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

THE VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE WENT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT DATE LISTED ABOVE. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE OIL CHANGE THE OIL INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLASH, CALLING THE MECHANIC INSTRUCTED FOR THE CAR TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT A EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS CONSUMED, THE MECHANIC FURTHER NOTICE THAT THERE WAS NO LEAK UNDER OR AROUND THE VEHICLE TO LOSE OIL, COMING TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE ENGINE HAD CONSUMED ALL OF THE OIL. HE PROCEEDED TO PUT MORE OIL IN THE CAR. A WEEK LATER I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK, THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN DAMAGED. I PROCEEDED TO LOOK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE. I FOUND ON THE WEBSITE WWW.SAFER CAR.GOV HAD LISTED THE EXACT THING THAT HAPPEN TO THE VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE. THE RECALL: CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER PERFORMANCE OF THE PISTON RINGS. IF THE OIL IS NOT MAINTAINED AT LEAST AT THE MINIMUM LEVEL, ENGINE DAMAGE CAN OCCUR AND IN EXTREME CASES RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE THIS IS THE VERY THIN THAT HAPPEN TO THE VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS CEASED. I CONTACTED NISSAN MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE HAVE A REPROGRAM ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM).I'M LOOKING FOR HELP BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE CAR LISTED ABOVE SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY NISSAN FOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *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

HANDLING OF THE NISSAN ALTIMA CRANK SHAFT SENSOR RECALL IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. NO NOTICE OF THE RECALL WAS EVER SENT, WHICH MEANT WE FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY: WHEN THE CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WITHOUT WARNING (EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL THAT WASN'T SENT) I ONLY FOUND THE RECALL AFTER A LOCAL NON-NISSAN MECHANIC TOLD ME ABOUT IT, AND THEN WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP! *TR

PROBLEM BEGAN WITH ENGINE JERKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODES INDICATED CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND CAM SHAFT SENSORS. REPLACED BOTH. WITHIN 6 MONTHS PROBLEM STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN WITH THE SAME CODES AND THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T START. ALSO STILL HAVING THE ENGINE JERKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. VEHICLE JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE MUCH POWER AT ALL. EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THESE VERY THINGS, APPARENTLY OUR VIN # INDICATES OUR CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE RECALL LETTER. OUR 16 YEAR OLD SON DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND I AM NOW VERY SCARED TO LET HIM DRIVE IT. WE ARE HAVING TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. NISSAN BETTER BE VERY THANKFUL THAT NOTHING TRAGIC HAS OCCURRED DUE TO THIS. IF IT HAD, A MAJOR LAWSUIT WOULD BE IN ORDER. *TR