NHTSA Complaint #10324290 — 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WERE GRINDING AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL DOWN WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS. HE HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE OR APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENT DURING THE SUMMER. THE ENGINES OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO 10 PSI. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REQUIRED OIL PRESSURE WAS 14 PSI. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AFTER THEY REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER CLUTCH IN 2008 BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. HE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160.