NHTSA Complaint #10210009 — 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA IN 2006. 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT LEAKING OIL. THEN A MONTH AFTER THAT I BEGAN HAVING MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE SURFACE STREET AS WELL AS THE FREEWAY. THE CAR WILL NOW NOT GO OVER 25 MPH. I SPOKE TO NISSAN REGARDING A RECALL THAT I FOUND ON YOUR WEBSITE AND THEY STATED TO ME THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD ALREADY BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THESE SAME PROBLEMS AND IT WAS REPAIRED ALREADY AND THAT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND HUNDREDS OF RECENT COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER. THIS IS A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DO NOT HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURER (NISSAN) FAILURE TO RESOLVE AN ISSUE WITH ME AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS. FOR MY CAR TO SHUT OFF AT A SPEED OF 65-70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY IS HEART STOPPING. MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO IS NOW 3, WAS WITH ME. CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND ME. WE WERE ALL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. IF THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN ADDRESSED PROPERLY AND CORRECTLY, THESE PROBLEMS WOULD NOT BE RECURRING . I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY SAY THAT I HAVE TO GO TO NISSAN BECAUSE THIS CAR WILL NOT RUN WITHOUT NISSAN PARTS. NISSAN SAYS GIVE ME $6,000+ DOLLARS AND WE CAN GIVE YOU A NEW ENGINE. BUT WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH OUR NISSAN ALTIMA'S. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY CAR IS SITTING INOPERABLE IN MY DRIVEWAY AS I MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. *TR