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2005 Nissan Altima Vehicle Speed Control Problems

39
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 39 stored complaint records:

  • 4 indicate a crash
  • 4 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • engine light · 10 records
  • position sensor · 7 records
  • check engine · 6 records
  • crankshaft position · 5 records
  • light came · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi11
60–100k mi11
1–30k mi7
30–60k mi5

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 19, 2018 · 148,990 miles

    Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    I own a 2005 nissan. I rely on my car daily to get to medical appointments. The car stalls in park all lights start blinking then dies. Has happened while driving as well the car will move but you cant accelerate on the pedal this happened in a traffic circle my fiance and two friends were with me at the time. This is very dangerous i could get into a bad accident and die or even kill my passengers. I have had a…

    ODI 11099276

  • December 13, 2017 · 121,500 miles

    Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    2005 nissan altima1n4al11d... Slow to accelerate after a turn or from a full stop. Slow to accelerate when speedometer goes to zero during drive time. Vehicle speeds up even when brake applied causing jerking motion.

    ODI 11056368

  • August 28, 2017 · 2 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    Car stalling while in motion due to crank shaft sensor defect, also car is not shifting properly due to speed input sensor defect. Service engine light is on, codes given during diagnostics are p0335 and p0725.

    ODI 11020292

  • March 6, 2017 · 45,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Car accelerates in an uncontrolled fashion while driving .

    ODI 10966500

  • February 19, 2017 · 121,000 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    Crankshaft and camshaft sensors are faulty. This is a very common problem with nissan altima's. This has been replaced two times already. Stalled on highway while going 65mph.

    ODI 10955657

  • July 7, 2016

    Vehicle Speed Control

    The car pick up to slow and then start picking up little by little

    ODI 10910045

  • March 11, 2016 · 72,000 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    Check engine light due to error code p0335 which is camshaft position sensor,my car hesitate to start,need more cranking, as per nissan so many vehicles were recalled for this code but if i give my vin # they said there is no recall, i am the original owner of this vehicle, all the maintenances are up to date and currently i have only 72000 miles, i am requesting to recall 2005 nissan altima as soon as possible

    ODI 10849882

  • August 7, 2015 · 108,000 miles

    Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control

    Crankshaft position sensor same thing is happening to the 2005 summary: on certain passenger vehicles equipped with a 2.5l engine, the crankshaft position sensor can overheat causing a brief interruption in the signal output from the sensor. Consequence: if the interruption in the signal from the crankshaft position sensor is so brief that the electronic control module (ecm) logic does not have time to diagnose the…

    ODI 10783315

  • May 14, 2015 · 99,992 miles

    Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    Car shuddered and rpm dropped and then came back up to current rpm level. Came to stop light and vehicle was then put into limp mode. Would not accelerate and rpm's would not go over 2000. Pulled over and turned car off. Restarted car and began to try and drive it again. Service engine light came on and vehicle would not shift gears. Tried to manually shift the automatic trans and it would hit hard upon gear shifts…

    ODI 10717030

  • August 18, 2014

    Body · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    On august 18, 2014, after dropping my son off at school. I came to stop at a traffic light and when the light changed, i started to take off and noticed the car has shut down. I eventually made it home with the car going a very low speed and then speed up, but when car to a start the engine stalls. The vehicle was put on a computer to see what the diagnosis were and it was the camshaft sensors and crankshaft sensor…

    ODI 10639464

  • June 14, 2014 · 1,025,677 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    After going to my destination for 35 min stopping a gas pump after getting back in the car in wouldn't crank only after 2 hours. After getting back on the highway within 5 miles in stopped on me in the middle of the highway going about 55. Sat on side of the road for 2 more hours before it started again. *tr

    ODI 10598951

  • June 8, 2014 · 88,000 miles

    Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    My wife was driving the car at 25 mph and the car lost all speed as if the brakes were implied and almost caused a three car pile up. Now the car is stuck in 5th gear. I am really worried because my 2 year old daughter was in the car at the time. I have done research online and this is a major problem. *tr

    ODI 10596980

  • May 5, 2014 · 100,677 miles

    Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    The transmission is stuck in 5th gear, even if you try to downshift it manually it wouldn't come out of 5th gear. *tr

