2005 Nissan Altima

I LOST POWER FROM 65MPH TO 40MPH WITHOUT WARNING ON A HWY WITH THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH> I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSY. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE "THAT THE ENGINE MIGHT STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE PROGRAM IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THEY SAID THIS WASN'T A PROBLEM. 9/04/2008 THE ENGINE STALLED AFTER STARTED THIS TIME A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. PLEASE LOOK INTO RELATED DANGERS. THANKS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). SHE CONSULTED THE DEALER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM MODULE AS THE RECALL REMEDY. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, SHE NOTICED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOSTLY ON THE FREEWAY. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,030 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA STARTED STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE ENGINE BEGAN JUMPING AT ACCELERATION. APPARENTLY, I HAD A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THORNHILL NISSAN IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE ECM. THE NEXT DAY THE SEL CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN WITH ITS PROBLEMS. WHEN I CALLED DALENE VASQUEZ AT THORNHILL NISSAN SHE STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $200 TO REPLACE. THROUGH MY OWN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH I FIND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE THEIR 2002 MODELS AND THEY WON'T REPLACE THE $40 SENSOR. *TR

IN JUNE OF 2008, I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING A RECALL ON THE ENGINE COOLING OF THE 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L ENGINE. I TOOK MY CAR IN THE TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN LUBBOCK, TX AND THE ISSUE WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR UNTIL AFTER THIS REPAIR WAS DONE. I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AND RIGHT AFTERWARDS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE THEN. I CALLED OVER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS OK FOR THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO BE ON AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. SOON AFTERWARD MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE CRANKING. I WOULD GO SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT WANTING TO CRANK AT ALL AND ALSO IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO TURN OVER IF IT WAS CRANKING. ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO MY CAR WOULD NOT CRANK ONCE AGAIN. I LET THE CAR SIT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND ATTEMPTED TO CRANK IT AGAIN. THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT CRANK. I GOT THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ISSUE WAS, AS OTHERS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ASKED IF THE CRANKSHAFT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CRANKSHAFT WAS "MENTIONED" IN THE RECALL BUT NOT SPECIFICALLY COVERED TO BE REPAIRED BY THE RECALL. I WAS ADVISED THAT THOSE TWO REPAIRS WILL BE $208.00 TO REPAIR PLUS TAXES AND THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO REPAIR IT FREE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THESE ISSUES WOULD BE FREE UNDER THE RECALL. I CALLED THE NISSAN USA NUMBER AND ASKED FOR A RESOLVE. I ASKED FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE PAID BY THEM BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS VERY PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING HOWEVER INSTEAD OF PREVENTING THE PROBLEM, THE REPAIRS CAUSED THE PROBLEM TO START. THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE FEES AND TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY THE BILL AND THEN SUBMIT THE BILL TO THEM FOR RESEARCH TO SEE IF THEY COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT. THE FEE SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE AN ALTIMA 2005, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THAT ALL CERTAIN MODELS THAT CAME OUT OF THE COMPANY,CAME WITH AN AFFECT ON THE ENGINE. BEFORE I RECEIVE THE LETTER BY THEN I ALREADY HAD BY CAR TAKEN TO FIX IT, SO I PAID. NOW ON THIS MONTH SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 I WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRST I DID NOT LIKE THE WAY THEY ATTENDED ME, SECOND THEY WANTED ME TO CHARGE ME 100 DOLLARS JUST TO CHECK IF IT WAS THE PROBLEM THAT SAID IN THE PAPER AND IF IT WAS. IT WAS GOING TO BE FREE OR OTHERWISE IF IT CAME WITH SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME WITH THAT AMOUNT. NOW MY COMPLAIN IS WHY AM I GOING TO PAY 100 . IF IT WAS NOT MY FAULT THAT IT WAS THE MANUFACTURE OF THE CAR. I DID NOT PAID 25 GRAND. FOR NOTHING. NOW I WOULD LIKE THAT PROBLEM TO BE FIX WITHOUT CHARGE BECAUSE IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT THE CAR, CAME OUT WITH A PROBLEM FROM THE COMPANY. PLEASE ANSWER TO MY COMPLAIN AND HELP THAT I NEED TO GET THIS FIX, BUT WITHOUT CHARGE. THANK YOU! *TR

MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL I GOT IN MY CAR ONE DAY AND IT WOULD BARELY CRANK. IT TOOK IT A MINUTE, BUT IT FINALLY DID. THAT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THEN, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, MY CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WILL NOT LOOK AT IT BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WELL, MY LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL THIS STARTED HAPPENING. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL TO A TEE. I HAVE GONE TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT BEING WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR WILL MAKE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT LOOK AT IT OR FIX IT BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND HOPEFULLY SOON. I CARRY YOUNG CHILDREN IN MY CAR AND ITS THE ONLY MEAN OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE. I DON'T NEED SOMETHING TO HAPPEN WHILE DOING THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

RECALL NOTICE FOR 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. CONSUMER DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SHE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AND WANTS HELP WITH BEING REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR MONTHS WITH THE VEHICLE JUST COMING TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER TOLD HER, THEY HAD FIXED THE RECALL, BUT IF SHE WANTED HER VEHICLE TO STOP STALLING, SHE WOULD NEED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT THE VEHICLE UPON APPROACHING A TOLL BOTH. THE CLUTCH EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE GEAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED. THE CLUTCH EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

THIS SUMMER, I VISITED CROWN NISSAN IN HOOVER, ALABAMA TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WITH MY CAR. SPECIFICALLY, MY 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AFTER MY CAR TRIED REPEATEDLY TO STALL. (THIS HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, WITHOUT THE LIGHT COMING ON.) WHILE THERE, I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL, THE FIXING OF WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THAT VERY PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT STALLED OUT (WITHOUT THE LIGHT COMING ON), AND I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CROWN'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN THE RECALL DID NOT ADDRESS THE STALLING, AND IT WAS USUALLY THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR. I ASKED WHY NISSAN USA DID NOT RECALL THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR, IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO SAY IN THAT. SO I CALLED NISSAN USA, ALERTED THEM TO THE PROBLEM, AND ASKED THAT THEY OPEN UP A FILE FOR ME, AS I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD RECALL THE CAM SENSOR, IF IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE PROBLEM. AFTER SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THE CAM /CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR WAS RECALLED IN CERTAIN 2002-2003 ALTIMAS. FINALLY, MY CAR KEPT STALLING UNTIL THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERSHIP (DUE TO OTHER ISSUES WITH CROWN). IT WAS THERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAM/CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN ASKED IF THIS WAS CUSTOMARY, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALTIMAS LIKE MINE, FOR WHICH THE RECALL FAILED TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, I ASKED WHY THIS CAM/CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS NOT RECALLED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT UP WITH NISSAN USA. I CALLED NISSAN USA AND REQUESTED A REFUND, AND ASKED THAT THEY RECALL THE PART. MY CASE WAS ASSIGNED TO A FIELD REP, WHO HAS NEVER CALLED ME. AFTER NO RESPONSE TO MY CALLS, I SENT A LETTER DEMANDING A REFUND AND A RECALL. NO RESPONSE. *TR