Nissan Altima Change Vehicle

"I found it odd that the bushings wore out on a car with only 30,000 miles that had never been wrecked"

"hose high pressure connector broke"

"Still has a very minor leak. There is a rattling noise associated with this."

"power steering broke and pump stopped working"

"Replaced at 6 years and 100,000km. Seems premature."

"Broke a front spring, therefore had strut assembly on both sides replaced. ($1,000.00 including labour and taxes.)"

"I was told based on the mileage on the car, I needed shock replacement."

"Right front strut is broken. Not sure when it happened or why. Mechanic said "$1800 to fix, I personally wouldn't fix it if it doesn't bother you that much." For that amount of money I can live with a clunking sound."

"I did not have a problem with the struts per say. I had them replaced with the springs."

"The dealer recommended replacing the front struts at about 100,000kms. This seems a short time to replace this part. I am comparing this to Toyotas that I have owned in the past."

"Back shocks needed to be replaced. They were leaking"

"front shocks began leaking oil and had to be replaced out of warranty"

"Bumping on the under carriage"

"shocks were leaking 30,000 miles same with my 2012 rouge strange"

"fluid leaking from 1 rear shock absorber. Replaced both rear shock absorbers"

"Springs were broken and had to be replaced"

"At the annual NYS inspection at about 87000 miles i was informed that a coil spring in the front of the vehicle was broken. This took place at an independent repair shop. I had them replace both front springs and struts at that time. At about 89000 miles I was sitting in the car in a parking lot and felt the car jolt and heard a bang, upon investigation I found a piece of coil spring at the rear of the car. A rear coil spring had broken. I had the car repaired at the same repair shop replacing both rear springs. I weigh 210 lbs and rarely have passengers and baby my car so this was unexpected."

"Both front springs and one rear spring were broken and had to be replaced."

"lower control arms were replaced"

"Left tie Ron worn. Replacement recommwnded. It was covered under extended warranty"

"The car is always needing alignment since purchase."

"needed reolacement front hubs"

"The dealer recommended replacing these at about 100,000kms. This seems like a short period to replace this part."

"the front passenger side wheel bearing needed to be replaced"

"fluid was leaking and master cylinder had to be replaced. This was found during regular checkup"

"The rear brake replacement was very expensive."

"Important to make sure proper parts used; my Altima is 3.5l; has wider rear brake pads...pads for the 2.5. model fit perfectly but don't wear the disks properly. Had this problem once."

"Calipers locked up, rotors and pads worn. All needed to be replaced"

"I did not experience a ny specific problem. Was discovered during routine oil change/inspection."

"Normal brake pad wear on all four sets of pads which lasted about 80K miles. I replaced the pads along with the passenger rear wheel bearing at 185K miles. Easy 40 min job on wheel bearing, 2 hrs total on all 4 sets of brake pads."

"Had to pay $800 for brake repairs. More my son's fault for his hard manner of driving than a defect by Nissan"

"Required new brakes with low mileage"

"I had to replace the brakes after only 15000 miles"

"rear tire rotor stuck resulting in premature wear"

"screeching brakes when I step on the brake pedal. I mentioned this to the dealer several times. He said it's normal"

"Had this problem with a 2006 Altima. A premature failure of the rotors in 2009 and the 2012 Altima 6 years after purchase. Each problem had a squeal like noise."

"Never had rotors replaced with previous cars before. The brakes work better now than when I bought the car new since the repair."

"I purchased the car from CarMax and within a month I fell a vibration when I press the brake it continue to get worse and within 5 months of purchasing a certified used car I had to purchase all new rotors and brake pads, I commute 17 miles a day"

"Just too soon and unexpected for this to happen when I have had my car maintenances done by the Nissan dealer prior to the rotor problems."

"Problem started the first year, and has been continual since then. Problem evident when the vehicle is first started and diminishes as the engine heats. Dealer says that there is nothing that they can do to resolve this problem, even after having new breaks installed."

"Brake squeak on rear brakes when brakes cold, I replaced the pads seems to work, second time I've had to do it in only 45k. pads had life left but we're glazed."

"I replaced the all four brakes. I also replaced the rear bearing"

"Loudly and i mean loudly squealing brakes that they say is normal. They say its the new ceramic brakes. Funny though, my Honda isnt making the sme Noise."

"The brakes NEVER STOP SQUEAKING and screeching. Never. Day in and day out, rain or shine, hot or cold, the brakes always, always squeak and screech when I stop. Dealer has tried to fix problem (at my expense) 3 times, but to no avail"

"took vehicle in for a AC check was advised that the condenser and compressor was blown. charged 1700 to repair and when vehicle returned ended up with further issues caused by the repair work. After some legal threats was able to get the repair work completed by the repair center"

"Started approx April. Making noise each time driven. Bearings gone bad. Not fixed yet"

"The AC compressor was properly maintained but the compressor started knocking and and the AC stopped working. But based on replacing the air compressor, leaks were found in the evaporator and condenser so they both had to be replaced. So it is now a totally new AC system."

"Completely failed needed replacement together with several ancillary problems subsequent to expensive repair"

"The compressor went out @31000 miles. It was replaced."

"Compressor went out and needed to be replaced"

"Compressor and evaporator failed in January. Very odd"

"It went out"

"With 35,500 miles, but one month out of warranty the compressor developed a leak. Nissan covered the $950 cost and fixed it free"

"The service department found that the air compressor & a hose were faulty. They replaced them twice! I still have problems"

"The A/C compressor stopped working, repaired under extended warranty"

"The controls went out an had to have the climate control unit replaced.."

