2006 Nissan Altima

MY 2006 ALTIMA HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED, SERVICED AND DRIVEN WITH NO ISSUES UNTIL RECENTLY WHILE REPAIRING A LEAKING RADIATOR HOSE, I NOTICED THAT BOTH THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVERS FLOOR HAD A RUSTED THRU HOLE IN THE SAME LOCATION, RIGHT WHERE THE FEET WOULD REST. NO OTHER PART OF THE FLOOR PAN OR UNDERCARRIAGE HAS ANY RUST. I BROUGHT CAR TO A BODY SHOP AND AS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALTIMAS IN THIS YEAR RANGE. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND IN MY RESEARCH, NISSAN IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE . *TR

SO AFTER MY HUSBAND REPLACED A FAULTY BRAKE CALIPER ON THE LEFT REAR OF MY ALTIMA HE PROCEEDED TO ROTATE THE TIRES. IT WAS THEN HE DISCOVERED MY DRIVER SIDE FLOOR PAN COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WE HAD BEEN NOTICING A "WET CAR" SMELL ON OCCASION, BUT I WOULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED THIS. I AM SO DISGUSTED. TO BEAT IT ALL, NISSAN WON'T RECTIFY THIS?? THAT'S BULL@$#T. I HAD A 1995 ALTIMA THAT I DROVE FOR OVER A DECADE WITH OVER 200000 MILES ON IT BEFORE I TRADED IT IN. THE RELIABILITY OF IT WAS WHAT PROMPTED ME TO PURCHASE ANOTHER. THOUGH MY HUSBAND CAN REPLACE THE DAMAGED AREA, THE POINT IS HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. I PROMISE YOU THIS, IT IS THE LAST NISSAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER BUY. I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR NOT BUYING AMERICAN ENGINEERED/MADE/CONCEIVED (KARMA BIT ME IN THE BUTT). I'LL GO BACK TO FORD FOR SURE. *TR

PREMATURE UNDERCARRIAGE RUSTING & ROT UNDER PASSENGER & DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE. VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2002-2006 NISSAN ALTIMA'S. CONTACTED NISSAN OF AMERICA, WAS TOLD IT CANNOT BE FIXED BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS AFFECTED MANY VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF LOCATION. I CANNOT IMAGINE THIS CAR BEING SAFE IN A COLLISION, SEEING AS THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS ROTTED OUT. *TR

INSPECTION ON AUGUST 5, 2013 REVEALED RUSTED HOLES IN 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN A NISSAN BRAND FAMILY SINCE 1989 AND HAVE TAKEN EXTRA MAINTENANCE MEASURES TO GET MY VEHICLES PAST 200,000. AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB, MANY FORUMS SHOW NISSAN IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THIS MAJOR COMMON PROBLEM. I WILL CONSIDER REPAIRING MY VEHICLE AND TRADING IN TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. *TR

FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD IS RUSTING OUT ON MY WIFE'S 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THERE WAS A MUSTY SMELL BUILDUP IN HER CAR. ON INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE CARPETING WAS DAMP. THE FLOORBOARD HAD 2 LARGE SPOTS WERE IT WAS STARTING TO RUST AWAY. WE HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THE CAR WASHED AND CLEANED THROUGHOUT OUR OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL AND SOLE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLES. *TR

ON JUNE 28 2013 TOOK MY CAR TO GET IT INSPECT AND THEY WOULD NOT PASS THE INSPECTION DUE TO THERE WAS A RUSTY HOLE UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR MAT OUTSIDE THE CAR. A HOLE RIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE THEY TOLD ME THEY SEE A LOT OF OLDER MODEL NISSAN WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT FIX TO PASS INSPECTION. I CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT AND TOLD ME TO GO TO NISSAN BODY SHOP BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I BROUGHT THIS CAR NEW 2007 WITH 12 MILES AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN ALSO FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE A WATER LEAK WHERE THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND AND I HAVE TAKE TO THE NISSAN DEALER SHIP FOR AT LEAST 2 THREE YEARS AND NOW THERE WHITE MOLD IN THE CAR THEY WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. *TR

TOOK MY NISSAN ALTIMA TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOME WORK. THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED TO TELL ME THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FLOORBOARDS. AND THE CAR WOULD PASS INSPECTION. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I BOUGHT THE CAR THREE YEARS AGO AS A CERTIFIED NISSAN WITH A 100000 MILE WARRANTY. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 35000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. *TR