2006 Nissan Altima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE GEAR SHIFT SOLENOID. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO ORANGE LIQUID SPILLING INTO THE CONSOLE CAUSING A WIRING SHORTAGE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $922. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO LIQUID SPLILLED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO ROCK THE VEHICLE IN A BACK AND FORTH MOTION TO ALLOW THE GEAR SELECTOR TO SHIFT INTO THE SELECTED GEAR. THE CONTACT WOULD ENGAGE IN THE ROCKING MOTION OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAD NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY 2006 ALTIMA SE-R SINCE BUYING IT AT 52K MILES. IT'S LIKE EVERYONE ELSE; THE CLUTCH GETS REAL FLOPPY AND LOOSES PRESSURE UNTIL IT SINKS TO THE FLOOR AND WONT RETURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 30 OR 40 TIMES SINCE BUYING THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2009, BUT I CAN'T REPLICATE FOR THE DEALER. THEY ALSO SAY THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, AND NOBODY HAS EVER COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO THEM - APPARENTLY THEY ARE LYING. THIS AFTERNOON, I WAS DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM DAYCARE, AND THE CLUTCH DID THIS VERY THING, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR AND I WAS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. I ALMOST HIT THE GUY IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I FINALLY YANKED IT OUT OF GEAR, I COULDN'T PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR AN HOUR WITH MY 14 MONTH OLD SON IN 99 DEGREE HEAT WAITING FOR THE CLUTCH TO "REPAIR ITSELF". THIS IS BOGUS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY OF FIXING THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

1-2 TIMES A WEEK,I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I AM NOT PARKING ON ANY KIND OF INCLINE. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. NOW TWICE IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, I GO TO GET READY TO PARK THE CAR,AND MY GEARSHIFT WILL GO TO NEUTRAL BUT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR PARK. I TRIED COSTING THE CAR A BIT,TRIED DRIVING IT FORWARD A BIT,I EVEN SHUT THE CAR OFF IN NEUTRAL, NOTHING WORKED. FINALLY,WHILE IN NEUTRAL,I REVVED THE ENGINE A LITTLE BIT AND GEARSHIFT SMOOTHLY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. *TR

DON'T KNOW OF ANY EVENTS BUT I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R 6-SPD AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAS THIS PROBLEM WHERE IT SINKS TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE NO PLAY WHAT SO EVER TO SWITCH GEARS OR EVEN GET OUT OF NEUTRAL. I HAVE BEEN ON MANY FORUMS WHERE THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF 6 SPD TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE ALTIMAS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE JAN 2007 AND HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM A FEW TIMES. ONCE, THE CAR JUST DIDN'T START AT ALL CAUSE I HAD TO PRESSURE IN THE CLUTCH AND HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN AUSTIN REPLACED BOTH THE SLAVE AND MASTER CYLINDER AND SAID THAT WOULD FIX IT BUT I STILL GET THE SAME PROBLEM. MY FATHER AND A COUPLE OF MY FRIENDS WHO DROVE THE CAR HAVE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. JUST WANT TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS ANYMORE AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. *TR

REGULAR DRIVING. I WENT TO PARK CAR AND COULD NOT TAKE OUT OF GEAR ONLY ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND LEAVE KEY IN IGNITION . THE CAR ROLLED INTO AND WAS STOPPED BY CURBING, THANKFULLY, BEFORE ROLLING INTO A BUSY ROAD. THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID ON NISSAN ALTIMA LOCKED UP. THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID AND SHIFT LOCK CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED AND OLD PARTS KEPT BY DEALER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 ALTIMA SE-6 WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. DURING HOT WEATHER OF AFTER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR EXTENDED TIMES, THE CLUTCH WILL MAKE A HOWLING SOUND ACCOMPANIED WITH A SHUTTERING WHEN RELEASED TO PULL OFF FROM A FULL STOP. THIS EVENT WILL ALSO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNLESS EXCESSIVE REVOLUTIONS (OVER 3000 RPM) ARE APPLIED DURING RELEASE. IN TRAFFIC OR ON A HILL, THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. TOOK CAR TO A COUPLE OF DEALERSHIPS; ALL OF WHOM CLAIM INABILITY TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE OCTOBER 2007. THIS ISSUE ONLY APPEARS WHEN THE DRIVE TRAIN IS WARMED UP; HOWEVER, IT PRETTY MUCH OCCURS EACH AND EVERY TIME WHEN THE TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS ARE MET. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, PARK, OR NEUTRAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A SILVER SWITCH NEAR THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT COULD BE USED TO MANUALLY CHANGE GEARS. LATER, THE VEHICLE BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE WHEN THE MANUAL GEAR SHIFTER SWITCH WAS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 18,000.