Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 02/11/2013 | 96081 | ||
| Floorboard rust on passenger/driver floor. rust due to improper undercoating and faulty drainage from drain holes. rust under car only these areas. rest of under carriage is spotless. debris on road could come through floor. | |||
| 11/30/2012 | 98000 | ||
| My car is experiencing rust under the driver's side floor board. a quick internet search reveals that this is a known issue for nissan altimas, however nissan refuses to cover the car since it is outside the 5-year warranty. my car even has the undercoat protection, but has a hole in the floor board roughly the size of a softball. this should not occur on a car that is only 6 years old. i am the original owner of this vehicle. many, many nissan altima owners are finding rust holes under their floor boards. this is clearly a manufacturer defect. | |||
| 11/13/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Took for inspection. service dealer said driver side floor board rusted into interior. car has been serviced at dealership following all safety maintenance checkups, even last month. no one mentioned any form of rust at the time. dealer said there have been quite a few similar problems from 2002-2006, but they did not think it was important to check this out on last safety maintenance visit. i'm upset nissan is not covering this obvious defect and only after 5 years plus car had undercoating applied from factory. next car ??????? | |||
| 07/11/2012 | 149950 | ||
| Driving on i-4 transmission heard a pop sound, car had a hard time going from a stopped position to moving. added transmission fluid, worked fine until the next day when the same thing happened. car once accelerated seemed to accelerate faster without me pushing on the accelerator. purchased car 2 yrs ago and noticed a random hard shift either when accelerating or decelerating, no major problems to take it anywhere. had transmission fluid changed and flushed seemed to help problem until now. i have 3 kids and with the problems of this nature could have a serious impact on us financially not to mention if something were to hapen while driving. our safety as well as others could be at jeopardy. | |||
| 05/02/2011 | 65000 | ||
| My car has been experiencing pulling since last year. i family member informed me that the problem sounded like the transmission was going bad and that i needed to have the car checked. i took the car to the nissan dealership and paid for a diagmostic inpsection. the nissan dealership reported no problems with the engine (which i had to have replaced when the car was purchased brand new) and reported no problem with the transmission. i was told that i needed the brakes and rotors replaced in the front. i got the issue taken care of and the problem stills occurs with my car and it still jerks/pulls when i put my car in drive and am on the road. i think that this is a safety issue that needs to be looked into. i do not believe that the nissan dealership is being truthful and honest about the situation. when i was there one of the sales reps asked me if i wanted to trade my car in. i could hear the other salesperson/mechanic talk to another person about my car and possible open recalls, but never addressed this with me. i contacted the 1800 number regarding a recall on my car. i was told that there was still a recall open and i explained the problems with my car. the rep told me to take my care in and get it checked again. when i contacted the nissan dealership the person was short patience with me and told me that i did not need to get it checked because it was already replaced in 2006. i feel like i am driving a car that will eventually break down or fall apart while i am driving. i have put several tires on my car and it seems like i still hear a strange noise coming from the wheels even when i have placed new rotors and brakes on the front and back wheels. | |||
| 03/27/2012 | |||
| Floor pans on both driver and passenger are rusted with large perforation holes into the cabin of the vehicle. do not know if vehicle is safe to operate since water visibly enter the car whenit rains, and nissan cannot assure that the seat attached to the car are not compromised by the rusting. | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 25000 | ||
| There is an excessive rust on the car, first reported when car was less than 5 years old: 1. flex connector between cathalytic converter and the engine completely rusted 2. floor rust under driver seat first defect reported to nissan and local dealer without any response - nissan case 7281502. second defect just descovered and is very common for 2005-2006 altimas - just search internet, but nissan refuses to acknowledge it. in any cars 5 year old car with no accidents and with less than 27000 miles shuold not have these defects. | |||
