2006 Nissan Altima Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that since owning the vehicle, the brakes, brake pads, or brake rotors were replaced every year to a year and a half. The contact became aware of the failure while depressing the brake pedal with an abnormal, grinding sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was initially serviced at a dealer; however, due to the recurring brake failure, the contact suspected that the dealer might have intentionally caused the frequent brake failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic once the failure returned; however, the vehicle experienced the same failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

NHTSA ID

11697384

Incident

Jul 1, 2009

Mileage

10,000 mi

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE TWICE, MY EMERGENCY BREAKS STOPPED WORKING AND THE I THINK IT'S CALLED THE TRANSMISSION BUT ANYWAYS MY CAR TENDS TO JERK AND HESITATES TO CRANK SOMETIMES. I HAVE HAD MY STARTER LOOKED AT AND REPLACED AND ALSO BATTERY BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOK INTO IT AND THE COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT.

NHTSA ID

11234277

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SEMI-TRUCK DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH FAILED TO RESPOND. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD AND DESTROYED FROM THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A REPAIR FACILITY OR DEALER. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK PAINS AND WHIPLASH, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

NHTSA ID

11063359

Incident

Jan 17, 2018

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR GIVES ME A HEADACHE WHEN IM DRIVING ITS SMELLS WIERD.AND THE AIR DOES NOT STAY COLD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WONT STAT OFF PLEASE HELP MY BRAKES FEEL WIERD WHEN I RIDE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY DONT WANT TO STOP AND ITS LED IN THIS CAR ITS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN AND MY SON BLEEDS OUT HIS NOSE WHEN HE RIDES IN THE CAR

NHTSA ID

11014953

Incident

Aug 11, 2017

Mileage

26 mi

I HAVE 88,000 MILES ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA AT 30,000 MILES I CHANGED MY FIRST SET OF ROTORS, FOR A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES AND HERE WE GO AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO CHANGED THE PADS COUNTLESS TIMES. I WISH I HAD NEVER BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10983297

Incident

May 3, 2017

MY ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSNEGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD HAS ROTTED OUT COMPLETELY. IM TALKING I CAN PUT MY FOOT THROUGH IT. I HEAD ALL OF IT FALL OUT DRIVING DOWN THE I-90. THIS CAR IS RUST FREE FROM FLORIDA. THIS IS SUCH BS AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

10723903

Incident

Jun 2, 2015

Mileage

173,000 mi

I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ALMOST 6 YEARS. MY BOYFRIEND DOES THE SERVICING - OIL CHANGES, BRAKES, FLUID/BELT CHANGES, ETC. ON A REGULAR, DOCUMENTED BASIS. WHEN CAR IS LIFTED, I ALWAYS DO A CHECK UNDERNEATH. CAR HAD BEEN FINE. OIL CHANGED IN OCTOBER 2014, ALL GOOD. NEW TIRES PUT ON BY GOOD YEAR IN DECEMBER 2014, ALL GOOD - JUST LET ME KNOW TO HAVE BACK BRAKES CHANGED SOON. MARCH 22, MY BOYFRIEND WAS CHANGING OIL AND PUTTING NEW PADS/SHOES ON CAR. WHILE LIFTED, I DID MY CHECK AND SAW RUST HANGING UNDERNEATH ON DRIVER'S SIDE. AFTER TAKING OFF THE RUST AND GETTING TO SOLID METAL, FOUND A APPROX 5X5IN SIZE HOLE IN MY FLOORBOARD. REST OF BASE OF CAR LOOKS PERFECT, SO FAR. CAR SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING LIKE THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10703837

Incident

Mar 22, 2014

Mileage

121,000 mi

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY FOR 6 HOURS IN 10 DEGREE WEATHER. IT WAS REQUIRED TO MOVE THE CAR TO ALLOW ANOTHER VEHICLE TO LEAVE WHEN THE NISSAN WAS DRIVEN FORWARD TO RE-PARK THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDDLE WAS ROCK HARD AND NO BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A GARAGE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A VACUUM VALVE, INTEGRAL WITH A VACUUM HOSE. THE DEALER TESTED THE CAR AT 7:30AM ON 1/16/2012 WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR OVER 24 HOURS IN 23 DEGREE WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD (HOWEVER NOT ROCK SOLID) ONCE THE PEDAL WAS PUMPED TWICE THE BRAKES WORKED ACCORDINGLY. THE THEORY WAS THE VALVE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING IN THE COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER TESTED THE THEORY BY REMOVING THE FAULTY PART AND PLACING IT IN THE COLD WEATHER FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND REINSTALLED PART BACK INTO THE CAR AND CREATED A SIMILAR SCENARIO WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD WITH LIMITED BRAKES (TEMPERATURE WAS 22 DEGREES). THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED AND APPEARS TO HAVE SOLVED THE ISSUE. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THE NISSAN ALTIMA CAN POTENTIALLY HAVE BRAKES IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER AS I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE. - SEE MORE AT: HTTP://WWW.NISSANUSA.COM/APPS/CONTACTUS#STHASH.GPXHTYA7.DPUF THIS BRAKES ISSUE SHOULD HAD BEEN RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10672398

Incident

Jan 13, 2015

Mileage

147,750 mi

THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE GO OUT ABOUT ONCE A YEAR WITH NO WARNING. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THEY JUST START GRINDING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES ABOUT 10 MANY TIMES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10596167

Incident

Jun 9, 2007

Mileage

10,000 mi

BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN CAR HAS BEEN LEFT IN COLD, USUALLY BELOW FREEZING. BRAKES USUALLY ENGAGE AFTER I HIT THE PEDAL ONCE, TWICE HARD. DEALERSHIP STATED MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM AND REPLACED; NOW LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER SAME THING IS OCCURRING HOWEVER NOT AS COLD AND NOT AS FREQUENT AS DURING THE MAJOR COLD SPELL IN AREA. DEALERSHIP HAS IT AGAIN OVERNIGHT TO SEE IF THEY CAN REPLICATE ISSUES. SPENT MAJOR BUCKS ON MASTER CYLINDER AND AM AFRAID TO TRUST MY CAR'S BRAKES, PLUS PERHAPS HAVING TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON A DIFFERENT ISSUE. HAVE SEEN OTHERS RESPOND TO THIS ISSUE BUT FIND NO MAJOR RECALLS; ONLY A NISSAN SERVICE CAMPAIGN AT SOME POINT TO CHECK BRAKE PADS AND MASTER CYLINDER FOR LEAKAGE. I HAVE NO IDEA IF DEALERSHIP EVER CHECKED MY PADS/MASTER CYLINDER, BEEN GOING TO SAME LOCATION FOR ALMOST 7 YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10564691

Incident

Jan 29, 2014

Mileage

79,000 mi

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE REPAIR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HAVING FOUND RUST ON THE BRAKES, WITH ONLY 20,559 MILES, ON THE VEHICLE WAS EXCESSIVE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH OTHER BRAKE REPAIRS DUE TO THE RUST DESTROYING THE ROTORS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE CABIN.

NHTSA ID

10553421

Incident

Nov 1, 2013

SO AFTER MY HUSBAND REPLACED A FAULTY BRAKE CALIPER ON THE LEFT REAR OF MY ALTIMA HE PROCEEDED TO ROTATE THE TIRES. IT WAS THEN HE DISCOVERED MY DRIVER SIDE FLOOR PAN COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WE HAD BEEN NOTICING A "WET CAR" SMELL ON OCCASION, BUT I WOULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED THIS. I AM SO DISGUSTED. TO BEAT IT ALL, NISSAN WON'T RECTIFY THIS?? THAT'S BULL@$#T. I HAD A 1995 ALTIMA THAT I DROVE FOR OVER A DECADE WITH OVER 200000 MILES ON IT BEFORE I TRADED IT IN. THE RELIABILITY OF IT WAS WHAT PROMPTED ME TO PURCHASE ANOTHER. THOUGH MY HUSBAND CAN REPLACE THE DAMAGED AREA, THE POINT IS HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. I PROMISE YOU THIS, IT IS THE LAST NISSAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER BUY. I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR NOT BUYING AMERICAN ENGINEERED/MADE/CONCEIVED (KARMA BIT ME IN THE BUTT). I'LL GO BACK TO FORD FOR SURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535330

Incident

Aug 13, 2013

Mileage

100,250 mi

I HAD THE VEHICLE REVIEWED ON APRIL 23, 2013 WITH YOUR ELHART MICHIGAN NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKES PINS AND SLIDES HAD NO LUBRICATION IN THEM WHEN MY WIFE PERSONALLY WATCHED THE MECHANIC LUBRICATE THEM WHEN THE MOST RECENT PADS WERE INSTALLED 2 WEEKS AGO. ONE OF THE PINS IS AN AFTERMARKET BECAUSE THE EXISTING ONE WAS FROZEN AT THE SERVICING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I QUESTIONED THE NISSAN SHOP MANAGER WHO CALLED ME REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR MAINTENANCE OF THIS PARTICULAR AREA OF THE VEHICLE AND HE INDICATED THAT IT IS NOT MENTIONED. I AM NOW IN MY WORDS "STUCK" WITH A SAFETY PART OF MY CAR WHICH I MUST WATCH RELIGIOUSLY AND I CAN EXPECT TO SPEND $1000'S OF DOLLARS IN PARTS AND MAINTENANCE. THIS CAR DID NOT YET HAVE 60,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH ALL 4 ROTORS 2 SETS OF FRONT PADS AND 4 SETS OF REAR PADS. MY FORD VEHICLE HAS 240,000 MILES AND IS ON ITS 3RD SET OF PADS AND SECOND SET OF FRONT ROTORS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A PRESTIGIOUS BRAND OF NISSAN IS EXPECTING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO SWALLOW THIS. YES, I AM ALSO ONE OF THOSE CUSTOMERS WHERE YOU REPLACED MY ENGINE AT 11,000 MILES BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL USAGE. I KNOW THAT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING MISTAKES OCCUR, ITS HOW THE MANUFACTURER RESPONDS TO THE MISTAKES THAT DETERMINE THE DIFFERENCE IN OBTAINING CUSTOMER LOYALTY. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE CNN CONSUMER SITE TO REPORT THIS AS THE INTERNET IS FULL OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WHERE THE OWNERS ARE BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THEIR FAULT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10509330

