NHTSA Complaint #10255308 — 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS TO RESTART WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE IN TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY PRINTED OUT A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE VEHICLE AT THE COST OF $220. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,413.