2005 NISSAN ALTIMA Structurebody Problems

FLOOR PANS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ON FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDES. YOU CAN SEE THE CARPETING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AND ITS NOT EVEN TEN YEARS OLD. *TR

PANS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF CAR ARE ROTTING OUT

MY FLOORBOARDS ON MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE ROTTING THROUGH ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 70K MILES . IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION. I'M WORRIED THAT MY PASSENGERS FEET MAY GO THROUGH THE FLOOR. I'VE OWNED A FEW CARS AND I'VE NEVER SEEN FLOORBOARDS ROT LIKE THIS.IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM....JUST GOOGLE IT.... I HAVE A 1991 TOYOTA SUPRA THAT HAS ABOUT 130K MILES , DRIVIEN I THE SAME CONDITIONS AND IVE NEVER SEEN THIS. NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO HELP. IVE TRIED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY DON'T CARE. *TR

ON A RECENT TRIP FOR OIL CHANGE I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A SPOT OF RUST ON THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. THEY SAID A BRACKET WAS RUSTING THAT HOLDS THE REAR QUARTER PANEL ON. THE REAL PROBLEM, THEY POINTED OUT WAS THE SEVERE RUST UNDER THE FRONT FLOORBOARDS, BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE. I WAS HOPING TO GET ABOUT 6,000 FOR THE CAR TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A NEW ONE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE RUNS GREAT IT IS VERY UPSETTING TO KNOW THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY SAID THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE RUST. *TR

I SAW A TV NEWS STORY ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH 2002-2006 NISSAN ALTIMAS HAVING RUSTED OUT FLOORBOARDS. I CHECKED UNDERNEATH MY NISSAN ALTIMA AND THE FLOORBOARD IS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS A HOLE IN IT. YOU CAN PUT YOUR FINGER IN IT AND CHIP AWAY THE METAL IN THE FLOORBOARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HOLE IS ONLY GOING TO GET BIGGER AS THE METAL WILL RUST EVEN MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. DUE TO CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, A HOLE DEVELOPED ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RUST MUST BE REMOVED AND A METAL PLATE MUST BE WELDED TO REPAIR THE HOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/24/15*CN UPDATED 9/18/2017*CN

FLOOR BOARDS UNDERNEATH PASSENGER SIDES ARE ROTTING THROUGH...WHY??!!!!!!!!! *JS

HAD MY NISSAN IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE FLOOR BOARDS WERE ROTTED OUT. THERE IS NOT ANOTHER SPEC OF RUST ON THIS CAR. THANK GOODNESS FOR CARPET AND FLOOR MATS AS THAT IS ALL THAT IS BETWEEN ME AND THE ROAD. CALLED NISSAN TO REPORT ISSUE/ASK FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD NO. THEY STATED THAT MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AND IS OLD THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT BE OFFERING ME ANY ASSISTANCE. EXPLAINED THAT MY B/F IS A MECHANIC AND HAS BEEN THE ONE MAINTAINING THIS CAR AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS, BUT NISSAN DIDN'T CARE. CONTINUED TO TELL ME THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OLD THEY WOULD NOT BE OFFERING ASSISTANCE. I LET HIM KNOW THROUGH MY RESEARCH THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING LUCK GETTING NISSAN TO PAY FOR...

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I HAD ASSUMED IT WAS A BRANCH OR SOMETHING AS SIMPLE. I ASKED A COUPLE OF CO-WORKERS IF THEY WOULDN'T MIND CHECKING IT OUT FOR ME. BOTH TOLD ME IT WAS A PIECE OF METAL HANGING BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS PUT ON A LIFT TO BE INSPECTED. I ALSO LOOKED AT THE CAR ALONG WITH THE SHOP'S OWNER AND OTHER MECHANIC. THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH TO THE INTERIOR, A HOLE LARGE ENOUGH TO PUT ONE'S FOOT THROUGH IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE CARPETING. THE REST OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS EXAMINED THEN THE BODY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SIGN OF RUST ON THIS VEHICLE WHATSOEVER. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS MODEL FOR THE EXACT SAME TYPE SITUATION. *TR

