2006 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

I DISCOVERED BOTH FLOOR PAN/BOARDS UNDER THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAD BEEN TRACKING THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS, I FINALLY HAD TO PURCHASE BOTH NEW FLOOR PANS $171.00 EACH AND HAVE THEM REPLACED BY A PROFESSIONAL REPAIR SHOP AFTER OI REMOVED THE INTERIOR AND REINSTALLED IT ONCE THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT A PRICE OF $799,00. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE FLOOR IN PLACE PRIOR TO REPAIR WAS THE SOUND PROOFING UNDER THE CARPET. THE POOR RELIEF OR DRAINING OF WATER UNDER THE VEHICLE WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS VEHICLES PROBLEM. *TR

JUST WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH HAD SEVERE RUST UNDER BOTH SIDES OF CAR UNDER THE SEATS. AT THE TIME IT WAS NOTICED THE CAR HAD 55823 MILES AND WAS SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR THE PREVIOUS 4 YEARS AND JUST 3 MONTHS PRIOR BEING NOTICED. ALTHOUGH I HAD TO PAY SAID DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR AFTER FIGHTING WITH NISSAN AND DEALERSHIP FOR 3 MONTHS. JUST WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT AFTER SEEING ARTICLE ON TV NEWS. ALTHOUGH CAR WAS 7 YRS. OLD IT SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED WITH 55000 MILES ON IT. NISSAN MOTORS WOULD NOT PAY COST FOR REPAIR.($740.00). I KNOW NISSAN IS BIG CORP. BUT EITHER THEY OR DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. BIG BUSINESS WINS AGAIN. *TR

I TOOK MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA TO THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE AUTO MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED OVER BEFORE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC SHOWED ME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS ON THE LIFT AND THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR IS RUSTED ALMOST THROUGH. BOTH NISSAN AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED, IN FACT IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY IT EXPLICITLY EXCLUDES THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL BE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS MY FEET WILL EVENTUALLY GO THROUGH THE FLOOR. *TR

HUGE RUST UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. ALSO STARTING UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. FLOORPAN IS RUSTING OUT SO BADLY I FEAR MY FOOT WILL FALL THROUGH. THIS IS NOT SAFE. CAR HAS NOT OTHER RUST AND WELL CARED FOR. THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE. I DROVE MY LAST CAR FOR 21 YEARS WITH NOT RUST PROBLEMS ANYWHERE AND I STILL LIVE IN THE SAME AREA. THIS CANNOT BE BECAUSE OF AGE OR SNOW AND SALT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE METAL OR DESIGN. *TR

SEVERE RUSTING & ROTTING OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR BOARDS. VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND WELL-MAINTAINED. THIS BODY SECTION APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF DEBRIS WERE TO IMPACT THE WEAKENED SECTION AT SPEED. PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT, AND ALL THE OTHERS LIKE IT, AND HAVE NISSAN ISSUE A RECALL! *TR

ON OR ABOUT THE ABOVE DATE, WE TOOK THE ABOVE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER CONTACTED US STATING THAT THEY NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THIS WAS RATHER A SURPRISE, THEY HAD NOT NOTICED IT BEFORE...WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SAME DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT FROM THEM. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS ON THIS YEAR AND TYPE VEHICLE BEFORE, "THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO RUST OUT". HE ALSO STATED THAT WE SHOULD GET IT REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DUE TO OUR CONCERN FOR SAFETY, WE HAD AN AUTOBODY SHOP REPAIR IT. *TR

THERE IS RUST AND HOLES THAT HAVE DEVELOPED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF NISSANS ALL OVER THE US. I ALSO HEARD THAT BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ANY INJURIES OR FATALITIES THAT THEY HAVEN'T PUT A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT OF THE CAR. IS THAT WHAT IT WILL TAKE? *TR

TOOK CAR TO BE INSPECTED AND VEHICLE INSPECTOR FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AS WELL AS THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD WERE ROTTED THROUGH. ALWAYS TOOK IMMACULATE CARE OF THE ENTIRE CAR. TRIED CONTACTING NISSAN BUT THEY DID NOT HELP; EVEN AFTER TELLING THEM THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OUT ON THE INTERNET. *TR

NOTICED LEFT SIDE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR AND SIDE RAIL IS RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY, NO ACCIDENTS OR OTHER INCIDENTS OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE THERE WAS RUST PRESENT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR PANELS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.