cooling, Nov 20, 2007
MY 2005 ALTIMA WAS FAILING TO START NORMALLY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHY. AFTER SOME SEARCHING MY MECHANIC FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND HAD CAUSED OTHER FAULT CODES TO OCCUR. THE CAR HAS APPROX 56,000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS TOLD THIS PROBLEM NORMALLY SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MILES. WHEN THE PART WAS PICKED UP BY THE MECHANIC, HE WAS TOLD THAT EIGHT OF THESE SENSORS WERE RECENTLY SOLD FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND SOME OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS. ONE PERSON SUGGESTED A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE PART WAS $42 BUT AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND AN OIL CHANGE, MY BILL WAS ALMOST $200! I HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE ALTIMA UP TO THIS POINT BUT FEEL THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE SUFFERED THIS SAME PROBLEM. IF THAT IS THE CASE, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. IF A RECALL HAPPENS TO BE ISSUED, THEN I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR HAVING TO PAY FOR FIXING MY VEHICLE. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Oct 16, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, APPROACHING A STOP, OR MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Engine and engine cooling, Visibility, Equipment, Sep 21, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A SERVICE STATION AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL OR OIL PLUGS IN THE VEHICLE. HE REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN, WHERE IT WAS REGULARLY SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE NOT HAVING OIL OR OIL PLUGS. THEY ALSO INFORMED HER THAT SOMEONE HAD TAMPERED WITH HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS SPOKEN WITH NISSAN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN WITHOUT HER VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS. SHE BELIEVES THEY ARE GIVING HER THE RUN-AROUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE DEALER STATED PASSENGER WINDOW MAKES NOISE, AND REMOTE SWITCH IS INOPERABLE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF
Engine and engine cooling, Aug 22, 2007
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE GOING DEAD WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THERE IS NO SET SPEED THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR JUST DROPS POWER AND CUTS OFF. I TRAVEL 110 MILES A DAY ROUND TRIP AND IT HAPPENS AT LEAST THREE TIMES A DAY. NISSAN HAS INFORMED ME SINCE THERE IS NO ERROR CODE IN THE ECM THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BASICALLY ITS MY PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, May 5, 2007, crash
I EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT BEFORE THAT MY CAR STALLED BUT IT RESTARTED QUICKLY. THEN FEW WEEKS LATER MY CAR STALLED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME DID NOT WANT TO START UP AS QUICKLY AS BEFORE AND MY CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME. AS SOON AS IT STARTED UP AGAIN I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. ON MY WAY OVER THERE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I FELT MY CAR LOOSING POWER AND IT JERKED BACK. I WAS VERY AFRAID THAT MY CAR WOULD STALL OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAIN MY SITUATION BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THEY WERE BOOKED UP. I LEFT AND WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON MY CAR. THE REASON MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WAS DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. NEXT MORNING I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TOO AND CONCLUDED THE SAME THING. THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF AND THE CAR RUNS SMOOTHER AND HAS NOT YET STALLED OUT. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Other, Apr 28, 2007
CAR STALLING AT IN TRAFFIC, STOP LIGHTS, AND WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE AIR FILTER AND HAVE FUEL INJECTOR SERVICE. I DID. CAR BEGAN STALLING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED. I DID. ENGINE LIGHT ON . HOSE PUT BACK ON. ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. WAS TOLD THERE WAS CODE FOR IDLE VALVE BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS IT. THEY RESET COMPUTER. CAR STALLING AGAIN. BARELY MADE IT ACROSS INTERSECTION TO GET TO DEALERSHIP. NISSAN REPLACED AIR FILTER, CLEANED FUEL INJECTORS (AGAIN) AND REPLACED CRACK SHAFT SENSORS. I JUST GOT CAR TODAY. THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING SEEMS A BIT DANGEROUS. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Engine and engine cooling, Air bags, Tires, Dec 28, 2006
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM MY 2005 ALTIMA THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT 05. THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED THE VEHICLE MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY SLUGGISH FROM TAKEOFF, I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL NISSAN ARE SLUGGISH AND NEED TO BE DRIVEN TO GET THE "NEWNESS FROM THE VEHICLE" WHAT KIND OF CRAP IS THAT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AND MY TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I DON'T EVEN HAVE 20K MILES ON MY VEHICLE SO THIS IS VERY MYSTERIOUS TO ME. NISSAN IN MY OPINION DOES NOT LISTEN TO ITS CUSTOMERS AND CLAIMS TO BE THE VERY BEST TOWARDS THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THE COMMERCIALS BUT IN REALITY THEY ARE JUST ANOTHER BIG COMPANY MAKING MONEY AT THE EXPENSE OF "USE TO BE LOYAL" CUSTOMERS". EVERY COMPLAINT ON THIS BOARD I CAN AGREE WITH WHICH IS SAD FOR I TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SEAT BELTS, SHARP BAR UNDER THE PASSENGERS SEAT, ENGINE AND PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT SO BASICALLY ALL WE HAVE IS AN EXPENSIVE GOOD LOOKING NON-WORKING PIECES OF CRAP. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH NISSAN. SIGNED - WILL NEVER EVER EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN IN MY LIFE. *NM
Engine and engine cooling, Dec 6, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS WORKING FINE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER.