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA ON MAY 21, 2014. SHE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN WHICH SHE RECEIVED BACK, LEG AND KNEE INJURIES. MY VEHICLE WAS HIT HARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IN WHICH THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN CLEARLY IT SHOULD HAVE BY THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE SPEED OF THE OTHER DRIVER. TO ADD, MY DAUGHTER WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AND THANK GOD THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAD NO IDEA THAT THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE FOR AIRBAG ISSUES. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT IF SO. IN DOING RESEARCH I AM FINDING OUT ABOUT THE AIRBAG ISSUES AFFECTING PAST AND CURRENT NISSAN MODELS. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SHOULD DEPLOY WHEN THE RESTRAINT CONTROLLER...

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA ON MAY 21, 2014. SHE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN WHICH SHE RECEIVED BACK, LEG AND KNEE INJURIES. MY VEHICLE WAS HIT HARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IN WHICH THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN CLEARLY IT SHOULD HAVE BY THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE SPEED OF THE OTHER DRIVER. TO ADD, MY DAUGHTER WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AND THANK GOD THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAD NO IDEA THAT THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE FOR AIRBAG ISSUES. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT IF SO. IN DOING RESEARCH I AM FINDING OUT ABOUT THE AIRBAG ISSUES AFFECTING PAST AND CURRENT NISSAN MODELS. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SHOULD DEPLOY WHEN THE RESTRAINT CONTROLLER...

FLOOR PAN IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT THIS CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD, I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO HELP... THIS COMPANY CHOOSES PROFIT OVER CUSTOMERS THAT IS WHY THEY MOVED ALL THEIR OFFICES TO INDIA FOR CHEAP LABOR... * DO NOT BUY NISSAN* GO HONDA!!! *TR

PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS ARE ROTTING THROUGH, REST OF MY ALTIMA IS RUST FREE....WHY??...I SEE THIS HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2005/NISSAN/ALTIMA/STRUCTURE/PROBLEM.ASPX. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS TWO RUST HOLES IN FLOOR PAN WHICH SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE AND A DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING AMONG OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS THE CAR EXTERIOR IS IN GREAT SHAPE MECHANICALLY AND BODY WISE EXCEPT FOR THE FAULTY FLOOR PAN RUST HOLES!!! *TR

TOOK THE CAR TO REPAIR SHOP FOR O/C AND WAS TOLD I HAD SLIGHT RUST UNDERNEATH PASSENGER DOOR. WAS TOLD IT SHOULD BE ALRIGHT FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. WHEN I WENT FOR INSPECTION I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T INSPECT IT BECAUSE THE RUST HAD GOTTEN SO BAD IN THAT SAME AREA. I PAID CLOSE TO $500. FOR REPAIR AND WAS ALSO TOLD BY OTHERS THAT IT WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THAT YEAR CAR AND THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND HAS BEEN SINCE CHANGED.CAR HAS NEVER BEEN RUN IN THE SALT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS WATER GETTING UP INSIDE THE ARE MENTIONED BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW AND SITTING THERE TO CAUSE THE RUST. WAS REALLY UPSET ABOUT THIS CONSIDERING THE CAR IS IN FANTASTIC SHAPE .. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD HELP FOR THE REPAIRS... I ALSO WAS TOLD I BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THE CAR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS WERE RUSTED AND CREATED LARGE HOLES ON BOTH SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

ON AUGUST 18, 2014, AFTER DROPPING MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL. I CAME TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I STARTED TO TAKE OFF AND NOTICED THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN. I EVENTUALLY MADE IT HOME WITH THE CAR GOING A VERY LOW SPEED AND THEN SPEED UP, BUT WHEN CAR TO A START THE ENGINE STALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT THE DIAGNOSIS WERE AND IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR COSTING $80 DOLLARS FOR TWO AND $70 FOR ANOTHER, HOWEVER THESE ITEMS HAS BEEN CHANGED ALONG WITH A TUNE UP AND THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE COMPUTER, I NOTICED THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSORS AND THE ECM. I CONTACTED NISSAN DEALER, AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT SHOWING SO...

