NHTSA Complaint #10596624 — 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA

CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS GONE BAD ON LOW MILEAGE, SINGLE OWNER, WELL MAINTAINED CAR. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH 2002-2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHAT MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE IS THAT THE CONVERTER DISINTEGRATES AND GETS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE AND STALLING. SPOKE TO NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE AND ESCALATED TO EXECUTIVE RESPONSE TEAM AT NISSAN, AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY PART FOR WHICH THEY HAD ISSUED 3 TSBS BUT REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO ENGINE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR AT LEAST A WARRANTY EXTENSION. *TR