2003 Nissan Altima Engine Problems
- 109
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 109 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine cooling · 23 records
- engine engine · 23 records
- check engine · 22 records
- position sensor · 21 records
- engine light · 16 records
- needed replaced · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 37 |
| 60–100k mi | 26 |
| 150–400k mi | 21 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Driving legal speed on interstate highway 59 south from meridian ms to slidell louisiana. Car started using oil every 20 miles. I have taken vehicle to nissan dealer on 3 different occasions. It ws determined that the engine and catalytic converter is bad. I have contacted nissan north america to ask for them to repair under recall #03v084000. This recall states that the catalytic converter will cause engine damage.…
ODI 10640385
Engine
Due to faulty cat converter which nissan failed to replace the engine is burning oil excessively due to debris from cat converter going inside the engine. Roughly at around 100k miles car needs new cat converters and new engine block. This issue is very famous among 2002-2006 altimas and nissan is well aware of this. The oil indicator fails to inform the driver of pretty much zero oil in engine and this creates a…
ODI 10460257
Electrical System · Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Multiple times while driving between 30-45 mph the vehicle has stalled and not produced full engine power when pushing on the accelerator. This has caused serious concern for the safety of my family and myself. Check engine light came on and i took the vehicle to nissan service repair (august 2011, ~94k miles). Nissan ran diagnostics and stated that the circuit board for crank/cam sensors had failed. Paid $430 to…
ODI 10490390
Engine
I had just bought my vehicle in march 2010 for $4200. A few weeks after i started to notice that the vehicle was burning through oil every few days. I took it to my mechanic and he stated it needed a tune up. A few days after the tune up i noticed it started to run rough on the highway on my way to work. While on the highway the car stopped running everything shut down, no power steering. I had to glide to the…
ODI 10644282
Engine
My vehicle suddenly stalled while traveling about 55 miles per hour. It was diagnosed as a bad camshaft sensor...the sensor was replaced. It works for a while then the same problem happened about 6 months later, then again about 6 months later and again 6 months later. In one case i only narrowly avoided a crash because my car stalled in the middle of a busy street. Now 4 years later we have replaced the cam shaft…
ODI 10536985
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving on the street and about to turn the car suddenly stopped running while driving. Since i was in the middle of a busy intersection, another driver came to help, he asked what happened, i said "i don't know". He got into my car, shifted to park and started it. Weird i said, and forgot about the incident until months later happened again, then months later again, the "service engine soon" light never came…
ODI 10467630
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan altima. The contact stated that the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle jerked violently. The contact stated that the crank shaft sensor was replaced twice before but the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer advised the vehicle was not included in recall nhtsa campaign number: 06v242000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage…
ODI 10608873
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted and resumed normally. The failure recurred six times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three times. On one visit, the ecm was reprogrammed and the failure persisted. The dealer was currently replacing the camshaft position sensor and crankshaft…
ODI 10583037
Engine · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan altima. The contact stated that the intelligent power distribution module (ipdm) failed several times. The contact also experienced failures with the head lamp housing unit. The manufacturer denied assistance with any repairs because the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 10v517000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was…
ODI 10460702