    ODI 10586654

  • June 20, 2013 · 60,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control

    The car stalled out... Almost got hit.... Had the throttle body replaced..looked online and saw there was a recall for this year model and part...got in touch with nissan and they said there was no recall on this particular vin..from what i read all nissan altima's were recalled for this part..i also did not receive notice. Can someone check this vin ast safercar.gov and let me know ...thank you...ps this car has…

    ODI 10537556

  • May 31, 2013 · 89,500 miles

    Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    Nhtsa campaign number: 07v527000 summary: on certain passenger vehicles equipped with a 2.5l engine, the crankshaft position sensor can overheat causing a brief interruption in the signal output from the sensor with regard to above recall details, when i provided the vin to nissan dealership, they don't see any recalls for it. But it is quite dangerous to drive with this mechanical problem in the car. Appreciate if…

    ODI 10521217

  • May 22, 2013 · 109,306 miles

    Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control

    The first time car stopped running while driving 35 mph. The second time it stopped running while turning and the steer got real stiff. Thank god there was no accident but it was real scary!!! *tr

    ODI 10515383

  • March 23, 2013 · 109,300 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I was starting my car on 03/23/2013 and it would not turn over at all so i tried three additional times and then the check engine light came on i called nissan regarding the recall for the crankshaft issue only to be told that my car is not under warranty or a recall and i have read several post of people having the same issue and nissan is not owning up to and taking care of the issue furthermore when i am driving…

    ODI 10505179

  • April 18, 2012 · 78,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    Crankshaft position sensor bad, part has a known defect from the supplier yet nissan will not replace or call recall notice. Car can shut down while driving, high risk for fatality. *tr

    ODI 10456199

  • April 10, 2012

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    Make: nissan model: altima model year(s): 2005 nhtsa campaign id number : 07v527000 component: engine and engine cooling my car started having problems and it would not pass inspection because of the engine light alert. The reason was due to the crankshafts which i replaced but kept having the problem. The mechanic suggest to look up any outstanding recalls and i found the above campaign which describes my problem…

    ODI 10454690

  • February 1, 2012 · 105,000 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    About 2 yrs ago the engine light came on in my nissan. I took it for a diagnostic and it came up with two codes that at this point i don't remember. However, what i was told is that i needed my crankshaft sensor replaced. I checked online for information about this sensor and i came across a recall for this sensor. Around the same time my headlights started burning out bulbs also. I also noticed there was a recall…

    ODI 10584428

  • August 23, 2011 · 70,000 miles

    Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control

    While transporting with my 1 and 2 year old in my vehicle driving about 30mph my vehicle suddenly shuts off. *tr

    ODI 10424211

  • February 24, 2011 · 147,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    The following is a detailed account of the automobile accident that occurred on february 24, 2011. At approximately 11:30am, while driving my father's 2005 nissan altima 2.5s, which i regularly drive, i pulled into the parking lot of a local shopping center. I pulled into a parking space in which my vehicle was separated by a curbed sidewalk in front of the building. I placed the gear shift into park while the…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10401034

  • February 7, 2011 · 113,556 miles

    Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    Cars power started fluttering around 45-50 mph, like it was wanting to die. It had previously died while idleing..codes were checked they came up as bad crank and cam sensor..and bad speed sensor.and catalytic converter..noticed car was under re-call..towed it to dealer they flashed ecm..when we were driving car home all problems re-occurred..had codes checked at another garage all the same ones came up..called…

    ODI 10383544

  • October 15, 2010 · 79,900 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    My 17-year-old daughter has a 2005 nissan altima. A week ago the car began shutting itself off while she is driving it. The codes said we needed to replace the crankshaft sensor and we did so. This did not stop the problem. On the way home from the auto parts store today her car stopped and she was almost rear-ended by a truck. After researching this problem on the internet it appears that nissan altimas have a…

    ODI 10362088

  • July 27, 2010 · 52,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. While driving approximately 10 mph the vehicle experienced difficulty accelerating and a check engine light illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the throttle position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 52,000.

    ODI 10348988