2003 NISSAN ALTIMA Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND BELOW, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER TEN MINUTES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY AFTER THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ALL THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. SINCE SEPTEMBER 7, 2007, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF AT LEAST 50 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DECELERATING OR MAKING A TURN. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT MADE AT LEAST 6-7 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RELEASE THE LOCK ON THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WITH THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ENGINE). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A CODE APPEARED FOR THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF THE LIGHT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE CONTACT MUST PLACE THE GEAR IN PARK AND THEN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO REPROGRAM THE ECM. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION AND WARNED HER THAT THE VEHICLE MAY STILL STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). SHE BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,897.

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME WHILE DRIVING AND HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN 2 ACCIDENTS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 12 OCCURRENCES THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CODE INDICATING CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT IS FAULTY. THERE IS A SIMILAR RECALL FOR 2002 VEHICLES BUT NOT FOR 2003. WAS TOLD NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS YET TO WARRANT A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER ALSO FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER REASONS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT CANNOT RECALL WHAT THEY WERE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME WITH NO REASON OR WARNING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR GREATER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 63,673 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,673.

THE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S DIED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND I HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THE CAR WOULD THEN NOT START UP UNTIL COOLED OFF AND THEN STALLED AT SEVERAL TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON THE WAY HOME. THE CAR HAD HALF AS MUCH POWER AS NORMAL AND CONTINUED TO STALL. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND I TOOK IT TO NISSAN WHERE THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I HAD IT REPLACED AND NOW THE CAR IS FINE. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A SERIOUS RISK TO INJURY TO THE DRIVER OF THE CAR AND OTHER CARS AROUND. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA S CLASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR HAS FAILED. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED ONE WEEK AGO AND SMOKE ASCENDED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN, THEY DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION OTHER THAN POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY SOLUTIONS TO THE FAILURES AND DID NOT STATE WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 43,100 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE MECHANIC, DURING A TUNE UP, STATED THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT RECALL #06V242000 REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CONTACT PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE DEALER TO PAY SINCE THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RECALL#06V242000 ; HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER COULD REPROGRAM THE FAILURE AND REPAIR ITSELF;. HOWEVER, AFTER DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO WRITE A LETTER TO NISSAN FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75945, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77694. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAITED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED REPROGRAMMING, AND MADE THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER AGAIN. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS BE REPLACED. THERE WAS ARECALL # 30V455000 FOR A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA FOR THE CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FELT OTHERWISE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 112,000.*AK

RECALLS ON 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA CONCERNING CRANK ANGLE SENSORS AND ECM, ENGINE COMPUTER, RECEIVED. TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER , AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. THEY SAID THIS WOULD FIX MY PROBLEM. 2 DAYS LATER LIGHT WAS BACK ON, AND CAR CONTINUED TO CUT-OFF JUST AS THE RECALL LETTER STATED IT WOULD DO. TOOK CAR BACK TO NISSAN, AND THEY REFUSED TO HONOR THEY RECALL, AND HAVE ASKED ME TO PAY FOR IT, AND THEN THEY WILL INVESTIGATE AND WILL SEND ME A REFUND FOR REPAIRS. OVER $200.00 FOR REPAIRS. ADVISED THEM OF THEIR RECALL LETTER THAT I RECEIVED ONLY TO SAY THEY WERE SORRY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON, CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ARE , AND WHILE JUST SITTING STILL. IT CONTINUED TO JERK OR DRIVE LIKE IT WAS SKIPPING, AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SAME AS...

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S BOUGHT IN JANUARY OF 2003. CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. NISSAN DEALERS HAVE PERFORMED ALL RECALLS INCLUDING ECM SOFTWARE REPLACEMENT AND ENGINE CRANK SENSOR REPLACEMENT BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHICH HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *NM

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA CUSTOMER PAID FOR SERVICE AND NOW RECALL NOTICE AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS**CC THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THIS CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. *NM

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES UP ON MY DASHBOARD OF NISSAN ALTIMA 2003. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE A FEW RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY WILL FIX IT. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING FROM THEIR LOCATION, THE LIGHT CAME UP AGAIN. THE CAR RUNS LIKE ITS BRAKES ARE ON. IT ONCE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE IS A BIG CONCERN IF IT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND CAUSES ACCIDENT. HOW CAN I GET NISSAN TO ADDRESS IT? *NM

TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE SERVICED ON DECEMBER 26, 2006 UNDER RECALL 06V242000 THAT SHE RECEIVED FROM NISSAN. THE CONTACTS STATED THAT SINCE THE WORK WAS COMPLETED FOR THE RECALL TO THE ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YET THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN FOR FREE. THEY INSISTED THAT THE CURRENT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN OIL LEAK.*AK UPDATED 1/26/2007 - *NM

UPDATE TO ODI 10176518. POWER VALVE SCREWS WERE FOUND MISSING. SCREWS WERE INGESTED INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF ENGINE. *JB

SLOWED VEHICLE AND SEES LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. VEHICLE DIED. RESTARTED VEHICLE. SES LIGHT ON CONSTANT. VEHICLE 'PULSES' - LIKE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. *NM

COURTESY COPY RE DEFECTIVE 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. SHE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM NISSAN. *TS THE VEHICLE STALLED WEATHER THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE CRANK CASE REPLACED, THROTTLE SENSOR ADJUSTED, FUEL INJECTION FLUSHED, POWER STEERING FLUSHED, AND BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND RECALL 06V242000 IN REFERENCE TO FAULTY ENGINE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE FELL WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE RECALL BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CHECKED THE RECALLS. THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY CHAMBER. THE FAULTY...

MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA VIN 1N4AL11D33C2XXXXX WAS DISPLAYING A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WITH A CODE OF P0 507- IDLE SYSTEM TOO HIGH.....THIS APPEARED APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS FOLLOWING THE R0606 RECALL FOR A ECM RE-PORGRAM FOR A CRANK ENGINE SENSOR. THE INTRESTING THING, MY SISTER HAS THE SAME CAR, DID THE SAME RECALL AROUND THE SAME TIME AND HAD THE SAME SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEAR THE SAME DAY WITH THE SAME CODE. SEARCHING THE WEB, IT APPEARS MANY FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I PAID ABOUT $140 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED AND WANT NISSAN TO REFUND MY MONEY, HOWEVER 6 CALLS TO THEM HAS GOTTEN ME NO WHERE. *NM

2003 ALTIMA THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CHAMBER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL SHE RECEIVED FOR THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY CRANK SENSOR ON MY 03 NISSAN ALTIMA, THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF ON A HEAVY TRAVELED ROAD. I'M AFRAID THAT IT WILL RESULT IN A ACCIDENT POSSIBLY INJURING ME. I TRIED TO HAVE THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FIX THIS PROB UNDER THEIR RECALL AND THEY REFUSED STATING IT WAS ONLY FOR THE 02 MODELS. MANY OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING IF YOU SEARCHED ON WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM YOU WOULD SEE NUMEROUS ENTRIES OF THE SAME THING. I JUST WANT THIS FIXED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WORK #06V242000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 10/06. THREE DAYS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN IDLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IDENTIFIED THAT THE IDLE WAS OFF AND NEEDED TO BE RELEARNED, WHICH WAS PERFORMED. 12 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLING WORST THAN IT DID BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE COMPUTER WAS BAD BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE RELEARNING OF THE IDLE. THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. FOUR DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPED AND TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY AND STARTER. THEY ALL TESTED NORMAL TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP...

DEAR NHTSA, RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA, MORE SPECIFICITY, THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND A RECALL ON THE NISSAN WEBSITE FOR THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR ON ALL 2002 ALTIMAS, BUT NOTHING FOR 2003 ALTIMAS. HOWEVER, WHILE RESEARCHING ON THE WEB I FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS, INCLUDING THE NHTSA WEBSITE (CAMPAIGN # 06V-242), INDICATING THAT A FEW 200,000 2003 ALTIMAS/SENTRAS (2.5 LITER) WERE BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME CRANK ANGLE PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE UP WITH THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT (CERRITOS) AND WAS THOROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SUPPORT AND SERVICE FROM THE TECHNICIANS. FIRST, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. THEN, I WAS INFORMED THAT NOT ALL RECALLS ARE LISTED IN THE WEBSITE AND I WOULD HAVE TO GET MY CAR SERVICED FIRST AND ONLY AFTER...

MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I'LL COME TO A STOP, AND IT WILL DIE. I'LL GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, TRY TO GO AND IT WILL STALL. I BLOCKED TRAFFIC MOMENTARILY, AND MADE SOME OTHER DRIVERS FAIRLY IRRITATED. THE CAR IS GOING INTO THE SHOP NEXT WEEK TO HOPEFULLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT BEGAN TO APPEAR IN MID TO LATE JUNE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THEY HAVE RAN THE VEHICLE THROUGH THEIR SCANNERS AND CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE RESISTER ON THE TRANSMISSION HOWEVER THE CAR CONTINUES TO SHIFT HARD. NISSAN HAS A BULLETIN ABOUT PROBLEMS ON THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED AS A RECALL. MY CAR HAS REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND HAS STOPPED ON ME ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED THOROUGHLY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS STILL ON. *NM

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE CAR DIED ALMOST HAD WRECKS,CAR SHUT DOWN. THOUGHT MAYBE BAD GAS. HUSBAND ON THE CROSSTOWN CAR DIED,IT IS AT THE DEALERS NOW. THE SERVICE PERSONAL AT THE DEALER SHIP SAID A LOT OF THE ALTIMA'S WERE HAVING THAT TROUBLE AND HE WOULD SEE IF THE MIGHT BE A RECALL. HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S. FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING PERIODICALLY. THE STALL OCCURS ANYTIME AT ANY SPEED. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS I LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALL POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS, WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. JUST YESTERDAY THE CAR STALLED 5 TIMES AND FINALLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THE CODE INDICATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS FAULTY. *JB

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA WITH THE 3.5 V6, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT WHEN ON THE 03 ALTIMAS THE ENGINE WOULD LEAK OIL PAST THE RINGS AND DAMAGE THE CAT THAT WOULD DESTROY THE CAT AND THEN LET THE MATERIAL GO BACK INTO THE MOTOR AND CAUSE OIL CONSUMPTION. MY CAR AFTER TELLING THE DEALER LAST YEAR, STILL USES A QUART EVERY WEEK (ROUGHLY EVERY 600 MILES). THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT NISSAN CONSIDER THIS NORMAL USAGE. I HAVE TRIED OVER SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED. ALL DEALERS AND NISSAN WOULD SAY, YOU ARE PASS YOUR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. NOW I SEE NISSAN HAS A CAMPAIGN OUT ABOUT THE 06 ALIMTAS. WHY NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON ALL ALTIMA. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A QUART OF OIL NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO THE ENGINE EVERY WEEK. ONCE THE OIL RUNS LOW THERE IS A SHAKING NOISE UNTIL MORE IS ADDED. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO LEAK, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE OVER-HAULED BECAUSE IT BURNS EXCESSIVE OIL. UPDATED 7/3/2006 - ALTHOUGH IT WAS CLEAR THAT EH VEHICLE USED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL THE DEALER REFUSED TO OVERHAUL THE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

ONE YEAR INTO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD SIMPLE SHUT OFF. IF YOU WERE MOVING AT THE TIME IT WOULD EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON TO THE RUNNING POSITION. IF YOU HAPPENED TO BE AT A STOP SIGN OR A LIGHT AND THE "STUTTER" WOULD HAPPEN IT WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND START THE CAR AGAIN. IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT SOMETIMES IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL TRIES TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2003 AS A NEW CAR. BECAUSE OF THESE INSTANCES OF THE CAR SHUTTING OFF THERE HAVE BEEN TWO DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS. THANK THE LORD NONE WITH ANY PERSONAL INJURIES. THESE OCCASIONS OF THE CAR SHUTTING OFF BECAME MORE AND MORE PREVALENT, HAPPENING EVERYDAY ALMOST ALL THE TIME TOWARDS THE END OF THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOW NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE IT...

