2006 Nissan Altima

I BOUGHT A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA IN NOVEMBER OF 2005. I HAVE NOW HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS. I JUST CAME ACROSS 2 RECALLS ONLINE BY ACCIDENT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THESE RECALLS AND THEY BOTH APPEAR TO BE VERY SERIOUS. 1- (#06V223000) FROM JUNE 2006 INVOLVING "ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING" THAT LISTS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND POSSIBLY ENGINE FIRE AND 2- (06V0046000) FROM FEB. 2006 INVOLVING REAR SUSPENSION AND POSSIBLY A CRACKED BRACKET. I HAVE HAD TO ADD PLENTY OF OIL SINCE BUYING THIS CAR, BUT CANNOT BELIEVE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD AS THIS, NOT TO MENTION THE DAMAGE IT MUST HAVE ALREADY CAUSED TO THE ENGINE!! WHAT DO I DO NOW AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO THIS OBVIOUS TERRIBLE SHADY DEALERSHIP AND UNFORGIVABLE MANUFACTURER?? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON EACH OCCASION THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT, ADJUSTED THE STEERING, AND ROTATED THE TIRES. MORE AIR WAS PLACED IN THE TIRES ALSO. AFTER ALL THE REMEDIES PERFORMED IT STILL HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED CASE # 5591789. THE DEALER COULD NOT SEEM TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ALSO, SHE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHE RELEASED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT FOUND COMPLAINT # 10185548 ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE REGARDING THE STEERING WHEEL PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,011, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.*AK

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2.4S SPECIAL EDITION PACKAGE IN DECEMBER 2006. I WAS GOING BACK FROM MY OFFICE TO HOME FOR LUNCH AND JUST NEAR MY OFFICE WHEN I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE "CORPORATE DRIVE" TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN ON TO "TENNYSON PKWY", THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT ON THE RIGHT CURB AND IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CAR MOVED SO QUICKLY FROM THE RIGHT CURB TO LEFT CURB (CORPORATE DRIVE WAS A TWO LANE STREET DEAD END TO TENNYSON), I BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. THIS 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA CAR NEEDS TO BE CHECKED FOR SAFETY, IT LEAD TO LOS OF CONTROL. I HAVE REGISTERED THE COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AS WELL FOR MY CAR THEY TOLD ME THE CAR IS NOT IN RECALL LIST AT "THAT" TIME FOR THE NHTSA# 06V-046. HOW MANY CARS THEY ARE WAITING TO CAUSE SIMILAR INCIDENTS BEFORE THEY ISSUE RECALL ? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT. WHEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED. ALSO, THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED. THE STEERING PROBLEM CONTINUED, BUT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE SALES DEALER. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AND BALANCED, AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS INSPECTED. THE SALES DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH THE WRONG SIZED TIRES THAT WERE MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH THE TIRES WERE MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE BY THE SALES DEALER, WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THEN BY GIGGLING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, THE STEERING UNLOCKED AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK UPDATED 02/12/07. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2006 ALTIMA 2.5 S IN MAR 2006, IT DRIVES GOOD WITH LESS NOTICEABLE WEAVE ON BLACKTOP HIGHWAYS, HOWEVER IT IS UNSTABLE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE EVEN AT 60-70 MPH, IT DRIFTS LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT MOVING STEERING WHEEL, YOU HAVE TO STEADY MAKE CORRECTIONS IN STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT TO KEEP IT FROM UNSAFELY DRIFTING IN THE OTHER LANE. THE DEALER HAS ROTATED TIRES, BALANCED. EVEN TOOK A RIDE WITH ME AND SAID HE NOTICED NOTHING REALLY. I DROVE ANOTHER CAR AT DEALERSHIP JUST LIKE IT, IT DOES THE SAME THING ON INTERSTATE, I DRIVE 100 MILES DAILY TO AND FROM ON INTERSTATE SO IT IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY BECAUSE IT IS EVIDENT THE CAR IS UNSTABLE FOR INTERSTATE USE, ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE IF WIND BLOWING SLIGHTLY. *NM