2006 Nissan Altima

I HAD THE VEHICLE REVIEWED ON APRIL 23, 2013 WITH YOUR ELHART MICHIGAN NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKES PINS AND SLIDES HAD NO LUBRICATION IN THEM WHEN MY WIFE PERSONALLY WATCHED THE MECHANIC LUBRICATE THEM WHEN THE MOST RECENT PADS WERE INSTALLED 2 WEEKS AGO. ONE OF THE PINS IS AN AFTERMARKET BECAUSE THE EXISTING ONE WAS FROZEN AT THE SERVICING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I QUESTIONED THE NISSAN SHOP MANAGER WHO CALLED ME REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR MAINTENANCE OF THIS PARTICULAR AREA OF THE VEHICLE AND HE INDICATED THAT IT IS NOT MENTIONED. I AM NOW IN MY WORDS "STUCK" WITH A SAFETY PART OF MY CAR WHICH I MUST WATCH RELIGIOUSLY AND I CAN EXPECT TO SPEND $1000'S OF DOLLARS IN PARTS AND MAINTENANCE. THIS CAR DID NOT YET HAVE 60,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH ALL 4 ROTORS 2 SETS OF FRONT PADS AND 4 SETS OF REAR PADS. MY FORD VEHICLE HAS 240,000 MILES AND IS ON ITS 3RD SET OF PADS AND SECOND SET OF FRONT ROTORS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A PRESTIGIOUS BRAND OF NISSAN IS EXPECTING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO SWALLOW THIS. YES, I AM ALSO ONE OF THOSE CUSTOMERS WHERE YOU REPLACED MY ENGINE AT 11,000 MILES BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL USAGE. I KNOW THAT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING MISTAKES OCCUR, ITS HOW THE MANUFACTURER RESPONDS TO THE MISTAKES THAT DETERMINE THE DIFFERENCE IN OBTAINING CUSTOMER LOYALTY. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE CNN CONSUMER SITE TO REPORT THIS AS THE INTERNET IS FULL OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WHERE THE OWNERS ARE BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THEIR FAULT. *TR

FLOOR BOARDS RUSTED THROUGH UNDER DRIVER AND FROM PASSENGER SEATS (FOOT REST AREA) BECAUSE OF POOR METAL COATING AND POOR DRAINAGE DESIGN. REST OF THE CAR IS PERFECTLY FINE. CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE AND NO ACCIDENTS. HAVING HOLE BY THE FLOOR REST AREA IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN RUST STARTED CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT DEALER REFUSED TO CHECK, NOW FLOOR PANELS MUST BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINS ALL OVER THE WEB AND PERSONALLY KNOWING 3 OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS WITH EXACT SAME ISSUE, I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT NO ACTION TAKE SO FAR. *TR

THE FLOOR PAN ON MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL IS RUSTING AND CORRODED UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT AND COULD PRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST ME BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A CAR 6+ YEARS OLD WOULD BE RUSTING THAT BAD ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN KEPT IN MY GARAGE AND WELL MAINTAINED. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS 2002-2006 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT AND NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. *TR

'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LITE CAME ON. DEALER SCANNED FOR TROUBLE CODES P0725,P0335. WAS TOLD THE "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR" NEEDS REPLACING, AND WAS CHARGED $130. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $425 TO REPLACE 'CPS'. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS SITUATION. FOUND OUT LATER THRU THE INTERNET THAT THERE WERE 600 INCIDENTS CONCERNING 'CPS'. THE DEALER SHOULD FIX THIS WITH NO CHARGE. NHTSA #07V527000 RECALL EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM. ALSO SEE RECALL ID #67654 FROM NISSAN. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF THAT MY CLUTCH SYSTEM HAS WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING I COULD NOT GET THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. IT WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO GET THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT INTO GEAR EVEN WITH THE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE VERY SAME SITUATION THAT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME THE CLUTCH SYSTEM WENT OUT AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW THAT THERE WAS AN KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA SER 2006 AND ITS CLUTCH SYSTEM. THE STANDARD DOT 3 FLUID THAT IS USED WAS BECOMING TO HOT AND BREAKING DOWN ITS COMPRESSIBILITY NOT ALLOWING THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT. THIS TIME AROUND WHEN THE MECHANIC CALLED NISSAN YET AGAIN, NISSAN SAID THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH SYSTEMS USED IN THE ALTIMA SER 2006 AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACING A LOT AND SEEING THAT THEY ARE ONLY GETTING BETWEEN 35,000 - 40,000 MILES WHEN THE LIFE SPAN OF THE CLUTCHES SHOULD BE LONGER!!! THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX AND IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY ANNOYING. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CAR FOR ANYONE TO HAVE AND LUCKILY NEITHER INCIDENTS CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR BUT YET NOTHING IS BEING RECALLED ON THESE CLUTCH SYSTEMS!!!! *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND UPON HAVING THE CODE READ WHICH STATED THERE WAS AN ERROR WITH THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. UPON DRIVING THE CAR THAT DAY, I WENT TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A YIELD SIGN AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AND ALL THE START UP LIGHTS APPEARED. I COASTED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE NEXT DAY, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT IN THE SHOP, AND MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE SENSOR WHICH CORRECTED THE ERROR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM ON MANY OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES, BUT MINE WAS ONE OF THE FEW NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALLS FOR THIS SAME SENSOR MALFUNCTION, WHICH I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND MY MECHANIC NOTICED THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ROTTED. THE ROTTING IS APPROXIMATELY 12' X 6' THE FRONT SEAT WILL EVENTUALLY FALL OUT OF THE CAR IF IT'S NOT REPAIRED SOON AND/OR MOLD WILL START DEVELOPING SOON POSING A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE. UPON RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT ON ALTIMA'S FROM 2002-2006. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 7 YEARS AGO.EVER SINCE I OWN IT, I HAVE BOUGHT 5 SUNVISORS; (3 PASSENGERS) (2 DRIVER)... ITS INSANE HOW JUST BY TURNING THE VISOR TO ONE SIDE IT BREAKS FROM THE TOP PORTION OF THE ROOF..THE DEALER DOES NOT REPLACE JUST THE PART WHERE IT BREAKS (WHERE THE BOLTS FASTEN) (IS LIKE A TRIANGLE PLASTIC PART WHERE IT BREAKS VERY EASY).. THE DEALER ONLY GIVES YOU 30 DAYS WARRANTY, THE THING IS THE VISORS BREAK BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRE OR RIGHT AFTER...AND HAVE TO BUY A NEW ONE AT FULL PRICE THE PRICE FOR A SUNVISOR IS CRAZY, $208.58 @UNITED NISSAN IN LAS VEGAS, NV. I ASKED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WHY SO EXPENSIVE HE SAID "WE GET DIFFERENT PRICES EVERY MONTH"..I SAID LAST TIME I PAID $115 NOW IS $208.58?!!! BOTTOM LINE, NISSAN NEEDS O MAKE "FLEXIBLE SUNVISOR & REPLACE THEM IF THEY BREAK", AFTER ALL ITS "SAFETY" WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN DRIVING, SPECIALLY DRIVING WEST WHEN THE SUN SETS!. THANKS YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000: (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,700.