2003 Nissan Altima

1) THE POWER VALVE SCREWS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE INTAKE VALVE ON MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S HAVE STARTED TO COME LOOSE, CAUSING POWER LOSS IN THE ENGINE. ONE OF THE POWER VALVE SCREWS ACTUALLY CAME LOOSE AND WAS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE, DAMAGING THE CYLINDERS, THUS RUINING THE ENGINE. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, O2 SENSOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED ALSO. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE, ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1500 TO $7500+ WORTH OF DAMAGE. 2) THE FAILURE IS THAT THESE POWER VALVE SCREWS HAVE COME LOOSE AND STARTED BEING SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING HIGH DOLLAR VALUE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE DURING DRIVING ALMOST CAUSED A FATAL CRASH THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN MY DEATH AND THE DEATH OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE HIGHWAY. ADDITIONALLY, EXHAUST IS ESCAPING THE ENGINE AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE POWER VALVE SCREW, AFTER BEING SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSING DAMAGE, WENT INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CRACKED IT. EXHAUST FUMES WERE LEAKING FROM THE CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND CAUSING ME PERSONAL DAMAGE FROM THE FUMES AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA IS ALREADY AWARE OF THIS EXACT ISSUE IN THEIR 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN ALTIMAS WITH THE SAME ENGINE AS MINE, WHICH IS THE 2.5S ENGINE. THEY ARE IN THE MIDST OF CONDUCTING A SERVICE RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE IN MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. 3) NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. MY DEALER, WOODMEN NISSAN OF COLORADO SPRINGS HAS WORKED TO COMMUNICATE WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ADD THE 2003 MODEL TO THE RECALL. HOWEVER, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS DECLINED BOTH MY AND THE DEALERSHIPS REQUEST TO ADDRESS THIS COSTLY AND SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS/FATAL FLAW IN THE AUTOMOBILE. *JB

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA - 2.5 LITER ENGINE: ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON.THE ENGINE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CAUSE WAS FAILURE OF THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE STALLED APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE DID NOT START RIGHT AWAY AFTER STALLING'.THE STARTER ENGAGED FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD START AGAIN. I DID HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP SINCE THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS. MY WIFE HAD AN EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TIME DUE TO STRENGTH DIFFERENCES.

I BROUGHT A BRAND NEW 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 FROM LEN STOLER NISSAN. WE NOTICED A LIGHT MIST OF SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPE IN THE SUMMER TIME. I CALLED TO THE DEALER THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS NORMAL. THE CAR STARTED BLOWING LIGHT WHITE SMOKE, THE DEALER STATED CHANGE MY GAS TO SUPREME OCTANE. AT JUST OVER 25,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED BLOWING HEAVY WHITE SMOKE, WE HEARD A WATER SOUND UNDER THE CAR, THE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME AND GO OFF, AND IT STARTED LOSING POWER. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD US WE HAD SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. WE TURNED IN ALL SERVICE RECORDS SHOWING THAT THE MAINTENANCE WAS KEEP UP ON THE CAR. THE DEALER AND NISSAN MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SLUDGE ONLY COMES FROM LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND SLUDGE DO NOT COME FROM NOTHING ELSE AND REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID FOR $700. THEY'LL CALL THE NISSAN REP. BACK OUT; LOOK PAST THE OIL CRANK CASE OPENING AND LOOK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL PAN. I REFUSED TOOK IT TO NATIONWIDE NISSAN THEY OPENED MY OIL PAN TOOK MY MONEY, DID NOT LET ME SEE WHEN IT WAS OPEN JUST CLAIMED MY PAN WAS FULL OF SLUDGE. THEY DID TAKE A PICTURE, SHARED IT WITH THE OTHER DEALER, AND TOLD ME THE SAME THING BUT THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE NISSAN REP THIS TIME TOLD THEM OVER THE PHONE THAT NISSAN WILL NOT FIX THE CAR. WHERE IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE? THAT SHOWS HOW NISSAN STICKS TOGETHER! SO WHAT NOW? I KNOW I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AND IS TELLING EVERYBODY ELSE ALSO! THESE DEALERS/NISSAN WILL SELL U A CAR BUT WILL NOT HONOR THERE WARRANTY! *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN . ONCE THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN THE DASH LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCOMING TRAFFIC DID NOT KNOW THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AND THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY DID ADJUST THE IDLE AND SUGGESTED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA SL - MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN. WHEN SHE CAME TO A STOP AT THE STOP SIGN THE ENGINE CUT OFF, BUT ALL ELECTRICAL REMINED OPERATING. SHE COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NO CLEAR ANSWER HAS BEEN DETERMINED FOR WHY THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING, EVEN WHEN DRIVEN BY DEALERSHIP MECHANICS. I JUST FOUND A RECALL ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR ON 2002 NISSAN ALTIMAS. THE CONSEQUENCES LISTED IN THIS RECALL ARE SIMILAR TO THE ONE I AM EXPERIENCING. I AM GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CHECK MINE. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO WHETHER THIS CRICUIT BOARD PROBLEM IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA CAUSING THAT CAR'S ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHILE OPERATING.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA . THE ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID COME ON BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. CONSUMER CITED A RECALL #03V455000 CONCERNING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME THING, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDEDIN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. HE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK. *AK

NISSAN ALTIMA'S RADIATORS NEED TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE A 2003 V6 AND I DO EVERY MAINTENCE POSSIBLE. THE RADIATOR LEAKED AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGED. I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE AND NOONE SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED EVEN THOUGH THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY. I BROKE DOWN ON THE INNERSTATE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM THE BACK BY ANOTHER CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER JEFF EVANS AT HALL NISSAN IN NEWPORTNEWS, VA 757 369-6600 SAYS HE HAD TO REPLACE A RADIATOR IN ONE ALTIMA THREE TIMES. I DON'T KNOW WHY NO ONE HAS RECALLED THIS BUT I HOPE THIS MESSAGE GETS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE NEW ALTIMA MAY LOOK NICE BUT THAT'S ABOUT ALL IT'S WORTH. IT'S JUST EYE CANDY AND THEY OBVIOUSLY SPENT MORE TIME ONE THE OUTSIDE INSTEAD OF WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT "THE INSIDE". WHO WANTS TO RIDE AROUND IN A CAR WITH THEIR KIDS THAT IS SUBJECT TO BREAK DOWN? MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP AND IT WILL COST MY OUT OF MY POCKET $2500. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS AND GET THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE IT MAY AFFECT. ALSO I WANT TO ADD THAT NOONE FROM NISSAN WANTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I THINK THEY DON'T WANT TO RECALL THE PART BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO BUSY TRYING TO SELL THE NEW 2005 MODEL. THANKS!

AT ABOUT 60,850 MILEAGE - 850 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, MY CAR STARTED TO STALL WHILE IN MOTION AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT NISSAN HAD RECALLED 2002-2003 NISSAN ALTIMAS (ALOMST 75,000 OF THEM) BUT ONLY IN CANADA. I NEED TO KNOW WHY THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THESE PARTS IN AMERICA. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. THE CAR TENDS TO SHUT OFF AND LOSE ALL POWER WHILE IN MOTION. MYSELF BEING A COMMUTER TO AND FROM WORK ON HIGHWAYS, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT NISSAN HAD PUT A BULLETAN OUT ON THIS PART STATING THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. AGAIN, PLEASE ADVISE ME WHY THIS SERIOUS SITUATION HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED IN AMERICA.