FLOORBOARDS ARE COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. NO RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON CAR. CARPET CAN BE SEEN FROM UNDERNEATH OF CAR. MY MECHANIC NOTICED IT WHILE WORKING ON CAR. *TR

FLOOR PAN ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES HAS RUSTED THROUGH. BOTH HOLES APPROXIMATELY 6"X14" IN SIZE. CAN SEE TO THE GROUND UNDER GAS FLAP LEVER. FIRST NOTICED AT 159000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE NEW AND THE FLOOR BOARDS ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAVE ROTTED OUT AND MY CARPET IS GETTING RUINED FROM THE WET ROADS BECAUSE IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD, I AM AFRAID I MAY FALL THRU THE FLOOR. *TR

VEHICLE FLOOR BOARDS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS THERE WERE 12 INCH HOLES IN THE FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDES AND IT WAS NOT SAFE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *TR

2005 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. MY FATHER TOOK HIS CAR INTO BE INSPECTED AND THEY WILL NOT PASS IT BECAUSE OF THE FLOOR BOARDS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF DISSATISFIED NISSAN OWNERS WHO ARE BATTLING THIS VERY PROBLEM. NOW, IF MY FATHER CANNOT GET HIS CAR TO PASS INSPECTION, HE CANNOT USE IT. SO FAR, NISSAN HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO HELP WITH HIS ISSUE. MY FATHER HAS CALLED COUNTLESS REPAIR AND BODY SHOPS AND NO ONE WILL REPAIR ANY RUST. NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WAS NOTHING MORE THAN RUDE AND INSENSITIVE BUT DID TELL MY DAD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND REPAIR QUESTIONS ABOUT RUSTING FLOOR BOARDS. I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE CALL NISSAN CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS WITH THE SAME "SORRY" RESPONSE. NISSAN IS LOOKING AT A VERY LARGE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT...

MY CAR FAILED MA INSPECTION BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR PAN IS RUSTED OUT. THE HOLE IS APPROXIMATELY 12 BY 10 INCHES. I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. NISSAN CLAIMS IT IS CAUSED BY SALT IN THE NORTH EAST, BUT IF THAT WAS TRUE, THE ENTIRE FLOOR PAN WOULD HAVE RUST, NOT JUST ISOLATED TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. LET ME REPEAT, THE REST OF THE FLOOR PAN IS FLAWLESS, NO SIGNS OF RUST WHATSOEVER. CLEARLY THIS IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW. SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE BOTH FRONT SIDES RUSTED OUT. MY PASSENGER SIDE IS FINE AS THE ASSEMBLY LINE "HOLE" HAS BEEN PROPERLY FILLED IN. I HAVE TO ASSUME THE DRIVER SIDE WAS LEFT OPEN. THERE ARE MANY PICTURES ON THE WEB SHOWING EARLIER PHASES OF THIS PROBLEM SHOWING THAT THE RUST STARTED AT THE ASSEMBLY LINE HOLE. BASICALLY,...

THIS CAR HAS VERY LITTLE MILAGE ONLY 25000 MILES (42000KM) AND THE PASSANGER FLOOR BOARD IS ROTTED OUT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS WEAKENS THE BODY INTEGRITY OF THE CAR. THE REST OF THE CAR HAS NOT RUST WHAT SO EVER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FAULT IN THE CAR AS THIER ARE QUITE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON FLOOR BOARDS ROTTEING OUT ON NISSAN ALTIMA 2002 TO 2006. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD ADMIT TO HAVING DESIGN PROBLEMS FOR HAVING FLOOR BOARDS ROTTING OUT PREMATURELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DEEMED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,300.

