2005 Nissan Altima

I WAS CHANGING THE OIL ON MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA AND REALIZED THE FLOORBOARDS ARE NEARLY COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I LIFTED THE CARPET INSIDE THE CABIN AND REALIZED IT IS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGES. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE FLOORBOARDS THEY STATED NISSAN ALTIMA 2005 HAD A 5 YEAR CORROSIVE WARRANTY FOR THE UNDERBODY AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THIS REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS MODEL. THE RUSTED FLOORBOARDS ARE NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SEATS. I AM ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE OF WATER OR MOLD NEAR THE FRONT FLOOR VENTS COULD ENTER THE CABIN THROUGH THE RUSTED FLOORBOARDS. THE FORT WAYNE NISSAN STATED THEY DID NOT NOTICE THIS RUST DURING MY OIL CHANGES. I BEGAN CHANGING MY OIL WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THE RUSTY FLOORBOARDS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL 2002-2005 NISSAN ALTIMA PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA TO ADDRESS AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

I GOT USED 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA, WHEN I GOT I DIDN'T CHECK UNDER CAR. AFTER FEW MONTHS I WAS AT DEALER FOR RECALLS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAS RUSTED FLOORBOARD PAN AND ITS BIG HOLE IN BODY , THROUGH THAT WE CAN TOUCH THE CARPET OF INSIDE CAR, AND THAT KIND OF 2 BIG( APPROX. 8-10 INCH) SPOT , ONE DRIVER SIDE AND ONE PASSENGER SIDE, I TRIED TO CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS , BUT THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED WITH WARRANTY OR ANY KIND OF RECALLS , MEANS I HAVE TO FIX THEM BY MYSELF. ITS WEIRD THAT ITS NOT THAT OLD CAR AND ONLY PARTICULAR TWO SPOTS NOT ANYWHERE ELSE UNDER WHOLE CAR SO ITS KIND OF DESIGN MISTAKE , SOME SAYS ITS WATER DRAINAGE IS HOLDING WATER ON THAT SPOTS AND THAT'S WHY ITS GETTING RUSTED. BUT MAY BE NISSAN COMPANY MUST KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH DESIGN AND HOW TO SOLVE BECAUSE ITS NOT JUST 10-15 , ITS ALL CUSTOMERS PROBLEM WHO OWNS 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,981. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. WHILE MY CAR WAS ON THE LIFT WE NOTICED A HUGE RUST SPOT UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY WERE ABLE TO EASILY PUT A SCREWDRIVER INSIDE THE HOLE AND IT LIFTED MY CARPET. AND WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT ONE MONTH EARLIER MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP PUTTING ON NEW TIERODS AND BUSHINGS, AND THERE WAS NO RUST AT ALL. SO IN ONE MONTH THE UNDERCOATING WAS GONE AND A HUGE RUST HOLE APPEARED. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY WARRANTY WAS OVER AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $900 TO FIX. THIS IS CRAZY. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND IT ONLY HAS 62,000 ON IT. NISSAN NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF THE ALTIMAS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. AND IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED I WILL NO LONGER BE BUYING FROM NISSAN. *TR

THE CLUTCH PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AFTER IDLING FOR OVER THIRTY MINUTES, WHILE IN TRAFFIC, AND AFTER THE ENGINE HAS GOTTEN HOT AND BEING DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THE PEDAL WILL FALL TO THE FLOOR AND YOU CANNOT SWITCH GEARS. THE STICK SHIFT WON'T EVEN MOVE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR JERKS REALLY HARD. IT WILL SOMETIMES CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IF YOU DON'T REACH DOWN AND PULL THE PEDAL UP WITH YOUR HAND. THIS HAS CAUSE ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT DOWN SHIFT OR GO INTO NEUTRAL, I RECENTLY ENDED UP TAPPING THE REAR OF SOMEONE ELSES VEHICLE AT WHICH MY DAUGHTER IS STILL COMPLAINING HER NECK HURTS. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART DEALING WITH THE HYDRAULICS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. A LAWSUIT IS SURE TO BE ON THE WAY NOW THAT I HAVE WEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR BECAUSE IT WON'T DO IT FOR THEM. ALL NISSAN FORUMS ARE FILLED WITH CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THESE YEAR MODEL CARS. NISSAN IS ABOUT TO KILL SOMEBODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 11/27/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE WHOLES ON EQUAL PLACES ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD. UPDATED 11/28/2012 *JS

I NOTICED A LOOSE PIECE OF HANGING METAL FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND QUICKLY FOUND THAT APPROXIMATELY AN 8" X 20" FLOORBOARD SECTION BEHIND THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND CRUMBLED TO THE GROUND UPON TOUCHING IT. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE IS 135,000 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND NISSAN NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT IS EXPECTED THIS WOULD BE AN ISSUE 40 YEARS AGO, BUT NOT WITH TODAY'S CARS. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO BE SERVICED AT GLICK NISSAN, THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT SAID THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE FLOOR UNDER PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS ARE RUSTED OUT. I BROUGHT MY CAR FOR A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HIS REPORT SAID THE RUST IS SEVERE AND IN 6 MONTHS MY CAR WILL BE WORTH NOTHING! UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FIND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN CUSTOMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT USED BY NISSAN. I FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, THEY ARE CLAIMING ZERO RESPONSIBILITY, LABELING THE ISSUE AS AN "ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN" AND WILL IN NO WAY ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.