Incident

Mar 14, 2008

Mileage

30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PANEL WAS CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THIS FAILURE MADE THE FLOOR UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10442410

Incident

Dec 31, 2011

Mileage

92,000 mi

MY BRAKES HAVE A HIGH PITCHED SCREECH ONLY WHEN IN REVERSE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAD IT IN TO THE GLENDALE NISSAN DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE TYPE OF BRAKE IT IS. AM I SUPPOSE TO LIVE WITH IT FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THIS SOUND IS VERY ABNORMAL. WHEN I AM BACKING UP PEOPLE JUST LOOK AT THE CAR AS TO SAY, "GET YOUR BRAKES FIXED". I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CAR DOING THIS LET ALONE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS TERRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10290315

Incident

Aug 15, 2008

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION HE INTERMITTENTLY HEARD METAL GRINDING. THE DEALER HAS MADE FIVE ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE , BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

NHTSA ID

10290213

Incident

May 28, 2008

Mileage

30,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING LOUDLY. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES. THE SECOND TIME, THEY COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE, AND CURRENTLY, THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

NHTSA ID

10227024

Incident

Jun 14, 2007

Mileage

5,000 mi

DUST BOOT WEDGED BETWEEN PISTON AND CYLINDER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10209108

Incident

Nov 13, 2007

Mileage

14,257 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY MADE A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERSHIPS IN VIRGINIA. AND BOTH STATED THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY BECAUSE THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO MAKE A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. *AK UPDATED 4/8/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND CONSUMER STATED A FUEL SMELL IN THE WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/08/08 *TR

NHTSA ID

10178113

Incident

Mar 1, 2006

Mileage

200 mi

2006 2.5 ALTIMA SPECIAL EDITION HAS SQUEAKING BRAKES 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASED. CAR HAD 4,000 MILES AND BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING. NISSAN HAS NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED THE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION ENGINE RECALL SINCE RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JUNE 2006. NISSAN HAS EVEN TAKEN THE RECALL OFF THE WEBSITE HOWEVER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IT BECAUSE THERE ARE CARS ON THE LOT WITH REPLACED ENGINES. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. ENGINE OIL IS VERY ESSENTIAL TO THE CAR AND SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS A MINOR RECALL. I WAS TOLD THE PISTON RINGS ARE DEFECTED AND SHOULD HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. HAVE YET TO HAVE NISSAN HONOR THIS REQUEST. *NM

NHTSA ID

10173767

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

4,000 mi

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SPECIAL EDITION HAD OIL LEAK FROM THE SEAL IN THE MOTOR. BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. *KB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10168004

Incident

Aug 1, 2006

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA IN MARCH 2006. IT'S NOW AUGUST 2006, AND I AM EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS LEAKING AT THE SEAL. NOW MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FELL IN THE RANGE OF THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT NISSAN CORPORATE TOLD HIM JUST TO REPLACE THE SEAL. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT RESPONSE. I WAS NEVER OFFERED A NEW MOTOR. I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN THEY ARE PLAYING ME FOR DUMB. I HAVE ALSO BEEN DEALING WITH SQUEALING BRAKES THAT I HAVE REPORTED TO THE TECHNICIAN WHICH HE KEEPS DISMISSING AS THE HOT WEATHER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10165116

Incident

Aug 1, 2006

THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA, BOTH 2.5E & 3.5E HAVE A SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAW REGARDING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT & ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS! MY NIECE HAD A NASTY ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS AND I MYSELF ALMOST DID. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10163568

Incident

Jul 17, 2006

Mileage

3,059 mi

THERE WAS A RECALL SENT TO ME STATING THAT THE CAR HAS A HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION RATE AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE FIRES. HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN PHYSICALLY RECALLED. I HAD BEEN HEARING THE BRAKES SQUEAL AND SCRUB AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HAVING THE CAR, HAVE ONLY HAD 2 MONTHS, FINALLY 2 MONTHS LATER IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL 4 CALIPERS WERE LEAKING. THE PARTS THAT WERE NEEDED WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE PARTS WERE SHIPPED IN AND THE BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THIS WAS A WEEK AGO, CURRENTLY I AM HAVING MORE TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKE AREA. *JB

NHTSA ID

10162503

Incident

Jul 7, 2006

Mileage

4,289 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON NORMAL RESIDENTIAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED CRASHING INTO A MAILBOX. A POLICE REPORT WAS PROCESSED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAD INCIDENCES OF SKIDDING ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.

NHTSA ID

10161097

Incident

Jun 25, 2006

Mileage

3,200 mi