2006 Nissan Altima

THIS PAST JANUARY, WE WENT OUT TO OUR VEHICLE IN THE MORNING & IT WOULD NOT START. HAD IT DIAGNOSED, CAME BACK AS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. WE HAD IT REPLACED. NOW IN NOVEMBER WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH IT AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING A STEADY SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL WHAT FEELS LIKE JUMP/SLAM INTO GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON, HAD IT DIAGNOSED COMES BACK AS CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. DID RESEARCH ONLINE, COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED FOR 2002, 2005-2006 NISSAN ALTIMA CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. CONTACTED NISSAN AND WERE TOLD BY ASSOCIATE THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THAT RECALL CAMPAIGN. I ASKED HER "IS IT NORMAL TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR TWICE WITHIN LESS THAN A YEAR ", SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER AND ASKED "WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM NISSAN". MY RESPONSE WAS THAT," I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR, AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL, BUT NOT ON MY CAR, APPARENTLY JUST A FLUKE I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE", AND SHE SAID "MY ONLY SUGGESTION IS TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR PROPER DIAGNOSE & REPAIR IN WHICH YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR." I SAID "WELL OBVIOUSLY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP." *TR

ON SEPT 3RD 2010 (LABOR DAY WEEKEND), I DROVE ON I-17 (AZ) AT ABOUT 70 MPH FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST THE ACCELERATION. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THERE IS NO ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAR QUICKLY DECELERATE. I HAD TO TURN ON EMERGENCY LIGHT AND MOVED OUT. THEN I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND HAD THE CODE READ. P2138, ERROR WITH PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I HAD TO DRIVE LOCALLY TO SEND THE CAR TO THE POWER NISSAN AT TEMPE (DEALER) FOR REPAIR. THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEMS BUT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE LIGHT AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME. ON JULY 4TH 2013 (INDEPENDENCE DAY), I DROVE ON HIGHWAY 87 AT ABOUT 70 MPH FOR 1 HOUR AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. I HAD TO DRIVE BACK AT NO MORE THAN 40MPH OR THE DECELERATION OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEED. I WENT TO AUTOZONE AGAIN FOR CODE READING. SAME CODE P2138. THEN I SENT THE CAR TO SEARS. SEARS REPLACED GAS PEDAL SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY. ON SEPTEMBER 1ST 2013 (LABOR DAY WEEKEND), I DROVE ON HIGHWAY 101 AT 70MPH FOR 1 HOUR AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. SEARS GOT THE SAME ERROR CODE P2138. SEARS RE-TRAINED THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR PROGRAM. ON SEPTEMBER 10TH 2013, I SENT THE CAR FOR EMISSION TEST. DURING THE TEST WHEN TECHNICIAN PRESS GAS PEDAL, ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. SEARS GOT THE SAME ERROR CODE P2138. SEARS ASKED ME TO SEND THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER. NISSAN DEALER (THE SAME DEALER BUT NAME CHANGED TO AUTONATION NISSAN AT TEMPE) GOT THE SAME CODE P2138. NISSAN DEALER RE-TRAINED THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR PROGRAM AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME ON SEPTEMBER 12TH 2013. ON SEPTEMBER 13TH 2013, I TRIED THE CAR ON HIGHWAY. ONCE IT REACHED 70MPH, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR THE 5TH TIME. THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PISTONS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

I HAD COOLANT SERVICE AND AFTER THAT I STARTED EXPERIENCING LOW LEVELS OF COOLANT WHICH LED TO OVERHEATING OF CAR. I KEPT GETTING THE CAR CHECK TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE LEAKS. I CHECKED RECALL NOTICES AND THEN WAS TOLD I NEEDED SENSORS. I CALLED NISSAN IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS TOLD OUT OF THE 653K CARS MINE WAS NOT AFFECTED! I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. I THEN HAD SENSORS REPLACED (CRANKSHAFT AND SPEED) . NOW I'M BEING TOLD HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE RECALL FROM NISSAN SAYS THERE WE ENGINE COOLING PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE POWER ON MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TRYING TO TURN OVER THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. I DROVE IT TO ADVANCE AUTO WHERE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE TWO ERROR CODES: P0725 & P0335 (ENGINE SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION & CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION). UPON CALLING MY MECHANIC,HE ADVISED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TYPICAL PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND THAT HE BELIEVED THERE WAS A RECALL. I CALLED AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY NISSAN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY VIN WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, NISSAN WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE WHICH VEHICLES WERE ACTUALLY PART OF THE RECALL! THERE ARE MANY UNRESOLVED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS HAZARD FOR DRIVERS. WHAT IF THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH? I WOULD LIKE VERIFIABLE INFORMATION ON WHAT VEHICLES THIS RECALL COVERED, AS NISSAN SEEMS TO BE DEFLECTING SOME OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) AND CRANK SHAFT POSITION CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) OR 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,994.

VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP AND WENT TO PARK. HOOD OF VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HOT. MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD ISSUES STARTING CAR AFTER HAVING DRIVEN IT. CAR CRANKS FINE IN THE MORNING. I HAVE HAD TO LEAVE HOOD OPEN WHEN I GET HOME TO ALLOW ENGINE TO COOL. CAR WILL START FINE AGAIN AFTER AN HOUR OR TWO BUT SOMETIMES TAKING UP TO 5 HOURS. I CAN FEEL WHEN THE CAR IS ABOUT READY TO GIVE OUT AS IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE WHEN GAS IS PUSHED UNTIL YOU GET AROUND 45MPH. I HAVE EVEN FELT CAR PULL/JERK FORWARD WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN I LET UP BRAKE A LITTLE BIT. I HAVE TO KEEP A GOOD DISTANCE FROM CARS AHEAD OF ME TO ENSURE I WONT HIT ANYONE IF IT PULLS FORWARD. *TR

ON OUR RETURN TRIP HOME FROM VACATION WE STOPPED FOR GAS TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN WE TRIED TO RESTART AFTER FILLING UP IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND ABOUT A MILE LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY WENT OFF AFTER THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE CAR SEEMED TO DECELERATE THEN JOLT FORWARD. THE NEXT DAY AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR, THEN TURNED OFF, DIFFICULT TO START AGAIN AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN CHECKED WITH A CODE READER THE CODES CAME UP WITH DEFECTS TO THE CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS. WE CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A NOT UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR OUR MODEL AND THERE WAS A VIN SPECIFIC RECALL. WE CALLED THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM WHO THEN DIRECTED US TO CALL NISSAN USA. THEY TOLD US EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS SIMILAR (THE SAME) AS THE RECALL, OUR CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, SORRY. COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $628.50!!!! CURRENTLY CHECKING OUR OPTIONS FOR SOME SORT OF RECOURSE TO RECOUP SOME OF THE REPAIR COST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE CONSUMED OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 09/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/22/13