1. CAR STALLED AND ONCE I HELD THE GAS PEDAL DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE KEY OVER AND CRANK THE ENGINE A HUGE PUFF OF BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE CAR AND IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY AFTER A WEEK OR SO. 2) A WEEK OR SO LATER I STARTED THE CAR, IT TURNED OVER FINE BUT HAD NO POWER, IT SIMPLY WOULD NOT GO. IT DID NOT EVEN REALIZE I WAS PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR. 3) I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION IN FRUSTRATION AND THEN TRIED AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WORKED FINE. IT REVVED WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN TOOK OFF JUST FINE. 4) THIS BEGAN TO BE A MORE COMMON OCCURRENCE AND IF I TOOK THE KEY OUT OR WAITED A FEW MINUTES IT...

RE: ACTION NUMBER RQ06001 MANUFACTURER: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA I HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL FOUR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 ALTIMA THAT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CITED AS REASONS FOR THE RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. SERVICE RECORDS DOCUMENT THAT THE PROBLEM THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT CRANK WAS REPORTED AS EARLY AS 23,619 MILES WHEN I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SINCE IT WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, OTHER RECORDS SINCE THAT TIME REVEAL THE SAME COMPLAINT. EACH TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN RECENTLY BECAUSE IT BEGAN CUTTING OFF ABRUPTLY WHILE TRAVELING - AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER, WITH OVER 60,000 MILES, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS AND THEY BOTH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO INFORMED...

2003 ALTIMA 2.5S EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: THE CAR STALLED TWICE DURING OPERATION (ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS) THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED (WE FOUND SOME INFO ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHERS HAD ISSUES WITH THIS AND THE CAR HAS NOT STALLED SINCE. *NM

LAST MONTH, AS MY '03 ALTIMA 2.5S WAS NEARING 65,000 MILES, IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS. AFTER IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. 2 DAYS AGO, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER I STARTED THE CAR. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO RESTART THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STALLING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THIS ALSO RESULTED IN NO START CONDITIONS AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED. SINCE THE REPAIR WORK WAS COMPLETED, THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY.

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL, ENGINE STALLS-8 TIMES IN LAST TWO MONTHS-TOOK TO DEALER, THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. IT ALWAYS RESTARTS EITHER BY KEY IGNITION OR BY MOTION. SOME BULLETIN BOARDS INDICATE A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC LANE. *NM

STARTING SEPTEMBER 2005, MY CAR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON AND THE CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AT SLOW SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN SOLVED. THE CAR CONTINUES TO STALL AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES AND THE DEALER AND NISSAN'S TECH PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. *NM PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (FEB 1, 06): THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND AIRFLOW METER UNDER "SECRET WARRANTY", BUT THE ENGINE STILL STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYMORE FOR ME. IN MOST CASES, THE ENGINE RESTARTS RIGHT THE WAY, SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3 OR 4 TRIES BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTS.

MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED 85 MILES, BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN DEVON, PA. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE CAR, IT FINALLY STARTED, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT, IT HAD NO POWER WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. ALSO, THE CAR JUMPED ALL AROUND, SO IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IT. I WAS AWAY ON VACATION IN NJ, SO I WASN'T EVEN NEAR MY HOME. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THE 'CRANK SENSOR', AND REPLACED IT, BUT CHARGED ME $180. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM! *NM

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA, I PURCHASED IN 03 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD JUST STOP. AT ONE POINT WHILE TURNING IN FRONT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC CAR JUST QUIT, AND EVERY TIME I CRANKED IT WOULD QUIT, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR ME AND MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I WORK VERY FAR FROM HOME AND , TO GET ON A BUSY FREEWAY AND CAR WOULD JUST QUIT IS NOT SAFE. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION NISSAN IS A GOOD CAR AND RELIABLE, BUT THEY HAVE FAILED ME. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT DUE TO 69,000 MILES IT WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH SAME 03 ALTIMA, AND OVER 100,000 MILES, SHE HAS NO PROBLEMS AND CAN DRIVE OUT OF TOWN. WHEN I AM DRIVING UP TO SPEED THE CAR WOULD START STALLING OUT OF CONTROL, AND THEN EVENTUALLY JUST QUIT ON...

CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAS CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. NISSAN DIAGNOSTICS TEST SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT CAR CONTINUES TO CUT OFF. THE VEHICLE IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO RESTART AFTER THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. ONCE WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON AN ENGINE SENSOR FOR NISSANS MANUFACTURED 2000 TO JULY 2002. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED OCTOBER 2002, AND THEY WILL NOT CONSIDER THAT THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM. A CAM OR CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE STALLING PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS VEHICLE JUST DIES. CONSUMER HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT. *NM UPDATE: CALLED THE LISTED NUMBER BUT WAS TOLD NO ONE LIVE THERE BY THAT NAME.

1) THE POWER VALVE SCREWS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE INTAKE VALVE ON MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S HAVE STARTED TO COME LOOSE, CAUSING POWER LOSS IN THE ENGINE. ONE OF THE POWER VALVE SCREWS ACTUALLY CAME LOOSE AND WAS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE, DAMAGING THE CYLINDERS, THUS RUINING THE ENGINE. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, O2 SENSOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED ALSO. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE, ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1500 TO $7500+ WORTH OF DAMAGE. 2) THE FAILURE IS THAT THESE POWER VALVE SCREWS HAVE COME LOOSE AND STARTED BEING SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING HIGH DOLLAR VALUE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE DURING DRIVING ALMOST CAUSED A FATAL CRASH THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN MY DEATH AND THE DEATH OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE HIGHWAY. ADDITIONALLY, EXHAUST...

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA - 2.5 LITER ENGINE: ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON.THE ENGINE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CAUSE WAS FAILURE OF THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE STALLED APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE DID NOT START RIGHT AWAY AFTER STALLING'.THE STARTER ENGAGED FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD START AGAIN. I DID HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP SINCE THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS. MY WIFE HAD AN EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TIME DUE TO STRENGTH DIFFERENCES.

I BROUGHT A BRAND NEW 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 FROM LEN STOLER NISSAN. WE NOTICED A LIGHT MIST OF SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPE IN THE SUMMER TIME. I CALLED TO THE DEALER THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS NORMAL. THE CAR STARTED BLOWING LIGHT WHITE SMOKE, THE DEALER STATED CHANGE MY GAS TO SUPREME OCTANE. AT JUST OVER 25,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED BLOWING HEAVY WHITE SMOKE, WE HEARD A WATER SOUND UNDER THE CAR, THE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME AND GO OFF, AND IT STARTED LOSING POWER. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD US WE HAD SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. WE TURNED IN ALL SERVICE RECORDS SHOWING THAT THE MAINTENANCE WAS KEEP UP ON THE CAR. THE DEALER AND NISSAN MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SLUDGE ONLY COMES FROM LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND SLUDGE DO NOT COME FROM NOTHING ELSE AND REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN . ONCE THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN THE DASH LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCOMING TRAFFIC DID NOT KNOW THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AND THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY DID ADJUST THE IDLE AND SUGGESTED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA . THE ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID COME ON BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. CONSUMER CITED A RECALL #03V455000 CONCERNING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME THING, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDEDIN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. HE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK. *AK

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS PROBLEM WITH WOODPECKER NOISE. DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *BF THE NOISE IS HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IDLING. *TC