1995 Nissan Altima Engine Problems

RUSTING CROSS MEMBER BAR OF THE RADIATOR CORE OF ALL NISSAN ALTIMA FROM 1995. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THE CROSS MEMBER BAR OF THE RADIATOR CORE COMPLETELY RUSTED. NO RUST ANYWHERE EXCEPT FOR THIS AREA OF VEHICLE. PART SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO INFERIOR WORKMANSHIP OF THE STEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT SUPPORTS ENGINE COMPONENTS AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IT THE PARTS GIVE WAY UNDER THE RUSTED SUPPORT STRUCTURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10567035

Incident

Mar 4, 2014

Mileage

40,000 mi

A GREAT DEAL OF OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT SEAL ON THE TIMING COVER. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1995 NISSAN ALTIMA AND NISSAN HAS ISSUED AT LEAST THREE SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, TWO SERVICE BULLETINS WERE ISSUED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION (1995)!! THIS DEFECT REQUIRES A REPAIR COST OF APPROXIMATELY $750, AND SHOULD BE A RECALL WHERE NISSAN BEARS THE COST OF REPLACING SUCH A QUICKLY OCCURRING AND OBVIOUS DEFECT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10131195

Incident

Apr 10, 2005

VEHICLE HAS REMOTE LOCK ON STARTER,( IF PAYMENT IS NOT MADE ON DUE DATE). ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE, REMOTE LOCK FAILED. AT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR IT WAS MADE 3 TIMES, SINCE THEN OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS HAVE FAILED AND/OR FAILING. AIR CONDITIONING HAS FAILED, WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS HAVE HAPHAZDERLY WORKED OFF AND ON. RADIO DOESN'T WORK SINCE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED. TRANSISSION SHIFT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. HAVE TO GO TO ACCESSORY PUT SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL TO START VEHICLE. WHEN IN PARK START WILL NOT ENGAGE. THERE ARE NO RUBBER BOOTS ON CV JOINTS. DEALER CLAIMED THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER WRECKED OR HAD ANY MAJOR REPAIR WORK DONE. DEALER HAD WARRANTY ON VEHICLE, THEN SOLD BUSINESS, FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE WAS REQUIRED FOR WARRANTY TO BE IN EFFECT. NEW DEALER IS NOT HONORING WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE IS FALLING APART.

NHTSA ID

10070406

Incident

Jun 15, 2003

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. CONSUMER HAS TO USE A QUART OF OIL A DAY. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE WITH OIL LEAKING, IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8013839

Incident

Jun 28, 2002

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THERE WAS SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE TORQUE CONVERTOR WAS REPLACED ALSO. THE GEAR SHIFT RELEASE BUTTON IS NOT OPERABLE. *JG

NHTSA ID

565414

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAS A HUGE OIL LEAK THAT IS CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF RING THAT IS MADE OF METAL WITH RUBBER INSIDE OF THE RIGHT, LATER ON THE RUBBER PIECE SEPARATES FROM THE METAL RING AND OIL GOES EVERYWHERE. *TT

NHTSA ID

785880

THE DEFECT DATABASE IS FULL OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE SEAL BETWEEN THE TIMING COVER AND THE BLOCK. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN EXISTS (NNTB95058A ), YET WHY ARE DROVES OF NISSAN OWNERS STILL PAYING $500.00 TO HAVE THIS POORLY ENGINEERED PART REPLACED? MY MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAS REPLACED MANY OF THESE SEALS. WHEN IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ISSUED? WHAT DOES IT TAKE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

754404

Incident

Sep 1, 2001

WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE, CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS AT A VERY HIGH RPM, BEFORE CONSUMERS FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND THAT STOPS THE ENGINE FROM REVVING.*JB

NHTSA ID

785509

Incident

Nov 1, 2000

OIL LEAKED FROM ENGINE AFTER OWNING VEHICLE 6 DAYS, ALMOST 700.00 TO REPAIR NOW THE OIL IS LEAKING AGAIN. I HAD PUT ONLY 400 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A BREAK ON FIXING IT, BUT NOW IT IS LEAKING AGAIN. ACCORDING TO THEIR REPAIR RECORD 3 SEALS WERE REPLACED AND A BELT. I FELT SURE THIS MUST BE SOME DEFECT BUT HAVE NOT FOUND ANY INFORMATION. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN THIS FRIDAY 7/20. BECAUSE 2000 MILES AFTER THEIR REPAIRS I CHECKED THE OIL AND AGAIN NOTHING SHOWED ON THE DIP STICK. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE, I UNDERSTAND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE "AS IS". BUT THIS IS BECOMING VERY COSTLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LESIA TURNER. *AK

NHTSA ID

748715

Incident

Mar 20, 2001

MY BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS SCREECHED, THE DOME LIGHT NEVER WORKED, THE SENSOR FOR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED, LEAK FROM OIL PAN DEFECTIVE SEAL, THE STARTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THERE WERE ALWAYS EXCUSES FOR THE MALFUNCTION WE HAD TO PAY FOR MOST OF THE REPLACEMENTS ALWAYS OVER 500 DOLLARS PER VISIT.

