2005 Nissan Altima

I PURCHASED MY 2005 ALTIMA BRAND NEW AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY TWICE. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST PASSED THE 36,000 MILE MARK (LESS THEN TWO YEARS) SO I WAS STUCK PAYING OUT OF MY POCKET. THE SECOND INCIDENT JUST HAPPENED IN DEC. 17, 2007 WHERE THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED (POSSIBLE CAUSE: CRANKSHAFT SENSOR), AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHILE AT THE INTERSECTION. A QUICK JUMP START GOT ME UP AND RUNNING, BUT THE BATTERY TESTED BAD AT THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE.*CN

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 2.5S IN MAY 04'...I'VE BEEN HAVING IGNITION/SENSOR PROBLEMS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE PROBLEM: WHEN I TRY TO CRANK THE ENGINE USING THE KEYS PROVIDED (AT PURCHASE) THE CAR WILL HESITATE (SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL) I EVEN THOUGHT IT WAS A BATTERY RELATED ISSUE AND CHANGED THE BATTERY...ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAD TO CRANK IT NEARLY 5 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD START. I ADDRESSED MY ISSUES WITH THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON MANY OCCASIONS BUT THEY WILL ONLY ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM IF/WHEN IT HAPPENS THERE. RECENTLY, I WAS INFORMED THAT A SIMILAR RECALL HAD TAKEN PLACE ON THE 2003-2004 MODELS BUT THAT THE 2005-2006 DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE...NOT!...I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN'S APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM. IN FACT, AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT WHEN THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE SEVERAL MORE WEEKS (DECEMBER 10,2007). *TR

PERIODICALLY MY VEHICLE FAILS TO START ON THE FIRST TRY, IT JUST WON'T TURN OVER, BUT ON THE SECOND TRY IT IS FINE. YESTERDAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. IT IS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE AS THE WIPERS/LIGHTS COME ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THEY HAVE HAD A FEW COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY 'FLOODED'? I WENT OUT AN HOUR AFTER MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT STARTING THE CAR AND IT STILL DID NOT START. NOT SURE HOW A FUEL INJECTED VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT USE THE ACCELERATOR TO START, GETS FLOODED? THIS MAKES ME NERVOUS I'M GOING TO GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE WITH A VEHICLE THAT PERIODICALLY WILL FLOOD AND NOT START??? THE DEALER DID NOT FIX OR REPLACE ANYTHING. NOT VERY COMFORTING. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND I PURCHASED IT AT THE BAKER JACKSON THAT I AM REFERRING TO. IN AUGUST I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN WITH NO WARNINGS WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING I DRIVE MOSTLY ON THE FREEWAY. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY CLAIM THEY DID A DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THAT MY BATTERY WAS ERODED SO THEY HAD TO CLEANED THE BATTERY AND FUEL INJECTION. WELL AFTER I PAID AND PICKED UP MY CAR THE SAME THING HAPPENED A DAY LATER. TO SUM IT UP MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP ON THE FOLLOWING DATES 8/21/07,8/27/07,9/18/07 STAYED THERE FOR DAYS TO WEEKS AT A TIME AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. I AM A TEACHER AND A RECENT GRADUATE STUDENT SO I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY TO BE IN AND OUT OF RENTAL CARS AND GET BACK A NON-FUNCTIONING CAR AFTER EVERY VISIT. THE STORY I GET WHEN I SPEAK TO THEM IS IT RUNS FINE WHEN THEY DRIVE IT AND THEY HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AT ONE TIME. I LOOKED UP MY CAR ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED SO THAT I CAN GO TO WORK AND COME HOME SAFELY WITH OUT ENDANGERING MY LIFE OR ANYONE ELSE. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON ALTIMA?S 2004 ^ AND FOUND THAT MANY HAVE BEEN HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING. ?ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE, A VARIATION IN TEMPERATURE OCCURS DUE TO THE UNIQUE LOCATION OF THE SENSOR IN THE ENGINE. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THESE VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE CAN BE LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM THE SENSOR. IF THE INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL FROM THE SENSOR IS SO BRIEF THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) LOGIC DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION, THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPEED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.? COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME INVESTIGATE THIS SO I CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS? I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME OUT TO READ MY STORY. *JB

