2006 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE ROUGH. AT LOW SPEEDS CAR WILL SHUT OFF. IT STARTS BACK UP BUT HAS TO BE IN NEUTRAL WHEN IDLE. NISSAN DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A MONTH AND TOLD ME TO REPLACE MY ECM AND HAVE IT REPROGRAMMED. THIS STILL HAS NOT FIXED MY PROBLEM AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF. NISSAN USA HAS A CLAIM ON MY ISSUE AND WILL NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN CAR HAS BEEN LEFT IN COLD, USUALLY BELOW FREEZING. BRAKES USUALLY ENGAGE AFTER I HIT THE PEDAL ONCE, TWICE HARD. DEALERSHIP STATED MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM AND REPLACED; NOW LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER SAME THING IS OCCURRING HOWEVER NOT AS COLD AND NOT AS FREQUENT AS DURING THE MAJOR COLD SPELL IN AREA. DEALERSHIP HAS IT AGAIN OVERNIGHT TO SEE IF THEY CAN REPLICATE ISSUES. SPENT MAJOR BUCKS ON MASTER CYLINDER AND AM AFRAID TO TRUST MY CAR'S BRAKES, PLUS PERHAPS HAVING TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON A DIFFERENT ISSUE. HAVE SEEN OTHERS RESPOND TO THIS ISSUE BUT FIND NO MAJOR RECALLS; ONLY A NISSAN SERVICE CAMPAIGN AT SOME POINT TO CHECK BRAKE PADS AND MASTER CYLINDER FOR LEAKAGE. I HAVE NO IDEA IF DEALERSHIP EVER CHECKED MY PADS/MASTER CYLINDER, BEEN GOING TO SAME LOCATION FOR ALMOST 7 YEARS. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO GET INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTING OUT. BECAUSE I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THAT CAN DO THE REPAIR WORK FOR ME I'M LOOKING AT ABOUT 1200.00 FOR THE REPAIR. NOW THAT I'VE SEEN WHAT SOME OTHER PEOPLE ARE BEING QUOTED I GUESS THAT PRICE IS FAIR. I ALREADY HAVE EXHAUST COMING THROUGH MY FLOOR AND AM CONCERNED FOR MY HEALTH AT THIS POINT. OTHER THEN THIS ISSUE MY CAR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. MY CONCERN IS IF I DON'T FIX THIS, MY CAR IN NOT SAFE.....SO I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT AND I COULD NOT SELL IT TO ANYONE IN GOOD CONSCIOUSNESS BECAUSE I WOULD KNOWINGLY BE PUTTING SOMEONE ELSE IN HARMS WAY. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS HUGE ENGINEERING FLAW AND SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE AT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,120.

WHILE DRIVING IN A SMALL STREET, GAS PEDDLE JUST STOPS WORKING. CAR JUST KEEPS MOVING AT SPEED OF 5MILES LIKE IN NEUTRAL MODE BUT CHECKED BEING IN DRIVE MODE. THEN ALL LIGHTS START FLASHING AND STOPS AFTER SOME DISTANCE). TOWED TO DEALER-STATES BATTERY SUDDENLY DIED. BRING IT HOME. THEN SAME THING HAPPENED - AGAIN JUST STOPS WORKING AT REDLIGHT WITH FLASHING ALL LIGHTS BUT CLEARLY BATTERY OK AS POWERED DRIVE SEAT CAN BE MOVED. AGAIN TOWED AND DEALER STATING THAT THEY ARE CHANGING ALTERNATOR. APPEARS RECALL OF 2007 - CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR/ENGINE STALL OR SIMILAR NATURE PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS TO SUDDENLY STOP ON ROAD. CALLED NISSAN- OPENED CASE #[XXX]. WAITING FOR THEIR ASSESSMENT. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED SO MANY TIMES SINCE BOUGHT NEW IN 2006 , EVEN ENGINE CHANGED. STILL MULTIPLE PROBLEM- DEALER VISIT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING ON DRY ROAD AT SPEED ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. PULLED OVER TO SIDE AND BEFORE CAR FULLY STOPPED PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RESTARTED. THEN PLACED BACK IN DRIVE AND CONTINUED 50 MILES WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM THAT DAY. ON 12/15 WHILE ON INTERSTATE THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN WITH MUCH MORE DANGER AS TRAFFIC WAS COMING UP ON OUR REAR. MANAGED TO GET INTO BREAKDOWN LANE AND WHILE GOING 15/20 MPH PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED 50 MILES TO HOME. BROUGHT INTO NISSAN DEALER ON 12/18 AND THEY CLAIMED THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE OPENED A CASE #[XXX] BUT HAS NOT RETURNED CALLS AFTER THE NISSAN DEALER DIAGNOSTICS. THE CAR IS A DANGER TO OURSELVES AND OTHERS BUT IT IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE. 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 APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA - CAR HAS BEEN KEPT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION - EXTERIOR IS IN FLAWLESS CONDITION WITH NO RUST VISIBLE. DO NOT BE FOOLED - THE FLOOR BOARDS UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED OUT. TOOK IN CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT ROTTED OUT FLOOR BOARDS. DESPITE MULTIPLE SERVICES AT SAME LOCATION THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS WAS MENTIONED TO ME. CONVENIENTLY AFTER MY 7 YEAR / 100,000 WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. SOMETHING DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT - THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR IS IN EXCEPTIONAL SHAPE YET THE UNDERBODY IS COMPLETELY CORRODED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V521000(AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) , BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL UNTIL THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,300.