Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 138000 | 1 | |
| I bought a car, sold as is, because the dealership advertised the car saying everything under the hood is in perfect working condition. this was my first time buying a car and they took advantage of it. the car is missing 2 lug nuts on the front driver side, and back passenger side wheel(i don't know how the car passed inspection) it was sold to me with no transmission fluid, when i put some in it began to leak badly(i have pictures) the very next day after purchasing the car i noticed a knocking noise in the engine and everytime i started the car it began to shake for about 10 seconds. everyday the cars engine would make new noises, by day four the car wouldn't start. day five it started up but it was overheating within 5 minutes of being on(i didn't know how to read the hot/cold gauge yet being that this was my first car) i tried taking it back but the dealership will not take it back. i took it to a mechanic, they said the transmission is leaking severly, the head gasket is overheating and its warped 4.0.. its missing lug nuts, the brakes are bad, and has moisture in the oil. i stopped driving the car unless it was a emergency and while i was on the freeway oneday, the car began to shake violently and started to jump back n forth and i couldn't press the gas because it would not go. i could have been killed on the freeway. i just recently took it to another mechanic shop called arrow's transmission. they declared the entire engine a total fail and unsafe. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 138000 | ||
| I bought a car, sold as is, because the dealership advertised the car saying everything under the hood is in perfect working condition. this was my first time buying a car and they took advantage of it. the car is missing 2 lugg nutts on the front driver side, and back passenger side wheel(i dont know how the car passed inspection) it was sold to me with no transmission fluid, when i put some in it began to leak badly(i have pictures) the very next day after purchasing the car i noticed a knocking noise in the engine and everytime i started the car it began to shake for about 10 seconds. everyday the cars engine would make new noises, by day four the car wouldnt start. day five it started up but it was overheating within 5 minutes of being on(i didnt know how to read the hot/cold gauge yet being that this was my first car) i tried taking it back but the dealership will not take it back. i took it to a mechanic, they said the transmission is leaking serverly, the head gasket is overheating and its warped 4.0.. its missing lugg nutts, the brakes are bad, and has moistier in the oil. i stopped driving the car unless it was a emergency and while i was on the freeway oneday, the car began to shake violently and started to jump back n forth and i couldn't press the gas because it would not go. i could have been killed on the freeway. i just recently took it to another mechanic shop called arrow's transmission. they declared the entire engine a total fail and unsafe. | |||
| WHEELS - CENTER SECTION | |||
| 05/22/2006 | 44631 | 7 | 07/03/2004 |
| Car would stall at low speeds or when stopped. i took the car to the dealership, they explained to me that my crankshaft position sensor was failing and that they would replace it for approximately $600. i then took the car to a private mechanic who replaced the sensor for $222.91. car purchased in 2004. additional work required: engine replacement, wheel bearings replacement, transmission replacement, and interior panels replacement. i found information of this campaign (07v527000) through www.nhtsa.gov and i've contacted nissan. nissan claimed that there was no such campaign and they could not help me. the campaign that they show for the crankshaft position sensor is for the 2002-3 altima models. *tr | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 01/20/2008 | 1 | 08/30/2005 | |
| All of my the rims of my vehicle have rusted. normally this happens, i was told from accumulation of salt do to snow storms. we have not had that many snow storm for this condition. can you please explain. *tr | |||
| 01/10/2005 | 1 | ||
| Purchased a 05 altima in june of 2004. i have had nothing but problems. i took the car in at 19,000 and told them my car shakes and there is a ticking in the front end. sounds like it is coming from the engine. you can feel the shaking in the seats, gear shift and steering wheel. not to mention the shaking continues to knock my windows out of place. the shaking happens when your are sitting at a stop light and while driving. they told me that i would need to replace tires and alignment. i did the alignment. they then said that the ticking was normal and the shaking was normal. so being a young female i was took them for there word. i then was driving about 35 mph and the right front tire blew out. i was able to pull over, no one was hurt. called nissan said tires were not covered under warranty. so i went to an outside tire dealer to have replaced, was told rim was bent. again called nissan was told that was my problem. so i purchased a new set of rims. just started to face the fact that i would have to deal with the shaking and noise. about 2 months ago returned to the dealer because along with the shaking and noise now there is a loud clunking on the right passenger side. was told tires need to be replace, alignment and balance. also get this right front passenger rim bent. again! said it was the roads. took to tire dealer. rim was bent. he did his part, took it back to dealer. they have had my car more times in the last 2 months then i care to remind myself. but has been no fix to any of my issues. at closing of repair ticket was told ticking noise they did not know where it was coming from but they were pretty sure it was not the engine. the shaking was from a broke rack and pinion. so now that i am over my 36,000 mile warranty. i need to pay over 1300.00 to have repaired. i feel like this car is a lemon and i am now stuck. i am very upset with this lack of concern nissan has with my issues. i need help getting my car repaired. *nm | |||