2006 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

WE PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA BRAND NEW IN 2005. THE CAR HAS BEEN GREAT BUT I SOLD THE CAR AT AN AUCTION AND RECEIVED A CALL THE NEXT DAY THAT THE CAR WAS IN ARBITRATION BECAUSE THE FLOOR BOARDS WERE RUSTED. I ASKED THEM TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM AND GET BACK TO ME. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND INDEED, THEY SAID THAT YOU COULD PUSH YOUR FINGER RIGHT THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. *TR

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SER. WHEN DRIVING THE CLUTCH SINKS. SEVERAL PUMPS WILL GET IT BACK IN ORDER. ALSO AT TIMES ON A COLD START IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THE CLUTCH DISENGAGES COMPLETELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH DURING VERY WARM WEATHER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH WHILE ENTERING A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RECALL 07V527000 REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM A RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON IN THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL TO BE REPAIRED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REISSUE THE RECALL AND INCLUDE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES SINCE THIS WAS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE FOR HIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONSISTENTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,325. UPDATED 12/08/10 *BF UPDATED 12/13/10*JB

HEARD LOUD RATTLING IN FRONT END OF MY NISSAN ALTIMA (2006). TOOK IT TO NISSAN. HAD TO HAVE UPPER MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED. NOT COVERED BY NISSAN. COST WAS $395.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A USED 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA, WITH IN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK OR INTO PARK. WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WINTER WEATHER, BECAUSE IT WAS PERIODICALLY HAPPENING. IT IS NOW SUMMER AND IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE START THE CAR. IT EVEN HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AND PULL IN TO A PARKING SPOT , WE ARE UNABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK. WE HAVE BEEN OVERRIDING THE LOCK MECHANISM BY INSERTING A METAL TOOL INTO IT, BUT IT IS QUITE INCONVENIENT EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR TO HAVE TO DO THIS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND THEN RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED NO PRIOR WARNING AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM AND CRANK POSITION SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL RELATIVE TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V223000- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA (BRAND NEW) 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT, A RECALL REQUIRED A "NEW" ENGINE BE INSTALLED. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR RECALLS. MY PROBLEM NOW IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AND MY CAR SHUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I POPPED INTO AUTO ZONE TO CHECK IT OUT AND IT IS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ON THE 2006 ALTIMA'S BUT MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. SO I AM SUPPOSED TO PAY 397.00 TO HAVE THIS FIXED! I DON'T THINK SO. I FEEL I WAS SOLD A LEMON. AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR!! I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE IT SHUTS OF OR ALMOST SHUTS OFF AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 45 TO 60. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL ALL 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA'S FOR THIS PROBLEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE GEAR SHIFT SOLENOID. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO ORANGE LIQUID SPILLING INTO THE CONSOLE CAUSING A WIRING SHORTAGE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $922. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO LIQUID SPLILLED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO ROCK THE VEHICLE IN A BACK AND FORTH MOTION TO ALLOW THE GEAR SELECTOR TO SHIFT INTO THE SELECTED GEAR. THE CONTACT WOULD ENGAGE IN THE ROCKING MOTION OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAD NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA, ON 6/9/2010 THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED MY OIL AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN MY ENGINE. I CONTACTED NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM OF THE ISSUE AND CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECK OUT. I PURCHASE 2 QUARTS OF OIL ON 6/9/2010 IN WHICH I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR. I PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN MY VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 6/15/2010. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE RUNNING A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ON IT BECAUSE SOME OF THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMAS HAD A RECALL FOR A OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY PISTON RINGS WHICH I BELIEVE CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO HAVE A BAD CAT CONVERTER. I CONTACTED THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT IF MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE RECALL AND I WAS TOLD NO. I TRULY BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THE RECALL VEHICLE BECAUSE WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK ON 7/7/2010 I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND MEASURED UNDER 20 FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I WOULD LIKE A INVESTIGATION TO BE CONDUCTED BECAUSE NISSAN HAS MISLEAD ALOT OF CONSUMERS ABOUT THEIR VEHICLES BEING IN THE RECALL BUT LATER AFTER ABOUT 80,000 MILES AFTER THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY EXPIRES THEN THE VEHICLE STARTS EXPERIENCE THESE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD ON 7/7/2010 BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT HE WILL PUT A CLAIM THROUGH TO THE EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ME WITH THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WHICH IS TO GIVE MY VEHICLE A NEW ENGINE DUE TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT WARRANTY FREE OF CHARGE. I AM AWAITING A DECISION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE COULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND I CAN BE KILLED INSTANTLY ALONG WITH MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. ALL 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA'S NEED TO BE RECALLED TO BE TESTED FOR THIS OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY PISTON RINGS. *TR