2003 Nissan Altima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CONSUME OIL EXCESSIVELY. WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 6895246 AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA VIN# [XXX] . LOSS OF POWER AND STALLING AT LOW SPEED. OBD CODES SHOW P0725 AND P0335 WHICH ARE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COVERED BY PREVIOUS RECALL RQ06001 OR 06V24200 HOWEVER NISSAN DENIES THAT THIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THERE WAS THEN A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 10/25/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL EVERY WEEK. UPDATED 10/27/10

I AM ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2003 2.5 ENGINE. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP KEPT TELLING ME THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR WHEN I WOULD TAKE IT IN FOR THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. COSTING 91.00 EACH TIME YOU HAVE THAT TEST DONE. I WAS TOLD AFTER MANY TIMES OF THE CAR STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IT THAT IT NEEDED A COIL #3 WELL THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM THE AT ALL DRIVING THE CAR THE DAY THAT WE WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE COIL THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. SO BECAUSE I AM AT 89,000 MILE AND THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT I AM BASICALLY OUT OF LUCK IS WHAT THEY SAID AND THEY AREN'T RESPONSIBLE. SO HERE I AM WITH A 2003 ALTIMA THAT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE CAUSE THE OF THE FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SO WHY WE WERE NEVER TOLD THE MANY TIMES WE WENT IN THAT THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM IS WHAT I AM SO CONFUSED ABOUT. I AM A SINGLE MOM THAT STILL OWES A YEAR ON THIS CAR AT 400 A MONTH AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS IS CRAZY ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING AND NISSAN IS NOT BEING ACCOUNTABLE AT ALL. AND THIS PROBLEM COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS ALSO IF YOU WERE IN TRAFFIC AND YOUR CAR JUST SHUT OFF. *TR

I HAD TROUBLE STARTING MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS AGO AFTER RETURNING FROM SHOPPING. IT STARTED A FEW HOURS LATER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN WENT OFF. ON MY WAY TO WORK LAST WEEK DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 65MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL I LOST ALL POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. THE AIR FILTER WAS CLOGGED AND CHANGED. MY CAR STARTED AND I DROVE TO WORK 2 DAYS LATER WITHOUT A PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER RETURNING HOME THAT DAY. CODE READER STATED CODE P0340 CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION. CAR STARTED HE NEXT DAY AND WE CHECKED CODES AGAIN WITH CAR RUNNING AND RECEIVED THE SAME CODE. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. ESTIMATED $281 FOR DIAGNOSTIC, LABOR AND PART REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WHICH HE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,086.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE AT SPEEDS OF 2-3 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THIRTY MINUTES LATER AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,330 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY FOR LESS THAN ONE MILE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A JERKING MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN ENGINE POWER AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. THE CAR HAS A LOW IDLE AND SUDDENLY DIES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE AT STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS. I'VE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS CAR BUT CAN'T SEEM TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. THEN I READ HERE AND ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. COULD IT BE A BAD SENSOR? I CALLED NISSAN BUT THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. UNBELIEVABLE.