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS RUSTED THRU - I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT - HAD TO HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED TO PASS INSPECTION, NOW READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT IT HAPPEN TO OTHERS - NISSAN NEEDS TO RETHINK THE RECALL ON THIS OR REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR - NOT CHEAP TO HAVE DONE!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOORPAN WAS CORRODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOORBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

DROPPED CAR OFF FOR STATE INSPECTION. WAS TOLD THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS WERE RUSTED THROUGH. NOT ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. IT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE CAR AND WEAKENS THE FLOOR FOR POSSIBLY PUTTING FOOT OR FEET THROUGH FLOOR BOARD. DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN SHOULD PAY OR HELP PAY FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

JUST FOUND OUT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR IS RUSTED, AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I LEARN THAT MOST NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS SAME SAFETY ISSUE! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE INSIDE FLOOR BECOMES WEAK AND CAN CAVE IN FROM THE RUST IF NOT REPAIRED. REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE IS COSTLY AND I'VE READ THAT NISSAN DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A CRAFTSMANSHIP ISSUE BUT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF 20TH CENTURY CARS RUSTING OUT IN THIS MANNER, I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT!! *TR

2005 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 108K. JUST NOTICED THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR BOARDS ARE GONE. RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH, THE ONLY THING THERE IS THE CARPET BACKING MATERIAL SHOWING UNDER THE CAR. THIS IS CRAZY TO HAVE A CAR WITH JUST OVER 100K AND HAVE THE STEEL FLOOR GONE. MOST CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS LOOKING AT MY CAR AND NOTICE THAT THE FLOOR PANELS FOR THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER ARE ROTTED AWAY. AFTER LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE CAR ITS CLEAR THAT ITS NOT YOUR EVERYDAY RUST. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH NISSAN ALTIMA'S THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL BY NOW. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 ALTIMA 2.5S. I HAD THE SEVERE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD RUST PROBLEM. THE RUST IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR MAT. A BIG HOLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I CALLED THE DEALER BROUGHT THE CAR FOR INSPECTION AND THEY SEND ME TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA (800) NISSAN-1 OR 800-647-7261). THEY'VE REFERRED ME TO WITH NISSAN REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS REGARDING THE RUSTED OUT FLOORBOARDS. I APPRECIATED THEIR "SURPRISE" AND "NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE". WHEN I TOLD HIM IT HOW BAD THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR RUST PROBLEM SHE SAID THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S NORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. THEY WILL NOT HELP ON THE REPAIR AND SEND ME TO BODY SHOP. THE REPLACEMENT/FIX OF HOLD FLOORBOARD WILL COST $1700 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. I LOOKED MY COMPANY 1998 MAZDA TRUCK, IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN A LOT IN MUDDY...

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S WITH 127,000 MILES. I NOTICED RUST PARTICLES ON MY DRIVEWAY AND INSPECTED THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FLOOR BOARDS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES HAVE COMPLETELY ROTTED/RUSTED OUT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF FUMES AND THE INSTABILITY OF THE CAR'S FLOOR. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT AND SHOULD PAY FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *TR

MY CAR FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE FLOORBOARDS ARE RUSTED OUT. I WAS TOLD THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND NISSAN NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR OF THIS AGE WITH THE AMOUNT OF RUST IT HAS. *TR

MY 2005 FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTED THROUGH. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE ISSUE. EVERY MECHANIC I BROUGHT IT TO FOR A QUOTE SAID THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO HELP IT CUSTOMERS WITH THE REPAIRS. WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO STEP IN AND FORCE NISSAN TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATE DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, SHE WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT THE FLOOR BOARDS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FLOOR BOARDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHILE CHANGING MY OIL I INSPECTED THE UNDERBODY OF MY CAR AND NOTICED A RUSTED OUT AREA OF FLOORBOARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I CHECKED FURTHER SAW THAT AN AREA THE SIZE OF A LARGE GRAPEFRUIT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I LOOKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SEE THE START OF THE SAME DAMAGE DUE TO RUST. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DRAIN HOLE WHERE THE RUST STARTS. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL DRAIN HOLE AND THE RUST STARTING AROUND IT. ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE RUST IS EXTENSIVE ENOUGH THAT THE DRAIN HOLE IS SIMPLY GONE. IN TALKING WITH REPAIRS SHOPS AND CHECKING THE INTERNET I CAN SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMA'S OF MY DESIGN - 2002- 2006. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE (ALLOWS FUMES IN THE CAR IF CARPET WASN'T THERE AND COULD BE STRUCTURAL IN CASE OF AN...

MY 2005 ALTIMA WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN MY SON NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF RUST UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR. I PULLED UP THE CARPET AND FOUND A 6" BY 16" HOLE IN THE FLOOR. I CONTACTED NISSAN FOR GOODWILL WHICH WAS DECLINED. I WAS A NISSAN CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN FOR 21 YEARS AND A SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE LAST 2. MY WIFE AND I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED 10 NISSAN'S AND MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY OWNS 3 MORE. NISSAN SAID ITS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. MY CAR IS IN A GARAGE AND IN OTHERWISE GREAT SHAPE. DURING MY TENURE WITH NISSAN I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE ALTIMAS WITH THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE ITS NOT ENVIRONMENTAL BUT ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE SUNROOF DRAINS DRAINING DIRECTLY INTO THAT AREA OF THE FLOOR TO DRIP OUT OF A SEEP HOLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. IF SOMETHING COMES UP OFF THE ROAD THE ONLY THING...

DRIVER SIDE FLOOR ROTTED OUT,HOLE IN FLOOR PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 121,000 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND GARAGED MOST OF ITS LIFE. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT LAST WEEK, THAT WHILE A OIL CHANGE WAS BEING DONE, THAT BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANS ARE RUSTED OUT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE HAD MOST OF THE MAINTENANCE OF THIS VEHICLE DONE AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. NEVER ONCE DID THEY POINT OUT THIS PROBLEM, WHICH HAS BEEN EVIDENT FOR MANY YEARS BASED ON THE DAMAGE. I COULD HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO FIX THIS SOONER. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM IN MY OPINION. I DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE FOR MY FAMILY MEMBERS TO DRIVE DUE TO FUMES AND THE...

WHEN PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA, NOTICED TWO LARGE RUST AREAS ORIGINATING FROM DRAIN HOLES LOCATED UNDERNEATH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS. THE RUSTING IS SEVERE, WITH LARGE FLAKES BREAKING AWAY WHEN TOUCHED. THE VEHICLE HAS NO RUST ANYWHERE UNUSUAL ON THE BODY OR THE CHASSIS, AND WHERE THERE IS RUST (ALONG WELD POINTS OF CHASSIS) IT IS NOT COMPARABLE TO THE DEGREE OF CORROSION. CONTACTED NISSAN USA, THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO SEEK DEALER REVIEW. DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER REVIEWED AND PHOTOGRAPHED, THEN DENIED ASSISTANCE BY CITING THE AGE OF THE CAR. I FORWARD THE DECISION TO NISSAN USA, AND THEY CONTACT ME BY PHONE TO POLITELY INFORM ME THAT THEY ARE REJECTING DUE TO THE CAR BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. I INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE STRUCTURALLY SOUND, BUT SHE REPEATED THAT REGARDLESS IF THE RUST ORIGINATED FROM A...

I CONTACTED NISSAN USA TO TRY AND GET THEM TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION FOR THE FLOOR BOARDS ROTTING AWAY IN MY CAR. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN MY PROBLEM WITH THE FLOOR BOARDS. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ONLINE WITH 2002-2006 NISSAN ALTIMA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE THERE IS A SNOW COVERED WINTER. THE WOMEN THAT ANSWERED THE PHONE FROM NISSAN USA WAS VERY POLITE TOOK MY INFORMATION AND LOOKED INTO WHAT I WOULD HAVE TO DO NEXT TO START THINGS OFF. SHE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY MY LOCAL DEALER. SO I MADE THE APPOINTMENT. A FEW DAYS LATER HAD MY ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS WHICH IS ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS TAX. I CALLED NISSAN USA BACK AND SHE POLITELY FILLED IN THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIR AND INSTRUCTED ME I WILL BE GETTING A CALL FROM...

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD IS RUSTING OUT BADLY WITH A BIG HOLE IN THE FLOOR.I AM WORRIED THAT EITHER SOMEONE'S FEET WILL FALL THROUGH FLOOR OR THERE COULD BE A CASE OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISON. I CONTACTED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND MASTRIA NISSAN DEALER ON 5-30-14 AND WAS TOLD," THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, SO THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS ISSUE".THE DEALER DID SAY," THEY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON MANY ALTIMAS AND HAVE FIXED IT IN THE PAST FOR A COST OF $755.00 PER FLOOR PANEL".I TOLD THEM," IF YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE,WHY SHOULD I PAY TO FIX IT." *TR

AFTER HEARING A SUSPICIOUS NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S FLOOR, I CHECKED UNDERNEATH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE APPEARED TO BE OK, BUT PUSHING DOWN ON THE CARPETING YOU CAN FEEL THE DAMAGED METAL. UNDERSIDE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THERE IS A 24" LONG BADLY RUSTED THROUGH AREA THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. I'M GUESSING THE NOISE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS FROM RUSTED FLOORING AS WELL. THIS CAR HAS BEEN OWNED SINCE NEW, WELL-MAINTAINED AND GARAGED NIGHTLY. BUT IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 9 WINTERS IN THE SNOW BELT. STILL, THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO RUST OTHER THAN IN THOSE TWO FREQUENTLY COMPLAINED OF AREAS. *TR

I NOTICED RUST UNDER MY CAR, UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I NOTICED TWO LARGE AREAS OF RUST UNDER THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE FLOOR PAN. THE RUST IS ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH THE FLOOR AND WILL NEED REPAIR. *TR

I TOOK MY NISSAN ALTIMA FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD TO BE RUSTED OUT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND IT WAS PURCHASED WITH THE DEALER UNDERCOATING INCLUDED. I AM GLAD IT WAS FOUND BEFORE MY FOOT WENT THROUGH THE FLOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I CHECKED WITH THE NISSAN DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. HE INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R THE CAR HAS A CLEAN CARFAX AND I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FORM THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WITH 15,000 MILES. I AM A AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN AND NOTICED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 101,000 MILES THAT THERE WAS 2 RUSTED SPOTS UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGERS FLOOR BOARDS ARE THE FLOOR BOARD WAS CRACKED SLIGHTLY. I TOOK NOTE OF IT AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. WELL I JUST PERFORMED MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE NOW HAVE 105,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND AGAIN NOTICED THOSE SAME 2 RUST SPOTS ARE NOW ROTTED WITH A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SODA CAN, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING ALSO NOTE THAT THE PART OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE THAT IS ROTTING WAS TREATED FROM THE DEALER WITH A COATING...

WE WERE TOLD LAST YEAR THERE WAS A HOLE THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT IN THE UNDERBODY, UNDER WHERE THE PASSENGER'S FEET WOULD REST. I LOOKED INTO GETTING IT REPAIRED AND NOTICED A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE, WITH OTHERS ASKING WHY IT WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO THE VOLUME OF SUCH DEFECTS. TODAY I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO CHECK ON A NOISE, AND WAS TOLD THE HOLE HAS INCREASED TO THE SIZE OF A BREADBOX AND THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS ARE THEREFORE RUBBING ON IT. THE FIRST ESTIMATE I RECEIVED TO REPAIR THE HOLE IS $2500, AS THE BODY SHOP WILL HAVE TO CUT OUT THE AFFECTED AREA AND SOLDER IN A NEW PIECE. WHILE I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST, WE WASH THE UNDERBODY IN WINTER, AND I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING ON A 9 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

I TOOK MY NISSAN ALTIMA TO MY NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE AN "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" REPAIRED. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY FLOORBOARDS HAD RUSTED OUT AND WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE CAR SHOWS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF RUST ANYWHERE ON THE BODY. THIS MUST BE A DESIGN DEFECT BECAUSE CARS DO NOT RUST OUT ANYMORE. HOW CAN YOU HELP ME? THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FLOORBOARDS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TR