Steering, Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Wheels, May 5, 2006
PURCHASED A 05 ALTIMA IN JUNE OF 2004. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR IN AT 19,000 AND TOLD THEM MY CAR SHAKES AND THERE IS A TICKING IN THE FRONT END. SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. YOU CAN FEEL THE SHAKING IN THE SEATS, GEAR SHIFT AND STEERING WHEEL. NOT TO MENTION THE SHAKING CONTINUES TO KNOCK MY WINDOWS OUT OF PLACE. THE SHAKING HAPPENS WHEN YOUR ARE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. I DID THE ALIGNMENT. THEY THEN SAID THAT THE TICKING WAS NORMAL AND THE SHAKING WAS NORMAL. SO BEING A YOUNG FEMALE I WAS TOOK THEM FOR THERE WORD. I THEN WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, NO ONE WAS HURT. CALLED NISSAN SAID TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SO I WENT TO AN OUTSIDE TIRE DEALER TO HAVE REPLACED, WAS TOLD RIM WAS BENT. AGAIN CALLED NISSAN WAS TOLD THAT WAS MY PROBLEM. SO I PURCHASED A NEW SET OF RIMS. JUST STARTED TO FACE THE FACT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE SHAKING AND NOISE. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO RETURNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE ALONG WITH THE SHAKING AND NOISE NOW THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. WAS TOLD TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACE, ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE. ALSO GET THIS RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER RIM BENT. AGAIN! SAID IT WAS THE ROADS. TOOK TO TIRE DEALER. RIM WAS BENT. HE DID HIS PART, TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR MORE TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS THEN I CARE TO REMIND MYSELF. BUT HAS BEEN NO FIX TO ANY OF MY ISSUES. AT CLOSING OF REPAIR TICKET WAS TOLD TICKING NOISE THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM BUT THEY WERE PRETTY SURE IT WAS NOT THE ENGINE. THE SHAKING WAS FROM A BROKE RACK AND PINION. SO NOW THAT I AM OVER MY 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I NEED TO PAY OVER 1300.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND I AM NOW STUCK. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS LACK OF CONCERN NISSAN HAS WITH MY ISSUES. I NEED HELP GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED. *NM
Engine and engine cooling, Electrical system, Jan 11, 2006
OUR ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE WE WERE DRIVING, OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AS THE CAR DIED BUT NOT BEFORE THE CAR DIED, WHILE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN COMING HOME FROM A BUSINESS TRIP. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE DRAIN PLUG WAS MISSING. THE OIL LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO COME ON NO MATTER WHAT WHEN IT GETS LOW ON OIL, THAT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH IS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY THAT THEY PRESSURED US INTO BUYING FOR $1500. NOW THEY ARE NOT HONORING ANY SERVICE AGREEMENTS THEY MADE. THEY ARE IN BREACH OF CONTRACT. WE HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, FOOD, GAS, HITCHHIKING, EVERYTHING..... WE NEED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR EVERYTHING AND HAVE NISSAN TAKE OVER PAYMENTS FOR OUR CAR RENTAL, LOSS OF WORK, RETURNING CAR, AND GETTING A NEW ONE. WE HAVE SPENT FIVE DAYS NOW SCREWING WITH EVERYONE EXCEPT SOMEONE THAT WILL HELP. I HAVE LITERALLY TALKED TO 90 PEOPLE OR MORE SINCE OUR CAR BROKE DOWN. WE WANT HELP RIGHT NOW, OR WE WILL SUE TROPHY NISSAN IMMEDIATELY. *JB