2002 Nissan Altima

I TOOK MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA IN FOR REPAIR. WHEN I WAS TOLD MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD ALSO DESTROYING MY ENGINE. I SEARCHED YOUR WEB SITE FOR RECALLS AND FOUND ONE DEALING WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. WHEN I BROUGHT IT UP TO MY DEALER THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS DONE IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, IF IT WAS ALREADY DONE WHY WOULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND SHOULDN'T THEY REPLACE THE ENGINE?WELL I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULDN;T HONOR THE RECALL ! SO I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN PRESSURE NISSAN TO UPDATE THEIR SERVICE TO COVER THE SECOND TIME THIS SAME DEFECT HAPPENS TO OVER 250,000 CARS. *TR

2002 NISSAN ALTIMA PRE-CAT PROBLEM. PRE-CAT COMES APART, A BACKFLOW OF DEBRIS ENTERS ENGINE VIA THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSES ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS CONDITION IS THE RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW INVOLVING THE PRE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE ON THEIR PART AS THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE PRE-CAT ON THESE ENGINES WHICH ONLY SERVED IN MOST CASES TO PUT OFF THE PRE-CAT BLOW UP PAST ENGINE WARRANTY. *TR

WHEN I START MY CAR IN THE MORNING IT ALWAYS TAKES TWO OR THREE TIMES FOR THE CAR TO START. I FIGURED MAYBE MY ENGINE WAS JUST COLD. BUT THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE A RED LIGHT WAS COMING UP AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF!! I WAS SO SCARED BECAUSE MY I ALMOST HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. I FIGURED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG SO I BETTER TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SOON. THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL?? I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT BEFORE I WENT, I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON MY CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE REGARDING THE REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE WHOLE TIME MY CAR WAS BEHAVING THIS WAY THE SERVICE LIGHT NEVER APPEARED. WHEN THE I GOT TO THE CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY EXPLAINED THAT YES THERE IS A RECALL BUT THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED "A NEW CRANKSHAFT SENSOR BECAUSE MY SENOR WAS NO LONGER GOOD." I SAID THE RECALL CLEARLY STATES THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS KNOWN TO OVERHEAT WHICH CAUSED MY CRANKSHAFT SENOR TO NOW BE REPLACED. SO, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MY CRANKSHAFT SENOR UNDER THIS RECALL. THEY INSISTED NO AND IF I HAVE ANY PROBLEMS I NEED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. 1)REAR PADS + ROTORS WORN AT 35,000 MILES: REPLACED AT OWNERS COST. NOW 83000 MILES(MAY '08): DEALER HAS TOLD ROTORS AND PAD NEED REPLACEMENT AND POSSIBLY CALIPERS NEED TO BE EVALUATED. AT 75000 MILE CHECK EVERYTHING WAS OK. (PER THE SERVICE RECORD). IN JAN'08 I HAD SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE BREAKS TO BE INSPECTED. TOLD OK. NOW SUDDENLY THE ROTORS ARE SHOT. OTHER THAN A SQUEAL SOUND FOR 2 DAYS NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. CONCERNED ABOUT HOW BRAKES GO FROM FINE TO SHOT IN 3 MONTHS. I THINK IT IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN IF THE TIME IT TAKES BREAKS TO DISINTEGRATE IS LESS THAN A 3 MONTH PERIOD. 2) ENGINE NOT STARTING AFTER PARKED IN THE COLD. HAPPENED TWICE ONCE AT 48000 MILES. (LOWER BILL. ) 2ND TIME AT 78000 MILES. (HUGE BILL ~$1000). MULTIPLE PARTS REPLACED AND SERVICED. HIGHLIGHTED AS PROBLEM ON VARIOUS FORUMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR NISSAN MODEL. EVALUATE POSSIBILITY RELATED TO ECM TIMINGS ETC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IGNITION DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY TURNOVER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION HESITATES REGULARLY IN ALL TEMPERATURES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND THE COOLING LEVEL WAS LOW. THERE WAS MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED ON THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY AND ADVISED THAT IT BE REPLACED. THE HEATER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE. THE HEAD GASKET HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,783.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AND TAKE 5-10 MINUTES TO RESTART. THE FAILURE WORSENED OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE TWO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS (03V455000 AND 07V527000), BOTH FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000.