2006 Nissan Altima

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER FINDING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ABOUT A NHTSA RECALL, #06V223000 REGARDING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, THE OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED. THE DIPSTICK READ NEARLY EMPTY. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP.

PURCHASED NEW 2006 ALTIMA IN APRIL 2006. CAR HAS ABOUT 3500 MILES ON IT NOW. CHECKED OIL LEVEL AGAIN THE OTHER DAY AND IT WAS BARELY ON DIP STICK AND WHAT WAS THERE WAS BLACK. CALLED NISSAN, THEY WERE NO HELP. THEY SAID TO BRING CAR IN EVERY 700 MILES. THAT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE ANSWER TO A NEW CAR OWNER. THE DEALER WAS OF NO HELP EITHER. I DO NOT THINK NEW CAR OWNERS SHOULD BE STUCK WITH LEMONS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO RETURN CAR. NISSAN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW OF SATISFYING MANY UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS OR RUINING THEIR IMAGE FOREVER IN THE MIND OF THOUSANDS. THEY NEED TO HELP US. *JB

I PURCHASE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM EASTERN CAROLINA NISSAN IN MAY 2006. I HAVE BEEN HEARING A RATTLING NOISE 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. I NOTIFIED NISSAN AND THEY STATED THAT IS WAS SPARK KNOCKING BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THEM TO INQUIRE ON SERVICE REPORT, NOT NOTED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON/OFF DURING DRIVING. THE DOORS LOCK WHEN KEYS ARE IN AND CAR IS STARTED/OFF. *NM

PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA ON 04/04/06 WITH 267 MILES ON THE CAR. WE NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO DEALER AT 2700 MILES (05/22/06) & TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM, WHILE WE WERE THERE WE HAD THEM GO AHEAD & CHANGE THE OIL. THEY CHANGED THE OIL FIRST, THEN THEY COULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE (DUH !) THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, THAT ONLY THE HOOD BRACKET WAS SLIGHTLY LOOSE. I EXPLAINED THAT THE BRACKET WAS LOOSE BECAUSE I HAD LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. I INSISTED THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF PROBLEM. THEY SAID IF YOU HEAR IT AGAIN BRING IT BACK AND WE CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE TOGETHER. 3-4 WEEKS LATER WE STARTED HEARING THE NOISE AGAIN, & RECEIVED THE LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM NISSAN. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK IN AT 5993 & WE WERE TOLD WE WERE INDEED PART OF THE RECALL AND TO BRING THE CAR BACK EVERY 700 MILES (ARE THEY SERIOUS ?) I PLACED SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS & SPOKE TO LESLIE THE GATEKEEPER. SHE WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ANSWERS EITHER. AS OF LATE, WE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT EVERYONE ELSE IS IN. CAN NOT GET ANY CLEAR ANSWERS. THERE ARE OPTIONS PEOPLE.....DO NOT LET THIS MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY FOOL YOU... THERE ARE LEMON LAWS TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. ******************************************************** DO NOT SETTLE FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT BELOW ARE SOME OPTIONS FOR GETTING NISSAN TO REPLACE YOUR CAR ENTIRELY OR RE-PURCHASE THE VEHICLE ********************* CONTACT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES AND FILE COMPLAINTS, WE HAVE. BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU @ 800-955-5100 (THEY HAVE A WEBSITE TOO) TEXAS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT YOUR SPECIFIC STATE) CONSUMER AFFAIRS (NATIONAL), STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALL OF THESE SERVICES PROVIDE ARBITRATION FOR YOU EITHER AT NO CHARGES ARE FOR A NOMINAL FEE. THEY WILL NEGOTIATE A RE-PURCHASE OR REPLACEMENT FOR YOU. *JB

MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS BEEN BURNING/CONSUMING OIL SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO HELP ME AND HAS DIRECTED ME TO NISSAN CORPORATION. I HAVE TRIED TO CALL THEM VARIOUS TIMES BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION. THEY HAVE ALSO FAILED TO CONTACT ME. I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR HAS A RECALL AND THAT IT MAY CATCH ON FIRE. I WOULD THINK THAT NISSAN WOULD BE CONCERN ENOUGH FOR MY SAFETY TO AT LEAST SEND ME A LETTER. *NM

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON MY NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2006, RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE INFORMING ME TO CHECK OIL EVERY 700 MILES DUE TO A DEFECT. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE OIL ONLY TO FIND MY ENGINE CONTAINED NO OIL. BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALER WHO REFILLED ENGINE. CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK 4 TIMES FOR LOW OIL. NISSAN CORPORATION HAS NOT HELPED AND SEVERAL OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE ACCORDING TO NEWS REPORTS. NISSAN HAS NOT CONTACTED ME SINCE APRIL WHEN THEY SENT NOTICE TELLING ME THAT A FIX WOULD BE IN AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED WITHIN 60 DAYS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO THE THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS WHO HAS PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES TO BE DRIVING THEM LONG DISTANCES. I DRIVE SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES A MONTH WITH WORK AND AM BEING INCONVENIENCED DUE TO THIS ALONG WITH PUTTING MY SAFETY AT RISK. *JB

TO EVERYONE OUT THERE THAT IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH NISSAN USA REPLACING YOUR FAULTY 2.5L ALTIMA ENGINE AND HAVE RECEIVED THE "OIL CONSUMPTION" LETTER...GET IN-TOUCH WITH THE BBB AUTO SECTION. THEY WERE AWESOME WITH HANDLING MY CASE...RECEIVED MY NEW ENGINE TWO DAYS AGO...HASSLE FREE. OF COURSE THIS WAS AFTER TRYING TO WORK A DEAL WITH NISSAN USA CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS. THE BBB DID IT IN FIVE DAYS AFTER RECEIVING MY PACKAGE. *JB

VEHICLE IS PART OF THE NISSAN CAMPAIGN #06V223000. CHECKED ENGINE OIL AND WAS FOUND TO BE TWO QUARTS LOW. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND WE ARE NEEDING TO CHECK THE ENGINE OIL ONCE A WEEK TO VERIFY IT IS OK AND TAKE IT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT FILLED. IN THIS CASE, AFTER ADDING TWO QUARTS OF OIL, THE DEALER FORGOT TO PUT THE CAP BACK ON AND AFTER A DAY OF DRIVING (120 MILES), ALL THE OIL WAS GONE AND THE ENGINE WAS DRY. LUCKILY WE NOTICED IT AND DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO NISSAN TO GET OIL AND FILL IT UP BEFORE DRIVING IT. *JB