2005 NISSAN ALTIMA Structurebody Problems

FRONT FLOOR BOARDS RUSTED OUT BOTH SIDES. SET A BATTERY ON FLOOR BOARD AND IT MADE FLOOR CAVE IN. I LOOKED UNDER CAR AND HALF OF THE RUSTY FLOOR BOARD PIECES FELL ON MY DRIVEWAY. NO RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON VEHICLE. THIS NOT SAFE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

THE CARPET ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS WET AFTER SOME HEAVY SNOW & RAIN INVOLVED THIS YEAR. UPON LOOKING UNDERNEATH, THE FLOOR PAN WAS RUSTING OUT. THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE BOTH HAVE BIG HOLES UNDERNEATH. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NOTHING PROTECTING MY FEET FROM THE CONCRETE GROUND EXPECT FOR A FLIMSY CARPET SINCE THE RUST HAS TAKEN ALL OF THE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT.

FLOORBOARDS ARE ROTTING OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A FOOT PUSH THROUGH AND EVEN UNDERMINE BODY INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE.

2005 NISSAN ALTIMA AT RECENT ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE UNDERSIDE OF MY ALTIMA HAD SEVERE RUST/CORROSION EATING AWAY AT THE FRAME AND FLOORBOARDS. IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT HE HAD TO CALL HIS SERVICE MANAGER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO OR WAS THE CAR DEEMED SAFE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. EVENTUALLY THE FLOORBOARDS WILL FAIL, ANYONE KNOW IF THIS IS NORMAL FOR 2005 NISSAN ALTIMAS?

MY CAR HAS A SEVERE FLOOR RUST PROBLEM. SPECIFICALLY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR HAS BIG WHOLE AND MECHANIC SUGGESTED YOU MAY HAVE YOUR FEET ON ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I JUST HAD A BABY AND I AM REALLY SCARED ABOUT THIS CAR. NISSAN SUCKS BIG TIME. I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN UNTIL AND UNLESS THEY OWN UP THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT A RUSTING FLOORBOARD. THIS IS A NISSAN DEFECT. I LEARNED TODAY FROM THE MECHANIC WHO DID THE CARS OIL CHANGE THAT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY NISSAN WITH BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER FLOORBOARDS RUSTED AND HAVE HOLE IN THEM. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS IN A 10 YEAR OLD MODERN CAR. JUST CAME FROM AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC HAPPENED TO SEE IT. ANY HELP FROM YOU WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THE REPAIR RUNS INTO THE THOUSANDS WITH THE CAR NOT EVEN WORTH THAT MUCH ANY MORE.

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOORS ARE SERIOUSLY RUSTED WITH HOLES. I FOUND THE CONDITION WHEN I NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING UNDER THE CAR. IT WAS SOME SORT OF PLASTIC MATERIAL THAT LINED THE METAL FLOOR INSIDE THE CAR.

AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS ALTIMA, WE WERE ALARMED WHEN OUR SON SAID HE COULD SEE THE CARPETING HANGING THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED OUR NISSAN DEALER WHO SAID THE REPAIRS WOULDN'T BE COVERED AND TO PURSUE IT WITH NISSAN CORPORATE. WE PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS (SAFETY CONCERNS) AND FORMALLY REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. I RECEIVED A CALL AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DECLINED DUE TO VEHICLE'S AGE AND DUE TO THE FACT WE'RE IN THE "NORTH-EAST SALT STATES". I ASKED WHY 2005 HONDA'S, CHEVY'S AND BUICK'S FROM THE SAME LOCALE AREN'T EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE?? WHEN I ASKED FOR A DETAILED DENIAL OF MY CLAIM (ONE CITING THE REASONS I WAS BEING GIVEN VERBALLY) I WAS TOLD ABSOLUTELY NOT AND THAT NISSAN WOULD ONLY SUPPLY A "GENERAL" LETTER OF DENIAL. SERIOUSLY?? DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN UNETHICAL PRACTICE? ALL OF THESE...

MY 2005 NISSIAN ALTIMA HAS BEEN GIVING ME ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES JUST FOR THE CAR TO GO INTO GEAR AND WHEN DOING SO JERKS EXTREMELY HARD...I HAVE ALSO HAD MANY ISSUES WITH IT NOT WANTING TO START AND I WILL HAVE TO PLACE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL THEN FORCE BACK INTO PARK MANY TIMES BEFORE MY CAR WILL START...THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND KEPT VERY CLEAN...WHILE HAVING CAR INSPECTED I WAS INFORMED OF THE FLOOR BOARDS ROTTING OUT...I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT NISSAN AND DISCUSS THESE ISSUES...I HAVE HAD 000 RESULTS IN BEING ABLE TO DO SO...THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS...IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THESE ISSUES I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE...AND WITH THE TREATMENT FROM NISSAN...WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANY VEHICLE FROM THEM AGAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD WAS RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLOOR BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,998. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

UNDERCARRIAGE (FLOOR BOARDS) ON PASSENGER & DRIVER SIDE RUSTED. HOLES WITH FLOORING CARPET SHOWING THROUGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PIECE OF METAL HANGING UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS TOTALLY RUSTED AND THERE WAS A HOLE UNDER THE CARPET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

THE FLOOR BOARDS UNDER THE PASSENGER'S FEET ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. FROM ALL THE REPORTS, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE NISSAN OR NHTSA IS TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. YOU CAN SEE THE ROAD THRU THE HUGE HOLES. WHEN A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND SPENT SOME OF THAT TIME DOWN SOUTH, AWAY FROM ANY POSSIBILITY OF SALT ON THE ROADS HAS RUSTED OUT FLOOR BOARDS, THIS IS NOT 'NORMAL' CORROSION.

THE FLOOR BOARDS UNDER THE PASSENGER'S FEET ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. FROM ALL THE REPORTS, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE NISSAN OR NHTSA IS TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. YOU CAN SEE THE ROAD THRU THE HUGE HOLES. WHEN A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND SPENT SOME OF THAT TIME DOWN SOUTH, AWAY FROM ANY POSSIBILITY OF SALT ON THE ROADS HAS RUSTED OUT FLOOR BOARDS, THIS IS NOT 'NORMAL' CORROSION.

UNDERCARRIAGE RUST I AM SEEING EVERYONE WITH 2002-2005 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL

UNDERCARRIAGE OF DRIVER SIDE IS SEVERELY RUSTED. HOLE IN DRIVER'S SEAT FLOOR.

MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS HOLES IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD DUE TO EXTREME RUST.

THE FRONT SEAT FLOOR RUSTED OUT.

DUE TO A KNOWN ENGINEERING FLAW, WATER GETS CAUGHT UNDER THE FLOOR BOARDS AND ROTS/RUSTS OUT THE FLOORING. MY FEET ARE ABOUT TO FALL THROUGH THE FLOOR OF CAR. PASSENGER SIDE IS WORSE. THE DEALER/NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STILL WILL NOT COVER IT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. THERE IS A HOLE IN EACH FLOORBOARD THAT WAS PUT THERE INTENTIONALLY. SINCE THERE IS NOTHING STRUCTURAL TO FILL IT WATER CAN GET IN WHEN THE UNDERCOATING DEVELOPS CRACKS. ONCE WATER GETS IN, IT JUST LAYS UNDER THE ASPHALT INSULATION AND BETWEEN THE SHEET METAL AND ROTS FROM INSIDE OUT. I HAD A WARRANTY ON IT AND THE DEALERS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO, MANY TIMES FOR MANY JOBS AND MAINTENANCE, ETC. NEVER ONCE MENTIONED IT. I JUST RECENTLY WAS MADE AWARE OF IT AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. THEY ARE WELL AWARE...

THIS IS A 2005 ALTIMA WELL MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT ALL THESE YEARS. I FOUND A 10"X10" HOLE IN PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PAN. IT WAS RUSTED VERY BADLY INSIDE OUT. IT MUST HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING THE RUST FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS SO MANY NISSAN OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

WELL MAINTAINED, GARAGED-KEPT ALTIMA HAD NO VISIBLE BODY RUST ANYWHERE UPON INSPECTION LAST NOVEMBER. TODAY I NOTICED RUSTY FLAKES ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE, AND UPON LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE CAR, FOUND THAT ONE HALF OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR PAN WAS CAVING IN. THIS RUST IS NOT NOTICEABLE TO THE CONSUMER UNTIL THE RUST IS ALL THE WAY THRU TO THE EXTERIOR, AT WHICH POINT THE WEIGHT OF THE FOOT BREAKS IT THRU THE UNDERCOATING. THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORPAN WAS ALSO CAVING IN. WHEN I TOOK UP THE RUBBER MATS, FLOORMATS, AND CARPET/PAD, I SAW LARGE HOLES ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WHICH ONLY AFFECTED ONE HALF OF EACH FLOORPAN. THESE RUSTED HALVES HAVE A TYPE OF HARD "BLACK SHINGLE" STUCK TO THE FLOOR, AND FROM WHAT I OBSERVED ALSO HAVE A SMALL 3"X3" SILVER PAPER COMPLETELY COVERING WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DRAIN HOLE. THE UNRUSTED HALVES...

I TOOK MY ALTIMA TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE COMMON RUSTING PROBLEM IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THERE IS A HOLE ABOUT 3-4 INCHES AND YOU CAN LOOK UP AND SEE THE CARPET. I'M REALLY UPSET AND WASN'T AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH ALTIMAS WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR PREOWNED SIX MONTHS AGO. IT IS IN OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION, COMPLETELY PAMPERED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND MYSELF, AND SHOULDN'T BE RUSTING THROUGH AT THIS AGE AND WITH ONLY 59K MILES ON IT. DESPITE WHAT NISSAN MIGHT BE CLAIMING, HAVING LARGE HOLES IN YOUR FLOORBOARD IS AN ABSOLUTE SAFETY HAZARD AND I REALLY FEEL CONCERNED FOR THE ALTIMA OWNERS WHO DIDN'T CATCH THE PROBLEM AS EARLY AS I HAVE, OR EVEN HAVE YET TO DISCOVER IT! SOME OF THE HOLES THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED CAN FIT MORE THAN A FOOT THROUGH!!...

FLOOR PAN ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED TODAY AND REPORTED SEVERE RUST, TO THE POINT THAT FEET MAY BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE FLOOR SOON.

WHILE I WAS PARKED AT HOME I WAS EXAMINING THE UNDERSIDE OF MY 2005 ALTIMA AND TO MY SHOCK FOUND A 12 INCH BY 10 INCH SECTION OF RUST WITH LARGE FLAKES COMING FROM THE FLOOR PANEL ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. THERE ARE HOLES IN THIS SECTION THAT ARE PENETRATING THROUGH THE LAYERS TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS THE BEGINNING OF RUST AND CRACKING FLOOR PANEL AS WELL. I AM CANNOT BELIEVE THIS, I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED THE CAR JUST AS THE FIRST OWNER HAD AND THERE IS NO RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE BODY. I RESEARCHED THIS RUSTED OUT FLOOR PANELING AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE NEWS STORIES AND THAT IT IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS! I DO NOT FEEL SAFE STRUCTURALLY WITH THE RUST COMPROMISING STRENGTH AND SAFETY AND I DO NOT WANT TO...

NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF SOMETHING HANGING FROM UNDERCARRIAGE. TOOK TO BODY SHOP WHO STATED BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED WITH MULTIPLE HOLES UP TO 6 INCHES TOTALLY THROUGH TO CARPET AND INTERIOR. CONSIDERED A SAFETY RISK DUE TO EXPOSURE OF FUMES/GASES FROM ENGINE/EXHAUST AS WELL AS THE RISK OF "FALLING THROUGH". REST OF CAR LOOKS GOOD NO VISIBLE RUST ON FRAME OR REAR. NO HISTORY OF COLLISIONS OR IMPACT DAMAGE. WE ARE NOT IN AN AREA OF GREAT ROAD SALT NEED NOR NEAR AN OCEAN. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR OVER $1000. ADVISED NOT SAFE TO DRIVE OR SELL AS IS. NOTICED IN COMPLAINTS, THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2010. WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED?

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS HAVE RUSTED/ ROTTED OUT. IT IS ONLY VISIBLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. IT WAS DISCOVERED BY MY MECHANIC WHEN THE CAR WAS ON A LIFT.

PART OF THE FLOOR PAN UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE FOOT AREA FELL OFF THE CAR AND ONTO MY DRIVEWAY. I NOW HAVE A HOLE IN MY FLOORBOARD AND CAN TOUCH THE RUG.

ON A RECENT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD A HOLE IN THE FLOOR PAN. MY ALTIMA IS IN OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LESS THAN 42,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL NISSAN, AND IT COULD COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. IT WAS ALSO EXPLAINED THAT NISSAN HAS A PLATE THAT COULD BE ORDERED FOR $700, WHICH WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. YOU CAN BUY A NEW ALTIMA FRONT FLOOR PAN FROM A COMPANY ON THE INTERNET FOR $79.95. WHY IS NISSAN GOUGING THE CONSUMER BY CHARGING $700. SHAME ON YOU NISSAN FOR ADDING INSULT TO INJURY. NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS SHOULD CERTAINLY WARRANT A RECALL BY NISSAN DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, THUS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR PAN ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS PREMATURELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I NOTICED RUST FLAKES ON THE GROUND UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THERE IS A LARGE RUST HOLE (ABOUT 6"X6") IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HAS A SLIGHTLY SMALLER HOLE. THE BODY SHOP ESTIMATE IS $1425 TO REPAIR - THEY HAVE SEEN OTHER ALTIMAS WITH THIS PROBLEM. CALLED 1-800-NISSAN1 TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD "THERE IS NOTHING NISSAN CAN DO AT THIS TIME". I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN JUNE 2005.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SEVERE CORROSION UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE LARGE HOLES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MA 10/22/2015

THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, KELLY NISSAN OF STONEHAM MA, INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FLOOR BOARD DUE TO RUST. THE RUST SEEMS LOCALIZED TO AN AREA ABOUT 1 FOOT X 1 FOOT ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER. I BELIEVE THIS RUSTING IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BECAUSE OF THE LOCALIZED NATURE OF THE RUST.

SEVERE RUST ON FLOOR BOARDS OF 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. HOLE APPROXIMATELY 6" DIAMETER HAS RUSTED THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS, LEAVING THE CARPET WET AFTER DRIVING THROUGH RAIN. NOTICED DE, 2014 ALSO, ENGINE OIL PAN HAS RUSTED THROUGH, OIL LEAKING THROUGH THE PAN. NO, NOT THROUGH THE GASKET OR THE SEAL, THROUGH A PERFORATION IN THE OIL PAN. NOTICED AT 80KMILES, AUG, 2015

NOTICED METAL HANGING OFF BOTTOM OF CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. GOT HOME AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COATING UNDERNEATH THE CAR IS PEELING OFF AND THAT THE FLOOR BOARD IS RUSTING THROUGH. AT 10 YEARS OLD, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I HAVE A 16 YEAR OLD CAR AND IT IS FINE. THIS CAR WAS RECALLED AND TREATED NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I LIVE IN A SALT STATE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS A PASSENGER COULD FALL THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. I WILL BE CONTACTING NISSAN ON MONDAY BUT I DOUBT THEY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. (ALTIMA 3.5 SL-V6)

AS YOU WELL KNOW BY NOW, THE NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED ISSUES WITH 2002-2006 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS ALAS REACHED MY NISSAN ALTIMA. FLOORBOARD IS RUSTING INTENSELY BUT I AM NOT DO RICH SO CAN'T AFFORD THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT EVERY MECHANIC (I PAID TO INSPECT BY THE WAY) IS QUOTING ME. NOTHING MUCH TO ADD TO THIS DESCRIPTION BECAUSE NO ONE IS GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ANYWAY. ISSUE HAS BEEN ON LOCAL NEWSCASTS SO MY INSIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF FILING COMPLAINT IS STRICTLY TO JOIN THE CAUSE IN MIND AND SPIRIT. BY NO MEANS TRYING TO SOUND INSENSITIVE INSTEAD TRUTHFUL; IT'S CLEAR SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THINGS CHANGE, JUST HOPE ISN'T IS ME.

IN 2013 I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO HAVE THEM FIX MY BUMPER AND THEY REALIZED A HOLE UNDERNEATH MY PASSENGER FLOOR . THEY TOLD ME IT WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH AND I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT THE COST 700 DOLLARS. NOW ITS 2015 AND I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. I DON'T REALLY WANT TO PUT THIS MONEY BACK INTO THIS CAR IF IT'S JUST GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN 2 YEARS. NISSAN REALLY NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM. I SEE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY'RE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SOMEONE COULD POSSIBLY FALL THROUGH THE FLOOR.

WHEN I WAS WORKING ON THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA, I PLACED MY FLOOR JACK UNDERNEATH THE CAR I REALIZED THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD IS STARTING TO RUST THROUGH TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. WHEN I WENT TO PASSENGER SIDE THE FLOOR BOARD WAS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING. BOTH SIDES ARE STARTING TO ROT ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I FIND THIS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A CAR THAT IS SO WELL KEPT COULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS SOMETHING NISSAN NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE AS A DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES THAT NEVER HAD FLOOR BOARDS RUST AWAY SO PREMATURELY. IF NISSAN DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A DESIGN FLAW THIS WILL BE MY LAST NISSAN BOUGHT FROM THE CAR COMPANY. I HAVE BEEN VERY LOYAL TO THE BRAND. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AREA. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE INSPECTOR OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD WERE ROTTED AND RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. MY FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTED TO A POINT THAT THE CARPET INSTALLATION IS HANGING ON THE GROUND. IF IT RAINS AND I RIDE OVER PUDDLES I CAN FEEL THE WATER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PLACE WHERE BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE ATTACHED HAD CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. MA 10/5

THE ENTIRE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE FRONT SEATS IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT THAT YOU CAN SEE THE ROAD UNDERNEATH THE CAR. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE FLOOR HAD HOLES IN IT (FOUND RIGHT AFTER I HAD ALREADY BOUGHT THE VEHICLE). THIS IS A HAZARD FOR THE PASSENGERS, VERY COMMON AMONGST NISSAN ALTIMAS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS ISSUE MAKES THE CAR UNSELLABLE SINCE IT WILL NEVER PASS INSPECTION UNLESS A MAJOR REPAIR IS DONE TO ITS BODY. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A CAR WOULD HAVE STRUCTURAL ISSUES LIKE SEVERE RUST AND NISSAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THE NHTSA NOT MAKE NISSAN BUY THE AFFECTED VEHICLES BACK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORMAT WAS VISIBLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

PASSENGER FLOORBOARD RUSTED OUT AND WAS REPAIRED AT A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP IN DEC. 2013. I FELT BRANCHES AND STICKS THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 8" IN DIAMETER. IN JUNE 2015 I FOUND WHERE THE DRIVERS SIDE IS NOW RUSTED OUT. THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED THE CAR HAS HAD DEEP RUBBER FLOOR MATS IN THE WINTER PASSENGER SIDE REPAIR DONE AT 122,000 MILES DRIVER'S SIDE REPAIR DONE AT 139,000 MILES UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE NUMEROUS REPAIRS DONE ON MY CAR 6/27/15-6/30/15. WHILE THEY HAD THE CAR UP ON THE LIFT, THE TECH NOTICED AND TOLD ME THAT MY FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTING OUT AND HE COULD SEE CLEAR THROUGH TO MY CARPETING. MY WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY GETTING DIRTY FROM THE INSIDE AND I COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT WHY. I HAVE ASTHMA AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUMES THAT ARE ENTERING MY VEHICLE. THIS NOW EXPLAINS WHY I FEEL THE NEED TO USE MY INHALER MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN I'M IN MY CAR OR GETTING OUT OF MY CAR ON SHORTER TRIPS. FOR INSTANCE, I HAVE A 1.5 MILE RIDE TO THE TRAIN FOR MY COMMUTE TO WORK. BY THE TIME I GET TO THE TRAIN, I'LL NEED TO USE MY INHALER AGAIN ALREADY. MY CAR IS PAID OFF. I HAD PLANNED TO KEEP THIS...

DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD IS RUSTED OUT

THIS PAST WEEK I HAD MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND BATTERY. THEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR BRAKES. WHEN I HAPPENED TO LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR, I FOUND THAT THE FLOOR ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WAS ROTTING OUT. THE DEALER IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PROBLEMS WHEN YOU TAKE IT IN, BUT NOBODY MENTIONED THE RUST PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE THE UNEXPECTED EXPENSE OF REPAIRING THE FLOOR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME NOW, BUT REFUSES TO REIMBURSEMENT OR DO A RECALL. IT MAY NOT BE A SAFETY HAZARD, UNLESS YOUR FOOT GOES THROUGH THE FLOOR, BUT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.

THE FLOOR OF MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES, THIS SHOULLD BE A RECALL BECAUSE I HAVE READ THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM

I HAD BEEN AWARE THERE THERE WAS SOME RUST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR PAN. MY ALTIMA WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC AND PUT ON THE LIFT FOR SOME MAINTENANCE AND MY MECHANIC TOOK PICTURES TO SHOW ME HOW EXTENSIVE THE RUST HAD BECOME. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE FLOOR UNDER THE DRIVER'S FEET IS MISSING AND A LARGE PIECE OF METAL IS HANGING DOWN. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE NOW HAS A SMALL PATCH OF RUST.