2005 Nissan Altima

TIRE BLISTER ISSUE(TURANZA EL 42 P215/55R17 93H M+S)--- I NOTICED A TIRE BLISTER ON MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. I VISITED MY DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE BUT WAS ONLY REDIRECTED TO BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE. HOWEVER, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DID NOT ADDRESS THE MATTER AND SIMPLY IGNORED THE FAILURE OF THE TIRE INTEGRITY. I AM WORRIED AS BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE HAS A HISTOY OF IGNORING PROBLEMS WITH ITS PRODUCTS AND HAS SACRIFICED THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER IN ORDER TO GAIN A PROFIT. NO ONE ANSWERED THE PHONE WHEN I CONTACTED THE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE WARRANTY NUMBER (800-847-3272). I EVENTUALLY LOCATED ANOTHER NUMBER VIA DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE (800-582-0962). HOWEVER THE SOLE TECH SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE SIMPLY DISMISSED THE MATTER. THE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT COMPLETE A CLAIM FORM OR PROVIDE A CLAIM NUMBER. HE DIRECTED ME TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF A BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE RETAILER. HOWEVER, THE RETAILER COULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITHOUT A CLAIM NUMBER, WHICH THE MANUFACTURER TECH REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED TO ME. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE WAY BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE HANDLED THIS MATTER GIVEN ITS PREVIOUS HISTORY. I WISHED THAT NISSAN NEVER PLACED THIS BRAND OF TIRES ON ITS NEW VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY IF NISSAN DOES NOT PLAN TO PROTECT ITS CONSUMERS FROM BAD MANUFACTURERS. ***PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO INSERT THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE. MY TIRE SIZE IS P215/55R17 93H M. *AK

2005 NISSAN ALTIMA - THE RADIO PRODUCES AN ACCEPTABLE SOUND BUT THE FACE PLATE LACKS SUFFICIENT LUMINOSITY & CONTRAST FOR THE INFORMATION TO BE SEEN. TYPICALLY, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE DISPLAY WHILE DRIVING AS YOU MUST FACE DIRECTLY IN-LINE WITH THE UNIT. NISSAN WAS CONTACTED 3/4/05 AND ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WERE PROBLEMS AND THAT THEY WERE THE RESULT OF THE RADIO BEING LOCATED TOO HIGH RESULTING IN SUNLIGHT "WASHING" OUT THE DISPLAY. I STATED THE PROBLEM EXISTS AT NIGHT AS WELL AND A CONTRAST/ILLUMINATION ADJUSTMENT WOULD HELP. I ASKED NISSAN TO REPLACE THE RADIO WITH A DIFFERENT UNIT AND THEY REFUSED BUT INDICATED THERE WOULD BE A REDESIGN IN 2006.*AK

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC IN SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE ON 2/12/2005, MY 2005 ALTIMA WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY A CAR THAT FAILED TO STOP. THE DRIVER OF THAT CAR WAS DETERMINED TO BE AT FAULT BY POLICE. FOUR VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WITH MY CAR BEING THE MOST DAMAGED. POLICE ESTIMATED THE CAR THAT HIT ME WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. AT IMPACT. THE IMPACT DROVE MY CAR FORWARD INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE REAR OF MY CAR WAS DESTROYED AND THE FRONT IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH THAT THE RADIATOR WAS BURST AND FRONT SUSPENSION MEMBERS AND THE HOOD WERE CRUMPLED. AT NO TIME DURING THE ACCIDENT DID EITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS IN MY ALTIMA DEPLOY! HOWEVER, THE SEAT BELTS DID LOCK IN POSITION AND PROBABLY SAVED US FROM MORE SERIOUS INJURY. INJURIES FOR THOSE IN MY CAR (FOUR PEOPLE) CONSISTED OF CUTS, SCRAPES AND BRUISES ACCOMPANINED WITH SORENESS. SINCE IT IS ONLY TWO DAYS SINCE THE ACCIDENT, THERE MAY BE OTHER POSSIBLE PROBLEMS ARISE. I THOUGHT AIR BAGS WERE SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY IN CASES SUCH AS THIS? I NOTE FROM RESEARCH THAT NISSAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AIR BAG FAILURES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO STOP THIS!*AK

I BOUGHT MY 2005 ALTIMA MAY 3, 2005, SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO. IF YOU PUT ON THE REAR DEFROSTER THE RADIO GOES TO 100% PURE STATIC. ALSO WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO GREGORIS NISSANS SVC DEPT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE MY REAR WINDOW! THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH THIS CAR IS YOU CAN NOT READ THE DISPLAY OF THE RADIO WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUT. ALSO I HAVE A RATTLE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHEN THE RADIO IS ON. I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY SPEAKER AND THEY WOULD ORDER ME ONE. FIRST OF ALL IT'S NOT THE SPEAKER IT IS THE DOOR! I AM DONE WITH NISSAN AND THEIR PRODUCTS. IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME I WOULD APPRECIATE IT*AK

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA THE FIRST TIME I DROVE THE CAR AT NIGHT AND TURNED ON THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS PROJECTED FAR LESS THAN I HAD BEEN USED TO IN THE 1998 ALTIMA OR EVEN THE 1988 SUBARU THAT WE HAVE. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS SCARY, UNCOMFORTABLE AND MOST CERTAINLY DANGEROUS. MY WIFE, THE SECOND DRIVER IN OUR FAMILY, NOTICED THE PROBLEM, AS DID A NEIGHBOR.ONE EVENING I LINED UP BOTH THE 1998 ALTIMA AND THE 2005 ALTIMA SIDE BY SIDE AND TURNED ON THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS OF EACH. THE NEW 2005 ALTIMA HEADLAMPS PROJECTED LESS THAN 2/3RDS THE DISTANCE AS THE 1998 ALTIMA. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO NO AVAIL. NISSAN ISSUED ME A REFERENCE COMPLAINT NO.4858724. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT IT JUST MAY BE THE DESIGN. THE DESIGN! THEY ADVISED ME TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER PREFERABLY AT NIGHT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS CLOSE AT NIGHT SO THAT IS A VERY REMOTE POSSIBILITY. I ASKED IF THEY COULD RECOMMEND AFTER MARKET BULBS THAT I, AT MY OWN EXPENSE, COULD HAVE INSTALLED. THEY OFFERED NO ADVICE. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE A REAL DANGER TO ALL NIGHT DRIVERS ESPECIALLY ELDERLY DRIVERS. THIS IS A AN IMMINENT OR EVEN FATAL DANGER. AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! I SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS DIRE SITUATION AND I PRAY NO LIVES ARE LOST IN THE MEAN TIME. *JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED MY CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. MY "SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT" ALSO WENT ON. THE CAR STALLED, AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS HAPPENED ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR IS A 2005 ALTIMA 2.5SL. AS I'M WRITING THIS MY CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALER....AGAIN TOWED IN!!!*AK

I PURCHASES A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA ON NOV. 2, 2004. ON NOV. 23, 2004, MY BACK DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE, NOW HAVING 1400 MILES ON IT BLEW OUT. THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES IN THE TIRE, THE SIDEWALL JUST BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTALS. NEITHER SUPERIOR NISSAN, NISSAN USA, NOR CONTINENTAL WOULD REPLACE MY TIRE. *AK