2003 Nissan Altima

MY CAR HAD SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM (AS VERIFIED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP) AS CARS SUBJECT TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 [I.E., SUDDEN ENGINE STALLING & DELAYED RESTART DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSORS], BUT NISSAN REFUSED TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE MY CAR. APPARENTLY, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS SHOWING UP ON THE INTERNET, POSTED BY UNHAPPY OWNERS SIMILARLY IGNORED BY NISSAN.

TAKATA RECALL ENGINE WAS REMANUFACTURED APRIL 4TH, 2012. ENGINE BURNING OIL, MORE THEN LIKELY CATAYLTIC CONVERTER, THROWING CODES. COST AROUND 5,000. ENGINE HAVING SYMPTOMS...AGAIN, FOR THE SAME THING. NISSAN OFFERED TO DIAGNOSE FOR FREE, BUT STATES THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER. ALSO FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS USED, BY SOURCE OTHER THEN THE DEALERSHIP. WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO HONOR THIS RECALL, AS IN 2012 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR FREE UPON RECALL. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE CAN DO TO HELP THE SITUATION? CAR BEGAN SHAKING, AND LOSING POWER, ON THE ROAD, HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME. 25,000 MILES ON THE RECONDITIONED ENGINE, OIL BLOWING, 4 QUARTS IN 3 MILES.

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN IDLE. IT HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. CAR WOULD NOT GO ON PARK AND WAS STUCK ON DRIVE. CAR HAS STOPPED UNDER RED LIGHT ON BUSY INTERSECTION. IT WILL START EVENTUALLY. MAYBE 5 MINUTES, BUT IT DOES THIS WITHOUT WARNING. MY CAR HAS 158,000 MI. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SO FAR AND IT'S INTERMITTENT. MECHANIC NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS AS DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWS NO PROBLEMS.

WE PURCHASED A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA, AFTER MAKING A STOP ON THE WAY HOME, 3 HOURS AWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. WE WERE STATIONARY IN A RESIDENTIAL PARKING LOT. HAD IT TOWED TO A CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSORS. NISSAN WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE OUR ALTIMA HAS THE 3.5 V6. APPARENTLY THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR THE 4CYL. WELL GUYS, THE SENSORS IN THE V6S DON'T WORK EITHER. SO AFTER PAYING THE $1,068.17 REPAIR COST AND MULTIPLE TRIPS BACK AND FORTH TO NORTHERN VIRGINIA (IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN THERE YOU KNOW TRAFFIC IS HORRIBLE) WE FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR HOME. BAD BUSINESS!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WHETHER IT WAS IDLING OR BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT SENSORS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE REPAIR A SECOND TIME; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 26771408. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,755.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, THE FAILURE OCCURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

OWNER OF A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON 2/18/2016, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CAR WASH IN LINDEN, NJ. WHEN THE CAR WASH WAS COMPLETED, I PUT MY VEHICLE ON DRIVE AND PROCEEDED SLOWLY TOWARDS THE CAR WASH EMPLOYEES AS THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO STAY ON MY LEFT SIDE, AS THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHILE I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND AS THE EMPLOYEE PLACED THE TOWEL TO DRY OUT MY VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO JOLT TWICE WHILE I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND IMMEDIATELY UNINTENDED ACCELERATING AT A HIGH SPEED. SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE FRONT HOOD AND AIR BAG CAME OUT. I HAD TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL NOT TO HIT ANY ONE AS THERE WERE SEVERAL PARKED VEHICLES AND PEOPLE VACUUMING/CLEANING THEIR VEHICLES. NOT SURE HOW MANY PARKED VEHICLES WERE HIT AND MY VEHICLE HIT A PARKED SUV. AMBULANCE AND POLICE ARRIVED. I WAS IN SHOCKED, SURPRISED AND CRIED AND TOLD THE POLICE ABOUT MY VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATED SO QUICKLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKES. ALL I KEPT SAYING IS OH MY GOD, HOW COULD MY VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATED WHILE I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. WERE THERE ANY RECALLS? I TOLD THE OFFICER THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES AND THE MORE I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THE FASTER MY VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WITH NO CONTROL OF STOPPING. THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TAKEN AWAY BY THE TOW TRUCK. I HAD INJURIES SWOLLEN/BRUISED ON MY KNEES, ANKLES, HEAD, NECK, SHOULD, HANDS AND BACK. POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AND NOT AVAILABLE AS THIS TAKES A COUPLE OF DAYS. SEE ALSO ODI 10956663. *DSY