2002 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

I OWN A NISSAN ALTIMA 2002 (54,000 MILES) THAT CONSUMES 3.5 PINTS OF OIL EVERY 350 TO 400 MILES. MY MECHANIC HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM RELATED TO NHTSA # 03V-084 ON 11/29/07 AND TELLS ME THAT MY ENGINE SHOULD BE CHANGED BY NISSAN. MY MUFFLER, CATALYTIC CONVERTER O2 SENSORS HAD TO BE CHANGED ON 3/28/08 THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE RELATED TO THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER RELATIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? *TR

IN LATE 2007, I WOULD HAVE TO START UP MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD CRANK UP. ON THE WAY HOME ONE DAY, AS I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE MY CAR SHUT OFF AT LOW SPEED. I REVIEWED MY PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING THAT THIS WOULD BE A FREE FIX, NOOOTTT! IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL. I PAID ABOUT $300 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS YEAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. AROUND MAY I HAD MY ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. MY BELT WOULD ALSO START TO RATTLE WHENEVER THE CAR WOULD BE STOPPED IN DRIVE WITH THE A/C ON. THIS WOULD NOT OCCUR WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, ONLY IN DRIVE. THE RATTLING WOULD GO AWAY ONCE THE CAR WAS MOVING, BUT AS SOON AS YOU STOP, THERE IT WAS AGAIN. IF YOU TURN THE A/C OFF WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED, THE RATTLING WOULD GO AWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS HAVING TO REPLACE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND THE FRONT RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT. BOTH WERE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME FOR $1,300.00. THE NEXT DAY, MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WAS THE CAT CONVERTER WITH O2 SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS FIXED FOR $1,000.00. OF COURSE MY BELT RATTLING PROBLEM WAS NOT REPAIRED YET. TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN AND AFTER SPENDING 2 HOURS AT NISSAN TALKING TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID THAT TENSIONER PULLEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER $200.00, THE RATTLING PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I AM OUT OF IDEAS OF WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH MY CAR TO STOP THE RATTLING NOISE, AND I THINK THE MECHANIC AT NISSAN FEELS THE SAME WAY. BY THE WAY, MY SISTER HAS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA AND HER CAR IS THE DOING THE EXACT SAME RATTLING NOISE. THIS MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH NISSAN AND NOT WITH INDIVIDUAL CARS. PLEASE HELP HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT THEIR CARS HAVE!!!! *TR

I OWN A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SE SEDAN THAT HAS A DESIGN FLAW, (ADMITTED BY NISSAN) THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO BURN OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM BUT NISSAN HAS ARROGANTLY DENIED ALL OF ITS CUSTOMERS. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AT ANY TIME AND INJURY DUE TO FIRE. PLEASE DEMAND THAT NISSAN RECALLS THESE MODELS AND DOES THE RIGHT THING. ONE THING THAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION IS THAT MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS CAR WITH ME. IF THIS PROBLEM WERE TO ENDANGER THEIR SAFETY, NISSAN WOULD BE OUT OF BUSINESS, I'D MAKE SURE OF IT!!! THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

2002 NISSAN ALTIMA, CASE#5865538. THE VERY PUBLIC AND WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH OIL CONSUMPTION IN THE 2002 AND 2003 NISSAN ALTIMAS WARRANT YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I HAVE SPENT OVER 26 MONTHS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX MY CAR. I FIRST NOTICED AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. I KEEP UP WITH THE REQUIRED SERVICES ON MY VEHICLE AND I MAKE OIL CHANGES AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVALS AT A MINIMUM, SO I TRIED ADDITIONAL OIL CHANGES AND OIL REFILLS. THESE EFFORTS DID NOT SEEM TO WORK; SO I REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE TWO CRANK POSITION SENSORS, THE PCV VALVE, FOUR COIL PACKS, TWO OXYGEN SENSORS, AND THE SPARK PLUGS. MANY OF THESE ITEMS WERE ON RECALL AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THEM, BUT I PAID FOR THEM. I FOUND COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS WERE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. IN FACT, THERE ARE NOW REPORTS OF THE 2002/2003 ALTIMA'S ENGINES CATCHING ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THIS OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THIS RISK OF ENGINE FIRE PRESENTS A RISK FOR INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, ESPECIALLY SINCE PART OF THE PROBLEM INCLUDES NO WARNING THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING DRY. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS IT WITHIN THEIR POWER TO TURN THIS APPARENT FAILURE INTO A PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND LOYALTY SUCCESS STORY. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE ASKED, WHICH INCLUDED MULTIPLE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS. WHEN THESE TESTS WERE BEING PERFORMED, I WAS TOLD THAT IF THEY CRACKED THE ENGINE AND DID AN ENGINE INSPECTION TO PROVE THE ENGINE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, I WOULD RECEIVE A NEW ENGINE. THE LOCAL HUNTSVILLE DEALERSHIP CRACKED THE ENGINE AND STATED IT WAS THE CLEANEST THEY EVER SAW. WHEN NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WAS INFORMED OF THIS THEY DECLINED MY REQUEST FOR A NEW ENGINE OR ANY ASSISTANCE. AFTER PRESSING THE NISSAN AGENT AS TO WHY, HE SAID IT WAS A BUSINESS DECISION AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE EVERYONE'S ENGINE. *TR

