2003 Nissan Altima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ONCE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN AND NOT RESTART FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT. THE PURCHASE DATE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH RECALL FOR A SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE SHE DID NOT TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR CONDITION DIDN'T WORK. THE RACK AND PINION STEERING BOLT WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE AFTER A RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ALL THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND GREATER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TWICE AND HE STATED THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,650 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,270. UPDATED 03/10/08. *LJ THE CRANK SHAFT POSITIONER FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STALLING STILL OCCURS. THE CRANK SHAFT WAS NOT COVERED, AND HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA'S CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAN HAVE A FAILURE THAT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, AND IN SOME CASES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT NISSAN HAS MADE THE CONDITIONS OF THIS RECALL IMPOSSIBLE FOR MOST OWNERS TO MEET THEREFORE AVOIDING HAVING TO REPLACE A GREAT NUMBER OF ENGINES IN A VERY POPULAR CAR. WHEN MY VEHICLE SUFFERED THIS DAMAGE IN OCTOBER OF 2007 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE RECALL IS THAT THE ECM (COMPUTER) IN THE VEHICLE REPORT A SPECIFIC TROUBLE CODE. WITHOUT THAT CODE BEING PRESENT THEY ARE UNABLE TO PROCEED UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE RECALL. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT A VEHICLE SUFFERING FROM THIS DEFECT WILL NEVER REPORT THE TROUBLE CODE THAT NISSAN IS INSISTING IT HAVE. THIS DEFECT CAUSES MATERIAL FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO BE SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE SEALS AND RINGS INSIDE THE ENGINE. THIS DAMAGE WILL RESULT IN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL TO EXIT THE ENGINE THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CLOGGING THE OXYGEN SENSORS. WITHOUT FUNCTIONING OXYGEN SENSORS THE CARS ECM WILL NEVER REPORT THE MALFUNCTION OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH IS DETERMINED BY READINGS FROM THE OXYGEN SENSORS. I ASSERT THAT NISSAN HAS DELIBERATELY PLACED THIS CONDITION ON THE RECALL TO AVOID PERFORMANCE UNDER IT. THE ONLY CONDITION OF THE RECALL SHOULD BE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO DETERMINE IF THE PHYSICAL DEFECTS ARE PRESENT. THIS IS COVERED IN STEP 'D' OF THE RECALL WHICH DEALERS NEVER GET TO BECAUSE THEY ARE STOPPED AT STEP 'A' WHEN THEY CANNOT GET THE ECM TO GENERATE THE TROUBLE CODE. THE RECALL IN QUESTION IS NTB03-070. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ONE WEEK LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AFTER THAT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA TO THE DEALER FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 06V242000). NOW THE SES LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THIS DEFECT IS COMMON, AND IT OBVIOUSLY IS BASED ON MY RESEARCH, AND IF IT COULD CAUSE CRASHES AND, THEREFORE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH, THAT NISSAN WOULD BE OBLIGED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM--OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE NOT. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION? WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE ALREADY (OBVIOUSLY THE REPROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM). BY THE WAY, IF THERE WERE ALREADY INJURIES OR DEATHS THEN SOMEONE FAILED TO ACT IN A TIMELY MANNER. *TR