2000 Nissan Altima

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, CAR RACED TO 4500 RPMS, FOOT ON BRAKE. PUT IN NETURAL, KICKED GAS PEDAL, RACED EVEN HIGHER, KICKED IT AGAIN, IT SLOWED DOWN. WENT 500 FEET, RACED TO 7000 RPMS. TOOK TO DEALER, NOTHING FOUND WRONG. HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 12 OF OCTOBER, THEN AGAIN ON THE 14 OF OCTOBER. AT DEALERSHIP NOW THEY ARE GOING TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS TO THEM. SCARY SITUATION. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED....THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. MR

CAR AUTOMATICALLY RAPIDLY ACCELERATES WHEN STOPPED. THE ANTI-LOCK OFF LIGHT APPEARED. THIS RAPID ACCELERATION HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES IN A TWO WEEK PERIOD. I AM 50 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. NOW I HAVE REAR ENDED TWO PEOPLE WHEN I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE FIRST TIME, THE CAR STOPPED WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN A DRIVE THROUGH MCDONALD'S. THE SECOND I WAS STOPPED 2-4 FEET BEHIND A PICK UP TRUCK AT A LIGHT AND MY CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT HIM. I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK TO STOP IT AFTER I HIT HIM. THE THIRD TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS THE FIRST ONE IN LINE AT AN INTERSECTION. I DID NOT HIT ANYONE, BUT HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR IT TO COME BACK TO A COMPLETE START. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY CAR ON TWO OCCASIONS AND IT DID NOT MALFUNCTION WHEN THEY HAD IT IN THEIR POSSESSION. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SENTRA MODEL. I NOW AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING MY CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK WHENEVER I STOP. I AM GOING TO WRITE TO THE PRESIDENT OF NISSAN. THIS IS MY THIRD ALTIMA AND I LOVE MY CAR I AM JUST PETRIFIED TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS IT MAY BE WHEN I AM DROPPING MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL.*AK

I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE ENGINE IDLE BECOMES ERRATIC AT TIMES, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START IT THE IDLE WILL GO UP AND DOWN FROM 1000 TO 2100 CONTINUOUSLY. MOST OF THE TIME THE IDLE REMAINS HIGH WHEN YOU PUSH IN THE CLUTCH AROUND 1600RPM UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. OTHER TIME THE IDLE GOES VERY LOW NEAR 400 RPM ALMOST TO A STALL CONDITION. NISSAN SAYS ITS NORMAL. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT NOT ONLY WITH THE ALTIMA BUT WITH THE NISSAN FRONTIER 2.4L WITH MANUAL AS WELL (SAME ENGINE AS THE ALTIMA).*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO USE A LOT OF FORCE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ENGINE REVVED UP TO 2500 RPMS,NOT STOPPING AT ANY OCCASION. DEALER JUST FIXED IT & TWICE IT HAS DONE THE SAME. *AK THERE WAS SURGE IN ENGINE WHILE STOPED AT LIGHT, AND THE RPM WENT FROM 750-2500. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SEVICED, THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. THE DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AFTER THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *YH

CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT TREE/ ROCKS, AND RAN INTO A CANAL. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER UNBUCKLED SEATBELT. ALSO, JUMPED INTO CANAL FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE BECAUSE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS STUCK. *AK