1. ON JUNE, 8 2008, AT 65,200 MILES 2. RANDOMLY MISFIRE CODE THAT CAUSE BY VERY SMALL LEAK CYLINDER HEAD GASKET THAT CANNOT BE DETECTED EASILY. (NO OVERHEAT, NO SMOKES FROM THE MUFFLER, JUST SLOW LOWERING COOLANT FLUID LEVEL) 3. CHANGE THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET, AND WARPED CYLINDER HEAD. *TR

I TOOK MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA IN FOR REPAIR. WHEN I WAS TOLD MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD ALSO DESTROYING MY ENGINE. I SEARCHED YOUR WEB SITE FOR RECALLS AND FOUND ONE DEALING WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. WHEN I BROUGHT IT UP TO MY DEALER THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS DONE IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, IF IT WAS ALREADY DONE WHY WOULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND SHOULDN'T THEY REPLACE THE ENGINE?WELL I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULDN;T HONOR THE RECALL ! SO I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN PRESSURE NISSAN TO UPDATE THEIR SERVICE TO COVER THE SECOND TIME THIS SAME DEFECT HAPPENS TO OVER 250,000 CARS. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAYS CODES POINT TO SPIRAL CABLE OR AIR BAG UNIT BUT CAN'T SAY FOR SURE WHICH CAUSED ONE LIGHT TO COME ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE DOES NOT START. WHEN THE ENGINE DOES START, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND THEN SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE ENGINE IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2002 NISSAN ALTIMA PRE-CAT PROBLEM. PRE-CAT COMES APART, A BACKFLOW OF DEBRIS ENTERS ENGINE VIA THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSES ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS CONDITION IS THE RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW INVOLVING THE PRE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE ON THEIR PART AS THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE PRE-CAT ON THESE ENGINES WHICH ONLY SERVED IN MOST CASES TO PUT OFF THE PRE-CAT BLOW UP PAST ENGINE WARRANTY. *TR

WHEN I START MY CAR IN THE MORNING IT ALWAYS TAKES TWO OR THREE TIMES FOR THE CAR TO START. I FIGURED MAYBE MY ENGINE WAS JUST COLD. BUT THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE A RED LIGHT WAS COMING UP AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF!! I WAS SO SCARED BECAUSE MY I ALMOST HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. I FIGURED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG SO I BETTER TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SOON. THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL?? I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT BEFORE I WENT, I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON MY CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE REGARDING THE REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE WHOLE TIME MY CAR WAS BEHAVING THIS WAY THE SERVICE LIGHT NEVER APPEARED. WHEN THE I GOT TO THE CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY EXPLAINED THAT YES THERE IS A RECALL BUT THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED "A NEW CRANKSHAFT SENSOR BECAUSE MY SENOR WAS NO LONGER GOOD." I SAID THE RECALL CLEARLY STATES THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS KNOWN TO OVERHEAT WHICH CAUSED MY CRANKSHAFT SENOR TO NOW BE REPLACED. SO, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MY CRANKSHAFT SENOR UNDER THIS RECALL. THEY INSISTED NO AND IF I HAVE ANY PROBLEMS I NEED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR