NissanAltima2009
  1. Nissan Altima
  2. Problems
  3. 2009
  4. Engine And Engine Cooling

2009 Nissan Altima Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

6
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 6 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 1, 2013 · 79,400 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Structure

    Mildew in air condition. Terrible smell coming from vents. Burns your eyes and gives terrible migraines. Changed 3 cabin air filters and used multiple cans of mildew removal. Please help. Any recommendations? *tr

    1 injury

    ODI 10525715

  • January 3, 2013 · 60,340 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Master Cylinder · Steering

    Went to start vehicle and it did not start. Had to have it towed to dealership for $90. Was told it was not covered under warrenty and my car was out of warranty by 2 months. Advised to call consumer affairs. Waited 13 days with repeated phone calls just to be told they will not warranty the repair with no written explanation. Repair cost $757 and is only warranteed for 12,000 miles. Was told repair would take 3…

    ODI 10495262

  • August 12, 2012

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Car had been making loud gritty noise. Took car into fontana nissan for diagnosis. Was told it was a cracked and leaking exhaust manifold. It was at no cost to us due to warranty and they replaced it. This was in august 2012. Noticed the same noise again in november 2012 and decided to take it in to fontana nissan. The mechanic told me that they have to repair the exhaust manifold due to cracking and leaking. I…

    ODI 10525787

  • October 2, 2010

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Exhaust System

    2009 altima 2.5 sl. Consumer writes in regards to entering nissan's consumer arbitration process *tgw the consumer stated the dealer had the vehicle on november 15, and 16, 2011 to inspect and repair a chronic mechanical issue that had been going on for the past 16 months. The vehicle would make a popping sound after the engine was warm, when the vehicle sat idle or turned off. While removing the initial heat shield…

    ODI 10448711

  • August 2, 2010

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Popping noise from under car. Took it in and dealer first told me it was normal that it was the exhaust system cooling off. I did not accept his response because the popping was must too loud and i contacted nissan america who got engineers involved. They finally concluded that it was the heat shield. The dealer worked on it and it seemingly got better for a while but it has kept recurring since then. I have taken…

    ODI 10446781

  • January 12, 2010

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    This is extremely urgent and important! I have a 2009 nissan altima. The other evening, i parked inside the lower level garage of my condominium. It is quite noisy. I have the keyless feature. I parked, pulled the starter instrument from its holder, got out of my car, hit lock on my instrument. And went to my unit. The engine was still running, and ran all night until the next day. There should be some safety…

    ODI 10299719