2005 Nissan Altima

CAR STARTED MISSING AND STUTTERING THEN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR A COUPLE DAYS, NEARLY CAUSING 3 ACCIDENTS IN THIS SPAN. ON THE THIRD DAY IT STARTED LOSING POWER AND SHUT OFF CONSTANTLY WHEN AT RED LIGHTS. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SCANNED THE ENGINE CODES. WE REPLACES THE CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND THE CAR RAN SMOOTHLY AGAIN. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ECM REPROGRAM RECALL DONE TO THE CAR AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R 6 SPEED MANUAL WHEN THE CLUTCH JUST SANK TO THE FLOOR I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HEAD COULD NOT GO AT THE LIGHT. AFTER A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CLUTCH WENT BACK TO NORMAL PRESSURE. ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THE CLUTCH NEVER WENT BACK TO PRESSURE I HAVE BEEN READING FORUMS ONLINE, AND THIS HAPPENS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MOST 02-06 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS WITH MANUALS. NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS 5 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD CONVERTER AND THE O2 SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

THE FOLLOWING IS A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 24, 2011. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM, WHILE DRIVING MY FATHER'S 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, WHICH I REGULARLY DRIVE, I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE IN WHICH MY VEHICLE WAS SEPARATED BY A CURBED SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. I PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I GLANCED TO THE RIGHT OF ME AT THE PASSENGER'S SEAT TO MAKE SURE I HAD MY BELONGINGS. MY HANDS WERE NEITHER ON THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE GEAR SHIFT WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY LAUNCH FORWARD. IT JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT INTO THE SHOPPING CARTS WHICH WERE BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE BUILDING'S WALL. THE CAR BEGAN TO LURCH BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY, RAMMING INTO THE SHOPPING CARTS, CAUSING MY BODY TO ALSO BE TOSSED BACK AND FORTH IN THE SAME MANNER. I PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE TO TRY AND REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SIDEWALK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SIDEWALK I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT BACK INTO PARK. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE BACKWARDS WITH AS MUCH FORCE AND VELOCITY AS IT EXERTED WHEN IT FIRST LAUNCHED FORWARD. I FOUND MYSELF SPEEDING BACKWARDS SO RAPIDLY THAT I HAD NO MEANS OF STOPPING THE CAR. THE CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AFTER IT STRUCK TWO VEHICLES THAT WERE PARKED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. *TR

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION. 2 HOLES WERE DISCOVERED IN FLOOR PANELS THAT PREVENTED IT FROM PASSING VT INSPECTION. CORROSION WAS FROM INSIDE OUT UNDER BOTH FRONT SEATS NOT VISIBLE FROM VEHICLE INTERIOR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE PURCHASE 6/25/04. CORROSION IS EXCESSIVE FOR AGE AND MILEAGE EVEN IN AN AREA PRONE TO ROAD SALT CORROSION. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ON MODEL YEARS 2001-2005 YET NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND IF NOT RECOGNIZED CAN ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, STEADILY PROGRESSING AT 65MPH. THE CAR SHUDDERED, EVEN THOUGH I HADN'T CHANGED MY ACCELERATION (OR ANYTHING ELSE). I DISMISSED IT AS A FLUKE AND RAN AN ERRAND. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR AFTER I EXITED THE STORE, THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN OVER IN A TIMELY MANNER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT IN. I TOOK IT TO MY USUAL MECHANIC, WHO CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND TOLD ME ABOUT THE OUTSTANDING RECALL ON CAM/CRANKSHAFT SENSOR PROGRAMMING. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP (FENTON NISSAN, 8800 NORTHWEST EXPY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA), WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD DO THE RECALL, BUT THAT I HAD TO HAVE NEW CAM/CRANKSHAFT SENSORS INSTALLED FIRST OR MY COMPUTER WOULD BURN UP. I CALLED MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT HE HAD CHECKED MY SENSORS AND THAT THEY WERE FINE. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THIS INFO, AND THEY RESTATED WHAT THEY HAD SAID BEFORE. I THEN SAID THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE THE INSTALLATION DONE BY MY MECHANIC. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY GUY WOULD JUST MESS UP THE JOB, AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ANY SENSORS HE WOULD INSTALL, SO IT WOULD BE IN MY BEST INTEREST TO JUST HAVE THE DEALERSHIP DO THE WORK. HE THEN INSINUATED THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT I DID, THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T PERFORM THE RECALL WITHOUT THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLING NEW SENSORS. I GOT BOTH THE SENSORS AND THE RECALL PERFORMED BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE CAR WAS STILL NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DID THE RECALL PROGRAMMING AGAIN, AND THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING WELL EVER SINCE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FORCED ME TO HAVE EXTRA WORK DONE, EVEN THOUGH MY SENSORS WERE GOOD AND THE RECALL DOESN'T SPECIFY THAT SENSORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL IS PERFORMED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE CLUTCH DROPS DOWN TO THE FLOOR MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT IF POSSIBLE TO PUT IT IN A GEAR. IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE YOU CAN NOT PUT THE CAR IN 1ST GEAR AT ALL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. I HAVE TRIED TO GET WITH NISSAN TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE AND ALL THEY SAY IS THAT THEY CAN NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO REPEAT FOR THEM. IT USUALLY CORRECTS ITSELF FROM AROUND ONE HOUR TURNED OFF TO A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE CLUTCH WOULD GET BACK TO THE NORMAL POSITION. THIS HAS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A VULNERABLE SITUATION WHERE I HAD ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND STRAIGHT INTO A GAS STATION. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURE AND TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THERE DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING. ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WHERE NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE INFAMOUS CLUTCH DROPPING DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHERE YOU CAN NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ALL!