2006 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

IN 2006 WE PURCHASED A NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5, VIN#[XXX] WAS KEPT IN THE GARAGES EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND LOOKS LIKE NEW. ON OCTOBER 26, 2014 MY HUSBAND WAS ROTATING TIRES WHEN HE NOTICED THAT FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH SIDES WERE CORRODED & ROTTING. WE WERE HORRIFIED SINCE THIS CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD, WELL MAINTAINED, AND GARAGE KEPT! THIS DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE SO WE SEARCHED THE INTERNET & FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2005/BODY_PAINT/FLOOR_PAN_RUSTED_THROUGH.SHTML 2006 ALTIMA 2.5 HAD ISSUES WITH THE METAL THAT WAS USED FOR THE FLOOR BOARDS & THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE HOLES IN THE FLOOR CREATE DANGER FOR THE CAR OCCUPANTS! ON OCTOBER 27, 2014 I CONTACTED NISSAN N AMERICA AT 1-800-646-7261 ?? CASE 16414850. THEY ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE NISSAN AUTHORIZED DEALER??S BODY SHOP & GET AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE ROTTEN FLOOR BOARDS. THE ESTIMATE WAS $3,334.66. I CALLED NISSAN N AMERICA REP. [XXX] AND GAVE HIM THE ESTIMATE. HE SAID THAT NISSAN WOULD COVER UP TO 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. I TOLD HIM THAT IS NOT FAIR SINCE THE PROBLEM DID NOT RESULT FROM OUR FAULT. THE FAULT IS WITH NISSAN, BECAUSE THEY USED POOR MATERIAL FOR THE FLOOR BOARDS AND THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. HE SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAT HE CAN DO. I'M WRITING TO YOU AND ASKING YOU FOR HELP. WE WANT NISSAN TO COVER THE WHOLE REPAIR COST BECAUSE THE FAULT IS WITH NISSAN PRODUCT, NOT OUR MAINTENANCE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NISSAN SAYS CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL FOR P0335 AND P0425 ENGINE LIGHT CODES! CRANK AND CAM SHAFT SENSORS HAD TO GET BOTH REPLACED $151.68 AND $218.00! I AM NOT HAPPY. *TR

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE . TECH BROUGHT ME BACK TO SHOW ME THE DRIVERS FLOORBOARD WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT SAFETY HAZARDS I CAN THINK OF WITH THIS ISSUE. 1.I DO NOT FEEL LIKE HAVING MY FOOT GO THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD AND LOOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DUE TO MY FOOT BEING STUCK I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BRAKE. 2. THE FUMES AND VAPORS CAN ENTER THE VEHICLE THEREFORE INDUCING AN ASTHMA ATTACK FROM MY TWO YEAR OLD SON WHO HAS SEVERE ASTHMA. 3. IF THE RUST CONTINUES IT MAY COME TO A POINT WHERE THE EXHAUST PIPE CAN MAKE CONTACT WITH THE CARPET INITIATING A FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FLOORBOARD BEHIND THE FRONT TIRES WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,409.

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT INTO ONGOING TRAFFIC AND WAS T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE GOING 45 MILES PER HOUR. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT AIRBAGS, NOR THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER DOOR CAME ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE GEAR SHIFT. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR ARE MISALIGNED AND IT IS HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT AND IN THE FOG. EVEN AFTER CLEANING THE HEADLIGHTS, IT IS HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER THAT I HAVE HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO SEE. THIS IS A PROBLEM LIVING IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THERE ARE ANIMALS CONSTANTLY CROSSING ROADS. OUR VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL AND IT SHOULD BE. *TR

THE CAR STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. SINCE THIS TIME, THE CAR HAS DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT 25 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO PULL OVER THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND RESTART THE CAR. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, OUR 2006 ALTIMA WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

REPORTED TO NISSAN IN EARLY SEPT 2014. CASE NUMBER [XXX]. FOUND WHILE I WAS DOING A BRAKE JOB WHERE CAR WAS ELEVATED WITH CAR JACK AND I NOTICED THE UNDERCOATING OF THE CAR "BUBBLING" DOWNWARD AND STARTED KNOCKING THE LOOSE MATERIAL DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD SECTION APPROXIMATELY 8" X 12" COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH WHERE THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FLOOR MAT WAS VISIBLE. PASSENGER SIDE WAS OK. SEEMS WATER CAN WORK INTO SOME UNDER-CAR SEAMS, GET TRAPPED, LAY, AND BEGIN TO RUST OVER TIME. DESPITE ARGUMENT THAT A RUSTED THROUGH FLOORBOARD CONSTITUTES A SAFETY ISSUE, NISSAN DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE IN $480 REPAIR CITING RUST WARRANTY LIMITED TO 5 YEARS, 60,000 MILES. IT WAS NOTED THAT LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WAS WELL FAMILIAR WITH THE REPAIR (THEIR QUOTE $637.81). REPAIR DOWN AT AN INFINITI CAR DEALER BODY SHOP FOR $480.03. FOUND APPROXIMATELY HALF OF BODY SHOPS CONTACTED RESPECTFULLY DECLINED TO QUOTE A "RUST" ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,824.