I DROVE A 2005 ALTIMA 2.5S WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL OF 2005. IT WAS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NISSAN RECOMMENDATIONS. CURRENT MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 21,000. NO ACCIDENTS ,AND WAS IN EXCELLENT TO GOOD CONDITION. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS I APPROACHED THE LIGHT, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND STALLED. PRIOR TO THE STALL THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND NO WARNING LIGHTS TO SIGNAL A PROBLEM. UPON STALLING THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN QUICKLY SHUT OFF AGAIN. I TRIED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED RIGHT AWAY AND BEGAN THE SAME JERKING MOTION. AS I CAME TO THE NEXT LIGHT I WAS ABLE TO TURN RIGHT AND PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST AS THE CAR CAME TO A STALL A SECOND TIME. I CALLED NISSAN. WHILE ON THE PHONE, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLE. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE SMOKE BECAME DARKER. I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHILE ON THE PHONE WITH THE 911 OPERATOR,FLAMES CAME OUT OF THE HOOD. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST THREE AND ONE-HALF WEEKS I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH NISSAN REGARDING THE CAR FIRE AND WARRANTY. NISSAN TOOK TWO WEEKS TO SEND AN ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THE CAR, AND IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK SINCE THE ENGINEER VISITED, AND I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD WHAT RECOURSE WAS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I MAY HAVE TO GO TO ARBITRATION WITH NISSAN TO SEEK ANY DAMAGES. I HAVE SEEN NOTHING BUT A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR PROFESSIONALISM AND SERVICE FROM A COMPANY WHICH TOUTED ITSELF AS A SERVICE-ORIENTED ORGANIZATION. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR A SERIOUS INQUIRY INTO POTENTIAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2005 ALTIMA. CAR FIRES WHICH OCCUR IN NEW VEHICLES WERE A DANGEROUS MATTER, AND I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE IN A MORE APPROPRIATE WAY. EVERYONE INVOLVED WAS FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. *AK

TL*- WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR, BUT WASN'T QUITE SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM UNTIL A BYSTANDER INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CONTINUING TO BURN UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE PICTURES OF VEHICLE IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 18000.*AK

HELLO IN 2006 AUGUST, MY 2005 BRAND NEW ALTIMA'S BATTERY EXPLODED AND IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT ME AND MY FRIEND DID NOT GET HURT. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE BATTERY. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A THIRD PARTY SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACE MY BATTERY FUSE (WHICH I WAS TOLD CAUSED THE EXPLOSION) AND MY BATTERY. WHEN I WENT OVER THE DEALERSHIP LATER THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD'VE BROUGHT THE CAR OVER THERE. THEY CLAIMED I WAS LYING WHENI SAID I WAS TOLD BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY DON'T COVER THE BATTERY AND DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. NOW, MY FRONT BUMPER IS COVERED IN BATTERY ACID AND IS NOT REPAIRABLE. I CALLED THE CUSTEMR SERVICE DID EVERYTHING I COULD BUT THEY SIMPLY WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I DID NOT TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I WOULD IF THEY DIDN'T TOLD ME THEY DID NOT COVER THE WARRANTY ON THE PHONE. I HAVE MY RECEIPT OF THE BATTERY FUSE AND BATTERY REPLACEMENTS BUT I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE OLD BATTERY. I'M VERY DISSAPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED BY THIS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'M NOT LOOKING TO GET ANY KIND OF MONEY OUT OF THIS BUT I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW NOT TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY A BATTER EXPLODING TO MY AND MY FRIENDS FACE. THANK YOU. *NM