Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 99063C | 05/17/2005 | 99063D | 10000401 | Engine will not start. nissan vehicle immobilizer system / nissan anti-theft system (nvis/nats) description key registration. *tt update. *tt | 02/26/2003 |
| NTB99081 | 11/08/1999 | 609959 | Information used if vehicle exhibits a diagnostic trouble code p0335 (crankshaft position sensor) stored in self-diagnosis results. *tt | 04/12/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 03/20/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 nissan altima. the contact was driving 45 mph when the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the catalytic converter failed and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unavailable. the failure and current mileages were unknown. kmj | |||
| 03/20/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 nissan altima. the contacts child was driving 45 mph when the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer confirmed the catalytic converter failed and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileages were unknown. rds | |||
| 04/02/2012 | 95000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 nissan altima. the contact was driving 2 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle restarted after the failure occurred. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing nor was the manufacturer notified. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileage was 95,000. rvk | |||
| 04/02/2012 | 95000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 nissan altima. the contact was driving 2mph when the vehicle stalled with out warning. the vehicle restarted after the failure. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 95,000. rds | |||
| 06/23/2010 | 128741 | ||
| Instrument cluster freezes indications for long periods intermittently. odometer, tachometer, speedometer, engine temperature all freeze at what they were reading. this has been a repetitive, intermittent problem. because of lack of true engine temperature reading, car was driven to overheating. water pump failed causing the engine to overheat, blowing up the radiator and destroying the engine. | |||
| 10/07/2010 | 89500 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2000 nissan altima. the contact stated while stopping the vehicle it begans to shake and makes a vibrating sound. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer stated the intake manifold needs to be replaced. the contact stated the intake manifold was replaced three years ago. the dealer stated vaccum pressure is causing the manifold to malfunction. the contact stated if the manifold fails the vehicle could stall in traffic and cause a crash. the failure mileage was 89,500. jo | |||
| 12/10/2009 | 86000 | 1 | |
| This morning the car was warming up in front of our house ; it exploded and burned down; the front is completely melted; we were lucky not to have entered the car yet - fire department was called and managed to extinguish the fire before it reached the tank - other wise we would all be dead and our house gone. *tr | |||
| 12/10/2009 | 86000 | 1 | |
| Our nissan altima gle 2000 caught on fire - engine exploded and the full front of the car is melted. fire department managed to put out the huge fire before it reached the gas tank otherwise our house would not exist anymore. and we would all be dead. at the time of the explosion we had not entered the car that was warming up in front of our house. insurance company is investigating. i can send you pictures. *tr | |||
| 07/08/2009 | 10000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2000 nissan altima that has over 100,000 miles on it that jerks and shakes due to a problem with the number 4 cylinder. have had several diagnostics checks done and have replaced all external parts that would cause the number 4 cylinder to not fire correctly and believe that it is probably the intake manifold gasket. this is very dangerous because it causes the car to stall. *tr | |||
| 10/22/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2000 nissan altima, car idles roughly and violently shakes as if it were about to stall causing the car to jerk even with the brakes on. the car has become so beat-up by this, it no longer has any power to it. research shows this is the intake manifold gasket averaging 800 dollars in repair. because i do not have this money, i can't fix my car meaning i can't get to class, nor get to work to make money. websites such as this (http://www.carcomplaints.com/nissan/altima/2000/engine/intake_manifold_gasket_leak_car_shakes.shtml) show that i am not the only person with this problem. nissan should be honoring a defect such as this instead of raking the money. *tr | |||
| 12/24/2008 | 90000 | 1 | |
| At 90k miles, the engine is louder and vibrates during acceleration and when stopping at a red light. there is motor oil constantly leaking from the manifold gasket. all spark plugs were replaced and oil changed, but this didn't help. it is most likely the intake manifold gasket or some other gasket under the manifold cover. *tr | |||
| 01/02/2009 | 86000 | 1 | |
| Service engine light on 2000 altima gxe . cylinder #4 mis-fire. intake manifold gasket same as issue #'s : #10167168 #10145161 #10100639 #10163901. *tr | |||
| 07/25/2008 | 185000 | 1 | |
