2006 Nissan Altima

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE EXCEPTION A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DEFECT. THE FLOOR PANELS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. THIS CAME TO MY ATTENTION WHILE THE CAR WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RUST PROBLEM, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT IS INCREDIBLE THAT THE FLOOR PAN OF A FASTIDIOUSLY MAINTAINED, MODERN UNIBODY AUTOMOBILE WOULD RUST OUT ALMOST COMPLETELY WITHIN EIGHT YEARS. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2006 ALTIMA. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF RECTIFYING IT. REPRESENTATIVE AT NISSAN USA WITH WHOM I SPOKE INFORMED ME TO BRING MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR AN ESTIMATE OF THE NECESSARY REPAIR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO DECORMIER NISSAN IN MANCHESTER, CT AND RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF $1,700 PLUS TAX. I AGAIN CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND MY CASE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NISSAN REGIONAL OFFICE. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE RUST WAS DUE TO SALT APPLIED TO THE ROADWAYS IN CT, THEREFORE NISSAN WOULD NOT BE OFFERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR OF MY CAR. SHE SUGGESTED THAT I PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET AND WASH THE UNDERCARRIAGE REGULARLY. THE CAR IS WASHED OFTEN. BY HAND DURING THE TEMPERATE MONTHS AND DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AT A CAR WASH WHERE THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS ALSO WASHED. I HAVE OWNED, DRIVEN AND CARED FOR A NUMBER OF IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC VEHICLES WITHIN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCH, IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE THAT HAS RECENTLY SURFACED. NISSANS RESPONSE AND LACK OF CULPABILITY PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR STATE INSPECTION AND DIDN'T PASS. VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. NOT SAFE!!!! DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED (OF COARSE). QUOTED $800.00 TO REPAIR. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY SAW THIS. THIS IS THE ONLY RUST ON THE CAR. I SEE MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR (AND OTHER YEARS) NISSAN ALTIMA. DEALER SHOULD OF WARNED ME ABOUT THIS SINCE I TAKE THE CAR THERE EVERY YEAR FOR INSPECTION. THIS DID NOT JUST HAPPENED THIS YEAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

IN 2006 WE PURCHASED A NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5, VIN#[XXX] WAS KEPT IN THE GARAGES EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND LOOKS LIKE NEW. ON OCTOBER 26, 2014 MY HUSBAND WAS ROTATING TIRES WHEN HE NOTICED THAT FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH SIDES WERE CORRODED & ROTTING. WE WERE HORRIFIED SINCE THIS CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD, WELL MAINTAINED, AND GARAGE KEPT! THIS DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE SO WE SEARCHED THE INTERNET & FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2005/BODY_PAINT/FLOOR_PAN_RUSTED_THROUGH.SHTML 2006 ALTIMA 2.5 HAD ISSUES WITH THE METAL THAT WAS USED FOR THE FLOOR BOARDS & THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE HOLES IN THE FLOOR CREATE DANGER FOR THE CAR OCCUPANTS! ON OCTOBER 27, 2014 I CONTACTED NISSAN N AMERICA AT 1-800-646-7261 ?? CASE 16414850. THEY ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE NISSAN AUTHORIZED DEALER??S BODY SHOP & GET AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE ROTTEN FLOOR BOARDS. THE ESTIMATE WAS $3,334.66. I CALLED NISSAN N AMERICA REP. [XXX] AND GAVE HIM THE ESTIMATE. HE SAID THAT NISSAN WOULD COVER UP TO 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. I TOLD HIM THAT IS NOT FAIR SINCE THE PROBLEM DID NOT RESULT FROM OUR FAULT. THE FAULT IS WITH NISSAN, BECAUSE THEY USED POOR MATERIAL FOR THE FLOOR BOARDS AND THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. HE SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAT HE CAN DO. I'M WRITING TO YOU AND ASKING YOU FOR HELP. WE WANT NISSAN TO COVER THE WHOLE REPAIR COST BECAUSE THE FAULT IS WITH NISSAN PRODUCT, NOT OUR MAINTENANCE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE . TECH BROUGHT ME BACK TO SHOW ME THE DRIVERS FLOORBOARD WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT SAFETY HAZARDS I CAN THINK OF WITH THIS ISSUE. 1.I DO NOT FEEL LIKE HAVING MY FOOT GO THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD AND LOOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DUE TO MY FOOT BEING STUCK I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BRAKE. 2. THE FUMES AND VAPORS CAN ENTER THE VEHICLE THEREFORE INDUCING AN ASTHMA ATTACK FROM MY TWO YEAR OLD SON WHO HAS SEVERE ASTHMA. 3. IF THE RUST CONTINUES IT MAY COME TO A POINT WHERE THE EXHAUST PIPE CAN MAKE CONTACT WITH THE CARPET INITIATING A FIRE. *TR