2002 Nissan Altima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER SIGNS OR ANY FAILURES OTHER THAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD DRIVE ROUGH AND WOULD SPUTTER ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET, RADIATOR AND THE TIMING BELT COVER BUT NONE OF THE REPAIRS CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,590.

MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. OF COURSE, THIS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS EACH TIME, AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. EACH TIME, WE HAVE HAD TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION, AND HAVE IT TOWED. BECAUSE VARIOUS MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE GIVEN UP ON DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE NOW BEEN THROUGH THREE ALTERNATORS, A BATTERY, AND SOME WIRING. AFTER HAVING PREVIOUSLY SAID PARTS REPLACED, I DECIDED TO TRY THE DEALER. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ONE MORNING BEFORE WORK. THEY CALLED ME AT WORK AND TOLD ME THAT A BOLT HAD BEEN WELDED TO THE ALTERNATOR, AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $800 TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO ASSURED MY WIFE THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I TOLD THEM NOT TO FIX IT. WHEN I WENT TO INSPECT IT MYSELF, IT WAS PLAINLY EVIDENT THAT THE BOLT WAS NOT WELDED TO THE ALTERNATOR, IT WAS JUST NOT FULLY TIGHTENED DOWN. SINCE COMPLAINING TO NISSAN RECALLS ABOUT POOR SERVICE AND THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS IN FACT A RECALL ON MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, BUT NOT ON MY SPECIFIC VIN. I HAVE ALSO BEEN PROMISED THAT A REGIONAL MANAGER WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME. I HAVE CALLED BACK ASKING TO SPEAK WITH THIS REGIONAL MANAGER,AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME HE WILL CALL ME IN TWO BUSINESS DAYS. IT HAS BEEN AT LEAST TWO WEEKS NOW. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 03V455000. 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA, 3.5SE. *TR

2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND OXYGEN SENSOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS, THEY FOUND A STORED CODE P0420; CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD. THEY ERASED THE CODE TO SEE IF IT WOULD RETURN AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER IT RETURNED. ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS REVEALED A FAILED PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER. UPON REMOVAL OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IT WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING. THE FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, BUT WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HIM THAT SINCE HE HAD ALREADY HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED, THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THEY COULD DO FOR HIM, THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 03/18/11*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I BOUGHT A NISSAN ALTIMA 2002 2.5 ONE MONTH AGO FROM HER PREVIOUS OWNER I DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME IT WAS SMOOTH AND PERFECT I PUT A TEMPORARY PLATES ON IT TO DO SAFETY AND EMISSION TEST TO IT PUT BEFORE I DO THAT I REPLACED THE OIL IN IT AND AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS I DROVE IT TO DO THE SAFETY CHECKS ON IT SUDDENLY THE CAR WAS MAKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 100 AND THE CAR ENGINE SHUTDOWN THANK GOD I CONTROLLED THE CAR ON A HIGHWAY FILLED WITH A LOT OF CARS SO I CALLED A TOWTRUCK TO TAKE IT A WAY FROM THE STREET TO THE GARAGE AND WHEN THE MECHANIC LOOKED AND DID SOME TEST ON IT HE TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AND IT COST 1,500 TO BUY AN ENGINE I TOLD HIM ITS IMPOSSIBLE I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IT CANT BE , I ASKED HIM HOW DID THIS HAPPEN HE TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR HAS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM THE PROGRAMMING OF THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR GAVE THE ENGINE A WRONG CODES CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND TO BURN MORE OIL AND BECAUSE OF THAT THE ENGINE IS DEAD NOW HE TOLD ME TO CALL THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND GIVE THEM THE V.I.N NUMBER OF THE CAR I LIVE IN OTTAWA BY THE WAY AND TO ASK IF THERE IS ANY RECALL ON IT SO I DID THAT AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN NORTH AMERICA BECAUSE ITS FROM THERE I DID THAT I SPOKE WITH AN AGENT AND HE TOLD ME YES THERE IS A RECALL ON IT BUT WE CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NINE YEARS OLD NOW AND THE RECALL HAS ENDED TOW YEARS AGO I TOLD HIM WHY? ITS THE DEALERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY RECALL EVERY DAMAGED CARS OR SOME ONE WILL GET HURT BECAUSE OF IT THAT'S FIRST, SECOND THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THERE WAS ALOT OF CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAMETHING SO ITS THE DEALERSHIP FAULT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CAR HAS TO BE SAFE AND PERFECT TO DRIVE IT ESPECIALLY ITS A FAMILY CAR TOO SO ALL IM ASKING IS THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS AND TO FIX MY CAR AND EVERY CAR THAT HAS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM IN IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PLEASE.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS RUINED BECAUSE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DISINTEGRATED DUE TO PARTICLES ENTERING THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS BURNING OIL RAPIDLY AND IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR HEAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,250.