2002 Nissan Altima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PRE-CATALYST HAD BROKEN DOWN AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. THE DEALER THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: EXHAUST SYSTE: MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,889. UPDATED 04/25/12*LJ NISSAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. UPDATED 04/30/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WILL NOT START,REPLACED CRANK AN CAM SENSOR NOTHING THEY ARE RECALLS ON THESE CARS FOR LOTS OF PROBLEMS I PURCHASED THIS CAR THINKING IT WAS A GOOD CAR FOR MY WIFE TWO DAYS LATER IT LEAVES HER AN MY DAUGHTER STUCK ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE DONE RESETS NOTHING WORKS IS THERE SOMETHING YALL CAN HELP ME WITH IM OUT OF POCKET CAUSE THIS CAR. CAN I TAKE IT TO NISSAN DEALER AN THEY FIX IT FOR A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND DETECTED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY CONSUMING FOUR QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL IN UNDER A MONTH. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: EXHAUST: MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE) AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

NISSAN ALTIMA 2002 KEEPS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SENSORS AND ONCE YOU REPLACE THEM A COUPLE MONTHS LATER YOU'LL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES YOUR CAR TO STOP RANDOMLY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHICH COULD CAUSE YOU TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT OR WORSE DEATH. NISSAN KNOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT THEY CHOOSE TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY DEALERS AND AUTO REPAIR TECHNICIANS AND THEY ALL AGREE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN ALTIMA. THIS IS SAD AND I REALLY WISH THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING IN MY CAR WITH MY NIECE WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC SCARED ME TO DEATH!!! BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY HURT AND THE SIMPLE FACT THAT I REPLACED THIS PART 3 MONTHS BEFORE THIS OCCURRED IS REALLY TERRIBLE. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH SENSOR AND I'M STILL HAVING AN ISSUE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURTS. THE 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA IS A HORRIBLE CAR ITS JUST MANUFACTURED ALL WRONG AND IS CONSTANTLY GIVING ME ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF AN ENGINE LEAK. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE OIL WAS ESCAPING TO. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 12/22/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED.

2002 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS SERVICED @ RECALL CAMPAIGN IN 2003. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THE REMEDY WAS COMPLETED. HOWEVER MY CAR, OVERTIME, SHOWS THE SYMPTOMS OF A DAMAGED CATALYST SUBSTRATE FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE: NTB03-070D. ADDITIONALLY MY AUTOMOBILE HAS SOOT FROM BURNING OIL IN THE TAILPIPE AND HAS ALWAYS RUN HOT EVEN THOUGH THE DASHBOARD TEMPERATURE GAUGE, ALWAYS STAYED IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN HOT AND COLD. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND OTHER RECALL NOTICES, NOTHING WAS EVER SPOKEN OF ABOUT THIS ISSUE. STRANGE THAT AN ASE TECHNICIAN WOULDN'T SEE THESE SYMPTOMS, & REPORT A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. ONLY AFTER MY ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED DID I FIND THE DETAILS OF THIS PROBLEM; WHILE RESEARCHING MY REPAIR OPTIONS ONLINE. THE INSPECTION PROCESS OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN MY CASE SEEMS TO HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY PERFORMED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK FOR THE DETAILED SERVICE RECORDS FOR MY ALTIMA FOR THAT CAMPAIGN. THE SERVICE REP. STATED THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. I ASKED THE SERVICE REP. TO PRODUCE THE INSPECTION DOCUMENTATION FOR MY VEHICLE'S CAT. SYSTEM. HE COULD NOT PRODUCE THAT DOCUMENTATION. I NEXT CALLED NISSAN OF NA TO FILE A NOTICE. I STATED MY ALTIMA MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE PROPER REMEDY TO ADDRESS THE RECALL, AND THAT DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE INTO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE CAT. SYSTEM AT MY OWN EXPENSE. AFTER THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION ARE NOTED, IF IT IS WARRANTED MY CASE WILL BE ESCALATED TO NISSAN FOR REVIEW. I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH FURTHER DETAILS IF POSSIBLE. IF I CANNOT AMEND THIS COMPLAINT, I WILL DOCUMENT THE RESULTING FINDINGS IN ANOTHER COMPLAINT AND REFERENCE THIS NUMBER FOR CORRELATION. *TR

AFTER GOOGLING THE MAKE, YEAR AND PROBLEM OF OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL YEAR, IT IS OVERWHELMING WHAT YOU FIND. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF TROUBLED CONSUMERS WHO HAVE GONE TO NISSAN FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN PRODUCT TO NO AVAIL. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER THAT THE FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS MADE THAT YEAR ARE NOT COVERED AND WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF WHAT IT WOULD COST THEM. PLEASE HELP US..... *TR