NHTSA Complaint #10421704 — 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10421704
Vehicle	2005 NISSAN ALTIMA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	August 15, 2011
Date Filed	August 27, 2011
Mileage	126,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY CAR BEGAN TO USE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL AND ALSO SMOKE WHEN STARTED. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR MY CAR TO GO THROUGH SO MUCH OIL. EX. HAD TO PUT 4 QUARTS IN ONE DAY INTO MY CAR. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER THAT STARTED, THEM TEMPERATURE GAGE STARTED RUNNING HOT, BUT NEVER SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO MY CAR STARTED DRIVING REALLY ROUGH AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AT ME. WHEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC IS WAS FOUND THAT I HAD A PARTIALLY BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC SAID HE HAD SEEN 4 OTHER CARS, SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MINE THAT HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM ON THE SAME EXACT GASKET. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT SOON AFTER THEY REPLACED TO HEAD GASKET, THEIR ENGINE BLEW.. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 YEARS AND I'M STILL PAYING IT. I REALLY NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TT

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