2003 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

WELL AS USUALLY I TOOK MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S INTO THE SHOP AND FOR REGULAR WORK. I HAVE PROOF THAT MY CAR IS UP TO DATE ON TUNEUP, COOLANT CHANGE, TRANSMISSION CHANGE, AND OIL CHANGE. TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. I TOOK A TRIP TO TEXAS AND THE CAR WAS FINE FOR THE 2 1/2 WEEKS I WAS DOWN THERE. THREE DAYS BEFORE LEAVING THE SES LIGHT COME ON, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A MINOR ISSUE BEING THE FACT THAT THEY LOOK AT MY CAR WEEKEND BEFORE GOING ON MY TRIP. WHEN I HIT LOUISIANA I EXPERIENCED A JERKING BACK AND FORTH MOTION WHEN I WAS USING THE GAS. ONLY THINGS KEPT GETTING WORSE WHEN I START SEEING THE LOST OF GAS, LOST POWER IN MY CAR, AND HEARING METALLIC NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. LUCKY, I MADE IT TO MY SISTER'S HOUSE IN AUGUSTA. I DIDN'T WANT TO CAUSE ANYMORE DAMAGE DRIVING IT BACK TO COLUMBIA, SC SO I HAD TOW TRUCK COME AND PICK IT UP 190.00. SO THEY LOOK AT THE CAR AND CALLED ME TELLING THAT ONE OF THE POWER VALVE SCREWS CAME LOOSE AND DAMAGE TWO SPARK PLUGS. NOW THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD AND MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS CRACK AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. THE COST OF IT WOULD BE AROUND 1350.00. I KNOW THIS IS DEFECT ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. I HOPE ALL THE INFORMATION HELPS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE NISSAN BUYERS. I WILL NEVER IN MY LIFE BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

FLOOR RUSTED THROUGH ON A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SE WITH ONLY 55000 MILES ON IT. IN SERVICE DATE OF THE VEHICLE WAS APRIL 30, 2003. THE HOLE IN THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOTICED IN MAY OF 2009. RUST PERFORATION WARRANTY FROM NISSAN IS FOR 5 YEARS ONLY. NISSAN UNWILLING TO HELP. EXHAUST AND OTHER FUMES CAN ENTER THE CAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. *TR

2003, NISSAN ALTIMA, 3.5L, 60,000 MILES. JANUARY 2009, TRAVELING IN SOUTH FLORIDA TRAFFIC, ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND CAR STALLS. CAR RESTARTS, HARD, AND IS DRIVEN TO FT LAUDERDALE DEALERSHIP. $100 DIAGNOSTIC REVEALS CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND 2 CAM SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. OUR SON, SERVICE WRITER FOR NISSAN IN TEXAS, TELLS US THE DEALERSHIP HAS DOUBLED THE ESTIMATE AND TO KEEP LOOKING FOR A MECHANIC (SINCE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY). TELLS US THE MAXIMA FOR THIS YEAR HAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT NOT THE ALTIMA WITH 3.5L. WE DRIVE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC,STALLING SEVERAL MORE TIMES, IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC, HE ESTIMATES $600+/- AND WE LEAVE CAR FOR REPAIR WHILE I ENTER THE HOSPITAL FOR BREAST CANCER SURGERY. CAR IS REPAIRED WHEN I LEAVE HOSPITAL, HUGE BILL COMES OUT OF MY POCKET, AND NISSAN WILL NOT CONSIDER REIMBURSEMENT, ALTHOUGH MANY HUNDREDS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS! NO RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED, NO NOTICE OF THE ECM RECALL WAS RECEIVED AND THE CAR IS NOW SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATION. CAR IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED, USES ONLY PREMIUM GAS AND OTHERWISE A GOOD VEHICLE TO OWN. NISSAN'S REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND DEALERSHIPS GOUGING CUSTOMERS MAKES THIS SITUATION EVEN MORE DISTASTEFUL! *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA STALLS AT LIGHTS,GOING SLOW,DOES NOT RESTARTS SOMETIMES, SURGES FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDS IS FAULTY,COST 225 DOLLARS WITH LABOR. I SEE SOME 2003 ALTIMAS WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE HAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FROM NISSAN, BUT NOT MINE. ON THE NISSAN HELP.COM WEBSITE THERE ARE 40= PAGES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME THING ON MANY YEARS OF THESE VEHICLES WITH ALOT OF SAFETY CONCERNS. I THINK ALL THEIR SENSORS ARE BAD AND ALL THESE YEARS ALTIMA VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L CAR IN JULY OF 2007. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD NO ISSUES. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING MY 13 YEAR OLD SON HOME FROM TAE KWON DO AND WAS CROSSING A FREEWAY TO A SIDE STREET WHEN MY CAR BUCKED AND STALLED. LUCKILY I HAD SOME SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO "BARELY" GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE 55+ MPH TRAFFIC SMASHED INTO ME. THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND MAKE IT HOME AND THEN TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE CODE READ "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR". HE REPLACED IT WITH A NISSAN PART, I PICKED UP THE CAR AND THE VEHICLE STALLED JUST BEFORE A VERY HIGH, NARROW, TWO-LANE BRIDGE IN SOLOMONS MARYLAND. I LIMPED BACK TO THE AUTO SHOP AND MY MECHANIC READ THE CODE AND IT SAID "CRANKSHAFT SENSOR" AGAIN. I CALLED NISSAN WHO INFORMED ME I HAD 3 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SHEEHY NISSAN IN WALDORF MD AT 0730. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THEM AT 1330 AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO THE PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER SUBSTRATE DISINTEGRATING AND BEING INGESTED IN THE ENGINE. AFTER RESEARCHING MY VIN, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECALL THAT WAS COMPLETED ON MY CAR IN 2004. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO LODGE A COMPLAINT IN THAT A "KNOWN" DEFECTIVE PART FAILED "AFTER" A RECALL AND DAMAGED MY ENGINE AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING A POSSIBLY SEVERE ACCIDENT. THEY DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE MY CAR WAS AT 82,000 MI. I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT HAPPENED BEFORE 80,000 MI., WHICH I FOUND OUT LATER WAS BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY ACT, THEY WOULD HAVE PROBABLY REPLACED THE ENGINE FOR FREE. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE FAILURE OF A PART THAT HAS "NO MAINTENANCE" REQUIREMENTS, THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY RECALLED BECAUSE OF "KNOWN" DEFICIENCIES SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. I ALSO CONTEND THAT THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF POWER AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $35. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE COMPENSATION BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,400.

