2003 Nissan Altima

I HAVE AN 03 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 77,000 MILES THAT I KEPT WELL MAINTAINED. SIX MONTHS AGO MY ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, AND THEN IT CUT OFF AGAIN A MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THIS SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE ECM REPROGRAM RECALL. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND SO I PAID THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT, THOUGH NOW I WONDER IF THIS WAS A MIS-DIAGNOSIS. A MONTH AGO, MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR AND THE ENGINE MAKES A WEIRD PUTTERING SOUND LIKE IT?S ABOUT TO CUT OUT WHILE IN IDLE. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE SAME RECALL ISSUE AND SAID THAT ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME, THE ECM PROGRAM IS SOMEHOW LOST AND HAS TO BE REPROGRAMMED A SECOND TIME. I TOLD HIM THAT DIDN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE, IT SHOULD BE FIXED THE FIRST TIME, AND HE SAID THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT KEEPS HAPPENING. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THAT'S WHEN HE TOLD ME, NEVER MIND, THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ISSUE WITH THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, WHICH WILL COST $330 TO REPLACE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A RECALL BACK IN 2003 ON SEVERAL 02 AND 03 ALTIMAS FOR REPLACING THIS EXACT PART, AND WHEN I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SIMPLY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL SO THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR WAS UNRELATED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. SEEMED LIKE TOO BIG OF A COINCIDENCE TO ME, SO I CALLED CORPORATE NISSAN TO FILE A COMPLAINT. AFTER SEVERAL PERSISTENT PHONE CALLS, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD MAKE A NOTE OF MY COMPLAINT FOR REVIEW, BUT THEY COULD NOT COVER THE EXPENSE FOR ME. I AM NOW TAKING MY CAR TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO QUOTED ME HALF THE PRICE TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED ON MY OWN DIME. I CAN SEE I?M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ENGINE STARTUP/STALLING PROBLEM AND IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE MAKE NISSAN OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE UNDERLYING ISSUES, NOT JUST THE ECM. *JB

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME WHILE DRIVING AND HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN 2 ACCIDENTS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 12 OCCURRENCES THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CODE INDICATING CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT IS FAULTY. THERE IS A SIMILAR RECALL FOR 2002 VEHICLES BUT NOT FOR 2003. WAS TOLD NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS YET TO WARRANT A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER ALSO FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER REASONS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT CANNOT RECALL WHAT THEY WERE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS ON HER VEHICLE ARE GETTING JAMMED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MUST PLACE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND QUICKLY ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE NISSAN DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE HER $400 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE HER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50,000. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. UPDATED 08/07/07. *JB

I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM NISSAN INFORMING ME OF A RECALL (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ06001). I TOOK MY NISSAN IN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE RECALL NOTICE ON 08/28/2006. ON 10/05/2006, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE COMPUTER CODE FOR THE ERROR WAS P0507 AND IT WAS $91 TO REPAIR. I'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS WHO TOOK THEIR VEHICLES IN TO BE SERVICED FOR THE RECALL AND THEN HAD TO GO BACK WITHIN A MONTH BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT P0507 FINDING. I THINK THEY ARE NOT ADEQUATELY SERVICING THIS RECALL BECAUSE ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF THE DEFECTIVE PART IS FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON.

MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 55-60MPH ON 7/11/2007. MY BREAKS DID NOT WORK AFTER THE FAILURE BUT I WAS ABLE TO STEER. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR FAILED AND SAID I NEEDED A NEW "CAM AND CRANK SENSOR KIT." THIS IS THE EXACT PART THAT WAS DEFECTIVE IN 2002 NISSAN ALTIMAS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 03V455000) AND RESULTED IN A RECALL. WHEN I POINTED THIS OUT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY INVESTIGATED IT AND SAID THAT WHILE SOME 2003S WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. MY '03 ALTIMA'S PRODUCTION DATE IS 11/07/2002 AND THE DELIVERY AND IN-SERVICE DATE IS 12/12/02. I THINK THE PART SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IN 2003 NISSAN ALTIMAS TO SEE IF THE RECALL OF THE CAM OR CRANK SENSORS IN THE 2002 NISSAN ALTIMAS (REFERENCED ABOVE) SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE 2003 MODELS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EMISSIONS OXYGEN SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR FOR FREE UNTIL THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. NHTSA RECALL # 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS FOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 82,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,200.

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA RECALL CRANK SENSOR ISSUE CUSTOMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT OF THE FUNDS TO REPLACE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR AND THE REPROGRAMMING OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED ON 01/30/07 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING, THE CONSUMER STATED TOOK CAR INTO DEALER AND DEALER INFORMED HIM THE PROBLEM WAS THE ECM NEEDED REPROGRAMMING AND CONSUMER WAS NEVER INFORMED OF RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED ONCE AGAIN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE INVOICE FOR REPAIRS DUE TO RECALL AND WANTS TO REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED LEFT BRAKE LIGHT OUT, DEALER REPLACED LEFT BRAKE LIGHT BULB. *TR