2003 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

THE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA RECENTLY STARTED STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. INITIALLY IT HAPPENED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THEN PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION THERE WAS MINIMAL RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. THEN YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR HESITATED BRIEFLY BEFORE ACCELERATING AND THEN WITHIN SECONDS ALL POWER WAS LOST. IT TOOK NEARLY 15 TRIES TO RESTART, AT WHICH POINT, I PARKED IT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO WA STELLING ME THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT THE CRANK SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS WHAT I WAS TOLD WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM), AND THEREWAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO IF THEY CAN'T GET IT TO REPEAT WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. A MONTH AGO, I HAD II AT DEALER WHEN THIS PROBLEM ORIGINALLY OCCURRED AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM IN ABOUT 85% OF THE CASES. I' WAS AT A LOSS. I HAVE ONLY ONE CAR AND I NEED IT TO BE RELIABLE. I COULD NOT TAKE A CHANCE OF BEING ON THE INTERSTATE AT RUSH HOUR IN A CAR THAT MIGHT DECIDE TO STALL ON ME. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE ,AND WAS WONDERING WHY NO ONE SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ANY HELP YOU COULD PROVIDE WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS, THEY WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. SHE HAD TO RUN INTO THE CURB IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR FAILED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THERE IS RECALL # 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE SENSOR AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE IT FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS WORKING PERFECTLY UNTIL HE TOOK IT TO HAVE SAFETY RECALL # 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HONORED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HALF A MILE FROM THE DEALER, HIS VEHICLE BEGAN FLASHING LIGHTS, THE DOORS LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY, AND THE WINDOWS AUTOMATICALLY OPENED AND CLOSED PARTIALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COINCIDENTAL. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS NOT RELATED TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,427.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THAT HIS VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF AT ANY MOMENT. IN JANUARY OF 2007, HE BROUGHT HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. IN APRIL OF 2007, AS HE WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY AND IT REMAINED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS. DURING THIS TIME, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT COMPARED THE RECEIPTS FROM BOTH MECHANICS AND NOTICED THAT THE SECOND MECHANIC REPAIRED THE SAME FAILURE THAT THE NISSAN DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE PERFORMED ORIGINALLY. NISSAN IS STATING THAT THEY PROPERLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND ARE REFUSING TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIRS MADE BY THE SECOND MECHANIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,140. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE IS EXCESSIVELY BURNING OIL DUE TO A FLAW IN THE PISTON RING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RECEIVE THE PROPER AMOUNT OF OIL AND, AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF APPROXIMATELY TEN TO TWELVE TIMES, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 43,100 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE MECHANIC, DURING A TUNE UP, STATED THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT RECALL #06V242000 REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CONTACT PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE DEALER TO PAY SINCE THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RECALL#06V242000 ; HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER COULD REPROGRAM THE FAILURE AND REPAIR ITSELF;. HOWEVER, AFTER DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO WRITE A LETTER TO NISSAN FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75945, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77694. *AK

NISSAN 2003 ALTIMA 2.5 S. THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THERE HAD BEEN A RECENT RECALL BASED ON REPROGRAMMING THE CHIP THAT DESCRIBED THE CONDITION. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS THEN DIAGNOSED AS A CORRUPTED TIMING CHAIN SENSOR. WHEN REPLACED IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WHEN I ARGUED ABOUT THIS REPAIR BEING COVERED BY THE STANDARD 60 MONTH 60,000 MILE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY IT WAS NOT. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT "WOULD NOT BE FAIR TO ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT PAID $180 TO GET HIS REPAIRED. A CAR THAT STOPS IN TRAFFIC AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON FOR 5 - 45 MINUTES IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. NISSAN STATED THAT SHE COULD HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY REPROGRAMMED THE UNIT AND DID NOT REPLACE THE SENSORS. ALSO, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE ONE TIME. THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE CALLED NISSAN, THEY TOLD HER THAT HER CAR WAS APART OF THE RECALL. THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE TOLD HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN, AND LATER STATED THAT WAS THE REASON WHY THEY REPROGRAMMED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,900 MILES ON HER VEHICLE, AND IT WAS RELATED TO THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. NISSAN REFUSED TO REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN REPLACED THE SENSOR ON MAY 30, 2007 AT THE COST OF $230. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INFORMED THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WAS DUE TO A BAD SPEED SENSOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REFUSE TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR