2004 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $273.97. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,093. UPDATED 01/23/09 *BF UPDATED 01/23/09. *JB

2004 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. CAR STALLS AND BUCKS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS A COMMON SET OF PROBLEMS WITH THE NISSAN QR25DE ENGINE (ACTUALLY THE SELF-DESTRUCTION OF THE PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH IN TURN DESTROYS THE CYLINDERS, CAUSING OVERHEATING, HEAD AND MANIFOLD DAMAGE). THE ENGINE OVERHEATS AND BURNS COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL; SOMETIMES FAILS TO START; RUNS ROUGH AFTER STARTING; A/C CUTS OUT DUE TO HIGH ENGINE TEMP. AFTER HALF A DOZEN SERVICE VISITS AND REPLACEMENT OF MANY ITEMS, NOW THE DEALER RECOMMENDS ENTIRE ENGINE & CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. WE NOTICE THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AS INSTALLED IN THE ALTIMA AND ON SEVERAL OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES, IS HAVING THIS PRECATALYTIC CONVERTER DISINTEGRATION-AND-INGESTION PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH NO LIVES ARE BEING LOST (OF WHICH WE ARE AWARE) DUE TO THIS WELL-KNOWN AND WELL-DOCUMENTED NISSAN MANUFACTURING (OR SUPPLIER) DEFECT, MUCH FINANCIAL LOSS IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY COUNTLESS AMERICANS, MOST OF WHOM VERY LIKELY BELIEVE THAT THEIR EXPENSIVE ALTIMA PROBLEMS ARE UNIQUE TO THEIR OWN CAR AND NOT A WIDESPREAD DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON OCTOBER 9, 2008, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE NORMALLY SHUTS DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,266 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,400. UPDATED 11/17/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND IT IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES BEGINNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THREE RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

CAR WOULDN'T START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN EARLY 2007 (FEBRUARY TIMEFRAME). I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. AFTER THAT WAS DONE, I BROUGHT IT BACK IN 2 DAYS LATER AND THEY SAID THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PAID THEM TO REPLACE IT ($152.07) AND THE ISSUE OF NOT STARTING HAS NOT SINCE REAPPEARED. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT RECALLS FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MODEL YEARS 2003, 2005 AND 2006 OF THE ALTIMA TO HAVE THEIR CRANKSHAFT POSITION CENSORS REPLACED, BUT NOT FOR 2004 ALTIMA. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THERE'S A RECALL ON A SENSOR IN THE ENGINE THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT NOTICE. I CALLED THE RECALL NUMBER AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST FOR THE RECALL. I EXPLAINED ON HOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE IF IT WAS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. THEN I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK INTO IT BUT, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO PAY THE SERVICE, WHY I DON'T KNOW, I PAID $330.00 FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS RECALLED AND HAS BEEN POSTED EVERYWHERE ON THE INTERNET WHERE RECALLS ARE POSTED BUT, I WAS STILL CHARGE. NOW I DON'T THINK THAT WAS FARE. WILL BE THE LAST TIME I BUY A NISSAN CAR. *TR

A RECENT 15K MILE SERVICE INTERVAL REVEALS THAT I HAVE 2 MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH ARE THE FLUID TYPE ARE LEAKING BADLY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THIS MAY BE SAFETY RELATED AS IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A MAJOR VEHICLE COMPONENT. MANY BLOGS REVEAL NUMEROUS MOTOR MOUNT ISSUES ON SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS THAT USE THESE FLUID TYPE MOUNTS. I FIND THIS VERY UNUSUAL SINCE I ONLY HAD 47,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN I HAD THIS SERVICE DONE IN JUNE 08. ONE OF THE SERVICE ADVISORS I TALKED TO DID INDICATE HE HAS SEEN MANY FAILURES OF THESE MOTOR MOUNTS AS WELL AS THE CRANK CASE SENSOR WHICH NISSAN DID REPLACE AT NO CHARGE BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS. I WOULD LIKE YOUR INPUT AS TO WHETHER THIS MAY BE VIEWED AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED PRIOR INQUIRIES INTO THIS VERY PREMATURE ISSUE. THANK YOU, JIM WEEKS *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAS REPORTED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS BAD. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO HESITATE, QUIT GOING DOWN THE ROAD & NOT TO START. WE REPLACED THE SENSOR & WITHIN 2 DAYS THE SES LIGHT WAS BACK ON. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS THEN BACK TO THE SAME THING! *TR