NHTSA Complaint #10325907 — 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10325907
Vehicle	2002 NISSAN ALTIMA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Date of Incident	June 1, 2009
Date Filed	April 15, 2010
Mileage	90,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN RESPONSE TO NISSAN RECALL R3007 WHICH COVERS HEAVY OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH LEADS TO LOW OIL LEVEL, CATALYTIC CONVERTER DAMAGE, ENGINE DAMAGE AND EVENTUALLY AN ENGINE FIRE. I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME WHERE I NEED TO ADD OIL ON A BIWEEKLY BASIS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME. I'VE HAD TWO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PERFORMED AND SHOWED CODE P0420 - CAT. EFFICIENT LOW, NEEDS EXHAUST MANIFOLD/CATALYTIC CONVERTER/GASKETS REPLACED. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH (TYPE: NISSAN ALTIMA 2002 - HEAVY OIL CONSUMPTION OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER) I FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH NISSAN CORPORATION. NISSAN REFUSED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT RECOURSE I CAN TAKE. *TR

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