NissanAltima2005
  1. Nissan Altima
  2. Problems
  3. 2005
  4. Structure

2005 Nissan Altima Structure Problems

33
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 33 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi8
60–100k mi7
30–60k mi5
1–30k mi4
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 6, 2010 · 46,000 miles

    Body · Structure

    Took my car in to be inspected (pa inspection). Floor pan on my 2005 altima is completely rusted through on the passenger side of the vehicle. Needs to have floor pan replaced. This car has very low mileage, is clean and garage kept. Checked the internet, and noticed quite a few complaints about rust on the passenger and drive side. Nothing else is showing rust. How can one part completely rust out and the remaining…

    ODI 10319934

  • October 15, 2008

    Structure

    The trunk of the vehicle, which in my opinion is designed poorly and does not have a secure way to stay upright, has fallen down and hit me on the head while i was leaning over the trunk to collect packages or bags, on more than one occasion due to wind. *tr

    1 injury

    ODI 10256844

  • November 22, 2007

    Body · Structure

    I would like to report a situation i had with my leased 2005 altima that could be a serious problem for drivers and i think you should look into for a possible call back. Seven (7) of the clips ( part 01553-09321) came off the car while driving, causing the lower engine cover to fall down and hanging by the remaining clips. Not knowing the problem, i was startled and had to quickly pull over to see what the problem…

    ODI 10211842

  • December 1, 2006 · 40,000 miles

    Exterior · Structure

    Side view mirrors are made of cheap lightweight plastic and they deteriate and become very foggy and driver can not see out of them. *tr

    2 injuries

    ODI 10211988

  • August 1, 2005 · 11,000 miles

    Structure

    An update to a previously reported problem, which may help other car owners in determining a suspected problem. I have a 2005 nissan altima 3.5 sl. Last summer i was having problems with the car's handling at highway speeds. I had the car aligned, replaced all 4 tires, one by one and was still having with the car-which was shaking at speeds over 60 mph. I took it to the dealer again and they determined that the…

    ODI 10161742

  • April 1, 2005 · 300 miles

    Structure

    Where do i begin. First test drive, we stopped to put gas in vehicle. Then on start up it would not start. Had to call dealer for a jump start, twice. Then 2nd week my driver side exterior roof molding kept popping off. After the 3rd time, it was warped. Took to cardinale nissan in seaside ca, and they ordered the wrong part. Then after driving around with some bright blue tape all the way down my car, they then…

    ODI 10168705

  • February 28, 2005

    Structure

    2005 nissan altima with entire under carriage rusting and rusted through certain areas. I change my own oil so it was not discovered until i brought it into a nissan dealership for a timing belt repair in may '10 while on the lift the nissan tech pointed out the problem. He even admitted that this has been a problem/defect in this particular model/year. We took our complaint to nissan and filed a claim (claim…

    ODI 10386874

  • July 27, 2004 · 912 miles

    Structure

    When the sunlight hit the display on the digital clock and the audio display, it made it almost impossible to see when driving. *ak *sc *jb

    ODI 10083614