2002 NISSAN ALTIMA Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

I PURCHASED A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA IN NOVEMBER OF 2001. TWICE WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, I WAS STRANDED WHEN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER TURNING IT OFF. BOTH TIMES THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TOLD ME THAT SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME MY VEHICLE FAILED WAS THIS WEEK, AND IT PUT MY BABY DAUGHTER AND I IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. AS WE TRAVELED DOWN I-10 AT THE RATE OF 70 MPH MY CAR STALLED. I LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. COME TO FIND OUT, NISSAN KNOWS OF A FAULTY SENSOR THAT EXISTS IN SOME OF THEIR LATER MODEL VEHICLES, AND IS WAITING UNTIL DECEMBER TO LAUNCH A RECALL CAMPAIGN. I FIND THIS TO BE HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IN THE MEANTIME DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE AT GREAT...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT RECALL 03V084000 FOR DEBRIS/FIRE IN THE ENGINE ALTHOUGH THE VIN NUMBER WAS INCLUDED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BY THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOTHING WAS EVER SAID ABOUT RECALL.*AK

CONSUMER STATES AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS . THERE IS NO WARNING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

HOT AIR BLOWING IN VENTS, BURNS 1/2 QT. OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES, NISSAN WANTS TO REPLACE ENGINE.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE OF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. *AK. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START TWICE AND HAD TO BE TOWED, THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN DRIVING. *TS *JB

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, MY CAR DIED. IT WAS A HOT DAY, THE AC WAS ON. I TURNED IT OFF, IT STARTED AFTER HESITATING TO TURN OVER. SAME EXACT SITUATION EXCEPT I WAS COASTING DOWN A HILL THE NEXT DAY AND IT DIED, HOT/AC WAS ON. THAT TIME, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. I JUST GOT IT BACK TODAY AND ON THE WAY HOME (AGAIN, HOT DAY, AC ON), IT DIED AGAIN. THE SERVICE TICKET THAT I HAVE SAYS: JOB 1-PARTS ORDERED MANIFOLD EXHAUST,COVER-EXHAUST M,BEARING-SEAL E,GASKET-EXHAUST AND REPLACE CONVERTER AND HEAT SHIELD. JOB 2- PART WAS SPRING KIT, INSTALL NEW COIL REGISTER. I DID NOTICE DURING THIS TIME THAT MY OIL WAS RATHER ON THE LOW SIDE AND I ADDED 2 QTS. I HAVE NOT SINCE CHECKED THE OIL NOR WAS IT TIME TO CHANGE THE OIL. THE DEALER...

THE CONSUMER NOTICED EVERY 1000 MILES THE ENGINE CONSUMED ONE QUART OF OIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CONSUMED 1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE. *NLM

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COILS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

THIS IS WRITTEN NOTICE OF A COMPLAINT I HAVE REGARDING MY NEW 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, I WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WHICH IS LEAKING OIL AT THE RATE OF 2 QUARTS EVERY 1,300 MILES. THE NHTSA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS AS 03V084000 UNDER THE 'NOTES' SECTION AS I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT MY PROBLEM IS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 7,000 MILES BUT I HAVE HAD TO TOP THE OIL SINCE I PURCHASED THE 2002 2.5 ALTIMA. *NLM

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START.*JB

THE FIRST FAILURE WAS ON 2/28/02. THE CAR STOPPED ON MY HUSBAND ON THE INTERSTATE & WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CRANK SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE & WAS REPLACED. EXACTLY ONE WEEEK LATER ON 3/7/02, THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A DEFECTIVE COIL TO THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE & REPLACED. ON 5/10/02, THE CAR STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET & AFTER BEING TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER, THE CRACK SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AGAIN! IT WAS REPLACED & I WROTE TO NISSAN ABOUT OUR CONCERNS. ON 6/4/02 THE CAR AGAINSTOPPED ON MY HUSBAND ON THE INTERSTATE. AGAIN A LETTER WAS SENT TO NISSAN (AS WELL AS SEVERAL NISSAN VPS) AND AS OF TODAY (THREE WEEKS LATER) WE DO NOT HAVE OUR VEHICLE, NOR DO WE WANT THAT ONE BACK! THE DEALER HAS LOANED US A VEHICLE, BUT...

WHEN PUTTING THE KEY INSIDE OF IGNITION SWITCH TO START VEHICLE IT STARTS INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEN SHUTOFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK