Nissan Altima Mechanical Problems
- 23
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 7
- Years with records
- 2002–2013
- Stored years
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 23 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- engine light · 7 records
- check engine · 5 records
- catalytic converter · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Automatic Transmission · Mechanical
My 2013 nissan altima sv transmission shuttered while on the highway. I was in busy traffic and almost cause an accident. Nissan should be ashamed of theirselves....making a vehicle with a transmission like this. And they know the transmission is most important part of the vehicle.
ODI 11280673
Mechanical · Underbody Shields
I own a 2005 nissan altima. I currently had an oil change at a local garage and was informed that my floor boards are rusted with holes starting to form. My car only has 85,000 miles and is kept in the garage and washed often. This is the only spot on my car that i have any rust. I contacted nissan about this issue and was informed that this is a common issue with the altimas. I had just had a sticker put on by…
ODI 10473132
Mechanical · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Brake master cylinder leaking fluid - requires topping off every few weeks (2-4 weeks, 200 miles). No loss of pressure as of yet (has not dropped below minimum). *tr
ODI 10424377
Engine And Engine Cooling · Mechanical · Vehicle Speed Control
Recently (07/10/10) my car just made a loud knocking noise blew a big smoke on the highway at 65mph--the fire men and police that showed up believe it threw a rod because it leaked oil everywhere,had the oil changed exactly 5 days prior. *tr
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10346695
Equipment · Exhaust System · Mechanical
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) as stated in my last complaint with odi id number: 10327349, i have a 2003 nissan altima. The car is now in the repair shop the engine blown.... The car was burning excessive amounts of oil. However, i also stated that the check engine light was on, and would stay on. Although, while driving on the interstate an reaching the…
ODI 10329109
Engine And Engine Cooling · Mechanical
We have 2005 nissan altima with the 2.5 motor, cars engine light came on and we took it to our mechanic and he said it was the crankshaft sensor, and told me about the recall. I took my car to the nearest nissan dealer, and all they told me there was a recall on the ecm, and that was all., nothing about the crankshaft sensor. I told them about it and they said my car was not under that recall. How can that be when…
ODI 10297669
Engine And Engine Cooling · Mechanical
Vehicle stalling while in motion usually while slowing to stop or when accelerating after being stopped. Ses light came on today when it stalled and i took it straight to dealership. They stated it was crank and cam sensors. They replaced them and charged me $260. Had to have engine replaced at 19,xxx miles under a recall. Car has 58,7xx miles now and this time i had to pay. Go online and find in excess of 160…
ODI 10284966
Cooling System · Engine · Equipment · Exhaust System · Mechanical
I have a 2003 nissan altima 2.5 sl, in approximately 2008 february, my car stopped on me while driving on the freeway. It turns out that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. Had the work done at buena park nissan then i realized that the car had also starting burning excessive oil. I was told there was an oil pan leak, had that work done at another dealership. Approximately 9 months later, the car stopped…
ODI 10351343