1. Nissan Altima
  2. Problems
  3. 2003
  4. Seats

2003 Nissan Altima Seats Problems

5
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 5 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi2
30–60k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 12, 2016 · 590,000 miles

    Body · Seats · Unknown Or Other

    Both the driver side and passenger side floorboards are heavily rotting out. The passenger side seat is even moving.

    ODI 10852565

  • November 15, 2012 · 106,000 miles

    Body · Seats

    I took my car in for an oil change and my mechanic indicated that i had a rusty driver's side floor board. He said that he was able to stick his hand through the bottom of my floorboard and touch my driver's seat. This had me very concerned due to the potential for the driver's seat to fall out of the car while i'm driving. My mechanic indicated that he's had the same problem with at least 2 other nissan altimas.…

    ODI 10486326

  • September 15, 2009 · 74,000 miles

    Air Bags · Engine And Engine Cooling · Exhaust System · Exterior Lighting · Seat Belts · Seats

    My car shut of on me while driving at night which was hard to see because the headlamps didn't give much light and both airbags deployed and my seat belts don't work either...i own a 2003 nissan altima...the car would usually turn of on me like that but not a higher speeds...the car's engine has been making a loud noise it had 3 recalls for it( headlamp recall, engine exhaust recall, & engine cooling recall) before…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10290059

  • June 19, 2008 · 122,000 miles

    Seats

    Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan altima. While driving 45 mph, the driver's seat collapsed on the right side. The failure moved the contact's body to one side of the seat. He noticed that the metal fatigue in the back bolt, which held the seat to the bottom, was snapped into two parts. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The contact plans to have the failure corrected at a welding shop. The current…

    ODI 10231611

  • February 26, 2004 · 34,000 miles

    Seats

    While driving at 20 mph driver's seat started to bend toward the back right of the vehicle. As time went by the seat began to bend more and more. Currently, not only is the seat twisted but, there is a metal bar protruding from the seat into the consumer's back.*ak

    ODI 10081366