2005 Nissan Altima

CAR ARBITRARILY STALLED AND CUT OFF AT LOW SPEEDS AND BEGAN TO ALSO JERK INTERMITTENTLY AS IF ATTEMPTING TO SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS...EASILY THIS COULD LEND TO A COLLISION!!! SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND HAS REMAINED LIT. DEALER REPROGRAMMED ECM ONLY FOR STALLING AND JERKING TO CONTINUE, AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR TO RE-ILLUMINATE WITHIN 24-HOURS OF INITIAL "FIX." ALSO OF NOTE, DEALER REPAIRMAN NOTED THAT P0420 WAS DIAGNOSED STATING THAT THE CATALYST SYSTEM IS FAILING AND ENGINE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACE DEPENDING ON OIL CONSUMPTION LEVEL TO BE DETERMINED AFTER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. CANADIAN RECALL CAMPAIGN CODE: R86 CALLS FOR P0335 KGB SENSOR TO BE REPLACED BY DEALER WHEREAS NIACIN NORTH AMERICA'S ONLY "CORRECTIVE" ACTION IS FOR DEALERS TO REPROGRAM THE ECMA FREE OF CHARGE--WHICH, CONSEQUENTLY, DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM--AND INSTEAD ATTEMPTS TO DIVERT THE COMPUTER FROM DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM--A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE (AND RELATED ENGINE FAILURE) COVERED PER THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY UNTIL 80,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH A STEERING DEFECT. SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO COLLISION REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT CUPLER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 03/12/09. *LJ THE INNER TIE ROD WAS REPLACED AND THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED. UPDATED 03/16/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE ABNORMALLY SLOW AS IF IT WERE NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $279. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,081 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,600. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/20/09. *JB

2005 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS ISSUES WITH TIRES AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT GOOD WITH PHONE CALLS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ON HER THIRD SET OF TIRES AT 22,000 MILES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE HAD WEAK AXLES AND WERE OFTEN MIS-ALIGNED AT THE FACTORY. EVEN WITH THE PROPER MAINTENANCE, THE MIS-ALIGNMENT WOULD RETURN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A CAR SEAT, BUT SHE SOON DISCOVERED, THE REAR SEAT BELT DID NOT CATCH AS IT SHOULD HAVE AND IT DID NOT RECOIL WHEN IT WAS NOT BEING USED. THE FAN WOULD BLOW AND WORK IN ALL POSITIONS, BUT THE ONLY TIME IT WOULD BLOW WARM OR HOT AIR WAS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS IN USE AND RUNNING FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THE WINDOWS WOULD DEFROST ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT NOT THE INSIDE. IT WOULD FORM A THIN LAYER OF ICE AND FOG THAT HAD TO BE SCRAPED OR WIPED WITH WARM WATER, OR IT WOULD EVENTUALLY FADE AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IN HER VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED AND SHE MUST WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO FINALLY START. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WILL CHECK AGAIN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS TO RESTART WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE IN TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY PRINTED OUT A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE VEHICLE AT THE COST OF $220. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,413.