2002 Nissan Altima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED METAL HANGING FROM THE BOTTOM OF HER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A HOLE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE, WHICH EXPOSED ROTTEN METAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE FLOORBOARD WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SALES DEALER TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO THE MANUFACTURER. MOST RECENTLY, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE OF ASSISTANCE AND THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE CORROSION UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE SALES DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $6,000 REPAIR COST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. UPDATED 07/29/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS RUSTED OUT FROM THE INSIDE OUT. UPDATED 07/29/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS IT DID PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THEN RESTART. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED THE STATE SMOG EMISSIONS TEST DUE TO CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THESE FAILURES, BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD ONLY BE PERFORMED ONCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

I OWN A NISSAN ALTIMA 2002 (54,000 MILES) THAT CONSUMES 3.5 PINTS OF OIL EVERY 350 TO 400 MILES. MY MECHANIC HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM RELATED TO NHTSA # 03V-084 ON 11/29/07 AND TELLS ME THAT MY ENGINE SHOULD BE CHANGED BY NISSAN. MY MUFFLER, CATALYTIC CONVERTER O2 SENSORS HAD TO BE CHANGED ON 3/28/08 THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE RELATED TO THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER RELATIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? *TR

IN LATE 2007, I WOULD HAVE TO START UP MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD CRANK UP. ON THE WAY HOME ONE DAY, AS I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE MY CAR SHUT OFF AT LOW SPEED. I REVIEWED MY PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING THAT THIS WOULD BE A FREE FIX, NOOOTTT! IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL. I PAID ABOUT $300 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS YEAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. AROUND MAY I HAD MY ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. MY BELT WOULD ALSO START TO RATTLE WHENEVER THE CAR WOULD BE STOPPED IN DRIVE WITH THE A/C ON. THIS WOULD NOT OCCUR WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, ONLY IN DRIVE. THE RATTLING WOULD GO AWAY ONCE THE CAR WAS MOVING, BUT AS SOON AS YOU STOP, THERE IT WAS AGAIN. IF YOU TURN THE A/C OFF WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED, THE RATTLING WOULD GO AWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS HAVING TO REPLACE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND THE FRONT RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT. BOTH WERE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME FOR $1,300.00. THE NEXT DAY, MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WAS THE CAT CONVERTER WITH O2 SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS FIXED FOR $1,000.00. OF COURSE MY BELT RATTLING PROBLEM WAS NOT REPAIRED YET. TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN AND AFTER SPENDING 2 HOURS AT NISSAN TALKING TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID THAT TENSIONER PULLEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER $200.00, THE RATTLING PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I AM OUT OF IDEAS OF WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH MY CAR TO STOP THE RATTLING NOISE, AND I THINK THE MECHANIC AT NISSAN FEELS THE SAME WAY. BY THE WAY, MY SISTER HAS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA AND HER CAR IS THE DOING THE EXACT SAME RATTLING NOISE. THIS MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH NISSAN AND NOT WITH INDIVIDUAL CARS. PLEASE HELP HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT THEIR CARS HAVE!!!! *TR

I OWN A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SE SEDAN THAT HAS A DESIGN FLAW, (ADMITTED BY NISSAN) THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO BURN OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM BUT NISSAN HAS ARROGANTLY DENIED ALL OF ITS CUSTOMERS. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AT ANY TIME AND INJURY DUE TO FIRE. PLEASE DEMAND THAT NISSAN RECALLS THESE MODELS AND DOES THE RIGHT THING. ONE THING THAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION IS THAT MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS CAR WITH ME. IF THIS PROBLEM WERE TO ENDANGER THEIR SAFETY, NISSAN WOULD BE OUT OF BUSINESS, I'D MAKE SURE OF IT!!! THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

2002 NISSAN ALTIMA, CASE#5865538. THE VERY PUBLIC AND WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH OIL CONSUMPTION IN THE 2002 AND 2003 NISSAN ALTIMAS WARRANT YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I HAVE SPENT OVER 26 MONTHS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX MY CAR. I FIRST NOTICED AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. I KEEP UP WITH THE REQUIRED SERVICES ON MY VEHICLE AND I MAKE OIL CHANGES AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVALS AT A MINIMUM, SO I TRIED ADDITIONAL OIL CHANGES AND OIL REFILLS. THESE EFFORTS DID NOT SEEM TO WORK; SO I REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE TWO CRANK POSITION SENSORS, THE PCV VALVE, FOUR COIL PACKS, TWO OXYGEN SENSORS, AND THE SPARK PLUGS. MANY OF THESE ITEMS WERE ON RECALL AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THEM, BUT I PAID FOR THEM. I FOUND COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS WERE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. IN FACT, THERE ARE NOW REPORTS OF THE 2002/2003 ALTIMA'S ENGINES CATCHING ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THIS OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THIS RISK OF ENGINE FIRE PRESENTS A RISK FOR INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, ESPECIALLY SINCE PART OF THE PROBLEM INCLUDES NO WARNING THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING DRY. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS IT WITHIN THEIR POWER TO TURN THIS APPARENT FAILURE INTO A PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND LOYALTY SUCCESS STORY. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE ASKED, WHICH INCLUDED MULTIPLE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS. WHEN THESE TESTS WERE BEING PERFORMED, I WAS TOLD THAT IF THEY CRACKED THE ENGINE AND DID AN ENGINE INSPECTION TO PROVE THE ENGINE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, I WOULD RECEIVE A NEW ENGINE. THE LOCAL HUNTSVILLE DEALERSHIP CRACKED THE ENGINE AND STATED IT WAS THE CLEANEST THEY EVER SAW. WHEN NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WAS INFORMED OF THIS THEY DECLINED MY REQUEST FOR A NEW ENGINE OR ANY ASSISTANCE. AFTER PRESSING THE NISSAN AGENT AS TO WHY, HE SAID IT WAS A BUSINESS DECISION AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE EVERYONE'S ENGINE. *TR