NHTSA Complaint #11187148 — 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WESLEY CHAPEL NISSAN (28519 FL-54, WESLEY CHAPEL, FL 33543, (813) 751-1300) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE FUEL SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTIES WERE EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING, RUNNING HARD DURING IDLE, SEVERAL ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN NOT SHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND THE EXHAUST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JS *JS