| Okay i don't know what the deal with nissan and their recalls, but they definitely need to make a recall on the 2000 altima intake manifold gasket. my car started idling at varying rpms under 1 grand and started vibrating in a strange way. when i give my altima some gas to take off, it comes to the verge of stalling. i did some research on the problem and read a few hundred separate cases where this exact same problem occurred. this is obviously a manufacturing error where nissan has placed the egr pipe too close to the intake manifold gasket, causing it to heat up and eventually leak. numerous consumers are paying nearly $1000 to correct this mistake that nissan engineers have created on countless cars. this is a serious engineering problem on nissan's part and needs to be addressed and corrected. *tr | |||
| 04/10/2008 | 60000 | 2 | 05/10/2000 |
| Intake manifold gasket is being replaced for the second time on my 2000 nissan altima. the first time was around 60,000 miles, this time around 110,000. the first time i got it repaired by a nissan dealership. this time i went to an independent mechanic since nissan wanted $97 to diagnose the problem. after doing a search on the internet i found that this is a common problem caused by a defect in the way it was built. if that's the case then why hasn't there been a recall? their mistake is costing me alot of money. *tr | |||
| 02/17/2008 | 46100 | 2 | 09/26/2003 |
| At 46,000 miles the car began shaking and stalling at low speeds, then the check engine light came on. we took it to the nissan dealership and we were told it was the intake manifold gasket & it was repaired. now 25,000 miles later the same problem is occurring and again it is due to the intake manifold gasket failing. we have estimates to repair it ranging from $600-$1,000.00. the nissan dealership who recently repaired it will not stand behind their product. this is a defective part, there is no way that gasket should fail in 25,000 miles. i have talked to a service manager at a local nissan dealership(not the one who repaired it the first time) and he said there is no way that part should fail in 25,000 miles and stated it should last at least 60,000 miles. this will be the third intake manifold gasket that has been put on this vehicle. the service shop who gave us the estimate said the gasket is falling apart like pieces of an eggshell. this should be recalled because i have found many documented cases of this exact same problem with the nissan altima. *tr | |||
| 06/11/2005 | 56950 | 2 | 12/31/1999 |
| On 6/11/05 the intake manifold gasket failed as evidenced by the check engine light turning on and diagnosis by a nissan dealership in southern california. the failure had no consequences as i had the gasket replaced immediately; however, the part is not available. the same exact problem has resurfaced as of 12/27/07 and nissan corporation is not willing to help fix this problem in any shape or form. at this point, i have decided to not fix the problem and keep driving the vehicle until the condition deteriorates much further. from i am told this could cause the engine to stall, which is a definite safety issue since i can be rear ended in the event it does. *tr | |||
| 05/17/2004 | 64000 | 2 | 10/01/2001 |
| While driving at an undetermined speed the vehicle stalled. the consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer. the mechanic could not duplicate the problem. *ak *nm | |||
| 06/10/2004 | 64000 | 3 | 10/01/2001 |
| While driving at any speed engine failed. no impact reported. *ak the vehicle has been taken to the dealer twice but the technician could not find the cause of the problem. *nm | |||
| 05/19/2003 | 2 | ||
| Engine warning light came on and stayed on. the dealership replaced engine, problem reocurred. *tt | |||
| 12/15/2002 | |||
| While driving the vehicle shut off. dealer notified. ph | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 11/12/2008 | 96669 | 1 | |
| 2000 nissan altima gxe has a faulty intake manifold gasket. the problem started a couple of years ago. my car shakes while idle and the rpms gauge moves up and down while idle. i took it to the dealer to have it repaired and they replaced spark plugs, knock sensor. after that, the same thing happened a few months later. took my vehicle to the same dealer and they now say the intake manifold gasket is leaking. i am having the same problem but a different reason every time i go to the dealer to fix. will little research i have found several costly complaints regarding this same problem. what is the next step for consumers that are being ripped off by the nissan corporation? *tr | |||
| 06/20/2004 | 40900 | 2 | 03/15/2000 |
| When driving, gauges suddenly stop working. the tachometer, engine temperature gauge, fuel gauge freeze in place. the speedometer registers the max and the digital odometer went to zero. *ak | |||
| 07/17/2001 | 1 | 07/01/2000 | |
| While driving on interstate 75 at speed of 75 mph vehicle engine shut off, vehicle was towed to dealer location whereby service dept. indicated the overheating was caused by driving in flooded condition when in true fact there was not more than 1 of water on the highway that afternoon. service dept. analysis was diagonised as driving in flooded conditions hence causing at 75 mph the radiator fan blade to be pushed back over 3-4 towards the radiator causing the plastic fan blade to penetrate the radiatoir causing the engine to overheat. this dassumption by the service technicans makes no logical sense as the forces required to cause such damage is not logical. the fan blade sits at least 3-4 behind the radiator and would require great forces to move it forward in the opposite direction to sustain such an incident, there was no apparent damage to the plastic blade. dealer and nissan refuses to accept warranty and as such i have had to involve my insurance company.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/02/2010 | 91351 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2000 nissan altima. the intake manifold has failed after 30,000 miles. the intake manifold was replaced in april 2007 and the vehicle has failed again. the dealer repaired the intake manifold again costing $2000. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 91,351....mw | |||
| 03/05/2009 | 75000 | 1 | |
| My 2000 nissan altima idles rough and sounds like the engine is coughing. my mechanic ran a diagnostic test and said cylinder 4 was misfiring and the only way to correct it was to change the intake manifold gasket. the price: $1200. this seems to be a common problem because i see the same complaints from 98-01 altima owners. the mechanic, who works for nissan, said this was common problem with these cars. he also said changing the gasket will fix the problem but the gasket will leak again after about a year or so. why isn't nissan forced to recall this issue? someone needs to do their job and look at this issue. *tr | |||
| 02/04/2009 | 130000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2000 nissan altima gle, and i have been experiencing what many others with the same vehicle are also experiencing. my car idles very rough, and it is stemming from an issue that nissan will not own up to. there are over 500 reported cases with the same issue, as well as cases reported directly to your attention. and yet, there is no recall. you can check you records for the same issue if you would like: #10167168 #10145161 #10100639 #10163901 i would like a response please, and thank you. *tr | |||
| 01/08/2009 | 37500 | 1 | |
| Service engine light coming on. car constantly jerks when idling and sometimes cuts out. spent $55 on a system diagnostic test. intake valve gasket failure. causing idle to fluctuate, intermittent stalling 2000 altima with 37500 miles, this is a manufacturing defect due to the egr pipe running to close to cylinder 4 area of the manifold. this is happening to all altimas 1998-2001. nissan should repair as recall, this could cause accidents due to stalling. this should be investigated. repairs are est. at $850.00. according to the nissan advisor the lifetime of the gasket should exceed 100000 miles. nissan has a program to correct any unusual defects after the warranty is expired but they refuse to honor their agreement. *tr | |||
| 01/25/2008 | 83000 | 1 | |
| Car would idle very rough and nearly die intake manifold gasket had to be replaced ($900.00). *tr | |||
| 08/11/2007 | 90000 | 1 | |
| A long time ago i started hearing some rattling sort of noise in the front. took it to carmax, as i have the extended warranty. they said it was a loose belt and charged me $80 since belts aren't covered by warranty. the problem didn't really go away and only got worse. around 89,000 miles it began to shake when idling and the noise was worse. the check engine light would come on intermittently. my husband found the info on this site, i printed it out and took it to carmax and told them to fix my manifold intake gasket! they wouldn't refund my $80 from the first visit, nor would the pay me $80 for diagnosing it myself. ha. oh well. they did $600 worth of repairs, which was mostly covered by my extended warranty (which expires at 92,500 miles). they discovered that the problem had also caused premature wear of my spark plugs, however, and the warranty would not cover that. based on my online research, it is my understanding that this is due to heat around the cylinder 4 area from the egr pipe which bakes the gasket into leaking and that even though i got it fixed this time, it will likely have to be replaced again in the future. see #10167168 #10145161 #10100639 #10163901 also, see carcomplaints.com where you will find 36 complaints on this issue. *tr | |||
| 02/04/2008 | 65000 | 2 | 11/12/1999 |
| The intake manifold gasket around cylinder #4 failed 2-3 years ago (~65,000 miles), causing rough idle/stalling as well as poor gas mileage and triggering fault code p0304. the dealer replaced the gasket for ~$650. within the past couple of weeks (~85,000 miles), the symptoms have returned, accompanied by the same fault code. spraying carb cleaner around the gasket area cause a smoothing out of the idle when applied near cylinder #4, indicating a recurring failure of the gasket. searching the internet indicates that this is a very common issue particular to this engine model, leading to recurring expense to owners due to poor engineering. the most likely cause of this failure seems to be the routing of the egr gas lines too close to the intake manifold, causing premature degradation of the seal. a likely, and cost effective fix would seem to be the addition of a heat shield in the affected area between the egr gas lines and the manifold. the high incidence rate of this failure and the cause of poor engineering, would seem to indicate a recall issue to fix the poor fuel economy and excessive emissions it causes. *tr | |||
