2005 Nissan Altima

CAM SHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. SIMILAR IN FUNCTION TO THE RECALLED CRANKSHAFT SENOR, THE CAM SHAFT PART CAN STALL A CAR, OR PREVENT FROM RESTARTING DUE TO OVERHEATING. IT ALSO IS VITAL TO ENGINE TIMING AND OTHER ITEMS WHICH PERTAIN TO ENGINE PERFORMANCE. SEPT 12, 2011 67000 MILES REPLACED THIS THE SECOND TIME IN UNDER 3 YEARS PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL LIKE IT'S CRANKSHAFT COUNTERPART. *TR

MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AND I LATER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS HARD TO START. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS WHERE THE MOTOR ALMOST DIED - I CALLED AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. MEANWHILE, I LOOKED UP ANY RECALLS FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL AND THERE WAS ONE ON THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FROM 2007 AND I ALSO NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THIS SENSOR AND THEY REPLACED IT BUT THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, STATING THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED BASED ON WHERE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. THE PART FAILED REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD CONSIDER EXPANDING THIS RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL MODELS INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *KB

DURING A ROUTINE BRAKE INSPECTION IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTTENTION THE FLOORBOARDS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (FRONT SEAT) HAVE CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE A FINGER COULD PUNCH THROUGH THE FLOOR. THE DAMAGE IS ISOLATED AND APPEARS TO BE FROM A FAULTY DRAIN SYSTEM FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR OVER AN HOUR WITH THE AIR RUNNING, THERE IS NO DRAINING ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE. IT APPEARS THE WATER IS PUDDLING UNDER THE FLOOR MATS AND CAUSING THE EROSION OF THE FLOOR. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE THE DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON LAST MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING AND HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET. AFTER I WENT OVER A SMALL HILL, IT FELT LIKE MY CAR TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT. AS IT DID, IT DIED. THIS WAS AT 7:30 IN THE MORNING WHEN TRAFFIC WAS HIGH. I HAD CARS ALL AROUND ME WHEN THE CAR DIED. I WAS ALMOST HIT. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH BECAUSE I COULD?VE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. THE BRAKES GOT TIGHT AS THEY DO WHEN YOU PUMP UP BRAKES AND THE CAR ISN?T RUNNING SO I HAD NO CONTROL OF THEM EITHER. TOOK MY CAR TO LOCAL MECHANIC HE REPLACED CRANK AND CAM SENSORS. WHEN THIS DID NOT REPAIR THE ISSUE, HE SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO NEAREST NISSAN MECHANIC. AFTER TRYING NOURSE IN CHILLICOTHE WHO WAS ABSOLUTELY RUDE AND ABSURD, I TOOK IT TO TAYLOR IN ATHENS, OHIO. THEY PUT A FACTORY CRANK AND CAM SENSOR ON AND THIS DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. THEY DECIDED THAT THE ECM IS BAD IN THE CAR. I HAVE PAID FOR THIS CAR TO BE TOWED TWICE, PAID FOR CAM AND CRANK SENSORS TWICE, TALKED TO NISSAN, WHO WAS ABSOLUTELY NO HELP AND RUDE. THE MAN HUNG UP ON MY HUSBAND WHEN HE ASKED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ELSE SO HE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE SAYING. HAVE TO DRIVE ANOTHER 100 MILES ROUND TRIP TO TAKE OTHER SET OF KEYS TO DEALER AND IS GOING TO BE ATLEAST FRIDAY BEFORE THEY GET THE PARTS IN. SO IT WILL BE ALMOST 2 WEEKS THAT I AM WITHOUT A CAR. AS IT STANDS, MY BILL IS NOW $1311.51. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS EXACT PART AND DID THE EXACT SAME THINGS AS LISTED ON RECALL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED. THIS PART WAS REPLACED IN 2009 AND ARE NO ?OUTSTANDING CAMPAIGNS? FOR MY MODEL CAR. I THINK THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I DON?T CARE IF THE PART IS REPLACED 15 TIMES, IF IT?S FAULTY, IT?S FAULTY. I HAVE DEALT WITH THE RUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE OF NISSAN THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND, RUDE SHOP MANAGERS AT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS, AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS. I FEEL THAT NISSAN IS STILL ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY CAR BEGAN TO USE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL AND ALSO SMOKE WHEN STARTED. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR MY CAR TO GO THROUGH SO MUCH OIL. EX. HAD TO PUT 4 QUARTS IN ONE DAY INTO MY CAR. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER THAT STARTED, THEM TEMPERATURE GAGE STARTED RUNNING HOT, BUT NEVER SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO MY CAR STARTED DRIVING REALLY ROUGH AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AT ME. WHEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC IS WAS FOUND THAT I HAD A PARTIALLY BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC SAID HE HAD SEEN 4 OTHER CARS, SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MINE THAT HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM ON THE SAME EXACT GASKET. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT SOON AFTER THEY REPLACED TO HEAD GASKET, THEIR ENGINE BLEW.. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 YEARS AND I'M STILL PAYING IT. I REALLY NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TT

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA NORTH IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 2 LANE ROAD APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION (I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR). AN SUV WAS HEADING SOUTH AND WAS STOPPED IN THE TURN LANE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION (GREEN LIGHT) THE SUV TURNED IN FRONT OF MY CAR. THE DISTANCE WAS TOO SHORT TO STOP. I HIT THEIR RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BY THE TIRE HEAD ON. I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 30 MPH. THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS TO THE CENTER FRONT END. THE FRONT END WAS PUSHED IN AND THE HOOD BUCKLED. UPON IMPACT, MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT MY DRIVER SIDE DIDN'T. I HAD A SMALL PURSE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE POLICE, TOW DRIVER, MECHANIC AND AUTO ASSESSOR ALL SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN WITH THE AIRBAGS. MY CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DAMAGE WAS TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I WAS LUCKILY TO NOT BE INJURED. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IF THE IMPACT WAS MORE SEVERE, I HAD NO PROTECTION AND COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE ACCIDENT AND WHAT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AS WELL AS A STATEMENT FROM THE AUTO REPAIR MECHANIC SAYING THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS SITUATION WHERE THE WRONG AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR

WHEN THE WEATHER GETS HOT, MY CLUTCH MEDAL BECOMES VERY LOSE (OR PERHAPS LOSES THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE?) AND DROPS, SUCH THAT I CAN ONLY CHANGE GEARS WITH THE LAST INCH OR SO OF THE PEDAL. SOMETIMES IT GETS SO BAD THAT THE PEDAL DROPS ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CLUTCH CANNOT BE USED TO CHANGE GEARS. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON HOT DAYS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN SPONTANEOUSLY. IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY SUMMER THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE IT FOR A MECHANIC OR THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS THUS NOT ABLE TO GET IT FIXED WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.