2005 Nissan Altima

ON RANDOM OCCASIONS, THE CLUTCH PEDAL LOOSES PRESSURE. IT ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES VERY CLOSE TO FLOOR. PRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS VERY SOFT UNTIL IT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY DEPRESSED. THE SITUATION IS RANDOM AND TYPICALLY LAST 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND THEN CORRECTS ITSELF. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, BUT IT WAS NOT ACTING FAULTY AT THE TIME AND THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, NO TSB OR RECALLS. I HAVE CALLED TO NOTIFY THEM AGAIN THAT IT STILL OCCURS AND THEY SUGGEST THAT I BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENS, BUT SINCE IT COMES AND GOES, THIS IS NOT PRACTICAL. IT DOES SEEM TO BE RELATED TO WHEN THE CAR IS HOT FROM EITHER CITY TRAFFIC OR IDLING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THERE ARE SEVERAL THREADS ON THIS TOPIC AT WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM FOR THE ALTIMA, WITH MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME RESULTS FROM THE DEALER. SOME HAVE FOUND RESOLUTION BE REPLACING THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND SLAVE CYLINDER. *TR

PERIODICALLY MY VEHICLE FAILS TO START ON THE FIRST TRY, IT JUST WON'T TURN OVER, BUT ON THE SECOND TRY IT IS FINE. YESTERDAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. IT IS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE AS THE WIPERS/LIGHTS COME ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THEY HAVE HAD A FEW COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY 'FLOODED'? I WENT OUT AN HOUR AFTER MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT STARTING THE CAR AND IT STILL DID NOT START. NOT SURE HOW A FUEL INJECTED VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT USE THE ACCELERATOR TO START, GETS FLOODED? THIS MAKES ME NERVOUS I'M GOING TO GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE WITH A VEHICLE THAT PERIODICALLY WILL FLOOD AND NOT START??? THE DEALER DID NOT FIX OR REPLACE ANYTHING. NOT VERY COMFORTING. *TR

BUY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SER 02/05, AT 4,000 MILES THE CLUTCH PEDAL BEGINS TO CONTINUOUSLY FALL TO FLOOR, REQUIRING OPERATOR TO LIFT WITH FOOT, TAKE TO DEALERSHIP THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, THIS GOES ON FOR MONTHS. THEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE MORNING IT STICKS TO FLOOR AND DOES NOT RECOVER. LIMP TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPLACES CLUTCH PEDAL AND SPRING TO CORRECT, SHORTLY AFTER FAILS AGAIN, DEALER REPLACES SLAVE CYLINDER, FAILS AGAIN DEALER REPLACES PRESSURE PLATE AND CLUTCH THROW OUT BEARING, FAILS AGAIN, DEALER REPLACES MASTER CYLINDER FOR CLUTCH, BY THIS TIME CAR HAS 38,700 MILES ON IT. SEEMS TO WORK FINE FOR ABOUT 12 MONTHS 20K AND DOWN SHIFTING ON AND EXPRESSWAY EXIT RAMP CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS TO FLOOR AND CLUTCH EXPLODES. CURRENTLY WAITING TO SEE IF NISSAN IS GOING TO FIX OR I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY WITH THE CLUTCH FAILURES AND NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED AS A RESULT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE RADIO AND CD PLAYER BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS ADVISED TO GO TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FEE TO REPAIR THE RADIO AND CD PLAYER WOULD BE FREE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS CHARGED $185.44. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN AND THEY WERE EQUIPPED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR, BUT THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, HAS YET TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THEY COULD ONLY INFORM HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERNAL. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,135. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN THE DEALER STATED REAR WINDOW OPERATES REALLY SLOW, AND PILLAR/ROOF KEEPS COMING A LOOSE. UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, APPROACHING A STOP, OR MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WENDY'S. SHE TURNED INTO WENDY'S PARKING LOT, SHE WENT AROUND WENDY'S TO THE OTHER SIDE AND WENT TO THE LAST PARKING SPOT WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. CAR JUMPED CURB AND HIT A TREE. WITNESS SAID THEY SAW A PUFF OF SMOKE , THERE WERE NO TIRE MARKS ANYWHERE. ALMOST $ 5000.00 DAMAGE. CAR WAS TAKEN NISSAN DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND I PURCHASED IT AT THE BAKER JACKSON THAT I AM REFERRING TO. IN AUGUST I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN WITH NO WARNINGS WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING I DRIVE MOSTLY ON THE FREEWAY. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY CLAIM THEY DID A DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THAT MY BATTERY WAS ERODED SO THEY HAD TO CLEANED THE BATTERY AND FUEL INJECTION. WELL AFTER I PAID AND PICKED UP MY CAR THE SAME THING HAPPENED A DAY LATER. TO SUM IT UP MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP ON THE FOLLOWING DATES 8/21/07,8/27/07,9/18/07 STAYED THERE FOR DAYS TO WEEKS AT A TIME AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. I AM A TEACHER AND A RECENT GRADUATE STUDENT SO I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY TO BE IN AND OUT OF RENTAL CARS AND GET BACK A NON-FUNCTIONING CAR AFTER EVERY VISIT. THE STORY I GET WHEN I SPEAK TO THEM IS IT RUNS FINE WHEN THEY DRIVE IT AND THEY HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AT ONE TIME. I LOOKED UP MY CAR ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED SO THAT I CAN GO TO WORK AND COME HOME SAFELY WITH OUT ENDANGERING MY LIFE OR ANYONE ELSE. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON ALTIMA?S 2004 ^ AND FOUND THAT MANY HAVE BEEN HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING. ?ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE, A VARIATION IN TEMPERATURE OCCURS DUE TO THE UNIQUE LOCATION OF THE SENSOR IN THE ENGINE. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THESE VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE CAN BE LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM THE SENSOR. IF THE INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL FROM THE SENSOR IS SO BRIEF THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) LOGIC DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION, THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPEED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.? COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME INVESTIGATE THIS SO I CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS? I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME OUT TO READ MY STORY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A SERVICE STATION AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL OR OIL PLUGS IN THE VEHICLE. HE REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN, WHERE IT WAS REGULARLY SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE NOT HAVING OIL OR OIL PLUGS. THEY ALSO INFORMED HER THAT SOMEONE HAD TAMPERED WITH HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS SPOKEN WITH NISSAN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN WITHOUT HER VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS. SHE BELIEVES THEY ARE GIVING HER THE RUN-AROUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE DEALER STATED PASSENGER WINDOW MAKES NOISE, AND REMOTE SWITCH IS INOPERABLE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

I HAVE A 2005 ALTIMA AND AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE OR WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE THE CLUTCH PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO REDLANDS NISSAN THEY REPLACED THE THROW OUT BEARING BUT, THE CAR STILL DOES THE SAME THING. WHEN I TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT - IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY!! BUT, THE DEALER SAYS THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE UNIT. WHY THAT PART SHOULD LAST A LONG TIME? THERE MUST BE A DEFECT AND I WANT IT CHANGED BY NISSAN. THE CAR IS AWESOME BUT THIS IS JUST PLAIN STUPID AND VERY DANGEROUS! HELP!!! *TR