2006 Nissan Altima

MY WIFE WAS IN A MVA ON 05/08/09. HER 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS IN A CRASH AT APPROX. 30 MPH. IT HAS $7800.00 PLUS IN DAMAGE. IT WAS A FRONT END CRASH. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD & HAS SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, DOCTORS SAY MAYBE TBA, BRUISED CHEST, ABDOMEN, FACIAL BRUISING, AND MAJOR KNEE INJURIES. HER SEATBELT ALSO DID NOT HOLD. THE CAR HAD NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. *TR

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.

ON SATURDAY, 2/14/09 MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER ON MONDAY, 2/16/09, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ORDER TO REPROGRAM THE ECM REPROGRAMMED. LATER THAT AFTERNOON I WAS ADVISED THAT 2 SENSORS, THE CRANKSHAFT & CAM SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE DEALER COULD PERFORM THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE ECM; THE COST WOULD BE $394.00. TODAY, 2/17/09, WHILE SURFING THE INTERNET, I CAME ACROSS A WEBSITE THAT POSTS NISSAN RECALL INFORMATION. I FOUND THAT NOV 21, 2007 A MASS RECALL WAS PERFORMED FOR OVER 653,000 VEHICLES, FOR 2002 & 2005-2006 ALTIMA/SENTRA MODELS, WITH 2.5L ENGINES, FOR DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THEN ON NOV 8, 2007, CAMPAIGN #07V527000 WAS INACTED; SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM THE SENSOR" CONSEQUENCE: THE VEHICLE CAN STOP AND CAUSE A CRASH; MY CONCERN IS: MY VEHICLE IS LISTED UNDER THIS RECALL, BUT NOT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR RECALL. DO THESE TWO NOT GO TOGETHER? IS IT NOT CONSIDERED A DOMINO EFFECT? HOW CAN THE ECM BE REPROGRAMMED IF THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE? HOW IS IT THAT VEHICLES ARE DETERMINED TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL? HOW CAN MY VEHICLE BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR? ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA AND WHILE DRIVING 3 DAYS AGO THE CAR STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE SHE WAS ABOUT TO TURN LEFT. SHE WAS THEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I ARRIVED AND WE GOT THE CAR OUT OF THE STREET. TOOK IT TO COURTESY NISSAN IN TAMPA AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON AND THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR AWHILE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ECM BUT NISSAN TOLD ME IT DIDN'T COVER THE SENSORS. MY DAUGHTER'S CAR ONLY HAS 42K MILES AND IT COULDN'T BE FROM EXTENDED WEAR AND TEAR AS SUGGESTED...IE OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT HAD MANY MORE MILES LISTED. I AM HAVING THE SENSORS REPLACED BUT I THINK IT IS UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS THAT NISSAN IS SELLING THESE CARS WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PROBLEM AND ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD LIKE THAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 56,000.

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