2003 Nissan Altima

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND SHE NEARLY RAN OFF THE ROAD. THANK GOODNESS THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS COMING AND SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITH NO INCIDENT. I PULLED THE CODES AND FOUND IT TO BE THE P0335 (CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) AND P0725 (ENGINE SPEED SENSOR). AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I LOOKED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000, NISSAN RECALL NO. R3022 THAT STATES EXACTLY WHAT DID HAPPEN - THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE REMEDY IS THAT A DEALER REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. SO, I CALLED NISSAN, FOUND THE OTHER RECALL THAT IS RELATED TO THE SENSOR, TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (BARELY - I DROVE AND THE CAR STOPPED TWICE - AGAIN, LUCKY THERE WAS NO CRASH). THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID HE COULD NOT FIX THIS RECALL BECAUSE THE SENSOR WAS BAD. NOW I HAVE TO GO BACK AND PICKUP THE CAR AND PRAY AGAIN THAT I DON'T HAVE A CRASH COMING HOME. SEEMS TOTALLY UNREASONABLE THAT NISSAN WOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM - THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR - FOR, AMONG MANY OTHERS, 2002-2003 ALTIMAS AND YET THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THESE CARS THAT NISSAN WON'T FIX. I WAS LAID OFF AND CERTAINLY CANNOT AFFORD A $300 FIX FOR A $40 PART SO WE WILL HAVE TO DRIVE THIS DEATH CAR UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT FIXED. AND PRAY EVERY TIME I GET IN IT THAT WE DON'T END CRASHING THE CAR, HURTING MYSELF, MY YOUNG TWINS, MY OLDER DAUGHTER OR ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A SEVERELY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE ALL CARS - NOT JUST A SELECT FEW. *TR

MY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, BANK 1, WAS DIAGNOSED BY SEARS AS NEEDING BE REPLACED. MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF IS WHAT FIRST MADE ME AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. I READ ONLINE THAT IT'S A FAULTY PART, WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR CERTAIN YEARS/VIN NUMBERS BY NISSAN. I CONTACTED NISSAN DIRECTLY, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IT IS A CHEAP PLASTIC PART, AND THE NEW/REPLACEMENT ONES ARE MADE OF METAL IS WHAT I'M READING IN THE NUMEROUS CASES DISCUSSED ONLINE FROM FELLOW ALTIMA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THESE YEARS OF PRODUCTION. *TR

MY AIR CONDITIONER HAS ALWAYS BEEN RUNNING EVEN WHEN THE BUTTON HAS BEEN OFF. I'VE ASKED THE DEALER MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND THEY SAID IT'S FINE. NOW ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY AIRCONDITIONER WON'T GO ON, IT'S INTERMITTENT BUT IF IT DOES GO ON IT ONLY WORKS FOR 5 MINUTES. I FINALLY PAID THE 129.00 TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE INTELLIGAN POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE HAS FAILED. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN MANY OTHER NISSANS BUT NOT THE ALTIMA. DURING A SEARCH I FOUND LOTS OF OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I TRIED CONTACTING NISSAN BUT THEY DON'T CARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHERE IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL AND THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS EMITTING BLACK SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,223.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE HEAD LAMP HOUSING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,556.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD INCLUDE REPROGRAMMING THE ECM. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL MENTIONED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, 60 MPH, COMING BACK FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY I FELT LIKE I WAS IN A LOT OF DANGER SO I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME HOME THROUGH THE STREETS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SHAKING A LOT. WHILE I WAS GOING HOME THE ENGINE FELT SO WEAK AND SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT MANY 02 AND 03 ALTIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE BUTTERFLY VALVE IN THE THROTTLE BODY WENT INTO THE ENGINE, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS IN THE 2002 AND 2003 MODELS EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE RECALLED THE 04 AND 05 MODELS WITH THE EXACT SAME ENGINE IN THE 02 AND 03 MODELS!!!! PLEASE HELP THE 02 AND 03 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS BECAUSE NISSAN NORTH AMERICA IS REFUSING TO HELP EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THE ENGINE HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS! *TR