SINCE MAY OF LAST YEAR, I HAVE BEEN A USED OWNER OF A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, AS WELL AS FEELING SUDDEN PERIODS OF LOSS IN POWER WHILE DRIVING, LIKE THE CAR HESITATES AND ALMOST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. UPON GETTING MY CAR INSPECTED THIS PAST WEEKEND, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW CRANK POSITION SENSOR, ORDERED FROM NISSAN. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE WHO HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH CAR HESITATIONS AND CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN, THEY SAID MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULDN'T OR SHOULDN'T BE, GIVEN THAT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I'M REQUESTING A FORMAL COMPLAINT BE MADE AGAINST NISSAN FOR NOT CARING IN THE SLIGHTEST ABOUT CONSUMER/CUSTOMER SAFETY DUE TO FAULTY CAR PARTS THAT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY DEADLY RAMIFICATIONS INVOLVING THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD, AS WELL AS THE HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXTREMELY UNETHICAL JUDGMENT CALL IN NOT TAKING FULL ACCOUNTABILITY WITH NOT REPLACING THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY PLACED IN THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN WITH. I WAS INFORMED BY NISSAN THAT, WITH MY PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE, BOTH THE CAM AND CRANK POSITION SENSORS WERE REDESIGNED 3 TIMES SINCE 2003 - WHY WOULD THIS BE IF THERE WASN'T A LEGITIMATE ISSUE WITH THE PART/S? I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY SO FAR WHEN THE CAR DOES SHUT OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING IT THAT, WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING OR ANTICIPATION THAT SUCH A THING SHOULD HAPPEN AT ALL, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. SO FAR. THE ENGINE HESITATIONS AND CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING OCCUR AT LEAST A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I WOULD LIKE THE FAULTY PARTS REPLACED AND INSTALLED, FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5. THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ALMOST WAS HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME. SOMETIMES IT WON'T CRANK SO I'VE HAD THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT ALL THE 2003 ALTIMAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THEM. *TR

NISSAN ALTIMA 2003 STALLED AT RED LIGHT, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OF ANY SORT. FAILED TO START UP AGAIN FOR MULTIPLE TRIES. TEAM NISSAN OF MARIETTA RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF A FAILED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE SENSOR THOUGH. SURPRISING EVEN THOUGH NHTSA HAS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN 03V455000 THAT DOCUMENTS THIS PROBLEM. AM I BEING FLEECED? *TR

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA SERIOUS BODY DAMAGE SUSTAINED; TO MY NECK, A LARGE FIST SIZE LUMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY SKULL, SEVERE LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN, A BRUISED FOREHEAD AND ALTERED VISION IN MY RIGHT EYE; FREQUENTLY EPISODES OF DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES. MY SISTER; WHO WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DOING THE ACCIDENT AND SUSTAINED SIMILAR INJURIES AS THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY TO PREVENT PROTECTION NEEDED FROM THE DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD . I AM IN SHOCK THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. NOW SUFFERING FROM ACUTE TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, ALTERED SLEEP PATTERNS, INCREASED HYPERTENSION AND ANXIETY. REMAIN UNDER CARE OF PRIVATE DOCTOR. MY CAR WITH 20,054 MILES WAS TOTAL BY INSURANCE APPRAISER. *TR