1994 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

ON 2/12/2004 CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, AND DROVE TO WORK. WITHIN TWO MINUTES, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. *AK

THE DEALER WILL NOT DO RECALL REPAIRS FOR AIR BAGS UNLESS THE CONSUMER PAYS CASH. DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL, MADE AN APPOINTMENT, AND SPOKE TO THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE RECALL BEFORE HAND. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 03V150000 CONCERNING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BY APPOINTMENT AND THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS VERY UNSATISFIED WITH NISSAN QUALITY OF SERVICE AFTER HAVING TRAVELED 2 HOURS. *CB *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

FOR THE PAST 15 MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE, IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SHOPS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. CAR DIES ON ME WHEN IT COME TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN, VIHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AFTER 60 MPH, WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF, IT WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT AN HOUR FOR IT TO TURN BACK ON. IT WILL ALSO NOT TURN ON IF THE CAR IS UP ON A LITTLE HILL. CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. AND IT IS ALWAYS JURKING ON ME AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS.

CONSUMER WAS A PASSENGER AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE DITCH AND PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOY, INJURED EYE AND FACE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. AND DISTRACTED HER WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

I HAD NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL STAIN ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, AFTER SEVICING THIS VEHICLE THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SEAL. I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR SO IT WAS COVERED FOR THE REPAIR. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THE SMALL OIL STAIN RETURNING, EVERY TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE IS WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN TRANSMISSION LEAKING (EVEN THOUGH OIL WAS NOT RED), THEY HAD TO CLEAN SOMETHING AND SO ONE. FINALLY THIS PAST WINTER THEY ADMITTED THAT THE SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE ENGINE AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ORIGINAL REPAIR THEY PERFORMED WAS NO LONGER WARRANTEED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $800. TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. IF NISSAN RECOGNIZES A DEFECT IN DESIGN WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM 4 YEARS AGO, AND NOT TELL ME EVERY 6 MONTHS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION THAT I HAVE A SMALL OIL LEAK. THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 37,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT, I HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR. I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, I FEEL THAT IF NISSAN MOTOR CORP, KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 1995 THEY SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED PEOPLES CARS INSTEAD OF LETTING THE PROBLEM CONTINUE UNTIL THEIR WARRANTEE EXPIRED. THIS IS WHAT I KNOW THEY DID WITH ME AND I DO NOT APPRECIATE IT THAT I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY KOEPPEL NISSAN BY TELLING ME THAT THE CAR WAS NOT LEAKING OIL WHEN IN REALITY IT WAS. *AK

EA01-015(PE01-008) WHILE SITTING AT A INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE IN FRONT MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND DRIVER PULLED OVER INTO TO THE RIGHT OF THE LANE AND HIT OTHER VEHICLE. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INTOHER FACE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO EYES. ALSO, FACE WAS COMPLETELY NUMB AND NOISE WAS BROKEN. BE ADVISED THAT RIGHT EYE HAD TO BREREPLACED. LEGAL REPRESENTATION HAS BEEN APPLIED. *AK.