2007 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTACT PULLED OVER, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY CAUGHT FIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND CONSUMED THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH IT'S CONTENTS IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOOSE POWER WHILE IT WAS ON FIRE, BUT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT DID LOOSE ITS GAS PRESSURE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE THE CONTACT COULD SEE LIQUID BURNING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SMELL GAS BEFORE THE FIRE. THE DRIVER RECEIVED BRUISES EXCITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,500. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WHEN HE STOPPED. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AS IF THERE WAS A HARD SHIFT, THE RPMS DROPPED, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. I THOUGHT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED SO I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND I WAS STILL DECELERATING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WITHIN 30 SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THROUGH THE VENTS. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WENT TO SAFE PLACE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED TO SEE THE INSIDE OF THE CAR COMPLETELY FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE. WITHIN A MINUTE THE FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE THAT WAS JUST COMPLETING A ROUND TRIP OF 180 MILES. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 93 DEGREES WITH A HEAT INDEX OF 100. HE VEHICLE WAS RENTED THROUGH ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR. THE AGREEMENT NUMBER ID D-590774 WITH CLAIM NUMBER 76J52. *AK

PURCHASED 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA AND PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM STOPPED FUNCTIONING APPROX 350 MILES ON ODOMETER. HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 3 WEEKS PLUS TO GET REPAIRED AND NOT GETTING MUCH RESONSE FROM NISSAN.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT DIMS WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 9,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON SOME MINOR SLOPES, BUT NOT ALL, THE CVT TRANSMISSION-EQUIPPED 2007 ALTIMA WILL ROLL BACKWARDS SEVERAL FEET WHILE IN "DRIVE" POSING A HAZARD TO OBJECTS AND PERSONS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCIBLE IN OUR HOME DRIVEWAY BUT NOT ON STEEPER SLOPES SUCH AS A PARKING GARAGE. THE SURPRISING CONDITION CAUSED MY WIFE TO PANIC AND ALMOST LOSE CONTROL, NEARLY STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE. HOWEVER, AS OF THIS POSTING, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA ACKNOWLEDGES BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. *JB

PURCHASED CAR NOV "06; @ 90 DAYS SERVICE, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES. ONE MONTH LATER, I ASKED THEM AGAIN TO CHECK THE BRAKES. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD LATER THAT DAY, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2003 ALTIMA 2.5S NEW FROM THE DEALER. AT APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES I BEGAN HEARING A WATER NOISE IN THE DASH AND WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL SHOP THAT I HAD A CRACKED RADIATOR. I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RADIATOR FOR $50, THEY ALSO FIXED THE WATER NOISE IN THE DASH STATING IT WAS RELATED TO THE RADIATOR. NOW AT 78K MILES, I HEAR THE WATER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER I HAD ANOTHER CRACKED RADIATOR. I NOW HAVE THE THIRD RADIATOR IN MY CAR BUT STILL HAVE THE WATER NOISE. I DO NOT BELIEVE 3 RADIATORS IN 4 YEARS IS "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR. NISSAN CLEARLY HAS A PROBLEM WITH RADIATORS/COOLING SYSTEMS AND THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND OFFER SOME RESOLUTION TO THE MANY UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE PURCHASED THESE "LEMONS". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THREE BOLTS HOLDING THE FAN BELT PULLEY TENSIONS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THREE WEEKS, AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE BOLTS OR PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 44,100, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,971.*AK

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA SL. I PURCHASED IT ON MARCH 8, 2007. ON APRIL 3, 2007 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS AROUND 1,800 - 2,000 MILES. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 WEEKS AND IT'S NOW A TOTAL LOSS.*JB ENGINE FIRE PE07-026.PCO

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH HE FELT A PULLING MOTION UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JERKED 3 OR 4 TIMES , AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ,AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HE NOTICED GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BEEP UNCONTROLLABLY, AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO BURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S INVESTIGATION SITE. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD 20, 00 MILES. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB ***ENGINE FIRE*** PE07-026.PCO