NHTSA Complaint #10159867 — 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA

I BOUGHT A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA ON MAY 22, 2006. YESTERDAY, I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM NISSAN STATING THAT THERE IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM RELATING TO OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE FIRES.(I ALSO SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM) I HAVE ONLY 700 MILES ON THE CAR, I CHECKED THE OIL AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND THE OIL WAS DOWN BY 1/2 QUART, WHICH IS UNHEARD OF FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 700 MILES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN IS INCREASING THEIR WARRANTY AND TO KEEP MY OIL LEVELS UP. FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I PAID FOR THIS CAR (CASH), I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH AN ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD BUY MY CAR BACK AND SELL ME A MODEL THAT IS NOT DEFECTIVE(ONLY HAD THE CAR 3 WEEKS). I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON HOW THEY WILL HANDLE THIS PROBLEM. *NM