| 11/28/2011 | 52500 | ||
| The first incident happened on 11/28/11 as i was driving on interstate 93, new hampshire. the car suddenly cut out on power and jerked then the service engine light came on. i scheduled an appointment at belknap tire in laconia, nh and they reset the code for the crank positioning sensor, replaced the air filter and performed routine service on my car. on 12/3/11 i was driving again on interstate 93 and the car again cut out on power, jerked and the service engine light again came on. the code was checked and it is again the crank positioning sensor. i then went on the nissan website and there was a campaign for this exact same issue - campaign #07v527000. i was finally able to talk with justin, a nissan service phone rep, who advised that my car vin was not affected by this campaign. i inquired why it wasn't as it is the same exact problem as the recall and he said that it does not effect all nissans. this is an unsafe driving issue for me and obviously there has been this same problem with the nissan altimas yet my 2006 is not considered one of them. nissan will not cover this and said i could apply for financial assistance but there is not any recall relief to get this corrected. i feel that this is a safety problem and there is a history of this issue with nissan vehicles. | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 86000 | ||
| Several 2005 and 2006 nissan altimas se-rs (including mine) have had issues with the clutch pedal getting stuck on the floor unable to come back up and not being able to change gears. dealerships accross the country have deny the issue and deny repairs. this is a safety issue and an accident can happend due to this. to me, is been happening since i purchase the car at 37,000 miles and it keeps happening now at 86,000 miles...this is happening to several others as well and a website has been created with everyone's concerns. please recall!!! | |||
| 07/26/2011 | 20000 | ||
| Nissan altima 2006 manual transmission: clutch losses pressure. i have taken car in to nissan for issue. vehicle bought in aug 2006. approximately 2 years later issue began. clutch drops down while car in motion. manually move clutch back up with foot. when first taken into nissan (windward nissan, honolulu hi) was told that there was nothing wrong. clutch continued with issue very intermittenly. upon arrival to san diego ca, i decided to take to mossy nissan (national city). i was told that i needed a new clutch. i was reffered to nissan 1 for assistance. nissan covered the replacement of the clutch. it has then been about a year and a half and issue persists. now clutch drops and i have to pull over, wait a few minutes and see if clutch comes back up. cannot put vehicle in gear while clutch is down. i googled clutch issues with nissan vehicles and there was a link to your website. | |||
| 06/23/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Severe rusting around the plug hole area under both the passenger and drivers floor board | |||
| 07/26/2011 | 20000 | ||
| Nissan altima 2006 manual transmission: clutch losses pressure. i have taken car in to nissan for issue. vehicle bought in aug 2006. approximately 2 years later issue began. clutch drops down while car in motion. manually move clutch back up with foot. when first taken into nissan (windward nissan, honolulu hi) was told that there was nothing wrong. clutch continued with issue very intermittenly. upon arrival to san diego ca, i decided to take to mossy nissan (national city). i was told that i needed a new clutch. i was reffered to nissan 1 for assistance. nissan covered the replacement of the clutch. it has then been about a year and a half and issue persists. now clutch drops and i have to pull over, wait a few minutes and see if clutch comes back up. cannot put vehicle in gear while clutch is down. i googled clutch issues with nissan vehicles and there was a link to your website. | |||
| 06/23/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Severe rusting around the plug hole area under both the passenger and drivers floor board | |||
| 07/26/2011 | 20000 | ||
| Nissan altima 2006 manual transmission: clutch losses pressure. i have taken car in to nissan for issue. vehicle bought in aug 2006. approximately 2 years later issue began. clutch drops down while car in motion. manually move clutch back up with foot. when first taken into nissan (windward nissan, honolulu hi) was told that there was nothing wrong. clutch continued with issue very intermittenly. upon arrival to san diego ca, i decided to take to mossy nissan (national city). i was told that i needed a new clutch. i was reffered to nissan 1 for assistance. nissan covered the replacement of the clutch. it has then been about a year and a half and issue persists. now clutch drops and i have to pull over, wait a few minutes and see if clutch comes back up. cannot put vehicle in gear while clutch is down. i googled clutch issues with nissan vehicles and there was a link to your website. | |||
