NHTSA Complaint #10610358 — 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA

I HAVE A 2005 ALTIMA 2.5S. I HAD THE SEVERE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD RUST PROBLEM. THE RUST IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR MAT. A BIG HOLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I CALLED THE DEALER BROUGHT THE CAR FOR INSPECTION AND THEY SEND ME TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA (800) NISSAN-1 OR 800-647-7261). THEY'VE REFERRED ME TO WITH NISSAN REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS REGARDING THE RUSTED OUT FLOORBOARDS. I APPRECIATED THEIR "SURPRISE" AND "NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE". WHEN I TOLD HIM IT HOW BAD THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR RUST PROBLEM SHE SAID THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S NORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. THEY WILL NOT HELP ON THE REPAIR AND SEND ME TO BODY SHOP. THE REPLACEMENT/FIX OF HOLD FLOORBOARD WILL COST $1700 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. I LOOKED MY COMPANY 1998 MAZDA TRUCK, IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN A LOT IN MUDDY ROADS AND SNOW, AND NO RUST AT ALL UNDER THE FLOORBOARD. I FOUND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE 2002-2006 NISSAN ALTIMA FLOORBOARD RUST PROBLEM ON GOOGLE, AND NISSAN REFUSED TO TAKE A RECALL FOR THIS MOST COMPLAINT PROBLEM. THIS IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. FYI: HTTP://WWW.NISSANFORUMS.COM/GENERAL-ALTIMA-STANZA-DISCUSSION/137783-ALTIMA-RUST-SHOCKER-5.HTML I SERVED MY CAR MANY TIMES IN NISSAN DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING OIL CHANGES AND WHOLE CAR INSPECTION. THEY NEVER MENTIONED THE FLOORBOARD RUST PROBLEM AT ALL TO ME UNTIL I FOUND IT. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR A CAR DRIVEN ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY,AND THE FLOORBOARD CAN FALL ANYTIME. I REALLY HOPE THIS CAN GET AN ATTENTION FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS 02-06 NISSAN ALTIMA AS WELL. GET THE CAR REPAIRED SOON TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FATALITY INCIDENT. I HOPE NISSAN CAN TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT REPAIR. THANK YOU! *TR