2007 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

ONE WEEK AFTER TAKING MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND SOME RECALLS, I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD DURING STARTUP. UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSIS, THE NOISE WOULD COME BACK WHEN THE A/C WAS TURNED OFF. THE IRONIC PART IS, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD SEEN MY CAR SINCE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. NOW, ANOTHER WEEK LATER, THE A/C WILL NOT EVEN WORK, AND NO REPAIR SHOP CAN REPAIR IT EXCEPT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

AIR BAG FAILURE NISSAN HYBRID-- THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AUTOMATICALLY DEACTIVATED ITSELF EVEN WHEN ADULT (EG. 110 POUNDS AND 5FEET 2 INCHES TALL) SITS UPRIGHT. IT ALSO DEACTIVATES OR ACTIVATES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE PASSENGER IS NOT ADJUSTING HIS/HER POSITION AND THERE IS NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN ROAD CONDITION. THE BEHAVIOR IS ERRATIC AND HAPPENS 75% OF THE TIME. I AM AFRAID FOR THE LACK OF PROTECTION BY THE AIR BAG SYSTEMS IN THE CASE OF DISASTER. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY NISSAN SO FAR. 2 DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AREN'T ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE SYMPTOMS. ONE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT SHOULD WORK BEYOND 120 POUNDS. NISSAN'S GUIDELINE IS FIFTY POUNDS AND NOT 100. THE OTHER DEALERSHIP RAN AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CIRCUITRY AND DIDN'T IDENTIFY ANY MALFUNCTION. *TR

ON THE DASHBOARD THERE IS A PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR. THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I HAVE A FULL GROWN ADULT. ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL THE LIGHT SHOULD NOT COME ON WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT IN THE SEAT. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THE SENSOR SHOULDN'T TRIP UNLESS THERE IS SOMEONE THAT WEIGHS LESS THEN 100 LBS. MY PASSENGER IS CLOSE TO 200 LBS, BUT THE SENSOR STILL INDICATES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM IS OFF. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST MONTH. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT SERVICED. *TR

OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM CAUSES ENGINE TO LOSE OIL AND RUN ROUGH, RATTLE, MISS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITHIN 2,500 MILES AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE. THE DEALER ONLY NOW ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT'S LOST OIL, BUT IS REQUIRING THAT I DRIVE IT AGAIN FOR 1,000 MILES TO RUN AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE FIX IS APPARENTLY A NEW ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TIRE SENSOR, PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE, AND ROTATED THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. WHILE TRANSPORTING A PASSENGER, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK AND COULD NOT RELEASE THE LATCH FROM THE HOUSING COMPONENT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT, IT WOULD BECOME TIGHTER AROUND THE PASSENGER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA IN MARCH 2007 AND SHORTLY AFTER THE SEAT STARTED TO SQUIRM FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN TURNS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE SEAT RAILS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE RAILS THEMSELVES AND THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD JUST REOCCUR. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY STILL TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT. MY SEAT IS NOW BECOMING MORE AND MORE LOOSE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND PROBLEM. REFER TO THIS SITE: HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/NEW-2007-2008-NISSAN-ALTIMA-DISCUSSION/268078-DOES-YOUR-DRIVER-SEAT-SQUIRM-5.HTML APPROXIMATELY 75 PERCENT OF 200+ CUSTOMERS POLLED REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS POSSIBLE THE OTHER CUSTOMERS DO NOT HAVE POWER SEATS AS I. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE IN THE POWER SEAT ASSEMBLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. SINCE 7500 MILES, MY BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN NUMEROUS TIMES AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HEAR THE SQUEAK BUT DO NOT CONSIDER IT A DEFECT. I COMPLAINED TO NISSAN USA AND WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THEY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT CHECKED THE BRAKES, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE THAT I WAS HEARING WHEN I STOPPED. I TOLD WAS TOLD VIA EMAIL THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA COULD DO TO HELP ME. THIS IS VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR A BRAKE JOB, THE NEW PADS SHOULD NOT SQUEAK. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT THE 2008 ALTIMA'S DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SIMILAR PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY OTHER PERSON IN THIS FORUM. DRIVER SEAT WILL MOVE WITH TURNS OR SUDDEN STOPS. ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE IT AND THEY SAID THAT IT MAKES NOT SENSE AS PROBLEM WILL RECUR. THEY ALSO ASKED ME TO WAIT FOR A RECALL FROM NISSAN (WAITING NOW FOR ALMOST ONE YEAR). I AGREE ON THE FACT THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING HER VEHICLE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE SERVICE STATION AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL NUMBER 07V527, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. A TIRE ROTATION WAS ALSO PERFORMED AT THAT TIME. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,237.

I HAVE TAKEN MY ALTIMA TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG IS FUNCTIONING IS COMING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED THERE. SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE SHUT OFF FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THAT SOMEONE IS SEATED, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS IRREGARDLESS OF THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER. ALSO, IT WILL MALFUNCTION WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I AM UNSURE WHETHER THE AIR BAG WILL FUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IN THIS STATE. NISSAN HAS REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION 3 TIMES WITH NO EFFECT, AND TELLS US THAT IS THE ONLY PART THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. LAUGHABLY, THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT THE PASSENGERS MUST BE SQUIRMING AROUND. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT ARE FILED HERE, I FEEL THAT IT IS PRUDENT FOR NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION. *TR