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Sedans Nissan Altima Nissan Altima Engine Failures
497 messages, Last post on Nov 21, 2009 at 8:01 PM
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Hello all, I wanted to let everyone in on what is going on with my very own 2002 2.5 altima with 85,000 miles. About 3 weeks ago I was driving home from work and the OIL light came on. I thought it was just from driving the car from Indiana to Florida and putting so many miles on it in a short time that may have burnt off some oil. I checked it and there was no oil on the dipstick. This freaked me out a little bit and I took it to get the oil changed. About 10 or so days later the OIL light and also the SES light came on. I checked the oil again and there was once again no oil on the dipstick. I put more in it myself and checked to make sure the level was correct after running it for a bit and the oil was BLACK. Very strange after putting brand new oil in. My dad looked around the Internet and found the forums on this problem. I took my car to NISSAN to get it diagnosed and they said the oil was mettalic and that showed signs of wearing on the cylinders. Now that it was diagnosed I called Nissan and after around a week or two ago got an answer back saying they couldn't do anything about it since it was out of warranty, which is understandable but something doesn't seem right about the whole ordeal. Now I am stuck in a perdicament to either rebuild, replace or trade. Any suggestions?
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Replying to: seanakio (Mar 05, 2008 7:43 am) |
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Replying to: seanakio (Mar 05, 2008 7:43 am) Thanks for sharing your experience and I hope it works out for the best for you.
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Replying to: laura19 (Mar 05, 2008 8:12 am) Once the rapid oil consumption starts and the oil turns black quickly, it is TOO LATE, the engine is TOAST! The Pre-Cat has already eaten the inside of the engine, ate out the clyinder walls and piston rings! A new Precat or parts will NOT fix a toasted engine, only a new engine will, and eventually the same thing will happen again, given enough time and miles. It looks like laura19 got the right idea and decided to get rid of the car, no sense in throwing good money after bad. I'm sorry she spent so much money trying to fix it, but you get to a point that you must throw in the towel, because you simply can not afford to lose anymore money. It's just too bad that many people buy cars without first researching them on the Internet. Researching on the Internet saves so much hassle and money! Warn everyone that you can about problematic cars! Well, good luck to all you guys, and I hope the best for you or at least better luck next time. E.D. in Sunny Florida |
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I red online that back in 2003 there was a recall on the Pre cat. They replaced it with a hollow one this recall was for the 2002 altimas. That is Y manally Verry few of those mottal Year cars are having sum problems. The recall was NOt that whell noen. Has anyone elce Heard about this recall. Happy MOtoring. The altima is Not a bad car. Thankyou guys for reading My posting. Sorry about sum of My spelling. I am Leaguly blind I try my best cant drive the cars lov beeing around Them. Thankyou for taking the time to reed Marco.
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Replying to: marcogallo1986 (Mar 11, 2008 6:17 am) of course its not, it's actually one of the best selling cars out there right now. 4or 5 people complaining on a MB about problems they had with theirs doesn't make a car a lemon. But I do understand their frustration. If I bought a car and it needed major work before it even hit 100k I'd : 1. Be pissed off 2. refuse to ever buy a car from that company again. |
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Replying to: electricdesign (Mar 01, 2008 3:37 pm)
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Replying to: scttcrssmn (Mar 11, 2008 8:00 pm) link title
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Replying to: jd10013 (Mar 12, 2008 2:47 pm) Thanks for the link. You've obviously read the same bulletin I received. Called the dealership where I bought the car new in '02 and they informed me I already had the recall work done back in '03. And yes, you are correct, they did the reprogram, "checked" the precat, replaced the heat shield (which has rattled incessantly since) and changed oil/filter. I asked "what happens now that it's obvious that the precat has failed and I am using 1 quart/200 miles?" Dealer got a little testy, said once the recall work was done they had no further responsibility, and suggested I bring it in for yet another $164 diagnostic. I'm really tempted to trade this car in, but have too much of a conscience to stick the next owner with this problem. Besides, I really like the car but know it's going to quit on me eventually. A quandary!
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Replying to: scttcrssmn (Mar 12, 2008 7:42 pm) Here is the link: http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=208195
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