2005 Nissan Altima Engine Problems
- 126
- 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 126 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- position sensor · 28 records
- check engine · 20 records
- independent mechanic · 19 records
- without warning · 16 records
- needed replaced · 16 records
- failure mileage · 16 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 39 |
| 100–150k mi | 33 |
| 150–400k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 16 |
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train
While driving my 2005 nissan altima, it appears to have shifting issues that are known to nissan. Nissan needs to step up to the plate and stand by their product. Hard shift from 1st to 2nd at initial start up. Also have shifting issues from 3rd to 4th. The shifting from 3/4 is when vehicle is at operating temps. There is a very hard shift and delay in shift. I have called several dealers, and all claim not to have…
ODI 10676807
Electrical System · Engine
Vehicle died while coasting down the side street. Once i stopped the vehicle i put it in park and turned the key to off. When trying to restart the vehicle, the engine would crack, but would not start. This problem has been listed for a recall for the 2.5 engine but not for my 3.5 engine, and nissan will not do anything to help the situation. *tr
ODI 10653027
Body · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the front floorboards on both the driver and passenger sides were rusted through. The contact stated that the vehicle also had a fractured engine mount. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 101,009. Updated. 5/28/15 *ta the consumer stated the front floorboard was rusted through. The driver's side was rusty as well. The…
ODI 10704625
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the temperature gauge illuminated and the engine stalled without warning. The failure recurred once. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a diagnosis. The technician stated that the crankshaft position sensor had overheated and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to another mechanic…
ODI 10660907
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
Engine
Engine shut down while driving home and making a left turn in rush hour traffic. "service engine soon" light came on. We are only fortunate not to have been hit by oncoming vehicles! Long beach hooman nissan said there was no code when the diagnostic test was performed and although the same thing happened to the technician the next day when they test drove my car, they've washed their hands from it. Service rep said…
ODI 10629224
Engine
Vehicle engine stops. Nissan will only fix part of the cause. Expects clients to fix the actual sensor. Wouldn't recommend another nissan. *tr
ODI 10618882
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 12 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted and was able to resume to normal. The failure recurred five times. The contact stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of…
ODI 10617986
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the service engine warning lamp flashed intermittently and the vehicle misfired and stalled more than once. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the coil packs were replaced a year ago, but the failure recently recurred. The vehicle was towed to the repair shop and the coil packs were replaced again. Within 20 minutes of leaving the repair…
ODI 10734481
Engine
The car started hesitating while driving and the head gasket was blown due to the pre cat system clogging up this is a very high cost repair for this vehicle and all these vehicles should be repaired at nissan cost due to the amount of vehicles this has happened to and there being class action law suites over it. This is their fault not mine why should i be responsible for this cost when it has happened to numerous…
ODI 10607142
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
Engine
I was waiting at a traffic light to turn green and when i started going and my car made a loud noise so i thought somebody hit me. I got out of the car,but no hit to my car. I thought that was weird because i didn't know what happened. It didn't happened again until a few months later. Most of the time when i start driving i hear a boom sound and i feel that my engine is going to break down. It feels like my gears…
ODI 10672290
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start once the key was turned in the ignition. The key needed to be turned at least ten times before the vehicle would start. The check engine indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. In addition, when the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle stalled before resuming normal acceleration. The failure occurred…
ODI 10607979
Engine
Engine cut off all by itself and the check engine light went on. Mechanic said the problem was with my camshaft position sensor and crankshaft position sensor. I've had problems with those same parts two years ago as well. *tr
ODI 10614779
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
Transmission control module; vehicle suddenly has an unexpected loss of power on highway and will not change gears. Camshaft sensors; sudden loss of power traveling at high rate of speed, unexpected stalling or engine to shut down and not restart. Both very dangerous because you almost get run over by the vehicle behind you. They come up on you too fast, continuing their normal highway speeds not realizing your…
ODI 11031940
Engine
During other service work mechanic found the engine cradle is rotting away. *tr
ODI 10587733
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
Engine
My 2005 nissan altima uses about 3 quarts of oil between oil changes. I see no leaks so it is losing oil in the engine somewhere. There are thousands of complaints about this very problem, why is there nothing done about this?
ODI 10854937
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the crankshaft sensor had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was approximately 109,000.
ODI 10583157
Electrical System · Engine
Hi, i am the owner of a 2005 nissan altima. I have owned this car since 2008. I reviewed service records from 2005 prior to my purchase. There has been an extremely large amount of issues with this vehicle. The most recent of which is the "grey" area of the ecm issue in coordination with famous the camshaft crankshaft fault p0355 & p0131. I'm an engineer and fully understand the mechanics of a vehicle. This sensor…
ODI 10563501
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting · Steering
I recently experienced my vehicle stalling as i was driving. It took several minutes for me to restart leaving me venerable to a vehicle crash. The same evening i learned of recall# 07v527000. The following day i brought my vehicle to a nissan dealership to have the recall resolved. They advised the recall only covers reprogramming computer not replacing defective crank sensor. I feel that reprogramming computer…
ODI 10557123
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The contact also stated that there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle and smoke emitted from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle restarted however, the vehicle would not restart the day after the initial failure. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for…
ODI 10615442
Engine
Driving to work...at 25 mph .... The engine came on .....along with the oil light....and all of the light on the dashboard....and then the car came to a complete stop i the middle of street. There were five cars behind that had to swerve to avoid hitting my car. *tr
ODI 10557391
Engine
Nissan said my vin was not part of the recall for the camshaft and sensor..which had to be replaced..due to the vechile just stalling all of a sudden...very dangerous..if there is a recall for a part...then there is a recall..it cannot be either or. Please respond
ODI 10583243
Catalytic Convertor · Engine
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph the vehicle was shaking and hesitating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated the catalytic converter had detached and caused engine damage. The engine would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure…
ODI 10541777