2006 Nissan Altima

I BOUGHT A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA ON MAY 22, 2006. YESTERDAY, I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM NISSAN STATING THAT THERE IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM RELATING TO OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE FIRES.(I ALSO SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM) I HAVE ONLY 700 MILES ON THE CAR, I CHECKED THE OIL AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND THE OIL WAS DOWN BY 1/2 QUART, WHICH IS UNHEARD OF FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 700 MILES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN IS INCREASING THEIR WARRANTY AND TO KEEP MY OIL LEVELS UP. FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I PAID FOR THIS CAR (CASH), I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH AN ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD BUY MY CAR BACK AND SELL ME A MODEL THAT IS NOT DEFECTIVE(ONLY HAD THE CAR 3 WEEKS). I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON HOW THEY WILL HANDLE THIS PROBLEM. *NM

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

RISK OF ENGINE FIRE IN NISSAN ALTIMAS AND THE AUTOMAKERS RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE FIRES AND INJURIES HAS BEEN "CHECK OIL EVERY 700 MILES". THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE A FAMILY AND WILL NOT RISK POTENTIAL INJURIES TO MY KIDS BY EXPOSING THEM TO MY NEW 2006 ALTIMA. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR ONLY TWO MONTHS AND THE REASON I PURCHASED IT WAS AS A FAMILY CAR. THERE SHOULD BE SOME ACTION ON PART OF NISSAN USA. WILL A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY BE THE MOTIVATOR? *JB

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON 2/06. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTED FIRE ISSUES DUE TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DIVING THE CAR. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT HILLTOP NISSAN ON RT 10 IN E HANOVER AND WAS TOLD THEY WEREN'T DOING ANYTHING FOR ANOTHER 60 DAYS. I WANT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE THERE IS AN ISSUE TO REPORT. I WILL ADD THE DATE I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2006 2.5 S NISSAN IN GOOD FAITH. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE OIL CHANGES ARE ALWAYS CURRENT I WILL NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BLOWING UP. I AM A 25 YEARS OLD YOUNG WOMAN WITH A CHILD, AND I AM NOT WILLING TO TAKE THAT RISK. OF COURSE I WILL CHANGE MY OIL, BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT. THE POINT IS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS CAR CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE. I TRIED TALKING TO SOME ONE AT YOUR CAR SAFETY COMMISSION AND WAS TOLD THAT UNTIL THE CAR BLOWS UP, THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. WELL I CAN'T COME BACK FROM THE GRAVE AND HAVE IT FIXED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL ARE WILLING TO LET SOMEONE DIE BEFORE REACTING ON SUCH A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *JB

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AND PARKING MY CAR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED. I HIT MY FRIENDS HOUSE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO STOP THE CAR. THEIR WAS DAMAGE TO MY CAR, MY FRIENDS GARAGE, THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, A FREEZER, AND A BRICK WALL. MY CAR TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN. I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN I WOULD BE AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND WOULD GO TO TAKE OFF, THE CAR WOULD HESITATE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MILES PER HOUR. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST SOMETHING THE CAR WAS SET UP TO DO. I FEEL THAT'S WHAT HAPPEN TO MY CAR THAT DAY. MY CAR WAS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD. *NM

THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER TENDS TO NOT OPERATE PERIODICALLY! EXAMPLES: ON A COLD MORNING, THE CAR HAD TO BE RETURNED HOME SINCE THERE WAS NO BLOWER. ON A DAMP DAY, THE INTERIOR WINDOWS COULD NOT BE DEFOGGED DUE TO NO BLOWER. ON A DAMP MORNING, THE FROST ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE CLEARED BY THE DEFROST SETTING SINCE THE BLOWER FAILED TO OPERATE. WE WONDER HOW SAFE THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE DURING A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN! OR DURING A SNOWFALL? PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO REMEDY THIS SERIOUS DEFECT. [XXX] *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

PURCHASED NISSAN ALTIMA 2006 IN SEPT.05, FROM DAY 1 I HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT STARTING. AFTER SERVICE HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS I INVOKED THE LEMON LAW AND RECEIVED ANOTHER NISSAN ALTIMA 2006 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO THEY SAID THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY 2 NEW ALTIMA 2006 THEY'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH. THEN I FOUND OUT THESE ARE THE ONLY 2 WITH FACTORY NAVIGATION SYSTEM. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA ON DECEMBER 28, 2005. AT 60 - 65 MPH I HEARD A LOUD AND STEADY HUMMING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD AND A WHISTLING SOUND THROUGH THE WHEELS. ON DECEMBER 30, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:54 AM WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY 59 SOUTH ON THE RAMP TO BELTWAY 8 NORTH IN HOUSTON, TEXAS THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO PERFORM IN THE NORMAL WAY. I HAD STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AS I ENTERED THE RAMP AND THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE WIDE SWERVING ARCS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN I TRIED TO CENTER THE STEERING WHEEL IT WOULD JUST SWERVE. THINKING I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN MORE TO GET BETTER CONTROL OF THE CAR, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AGAIN, THAT TIME THE CAR STARTED TO SPIN AROUND. IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. AN ONCOMING VEHICLE HIT ME FROM BEHIND AND THAT VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MIRACULOUSLY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HOWEVER, I WAS HEADED INTO A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF BELTWAY 8 AND HAD THE FAILURE OCCURRED THERE, SEVERE INJURIES AND DEATH WOULD HAVE BEEN THE OUTCOME. THE WEATHER ON THAT DAY WAS SUNNY AND IN THE HIGH 70'S. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD TO PREVENT TRACTION. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO THEN TOLD ME IT HAD TO BE HANDLED BY NISSAN. FIVE WEEKS LATER NISSAN SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO CHECK THE CAR OUT AND THEY REPORTED NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. THE CAR IS AWAITING PARTS TO REPAIR THE BODY WORK, BUT I HAVE SERIOUS RESERVATIONS ABOUT A RE-OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT MALFUNCTIONED ON THE CAR AND I FEEL AT THE MERCY OF THE MANUFACTURER. THEY ARE ENDANGERING MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS. *JB