NHTSA Complaint #10267199 — 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A "JUMP" IN THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMETHING SLIPPED. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE NOTICED MORE JUMPING SO SHE STOPPED TO GET GASOLINE BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED THAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT TWICE AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. A FRIEND STATED THAT THE SENSORS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. HER FRIEND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THE SENSORS CHANGED. AFTER LEAVING THE MECHANIC, THE ISSUE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY FAILURES SINCE THE LAST REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 AND THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,815 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,500.