2005 Nissan Altima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA, EQUIPPED WITH VREDESTEIN TIRES (N/A), LINE ULTRAK TECNARA (N/A), SIZE: 225/45/18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SIDEWALL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BECAME SEPARATED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FAILED TIRE WITH THE SPARE HOWEVER, THE SIDEWALL ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE ALSO BECAME SEPARATED. THE RETAILER WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE DUE TO AN EXPIRED WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,100. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON INSTALLATION I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SHIMMING, SHAKING AND INTENSE VIBRATIONS ON MY VEHICLE. I ASSUMED IT WAS THE CONDITIONS OF THE HIGHWAY, HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING DAY DRIVING ON A DIFFERENT HIGHWAY THE SHIMMING, SHAKING AND INTENSE VIBRATIONS CONTINUED AND EVEN INTENSIFIED. I CALLED THE RETAILER, AND EXPLAINED THE EXPERIENCE AND THEY SUGGESTED HAVING THE TIRES REBALANCED, I DID AND THE BEHAVIOR CONTINUED. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD MY FRONT END ALIGNED AND THE DROVE THE CAR AROUND, AND THE SAME RESULTS CONTINUED. I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 69 MPH AND THE CAR LITERALLY "DANCED" ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND I MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. IT ALSO BEGAN RAINING AND THE TRACTION OF THE TIRES WAS NON-EXISTENT. THESE TIRES STEER ON THEIR ON AND PULL VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON THE MUSKOGEE TURN PIKE AROUND MILE MARKER 9 WHEN I HEARD A NOISE. I FELT SHUTTERING AND LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW A LARGE PIECE OF TIRE FLYING THROUGH THE AIR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. ALL OF THE TREAD WAS MISSING AND THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. THIS CAUSED OVER $1,800 IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND CAUSE ME TO HAVE TO BUY A NEW SET OF TIRES. *TR

I REPLACED THE TIRES ON MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A NEW SET OF BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-42 TIRES IN JULY OF 2007. WITHIN 3 MONTHS THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SO BAD THE TIRES HAD TO BE ROTATED AND BALANCED EVERY 45-50 DAYS. I GOT THE RUN AROUND FROM THE DEALER IE: EXCUSES AS TO WHY I HAD TO ROTATE SO OFTEN WHICH NONE APPLIED TO MY DRIVING SITUATIONS AND THE CAR WAS NOT OUT OF ALIGNMENT AT ALL. FINALLY TOOK A CREDIT FROM DEALER AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH NEW MICHELIN ENERGY SERIES IN MAY 2008 CAR DRIVES JUST LIKE IT DID OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR!!!!! FIRESTONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES. THEY HAVE FLAT SPOTS, CUPPING PROBLEMS THEY ARE OUT OF ROUND. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER(NOT FIRESTONE)WHO CONFIRMED THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THEM TO BALANCE OUT PROPERLY BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES AND THE VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE. *TR

THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH BARELY 26,000 MILES ON THEM IN ONLY 2 YEARS! THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WERE CONTINENTAL TOURING TIRES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST "TIL 88,000 MILES. PIECES OF TREAD PITTED OFF THE TIRES, ALL FOUR! THE COMPANY CLAIMED IT WAS JUST ROAD HAZARD! WE'VE NEVER HAD TIRES ON 40 CARS WE'VE OWNED DO THIS! IT MADE MY RIDE VERY LOUD AND FELT ROUGH WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO HANDLE AT SPEEDS 55+! CONTINENTAL WOULD ONLY TALK TO US AFTER WE COMPLAINED TO NISSAN, BUT THEIR OFFER WASN'T ACCEPTIBLE. THEY SAID WE WOULD GET A DISCOUNT OF 30 DOLLARS/TIRE AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE REST, ABOUT $350 DOLLARS. THE CLENCHER WAS THAT I HAD TO BUY CONTINENTAL! WHO WANTS TO PUT DEFECTIVE TIRES BACK ON THEIR CAR? NOT ME! I GOT A DEAL, ELSE WHERE FOR BETTER TIRES. COMPANIES SHOULD TREAT CUSTOMERS BETTER, TO KEEP CUSTOMERS. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN, OR OTHER VEHICLE AGAIN IF THEY HAVE THE SAME TIRES! A PERSON SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE A SEVERE ACCIDENT, OR DIE TO GET A COMPANY TO ADMIT THEIR PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE.

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM MY 2005 ALTIMA THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT 05. THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED THE VEHICLE MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY SLUGGISH FROM TAKEOFF, I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL NISSAN ARE SLUGGISH AND NEED TO BE DRIVEN TO GET THE "NEWNESS FROM THE VEHICLE" WHAT KIND OF CRAP IS THAT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AND MY TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I DON'T EVEN HAVE 20K MILES ON MY VEHICLE SO THIS IS VERY MYSTERIOUS TO ME. NISSAN IN MY OPINION DOES NOT LISTEN TO ITS CUSTOMERS AND CLAIMS TO BE THE VERY BEST TOWARDS THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THE COMMERCIALS BUT IN REALITY THEY ARE JUST ANOTHER BIG COMPANY MAKING MONEY AT THE EXPENSE OF "USE TO BE LOYAL" CUSTOMERS". EVERY COMPLAINT ON THIS BOARD I CAN AGREE WITH WHICH IS SAD FOR I TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SEAT BELTS, SHARP BAR UNDER THE PASSENGERS SEAT, ENGINE AND PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT SO BASICALLY ALL WE HAVE IS AN EXPENSIVE GOOD LOOKING NON-WORKING PIECES OF CRAP. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH NISSAN. SIGNED - WILL NEVER EVER EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN IN MY LIFE. *NM

NEW 2005 ALTIMA 3.5 SE BOUGHT AUGUST 2005 1ST MONTH I HAD NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND THE VEHICLE PULLING/DRIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THIS CONCERN MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HAVE A SENSE OF CONTROL WHEN DRIVING, IN ADDITION WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THE VIBRATION IN THE WHEEL MAKES YOUR HANDS AND ARMS FALL ASLEEP. IT IS ALWAYS NECESSARY AFTER AN HOUR OR HOUR AND A HALF TO PULL OVER AND GIVE YOUR ARMS/ HANDS A REST. THE DEALER ADDRESSED THIS CONCERN BY BALANCING THE WHEELS BY ROAD FORCE BALANCE (CORRECTED SPECS - 21LBS ROAD FORCE DOWN TO 7LBS) NO ALIGNMENT ISSUES WERE NOTICED. AFTER 3 TIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE VIBRATIONS I HAD NOTICED A CLUNK IN THE FRONT END, IT ENDED UP BEING A STRUT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITH THE NEXT TRIP THE DEALERSHIP THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WAS NOW EVIDENT AT ALL SPEEDS, IT WAS STILL DRIFTING, AND A NEW "HUM" HAD DEVELOPED AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER UNABLE TO VERIFY ANY OF MY CONCERNS SUGGESTED THAT I GO FOR A RIDE WITH THE SERVICE MANGER. AFTER THAT RIDE HE SUGGESTED THAT I HAVE MY TIRES SWAPPED FOR NEW ONES OF ANOTHER BRAND. ON MY NEXT TRIP TO THE DEALER THEY SWAPPED ALL 4 OF MY TIRES FOR ANOTHER BRAND NAME AND RE-ALIGNED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND FRONT END. THROUGHOUT THE WINTER THE CAR RAN OK OTHER THAN SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT WOULD KILL MY BATTERY AND THE REAR PILLAR AIRBAGS COMING OUT. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE SPRING THAT I WAS FORCED TO BRING MY CAR DOWN AGAIN FOR THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CLUNK IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER COULD NOT VERIFY ANY CLUNK IN THE FRONT END BUT AGREED THAT THERE IS AGAIN A VIBRATION AND REMEDIED THE PROBLEM BY ADJUSTING THE STEERING RACK PRE-LOAD. INITIALLY THE VIBRATION WAS REDUCED, BUT WITHIN A MONTH IT WAS BACK. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THAT ADJUSTING THE STEERING RACK PRE-LOAD WAS ONLY A "TEMPORARY FIX" A "BANDAID FOR THE PROBLEM". *JB