"the right and left controls are inaccurate. When left is turned onto 75 the right has to be set on about 62 to get cooler. heater specifically"

"The condenser locked up causing the A/C to stop working. The compressor and condenser are one unit so the fix is expensive."

"Heater doesn't b;ow enough warm air on the feet."

"Doesn't put much warm air near the feet"

"Car doesn't put out much heat to the feet area. Possibly a blocked vent or similar issue. Dealer didn't find anything but I have doubts that they really looked"

"Air conditioner quit cooling"

"loss of refrigerant"

"The service department replaced the leaking hose. The air is not coming out as cold as when I first purchased the car. Will call them again & see if they can rectify the problem"

"Rubber seal gasket around driver door wore out after 2000 miles. Fabric on center console wore through after 3000 miles"

"Drivers door pull became loose at about two years and was serviced under warranty. Repair showed that it had been assembled at the factory using sheet metal screws rather than the appropriate fasteners"

"Most of the paint on the hood, roof and trunk is cracking and fading."

"Paint faded and cracked, clear coat pealed, It looks like an accident but is not. Looks bad and would ruin resale value. (Also, driver`s seat has lost its support. Didn't know where to say this.)"

"Roof top started to peel in one spot about size of a quarter"

"did not fix fading red paint"

"Paint is fading near the roof and drivers side door"

"The hood has several chipped and peeling places."

"The paint on the hood easily chips and is now peeling off and there is rust underneath"

"Some paint on the hood is chipping"

"The roof"

"paint job was bad on what pbviously was a rpelaced rear buper even though I bought a new car. paint where the body goes under under trunk hood wore off (not really that noticeable)"

"the paint on the front bumper was simply fading off; like no primer was applied"

"Crummy paint job and the body dents in a stiff breeze"

"The car was frequently outdoors and it rusted around the license plate."

"The trim piece on the trunk rubs and causes the trunk to rust. It was repaired under warranty a few years ago and now it's rusting again"

"I have 2 separate spots within a foot of each other that has rust coming through"

"The rocker panel rusted under the paint"

"Two spots of rust on the back of the trunk lid"

"There was an odor of exhaust coming into the passenger area, which became stronger over a period months. I took it to my dealership, which replaced the entire exhaust system under warranty (under the Clean Air Act's Title I; Sec. 207(a) warranty provision)"

"while fixing the broken heat shield it was found that there are some leaks in exhaust"

"Manifold replaced under warranty"

"Noisy manifold replaced under warranty"

"had a hole in it after 3 years; had to be replaced; covered under warranty"

"Heat shield broke and was causing a rattling sound"

"catalytic converter and muffler are connected. very expensive to repair, approximately $1100."

"Item covered by warranty. 1. Passenger side muffler leaking at seam"

"Passenger seat occupancy sensor went bad; dealer said only remedy was to replace passenger set cushion which includes the sensor at a cost of $2000; I thought this was ridiculous so I found and purchased a device that plugs into to passenger seat wiring and fools the SRS system into believing the passenger seat was always occupied; the device cost me $80."

"It would not turn off even when I took it to the dealer. It took three visits before they fixed it."

"The problem, the passenger sensor does not recognize that there is a person in the seat and therefore does not activate dear bag. This problem I have had from day one, complained about it from day one, they worked on it many times. At this point in time some five years down the road they have got it to work about half the time. Which is not acceptable for a safety concern."

"I have to monitor my oil levels regularly and add oil between changes. This has been going on for 4 years. Dealer service reps have been unable to identify a leak, but I keep adding oil. This problem is unresolved."

"Front engine seal failed that turned on check engine soon light. Required engine to be removed and the seal replaced."

"Leaking oil around spark plug tube rubber seal. Required replacement of entire valve cover."

"Engine oil cooler seal leak."

"oil seal leaked, replaced under warranty"

"Oil filter gasket needed replacing"

"It was a leak associated with the oil filter not being tightened enough during last oil change"

"Transmission failed and had to be completely replaced"

"Rebuild of the transmission including bearings and torque converter"

"Low speed "clunking" and rough shifting"

"CVT went out at 30,000 miles. At first Dealer said not covered. Dealer resubmitted warranty to Nissan and said it was a safety issue and they covered it. Installed a new transmission"

"transmission froze on highway causing a safety hazard. Dealer installed a reconstructed transmission even though vehicle is under warranty. Complain filed with BBB. Nssan did not respond even after opening a case number"

"car has Nissan's CVT. Started running rough and stalling at around 25,000 miles. fixed it once, had same issues, then they replaced the entire transmission"

"Transmission had to be replaced. Kind of alarming for new car that has low mileage on it that hasn't been driven hard by my wife"

"Air mass sensor lit the 'check engine' light twice but cured itself after a 600 mi run to Montréal. Problem was probably related to corrosion/humidity on contact connectors. Happens often here in colder climates where large qtys of salt are used and vehicles used repeatedly over short distances. I retired millwright; seen diagnostic errors from bad contacts repeatedly. Having to pay 25$ for electronic diagnostic a rip-off. Manufacturers r ripping off repairers who pass on expense to consumers."

"Has caused the check engine light to come on 3 times, already $1000 in repairs and it's still not fixed"

"Check engine light came on. Some sort of oxygen sensor, $700"

"Oxygen sensor malfunctioned, causing car to stall on freeway at 120 km/h. Managed to get to shoulder. It would not start again. Towed to dealer, whose computer could not diagnose problem. Trial and error revealed sensor itself not working"

"A rodent chewed the air filter causing the paper to go into the engine and shutting down the car in a remote location and Nissan CA did nothing to help me or acknowledge that they had a design flaw mal function in there air intake design"

"Locks up. Apparently a known problem because owner's manual provides guidance on unlocking ignition to enable starting car"