2004 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STOPPED WORKING. THEN I GET IT CHECKED FROM THE MECHANICS AND ITS SAYS THAT CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,280.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ALSO, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000. THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,280. UPDATED 9/17/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE ECM DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY. UPDATED 09/18/09.*JB

NISSAN RECALL RO606 FOR 2003 AND 2004 ALTIMAS AND SENTRAS WITH 2.5 LITER ENGINES TO REPROGRAM THE ECM ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE SINCE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING IF IT CANNOT TAKE A PROPER READING. MY CAR HAS SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES AND SOME WHILE TRAVELING 45 -55 MILES PER HOUR WHICH COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS WHEN ON A CONGESTED 3 OR 4 LANE HIGHWAY AS I TRAVEL DAILY. THIS IS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS AND FAR DIFFERENT THAN THE RECALL STATES THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAD THE ECM REPROGRAMMED PER THE RECALL BUT STILL HAVE SAME ISSUES OF THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND A SCAN OF THE COMPUTER (ECM BRINGS UP CODE THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS FAULTY HOWEVER REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR ISN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE ECN DOESN'T FIX THE ISSUE. MANY ALTIMA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL A NEW CRANKSHAFT SENSOR TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM OF THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING OR BEING STRANDED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T START ONCE IT SHUTS DOWN. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING STALLING AND IS HARD TO START. I HAVE HAD A DIAGNOSIS OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON MALFUNCTION ON THE CAR AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I HAD THIS SENSOR REPLACED IN 2007 OR 2008. THE CAR HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. UPON ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS, IT IS THE SAME SENSOR. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT ADVISED ME TO GO TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS DONE. WHICH I DID AND OF COURSE THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING THAT MY MECHANIC HAD ALREADY STATED. AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ORIGINAL PART WHICH IS PLASTIC ALLOWED OIL TO LEAK IN AND CAUSES A BURN OUT OF THE SENSOR SO THEY CHANGED IT TO HAVE A METAL FITTING. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN AGAIN, THEY STILL SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL BUT AN UPGRADE OF THE PART. IN MY EYES, THAT IS NOT AN UPGRADE, THAT IS A REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE PART THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF BUT ARE ONLY ADDRESSING IN CERTAIN VEHICLES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON FILE AND ON THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT AS I FIND MYSELF IN WHO HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED! I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A TOTALLY UNFAIR PRACTICE THAT NISSAN IS DOING AND I AM ADDRESSING MY CONCERNS TO YOU AND TO NISSAN DIRECTLY IN HOPES THAT AS A CONSUMER, WE COULD OBTAIN SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

04 ALTIMA JUST TURN OFF DOING 65MPH ON THE I5. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT WAS NOT IN RUSH HOUR AND DID NOT HIT ANYONE IN FRONT OF ME , BUT THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT SO LUCKY HE HAD TO RUN OUT OFF THE FWY SO THAT HE WOULD NOT HIT ME. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT AFTER. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE NET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM. (ECM, CRANKSHAFT , AND CAMSHAFT SENSORS) GONE BAD. I CALLED DEALER AND THEY WILL NOT EVEN DIAGNOSE THE CAR WITH OUT CHARGING FOR THE INSPECTION AND CHARGING ALMOST $600.00 FOR A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD COVER AS A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ECM. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAM SHAFT. THESE TWO COMPONENTS CAUSE SEVERAL VEHICLES TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN TO HIS VEHICLE AFTER THE ECM IS REPLACED. HIS VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND HE FEELS THAT THIS WILL NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

2004 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS BEEN JUST DYING OUT FOR NO REASON, VERY DANGEROUS, IN TRAFFIC CAR JUST STALLS OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE TOOK APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES TO RESTART AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 AND NISSAN RECALL NUMBER R0606, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED BEFORE THE DEALER COULD REPAIR THE RECALL ISSUE. IN ADDITION, THE CRANKSHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $200 BEFORE THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR COULD BE REPAIRED. THIS DID NOT MAKE SENSE TO THE CONTACT SO SHE CALLED THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WILL NOT RETURN HER CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

CKP "CRANK POSITION SENSOR" TROUBLE CODE FOUND WHEN SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS LOOKS IDENTICAL TO ISSUE FOUND IN RECALL 06V242000. *TR