2007 Nissan Altima
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Suspension is the leading concern among 498 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 11th highest complaint count among 26 Altima model years with reports.
Of the 2007 reports, 30 involved a crash and 22 involved a fire. 16 people were injured and 2 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bagsOct 7, 2008
NISSAN IS RECALLING 204,361 MY 2007-2008 ALTIMA, ALTIMA HYBRID, 350Z, 350Z ROADSTER, MY 2008 ALTIMA COUPE, ROGUE, MY 2009 MURANO, AND INFINITI MY 2007-2008 G35 SEDAN, MY 2008 G37 COUPE AND EX35 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS' OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) CONTROL UNITS. A VARISTOR IN THE OCS CONTROL UNIT LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THIS COULD CAUSE AN INTERRUPTION OF SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU).
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING SUPPRESSED WHICH COULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL TEST THE SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND ACU SYSTEMS USING A SPECIAL TOOL TO CHECK THAT IT IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. IF NECESSARY, THE SEAT CUSHION (CONTAINING OCS HARDWARE) WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
Campaign 08V521000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, ignition, moduleDec 28, 2007
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) REPLACED DURING SERVICE AT A DEALERSHIP, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) MAY HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY DEACTIVATED DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE DEALER SERVICE SOFTWARE. IF THE TPMS IS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD NOT ALERT THE DRIVER TO A DECREASE IN THE TIRE PRESSURE AS DESIGNED.
DRIVING ON UNDER-INFLATED TIRES IS UNSAFE AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL CHECK THE TPMS FUNCTION AND REACTIVATE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 07V599000 on NHTSA.gov
Engine and engine coolingJun 21, 2007
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, IF A SUFFICIENTLY HOT OBJECT ENTERS THE AIR FILTER HOUSING THROUGH THE ENGINE FRESH AIR INTAKE SYSTEM AND CONTACTS THE ENGINE AIR FILTER, THE FLAMMABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIR FILTER MATERIAL ARE SUCH THAT THE FILTER MAY IGNITE.
IF THE AIR FILTER MATERIAL IGNITES, A FIRE MAY OCCUR.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR FILTER WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS IMPROVED ANTI-FLAMMABILITY MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 3, 2007, AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OCTOBER 1, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 07V267000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: hydraulic
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Service brakes, Hydraulic, Mar 1, 2009, crash
WHILE TRAVELING APPROX 50MPH APPROACHING A CURVE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. DRIVER NOTICED TRAFFIC SLOWING AND REACTED BY SHIFTING CAR TO NEUTRAL AND SLOWLY APPLYING PARKING BRAKE. DOING SUCH CAUSED CAR TO FISHTAIL AND SLIDE (AS ROADS WERE WET) AND CAUSED A COLLISION. DRIVER HAS COMPLAINED SINCE 2007 TO DEALERSHIP REGARDING BRAKES AND TOLD EACH TIME (4 COMPLAINTS) THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH BRAKES. BRAKES WERE "REPLACED" 6 MONTHS AGO BY DEALERSHIP (CUSTOMER PAID) HOWEVER BRAKE ISSUES STILL REMAINED. SUCH NEGLIGENCE HAS RESULTED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THOUSANDS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Aug 20, 2008
BRAKES SQUEAKING. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Aug 7, 2008
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. SINCE 7500 MILES, MY BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN NUMEROUS TIMES AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HEAR THE SQUEAK BUT DO NOT CONSIDER IT A DEFECT. I COMPLAINED TO NISSAN USA AND WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THEY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT CHECKED THE BRAKES, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE THAT I WAS HEARING WHEN I STOPPED. I TOLD WAS TOLD VIA EMAIL THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA COULD DO TO HELP ME. THIS IS VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR A BRAKE JOB, THE NEW PADS SHOULD NOT SQUEAK. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT THE 2008 ALTIMA'S DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Mar 13, 2008
WE BOUGHT A 2007 ALTIMA (USED) WHICH STILL HAD ALL ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE PARTS ON IT. THE SECOND DAY THAT WE HAD IT THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY HAD IT FROM 7AM UNTIL I FINALLY GOT IT BACK AT 11PM WHICH SEEMED WEIRD AND UPSET ME VERY MUCH. THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THEY NEEDED TO DO WAS CLEAN THE PADS AND FOR EXTRA HELP THEY SPRAYED SOME STUFF ON THEM TO KEEP IT FROM SQUEALING. THE NEXT DAY STARTED SQUEALING AGAIN, SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY JUST FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN'S CORPORATE TECH'S WERE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED ALL OF THE ALTIMA'S TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THEN THEY WANTED TO PUT NEW PAD ON FOR ME TO SEE IF IT WOULD HELP. I AGREED AND TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND I WENT HOME AND MARKED THE PADS MYSELF AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN I ASKED TO SEE THE OLD PADS WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED. WHEN I WENT IN AND THEY SHOWED ME THE PADS THEY WERE NOT THE ONES I MARKED AND THEY INSISTED THAT THEY WERE AND THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. AND THEY SAID THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A FIX OR A RECALL BY NEXT YEAR AND TO JUST DEAL WITH IT IF IT STARTED SQUEALING AGAIN WHICH STARTED AS I WAS STILL IN THE DEALERS PARKING LOT. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Dec 12, 2007, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. AFTER AN INSPECTION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BRAKE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SHE HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AND THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM, ONLY THE BRAKE PADS. THE SECOND DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, SPEED, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Nov 2, 2007, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND A CRASH OCCURRED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000.
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Electrical system, Jul 11, 2007
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 24, 2007
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Power train, Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Visibility, Jan 27, 2007
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