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: suspension
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Suspension, Oct 30, 2011
REAR SWAY BAR SNAPPED. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS,ON SMOOTH ROADS(TO SCHOOL AND CHURCH). HAVE NOT DRIVEN OVER ANYTHING OR HAD ANY COLLISIONS. THE BAR JUST SNAPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN( WE SAW IT HANGING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR). *TR
Suspension, Oct 20, 2011
REAR SWAY BAR BROKE DURING NORMAL DRIVING / OPERATION. THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE THROUGH AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUSHING. THE BROKEN SECTION WAS EVENTUALLY OBSERVED DANGLING BENEATH VEHICLE CAUSING OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. THE EXACT MILAGE OF COMPONENT FAILURE IS UNKNOWN AS BAR LIKELY WAS SUPPORTED BY BUSHING FOR SOMETIME BEFORE BECOMING VISABLE. THIS SITUATION REALLY WARRENTS A RECALL IN MY OPINION. *TR
Suspension, Oct 12, 2011
REAR SWAY BAR SNAPPED ON DRIVERS SIDE. NO RUST SEEN. HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON-LINE. WHATS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET A RECALL? A WHOLE FAMILY GETTING KILLED? *KB
Suspension, Sep 28, 2011
REAR SWAY BAR BROKE JUST OUTBOARD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SWAY BAR BUSHING. THE BROKEN SECTION WAS HANGING DOWN AND DRAGGING ON THE ROAD. *TT
Suspension, Sep 23, 2011
I AM A MOTHER OF A YOUNG CHILD, SO I DO NOT DRIVE CRAZY!!! I HAVE HAD MY ALTIMA FOR APPROXIMATELY ONLY A YEAR, AND MY SWAY BAR JUST SNAPPED, NOT DUE TO ANYTHING BUT A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Suspension, Aug 26, 2011
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH APPROX 42000 MILES. I NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING DOWN BEHIND THE REAR LEFT TIRE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR WAS SNAPPED IN HALF. THIS CAR HAS ONLY HAS ONE OWNER AND HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND NISSAN NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL, AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SO MANY PEOPLE!! *TT
Suspension, Aug 16, 2011
REAR SWAY BAR ON MY ALTIMA RUSTED IN HALF. *KB
Suspension, Jul 23, 2011
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
Suspension, Jul 19, 2011
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
Suspension, Jul 17, 2011
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
Suspension, Jul 8, 2011
REAR SWAY BAR IS CRACKED AND BROKE IN TWO PIECES WHEN REMOVED FROM THE CAR. *TR
Suspension, Jul 1, 2011
REAR PASSENGER SWAY BAR SNAPPED WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. *TR
Suspension, Jun 22, 2011
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
Suspension, Jun 21, 2011
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
Suspension, Jun 13, 2011
07 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN FACTORY REAR SWAY BAR SNAPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR
Suspension, Jun 8, 2011
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
Suspension, Jun 5, 2011
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
Suspension, May 31, 2011
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
Suspension, May 17, 2011
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
Suspension, May 16, 2011
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
Suspension, May 6, 2011
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
Suspension, May 4, 2011
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
Suspension, Apr 11, 2011
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
Suspension, Apr 8, 2011
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
Suspension, Apr 7, 2011
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