2004 NISSAN ALTIMA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 MY CAR WAS STALLING WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING IS PART OF A RECALL AND REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. THE NIGHT I PICKED MY CAR UP I WAS STILL HAVING THE STALLING ISSUE. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE COMPLAINT THAT 1) I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ECM. 2) MY CAR STALLED IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LUCKILY NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. 3)WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM NOT FOUND WHEN I ORIGINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE FIXED 4) KNOWING THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH BOTH THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SENSOR IN NISSANS WHY IS THE CAMSHAFT NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL CAMPAIGN. 5) IT COST ME ALMOST $300...

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE HARD TO START, SERVICE LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWS CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR BAD. *TR

CAR BEGAN STALLING AT IDLE AND ALSO SOMETIMES ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP - I HAD CLEANED THE AIR FILTER AND TRIED 2 TANKS OF PREMIUM GAS BUT TO NO AVAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED FIVE MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. HE TRIED AGAIN FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER AND THE ENGINE TURNED ON AND EVERYTHING WORKED NORMALLY. TWO WEEKS LATER, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND ECU MODULE. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECU MODULE AND REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED FOR THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR REPLACEMENT. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

MY VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE A HARD SHIFT WHILE I WAS RIDING DOWN THE BELTWAY. THE CAR WOULD SHIFT SO HARD THAT IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD HIT MY CAR FROM BEHIND. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO SHEEHY NISSAN OF WALDORF AND HAD THE CAR REPAIRED. THAT COST ME AROUND $170.00. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER THE HARD SHIFTS WERE BACK. ONE AND A HALF MONTHS LATER MY "SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT" COMES BACK ON AND THIS TIME MY CAR WILL NOT START. I WAS LITERALLY STUCK UNTIL I WAS INFORMED THAT EVENTUALLY THE COMPUTER WILL CLICK AND LET THE CAR START. I EVENTUALLY GOT THE CAR TO START AND TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD. I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $230.00. TO GET MY CAR BACK. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR FAILED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,727.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HOWEVER, SHE HAD THE REPAIR WORK PERFORMED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NOTICE. SHE HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT AND THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 06/08/07 FAILED. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES RESTART IMMEDIATELY AND SOMETIMES SHE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES TO RESTART. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (RECALL #06V242000). THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM SENSOR HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANK AND CAM ANGLE SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT HAS NOT BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,700.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN AT NHTSA: I OWN A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A 2.5L ENGINE. I RECENTLY RECEIVED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA FOR A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO THE POTENTIAL THAT THE ENGINE MIGHT STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BETWEEN THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM). THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE NOTICE FURTHER ADVISED THAT MY NISSAN DEALER WOULD REPROGRAM THE ECM, FREE OF CHARGE. THIS SERVICE SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 1 HOUR TO COMPLETE. I MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MY DEALER TO HAVE THIS SERVICE PERFORMED ON MY ALTIMA. WHILE IN FOR THIS SERVICE, I WAS CALLED BY THE DEALER AND NOTIFIED THAT SEVERAL UNRELATED SERVICE ITEMS WERE FOUND. THEY DID NOT FORCE THEM ON ME BUT DID THEY DID TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 'SELL' THEM....BETTER GAS MILEAGE (CLEAN THROTTLES) AND...

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA AND STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET A RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION AT THE DEALER. ON MARCH 20, 2007 THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR SHOULD FIX THE FAILURE WITH THE CRANKSHAFT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 67,812 MILES.

2004 NISSAN ALTIMA, 43K MILES. HAD RECALL ON A SIMILAR SOUNDING SITUATION (CAR CAN STALL AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO A TEMPERATURE SENSOR MALFUNCTION, BUT DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...CAR STALLED IN THE PARKING LOT AND MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, 2 TIMES EACH. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR. THE CONTACT AT THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT, WAS DENIED THE SERVICE BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HA 2 SAFETY RECALLS THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE WEEK AGO WHILE DRING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED ,STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO NOTICE, AND AFTERWARDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WAS FREE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TRIED TO CHARGE HIM FOR DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TWO WEEKS PRIOR THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR NISSAN TO CALL, HAS NOT BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK, AND STILL HAS NOT HEARD FROM NISSAN. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 32000.*AK

CAR STALLS AND STOPS RUNNING ON A DAY BASIS WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND SERVIC ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. NISSAN DEALER REPROGRAMMED ECM, CAR STILL STALLS, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON STILL ON. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO CAR QUITTING AND POWER BRAKES AND STEERING SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. NISSAN NOT TAKING CARE OF PROBLEM. *JB

"ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT" CAME ON AND TOOK CAR TO THE SHOP ON 10/31/06. AT THE TIME IT CAME ON THERE WERE NO RUNNING PROBLEMS. NISSAN DEALER REPLACED REAR 02 SENSOR AND DIAGNOSES AND REPROGRAMMED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. ON 11/20/06 (LESS THAN THREE WEEKS LATER) THE "ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT" CAME ON AGAIN. PRIOR TO TAKING THE CAR THERE WERE NO RUNNING PROBLEMS. NISSAN DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE AND CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THEY NEED TO RUN ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR ANOTHER FEE. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING UP AN DOWN AND WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. P2135 THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FOUND, REPLACED SENSOR AND CLEARED CODES. I WAS CHARGED ON BOTH OCCASIONS FOR A TOTAL OF $668. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA. PRESENTLY THE ENGINE NEEDS REPAIRING. I TOOK MY CAR TO CROWN NISSAN IN GREENSBORO,NC TO BE SERVICED. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE SERVICEMEN INFORMED ME THAT MY POWER VALVE SCREW CAME LOOSE FALLING IN THE ENGINE CAUSING IT HARM. I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NONE AT THE PRESENT TIME. THIS OCCURRED ON NOV 16TH, 2006. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE PRICE TO FIX IT WAS BETWEEN 500-4000 DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS ON NISSANHELP.COM. I RECOVERED A PAST RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE WITH THE STATED PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH MY VIN NUMBER IS STATED IN THE REPORT. I AM TRYING TO REINSTATE THIS RECALL DUE TO...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. SIX DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURED WAS CONTACTED WHO DETERMINED NO RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES CAMSHAFT CENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. THE CONTACT STATES THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAUSED A RECALL ON THE 2003 MODELS BUT IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE TO THE 2004 MODELS.

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE MANIFOLD, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DT: 2004 NISSIAN ALTIMA CONSUMER'S VEHCILE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT. CAME ON AND THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE LIGHT AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE COMPUTER CHIP, THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND THE MOTOR STARTED SHAKING. DEALER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SCREW LOOSE. THEY FOUND THE SCREW MISSING IN THE POWER VALVE. THEY HAD TO THE REMOVE THE EXHAUT MANAFOLD TO GET THE SCREW OUT, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MANAFOLD INTAKE/GASKET THROTTL/ A SPARK PLUG/BEARING SEAL/THE GASKET EXHAUT/GASKET ADAPTER, AND THE GASKET MANAFOLD. TWO DAYS LATER CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VEHCILE STILL SHAKING WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MPH . CONSUMER FOUND THAT WHEN TEST DRIVING VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 80 MPH. PROBLEM STARTED ON JUNE 1, 2005. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA IN DECEMBER OF 2001 WITH 4 MILES ON IT IN MID OCTOBER. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT OVER AND OVER TO THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT CUTS OFF ON ME OUT OF THE BLUE. IT CUT OFF FIRST GOING DOWN A HILL, THE WHEEL JUST LOCKED AND IT SHUT DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY I CONTACTED PASSPORT NISSAN AND SHEEY NISSAN IN MARYLAND AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN ON THE NEXT DAY. NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT THIS TIME. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT CUT OFF AGAIN I HAD TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. I CALLED NISSAN1 USA THE FOLLOWING DAY TO REPORT THIS THEY SAID TO TAKE IT BACK TO A NISSAN DEALER. NISSAN 1 USA DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY KIND OF SUPPORT, GUIDANCE OR SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM ON...