2005 Nissan Altima

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S USED IN NOVEMBER OF 2006. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES ON IT. FIVE YEARS LATER, THE CAR HAS 101,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD HAS MAJOR RUST DAMAGE; SO MUCH THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY TOUCH THE INTERIOR RUBBER FLOORBOARD OF THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, SINCE I KNOW MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, BUT I HAVE HAD MANY PROFESSIONALS TAKE A LOOK AND THEY ARE RENDERED SPEECHLESS OVER THE DAMAGE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THE DAMAGE IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT, A CAR THAT'S ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF DAMAGE AND THAT IT WOULD COST WELL OVER $1000.00 TO REPAIR. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE WELL AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT; JUST THE USUAL REPLACEMENTS. I'VE PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT RECENTLY, I'VE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED TWICE, ROTORS ONCE; IT CURRENTLY NEEDS A NEW SERPENTINE BELT, LOWER BALL JOINT AND THE MUFFLER IS SHOWING RUST, SO THAT WILL BE A REPLACEMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I'VE READ ABOUT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN COLD, SNOWY AREAS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AS WELL, DUE TO SALT AND CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. I WASH AND DRY MY CAR AFTER EVERY SNOW, INCLUDING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, TO REMOVE THESE CHEMICALS. I DO NOT PARK IN WET AREAS, GRASS OR DIRT. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON CONCRETE. NOTHING IN MY CAR LEAKS, I'VE NEVER HAD STANDING WATER IN IT, I'VE NEVER HAD WET FLOORS. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I AM BEYOND OVERWHELMED WITH THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS I'VE READ IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM; THIS AFFECTS SO MANY NISSAN OWNERS, SO IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT A PROBLEM CAUSED BY OWNER NEGLECT. THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR LOOKS FANTASTIC; NO RUST DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, SO ONCE AGAIN, THAT PROVES THAT I AM NOT NEGLIGENT OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RUST DAMAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; NISSAN IS. *TR

I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA IS RUSTING UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE AND ALSO UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE. UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE THE RUSTING IS WORSE, I CAN JUST PEEL OFF THE THE RUSTING AREA WITH MY BARE HANDS. I KNOW THAT THIS TYPE IS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES, I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PICTURES PUBLISHED BY OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. MY CAR HAS 86000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS 6 YEARS OLD. I DID NOT EXPECT SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT ON A RELATIVELY YOUNG CAR, WHICH WAS GARAGED A WELL CARED FOR EVER SINCE A BOUGHT IT NEW. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR BOARDS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $440 PER SIDE IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FLOOR BOARDS AND THEY WERE OUT SOURCING THE REPAIRS TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WILL REPLACE THE FLOOR BOARDS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $600. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

WHILE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE OWNER'S ATTENTION THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOORBOARD WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THEY ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER RUST ON THE CAR AND THE EXTENT OF PERFORATION WAS SO SEVERE THE BODY SHOP SAID THERE MUST BE SOME PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHERE THE WARRANTY REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND DENIED ANY WARRANTY SUPPORT OR ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE BODY SHOP WHERE THE CAR WAS REPAIRED FOR $600.00. THE BODY SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE RUST HAD STARTED ON THE INSIDE AND RUSTED THROUGH FROM THE TOP. AFTER REPAIRS, THE OWNER SAW THAT SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND TYPE HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. *TR

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

DURING A ROUTINE BRAKE INSPECTION IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTTENTION THE FLOORBOARDS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (FRONT SEAT) HAVE CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE A FINGER COULD PUNCH THROUGH THE FLOOR. THE DAMAGE IS ISOLATED AND APPEARS TO BE FROM A FAULTY DRAIN SYSTEM FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR OVER AN HOUR WITH THE AIR RUNNING, THERE IS NO DRAINING ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE. IT APPEARS THE WATER IS PUDDLING UNDER THE FLOOR MATS AND CAUSING THE EROSION OF THE FLOOR. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE THE DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE STATE, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FLOORBOARDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 09/15/11*LJ UPDATED 11/23/11

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA IN JULY 2009. RECENTLY, I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED AND A RUST PERFORATION WAS NOTICED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL WHICH IS THROUGH THE FIRST LAYER OF METAL. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND THEY STATED THAT MY WARRANTY FOR PERFORATION WAS 5 YEARS AND HAS EXPIRED. I HAD PLANNED ON REPAIRING IT MYSELF; HOWEVER, UPON ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2002-2006 ALTIMA MODELS. THE PERFORATION ON THESE CARS APPEARS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR EXACTLY WHERE MINE IS. THE FLOOR IS DESIGNED WITH TWO PIECES OF SHEET METAL WITH A GAP IN BETWEEN WHICH, UNFORTUNATELY ALLOWS WATER TO BECOME TRAPPED. THIS IS A DESIGN ERROR WHICH CAUSES PREMATURE RUST TO FORM. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I REPAIR THE RUST, IT WILL INEVITABLY RETURN. I CONTACTED NISSAN CANADA AND WAS TOLD THE SAME STORY REGARDING MY EXPIRED PERFORATION WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND WAS SURPRISED THAT THE SERVICE AGENT WAS UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED; HOWEVER, IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE FLOOR OF THE CAR RUSTED PREMATURELY DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. I TAKE PRIDE AND CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND I EXPECT NISSAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS FLAW AND ENACT A RECALL FOR THE FLOOR ON ALL 2002-2006 NISSAN ALTIMAS OR, AT A MINIMON PAY FOR THE REPAIRS ON MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER, [XXX] (BHS, RTMR) *KB PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC