NHTSA Complaint #10373943 — 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT OPERATED AS NORMAL.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE OXYGEN, CRANK SHAFT AND CAM SHAFT SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,602.