2006 Nissan Altima

WHILE GETTING THE BRAKES REPAIRED, WE NOTICED A HUGE AREA OF RUST/ROT UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE ROT AREA IS APPROX 22 INCHES IN LENGTH AND ABOUT 10 INCHES ACROSS. OTHER THEN THE HIGH MILEAGE, THE CAR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. THIS ISSUE MAKES ME CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGER. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN ALTIMAS. *TR

DURING A ROUTINE BRAKE INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT SECTIONS OF MY VEHICLE'S FLOOR APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S FEET ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CARPET/INSULATION IS EXPOSED IN SPOTS. I WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THIS ISSUE AS THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND HAS NO OTHER RUST OR CORROSION PROBLEMS. AFTER SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT INITIATED A RECALL. AT THIS POINT I AM FACED WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR ON WHAT IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO A POORLY ENGINEERED AND MANUFACTURED DESIGN. *TR

AS I WAS FINDING A SPOT, TO PLACE MY FLOOR JACK, TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES, I NOTICED A RUST SPOT. SO I WENT UNDER THE CAR AND NOTICED THE FLOOR PANS UNDER THE FRONT SEATS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. THE CAR ISN'T 10 YEARS OLD YET AND BARELY HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO IT MORE THAN LIKELY WONT PASS INSPECTION. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

VEHICLE IN FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION - IT DID NOT PASS SECONDARY TO EXTENSIVE RUST ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT YEAR ROUND AND NOT DRIVEN IN WINTER (END OF OCT - BEGINNING OF APRIL). CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN EXCELLENTLY MAINTAINED. NO OTHER ISSUES WHATSOEVER WITH VEHICLE. QUICK SEARCH ON INTERNET AND IMMEDIATELY SAW MANY IDENTICAL REPORTS INCLUDING VIDEO DOCUMENTATION. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING AND INEXCUSABLE FOR A CAR OF THIS AGE DRIVEN IN FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS. NISSAN REALLY NEEDS TO COVER THIS DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA - GREAT CONDITION, GARAGE KEPT CAR - FLOOR BOARDS ARE ROTTED OUT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHERE A "PLUG" IS SUPPOSE TO BE. NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID THAT SOME OF THE CARS GOT SEALED AND HAVE NO ISSUES WHERE OTHER CARS WERE NOT SEALED AND THOSE ONES ARE RUSTING AWAY LIKE MINE. I HAVE NO OTHER RUST ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT IS GARAGED KEPT. AND IN PERFECT CONDITION. LOW MILES TOO. BUT HAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT FLOOR BOARDS! AND I SEE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE KIDS AND PAID A LOT FOR THIS CAR. I WANT TO TAKE THIS MATTER TO NISSAN AND HAVE IT FIXED.. I SEE WERE SOME PPLE HAVE HAD SUCCESS IN HAVING IT FIXED AND HEARD THERE WAS A TSB FROM ONE MEMBER ABOUT THIS ISSUE.. I WILL SAY I AM A PA STATE INSPECTION MECHANIC AND THIS IS NOT FROM NEGLECT, I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN MY CARS. AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.. AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! GENERAL MOTORS IS BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THERE ISSUE! SO SHOULD NISSAN. LETS NOT LET THIS GET TO WHERE PPL ARE GETTING SICK FROM CARBON MONOXIDE AND FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEELS. OR DYING IN A ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR STRUCTURE OF BODY.. THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON LINE WERE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED! THANKS AND I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX] NAME IS [XXX].. THANKS. HOPE TO GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED ASAP.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

AFTER A SERIES OF HARD RAINS AND WET DRIVING CONDITIONS, I NOTICED A WET, MUSTY SMELL IN THE CABIN INTERIOR. AFTER INSPECTING ALL DOOR AND WINDOW SEALS WITHOUT FINDING ANY LEAKS, I INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE FLOORPAN AREA BENEATH BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WERE RUSTING THROUGH WITH OPEN HOLES IN BOTH AREAS. THIS IMMEDIATELY STRUCK ME AS A DEFECT AS THE VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE RUST-FREE. UPON RESEARCHING, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH 01-06 NISSAN ALTIMAS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY NOTED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT. THEY PROVIDED A ROUGH ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS AS THEY HAVE REFERRED OTHER CUSTOMERS TO BODY SHOPS FOR REPAIR (~$500-600 PER SIDE). NOT ONLY IS THIS LIKELY TO DAMAGE THE INTERIOR, BUT IT WOULD SEEM TO BE A LIKELY SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE WEAKENED FLOORPAN. I HAVE HAD MY CAR AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE INSPECTIONS, AND THIS ISSUE WAS NEVER NOTED ON THE INSPECTION. *TR