2007 Nissan Altima

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA THE ENGINE STALLED. UPON EXITING THE CAR WE SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE HOOD. AFTER OPENING IT, WE SAW THE AIR FILTER HOUSING GLOWING AND THE SMOKE COMING FROM IT. THE POLICE PULLED THE AIR FILTER OUT WHICH STOPPED THE SMOKING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER WHO WOUND UP REPLACING THE AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY, COVER, AIR FLOW SENSOR, ETC FOR $888.19. THE ONLY EXPLANATION THEY COULD GIVE ME FOR THE CAUSE WAS A CIGARETTE BUTT OR SOMETHING SIMILAR GOT SUCKED UNTO THE AIR INTAKE. THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPONENTS INVOLVED THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM - PE07026. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO HELP US. THE DEALER BROUGHT IN A NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE WHO WOULD NOT HONOR OUR REQUEST. I ALSO HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH NISSAN BUT WAS TOLD THIS WASN'T COVERED. SINCE THE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE IS AN EXACT MATCH TO THE REASON FOR THIS RECALL I BELIEVE THE RECALL WAS NOT AS COMPREHENSIVE AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. IF THIS CAN HAPPEN TO US WHILE JUST DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH NISSAN TO TRY TO GET THIS COVERED BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *TR

NO WRECK, NO EVENTS, MY CAR WILL NOT CRANK AND IT IS A 2007 ALTIMA. IT LEAVES ME STRANDED AND I HAVE HAD IT IN AND OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPT. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR.THEY KEEP TELLING ME EVERYTIME IT HAPPENS IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT IT IS FIXED AND YET AGAIN IM STRANDED . I LIVE 60 MILES FROM THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND 30 MILES OUTSIDE OF TOWN SO WHEN IM STRANDED IM STRANDED. THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A DEPENDABLE CAR AND IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT HAVE TO BE PLACES AND I HAVE A MEDICAL CONDITION WHICH REQUIRES ME TO SEE A DOCTOR ALOT. I NEED A CAR AND I WOULD APPRECIATE ANYINFO THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO PASS ALONG TO THE CONSUMER DEPT.ON MONDAY MORNING . I AM TO THE POINT NOW TO WHERE I WANT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT EQUAL VALUE AND MY INTEREST AND NOTE BE THE SAME OR A GOOD '!@#$% DEAL ON A TRADE IN. PLEASE NOTE AGAIN THIS MAKES THE 6TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAN OR CAM MODULES OR SO THEY SAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN UP TO 4,000+ RPMS. THE CONTACT MUST DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT RAPID ACCELERATION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE PREDICTED. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,435.

ONE WEEK AFTER TAKING MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND SOME RECALLS, I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD DURING STARTUP. UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSIS, THE NOISE WOULD COME BACK WHEN THE A/C WAS TURNED OFF. THE IRONIC PART IS, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD SEEN MY CAR SINCE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. NOW, ANOTHER WEEK LATER, THE A/C WILL NOT EVEN WORK, AND NO REPAIR SHOP CAN REPAIR IT EXCEPT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING HER VEHICLE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE SERVICE STATION AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL NUMBER 07V527, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. A TIRE ROTATION WAS ALSO PERFORMED AT THAT TIME. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,237.

WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, AT 7K TO 8K MILES MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR 6MTH OLD BABY, SHE WAS GOING TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO SWITCH LANES AND PASS A CAR WHEN THE CAR HESITATED AND JERKED, SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS HIT FROM THE BACK BUT THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND HER, SHE TRIED ACCELERATING AGAIN AND IT JERKED AND WOULDN'T GO AT THAT POINT THE CAR JUST DIED. SHE MANAGED TO PULL IT OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND CALLED ME TO TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. I ADVISE MY WIFE I WOULD BE ON MY WAY, A MINUTE LATER I GET ANOTHER CALL BACK FROM HER AND SHE TELLS ME THAT THE CAR IS SMOKING FROM THE FRONT, I TELL HER IT PROBABLY IS OVERHEATING AND TO STAY IN THE CAR (WE HANG UP). SHE CALLS ME ONE MORE TIME ABOUT HALF A MINUTE AFTER AND TELLS ME MORE SMOKE IS COMING OUT AND TELLS ME IS BLACK SMOKE, I TELL HER THAT BLACK SMOKE MEANS SOMETHING IS ON FIRE, AS IM TELLING HER THIS SHE TELLS ME THAT SMOKE IS NOW COMING FROM THE AC VENTS, THAT'S WHEN I TELL HER TO GET OUT AND TAKE THE BABY AND TO CALL 911. I TELL HER IM ON MY WAY AND WE HANG UP. 2 MINUTES LATER SHE TELLS ME IT CAUGHT FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ON THE WAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT THE CAR IS NOT TOTALED AT THE BODYSHOP, THE CAR WAS ALL BURNED FROM THE FRONT DOORS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT BUMPER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARS A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN OCTOBER OF 2007 AND IN JANUARY OF 2008 FOR THIS FAILURE. DURING THE SECOND VISIT, THE DOWN EXHAUST PIPE WAS REPLACED AND THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. CURRENTLY, THE NOISE IS INTENSIFYING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,450. UPDATED 02/15/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE NEEDED A CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WHEN THE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED, HE SMELLED A POTENT ODOR IN HIS GARAGE AND MUST LEAVE THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN TO RELEASE THE SMELL AND THE VAPORS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2007. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS VERIFIED, BUT APPEARS TO BE INVALID. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. SHE REQUESTED NISSAN GIVE HER ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF ALL THE FAILURES SHE EXPERIENCED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE ORIGINATED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. NISSAN NEVER RESPONDED TO THE CONTACT'S CALLS. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,057 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.