1998 NISSAN ALTIMA Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AS IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONCE IT CR...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AS IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONCE IT CR...

Mileage: 180,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL

DRIVING IN SEMI HEAVY RAIN. VEHICLE IN MOTION WHILE TURNING ONTO A STREET, WIPERS WERE AT MEDIUM TO HIGH SPEED. DRIVERS WIPER STOPPED IN MID-STROKE; PASSENGER WIPER RAN OVER DRIVER WIPER. HAVE TAKEN TO SEE PROBLEM: NEEDING COMPLETE WIPER LINKAGE & SET UP.

IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY DRIVE TO COOPER HOSPITAL, THE CAR VEERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, IT IS NOT A STEERING PROBLEM, IT IS UNDERNEATH THE CAR.....PLEASE HELP ME, I WILL GET KILLED IN THIS CAR......IT SEEMS TO WANT TO JUMP TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN EVER IT FEELS LIKE IT, NO MATTER THE SPEED. OF COURSE I...

Mileage: 142,400

MY CAR WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT 55, 60 MPH. IT DOES IT AT SLOWER SPEEDS TOO BUT WE WERE ALMOST KILLED THIS TIME. IT SEEMS TO WANT TO GO TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN EVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. I JUST BOUGHT IT FROM A PRIVATE PERSON NOT TOO LONG AGO.

Mileage: 143,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 98 NISSAN ALTIMA THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE SIDE WALL OF MY DOUGLAS PERFORMANCE TIRE BLEW OUT DOT #PJAE1YLR0712. I PUT THE DONUT ON MY CAR AND TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO WALMART. IN SPEAKING TO THE SALES PERSON HE SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT WORN DOWN ENOUGH TO BE CONSI...

Mileage: 187,000

TRIED TO FILL GAS TANK, ONLY ACCEPT SMALL AMOUNT BEFORE SPILLING ON GROUND. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 179,000

GAS GOES IN VERY SLOWLY WHEN ADDED TO VEHICLE, THEN THERE IS AN OVERFLOW FROM BACK OF PUMP BEFORE THE TANK IS FILLED. I WAS TOLD I HAVE PROBLEM WITH EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM VENT CONTROL CIRCUIT. *TR

Mileage: 179,000

GAS GOES IN VERY SLOWLY WHEN ADDED TO VEHICLE, THEN THERE IS AN OVERFLOW FROM BACK OF PUMP BEFORE THE TANK IS FILLED. I WAS TOLD I HAVE PROBLEM WITH EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM VENT CONTROL CIRCUIT. *TR

Mileage: 179,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO ADVISED THAT THE STRUT ...

Mileage: 168,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAD FALLEN DOWN AND BLOCKED THE CONTACTS VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUN VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. T...

Mileage: 135,000

VERY HARD TO PUT GASOLINE IN CAR. IT SPITS BACK OUT AT YOU. YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS IN VERY SLOW. I'VE NOTICE 2 DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE IT MENTIONS, TROUBLE PUTTING GAS IN THESE CARS. BULLETIN DATE: FEB 1998 DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE FOR SLOW FUEL FILL. BULLETIN DATE: MAR 2000 INFORMATION ON DIA...

IT WAS A RAINY DAY AND I WAS FOLLOWING TRAFFIC, I WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN I HAD TO TAKE A CURVE. I 'GENTLY' HIT BRAKES TO SLOW FOR THE CURVE WHEN MY BRAKES LOCKED UP SENDING ME STRAIGHT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE I HIT A HUMMER H3. LUCKILY NEITHER OF US WERE GOING THAT FAST THROUGH THE CURVE SO ...

Mileage: 147,769

1. WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY 101 IN CALIFORNIA AT 60 MPH. 2. BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW CAR DOWN, ONLY RELEASED AN ODOR AS THE PADS APPEARED TO BE SMOLDERING. ACCELERATOR APPEARED TO BE FROZEN AND FOR A COUPLE MINUTES ACTUALLY ACCELERATED. 3. APPLIED BRAKES REPEATEDLY, PULLED ON HAND BRAKE, PRESSED ...

Mileage: 150,000

1. WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY 101 IN CALIFORNIA AT 60 MPH. 2. BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW CAR DOWN, ONLY RELEASED AN ODOR AS THE PADS APPEARED TO BE SMOLDERING. ACCELERATOR APPEARED TO BE FROZEN AND FOR A COUPLE MINUTES ACTUALLY ACCELERATED. 3. APPLIED BRAKES REPEATEDLY, PULLED ON HAND BRAKE, PRESSED ...

Mileage: 150,000

1. WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY 101 IN CALIFORNIA AT 60 MPH. 2. BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW CAR DOWN, ONLY RELEASED AN ODOR AS THE PADS APPEARED TO BE SMOLDERING. ACCELERATOR APPEARED TO BE FROZEN AND FOR A COUPLE MINUTES ACTUALLY ACCELERATED. 3. APPLIED BRAKES REPEATEDLY, PULLED ON HAND BRAKE, PRESSED ...

Mileage: 150,000

EXTENSIVE RUST THROUGH OF LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT BRACKET CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO DROP DOWN, DAMAGING COOLANT AND A/C LINES. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF SUPPORT, RELATED SUPPORT BRACKETS, AND REPAIR TO A/C SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

GAS SPILLS BACK OUT OF TANK WHEN PUTTING GAS IN TANK. HAVE TO FILL TANK VERY SLOWLY. WAS TOLD THAT THE EVAPORATOR CONTROL VALVE IS PROBLEMATIC IN ALTIMA FROM 1997. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. *JB

DURING CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP, VEHICLE BEGAN EMITTING METALLIC WHINING NOISE AND CLICKING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NOT AUDIBLE FROM PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I PERFORMED REGULAR TUNE-UP MAINTENANCE, CHECKED MY VALVE CLEARANCES AND TIMING ADJUSTMENTS. SHORTLY AFTER I STARTED MY VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 124,666

THIS IS A CONCERN ISSUE...THE ADJUSTABLE SHOULDER BELT ANCHOR PROTRUDES FROM SIDE POST 1" AT MY HEIGHT SEAT ADJUSTMENT IT PLACES MY HEAD ALONGSIDE THIS ANCHOR POST. ON A SIDE IMPACT (WITH NO SIDE BAGS AVAILABLE ON THIS MODEL YEAR) COULDN'T THIS CAUSE SEVERE (UNNECESSARILY) HEAD INJURY ?*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS SECURED IN THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE TWO SCREWS THAT FELL OUT OF THE HANDLE INTO THE SEAT. THE SCREWS WERE FROM THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT HANDLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REINSERT THE SCREWS BACK INTO THE HANDLE HOWEVER THE SCREW HOLES WERE STRIPP...

Mileage: 93,000

1998 NISSAN ALTIMA DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO FILL THE TANK, GAS WOULD SPILL OUT. *JB

1998 NISSAN ALTIMA DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO FILL THE TANK, GAS WOULD SPILL OUT. *JB

AFTER ARRIVING HOME SAFELY FROM A LONG HIGHWAY DRIVE (7 HRS), OUR CAR SAT FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, I SMELLED SMOKE AND HEARD A UNUSUAL RUBBING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER POPPING THE HOOD, I SAW SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WENT INSIDE TO GET A F...

Mileage: 67,200

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

THE CAR WAS IDLE AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY (ENGINE, RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC). IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I GOT A JUMP AND IT STARTED. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED FINE. I LET IT IDLE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND IT WAS OKAY. I DROVE IT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT DIED AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO ...

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL WHILE DRIVING. HE EXAMINED FUEL SYSTEM UNDERNEATH AND THE FUEL TANK, AND NOTICED THE ENTRY POINT WHERE THE GAS WENT INTO THE VEHICLE BROKE. *AK

WHENEVER I TRY TO FILL MY GAS TANK, THE FUEL BACKS UP AFTER FILLING 2-3 GALLONS AND SPILLS OUT. THIS IS THE 2ND SUMMER SEASON I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM. LAST SUMMER MY MECHANIC SAID THE TANK APPEARED FINE. I HAVE TO FILL THE TANK VERY SLOWLY AND I OFTEN STILL EXPERIENCE THIS BACKSPLASH OF FUEL. THIS ...

