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Sedans Nissan Altima Nissan Altima Engine Failures
498 messages, Last post on Nov 23, 2009 at 6:40 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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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 20, 2009 6:12 pm) I knew a guy when I was in HS who decided to replace his fuel filter, but failed to tighten everything. the leaking gas caught fire and totaled his car. there are lots of ways a car can catch fire other than a defective car.
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Replying to: implementall (Mar 22, 2009 4:18 pm) |
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Replying to: jd10013 (Mar 23, 2009 10:00 am) I think the owner needs to send a letter to the Zone Office and use strong but respectful language as to what happened. The dealer won't care about this, just by-pass him.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 23, 2009 10:22 am) as I said in my previous post, sounds more like a freak accident/occurrence than anything else.
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Replying to: jd10013 (Mar 23, 2009 11:19 am) Perhaps settling it all by insurance is the best way but it is my understanding that all engine fires are taken quite seriously by manufacturers. I know when I worked for Benz this got our attention right away. Of course, this Nissan was a 2007, so that perhaps does muddy the waters considerably, that's true. |
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Replying to: kcvab (Mar 18, 2009 6:33 am) He showed me the honeycomb chunks that were filthy on one side and clean on the back side. He explained that the exhaust was being backed up with pressure causing the oil to spew out of the engine. That explained each time opened the hood I saw oil everywhere. I was consuming 4 qts of oil every 220 miles. I'm lookng forward to see what my oil consumption is now. Note that hollowing out the main cat will cause the SES light to stay on. I understand that $5 O2 sensor should take care of that, but that is the least of my worries now. Just thought I would share my story. Good Luck! |
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