NHTSA Complaint #10352748 — 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10352748
Vehicle	2002 NISSAN ALTIMA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	August 17, 2010
Date Filed	August 30, 2010
Mileage	118,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

THE CAR INITIALLY USED A LOT OF OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE. BASICALLY WE NEEDED TO PUT A QUART OF OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE IN THE CAR EVERY 100 - 200 MILES. WE HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND THIS HELPED WITH THE ANTIFREEZE AND THE OIL BUT AFTER A WHILE IT STARTED TO USE A LOT OF OIL AGAIN. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS GOING THROUGH A QUART OF OIL EVERY 100 MILES OR LESS. MY SON WENT OUT TO RUN SOME ERRANDS AND WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND IT JUST QUIT. UPON LOOKING AT THE ENGINE, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE CAR. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND NO ONE HIT ME. *TR

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