| 02/01/2007 | 32000 | 1 | 11/01/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 nissan altima. the contact stated that the vehicle automatically accelerates when idle and he must slam on the brake pedal to keep the vehicle from moving. the failure occurs at random. the current mileage is 37,000 and failure mileage was 32,000. | |||
| 02/12/2007 | 117922 | 168 | 09/19/2000 |
| Throttle assembly continues to fall apart while driving vehicle, disengaging the throttle and rendering the vehicle helpless and unable to accelerate at all. *jb | |||
| 04/30/2006 | 92000 | 1 | 04/15/2004 |
| Service engine light coming on. car constantly jerks when idling and sometimes cuts out. spent $65 on a system diagnostic test. intake valve gasket failure. nissan dealer wants over $600 to fix issue. after a lot of research i've found that this is a very common issue with the 2000 altima's. why isn't nissan taking care of this problem for it's customers? *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 04/14/2008 | 98000 | 1 | 09/15/2000 |
| Car started running rough and shaking at idle. was concerned car could stall out in an intersection. took to shop, vehicle was diagnosed to have a faulty intake manifold gasket. after doing research, i discovered this is a common problem with this vehicle (2000 nissan altima). gasket is being replaced. part is relatively inexpensive, but repair is labor intensive | |||
| 05/06/2002 | 2 | 02/01/2001 | |
| Please call if you have any new info on my car before its too late thanks!!!!!!!. no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| 05/06/2002 | 2 | 02/01/2001 | |
| Please call if you have any new info on my car before its too late thanks!!!!!!!1.*jb | |||
| 08/19/2000 | 2 | 12/01/1999 | |
| The failure happened twice today. i drove my nissan altima gxe in new york, ny on aug. 19, 2000 at about 6:30pm. when i was approaching traffic lights at speed about 15-20 mph the engine died and emergency lights went off. i was able to stop and restart my car. 10-15 minutes later, while moving in slow traffic at about 15 mph the engine died again and at this time both emergency lights and sound alarm went off. i was lucky once more to stop safely. i turned off the alarm using alarm key on the ignition key-chain and restarted car again. i used original nissan ignition key with smart chip. gas tank was 1/4 full. on july 22, 2000 my car had recomended by nissan 7500 mile interval service. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 74000 | 1 | |
| Intake manifold gasket failure causing idle to fluctuate, intermittent stalling 2000 altima with 57,000 miles, this is a manufacturing defect due to the egr pipe running to close to cylinder 4 area of the manifold. this is happening to all altimas 1998-2001. nissan should repair as recall, this could cause accidents due to stalling. this should be investigated and nissan should honor all the repair costs to all affected. *tr | |||
| 05/12/2007 | 85412 | 1 | |
| The gauges all go dead in the dash on my 2000 nissan altima. this is really very scary as i have really no idea how fast i'm going and just try and go with the flow of traffic when this happens. living in a very busy city and taking the expressway when necessary poses a threat to myself and other drivers. i have had to pull over and let the car cool and then complete my trip so as to have working gauges. no nissan dealer or mechanic has been able to offer a solution to the problem and based on my research this seems to be a widespread issue with nissan. also, the o2 sensors and the gaskets are bad on this car. *tr | |||
| 12/06/2008 | 1 | ||
| Engine shaking while idling, misfire in muffler, and check engine light on at 130k. replaced spark plug system at a cost of $500 and intake manifold gasket due to #4 cylinder malfunction at $400. based on comments on the discussion boards, agree that it appears to be a common nissan defect which should warrant a recall. would like to see nissan take responsibility for this. *tr | |||
| 1 | 12/18/1999 | ||
| Consumer experienced exhaust system failure which resulted in exhaust fumes entering the vehicle and resulting in the driver feeling ill (headache, asthma attacks). nlm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 09/15/2005 | 67000 | 1 | 09/15/2000 |
| 1) normal driving - sel light came on p0304 and rough engine idle 2) intake manifold gasket failed - poor idle - will not pass emission test - 60k miles 3) replaced gasket after finding many other owners had same problem even after 32k miles. nissan should fix this under an extended warranty but they refused. here are details of the issue: there is an engineering or material defect on the ka24de engine in regards to the intake manifold gasket. from reading the posts of dozens of owners it appears it is happening to engines made in the 00-01 time frame. if this were just some random problem then you would expect to see about the same number of posts on p0304 and gasket leaks for any year car. just about all the posts concern specifically 00-01. the first hand evidence i had is when i took off my intake manifold and checked the condition of the gasket. the side with the leak was at cylinder 4. when i took off the gasket, the material at the cylinder 4 side was what i can only describe as baked. it was hard and brittle and would just crack or snap very easily. the closer the gasket was to the number 1 cylinder it remained more pliable. obviously the gasket seems to hold up better closer to cylinder 1 because it is cooler there - that is where the passage for the coolant is. this problem causes a p0304 code to get thrown. that is a misfire at cylinder 4. again, if this were some random problem - couldn't we reasonably expect a normal distribution of the cylinder misfire code from p0301, 302, 303, and 304? but that is not the case. i don't think i have seen any posts on anything other than p0304. there is extra heat around cylinder 4 above what the gasket material is rated for - which is an engine design issue. 2 cars verified so far happen to be california emission vehicles it seems plausible that the extra heat is related to the emission control devices these cars have - specifically the extra cat converter. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||
| 05/02/2006 | 137200 | 1 | 08/01/2000 |
| In may of 2006 i was driving my 2000 nissan altima and the sel light came on, i got out of the car and checked the gas cap and it was tight. i called nissan and mentioned this and they told me to check the cap again. after a week i had a diagnostic test done that revealed the egr sensor was bad. i took the vehicle and had the egr cleaned and the light went off for less than 24 hours. this light has been on constantly for about 2 months now and i think that nissan should replace this at no charge. i called nissan in nashville tn and the tech told me that they have been replacing a lot of egr sensors over the last couple of months. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 03/14/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2000 nissan altima. the contact stated while sitting idle at a traffic stop the vehicle began to vibrate excessively. the dealer advised the intake manifold gasket would need to be replaced. there were no recalls for the failure. the contact believed odi number 10145161(engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe) is the same as his failure. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000 and the current was 81,000. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2000 nissan altima gasket manifold intake*cw the consumer stated he first discovered a problem when he took off the intake manifold and checked the condition of the gasket. the side with the leak was at cylinder 4. it was hard and brittle and could crack and snap very easily. the closer the gasket was to the number 1 cylinder it remained more pliable and would have more flex instead of just cracking like hard plastic. obviously, the gasket seemed to hold up better when it was closer to the cylinder 1 because it was cooler there. the consumer believed the gasket was being exposed to more heat than it was designed to withstand. *jb | |||
| 01/20/2008 | 94000 | 1 | 11/01/2004 |
| Have a 2000 nissan altima gle that is running poorly at idle and will stall. spent 450 dollars on tune up parts to find out later that it is the manifold gasket. was told all nissan altimas are experiencing issues of same nature in the 1999-2000 model and that they are prematurely failing and that nissan is aware of problem and is refusing to recall the vehicles t fix them. estimated repair 800.00-1000.00 dollars. *tr | |||
| 06/11/2005 | 32223 | 1 | 12/30/1999 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 nissan altima. the contact stated that the intake manifold gasket was replaced once. the mechanic recommended that the part be replaced again because it can become a danger and cause the vehicle to stall. the vehicle has experienced recent failures. the contact will not have the component replaced at this time. the manufacturer stated that they were aware of the defect, but could not offer any assistance. the current mileage is 57,900 and failure mileage was 32,223. updated 02/15/08. *lj the consumer stated the problem has resurfaced again, but it has not been fixed. | |||
| 07/08/2006 | 57200 | 1 | 03/07/2003 |
| Intake manifold gasket failure causing idle to fluctuate, intermittent stalling 2000 altima with 57000 miles, this is a manufacturing defect due to the egr pipe running to close to cylinder 4 area of the manifold. this is happening to all altimas 1998-2001. nissan should repair as recall, this could cause accidents due to stalling. this should be investigated. *jb | |||
| 12/12/2005 | 44500 | 1 | 07/17/2000 |
| 2000 nissan-altima intake manifold gasket has failed at 44500 miles. repairs are est. at $850.00. according to the nissan advisor the lifetime of the gasket should exceed 100000 miles. nissan has a program to correct any unusual defects after the warranty is expired but they refuse to honor their agreement. *jb | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 75000 | 1 | |
| Normal driving he intake manifold gasket failed. he vehicle is running poorly, poor gas mileage. *ak | |||
| 12/19/2002 | |||
| Consumers stated that car cuts off when engine gets hot. please provide additional information. ph | |||