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Sedans Nissan Altima Nissan Altima Engine Failures
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Replying to: electricdesign (Mar 16, 2009 7:07 pm) Let's have him come back and clear this up (for me at least). I'm not sure why someone would be buying a warranty on a car that has a warranty already except for the last three months? So as you say that's $200 a year but it's double-coverage for the dealer but single coverage for the leasee, near as I can tell. Sounds more like it's $200 a month for 3 months extra coverage over and above the 36 months of the factory warranty. That's not good. |
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I bought a 2002 Altima. 2.5, 4-cylinder in April 2002. I had problems from the onset. It wouldn't start on a few occasions. The dealer had to tow it a couple of times, but they never found anything wrong. It suffered catastrophic engine failure after about 90K miles. It started with high oil consumption, then knocking noise. No help from nissan consumer affairs even though I explained their engine cooling recalls didn't surface until a full year after I bought the car. Still no luck. No help from the dealer other than to qoute an engine replacement price of $5K. I replaced the engine with a used engine for half that cost at a local car repair shop. After an additional 40K miles it would misfire and suffer high oil and coolant consumption. I got the head gasket fixed, but it still consumes oil like crazy. I replaced the crank seal but I still see oil spots under the car. I've also had the SES code for the catalyic converter. My mechanic thought that was very strange, but after reading posts from E.D., it all makes sense now. Upon start up I see blue smoke from the tail pipe, which stops after several minutes of driving. I'm burning a quart of oil every 80-90 miles. I'm sure the engine is toast; possibly worn rings and valves. I will drive it til it won't drive any more. But I can ensure you that I will NEVER AGAIN purchase a Nissan! |
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In Aug of 2007, I bought a brand new 2008 nissan altima. In november of 2008, it started smoking out the exhaust, i immediately called the service center and told them about it, they pushed it off. Told me it was just "condensation." I told them I knew what that looked like, and this was not it. So after arguing with them about it for 2 weeks I took it to their shop, and told them I didn't want it back until they fixed it. A day later, they called and said they could not find out the problem, but was going to do an "oil consumption" test. Basically, I drive it for 1000 miles and then bring it back..and repeat the process until they figure out what the hell is wrong?? 450-500 miles later, my younger sister, her boyfriend, and his 3 year old daughter were driving down the road when the car caught on fire. They barely had enough time to get out the car before it was completely consumed in flames. I call Nissan and inform them of the problem, they acted as if they were going to help me with the situation. Today, exactly 2 months after the accident, I got a call and they told me that they were no longer going to do anything about it. What do I do?? This was a brand new car when I bought it...this should not have happened, and now Nissan isn't wanting to do ANYTHING?? Any advise?? Please help!! |
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Replying to: jaysmith25 (Mar 19, 2009 7:36 pm)
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Replying to: jd10013 (Mar 20, 2009 4:42 pm) Gee I would think Nissan would be all over this car! I think a polite letter from an attorney with words like "fire" and "baby" would get a very quick response.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 20, 2009 5:07 pm)
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Replying to: jd10013 (Mar 20, 2009 5:26 pm) 
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My sister had a 97 Nissan Altima and loved it. It had plenty of pep. Due to all the snow she purchased a Subaru Legacy GT AWD, and the only thing that's making her want to back to an Altima is that her Subaru eats tires. Now, after she sees these post,I don't know what she'll do. 
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Replying to: jaysmith25 (Mar 19, 2009 7:36 pm) I'm considering contacting an attorney regarding my vehicle.
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Replying to: implementall (Mar 22, 2009 4:18 pm) |
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