2005 Nissan Altima Power Train Problems
- 57
- 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 57 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- clutch pedal · 9 records
- shift gears · 5 records
- failure mileage · 5 records
- change gears · 4 records
- very dangerous · 4 records
- engine light · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 100–150k mi | 14 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
2005 nissan altima with deceleration problems. Consumer states that the vehicle will decelerate from what ever speed to about 20 mph. He states that the dealer keeps saying bring it in while the vehicle is having the problem. *kb the consumer stated the throttle chamber was replaced and the fuel injection serviced, however later in the month, the problem re-surfaced again. The vehicle always seemed to return to…
ODI 10213918
Power Train
I purchased a 2005 nissan altima in 2006 with 13, 000 miles. Shortly after purchasing it, i began to have issues with a "spongy" clutch...meaning it would become very loose. Often it would have to be pumped and then shoved into gear. I brought the car to a local nissan dealer complaining of the issues with the clutch. They had it for a day and couldn't find anything wrong with it. Of course, back then it was still…
ODI 10390111
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
An existing recall on this vehicle should include the 3.5l engine as well as camshaft/crankshaft and tcm. All cause similar life-threatening symptoms while driving the vehicle suddenly powers completely off briefly losing all power to lights etc, decelerate rapidly and you lose steering control and speed control. Vehicles come up on you quickly at night and even if you get the vehicle restarted you have no power in…
ODI 10905980
Power Train
When driving my vehicle the clutch drops down to the floor making it very difficult if possible to put it in a gear. It gets to a point where you can not put the car in 1st gear at all. This problem has been going on since i have owned the car. I have tried to get with nissan to repair the defective vehicle and all they say is that they can not get the problem to repeat for them. It usually corrects itself from…
ODI 10396322
Power Train
When the weather gets hot, my clutch medal becomes very lose (or perhaps loses the hydraulic pressure?) and drops, such that i can only change gears with the last inch or so of the pedal. Sometimes it gets so bad that the pedal drops all of the way to the floor and the clutch cannot be used to change gears. This often happens in stop and go traffic on hot days and is very dangerous, as it seems to happen…
ODI 10417629
Power Train
I purchased my 2005 altima 2.5 s december 2004 and within a couple of weeks i had taken it in to the dealer that i purchased it from for a clunking noise coming front the engine area and a feeling under my feet like someone was under my car striking it with a hammer, this occurs at take off, shifting gears and coming to a stop (still down shifting), i also felt as if the transmission shifted very rough for a new…
ODI 10662086
Power Train
Takata recall automatic transmission went out.
ODI 11229902