2005 Nissan Altima

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5SL. LAST YEAR I GOT A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE ECM FIXED ON MY CAR. MY CAR WAS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER THE RECALLED WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, THIS STOPPED HAPPEN UNTIL YESTERDAY. I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS FIXED, THEN MY CAR JUST RANDOMLY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I CRANK IT BACK UP AND TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I THOUGHT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL WAS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN WHO ADVISED ME IT WAS SOMETHING CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ECM REPROGRAMMING RECALL EVEN THOUGH NISSAN HAD A RECALL ON CRANKSHAFT SENSORS IN 2007. AND AFTER READING HERE AND OTHER PLACES I FIND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM NISSAN SINCE 2002. SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT WAS THE RECALL FOR IF IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND WHY AM I BEING CHARGE TO GET A NISSAN ERROR REPAIRED THAT APPARENTLY ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THIS IS INSANE!!! DOES HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO DO A RECALL TO FIX THE REAL PROBLEM? WILL IT TAKE A LAW SUIT? I THINK THE CRANKSHAFT SENSORS ARE FAULTY AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

CAR HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODES WERE READ IT IS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR SEEMS THE ONLY RECALL FOR THIS WAS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR THAT WAS REPROGRAMMED, NOT REPLACED. THERE SEEMS TO BE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON REPLACING THE SENSOR NOT JUST REPROGRAMMING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD STALL EVERY FIVE MILES; HOWEVER, IT NEVER COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAULTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD INCLUDE HER VEHICLE IN THE RECALL IF THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT HER EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 05/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/14/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A "JUMP" IN THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMETHING SLIPPED. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE NOTICED MORE JUMPING SO SHE STOPPED TO GET GASOLINE BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED THAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT TWICE AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. A FRIEND STATED THAT THE SENSORS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. HER FRIEND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THE SENSORS CHANGED. AFTER LEAVING THE MECHANIC, THE ISSUE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY FAILURES SINCE THE LAST REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 AND THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,815 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO START AND WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS USED; HOWEVER, IT WAS PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 07V527000 IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

NISSAN ALTIMA 2005 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING - ACCORDING TO WWW.NHTSA AND MULTIPLE OTHER SITES THIS IS A PROBLEM COVERED BY NISSAN RECALL 07V527000 - WE TOOK IT TO GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN FOR REPAIR - THEY SAID THIS AND ANOTHER SENSOR ARE BAD BUT NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL - THEN CHARGED ME $125 FOR "DIAGNOSTICS" TO DETERMINE THIS IS THE PROBLEM WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THEM EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND SHOWED THEM THE RECALL INFORMATION. HE SAYS THIS CAR VIN NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, BUT ACCORDING TO RECALL DESCRIPTION IT IS COVERED AND THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE ISSUE. WHEN A CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING, IT CAN LEAD TO VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES PUTTING THE DRIVER AND OTHERS AT RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS ILLNESS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400 TO REPAIR AND THAT THEY WOULD APPLY THE $125 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE TO THE REPAIR IF WE OPTED TO HAVE IT DONE. SERVICE ADVISOR LISTED ON BILL AS C. MARK WYATT *TR

2005 ALTIMA BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT U-JOINT HAD RUSTED AND SEIZED. (HE FELT THE SEALS ON THE SHAFT ARE DEFECTIVE.) HE HAD TO BACKORDER THE PART, SO THERE APPEARS TO BE A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. (ONE DEALER HAD FOURTEEN IN STOCK AND ALL WERE ACCOUNTED FOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS REAR-ENDED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FORCE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REAR-END THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO THE MASSIVE IMPACT AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OPPOSING DRIVERS. THE POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED REAR BODY DAMAGE AND WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.