2004 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

ALTIMA KEPT DYING AT RANDOM TIMES AND PLACES. ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AS THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER TRACED PROBLEM TO A BAD SENSOR. CAM AND CRANK SENSORS REPLACED AND SO FAR THIS HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. $$$ . *NM

"ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT" CAME ON AND TOOK CAR TO THE SHOP ON 10/31/06. AT THE TIME IT CAME ON THERE WERE NO RUNNING PROBLEMS. NISSAN DEALER REPLACED REAR 02 SENSOR AND DIAGNOSES AND REPROGRAMMED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. ON 11/20/06 (LESS THAN THREE WEEKS LATER) THE "ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT" CAME ON AGAIN. PRIOR TO TAKING THE CAR THERE WERE NO RUNNING PROBLEMS. NISSAN DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE AND CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THEY NEED TO RUN ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR ANOTHER FEE. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING UP AN DOWN AND WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. P2135 THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FOUND, REPLACED SENSOR AND CLEARED CODES. I WAS CHARGED ON BOTH OCCASIONS FOR A TOTAL OF $668. *JB

TL*- THE AIR BAG COVER ON THE DASHBOARD IS OPEN AND AIRBAG CAN DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. DEALER TOLD HER IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUES. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON AS WELL.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. PRESENTLY THE ENGINE NEEDS REPAIRING. I TOOK MY CAR TO CROWN NISSAN IN GREENSBORO,NC TO BE SERVICED. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE SERVICEMEN INFORMED ME THAT MY POWER VALVE SCREW CAME LOOSE FALLING IN THE ENGINE CAUSING IT HARM. I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NONE AT THE PRESENT TIME. THIS OCCURRED ON NOV 16TH, 2006. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE PRICE TO FIX IT WAS BETWEEN 500-4000 DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS ON NISSANHELP.COM. I RECOVERED A PAST RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE WITH THE STATED PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH MY VIN NUMBER IS STATED IN THE REPORT. I AM TRYING TO REINSTATE THIS RECALL DUE TO THE FALSE STATEMENTS I HAVE RECEIVED FROM NISSAN. THANKS. TIAJUANA BENNETT GREENSBORO,NC 336-334-2951. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

RADIATOR FAILURE AT 45,000 MILE CHECK (OCT. 3, 2006) MECHANIC REPORT: LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE: 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L, VEHICLE PURCHASED: OCTOBER, 2003 AS OF TODAY (OCT. 4, 2006) THE RADIATOR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, WITH NO ACCIDENTS, THE RADIATOR SHOULD NOT FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE A SIMILAR FAILURE IS OCCURRING ON MY WIFE'S CAR (40,000 MILES), PURCHASED THE SAME MONTH. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO A RECALL, AND PAY FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE POWER VALVE SCREWS LOCATED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAME LOOSE AND CUT INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGHLY. DUE TO THIS, THE BOLT DAMAGED ONE OF THE PISTON VALVES CAUSING THE NEED FOR A NEW ENGINE. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. SIX DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURED WAS CONTACTED WHO DETERMINED NO RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR SAFE NIGHT DRIVING. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NOT THE MANUFACTURER.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES CAMSHAFT CENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. THE CONTACT STATES THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAUSED A RECALL ON THE 2003 MODELS BUT IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE TO THE 2004 MODELS.