2004 Nissan Altima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN SERVICED BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT FIND ANYONE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A CRANK ANGLE SENSOR/ECM REPROGRAMMING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000. UPDATED 09/06/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. AFTER EACH OCCASION, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED MOMENTARILY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRANK ANGLE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,856.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO REPROGRAM THE ECM SYSTEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL # 03V455000 FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ONLY SAFETY RECALL ON HER VEHICLE WAS FOR THE ECM SYSTEM. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HOWEVER, SHE HAD THE REPAIR WORK PERFORMED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NOTICE. SHE HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT AND THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 06/08/07 FAILED. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES RESTART IMMEDIATELY AND SOMETIMES SHE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES TO RESTART. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (RECALL #06V242000). THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM SENSOR HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANK AND CAM ANGLE SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT HAS NOT BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS NOTED IN RECALL # 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), A REPAIR WAS PERFORMED TO REPROGRAM THE ENGINE COMPUTER ON MARCH 28, 2007. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF DUE TO FAILURE BETWEEN THE CRANK AND THE ENGINE COMPUTER. WHEN THE CONTACT HAD IT REPLACED, THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HER TO CONTACT NHTSA DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF BEING ABLE TO REIMBURSE THOSE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE INVOICE OF SERVICE AND A COPY OF THE RECALL LETTER. UPDATE 05/22/07*TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSA ALTIMA AND I HAVE BEEN FEELING BIG JERKS IN THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AND NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CRANK SENSOR IS SHUT DOWN AND WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE MY CAR NOT START AT ALL AND CAN LEAVE ME STRANDED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A CAR THAT IS A 2004 AND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION THAT WILL COST A LOT OF MONEY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE CONTACT. BEFORE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD AUTOMATICALLY DEACTIVATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HESITATED AND STALLED WHEN DRIVING 70 MPH. THE ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO RESET THE FAILURE, BUT AFTER 10-15 MINUTES IT WOULD DUPLICATE. THE CONTACT WAITED THREE TO FOUR DAYS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,947.*AK

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN AT NHTSA: I OWN A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A 2.5L ENGINE. I RECENTLY RECEIVED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA FOR A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO THE POTENTIAL THAT THE ENGINE MIGHT STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BETWEEN THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM). THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE NOTICE FURTHER ADVISED THAT MY NISSAN DEALER WOULD REPROGRAM THE ECM, FREE OF CHARGE. THIS SERVICE SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 1 HOUR TO COMPLETE. I MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MY DEALER TO HAVE THIS SERVICE PERFORMED ON MY ALTIMA. WHILE IN FOR THIS SERVICE, I WAS CALLED BY THE DEALER AND NOTIFIED THAT SEVERAL UNRELATED SERVICE ITEMS WERE FOUND. THEY DID NOT FORCE THEM ON ME BUT DID THEY DID TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 'SELL' THEM....BETTER GAS MILEAGE (CLEAN THROTTLES) AND BRAKE PERFORMANCE (REPLACE BRAKE FLUID). WELL, THE FREE SERVICE TO 'REPROGRAM' THE ECM, TURNED INTO A SERVICE BILL IN THE $450.00 RANGE. THE LIST COST TO REPROGRAM THE ECM WAS $58.00. SO, I AVOIDED A $58 CHARGE BUT WAS 'SOLD' ADDITIONAL SERVICES SO NISSAN ACTUALLY GENERATED CLOSE TO $400 IN REVENUE ON A 'FREE' RECALL. THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER IS 06V-242. IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT IF 100,000 OTHER CONCERNED ALTIMA OWNERS RESPONDED TO THE RECALL, WERE 'SOLD' SIMILAR 'NEEDED' SERVICE, NISSAN WOULD COLLECT $40,000,000 IN SERVICE FEES.....A MINOR REPROGRAMMING RECALL COULD TURN INTO A LARGE PROFIT GENERATING MACHINE. I WANTED TO SHARE MY SITUATION WITH YOU BECAUSE THIS SIMPLE SCHEME, IF INDEED EMPLOYED, WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PUBLIC AND MAKE PUBLICLY-OWNED CORPORATIONS LIKE NISSAN A PROFIT WINDFALL. I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX]OR [XXX] IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME OR DISCUSS THIS SITUATION FURTHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CAREFUL CONSIDERATION. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR