2006 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY. IT WAS RESTARTED WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR BUT NOT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY CRANK AND CAM SENSORS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS WELL. TODAY I TOOK CAR INTO SHOP BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I HAVE TO PUT AS MUCH AS 4 QUARTS OF OIL INTO CAR A WEEK. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY INDICATE THAT THEIR ARE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THE VINS RECALLED. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA ON 12-22-05. ON 1- 8-11 I NOTICED A 6 TO 8 INCH RUST HOLE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR JUST FORWARD OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM STATING THAT THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT ON THE VEHICLE BY 2 WEEKS. MY CONTENTION IS THAT PROBLEM IS MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP DEFECT AND THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING AND ONLY DISCOVERED AT THIS TIME. I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS DAMAGE WILL COMPROMISE THIS VEHICLES PERFORMANCE IN A CRASH, POTENTIALLY ALLOW EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE OCCUPANT CABIN AND BE GENERALLY A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER WHO RESTS HIS OR HER FEET DIRECTLY ON THIS AREA. I HAVE READ INTERNET REPORT THAT DESCRIBE FEMALES HIGH HEELS GETTING CAUGHT IN THE RUSTED FLOOR WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 580 IN EMERYVILLE CALIFORNIA IN EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY CAR BEGAN TO JERK RAPIDLY AND THEN STOPPED WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS THE CAR STARTED. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK ON HIGHWAY 50 AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS. THIS MAKES ME NERVOUS AND FEARFUL WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND FINALLY AFTER THE STOPPING MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE AND AT RED LIGHTS, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS ADVISED MY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS A RECALL PER NISSAN AMERICA FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND WAS ADVISED MY VIN# WAS PART OF THE RECALL BUT THE DAMAGED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WOULD NOT BE REPLACED, ONLY A RESET OF THE ECM. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ECM WOULD NOT BE RESET DUE TO THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO THE FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I WAS ALSO CHARGED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH BASICALLY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM THAT SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALREADY AWARE OF PER THE VIN#. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA AND A THE FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL STOP AND CAUSE A PILEUP AND OR EVEN DEATH. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AMERICA @1 800 647 7261 AND THEY ARE NOT COOPERATIVE. THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE HOWEVER WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THEN I STRONGLY FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES WHEN DRIVING AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR A KNOWN DEFECT. I AM CONSIDERING TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST NISSAN SINCE THEY FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RESOLVE MY ISSUE. *TR

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES TO APPEAL TO HAVE HER VEHICLE SERVICED AT NISSAN'S EXPENSE TO REPAIR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR PROBLEM UNDER THE RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR PROBLEM CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENGINE SPEED INPUT CIRCUIT SENSOR ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA, BOUGHT NEW, CONSUMES OIL WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKS. OIL MUST BE ADDED EVERY WEEK TO KEEP ADEQUATE LEVELS IN ENGINE. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO PUT IN A NEW ENGINE WHEN THIS ONE FINALLY FAILS. THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE REPLACED AS A RECALL BUT WINDSOR NISSAN HAS NO RECORD WHEN I ASKED FOR THE REPORT. I WENT IN TO THE DEALER ON 12/16/10 AT 5:30 PM BECAUSE I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AS THE GEAR SHIFT WAS GETTING STUCK IN PARK AND COULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. I READ THE BOOK WHICH SAYS TO PUSH THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUTTON WHICH WILL LET ME MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT TEMPORARILY. I THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO IN TURN TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $110 JUST TO SEE IT UNTIL I DISPUTED THAT. AFTERWARDS, HE TOLD ME THAT THE SHIFT LOCK CONTROL UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, HE COULDN'T EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THE CAR JUST UP AND STARTED TO ACT UP OR WHAT LEADS TO THAT. I HAVE AN OLDER MODEL NISSAN ALTIMA AND IT RUNS BETTER THAN THE 2006. I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW CAR THAN I HAD WITH THE OLD ONE. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BACK BRAKE LIGHTS 6 TIMES WITHIN THE YEAR BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO BLOW OUT AS WELL AS THE OVER HEAD LIGHT ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE ONLY THING THAT CONFUSES ME IS THE GEAR SHIFT, NOW I'M SUBJECT TO PAY $300 FOR THIS PART BEING REPLACED BECAUSE IT ISN'T COVERED IN THE WARRANTY AND NO ONE COULD TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE CONTACTED OTHER MECHANICS WHO SEEM TO FEEL THAT THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE CAR IS ONLY 4 1/2 YEARS OLD. *TR

I NOTICED THAT MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A DESIGN DEFECT. WHEN YOU START UP THE ENGINE THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER LIGHTS UP AUTOMATICALLY, EVEN IF THE DRIVING LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF. AT NIGHT TIME, THIS CAN LEAD THE DRIVER TO BELIEVE THAT HIS DRIVING LIGHTS ARE ON AS WELL, SINCE MOST OTHER CARS REQUIRE FOR THE LIGHTS TO BE TURNED ON, IN ORDER TO TURN ON THE ILLUMINATION ON THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. I HAVE SEEN OTHER NISSAN ALTIMAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT (INCLUDING A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID), WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS COMMON DESIGN FLAW FOR THESE CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN A 4 CAR PILE-UP. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO THE CHEST AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY , AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED, THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS TOLD BY THE FIRE DEPT, AND THE HIGHWAY PATROL THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS MAJOR FRONT DAMAGE. *TR