| 06/23/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Severe rusting around the plug hole area under both the passenger and drivers floor board | |||
| 01/07/2009 | 52000 | ||
| Clutch pedal sinks to the floor board of my nissan altima 3.5 se, the clutch fluid is at full capacity and when the car is in motion at a red light or even at a still motion the clutch goes completely down or out...i have had my fluids checked and it is full....this as been happening since i have owned the car at 52,000 miles and continues to have this problem to this very day.....nissian 3.5 cars are notorious for this problem, but nissan fails to recognize this as a recall problem....but everyone is having this problem 3.5 - 5 (speeds) with this car and this model.....this is a serious safety issue especially when i am in slowed traffic and cannot shift properly...this issue needs to seriously be addressed and the problem resolved....fatalities should not be their reason to enforce this issue. | |||
| 10/23/2010 | 50000 | ||
| I purchased my nissan altima se-r in june of 2007. during that summer the clutch would stick on few occassions and i wouldn't be able to change gears. on one occasion i had to pull off the freeway and pump the clutch petal multiple times until it became free and i was able to change gears successfully. i took the vehicle to the nissan dealership to which they told me to bring it in when the problem was actually occuring, which was virtually impossible since it was sporadic. i have noticed that during winter on occasion the clutch and brakes would need to be pumped before driving otherwise the clutch would stick and the brakes just wouldn't work. this morning i got in my nissan which had been parking in the garage all night, and the clutch petal was sunk to the floor. i was able to turn the car on, but couldn't switch gears. i tried pulling up on the clutch petal with my foot and nothing. it took multiple times of trying to pick it up with my foot and trying to un-stick it by pressing down hard on it before it finally came up and i was able to put it in reverse to drive. | |||
| 06/09/2010 | 99000 | ||
| I have a 2006 nissan altima that had been working fine up until yesterday. when i was driving to work yesterday, my car just stalled at a stoplight and then it was incredibly difficult to get it restarted. thereafter, my car would stall at every stoplight and stop sign. the drivers that were behind me were clearly upset and frustrated and one driver almost rear ended me. i took my car to autozone so they could hook it up to their analysis computer and they stated that it was my crank shaft sensor. i am requesting that you look into this matter because a car that just stalls for no other reason than a faulty sensor is unacceptable. in addition, i did a web search and found that may people are having a problem with the same sensor. | |||
| 01/15/2010 | 31500 | ||
| 1-2 times a week,i have to repeatedly push hard on the brake to get the car out of park.i am not parken on any kind of incline.this has gone on for sevral months.now twice in the last 2 months,i go to get ready to park the car,and my gearshift will go to neutral but will not go into reverse or park.i tried costing the car a bit,tried driving it forward a bit,i even shut the car off in neutral,nothing worked.finally,while in neutral,i revved the engine a little bit and gearshift smoothly started working again | |||
| 03/25/2010 | |||
| The back seat floor board (right side) fills up with water every time it rains. i asked the nissan dealer where i bought it from about it and they told me it would cost me $80 for them to look at it and $200-$400 to fix it if they could even find out where the water was coming from. the problem is mold is building up under the mats and my 1yr old son and myself are breathing in this mold on a daily basis. it seems as though once a dealer gets your money they dont care about the car once you drive it off the lot. i do have an extended warrenty which when i bought the car they assurred me it was bumper to bumper with the exception of lights wipers & tires. now they do not want to honor that good ole bumper to bumper extended warrenty that i just had to buy to protect myself against any problems (so they promised me) | |||
| 11/01/2007 | |||
| Gas door does not close properly. the hinges are bent. have noticed this on many nissan altimas. forcing the door closed, for safety reasons, has caused damage to the body of the vehicle surrounding the gas door. the paint is chipping and will soon begin to rust around this area. | |||