2006 Nissan Altima Other / unspecified Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE WHEELS WAS POINTED INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CRACKED, CORRODED, AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V046000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10925039

Incident

Oct 3, 2016

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE(ECOPIA EP422 A/S P215/60R 16) RUPTURED ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL/SUSPENSION SIDE LEAVING A GAPPING HOLE 3X8 INCHES FROM THE TIRE RIM TOWARD THE TREADS. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE FROM SHARP OR FOREIGN OBJECT WAS VISIBLE WHERE TIRE RUPTURED. THE BRIDGESTONE TIRE HAD ONLY 9000 MILES, VERY GOOD TREADS(MORE THAN 4/32")ROTATED ON PRESCRIBED MILAGE INTERVALS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE(4/29/2014) AND JUST BEFORE THIS EXTENDED ROAD TRIP, ALONG WITH TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED WITH 29 PSI~NITROGEN. TIN#OBX8E2813 DATE OF TIRE FAILURE~7/11/2016. FORTUNATELY, ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE COMING TO A SAFE STOP ON THE FREEWAY SHOULDER. TIRE NO LONGER PRODUCED BY BRIDGESTONE, THEREFORE TWO NEW MATCHING TIRES WERE PURCHASED TO REPLACE THE OPPOSITE, GOOD TIRE AND THE FAILED TIRE.

NHTSA ID

10897384

Incident

Jul 11, 2016

Mileage

61,841 mi

WE PURCHASED AFFINITY TOURING FROM FIRESTONE IN GREENWOOD SC- 135805 P215/55R17 93T 70,000 MILE TIRES ON 7/19/14 WE HAD THEM ROTATED EVERY 6000-7000 MILES AND THE TIRES HAVE ONLY GOTTEN 25000 MILES ON THEM AND THEY HAVE NO TREAD HARDLY AT ALL ON ALL FOUR OF THEM AND THEY HAVE A VERY HARD BUMP AND ROAR GOING LESS THAN 35MPH, THE TIRES ROAD WELL FOR THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO THEN BECAME ROUGH RIDING TIRES CAUSING THE CAR TO BOUNCE REALLY HARD ABOVE 45MPH

NHTSA ID

10819878

Incident

Nov 28, 2015

Mileage

169,543 mi

I NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF RUST/HOLES FORMING UNDER MY 06 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 80K ON IT. IT'S ALL IN THE FLOOR BOARDS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. IN FIRST NOTICED IT BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2014....A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I SAW THE NEWS TODAY ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE I NOTICED. WE NEED A RECALL FOR SAFETY. CAUSE IT WILL BECOME ONE. I WILL SUE IF MY FOOT GOES THRU THE FLOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704158

Incident

Apr 7, 2015

Mileage

80,600 mi

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE APPROACH TO THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY (RT. 87 NORTH) THERE WERE SEVERAL CARS ENTERING THE NYS THRUWAY. NOT MORE THAN 2 MILES ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY NEAR EXIT 15A (SLOATSBURG) MY VEHICLE HIT A SERIES OF POT HOLES ON THE ROADWAY. MY TIRE WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER TOWARD THE SHOULDER AT MILE MARKER 31.5. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CALL MY AAA EMERGENCY SERVICE AND WENT ON TO LET THEM KNOW MY EXACT LOCATION. WHILE PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER, THERE WERE 8 - 10 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOTHING BUT FLAT TIRES! I WAS INSTRUCTED MY AAA SERVICE COULD NOT ENTER THE NYS AS INSTRUCTED BY THE NYS POLICE. I TAKE THIS WAY HOME NIGHTLY RETURNING HOME FROM WORK. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD, I WATCH THE ROAD MORE THAN I WATCH FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! I EXPECT TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE ASAP [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10565917

Incident

Feb 21, 2014

I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING RECENTLY. I GOT MY REAR ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT THE MANUFACTURE AND THOUGHT THIS WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM, THEN WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO GET MY FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS DONE TO PREVENT THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I JUST GOT MY ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED IN THE CAR 9 MONTHS AGO. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO PLAY OUT. MY CAR HAS BEEN JERKING WHEN I DRIVE. IT APPEARS TO BE "PULLING". I ASKED THE MANUFACTURE ABOUT THIS AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPORTED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. I CALLED NISSAN MAIN OFFICE REGARDING THE RE-CALL AND THE REP JUST TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE RECALL ON MY CAR, WHEN I SAW 4 ONLINE REGARDING THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF MY CAR. HOW DOES ANYONE KNOW WHICH CARS HAVE A RECALL OR PROBLEM UNLESS THEY ARE REPORTED? *JS

NHTSA ID

10458495

Incident

Jan 8, 2007

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2006. TWO WEEKS LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER, I NOTICED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE HEAT BLEW OUT COLD AIR. I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG, THEREFORE I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD "THAT IS THE WAY NEW MODELS ARE MADE". THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. IN THE WINTER WHEN THE CAR IS NOT MOVING (SUCH AS AT A RED LIGHT) COLD AIR BLOWS IN THE CAR, NOT HEAT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED RATTLING NOISES WITH MY CAR. IT CAN BE HEARD WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2011 TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I GOT THE CAR FIXED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. EACH YEAR I HAVE GOTTEN MY ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED IN THE FRONT AND REAR. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE HAD MY CAR 5.5 YEARS WITH 79K MILES. PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE CAR. THE LIGHTS HAVE BECOME DEEMED WHEN I DROVE ON 2 OCCASIONS, THE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, THE SEAT DOES NOT ADJUST ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I PRESS THE ALARM BUTTON ON MY KEY, MY WINDOWS HAVE WENT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. *JS

NHTSA ID

10458493

Incident

Oct 23, 2006

Mileage

300 mi

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA, THAT IS CONSTANTLY 5-7 MPH OFF. I AM GETTING CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS A HAZARD AS I HAVE BEEN ASKED BY THE LOCAL CITY POLICE FOR ME TO PICK UP MY SPEED A LITTLE AS I AM RESTRAINING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BY DRIVING AT OR BELOW WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE SPEED LIMIT. ALSO, I AM REALLY CONCERNED SINCE THE FACTORY TELLS YOU TO USE A CERTAIN SIZE OF TIRE, WITH ME USING THEIR RECOMMENDATION, THIS WILL CAUSE THE WHEELS TO SPIN FASTER THAN WHAT I AM ACTUALLY REALLY GOING, THUS SAYING I AM TRAVELING FARTHER (MILEAGE) THAN WHAT I TRULY AM. THIS, I BELIEVE IS EFFECTING MY GAS MILEAGE AS MY TIRES ARE HAVING TO SPIN FASTER THAN WHAT IS NEEDED AND THUS CAUSING ME TO USE MORE FUEL. PLEASE HELP ME CONSIDER MY OPTIONS OR DO YOU KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SPEED SENSOR, DRIVE/POWERTRAIN, WHEELS, ETC. SOMEONE WHO DRIVES 10 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IS A HAZARD, I BELIEVE. I AM HAVING ALL KINDS OF VEHICLES AND SEMI-TRUCKS PASS ME ON THE INTERSTATE AND I FEEL THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS AT RISK IN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. (MY CURRENT MILEAGE (SUPPOSEDLY IS: 43500 MILES) I MAY HAVE TRAVELED LESS THAN THAT. CAN YOU HELP ME GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED? HERE IS A CBS STORY ON THE ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/STORIES/2007/03/13/EARLYSHOW/MAIN2562144.SHTML PLEASE HELP, MY FAMILIES SAFETY COULD BE AT RISK AS WELL AS OTHER PASSENGERS WHO OWN OR ARE ON THE ROAD AROUND THESE CARS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10438470

Incident

Dec 3, 2011

Mileage

1 mi

2006 ALTIMA-SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE-HAD TO PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN CAR TODAY-JUST HAD OIL CHANGE TWO WEEKS AGO. WHILE DRIVING UP A SLOPE CAR STARTS TO JERKS HARD-PULLED OFF ROAD-CUT THE CAR OFF-TOOK SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE CAR WOULD START. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS... *TR

NHTSA ID

10392169

Incident

Mar 17, 2011

Mileage

89,994 mi

MY CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY CRANK AND CAM SENSORS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS WELL. TODAY I TOOK CAR INTO SHOP BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I HAVE TO PUT AS MUCH AS 4 QUARTS OF OIL INTO CAR A WEEK. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY INDICATE THAT THEIR ARE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THE VINS RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10378633

Incident

Dec 27, 2010

I PURCHASED MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R AROUND 4/18/2008 WITH AROUND 34,000 MILES. A FEW DAYS LATER, I NOTICED THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS STICKING DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WOULDN'T COME BACK UP. BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THE CAR CLUTCH GAVE UP ON ME AND HAD TO GET IT TOW TO THE DEALER. DEALER THEN REPLACE THE CLUTCH ($1000) AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS STILL STICKING TO THE FLOOR, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEN CALLED ME TO SAY IT WAS DONE (FIX) AFTER THAT, THE CAR WAS FINE FOR A WHILE. A MONTH AGO, AROUND 5/15/2010, CLUTCH PEDAL STARTED TO STICK TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND WOULDN'T COME UP. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE EXPLAINED TO ME OVER THE PHONE THAT MOST LIKELY IT'S THE MASTER CYLINDER OR SLAVE THAT WENT OUT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. PER THIS LINK ---> HTTP://WWW.NISSANFORUMS.COM/ALTIMA-SE-R/112659-CLUTCH-MASTER-CYLINDER-TROUBLE.HTML TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THE NISSAN DEALERS ARE PRETTY MUCH SAYING THAT THERE'S NOTHING IT CAN BE DONE, AND ON MY OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIX. NISSAN (MECHANICS) SHOULD KNOW THEIR CARS AND BE ABLE TO HAVE GOOD JUDGMENT AND SAY IF SOMETHING NEEDS ATTENTION INSTEAD OF TELLING US (CUSTOMERS) EVERYTHING IS FINE, WHEN IS NOT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10339565

Incident

Jun 22, 2006

Mileage

60,000 mi

I RECEIVED A LETTER ASKING ME TO BRING MY CAR FOR THE ENGINE RECALL ON MY '06 NISSAN ALTIMA. UNFORTUNATELY MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED, IF I DIDN'T PROCEED WITH THE RECALL REQUEST MY VEHICLE COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE FIRE. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR LESS THAN 24HOURS, IT'S ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A RE-BUILT ENGINE. I DO NOT KNOW IF OLD ENGINE IS AVAILABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10180893

Incident

Dec 28, 2006