2004 Nissan Altima

ONE MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN MY CAR, THAT HAD NEVER GIVEN ME ANYTHING BUT USUAL MINOR PROBLEMS, SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE RUNNING AT LOW SPEED. I PANICKED, BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING. I MANAGED TO TURNED IT ON ONCE MORE BUT IT WAS NOT RUNNING THE SAME. IT APPEARED IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN AGAIN. IT DID. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO EXPLAINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR. THEY COULD ONLY RECAP A SENSOR BUT WOULD NEED MORE EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE WORK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER. TWO DAYS LATER, I LEARNED OF A MANUFACTURE?S RECALL FOR MY MAKE OF CAR. IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM THAT MADE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. I CONCLUDED MY CAR HAD TO AMONG THOSE RECALLED. NOW I LEARNED, THE YEAR OF MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED, BUT THE YEARS SURROUNDING ARE. *TR

NISSAN ALTIMA 2004. HAS AROUND 91,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION JERK A LITTLE, LIKE IT WAS JUMPING INTO GEAR. CAR SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING AND RESTART THE CAR. THREE DAYS LATER THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LIGHT. THIS TIME IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO START THE VEHICLE. AT A BUSY INTERSECTION IT STOPPED AGAIN THE SAME DAY BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP (CAR IS IN GERMANY DUE TO MILITARY). THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL. I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR FALLS UNDER 2 RECALLS. BOTH THE VALVE SCREWS AND THE SENSOR. I MAY END UP HAVING TO PAY FOR IT ALL EVEN THOUGH NNA SAYS THEY "SHOULD" HANDLE IT HERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH OR IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE CURRENTLY DRIVES AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE FAILURE WILL RECUR. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN AND IF HE RECEIVES A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, THEY WILL MAKE THE REPAIR. UNTIL THEN, THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,488. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/14/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED, THE VEHICLE STILL STALLS. THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE MUST REPROGRAM ITSELF BEFORE IT CAN BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 MY CAR WAS STALLING WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING IS PART OF A RECALL AND REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. THE NIGHT I PICKED MY CAR UP I WAS STILL HAVING THE STALLING ISSUE. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE COMPLAINT THAT 1) I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ECM. 2) MY CAR STALLED IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LUCKILY NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. 3)WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM NOT FOUND WHEN I ORIGINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE FIXED 4) KNOWING THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH BOTH THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SENSOR IN NISSANS WHY IS THE CAMSHAFT NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL CAMPAIGN. 5) IT COST ME ALMOST $300 TO REPLACE A PART THAT COST LESS THAN $40. *TR

ON 10/9/2007 I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO SHEEHY NISSAN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR THE KNOWN RECALLS. ON 10/11/2007 I RETRIEVED MY VEHICLE FOR SHEEHY NISSAN AND WAS TOLD BY ALAN SHURKIN THE ISSUE WITH THE ECM REPROGRAMMING HAD BEEN CORRECTED. ABOUT 20 MINS AFTER LEAVING SHEEHY NISSAN LOT MY CAR AGAIN STALLED AND STOPPED RUNNING. ON 10/14/2007 I CALLED ALAN SHURKIN @ SHEEHY NISSAN AND TOLD HIM THAT MY VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE RECALL I WAS TOLD BY ALAN THAT IT WOULD BE A SERVICE CHARGE TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS NOW WITH THE CONSIST STOP AND GO ROUTINE. I WAS ADVISED BY A FRIEND TO CALL NISSAN NORTH AMERICA BACK LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS. ON 11/6/2007 I PLACED A CALL TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS WITH THE REP WHO TOOK MY CALL SHE DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND STATED TO ME THAT IT SEEMED THE ISSUE I WAS STILL HAVING WAS PERTAINING TO THE RECALL FOR THE ECM AND THAT SHE NEED TO FORWARD ME TO A REGIONAL RESEARCH REP. I WAS FORWARDING TO THE REGIONAL RESEARCH REP WHO STATED TO ME THAT THEY HAD TO LOOK IN TO THE PROBLEM FURTHER AND THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME WITHIN 24 HOURS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED FIVE MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. HE TRIED AGAIN FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER AND THE ENGINE TURNED ON AND EVERYTHING WORKED NORMALLY. TWO WEEKS LATER, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND ECU MODULE. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECU MODULE AND REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED FOR THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR REPLACEMENT. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ECM, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE NOTICE WAS SENT OUT MISTAKENLY. SHE NOTIFIED NISSAN, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THROUGH CARMAX USING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR