2005 Nissan Altima

I'M ADDING MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA TO THE COUNTLESS OTHERS WITH RUSTED THROUGH FLOORBOARDS. DURING A RECENT OIL CHANGE, THE TECH SHOWED ME WHERE THE FLOORBOARD HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I COUNTED OVER 120 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM REPORTED TO NHTSA FOR THE 2005 NISSAN, BUT THE WEBSPHERE IS FULL OF MANY MORE COMPLAINTS STARTING WITH THE 2002 MODEL YEAR. NISSAN NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

I TOOK MY NISSAN ALTIMA FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD TO BE RUSTED OUT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND IT WAS PURCHASED WITH THE DEALER UNDERCOATING INCLUDED. I AM GLAD IT WAS FOUND BEFORE MY FOOT WENT THROUGH THE FLOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I CHECKED WITH THE NISSAN DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. HE INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R THE CAR HAS A CLEAN CARFAX AND I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FORM THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WITH 15,000 MILES. I AM A AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN AND NOTICED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 101,000 MILES THAT THERE WAS 2 RUSTED SPOTS UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGERS FLOOR BOARDS ARE THE FLOOR BOARD WAS CRACKED SLIGHTLY. I TOOK NOTE OF IT AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. WELL I JUST PERFORMED MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE NOW HAVE 105,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND AGAIN NOTICED THOSE SAME 2 RUST SPOTS ARE NOW ROTTED WITH A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SODA CAN, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING ALSO NOTE THAT THE PART OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE THAT IS ROTTING WAS TREATED FROM THE DEALER WITH A COATING TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. OBVIOUSLY THIS SHOULD BE A DEFECT FROM THE DEALER AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT WILL CONTINUE TO ROT THE PASSENGER FLOOR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ANYONE WITH A 2002-2006 ALTIMA SHOULD HAVE THERE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR THIS AS THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS OVER THE INTERNET. CONTACT THE NISSAN COOPERATION AND COMPLAIN WE TOGETHER SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THIS RECALLED. *TR

WE WERE TOLD LAST YEAR THERE WAS A HOLE THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT IN THE UNDERBODY, UNDER WHERE THE PASSENGER'S FEET WOULD REST. I LOOKED INTO GETTING IT REPAIRED AND NOTICED A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE, WITH OTHERS ASKING WHY IT WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO THE VOLUME OF SUCH DEFECTS. TODAY I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO CHECK ON A NOISE, AND WAS TOLD THE HOLE HAS INCREASED TO THE SIZE OF A BREADBOX AND THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS ARE THEREFORE RUBBING ON IT. THE FIRST ESTIMATE I RECEIVED TO REPAIR THE HOLE IS $2500, AS THE BODY SHOP WILL HAVE TO CUT OUT THE AFFECTED AREA AND SOLDER IN A NEW PIECE. WHILE I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST, WE WASH THE UNDERBODY IN WINTER, AND I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING ON A 9 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

I TOOK MY NISSAN ALTIMA TO MY NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE AN "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" REPAIRED. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY FLOORBOARDS HAD RUSTED OUT AND WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE CAR SHOWS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF RUST ANYWHERE ON THE BODY. THIS MUST BE A DESIGN DEFECT BECAUSE CARS DO NOT RUST OUT ANYMORE. HOW CAN YOU HELP ME? THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FLOORBOARDS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FLOOR BOARDS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (OIL CHANGE), AN HOUR LATER I WAS NOTIFIED FROM THE MECHANIC WITH PHOTOS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SER ((((SHOCKED))). HE SAID THE FLOOR PANS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. EXPLAINING THIS FURTHER, HE SAID HE COULD PUT A SCREWDRIVER THROUGH THE RUSTED AREA INTO THE CARPET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THAT IT WAS ALMOST TO THAT SAME POINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS OVER MILEAGE AND OUT OF WARRANTY. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND GAVE ME SOME OPTIONS TO FIX MY CAR......UNREAL AND COSTLY!!!! THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY SCARY TO THINK THAT THE FLOOR PANS COULD RUST OUT AT ANY TIME AND CAUSE SENSELESS FATALITIES. I FURTHER INVESTIGATED AND AFTER VIEWING ONLINE COMPLAINTS WAS DISTURBED TO SE THIS IS A WORLDWIDE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY NISSAN IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE FLOOR PAN FOR MY NISSAN ALTIMA HAVE RUSTED OUT MAKING IT DANGEROUS. AFTER SPENDING 5 MINS ON THE INTERNET, I LEARNED THIS IS VERY COMMON, AFFECTING 1,000'S OF 2005 ALTIMAS. IT IS ALWAYS IN THE SAME SPOT AND NISSAN REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. HOLES ALLOW EXHAUST FUMES INTO MY CAR, MAKING DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN CAR. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR