Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Nissan Altima submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
KEEP HAVING TROUBLE SMELLING GAS. INSIDE THE CAR AND FUEL PUMP AND THE EXHAUST GAS AND I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IT KEEPS MESSING WITH THEIR ASTHMA SPENDING TO MUCH MONEY KEEP GETTING IT FIXED.
EXPERIENCED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AND BRAKE PEDAL PULSATION WHILE BRAKING. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE BRAKING SYSTEM AT 20,000 MILES AT A COST OF $1,050.37. WE ARE NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. DT
MY ALTIMA 1999 HAD HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM. SOMETIME LAST YEAR, WHEN I DROVE ABOVE 35 MPH AND STEPPED ON BRAKE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. I BROUGHT IT TO BROWN'S FAIRFAX NISSAN WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I WAS TOLD THAT I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES SO HARD, THEREFORE THE ROTORS WERE DAMAGED. UNFORTUNATELY, DRIVERS HAVE TO MAKE STOPS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE EXPLAINATION OF THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE THAT I HAVE TO FIX THE BRAKES IF I MAKE A QUICK STOP TO AVOID ACCIDENT. ON THE OTHER HAND I NEEDED TO FIX MY CAR. I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO A SHOP IN FALLS CHURCH TO FIX THE ROTORS BECAUSE THE ESTIMATE TO FIX THE ROTORS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS SO EXPENSIVE. THE BRAKES WERE FINE AFTER THE MECHANIC FIXED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK LAST MONTH. I AM WRITING THIS REPORT TO ASK INVESTIGATORS TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P195/65R15, CLAIM 35-W494-385. *SLC
THE BRAKES CONSISTENTLY SQUEAL AND NOW THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPLOYS TO THE FLOOR; NISSAN OF SMITHFIELD NOTIFIED. CAR BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION, OIL CHANGES, ETC. SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT WANT TO HEAR THAT THESE BRAKES SQUEAL AND I FEEL SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN THE NEWSPAPER REGARDING THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL CAR REGARDING BRAKES. THERE IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG; I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE MADE REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEMS, THE SQUEALING AND OTHER RELATIVE SAFETY FACTORS OF THE NISSAN ALTIMA 1999 BRAKING SYSTEM. THANK YOU. *AK
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I WAS IN A TERRIBLE CAR ACCICENT ON 11/1/00. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I HAD DAMAGE ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE WORST OF THE DAMAGE WAS IN THE FRONT ... THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS GONE DOWN TO THE ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE NEVER DROVE WELL DURING THE RAIN. IN AN IRONIC WAY, I AM HAPPY TO KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPEND TO. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP,THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS & JUST SAID, "NISSAN HAS A FAIL PROOF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM." I ADVISED I HAD VIDEO TYPE OF THE VEHICLE AFTER HE ACCIDENT, BUT THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO SEE OR ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT HAD HAPPEND. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY ANSWERS OR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU.*AK
I AM CONSTANTLY CHANGING BRAKES. *AK
AT 12,000 MILES VEHICLE WOULD SQUEAL WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED WITH MORE PRESSURE THEN NORMAL. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM, AND REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER. *AK
IN THE PAST YEAR MY BRAKES & DRUMS HAS BEEN REPLACE AND THEY STILL DON'T WORK
WHEN CONSUMER COMES TO A STOP BRAKES WILL SQUEAK. DEALER FOUND THE REAR BRAKES TO BE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IN CAR, THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES. WENT TO 2 DEALERSHIPS - BOTH SAID SAME: FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN, REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACE ROTORS. TOTAL CAME TO $247.74. SINCE THIS CAR IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, AM I EXPECTED TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES @ ABOUT EVERY 10,000 MILES? THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT!!!
BRAKES REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS
THERE IS A LEANING SENSATION ON THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE FROM FRONT TO BACK. TOOK TO AN ALIGNMENT SPECIALIST, LEFT FRONT SIDE HAD BAD SPRINGS. ON RIGHT SIDE TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, BRAKEPADS WERE WEARING OUT AND ROTORS WERE WARPED. VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AND BAD SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING. *AK
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A "SQUEALING" BRAKE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY, MY BRAKES WOULD MAKE A SHRILLY NOISE WHENEVER I BRAKED (AT LEAST 4 OR 5 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY). I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANICS AND HAD A BRAKE INSPECTION DONE. THE MECHANIC SAID MY BRAKES ARE BRAND NEW... SO I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN CERRITOS. THEY INFORMED ME OF A MEMO THAT NISSAN HAD SENT OUT TO ITS DEALERS REGARDING BRAKE NOISE, CLAIMING THAT IT WAS "NORMAL" TO HAVE SOME NOISE. IN ANY CASE, I FEEL THAT A 6 MONTH OLD CAR SHOULD HAVE NO NOISE COMING FROM ANYWHERE, CONSIDERING THAT I HAVE FOLLOWED THE COMPLETE WARRANTY INSTRUCTIONS IN MAINTAINING MY CAR. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC THAT INSPECTED MY BRAKES ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE, TOO, HAD AN ALTIMA; AND THAT HIS BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE SINCE 5,000 MILES. IF THERE ARE ANY REPORTS OR ANY NEWS IN REGARDS TO NISSAN BRAKES, PLEASE CONTACT ME. YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED. *AK
WHEN THE CAR HAS A PANIC STOP THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, BUT NOT THE OTHERS. THE CAR JUST DOESN'T STOP FAST. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES ARE NORMAL AND ADJUSTED CORRECTLY. THE BRAKES FEEL FINE EXCEPT IN A PANIC STOP. *AK
DRUMS AND ROTORS SLIGHTLY OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSED VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. *ET
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