NHTSA Complaint #10256015 — 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10256015 |
| Vehicle | 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED ACTING UP THEN SHUTTING DOWN. AT FIRST IT STALLS WHILE I SLOW DOWN ON STOP SIGNS, WHILE TURNING, BASICALLY AT LOW RPM. THAT'S WHEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP. THEN I GOT THAT CHECKED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD. SO, I GOT IT REPLACED. AFTER THAT MY OXYGEN SENSOR BURNT OUT, GOT THAT REPLACED FOR $1K. EARLIER LAST WEEK MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR IS BURNT OUT AND I SAID, "AGAIN!!" THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME THING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE IF IT BURNT OUT TWICE, ALL THEY SAID WAS "WELL, THERE'S NO RE-CALL FOR IT". ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE PLENTY OF TIMES OVER FOR THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE WITH THIS ESPECIALLY THERE'S A LOT OF 2003 ALTIMA OWNERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAN'T BE COINCIDENTAL. *TR
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