2006 Nissan Altima Driver assistance Problems

Cvtc transmission stalls almost got my kids and my pregnant daughter hit I bought the car only 2 months ago

NHTSA ID

11654471

Incident

Apr 2, 2025

I started my vehicle, as usual, and when driving at a very slow speed (neighborhood speed limits) I approached a very busy intersection and the car just stopped. Not only did it stop, it would not steer and a bunch of warning lights came on the dashboard. Tav I believe, oil, check engine light. Even with the key in the acc mode, the power steering was not functioning. Everything just stopped functioning. I know this vehicle was recalled for the same exact thing back in 2008, but obviously it wasn't permanently fixed. Recall #07v-527. If I would have been in the middle of an intersection and this happened I could have been killed.

NHTSA ID

11558113

Incident

Nov 25, 2023

WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY POPS ON AND OFF THE CAR CONSUMES A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL EACH WEEK, I HAVE TO CHECK THE OIL AND KEEP A CASE OF OIL WITH THE FILTER IN MY TRUCK TO CONSTANTLY FILL IT UP. THE CAR DRAINS GAS LIKE CRAZY, AND IT'S SLOW AND DRIVING AND SLUGGISH. THE CAR HAS CUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING WHERE I HAD TO SPEND OVER $500 TO GET IT REPAIRED.

NHTSA ID

11217011

Incident

Feb 9, 2019

Mileage

140,000 mi

ON 5/23/19 MY SON WAS DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND COMPLETELY STOPPED/SHUTDOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. IT'S A BLESSING HE WAS NOT INJURED/KILLED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED A SENSOR THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO AFTER AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR ON 5/24/19.THEN ON 5/25/19 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR BEGAN TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING AGAIN AND STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH THIS CAR ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED!!!

NHTSA ID

11210131

Incident

May 23, 2019

Mileage

125,000 mi

VEHICLE TRIES TO START BUT WON'T. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHILE TRYING TO START. BATTERY IS FINE, THERE'S ENOUGH GAS, IT TRIES TO START BUT WON'T TURN OVER.

NHTSA ID

11204498

Incident

Apr 26, 2019

Mileage

142,708 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CAR FEEL S LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. BUT GOES AWAY. THEN IT HA COMING ON MORE AND MORE AND AS I DRIVE ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY RPMS SPEED GO FROM 40 ,60 OR AT 80 DROP TO ZERO . LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO DIE BUT KICKS BACK ON. IT HAPPENS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR DRIVING THE INTERMEDIATE BRAKE BATTERY LIGHT COMING ON. ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP IS WHEN I NOTICE IT STARTING. IT HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS, BUT THE ALL RPMS AND SPEEDOMETER DROPPED SEVERAL TIMES LAST WEEK 9 TIMES IN A 15 MILE SPAN AS I WAS ON A INTERSTATE.

NHTSA ID

11204084

Incident

Apr 6, 2019

I WAS DRIVING 2 WEEKS AGO N I WAS DONIG ABOUT 45 OR 50 WHEN IT JUST SHUT OFF BY ITS SELF NO WARNING OR NOTHING N ITS COSTED ME LOTS OF MONEY ON TOP OF JUST REPLACING ALMOST THE WHOLE FRONT SUSPENSION I WAS ON A CITY SREET IN MOTION WHEN IT JUST CUT OFF 6

NHTSA ID

11173707

Incident

Feb 1, 2019

Mileage

18,600 mi

TAKATA WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED MY LIFE. I HAVE 20 SOME FRACTURED RIBS AND SPINE FRACTURES AS WELL. ALSO MY FOOTPEDAL SPEED UP WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE AND WAS STUCK. I DON'T KNOW IF THE LIGHTS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT BUT TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. *DT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' UPDATED 12/06/18*JB

NHTSA ID

11133484

Incident

Aug 24, 2018

Mileage

160,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 MPH, WHEN MY CAR'S ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I PANICKED AND HAD TO COAST OVER A LANE TO GET TO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. MY CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND I HAD TO CALL FOR TOWING. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A BAD CAM SHAFT SENSOR. I HAVE REPLACED THIS SENSOR AT LEAST 4 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE. IT CLEARLY IS A DEFECT BY THE MAKER. NISSAN SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THEIR RECALL, YET SO MANY NISSANS ARE STILL HAVING HE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11111355

Incident

Jul 14, 2018

Mileage

116,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS BEING DROVE DOWN MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT LOSES ALL POWER, GET OFF HIGHWAY ON EDGE PUT IT IN PARK, TURN KEY COMPLETELY OFF AND TRY TO RESTART CAR FAILS TO START CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS. GET CODE PULLED SHOWS CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A. GET THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED AND CODE CLEARED. HEAD HOME WITH CAR, DOES SAME EXACT THING THAT HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN TOWN. HAVE HAD EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKED AT AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAR ACTS AS IF IT'S HARD TO START EVER SINCE THIS HAPPENED. DEFINITELY WON'T BE TAKING IT OUT OF TOWN UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. CAR WILL SIT AND CRANK AND CRANK THEN EVENTUALLY DECIDES TO START. STARTER ISN'T ISSUE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS AGO DUE TO IT GOING OUT.

NHTSA ID

11103497

Incident

May 11, 2018

Mileage

151,000 mi

ALL INCIDENTS IN PARKING LOTS DURING MANUVERING INTO OR OUT OF PARKING SPACES. THROTTLE GOES WIDEOPEN, CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR BACKWARD, COMPLETELY OUT OF DRIVER CONTROL FOR APPROX. 10 TO 15 SECONDS.

NHTSA ID

11052642

Incident

Dec 4, 2017

Mileage

68,000 mi

THE CAR ALTERNATES RPMS ON COOL OR ALREADY RUNNING ENGINE, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. THE ENGINE STALLS AND/OR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF REGARDLESS OF SPEED, ACCELERATION OF DECELERATION STATUS, JUST STARTED OR ALREADY RUNNING ENGINE. ON OCCASION, IT TAKES A FEW CRANKS TO EVEN START THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START AT ALL. THERE IS NO CLEAR PATTERN TO THESE EVENTS AND THEY ARE COMPLETELY RANDOM. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER HALF A YEAR ALREADY

NHTSA ID

11043611

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

TAKATA,RECALL MY CAR WILL HAVE GAS IN THE CAR THE NEXT MINUTE I WILL BE EMPTY AND STALL ON HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. THE SPEED OF VEHICLE SOMETIMES WONT GO A CERTAIN SPEED THEN ALL SUDDEN GOES FAST. I HAD SENSORS REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

11010931

Incident

Jul 18, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE CAR BEGAN STALLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. THERE WAS ALSO A BURNT SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE . CAR HAS REGULAR CHECK UPS.

NHTSA ID

10984185

Incident

May 5, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 07V-527 SUMMARY THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM THE SENSOR.

NHTSA ID

10969645

Incident

Nov 8, 2007

THE VEHICLE THREW A CODE FOR THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR HAD THAT REPLACED THEN THE VEHICLE THREW A CODE FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. MIDAS REPLACED TWO OF THEM STILL COULD NOT CLEAR THE CODE. THE VEHICLE WILL START IN DRIVE BUT IT WILL SPUTTER WHILE STOPPED LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET STARTED AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

10955424

Incident

Feb 15, 2017

Mileage

85,000 mi

CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS BAD CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL AT ANY TIME - EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS ON AN INTERSTATE CAUSING THE CAR TO BE DIFFICULT TO STEER TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND COMPUTER SAYS THAT ITS THE CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT SENSOR THAT NEEDS REPLACING.

NHTSA ID

10914257

Incident

Oct 1, 2016

Mileage

110,000 mi

MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA'S VIN NUMBER IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL ANNOUNCED IN 2007 THAT DEALS WITH THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BEING OVERHEATED, WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO CUT OFF WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED AT STOPLIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST AND IT HAS CONTINUED EVER SINCE. I EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM DAILY WITH MY CAR AND IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET INTO ACCIDENTS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT FOR SOME REASON THE VIN NUMBER ON MY CAR ISN'T ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR STOPLIGHT IMMEDIATELY MY CARS ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DROPS BELOW COLD, THEN THE CAR BEGINS TO RATTLE, THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR WILL CUT OFF. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I TRAVEL AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS 10MPH, WHICH HAS CAUSED TO ALMOST GET INTO ACCIDENTS A MULTITUDE OF TIMES. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ON ANY ROAD AS LONG AS I'M STOPPED OR GOING BELOW 10MPH. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYDAY NOW AND AT EVERY STOP I MAKE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. SINCE NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE IN CARS OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL, I WOULD LIKE MY VIN NUMBER TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF THOSE THAT CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE RECALL. I HAVE HAD MANY MECHANICS LOOK AT THE CAR BUT NONE OF THEM KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

NHTSA ID

10908821

Incident

Sep 21, 2016

Mileage

138,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALERSHIP 3 WEEKS AGO. WITHIN 1 WEEK THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. STARTED IT BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. TOOK CAR ON A 750 MI. ROAD TRIP AND WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR BUCKED. AFTER REACHING OUR DESTINATION AND TURNING THE CAR OFF WE HAD TROUBLE RESTARTING IT. WHEN IT FINALLY STARTED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND CODES CAME UP FOR THE CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS. REPLACED THESE SENSORS AND CLEARED CODES. DROVE CAR AWAY AND WITHIN 5MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND AGAIN EXCESSIVE CRANKING WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. BROUGHT IT BACK TO MECHANIC AND THE BRAND NEW CAM SENSOR THAT WAS REPLACED LESS THAN 24HRS BEFORE TESTED OUT BAD. REPLACED SENSOR AGAIN AND CLEARED CODE AND CODE CAME UP FOR HIGH SPEED INPUT SENSOR ALONG WITH THE SAME CODES FOR CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS. AGAIN TROUBLE STARTING VEHICLE. DROVE CAR 750MI. BACK HOME WITHOUT TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO START AGAIN. DEALING WITH A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND GET THIS FIXED. THIS ISSUE WAS UNDER RECALL BEFORE. THE BUCKING OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AT 75MPH WAS TERRIFYING AND SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS!

NHTSA ID

10894351

Incident

Aug 6, 2016

Mileage

63,000 mi

"TAKING RECALL"I GOT A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WHEN I LOOK UNDER THE COVER I SAW THE CONNECTORS THAT GOES TO SPARK PLUG MELTED BY OVER HEAT (SMALL FIRE)MY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IT READ SENSOR ONE TIME CRANKSHAFT NEXT TIME UP AND DOWN STREAM SENSOR LOT OF DIFFERENT READINGS WHICH IS NOT SAFE FOR ROAD WHICH MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10894293

Incident

Jul 13, 2016

MY CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR A CAMPAIGN POSTED ON YOUR WEBSITE, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. I SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RE WORKED AND FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IDLE.

NHTSA ID

10892663

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

Mileage

98,000 mi

MY CAR WOULD STALL AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED ONE DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH AND THEN A FEW TIMES IN TRAFFIC. THEN WOULD NOT CRANK TO START. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD THE CODES READ AND IT WAS PO725 SPEED SENSOR PO335 CAMSHAFT SENSOR. I HAD BOTH PARTS REPLACED 2 TIMES. CAR STILL HAS A HARD START AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THERE IS A RECALL FROM NISSAN FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA RECALL ID#90579. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT AFFECTED??

NHTSA ID

10874654

Incident

May 6, 2016

Mileage

108,000 mi

DEAR SIR/MADAM, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND NOTIFY THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY WITH MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L ENGINE. I WAS WAITING ON THE SIGNAL TO TURN LEFT WHEN MY CAR FIRST SHUT OFF ON ME WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SIGNS. I TURNED OFF MY IGNITION AND TRIED TO START MY CAR, IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. NEXT MORNING, I LEFT MY HOME FOR GROCERY AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE SIDE STREET AND MY CAR SHUT OFF ON ME AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME MY CAR WAS MOVING ON A TWO WAY STREET AND LUCKILY NO CAR WAS BEHIND ME. ALSO, ALL LIGHTS TURNED ON THIS TIME IN MY DASHBOARD AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYED ON. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TURNED IT BACK ON, I GOT PANICED BUT THIS TIME MY CAR STARTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE GROCERY STORE TO DO MY GROCERIES AND WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE AFTER AN HOUR FROM THE STORE, MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO START. NOW, I BECAME MORE CONCERNED AND FINALLY WHEN MY CAR STARTED, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO NEAREST OREILLY'S ON MY WAY HOME TO GET IT CHECKED. THEY TESTED MY BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER AND TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THEM WERE WORKING FINE BUT THE COMPUTER IS READING THE CODE P0340 WHICH REPRESENTS THE CAMSHAFT CENSOR IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE TESTED AND RECEIVING THE RESULTS, ON MY WAY HOME IT TUNED OFF ON ME TWICE AGAIN AT THE SIGNALS. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH I NOTICED THAT NISSAN HAD A RECALL FOR POTENTIAL DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT CENSORS ON 653,910 UNITS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V-527. I CALLED THE NISSAN 1-800-647-7261 NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A FREE REMEDY EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS FALLS UNDER THE SAME EQUIPMENT/PART RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR SINCE THEN. PLEASE CONSIDER MY COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS SERIOUS CONCERN AND ADVISE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. TKS!

NHTSA ID

10865489

Incident

May 14, 2016

Mileage

123,000 mi

WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THE CAR SPEED SUDDENLY DROP TO BELOW 10 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE: ONE WAS ON 03/14/2016, ANOTHER WAS TWO YEARS AGO. BOTH CASES HAPPENED ON LOCAL ROADS WITH SPEED LIMIT BELOW 50 MILES PER HOUR. I TURNED ON EMERGENCY LIGHT AND TRIED TO STOP THE CAR. TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND RESTARTED IT. THE CAR SPEED WAS BACK TO NORMAL.

NHTSA ID

10849768

Incident

Mar 14, 2016

Mileage

5 mi

WHILE PULLING TO A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF & ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT WOULDN'T IMMEDIATELY START. THIS HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY IN DRIVE-THRUS, STOPLIGHTS AND WHEN COMING TO COMPLETE OR NEAR COMPLETE STOPS IN TRAFFIC AS WELL. MOST RECENTLY I WAS EXITING THE INTERSTATE EXIT AND THE CAR STOPPED AS A SLOWED TO TURN LEFT OFF THE EXIT, ALMOST RESULTING IN A CAR REAR ENDING MY VEHICLE AT 50 MILES PER HOU. THE SES (SERVICE ENGINE SOON) LIGHT IS DISPLAYED AND EVEN AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE AND TUNE UP THE LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED, CONFIRMING IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE OUTSIDE OF STANDARD MAINTENANCE. I'VE BEEN PROVIDED A REFERENCE NUMBER AND DROPPED THE CAR AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP TODAY TO DIAGNOSE. IM FEARFUL OF MY SAFETY OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT.

NHTSA ID

10726971

Incident

Jun 18, 2015

Mileage

159,000 mi