NHTSA ID

747162

Incident

May 18, 2001

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS AN OIL LEAK FROM A DEFECTIVE SEAL.*AK

NHTSA ID

877399

Incident

Dec 12, 2000

OIL LEAK AT FRONT OF ENGINE DUE DEFECTIVE O-RING SEALS BETWEEN TIMING COVER AND BLOCK. *AK

NHTSA ID

737795

Incident

Nov 1, 2000

CONSTANT OIL LEAK. POSSIBLY LEAKING FROM BEHIND THE TIMING CHAIN COVER OR THE OIL PAN. THE GOODYEAR MECHANIC WHO CHECKED MY CAR SAID HE HAD ANOTHER CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND I KNOW OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE WHICH HAVE THE PROBLEM AS WELL.*AK

NHTSA ID

735793

Incident

Feb 1, 1999

OIL LEAK WITH LOW MILEAGE OF 49,266 MILES

NHTSA ID

734662

Incident

Jul 31, 2000

AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE WAS NOTICED @ 56,000 MILES. THE DEALER RESEALED THE OIL PAN ON VISIT #1(56,733 MI.), REPLACED THE CRANK SEAL ON VISIT #2(59,889 MI.), AND TIGHTED THE TIMING COVER ON VISIT #3 (62,371 MI.). AFTER RESEARCHING THE NHTSA SITE, I FOUND THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL-DOCUMENTED WITH REGARD TO TSB'S FROM 1995 AND MANY OWNER COMPLAINTS. THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING AS THE LEAK CONTINUES AS OF THIS DATE. *AK

NHTSA ID

720649

Incident

Sep 9, 1999

OIL LEAK IS COMING FROM ENGINE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

858567

OIL LEAK FROM TIMING CHAIN COVER. *AK

NHTSA ID

718390

Incident

Aug 1, 1999

TALKEN TO SEVERAL ALTIMA OWNERS ALL HAD SAME LEAK AT 60,000 MILES WONDERING IF RECALLED. AK

NHTSA ID

718016

Incident

Mar 25, 1997

ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE SEALANT COVER ON ENGINE. ALSO, ALTERNATOR WAS MAKING A WHINNING SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CHECKED PROBLEM. ALSO, INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

854639

Incident

Nov 22, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

716264

Incident

Jul 30, 1999

MY 1995 NISSAN IS EFFECTED BY A KNOWN SERVICE DEFECT CONCERNING AN OIL LEAK IN THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE ENGINE. UPON CONTACTING MY LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE CENTER THEY INFORMED ME THAT ALMOST ALL 1995 ALTIMA'A ARE EFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT, THE DEFECT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL, AND IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILTY TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE AT MY EXPENSE. ESCALATING THIS TO THE NATIONAL NISSAN HOT LINE PROVED INEFFECTIVE. THE DEFECT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: NTB95-058A . CAN ANYTHING BE DONE?

NHTSA ID

712117

Incident

Jun 1, 1998

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID

546436

ENGINE DEVELOPED OIL LEAK BEGINNING AT AROUND 63000 MILES, LEAK INTENSIFIED AND IS IN NEED OF REPAIR AT 73000 MILES, LEAK WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILURE OF O-RINGS FROM TIMING COVER, RESULTING IN $700.00 REPAIR BILL. NISSAN STATES THAT SINCE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WAS NOT COMPLETED BY AUTHORIZED DEALER THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN REPAIR. DEALER ADVISES THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN ALLOT OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE SEEN SOME. *AK

NHTSA ID

705879

Incident

Jan 1, 1998

DEALER & MANUFACTURER STATE SENSORS ARE FOR EMMISSION CONTROLS, AND NOT COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE POWERTRAIN WHICH ARE WARRANTIED EVEN THOUGH CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN ABOVE 45 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID

703532

Incident

Feb 7, 1999

A GASKET ON MY ENGINE STARTED LEAKING AT AROUND 64000 MILES. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WAS A GASKET UNTIL ABOUT 72000 MILES WHEN I REPORTED IT TO NISSAN. SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER ON WARRANTY NISSAN DIDNT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE LEAK IS ON A SECTION OF THE MOTOR THAT IS BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND THE OIL PAN. NISSAN USED SILICONE VTR TO SEAL THESE TWO PARTS. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE USED A STANDARD PAPER TYPE GASKET. THIS GASKET SHOULD NOT HAVE STARTED LEAKING AT THIS MILEAGE. A NISSAN MAECHANIC THAT I SPOKE TO AT GROSSMANS NISSAN IN OLD SAYBROOK, CT TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A TYPICAL PROBLEM ON THIS MOTOR AND HAS SEEN THE PROBLEM QUITE A FEW TIMES ON ALTIMAS. THIS OIL LEAKAGE COULD BE VERY HAZORDOUS IF IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

700178

Incident

Mar 1, 1998