2004 Nissan Altima Body Problems
- 35
- 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.
What owners report
- floor board · 10 records
- passenger side · 10 records
- floor boards · 8 records
- passenger floor · 8 records
- failure mileage · 7 records
- side floor · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 14 |
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
The passenger side floor pan has started to rust completely out. The floor pan is starting to fall out and is a safety issue. If a passenger were to put too much weight on the floor, their foot would fall through. Them falling through could result in them contacting the road surface while the car is in motion or receiving cuts to their leg from the rust. This is a common problem on this generation of altima and no…
ODI 10503407
Body
While taking my car in for service (@ dealer) due to address a check engine light (catalytic converter), the service advisor took me out to my car to point out 2 large rust areas - 1 each on the driver/passenger floor boards. The entire rest of the car undercarriage has practically zero rust. The car was dealer maintained for the first 5 years and off and on for the last four years, but always with regular…
ODI 10481291
Body
The drives side and passenger side front floor is rotted . There is no floor left in car. This car was garaged sense new. Nissan know about this problem , but has not done anything to fix this problem. When the car was new they replace sub-frame because of rot. *tr
ODI 10466676
Body
I am the sole owner of a 2004 nissan altima. I have only serviced this car at the nissan dealership. Upon a routine oil change it was discovered that the passenger floorboard had a 12" x 24" area that was rusted through. The rest of the under carriage was in perfect shape (for now). I thought this rather odd. This car only has 68,305 miles on it. It is cared for with deluxe washing. It is kept in a garage. This…
ODI 10437939
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for routine maintenance when the dealer advised that there was a hole in the passenger side floor board and corrosion on the driver side floor boards. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 115,615 and the current mileage was 115,815.
ODI 10440139
Body
Excessive premature rust on driver and front passenger floor pan. Both are about 5"x10" in size and consistent with most other nissan altima rust complaints for cars of similar age. Since noticing the rust i have looked at dozens of similar nissan altimas in store parking lots all with the same premature rust pattern. It appears that nissan designed the floor pans with a drain plug which allows water penetration…
ODI 10428093
Body · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
First of all i noticed on 06/07/11 that my 2004 nissan altima3.5 se passenger floor board has a big rust spot which is about 11 inches by 7 inches, but the rest of the floor board is in pristine condition. Huh. Also the timing tension chain tensioner went bad on 05/01/12, with 86000 miles and had to be repaired which was a very expensive to repair, and saw that this is a common problem on the altima 3.5 l engine.…
ODI 10473116
Body
3 out of 4 door handles on my 2004 nissan altima have broken off in the past 2 years. I've seen many other altima's with a similar situation. Each of my handles snapped right off with the normal force of opening the door. There is something very defective with how the handles are made and/or attached to the cars. I'd understand if only 1 handle broke off and i was the only person it happened to but when 3 out of 4…
ODI 10525609
Body
I have a 2004 nissan altima that i take good care of. I don't drive it in the winter so it doesn't see much salt.i recently noticed rust holes in both my drivers side and passengers side floorboards which is ridiculous and unacceptable considering the car is barely seven years old and so well taken care of.my opinion is that the metal used is far too thin and that it is a flawed design.nissan should recall all of…
ODI 10395214
Body
Rusted floor boards/panels under vehicle at the driver and passenger floor side due to a manufacturer defect. Rust started after 2 years of use .vehicle was purchased brand new at the dealership and rust started 24 months afterwards with no action taken by the dealership of nissan. Owner decided to repair the rust at the dealership with no compensation from the dealership of nissan corporate headquarters. Repair s…
ODI 10887744