Mileage: 68,450

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. IT INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. DEALER HAD VEHICLE ON 3 DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES, AND IT JUST SHOWED THAT #4 CYLINDER NEEDED SERVICING. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN CHECKED A NUMBER OF TIMES AND STILL NOT REPAIRED.*AK

I CAN'T FILL GAS INTO MY GAS TANK AT ONCE. THE GAS SPITS OUT. IT TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO FILL IT UP.*AK

OIL SLUDGE IN ENGINE.

Mileage: 93,000

MY CAR WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. MY BUMPER AND HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH TORN FROM THE CAR, BUT THE AIRBAG IN MY NISSAN ALTIMA GXE (98) DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TREATED AT AN URGENT CARE CENTER FOR NECK, BACK AND ARM PAIN THAT DAY.*AK

Mileage: 146,200

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO SENSORS IN GAS TANK. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT GAS IN THE TANK BECAUSE IT WOULD SPIT BACK OUT. WHEN IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT ONE PART ALONE WAS $300. *LA

Mileage: 73,990

HI! I GOT IN A SMALL ACCIDENT. NOTHING EVEN HAPPENED TO THE CAR, IT HAS NO DENTS AT ALL. IT WAS A CRASH AT LOW SPEED THE AIRBAGS GOT ACTIVATED ANYWAYS WHICH WOULD BE OK IF THE FOLLOWING DIDNT OCCUR. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. MY FRIEND WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALL I RECALL IS...

PROBLEMS WITH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA.*MR (NAR) THE VEHICLE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *NM

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE GAS TANK THE AUTOMATED PUMP WILL STOP. WHEN THE ATTENDANT DOES IT MANUALLY GAS WILL SHOOT OUT ALL OVER, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. AS THE GAS IS PUT IN SLOWLY BY THE ATTENDANT THE HOSE LEADING FROM THE PUMP TO MY GAS TANK VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. *LA

POWER LOCKS GO ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY, MAKING ALL KINDS OF RACKET AND BUZZING SOUNDS, EVEN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF!! HAVE TO PLAY WITH KEY AND LOCKS TO GET INTO THE CAR... FUEL DOOR OPENS ON OWN REPEATEDLY, WON'T STAY SHUT. BRAKES MAKE A DEEP GROWLING SOUND WHEN GENTLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. CAR H...

Mileage: 43,000

POWER LOCKS GO ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY, MAKING ALL KINDS OF RACKET AND BUZZING SOUNDS, EVEN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF!! HAVE TO PLAY WITH KEY AND LOCKS TO GET INTO THE CAR... FUEL DOOR OPENS ON OWN REPEATEDLY, WON'T STAY SHUT. BRAKES MAKE A DEEP GROWLING SOUND WHEN GENTLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. CAR H...

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 40/45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Mileage: 66,000

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, FUEL SPRAYED BACK OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT SYSTEM CONTINUALLY APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALER STATED THAT SENSOR WENT OUT.*AK

I CANNOT FILL GAS INTO MY GAS TANK. THE GAS TANK ALSO SPLURTS OUT GAS WHENEVER THIS IS ATTEMPTED CREATING A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. *NLM

Mileage: 57,000

JULY OF 2002 (DAYS BEFORE MY VACATION) MY ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. I WAS UNDER AN THIRD PARTY SERVICE AGREEMENT AND WAS TOWED 25 MILES FROM WORK TO THE SELLING DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WIRES IN/ AROUND THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE DAMAGE TO THE WIRE...

Mileage: 86,000

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED A FLAT TIRE. SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 94,000

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FROM THE DEALER THE HOOD FLEW OPEN. *NLM

THE COIL SPRING BROKE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THE REPAIRS. MR *PH *JB

SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, I HAD TO HAVE IT JUMP STARTED. USUALLY HAPPENED AFTER IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME, STOPPED AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART. ONE TIME IT WOULDN'T START EVEN WITH A JUMP. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE...

Mileage: 55,000

WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL ASSEMBLY FELL APART ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE ONLY WIPER THAT WORKS IS PASSENGER SIDE NOW. IT WAS SNOWING HARD AND ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT ON I81 IN SYRACUSE. I REMOVED ASSEMBLY AND INSPECTED IT. WHICH LOOKS LIKE THE CAUSE WAS LACK OF GREASE IN THE BALL AND SOCKET JOINT OF C...

Mileage: 71,223

THE SWAY BAR AND CRUISE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB*TS

Mileage: 33,500

THE SWAY BAR AND CRUISE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB*TS

Mileage: 33,500

WHILE DRIVING AT 30/35 MPH ,VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. TS

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER WAS IN HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON COLLISION. TS

WHEN PUTTING GAS IN THE TANK IT SPLASHES BACK OUT OF TANK. *AK *NLM

VEHICLE HAS NO POWER WHEN DRIVING, CANNOT ACCELERATE CORRECTLY OR SPEED UP WHEN CONSUMER WANTS TO. CONTACTED THREE DEALERSHIPS,AND ALL THREE THEY COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

HORN IS SO LOW, IF ANOTHER DRIVER HAS WINDOW UP, CONSUMER WON'T BE ABLE TO HERE THE HORN. ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT SIDE AXLE BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO ROTORS BEING DEFECTIVE. HAD THEM RE URFACED 3 TIMES, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK.

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AIR CONDITIONING WAS LEAKING COOLANT INSIDE OF VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS CEASE UP AND PULLS SEVERELY HARD TO THE LEFT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE CALIPERS LOCK UP WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES AND EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT TURNED ON. THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL THE BRAKES DUE TO BEING SO HOT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM

SUNVISOR OFTEN FALLS OUT OF THE BRACKET AND FALLS ONTO MY FOREARMS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I'M DRIVING. NUMEROUS TIMES HAVING BEEN STARTLED BY THIS OCCURRENCE; I'VE REACTED BY JERKING THE WHEEL. IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.*AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE BATTERY EXPLODED, CASING HAD CRACKED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 73 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION HITTING A GUARDRAIL AND TREES. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER/ PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO PERFORM A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, WHEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE AN ALIGNMENT COULD OCCUR, INSTEAD OF AN ALIGNMENT THEY SUGGESTED TIRE MAINPULATI...

CONSUMER STATED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO PERFORM A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, WHEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE AN ALIGNMENT COULD OCCUR, INSTEAD OF AN ALIGNMENT THEY SUGGESTED TIRE MAINPULATI...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A BUMPER REAR END ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT 5MPH. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DOORS LOCK ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, WHEN UNLOCK INGDOORS ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE THEY AUTOMATICALLY LOCK BACK UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER GAVE CONSUMER A TSB ON VEHICLE CONCERNING DOOR LOCKS BEING DEFECTIVE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

BATTERY BLEW UP SOON AS CONSUMER TURNED ON VEHICLE. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE ON HOOD AND AROUND THE AREA OF THE BATTERY. *AK

BATTERY EXPLODED UPON START OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED. ALSO, BATTERY ACID LEAKED. CONSUMER GOT SOME BATTERY ACID IN EYES. CONSUMER WAS BREATHING THE GAS FROM BATTERY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED BATTERY WAS FAULTY.*AK BATTERY ACID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPAR...

IN MARCH 2001, I HAD MY CHILD IN A CAR SEAT BUCKLED IN THE BACK MIDDLE SEAT. WHEN I WENT TO GET HER OUT OF HER CAR SEAT WHEN WE STOPPED THE LAP BELT WAS BROKE. I HAD IT REPLACED IN APRIL AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF SEAT BELT AND THEY SAID ALL THEY...

BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS MADE LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. DEALER "CLEANED" FOR A FEE AND NOISE BECAME WORSE. NOW AFTER COMPLAINING MULTIPLE TIMES, THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE REAR DRUMS. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, WILL NOT SHIFT PAST 2ND GEAR, ALL REQUIRED MAINTAINANCE, SERVICES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED.NISSAN WILL NOT HELP. COST OF NEEDED REPAIRS APPROX $5,000. *AK

I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE NO STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT 60 MPH + THE VEHICLE DRIFTS LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE AT THOSE SPEEDS BUT ITS TOUGH TO CORRECT SINCE THE STEERING IS SO LOOSE. IT RECENTLY HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS

WINDSHIELD WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK AND CAUSED BITS OF GLASS TO SHATTER ONTO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND WERE NOT CONCERNED WITH PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD PRESS HORN TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS, BUT HORN WAS NOT AS LOUD AS IT SHOULD BE. CONSUMER SAID HORN COULD NOT BE HEARD THAT MUCH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 70 MPH MY LEFT REAR TIRE VIOLENTLY BLEW OUT. I GAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OVER TO SHOULDER. TIRE WAS ABSOLUTELY SHREDDED TO PIECES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS EVIDENCE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRE, AND THERE W...

GENERAL XP 2000 GT TIRE (P195 65 R15) CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE WHEEL. *SLC

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T START. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS.

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT REAR TANDEM AXLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF 30 OR MORE MPH, BOTH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES CARRY A WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILES. AFTER ONLY 37,000 MILES THE TIRES DO NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION! WHEN CONTACTING FIRESTONE THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY HAD SENT A MEMO TO THEIR DEALERS STATING THAT AFFINITY TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLES WOULD AS OF APRIL 2000, BE ...

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES CARRY A WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILES. AFTER ONLY 37,000 MILES THE TIRES DO NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION! WHEN CONTACTING FIRESTONE THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY HAD SENT A MEMO TO THEIR DEALERS STATING THAT AFFINITY TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLES WOULD AS OF APRIL 2000, BE ...

WHEN BRAKING HARD CONSUMER FEELS VIBRATIONS THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL. NLM

WHEEL STUDS KEPT BREAKING OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE. *AK THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF FOLLOWED BY RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND BACK STUDS BREAKING OFF. THE ALLOY WHEELS OF THIS VEHICLE DO NOT GRIP THE STUDS PROPERLY AND ARE THE CAUSE FOR THE STUDS BREAKING OFF. *YH

SQUEAKING SOUND IN BRAKES EACH TIME APPLIED. TRIED SERVICING VEHICLE TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. *AK

A CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND TURNED IN FRONT OF ME I TRIED TO STOP BUT THE CAR BRAKES LOCKED AND THE CAR STARTED SKIDDING. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR AND IT SKID INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR THAT PULLED IN FRONT OF ME. THE COLLISION WAS HARD ENOUGH TO FOLD MY HOOD IN HALF BUT THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. ...

A CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND TURNED IN FRONT OF ME I TRIED TO STOP BUT THE CAR BRAKES LOCKED AND THE CAR STARTED SKIDDING. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR AND IT SKID INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR THAT PULLED IN FRONT OF ME. THE COLLISION WAS HARD ENOUGH TO FOLD MY HOOD IN HALF BUT THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. ...

BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CONSUMER CRASHED INTO CEMENT MEDIAN STRIP CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. *MJS

ROTTEN EGG/SULFUR SMELL EMITTED FROM EXHAUST. FIRST SERVICE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE WAS TO REPLACE THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WASN'T A "FIX" AVAILABLE. A WORKAROUND TO AVOID THE SMELL IS TO BURN PREMIUM GASOLINE. PREM...

MY FUEL LINE HAD A LEAK, BUT THE DIFEO NISSAN DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK

MY FUEL LINE HAD A LEAK, BUT THE DIFEO NISSAN DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK

MY FUEL LINE HAD A LEAK, BUT THE DIFEO NISSAN DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FREEZES UP ALMOST IMMEDIATLEY DURING SNOW. CO-WORKER HAS 1999 ALTIMA AND HAS SAME COMPLAINT. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IMPAIRES VISION. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT HIT A SMALL 12-INCH WALL WITH LEFT SIDE BUMPER, AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

I OWN A 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA. ABOUT A WEEK AGO THERE WAS HEAVY FLOODING

UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, THE CAR BATTERY EXPLODED. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY. THE CAR ALSO SUFFERED HOOD DAMAGE. I NOTIFIED NISSANS CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT. AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL RESPOND WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH THE REAR TIRES MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE AND THEY FELL APART. *AK

I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT IN MY STATE BECUSE A NOISE IS COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I WENT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD HIM TO LISTEN TO THE NOISE AND HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL(I HAVE THE PAPERWORK TO PROVE THAT I WAS THERE). I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHI...

IHAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE ON ALL OF MY COMPLAINTS AND HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION.

IHAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE ON ALL OF MY COMPLAINTS AND HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION.

IHAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE ON ALL OF MY COMPLAINTS AND HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION.

IHAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE ON ALL OF MY COMPLAINTS AND HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION.

IHAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE ON ALL OF MY COMPLAINTS AND HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION.

IHAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE ON ALL OF MY COMPLAINTS AND HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION.

WINDOWS.

SQUEAKING SOUND IN BRAKES EACH TIME APPLIED.

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 7/98, I'VE HAD TO BRING MY CAR IN TO THE SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 7 TIMES. RECENTLY, I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANICE THAT MY COOLANT AND THE TRANSMISSION ARE LEAKING. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR. I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN ONCE, AND WROTE ...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.A NISSAN DEALER STATED THE BECAUSE THE SENSORS ARE LOCATED ON THE LEFT/RIGHT AND CENTER OF THE FRAME AND NOT ON THE BUMPER .THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN WITH $5,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO TH...

AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED THE POWER LOCKS ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN. IF CONSUMER STEPS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE STARTING IT, LOCKS WILL ACTIVATE. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THEY ACTIVATE, AND THE ALARM GOES OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

VISITED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND DIDN'T GET ANY HELP.TOLD ME THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

THE IGNITION SWITCH FUSE FAILED, CAUSING ALL OPERATIONS TO MALFUNCTION. *YC

CD PLAYER INSERT FAILED.

GAS GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAILURE. *YC

TIRE FAILED (GENERAL P195/65R 15). MJS

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED RESULTED IN LEAKAGE. MJS

PISTON FAILED. MJS

REAR SUSPENSION REPAIRED TWO TIMES, HOWEVER NOT REMEDIED. YH

DOOR HANDLE LOCK OUT OF ORDER. YH

BRACKET BOLT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS MISSING. YH

DOOR LOCK FAILED. YH

FUEL CYLINDER FAILED. YH

SECURITY REMOTE CONTROL FAILED. YH

FOG LAMP FAILED. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. *YC

ELECTRIC/POWER DRIVERS SEAT FAILED. YH

WEATHER STRIPPING AND MOOD ROOF FAILED. YH

CD PLAYER FAILED. YH

CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, RELAY SWITCH REPLACED BECAUSE

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT A PARKING LOT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK HIS VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT CORNER. THEN WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE, HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. VEHICLE WENT OVER THE SIDEWALK. *AK

DRIVING 60-65MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE; LOT OF PLAY. WOULD HAPPEN ON STRAIGHT ROADWAY. VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. HAD AN ACCIDENT. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK

MY SON WRECKED MY CAR WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN UNSAFE LEFT TURN. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLES WERE ABOUT 10 MPH FOR THE NISSAN AND ABOUT 40 MPH FOR THE OTHER VEHICLE (FORD EXPLORER). THE FRONT OF THE NISSAN IS GONE AND THE AIRGABS DIDN'T DEPLOY. LUCKILY, THEY WERE NOT NEEDED AND THERE WERE NO IN...

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

VENT CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD HARD ENOUGH TO SPIDER CRACK IT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A MINOR CONCUSSION AND BRUISING OF THE FOREARM AND ELBOW, AND STRAINED HER NECK MUSCLES.

WINDOWS RATTLE EXCESSIVELY WHEN FRIVING OVER 35 MPH.

ENGINE SKIPS WITH STRONG JERKING WHEN MODERATELY ACCELERATING.

OWNER STATES WHILE ACCELERATING ENGINE MISFIRES, CAUSING POOR PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND NO FAULT CODE. *AK

REAR SEATS WILL NOT LOCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION.