2002 Nissan Altima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLD/ HEADER/ MUFFLER/ TAIL PIPE) AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,450. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS ALSO UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLD/ HEADER/ MUFFLER/ TAIL PIPE) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,450.

WE HAD STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL AND ONCE THE SIGNAL TURNED GREEN WE TRIED TO MOVE, BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE AT ALL, SEEMED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. WE THOUGHT OF GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND THUS WE PUT ON THE WARNING FLASHER SWITCH AND TRIED TO PUT INTO PARK BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED THE SELECTOR LEVER FROM D (DRIVE) TO P (PARK). DURING THIS PROCESS THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED ON TO THE BUSY TRAFFIC (THE TRAFFIC WAS ON BY THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE). THIS MAJOR ACCIDENT INVOLVED A TOTAL OF 5 CARS AND 3 CARS WERE TOWED AND TOTALED INCLUDING OURS AND INJURING ONE OF THE PASSENGERS. OUR 1 YEAR SON WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT, BUT LUCKILY HE WAS NOT INJURED, THANKS TO THE STABLE CAR SEAT. MY FATHER ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES. ABOVE ALL, THE CAR WAS FULLY SERVICED FROM NISSAN DEALER (COSTING AROUND $900) DAY BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMES OIL AT A HIGH RATE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADD OIL TO THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

BLOWN HEAD GASKET DETERMINED BY MECHANIC AFTER PROPER MAINTENANCE USED ON THE CAR FOR PAST 9 YEARS. CAUSES LOSS OF COOLANT, AND THUS CAR CAN OVERHEAT AND ENGINE WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. CAR ALSO HESITATES WHEN STARTING AND IDLING. CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTION AND THUS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A 2.5 ENGINE. AT 66,000 MILES I WAS TOLD THE CONVERTER WAS BAD. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE, THE PRE-CONVERTER AND THE CONVERTER ON MY OWN DIME. AFTER SIX MONTHS THE NEW CONVERTER FAILED, IT WAS REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER I AM IN THE SAME BOAT. I'M TOLD THAT THE CONVERTER IS BAD AGAIN. *TR

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DISINTEGRATED AND THE DEBRIS CLOGGED THE SYSTEM, CAUSING BACK PRESSURE AND MY VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING ON A DANGEROUS 2 LANE ROAD; DRIFTED AS FAR TO THE RIGHT AS POSSIBLE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK . CAR TOWED TO NEAREST MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND CLOGGED THE SYSTEM AND THE BACKPRESSURE PROBABLY DAMAGED THE ENGINE. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IS NOW OBSERVED AFTER THE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. MECHANIC REPORTS THE DEBRIS COULD HAVE DAMAGED THE CYLINDER WALLS CAUSING THE OIL CONSUMPTION. *TR

I PURCHASE THE CAR ON 03/29/2011 FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP,ON JUNE 27, 2011 WHILE ON VACATION THE CAR QUIT RUNNING CHECKED FLUIDS AND FOUND OIL RESERVOIR HAD NO OIL IN IT. HAD OIL CHANGE PERFORMED BEFORE I WENT ON VACATION. NEVER HAD AN OIL LEAK OR SIGN OF OIL BURNING.HAD CAR TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHOM TOLD ME THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CLOGGED DUE TO HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION.DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE CAR AND FOUND IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTORS COMING APART AND SUCKING THE CARBON INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING CYLINDERS BEING SCORED AND CAUSING THE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSING THE SECONDARY CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO BECOME CLOGGED AND IN TURN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW UP.I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM MY CATALYTIC CONVERTOR WAS CLOGGED WHICH CALLED MY ENIGNE TO BLOW UP AND THEY TOLD ME I WAS ON MY OWN CAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WHEN I PUSHED THE ISSUE THE HEAD SERVICE TECH SAID IT IS WHAT IT IS AND WALKED AWAY.I LEFT AND CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA,THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL WAS TAKEN CARE OF ON 01/08/2004 AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD OPEN A CLAIM ON THIS VEHICLE,SHE ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS REPAIRED PROPERLY IN 2004 THE I WOULD STILL HAVE 1 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE CONVERTOR SINCE THEY PLACE A 8 YEAR 80,000 MILES ON THE CONVERTOR,SHE ADVISED ME TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT SINCE SHE OPENED A CLAIM.THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I RECIEVED A CALL STATING I HAVE TO CALL NISSAN GOOD FAITH PROGRAM NUMBER.I CALLED AND EXPRESSED MY FEELING ON HOW I THOUGHT NISSAN SHOULD COVER ALL DAMAGED PARTS SINCE IT WAS A PREVIOUSLY RECALLED PART THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM,THEY INFORMED ME THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK BY THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY WITH THEIR ANSWERS.I RECIEVED A CALL AND WAS INFORMED THEY WOULD NOT BE COVERING ANYTHING ON THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID THEIR WAS NEVER A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW 1 PERSON AT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA COULD SAY THEIR WAS A RECALL AND THEY OTHER SAY THERE WASN'T,RIDICULOUS!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 721-1351 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V242000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.