2006 Nissan Altima

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R WITH A 6 CYLINDER ENGINE AND A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE LAST 30 MONTHS THE CLUTCH WOULD FALL TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE SOLUTION WAS TO CATCH THE CLUTCH WITH THE DRIVER'S TOE AND RAISE IT MANUALLY BACK INTO POSITION EACH TIME PRIOR TO A SHIFT. THIS IS DIFFICULT, DISTRACTING, AND DANGEROUS AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT AND THEREFORE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS MONTH, AT 38,000 MILES, THE CLUTCH HAS FALLEN TO THE FLOOR AND HAS REMAINED STUCK THERE, RENDERING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY UNDRIVEABLE. THE DEALER NOW RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE MASTER AND SLAVE CLUTCH CYLINDERS, HOWEVER THEY INTEND TO CHARGE $709.97 FOR IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART SINCE IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS FROM 6,000 MILES ON AND IS REPORTED BY MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS AS WELL ON INTERNET FORUMS. EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2005-2006-NISSAN-ALTIMA-SE-R-DISCUSSION/273277-SLAVE-CLUTCH-CYLINDER-RECALL.HTML I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NISSAN, HOWEVER THEY HAVE "DECIDED" NOT TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS REPAIR. THE NISSAN FILE NUMBER IS 6393944. IT IS MY HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL TAKE AN INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT CAUSES A FATAL WRECK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BOX WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE LEVER REMAINS STUCK WHEN SHIFTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT SOMETHING WAS SPILLED IN THE GEAR BOX. THEY PULLED THE GEAR BOX APART AND FOUND NO SPILL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT REASSEMBLE THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $800-900 TO REPAIR THE GEAR SHIFT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO FIND ANOTHER DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER IS NOT ASSISTING. THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IS NOT BEING REPAIRED AS SUCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA (6,500 MILES) WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. DURING THE PAST MONT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY CLUTCH PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSED AND NOT RETURNING. I CHECKED ON LINE AND IDENTIFIED THAT APPARENTLY WITH THE 6 CYL. ENGINE AND STANDARD TRANSMISSION THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BREAK DOWN OF THE DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID THAT IS USED IN THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. MANY SITES RECOMMEND THE HIGHER BOILING TEMPERATURE OF THE DOT 4 OR 5.1. THE DEALERSHIP INSISTS THAT DOT 3 IS SUFFICIENT HOWEVER IN TALKING TO OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS ON LINE IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON ONE OCCASION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, IT ROLLED FORWARD TO THE SIDEWALK. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, IT ROLLED FORWARD TOWARDS THE SIDEWALK. THE CONTACT USED BOTH THE FOOT BRAKE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO FINALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. ON TWELVE OCCASIONS, WHEN THE FLOOR CLUTCH WAS PRESSED, IT BECAME STUCK. SHE HAD TO MANUALLY WORK THE CLUTCH BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 1-20 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. ON ONE OCCASION, SHE HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR A JUMP START. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER FROM ROLLING FORWARD INTO THE SIDEWALK. IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN CONCERNING HER VEHICLE NOT HAVING ABS; HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION SHE RECEIVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED STATED THAT IT DID HAVE ABS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,650 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,286.

CLUTCH SINKS TO THE FLOOR, AND I AM UNABLE TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR. DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY AND UNABLE TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR DURING A DOWNSHIFT. LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT BEING HIT. STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NISSAN COULD NOT "REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. NO FIX. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD A CRASH. YET! *TR

ACCELERATING WILL OCCASIONALLY RESULT IN CLUTCH PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR BOARD. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR, UNABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO ANY GEAR. SOMETIMES ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL CLUTCH OPERATION BY PULLING ON PEDAL. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO DEALERSHIPS IN FIRST YEAR AND A HALF AFTER PURCHASE. CLUTCH AND MASTER CYLINDER CHECKED FOR LEAKS. FLUID REPLACED OR TOPPED OFF. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SYMPTOMS AT DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR

ALTIMA 2006 W/ 3.5L ENGINE/ AUTO TRANS. CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD ROAR TYPE NOISE HEARD AT IDLE FROM INSIDE THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE AT THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE NIGHT BEFORE IT WENT IN FOR SERVICE, THE CAR GOT STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND STALLED. CAR WAS RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED TO STAY IN 5TH GEAR. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY OVERNIGHT AND WAS OK DRIVING TO THE SERVICE CENTER. WE PICKED UP THE CAR AND IT WAS "FIXED". WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A BAD FUEL PULSAR THING. THE NOISE WENT AWAY, HOWEVER THE STALLING AND GEAR STICKING DID NOT. THE CAR WENT BACK IN AND THIS TIME THEY TOLD US IT WAS A BAD CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MGR THAT THE CAMSHAFT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HE INSISTED THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR WAS "FIXED" ONCE AGAIN. GUESS WHAT, THE CAR STALLED AND STUCK IN 5TH GEAR THAT EVENING. BACK TO THE SHOP !!... THIS TIME ON A TOW TRUCK. I TOLD THEM TO KEEP THE CAR AS LONG AS NEEDED UNTIL IT IS FIXED. THEY TELL US THAT THE CAR IS "FIXED" ONCE AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAY THE ENTIRE COMPUTER IS NO GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'LL PICK UP THE CAR ON MONDAY. LETS SEE IF IT IS "FIXED" NOW. I GUESS I SHOULD BE HAPPY TO NOT BE STUCK WITH A 2.5L OIL BURNER- FIRE TRAP. *TR