2006 Nissan Altima

I WAS DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. THE CAR BUCKED, BUT KEPT GOING. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY A FEW MILES LATER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOW OFF, I ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED AS NORMAL, AND THE CAR LAGGED IN POWER. I ALMOST GOT BROAD SIDED AS THE CAR DIDN'T GO AS NORMAL. I PULLED OUT WITH A RIGHT ON RED. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE PAS 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE SERVICED. THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED LOAD ROARING NOISES. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, ENGINE, RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. . . .UPDATED 07/21/15 *BF UPDATED 10/19/217*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO A MEDIAN GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE AND WOULD REMAIN STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CLUTCH, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF. AFTER A WHILE IT STARTED AGAIN, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT TO LOWER GEARS AND JERKED HARD IN REVERSE, AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE CAM SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I FOUND THIS WAS AN ISSUE AND A RECALL ON SOME MODELS BUT NOT MINE. WHY ONLY ONE MODEL WAS RECALLED? *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENTERING HIGHWAY I WENT TO SHIFT MY 06 ALTIMA 5 SPEED INTO 5TH GEAR WHEN I PRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL THERE WAS NO PRESSURE AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO 5TH GEAR. I LET UP ON THE PEDAL AND IN A FEW SECONDS THE PEDAL HAD PRESSURE AGAIN. ENTER HIGHWAY AND DROVE FOR ABOUT 25 MILES AND EXITED HIGHWAY. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN NO PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL THEN PRESSURE. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. I HAVE READ SOME FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE AND IT SEAMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SLAVE CYLINDER AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. OTHER PEOPLE RECOMMEND USING A DOT 5 BRAKE FLUID WITH A HIGHER BOILING POINT.NOT SURE WHAT DIRECTION TO HEAD IN. AS A LIFE LONG MECHANIC FOR DEALERSHIPS IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE FLUID IS BOILING OUT AND CAUSING AIR POCKETS IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, THEN BLEEDING IT SELF OUT. IT WAS ONLY 77 DEGREES THIS DAY SO EXTREME TEMPS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE PROBLEM.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED VIOLENTLY WITH EXTREME HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING ON DRY ROAD AT SPEED ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. PULLED OVER TO SIDE AND BEFORE CAR FULLY STOPPED PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RESTARTED. THEN PLACED BACK IN DRIVE AND CONTINUED 50 MILES WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM THAT DAY. ON 12/15 WHILE ON INTERSTATE THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN WITH MUCH MORE DANGER AS TRAFFIC WAS COMING UP ON OUR REAR. MANAGED TO GET INTO BREAKDOWN LANE AND WHILE GOING 15/20 MPH PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED 50 MILES TO HOME. BROUGHT INTO NISSAN DEALER ON 12/18 AND THEY CLAIMED THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE OPENED A CASE #[XXX] BUT HAS NOT RETURNED CALLS AFTER THE NISSAN DEALER DIAGNOSTICS. THE CAR IS A DANGER TO OURSELVES AND OTHERS BUT IT IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR