NHTSA Complaint #10156845 — 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA

AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE (2002 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S) IN DECEMBER 2001 I HAVE CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. HOWEVER, GOOD MAINTENANCE HAVE NOT LED TO GOOD PERFORMANCE AFTER ABOUT 10,000 MILES I STARTED EXPERIENCING ALL KINDS OF ENGINE PROBLEMS (RADIATOR, THROTTLE BODY AND NOW THE ENTIRE ENGINE) WHICH I MOSTLY HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TYPES CONCERNING VARIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, THEY TOLD ME SOME OF THE PROBLEMS COULD NOT BE FIXED. I ALSO CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, HOWEVER, THEY BASICALLY TURNED ME DOWN, LEAVING ME WITH ASTRONOMICAL BILLS FOR CAUSES THAT WERE MANUFACTURER RELATED AND NOT OPERATIONAL RELATED. BELOW IS A FEW OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED THUS FAR AND HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET: 1. RADIATOR CRACK - $1,000 INCLUDING LABOR (AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES) 2. NEW THROTTLE BODY - $1,200 INCLUDING LABOR (AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES) 3. NEW ENGINE - ESTIMATED $6,500 INCLUDING LABOR (AT 70,000 MILES) 4. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LEADING TO BATTERY FAILURE EVERY 2/3 MONTHS (A NEW BATTERY WAS PUT IN A YEAR AGO AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS) 5. NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS IN WHICH THE DEALER HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE DEALER AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAVE NOT STEPPED IN AND FIXED OR COVER SOME OF THE THESE COSTS DESPITE NUMEROUS VISITS. CONSEQUENCES: 1. ASTRONOMICAL MECHANICAL BILLS 2. NO USE OF A VEHICLE PRESENTLY WHICH IS AFFECTING MY LIVELIHOOD. *NM