NHTSA Complaint #10276783 — 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10276783 |
| Vehicle | 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 57,805 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
MY CAR HAS BEEN AT LEBRUNS NISSAN DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES THEY DETECTED THREE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS, THE LAST RESORT WAS MY BLOWN HEADGASKET. I HAVE A 2002 WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A HEADGASKET PROBLEM!! I HAVE RESEARCHED DIFFERENT PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS WITH OTHER OWNERS ONLINE AND HAVE COME ACROSS THE SAME PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS CONTAINING OIL CONSUMPTION, ENGINE FAILURE, HEAD GASKETS, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, NOT STARTING, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. NOW TO ME IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO MORE THAN A FEW CARS SAME EXACT YEAR AND MODEL THIS IS A DEFECT ON NISSAN AND THEY ARE NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AGAIN AND HAVE GONE FURTHER INTO THIS AND HAVE SPOKEN TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, I WHICH MY SPECIALIST RETURNS MY PHONE CALLS EVERY THREE DAYS, THEY HAVE ACCEPTED TO FIX MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH IS APPRECIATED, BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT FIX MY PROBLEM AS OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN PURCHASED A LEMON VEHICLE AND I AM NOT SATISFIED, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO GO FURTHER UNTIL NISSAN STEPS UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKES FAULT ON THERE PRODUCT. *TR
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