2006 Nissan Altima Engine Problems
- 154
- 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 154 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- check engine · 30 records
- engine light · 29 records
- needed replaced · 20 records
- failure mileage · 17 records
- crank shaft · 15 records
- position sensor · 15 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 58 |
| 60–100k mi | 43 |
| 150–400k mi | 20 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving in a small street, gas peddle just stops working. Car just keeps moving at speed of 5miles like in neutral mode but checked being in drive mode. Then all lights start flashing and stops after some distance). Towed to dealer-states battery suddenly died. Bring it home. Then same thing happened - again just stops working at redlight with flashing all lights but clearly battery ok as powered drive seat…
ODI 10557371
Engine · Power Train
Driving on dry road at speed engine suddenly stopped. Pulled over to side and before car fully stopped put into neutral and engine restarted. Then placed back in drive and continued 50 miles with no further problem that day. On 12/15 while on interstate the engine stopped again with much more danger as traffic was coming up on our rear. Managed to get into breakdown lane and while going 15/20 mph placed the…
ODI 10556644
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving 45 mph exiting the highway, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to wesley chapel nissan (28519 fl-54, wesley chapel, fl 33543, [redacted]) to be diagnosed, but the results were unknown. The dealer flushed the fuel system, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and…
ODI 11187148
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while driving at various speeds. The failure was experienced several times. The dealer performed a diagnostic which located a failure at the camshaft sensor. The manufacture advised the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 10557860
Electrical System · Engine
Nissan says car does not fall under recall for p0335 and p0425 engine light codes! Crank and cam shaft sensors had to get both replaced $151.68 and $218.00! I am not happy. *tr
ODI 10651983
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the engine stalled and every light on the instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the crankshaft sensor and the ecm needed to be replaced. The dealer also stated that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling) , but the…
ODI 10555818
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally and the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle was hesitant to start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the crank shaft sensor would have to be replaced. There was a recall under nhtsa campaign number:…
ODI 10556528
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed an excessive amount of oil. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number 06v223000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the…
ODI 10554436
Electrical System · Engine
While at a red light, the power on my 2006 nissan altima shut off without warning. After trying to turn over the ignition several times, the vehicle finally started. I drove it to advance auto where they ran a diagnostic and advised that there were two error codes: p0725 & p0335 (engine speed sensor circuit malfunction & crank shaft position sensor circuit malfunction). Upon calling my mechanic,he advised that this…
ODI 10548253
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that the engine was consuming an extreme amount of engine oil due to the failure of the pistons. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 06v223000 (engine and engine cooling) and stated that his vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 138,000.
ODI 10548996
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled as the engine light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and taken to the dealer for inspection. The dealer stated that the cam shaft and crank sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 83,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 10548090
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic for a routine oil change and the mechanic observed that there was no oil in the vehicle. The mechanic added oil to the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the oil had to be refilled every two weeks. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a leak in the engine and the engine needed to be…
ODI 10760383
Engine
On our return trip home from vacation we stopped for gas turning the engine off. When we tried to restart after filling up it was very difficult and about a mile later the check engine light came on. The light eventually went off after the battery was disconnected. A few days later while driving at 65 mph the car seemed to decelerate then jolt forward. The next day after driving for an hour, then turned off,…
ODI 10543103
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that vehicle consumed oil at an alarming rate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number 06v223000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 76,000.…
ODI 10536943
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle shut off in traffic. Was able to start back up and went to park. Hood of vehicle was extremely hot. Multiple times since then i have had issues starting car after having driven it. Car cranks fine in the morning. I have had to leave hood open when i get home to allow engine to cool. Car will start fine again after an hour or two but sometimes taking up to 5 hours. I can feel when the car is about ready to…
ODI 10543204
Engine
The vehicle listed above went in for a oil change three weeks prior to the incident date listed above. Two weeks after the oil change the oil indicator began to flash, calling the mechanic instructed for the car to be brought in for inspection. The mechanic noticed that a excessive amount of oil was consumed, the mechanic further notice that there was no leak under or around the vehicle to lose oil, coming to the…
ODI 10534770
Electrical System · Engine
Handling of the nissan altima crank shaft sensor recall is completely unacceptable. No notice of the recall was ever sent, which meant we found out the hard way: when the car stalled out in the middle of a major highway, without warning (exactly as described in the recall that wasn't sent) i only found the recall after a local non-nissan mechanic told me about it, and then when i brought it into the dealer, they…
ODI 10532140
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 30 mph without warning. The check engine light illuminated and the contact noticed load roaring noises. The contact maneuvered to the emergency lane and the vehicle stalled. The contact discovered oil leaking from the front of the engine. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic who diagnosed that the…
ODI 10724812
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I had coolant service and after that i started experiencing low levels of coolant which led to overheating of car. I kept getting the car check to find out if there were leaks. I checked recall notices and then was told i needed sensors. I called nissan in september and was told out of the 653k cars mine was not affected! I find that hard to believe. I then had sensors replaced (crankshaft and speed) . Now i'm being…
ODI 10548846
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated, jerked and stalled sporadically while driving at any speed. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the speed sensor and the crank shaft position sensor. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa…
ODI 10526117
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. After approximately one minute the vehicle was restarted and operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was advised that the crankshaft position sensor would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not…
ODI 10512830
Engine
My vehicle kept shutting down on me while driving or sitting in traffic/or at a light it would just shut down. Went online nissan recall read some of the cases about the crankshaft sensor and realized this was the same thing happening to me. Took it to sheridan nissan dupont highway in new castle, delaware. They stated my vehicle was not part of the recall even though i was experiencing the same problems as the…
ODI 10611311
Electrical System · Engine
I was driving at approx 25 mph when all of a sudden the engine cutoff with no warning. Was able to coast the car to the side of the road, restart, and drove to dealership immediately. Dealership diagnosis error code p0335 camshaft and crankshaft sensor failures and needed to be replaced for $570 (plus the $110 diagnosis fee). A recall exists for same make and model, but car vin is excluded. This problem seems to be…
ODI 10511835
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the freeway in texas going 70 miles an hour on cruise control then two unexpected jerks in the engine happened and loss of speed and the service engine soon light came on. *tr
ODI 10511540
Engine
Check engine light came on about 2 days prior to incident. Went to a friends house, while slowing down for a speed bump car completely shut off. After leaving house car acceleration was very hesitate, took it to advanced auto to get the codes read on the car and it came back p0345 camshaft position sensor malfunction and p0430 catalytic converter failure and cylinder 3 misfire. So i called nissan because i went…
ODI 10510255