2007 Nissan Altima

BRAKE BOOSTER WAS LEAKING INTO THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSING REDUCED BRAKING EFFICIENCY AND POOR BRAKE OPERATION. BRAKES WERE ALSO CATCHING WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM USE. LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVELS IN THE RESERVOIR WERE OBSERVED ALONG WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT DUE TO LOW FLUID LEVELS. WHEN FLUID WAS TOPPED OFF, THE ILLUMINATION LIGHT TURNED OFF, BUT BRAKE CATCHING PROBLEMS CONTINUED. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. DEALER STATED THAT THE LEAK BETWEEN THE TWO COMPONENTS WAS THE ISSUE. I WAS CHARGED APPROXIMATELY $800 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THAT IT WAS MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAD A RECALL ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BACK IN 2007 BUT I NEVER RECEIVED IT. NOW THAT MY CAR HAS PASSED THE WARRANTY MILEAGE, THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE NOT CORRECTLY NOTIFYING CONSUMERS OF THEIR RECALL INFORMATION INTENTIONALLY SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AND ALL THE BURDEN WILL THEN BE ON THE CONSUMER. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS SINCE THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM THE YEAR I BOUGHT MY CAR. *TR

I WALKED OUT OF MY HOUSE AND MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRACK BEGINS AT THE PASSENGER SIDE MOLDING OF THE WINDOW AND SPREADS ALL THE WAY TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW. ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE, THERE WAS NOTHING ON MY WINDOW. SINCE THIS OCCURRED TO PRESENT, I HAVE SEEN ABOUT 3 OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA'S AND ONE BRAND NEW NISSAN MAXIMA, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE OWNERS HAVE ALSO STATED IT CRACKED OUT OF NOWHERE. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO FIND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE. *TR

SUNDAY OCTOBER 2, 2011 MY CAR BEGAN LEAKING OIL UN-EXPECTEDLY. IMMEDIATELY MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE HE DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL COOLER WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR AS IT WAS LOSING TOO MUCH OIL. I CONTACTED COGGIN NISSAN AT THE AVENUES (904-880-3000), SPOKE WITH [XXX] IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT, I EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS SEEN QUITE A FEW CARS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS MINE WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I STRONGLY FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS PART SINCE SO MANY CARS LIKE MINE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS ISSUE SHOULD BECOME PART OF A RECALL AND NISSAN SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PRICE OF THE PART. UP UNTIL NOW I HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH MY NISSAN. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER FOR ME. THIS HAS CAUSED ME A GREAT DEAL OF STRESS AND MONEY I DO NOT HAVE AS I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A YOUNG CHILD TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2011 I HAD TO HAVE MY MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE MCCARTHY NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN OLATHE, KS AND REPLACED AT THE SAME LOCATION ON THE SAME DATE. *TR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO, NOTICED THAT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS NOTICEABLE DURING ACCELERATION AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AFTER I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR STARTED TO BRAKE. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. AFTER THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKING WAS MUCH SMOOTHER AND MORE EFFICIENT. I HAVE KEPT MY VEHICLE WELL MAINTAINED SINCE OWNING THIS. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. *TR

SCANNED VEHICLE CODES WERE: P1715, P1574 AND P720. ALL THREE CODES ARE FOR THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSORS. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SPEED SENSORS. BOTH WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BURNNING OR RUBBING DUE TO IMPROPER SPACING. NEW SPACERS WERE ADDED ALONG WITH NEW SENSORS. TOTAL COST FOR PARTS ONLY WERE- $445.13! ADDITIONAL FEES WERE THE LABOR AND SENSOR WASHER, BRINGING THE WHOLE INVOICE TO $762.83! THIS WAS A FAULT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I NOTICED AROUND 55K MILES THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT WOULD GO AWAY IF I PRESSED DOWN THE BRAKE, AND SEEMED TO COME ON MOST WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING. I NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE ANYWAYS, SO I TOOK IT IN AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE BRAKES AS WELL. THEY SAID MY PADS WERE FINE. EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON MORE AND MORE UNTIL IT WAS ON MORE THAN OFF. I STARTED SEARCHING AROUND AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF 2007 ALTIMAS WITH MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILURES WHERE THEY START TO LEAK. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID, IT WAS JUST ABOVE MIN. I STOPPED OFF ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, PURCHASED SOME DOT 3 FLUID, TOPPED IT OFF, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT HASN'T BEEN ON SINCE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THOUGH, BRAKE SYSTEMS ARE CLOSED SYSTEMS MORE FLUID SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE ADDED. I WILL MONITOR IT TO SEE IF THE FLUID LEVEL GOES DOWN, BUT IT APPEARS THAT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEMS. APPARENTLY SENTRAS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS, SO I HOPE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ALTIMAS ARE. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO SPEND $500 TO GET THIS FIXED IF IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND EQUIPMENT FAILURE OF NISSAN. *KB

AT 50,000 MILES, THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING INDICATOR ON MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. UPON DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. AT FIRST, THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OF DRIVING. HOWEVER, DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN AND AGAIN DURING DRIVING. NOW, IT IS ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME UNLESS I AM DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS JUST NORTH OF "LOW." SO, PERHAPS REFILLING THE RESERVOIR WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, MY PADS ARE FAIRLY WORN AND SIMPLY MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT INDICATE THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER MAY BE FAILING, AND THAT IS MY CHIEF CONCERN. I HAVE NO DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE CAR AT THIS JUNCTURE. BUT, I HAVE NOTICED THAT, IF I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST BEFORE STARTING THE CAR, THE PEDAL DEMONSTRATES A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MECHANICAL RESISTANCE. THE AMOUNT OF DEMONSTRATED RESISTANCE IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE DURATION BETWEEN ENGINE STARTS (E.G., IF THE CAR SITS FOR A FEW HOURS, THERE IS MINIMAL PEDAL STIFFNESS. HOWEVER, IF THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN FOR THREE DAYS OR MORE, THE PEDAL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DEPRESS UNTIL THE ENGINE TURNS OVER). I AM UNCERTAIN IF THIS IS A RELATED ISSUE, BUT IT IS WORTH MENTIONING. *TT