2003 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 QUIT ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT CRANK. THE NEXT MORNING I TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR AND IT WOULD CRANK , I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF BREAKING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY SO I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SPARKS NISSAN IN MONROE, LA. THE TECHNICIAN DID THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON AND THE MACHINE PUT OUT A CODE THAT THE CAR NEED A CRANK SENSOR , SO I HAD HIM TO PUT IT ON AND I GO TO THE GET CAR AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN AND THE SENSOR HAD BEEN PUT ON . THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING IT DID WHEN IT CUT OFF ON ME. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PUT A COMPUTER IN THE CAR AFTER THEY DAMAGED MY COMPUTER. I AM VERY UPSET AND THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND ARE GIVING ME A HARD TIME. I AM SEEKING AN ATTORNEY , BECAUSE I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UPHILL, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. AS A RESULT, HE SUSTAINED CHEST AND HEAD INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

CRANK SHAFT SENSOR-2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW FROM A DEARLERSHIP AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR 3.5 YEARS. IT CURRENTLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. MY CAR STARTED STALLING OUT APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO. IT CUTS OFF ON ME THE FIRST TIME AT A STOPLIGHT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT CUT OUT ON ME TWICE AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. IT THREATENED TO CUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. ON 8/18/07 IT CUT OFF ON ME IN A PARKING LOT AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. ON 8/20/07 WE DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED US OF TWO PENDING RECALLS. THE HEADLAMP PIECE WAS ORDERED AND WILL BE INSTALLED LATER AND THE ECM WAS CORRECTED. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC CRANK SENSOR BECAUSE MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE HANDLED BY THE DEALERSHIP. ALTHOUGH THE ECM RECALL WAS TAKEN CARE OF, I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THIS STALLING PROBLEM WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT OFFER A RENTAL CAR OR SHUTTLE SERVICE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE NISSAN WILL STEP UP TO THE PLATE, ANALYZE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL! FRUSTRATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SNAP UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND REVERSE, BUT IT FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE 2006 ALTIMA'S HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE SPEED AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

I HAVE A 03 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT KEEPS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WILL AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT START. I REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TWICE WITHIN 6 MONTHS PERIOD AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK WE NEED A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

BUTTERFLY VALVE SCREWS IN THE INTAKE/GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM WORK LOOSE AND MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING DAMAGE. THIS WAS RECALLED ON THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS ON THE 2002 AND 2003 MODEL QR25DE 4 CYLINDER ENGINES. THE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE SCREWS, BUT ENGINE DAMAGE OCCURRED, WHICH COMPROMISED THE RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS EXCESSIVELY BURNING OIL. SHE REPLENISHES TWO QUARTS OF OIL EVERY TWO WEEKS. WHEN SHE ADDS THE OIL, WHITE OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE DISCOVERED RECALL NUMBER 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

MY VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEN LOST POWER SEVERAL TIMES. WOULD NOT START/HARD TO START. I CALLED NISSAN DEALER IN FREMONT CALIFORNIA AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT MYSELF OR PAY THEM TO DO IT. I FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM/FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND CAM SENSOR. I SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS OF DRIVING TO GET PARTS AND SPENT OVER 3 HUNDRED DOLLARS ON PARTS, OBD COMPUTER, SERVICE BOOK AND NOT TO MENTION THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. MY WIFE IS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AND COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED NOT TO MENTION THE STRESS. PLUS DOWN TIME OF NOT HAVING THE CAR FIXED. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH NISSANS SERVICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE CONTACT MUST PLACE THE GEAR IN PARK AND THEN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO REPROGRAM THE ECM. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION AND WARNED HER THAT THE VEHICLE MAY STILL STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). SHE BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,897.

I HAVE AN 03 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 77,000 MILES THAT I KEPT WELL MAINTAINED. SIX MONTHS AGO MY ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, AND THEN IT CUT OFF AGAIN A MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THIS SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE ECM REPROGRAM RECALL. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND SO I PAID THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT, THOUGH NOW I WONDER IF THIS WAS A MIS-DIAGNOSIS. A MONTH AGO, MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR AND THE ENGINE MAKES A WEIRD PUTTERING SOUND LIKE IT?S ABOUT TO CUT OUT WHILE IN IDLE. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE SAME RECALL ISSUE AND SAID THAT ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME, THE ECM PROGRAM IS SOMEHOW LOST AND HAS TO BE REPROGRAMMED A SECOND TIME. I TOLD HIM THAT DIDN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE, IT SHOULD BE FIXED THE FIRST TIME, AND HE SAID THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT KEEPS HAPPENING. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THAT'S WHEN HE TOLD ME, NEVER MIND, THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ISSUE WITH THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, WHICH WILL COST $330 TO REPLACE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A RECALL BACK IN 2003 ON SEVERAL 02 AND 03 ALTIMAS FOR REPLACING THIS EXACT PART, AND WHEN I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SIMPLY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL SO THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR WAS UNRELATED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. SEEMED LIKE TOO BIG OF A COINCIDENCE TO ME, SO I CALLED CORPORATE NISSAN TO FILE A COMPLAINT. AFTER SEVERAL PERSISTENT PHONE CALLS, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD MAKE A NOTE OF MY COMPLAINT FOR REVIEW, BUT THEY COULD NOT COVER THE EXPENSE FOR ME. I AM NOW TAKING MY CAR TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO QUOTED ME HALF THE PRICE TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED ON MY OWN DIME. I CAN SEE I?M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ENGINE STARTUP/STALLING PROBLEM AND IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE MAKE NISSAN OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE UNDERLYING ISSUES, NOT JUST THE ECM. *JB