2003 Nissan Altima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAITED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED REPROGRAMMING, AND MADE THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER AGAIN. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS BE REPLACED. THERE WAS ARECALL # 30V455000 FOR A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA FOR THE CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FELT OTHERWISE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 112,000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT TOOK HIS 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA SL ON THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 06V242000 RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE. THEY PERFORM THE RECALL WORK, BUT CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME FAILURE THAT IS STATED ON THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE CRANK SENSOR ASSEMBLY, BUT IT WOULD BE AT CONTACTS EXPENSE.

RECALLS ON 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA CONCERNING CRANK ANGLE SENSORS AND ECM, ENGINE COMPUTER, RECEIVED. TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER , AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. THEY SAID THIS WOULD FIX MY PROBLEM. 2 DAYS LATER LIGHT WAS BACK ON, AND CAR CONTINUED TO CUT-OFF JUST AS THE RECALL LETTER STATED IT WOULD DO. TOOK CAR BACK TO NISSAN, AND THEY REFUSED TO HONOR THEY RECALL, AND HAVE ASKED ME TO PAY FOR IT, AND THEN THEY WILL INVESTIGATE AND WILL SEND ME A REFUND FOR REPAIRS. OVER $200.00 FOR REPAIRS. ADVISED THEM OF THEIR RECALL LETTER THAT I RECEIVED ONLY TO SAY THEY WERE SORRY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON, CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ARE , AND WHILE JUST SITTING STILL. IT CONTINUED TO JERK OR DRIVE LIKE IT WAS SKIPPING, AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SAME AS RECALL. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 3 OR 4 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. HOWEVER, ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART FOR AN HOUR. THE MECHANIC SERVICED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE ON 04/26/2006. THEN, ON MAY 1, 2006 NISSAN REPLACED THE CRANK AND CAM SENSORS. ON JANUARY 4, 2007 THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE CRANK AND CAM SENSORS. THE CONTACT HAS AN INVOICE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 69,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,013 *AK THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR EXPENSES. UPDATE 4/30/07 *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL 06V242000. THE CONTACT MADE T REPAIRS BEFORE SHE RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NISSAN TO SEE IF SHE COULD BE REIMBURSED, AND SHE WAS GETTING THE RUN AROUND. ON THE DAYS THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER THE WEATHER WAS NICE AND SUNNY. THIS HAPPENED AS SOON AS SHE WOULD PULL OF INTO TRAFFIC DOING 5 - 10 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON, SHE HAD THE REPAIRS MADE, AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK SHE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 55284. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DROVE THE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA;THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND RATTLED GENERALLY WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERENORMALLY CLEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS THE REASON THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND RATTLED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRANK SENSOR. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE CONTACT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS NOT THE REASON FOR THE VEHICLE SHAKING AND RATTLING. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE REASON FOR THE VEHICLE SHAKING WAS DUE TO THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE HEADLIGHT HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY ADVISED HER IT WAS THE ENGINE ANGLE SENSOR THAT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE SENSOR HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER SHAKES. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE CRANK SENSOR HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CRANK SENSOR AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 81000 MILES.*AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED 8 TIMES. THE CONTACT SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SECOND DEALER, WHO WAS AWARE OF THE RELATED RECALL #06V242000, FOR THE ECM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, AND AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS SHE HASN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE THAT SHE COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,720. *AK

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA EXHAUST LEAK POSITIVE FOR CARBON D IN MY BLOOD MANY PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WITH THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING MY CAR IT STARTED WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SCREW A GAS CAP ON TO AFTER YEARS OF ATTEMPTS TRYING TO CONVINCE THEM IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY LYMPH NODES IN MY LUNGS WHEN IT WAS TOO LATE AND THEY SAW VISIBLE SIGNS INSIDE MY CAR LIKE BLACK SOOT AND A STRONG SMELL THEY LAUGHED AND SAID HEY LADY YOU HAVE A LEAK THEY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE O2 SENSOR WITHIN 6-8 MONTHS I STARTED TO HAVE SYMPTOMS AGAIN NAUSEA,HEADACHES, HEAVY LEGS,WHEEZING & INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE. THEN I KNEW ONCE THE SMELL STARTED THE DAMAGE WAS DONE I DID NOT HAVE THE MENTAL STRENGTH TO FIGHT WITH THEM ABOUT IT ANYMORE SO I TRADED IT IN THIS WEEK I KEPT ALL THE REPORTS FROM THE DEALER WHEN I TOOK IT IN BUT OF COURSE THEY DID NOT TYPE IN ALL THAT I HAD CONCERNS ABOUT. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED RECALL 06V24200O FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL ON 02/16/06 AND HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED ON 02/20/07 FOR THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) AND THE PERF IDLE AIR VOLUME RETURN FOR THE RECALL AT NO CHARGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAD STALLING PROBLEMS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE OPERATION OF THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR WAS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE TEMPERATURE DUE TO THE UNIQUE LOCATION. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE RECALL REPAIR. SHE STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT SHE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR REPAIRED, WHICH COST HER $200.83. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE RECALL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYED ON AND NOW THAT THE VEHICLE REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP LIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50782 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51782.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO RUNNING OK. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, HAD STALLING PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, MERGING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY, SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE STALLED MOST OFTEN WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON 02/20/07. WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT TOOK 6-7 TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH SHE HAD NO GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS FULL OF GASOLINE AT THIS TIME. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT FAILED. SHE FOUND ARECALL 03V45000 FOR ENGINE & ENGINE COOLING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT, HER CASE NUMBER WAS 5626245. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50100.*AK