2003 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

I AM ON MY 3RD SET OF TIRES ON MY 2003 ALTIMA IT HAS ONLY 78,000 MILES ON IT . I ROTATE MY TIRES EVERY 5,000 MILES THE TIRES SOUND LIKE THEY ARE COMING APART. THE HEADLIGHT LENS ARE TURNING FOGGY AND YELLOW CUTTING DOWN ON THE HEADLIGHT VISIBILITY. MOTOR BUSING WENT BAD CAR WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. ALTERNATOR WENT BAD AT 50,000 MILES. DRIVER DOOR HINGE IS BAD WANT STAY OPEN IF CAR IS A LITTLE UNEVEN. HAD TO REPLACE CRANK SENSOR CAUSE CAR WOULDN'T START AT AROUND 65,000 MILES THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO RECALL ON ANY THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 4 CYL. AUTOMATIC . FRONT END UNDER BODY ALL THE STEEL PARTS AR RUSTED . THE OIL PAN IS RUSTED SO BAD IT WAS LEAKING OIL ALL OVER MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO REMOVE THE OIL PAN NOT TO MENTION THE RUSTED BOLTS HOLDING THE PAN. UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER THE FLOOR IS STARTING TO RUST SO FAR IS ONLY A SIZE OF 1/2 A DOLLAR. WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS . PLEASE DO SOMETHING THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS . NISSAN IS DENYING THERE IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CONSUME OIL EXCESSIVELY. WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 6895246 AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA VIN# [XXX] . LOSS OF POWER AND STALLING AT LOW SPEED. OBD CODES SHOW P0725 AND P0335 WHICH ARE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COVERED BY PREVIOUS RECALL RQ06001 OR 06V24200 HOWEVER NISSAN DENIES THAT THIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANEL RUSTING OUT. EVENTUALLY SOMEONE WILL PUT THEIR FOOT THROUGH THE FLOOR. NOT CORRECTED YET. *TR

I WAS ON THE INTERNET JUST LOOKING UP THINGS ABOUT MY CAR (NISSAN ALTIMA 2003 V6 3.5) AND FOUND ALTIMA OWNERS POSTING IN FORUMS ABOUT RUST OCCURRING UNDER THE FRONT FLOOR PANS (EITHER DRIVER SIDE OR PASSENGER) AND I PROCEEDED TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE AND FOUND A RUST HOLE ABOUT 7"X7" IN SIZE. THE CAR IS OUT OF ITS 5 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD AND NISSAN IS NOT ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN STOPPED OR MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, BETWEEN 1-15 TIMES A MONTH IN NORMAL DRIVING. THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL (06V242000) THAT MATCHES MY PROBLEM BUT MY VIN DOESN'T MATCH THOSE BEING RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THERE WAS THEN A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 10/25/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL EVERY WEEK. UPDATED 10/27/10

I AM ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2003 2.5 ENGINE. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP KEPT TELLING ME THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR WHEN I WOULD TAKE IT IN FOR THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. COSTING 91.00 EACH TIME YOU HAVE THAT TEST DONE. I WAS TOLD AFTER MANY TIMES OF THE CAR STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IT THAT IT NEEDED A COIL #3 WELL THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM THE AT ALL DRIVING THE CAR THE DAY THAT WE WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE COIL THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. SO BECAUSE I AM AT 89,000 MILE AND THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT I AM BASICALLY OUT OF LUCK IS WHAT THEY SAID AND THEY AREN'T RESPONSIBLE. SO HERE I AM WITH A 2003 ALTIMA THAT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE CAUSE THE OF THE FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SO WHY WE WERE NEVER TOLD THE MANY TIMES WE WENT IN THAT THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM IS WHAT I AM SO CONFUSED ABOUT. I AM A SINGLE MOM THAT STILL OWES A YEAR ON THIS CAR AT 400 A MONTH AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS IS CRAZY ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING AND NISSAN IS NOT BEING ACCOUNTABLE AT ALL. AND THIS PROBLEM COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS ALSO IF YOU WERE IN TRAFFIC AND YOUR CAR JUST SHUT OFF. *TR

DRIVING 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA ON TWO-LANE COUNTRY ROAD, WEATHER CLEAR, NO TRAFFIC. CAR SPED UP, DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, CAR SPED FASTER, DRIVER REPEATEDLY & FIRMLY APPLIED BRAKES. CAR OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT, CROSSED ROADWAY, CROSSED ONE DRY DITCH AND MADE IMPACT WITH INSIDE WALL OF AN IRRIGATION DITCH FULL OF WATER. DRIVER RECEIVED INITIAL CARE AT THE SCENE AND WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM VIA AMBULANCE. DRIVER SUSTAINED BROKEN BACK, HEAD AND EYE TRAUMA, BROKEN RIB, DISLOCATED SHOULDER JOINT, MULTIPLE CUTS REQUIRING STITCHES, GLASS EMBEDDED INTO SKIN. DRIVER SPENT SEVERAL DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL AND WAS DISCHARGED UNDER CONTINUOUS FAMILY CARE. CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR