2003 Nissan Altima

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

I HAD A RECALL ON MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. RECALL CASE # R0606. RECALL PROBLEM BEING CAR ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW. I WAS GLAD TO SEE THIS RECALL! BECAUSE I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT WAS NEVER FIXED. I TOOK MY NISSAN INTO ROBERT WOODALL NISSAN ON FRIDAY MARCH 2ND TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE. NO LESS THAN 24HRS LATER MY NISSAN WAS BACK DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, AND I'M HESITANT TO DRIVE MY CAR MUCH BECAUSE IN THE RECALL IT STATES THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE GIVE ME ANY HELP YOU CAN.*JB

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 THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 NISSAN ALTMA THE TRUNK LID RANDOMLY POPPED OPEN. THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR VEHICLE SPEED THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE TRUNK LID ONCE IT POPPED OPEN UNLESS SHE USED THE TRUNK RELEASE SWITCH ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH NISSAN ,AND THEY ADVISED HER TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE LOCK. THE LOCK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP, AND SINCE THE LOCK WAS REPLACED THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,700 MILES. *AK UPDATED 09/12/07 *TR

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

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS CUSTOMER HAS LEARNED ABOUT SEVERAL RECALLS AND WANTS THIS MATTER TO BE REVIEWED**NAR**CC THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. THREE MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER TOLD THE ECM DEVICE HAD SOME RELATIONSHIP TO THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE/COOLANT AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING. *JB