2006 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF THAT MY CLUTCH SYSTEM HAS WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING I COULD NOT GET THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. IT WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO GET THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT INTO GEAR EVEN WITH THE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE VERY SAME SITUATION THAT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME THE CLUTCH SYSTEM WENT OUT AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW THAT THERE WAS AN KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA SER 2006 AND ITS CLUTCH SYSTEM. THE STANDARD DOT 3 FLUID THAT IS USED WAS BECOMING TO HOT AND BREAKING DOWN ITS COMPRESSIBILITY NOT ALLOWING THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT. THIS TIME AROUND WHEN THE MECHANIC CALLED NISSAN YET AGAIN, NISSAN SAID THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH SYSTEMS USED IN THE ALTIMA SER 2006 AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACING A LOT AND SEEING THAT THEY ARE ONLY GETTING BETWEEN 35,000 - 40,000 MILES WHEN THE LIFE SPAN OF THE CLUTCHES SHOULD BE LONGER!!! THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX AND IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY ANNOYING. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CAR FOR ANYONE TO HAVE AND LUCKILY NEITHER INCIDENTS CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR BUT YET NOTHING IS BEING RECALLED ON THESE CLUTCH SYSTEMS!!!! *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND UPON HAVING THE CODE READ WHICH STATED THERE WAS AN ERROR WITH THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. UPON DRIVING THE CAR THAT DAY, I WENT TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A YIELD SIGN AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AND ALL THE START UP LIGHTS APPEARED. I COASTED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE NEXT DAY, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT IN THE SHOP, AND MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE SENSOR WHICH CORRECTED THE ERROR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM ON MANY OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES, BUT MINE WAS ONE OF THE FEW NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALLS FOR THIS SAME SENSOR MALFUNCTION, WHICH I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND MY MECHANIC NOTICED THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ROTTED. THE ROTTING IS APPROXIMATELY 12' X 6' THE FRONT SEAT WILL EVENTUALLY FALL OUT OF THE CAR IF IT'S NOT REPAIRED SOON AND/OR MOLD WILL START DEVELOPING SOON POSING A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE. UPON RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT ON ALTIMA'S FROM 2002-2006. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 7 YEARS AGO.EVER SINCE I OWN IT, I HAVE BOUGHT 5 SUNVISORS; (3 PASSENGERS) (2 DRIVER)... ITS INSANE HOW JUST BY TURNING THE VISOR TO ONE SIDE IT BREAKS FROM THE TOP PORTION OF THE ROOF..THE DEALER DOES NOT REPLACE JUST THE PART WHERE IT BREAKS (WHERE THE BOLTS FASTEN) (IS LIKE A TRIANGLE PLASTIC PART WHERE IT BREAKS VERY EASY).. THE DEALER ONLY GIVES YOU 30 DAYS WARRANTY, THE THING IS THE VISORS BREAK BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRE OR RIGHT AFTER...AND HAVE TO BUY A NEW ONE AT FULL PRICE THE PRICE FOR A SUNVISOR IS CRAZY, $208.58 @UNITED NISSAN IN LAS VEGAS, NV. I ASKED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WHY SO EXPENSIVE HE SAID "WE GET DIFFERENT PRICES EVERY MONTH"..I SAID LAST TIME I PAID $115 NOW IS $208.58?!!! BOTTOM LINE, NISSAN NEEDS O MAKE "FLEXIBLE SUNVISOR & REPLACE THEM IF THEY BREAK", AFTER ALL ITS "SAFETY" WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN DRIVING, SPECIALLY DRIVING WEST WHEN THE SUN SETS!. THANKS YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN [XXX] 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 THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000: (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

FLOORBOARD RUST ON PASSENGER/DRIVER FLOOR. RUST DUE TO IMPROPER UNDERCOATING AND FAULTY DRAINAGE FROM DRAIN HOLES. RUST UNDER CAR ONLY THESE AREAS. REST OF UNDER CARRIAGE IS SPOTLESS. DEBRIS ON ROAD COULD COME THROUGH FLOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, A LOUD RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING THE INITIAL START UP AND WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE PISTON RING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 4/1/13 *CN UPDATED 04/03/13

DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD ROTTED AWAY DUE TO RUST. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DISCUSSED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES THAT CONTAIN SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE GAVE A HARD JERK WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62000.