2003 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND JERK VIOLENTLY AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I HAD TROUBLE STARTING MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS AGO AFTER RETURNING FROM SHOPPING. IT STARTED A FEW HOURS LATER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN WENT OFF. ON MY WAY TO WORK LAST WEEK DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 65MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL I LOST ALL POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. THE AIR FILTER WAS CLOGGED AND CHANGED. MY CAR STARTED AND I DROVE TO WORK 2 DAYS LATER WITHOUT A PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER RETURNING HOME THAT DAY. CODE READER STATED CODE P0340 CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION. CAR STARTED HE NEXT DAY AND WE CHECKED CODES AGAIN WITH CAR RUNNING AND RECEIVED THE SAME CODE. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. ESTIMATED $281 FOR DIAGNOSTIC, LABOR AND PART REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WHICH HE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,086.

RUSTED PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD IN 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA SL. SAFETY ISSUE AS CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH A HOLE IN THE FLOOR. CAR HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES. IN READING FORUMS ON SIMILAR SITUATIONS IN THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR, NISSAN HAS NOT TAKEN ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AS IT IS OCCURRING IN NUMEROUS MODELS OF THE SAME CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE AT SPEEDS OF 2-3 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THIRTY MINUTES LATER AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,330 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TAP THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE JUST ACCELERATED FASTER. THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER A DITCH AND FINALLY LANDED IN A CANAL. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES INCLUDING OPEN WOUNDS, FRACTURED RIBS, TWO CRACKED DISKS, HEAD INJURY AND INCIDENTS OF LOOSING CONSCIOUSNESS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. UPDATED EVOQ 07/20/10.*JB THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN HE FOUND AN ELECTRIC CROSSOVER CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AND MAY HAVE BEEN COMPUTER RELATED. UPDATED 11/23/10. *JB UPDATED 12/07/10. *JB UPDATED 12/21/10*LJ UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF UPDATED 01/10/11. *JB UPDATED 01/12/11. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A CLEAR DAY AND TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT. HE HAD JUST LEFT HIS HOME AND WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM HIS HOME, DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, WHEN HIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE TAPPED THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES; EACH TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER. THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER A DITCH AND FINALLY LANDED IN A WATER-FILLED IRRIGATION CANAL. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 01/13/11 *JB

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HWY GOING ABOUT 55 AND MY GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A NEARBY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND SAT THERE FOR ANOTHER 10 SECONDS PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL. IT STARTED WORKING AFTER THAT AND I DROVE TO WORK TO NO FURTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN A POSSIBLE DEATH(S). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY FOR LESS THAN ONE MILE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A JERKING MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN ENGINE POWER AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. THE CAR HAS A LOW IDLE AND SUDDENLY DIES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE AT STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS. I'VE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS CAR BUT CAN'T SEEM TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. THEN I READ HERE AND ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. COULD IT BE A BAD SENSOR? I CALLED NISSAN BUT THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. UNBELIEVABLE.

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA-86,958 MI. PURCHASED NEW MARCH 2003 RUSTED FLOOR BOARDS I, TOO, AM A VICTIM OF RUSTED FLOOR BOARDS(FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER) THAT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THIS WAS FOUND DURING AN OIL CHANGE ON 4/21/10. ALL MY MAINTENANCE WORK IS DONE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHY WASN'T THIS NOTICED 3/30/10 WHEN I HAD A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED OR ON 10/23/09 AT ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND MULTI-POINT INSPECTION OR AT ANY OF THE OTHER MANY GARAGE APPOINTMENTS? MY AUTO-BODY TECHNICIAN FOUND MANUFACTURER'S TAPE OVER THE DRAIN HOLES. THEY SENT PICTURES TO THE NISSAN REGIONAL SPECIALIST. I WAS TOLD BY THIS PERSON THEY HANDLE THINGS CASE-BY-CASE, AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HELP ME FINANCIALLY TO GET THIS REPAIRED! THE AUTO-BODY TECHNICIAN NEEDS A SECTION OF FLOOR. THE HOLE IS SO BAD PATCHING WITH A PIECE OF METAL WON'T DO THE JOB. I HAVE SINCE BEEN SEARCHING THE WEB AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM-NISSAN NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FLAW IN THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE ALSO FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE RUSTED FLOOR BOARD PROBLEM AND/OR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. NEITHER ARE INEXPENSIVE REPAIRS. I'M READY TO COMPLETE ALL THE CONSUMER FORMS I NEED TO AND SPREAD THE WORD THAT NISSAN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. AS MUCH AS I LOVE MY NISSAN, FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING I NEED TO GET RID OF IT(IF I CAN). I HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THE ROTTEN FLOOR BOARDS-$1756.73. I NEVER FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WAS A RARE PROBLEM. SO, I PAID THE $865.10. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ONE MUST FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE CONVERTER TO GO BAD OR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR