2005 Nissan Altima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A "JUMP" IN THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMETHING SLIPPED. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE NOTICED MORE JUMPING SO SHE STOPPED TO GET GASOLINE BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED THAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT TWICE AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. A FRIEND STATED THAT THE SENSORS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. HER FRIEND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THE SENSORS CHANGED. AFTER LEAVING THE MECHANIC, THE ISSUE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY FAILURES SINCE THE LAST REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 AND THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,815 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO START AND WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS USED; HOWEVER, IT WAS PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 07V527000 IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

NISSAN ALTIMA 2005 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING - ACCORDING TO WWW.NHTSA AND MULTIPLE OTHER SITES THIS IS A PROBLEM COVERED BY NISSAN RECALL 07V527000 - WE TOOK IT TO GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN FOR REPAIR - THEY SAID THIS AND ANOTHER SENSOR ARE BAD BUT NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL - THEN CHARGED ME $125 FOR "DIAGNOSTICS" TO DETERMINE THIS IS THE PROBLEM WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THEM EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND SHOWED THEM THE RECALL INFORMATION. HE SAYS THIS CAR VIN NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, BUT ACCORDING TO RECALL DESCRIPTION IT IS COVERED AND THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE ISSUE. WHEN A CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING, IT CAN LEAD TO VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES PUTTING THE DRIVER AND OTHERS AT RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS ILLNESS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400 TO REPAIR AND THAT THEY WOULD APPLY THE $125 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE TO THE REPAIR IF WE OPTED TO HAVE IT DONE. SERVICE ADVISOR LISTED ON BILL AS C. MARK WYATT *TR

I PURCHASED 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA USED FROM LONG-LEWIS FORD IN BIRMINGHAM, AL IN 2006. IN THE FALL OF 2008 I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A MAIN HWY AND MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD CAUSING ANOTHER CAR TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. AT THE TIME I WAS 5 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR (I WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL AT THE TIME). I REPLACED IT AND THE CAR RAN FINE UNTIL APRIL 4, 2009. ON THIS DAY, I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I ARRANGE FOR A TOW THE NEXT DAY AND JUST BEFORE THEY GOT THERE I ASKED MY BROTHER TO TRY AND CRANK IT AND IT CRANKED RIGHT UP. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THIS TIME. I WAS ALSO INFORMED OF THE RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I CALLED NISSAN TO CHECK ON THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED. WELL, EVIDENTLY IT IS!!! I ALSO DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS!!! THEY WERE ALSO TOLD AFTER MANY EXPENSIVE TRIPS TO THE DEALER THAT THEIR CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I THINK THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR RECALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THE MATTER. *TR SAMANTHA RIDLEY

NISSAN ALTIMA 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST UNDER SLOW SPEEDS. IE BACKING UP OR DRIFTING FORWARD. NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND BROUGHT IT INTO A SERVICE STATION. CODE WAS CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. PART WAS REALLY PRICEY SO I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND RECALL, OR SO I THOUGHT. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000, SEEMED TO APPLY TO THE PROBLEM. NISSAN SAID NO IT DID NOT. WOULD LIKE TO FILE COMPLAINT ABOUT NOT ONLY THE PROBLEM, BUT ALSO THE LACK OF SUPPORT IN A CLEARLY RECALLED ITEM REPAIR. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN'S AFFECTED, BUT THE FACT THAT ALMOST 700,000 VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED AND MINE JUST HAPPENS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE IS RIDICULOUS. I WOULD JUST LIKE MY CAR COVERED LIKE THE OTHER 700,000 THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR THANKS, TIM

THERE IS A DEFECT IN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF V6 EQUIPPED NISSAN VEHICLES MY 2004-2007. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-042 DESCRIBING THE ISSUE AND SOLUTION. POOR ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS LEAD TO ISSUES THAT CAN CAUSE THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS ON THESE VEHICLES TO FAIL. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT BECOME APPARENT UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I.E. AFTER 60,000 MILES OF SERVICE. REPAIR REQUIRES THE ENGINE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND TORN DOWN TO REPLACE THESE PARTS. PARTS INCLUDE THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS AND CHAIN TENSIONERS. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO SUPPORT THEIR CUSTOMERS IN REGARD TO THESE REPAIRS. COST TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WILL RUN BETWEEN $1800 AND $2200 PER QUOTATION BY MY DEALER. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WOULD LIKELY CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. SHOULD SUCH FAILURE OCCUR UNDER HIGHWAY CONDITIONS, SERIOUS ACCIDENTS WITH CONCOMITANT INJURIES WOULD LIKELY RESULT. WHILE I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT NISSAN IS TAKING NO ACTION TO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ISSUE AFFECTING A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THEIR FLEET FOR THESE MODEL YEARS. IN NORMAL SERVICE, THE VEHICLES IN QUESTION ARE NOW REACHING THE POINT WHERE THIS PROBLEM WILL BEGIN TO MANIFEST ITSELF. *TR

MY CAR FAILS TO START ON OCCASION. THE FREQUENCY IS MONTHLY. THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO START BUT JUST DOESN'T. IF I WAIT SEVERAL SECONDS AND TRY AGAIN, THEN THE ENGINE STARTS. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE COMPLAINING THAT IT'S THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I THOUGHT THE RECALL FIXED THIS ISSUE BUT APPARENTLY NOT. SO MANY OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING YET NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING. THIS IS MY FIRST NISSAN AND MY LAST. I'LL STICK TO HONDA NEXT TIME. *TR

TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA IS MAKING A BUZZING/WHINING NOISE AT THE ENGINE AREA. THIS WHOLE PROCESS STARTED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009 WHEN THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXED TO THE AMOUNT OF $1,578.00 (+TAX). THEY EVEN SENT A "CPIA - GOODWILL RECOMMENDATION" REQUEST TO WHICH NISSAN'S MESSAGE BACK WAS "GOODWILL IS NOT RECOMMENDED". AT THAT TIME I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT IT DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME WHY A TIMING CHAIN THAT IS MEANT TO OUTLAST THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 76,717 MILES ON IT. I HAVE ALWAYS ENSURED IT IS WELL MAINTAINED AT THE INTERVALS RECOMMENDED AND I AM A VERY SAFE AND GOOD DRIVER AND KEEP MY VEHICLE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, IT IS NOT NEGLECTED IN ANYWAY. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I PHONE THE NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE LINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING FURTHER THAT COULD BE DONE. AFTER 6 PHONE CALLS WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE THEY TOO DECIDED THAT THEY FELT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT THEIR PROBLEM. SO I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND RECEIVED A RECOMMENDATION TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. I SENT HIM A VERY DETAILED EMAIL REQUESTING ASSISTANCE, HE STATED HE'D LOOK INTO MY CONCERNS. UNFORTUNATELY, HE TOO RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE THAT NISSAN FEELS THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED IN ANYWAY TO REPAIR THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. AT THIS TIME I PLAN TO PURSUE THIS FURTHER BY CONTACTING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND LEMON LAW TO SEE IF THEY CAN ASSIST IN ANYWAY. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR THE CONSUMER TO PAY THE COST OF REPLACING A PART THAT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER SINCE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART, SINCE IT'S DESIGNED TO OUT LIVE THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE, LAST I CHECKED 76,000+ MILES ON A NISSAN IS NOT THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. I HOPE THAT NISSAN WILL FINALLY REALIZE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE AND ASSIST IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER FOR ME. *TR