2006 Nissan Altima

PURCHASED OUR 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA IN JAN OF 2006. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF USING THIS CAR WE NOTICED THE TRUNK DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN THE CAR IS ON A FLAT SURFACE AS IT WAS WHEN WE PURCHASED IT THE TRUNK LID WILL STAY OPEN, IF THE CAR IS SITUATED ON ANY KIND OF INCLINE THE TRUNK WILL SLAM SHUT. MY CHILDREN WERE INJURED SEVERAL TIMES AS WAS I WHEN THE TRUNK SLAMMED DOWN ON OUR HEADS. THE REASON IS VISUAL, THE TRUNK WAS POORLY DESIGNED, THERE IS NO TENSION AT ALL. THE TRUNK ACTUALLY SWINGS LIKE A PENDULUM . I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP FOUR TIMES OVER THIS PAST YEAR. TODAY, 3/22/2007 THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FINALLY DID THE NEEDED REPAIRS. THEY AGREE THE DESIGN IS POOR. EVERYONE WHO HAS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WITHOUT THE BACK SPOILER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THIS DEFECT.

PURCHASED NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA IN JANUARY 2007. TOOK CAR BACK WITHIN 2 WEEKS TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO STEERING , PULLING TO THE LEFT, ALWAYS CORRECTING THE STEERING & SWAYING FELT IN THE REAR DURING HIGHWAYS SPEEDS OF 100 KM. DEALERSHIP CHECK & COMPLETED FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT ROAD TESTED & SAID CAR WAS FINE. TOOK CAR BACK WITHIN 3 DAYS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE TECH WENT FOR A ROAD TEST WITH ME AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH STEERING, THAT IT WAS NORMAL. STEERING CONTINUES TO PULL , THIS SEEMS TO BE PROBLEM THAT MOSTLY LIKEY WE BE IDENTIFIED ONCE A ACCIDENT HAPPENS.

PROBLEM WITH ENGINE CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR OIL CHANGES WAS INFORMED BY TECHNICIAN THAT OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. RECEIVED LETTER FROM NISSAN USA MOTORS STATING THERE WAS A RECALL DUE TO ENGINE CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL AND WERE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. TO ENSURE NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO ENGINE OWNER WAS REQUIRED MAINTAIN SUGGESTED OIL LEVELS. THE CAR STARTED MAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. LAST LETTER RECEIVED BY NISSAN USA MOTOR STATED TO TAKE VEHICLE IN TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR A TEST THAT WOULD DETERMINE IF ONLY ECM WOULD NEED TO BE RESET OR MAYBE A POSSIBLE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *JB

WE PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA (NEW, NEVER OWNED) ON JANUARY 10, 2007. THE VEHICLE HAS DEFECTS AND HAS BEEN BOUGHT TO THE DEALER (NISSAN OF GARDEN CITY IN HEMPSTEAD,NEW YORK) ON FOUR OCCASIONS;1/25/07, 2/1/02, 2/5/07, AND 2/14/07. WE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA ON 1/17/07. FILE NUMBER 5593141. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE IS SLOW IN PROVIDING RESPONSE AND OTHER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES REFUSE TO PROVIDE NAME OR CONTACT INFORMATION OF MANAGERIAL STAFF. THEIR SINGLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION IS THROUGH E-MAIL. THEIR ACTUAL POLICY IS TO WAIT 24 HOURS BEFORE RETURNING PHONE CALLS. I WAS ADVISED THIS BY ONE OF THEIR SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AT THEIR "800" NUMBER. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD BEEN BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 06V223000 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SENSOR WAS CHANGED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CONSUME EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL IF THE FAILURE CONTINUED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL PER NISSAN SPECS AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS TO INDICATE THE OILWAS LOW. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7500.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE WITH THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, AND SHE THOUGHT IT SHOULD NOT BE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY FAILURES WITH IT SO SOON. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9025.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 06V223000 , AND SHE DID NOT T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY CATCH ON FIRE. SHE DIDN'T CARE WHAT WAS FIXED ON THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2006 ,AND WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL IN APRIL 2006. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE NOTICE DUE TO THE VIN. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ON 2/23/07 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SER. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON 3 OCCASIONS SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2006. THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, MAKING A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE ,AND THE PEDAL HAS TO BE LIFTED UP WHILE DRIVING WITH HIS FOOT. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE PEDAL WOULD RELEASE IN THE HALF WAY POSITION WHICH MAD EIT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS FORCED INTO GEAR WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE GEAR WAS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE LEMON LAW. THE MOST RECENT REPAIR ON THE CLUTCH WAS ON 01/15/07. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WITH THE FLYWHEEL, AND ALL OF THE HYDRAULIC AND HOSE SYSTEMS. SINCE THE REPAIRS THE CLUTCH MADE A LOUD NOISE AND GRINDING SOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500. *AK

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. I HAVE AN AFTERMARKET GPS SYSTEM THAT I USE IN THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SPEED GAUGED BY THE GPS HAS A VARIANCE FROM WHAT SHOWS ON THE SPEEDOMETER. FOR INSTANCE, IF I AM TRAVELING 40 MPH AND HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO THAT SPEED, THE GPS SHOWS THAT I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING 36 MPH. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO DEVICES GROWS AS MY SPEED INCREASES. *NM