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#41 of 500 Re: 06 Altima (Oil consumption) [mfergy13] by ray_h1 Dec 19, 2006 (12:05 pm)
Replying to: mfergy13 (Dec 19, 2006 7:40 am) )) "I bought the extended warranty on it but I am assuming the engine is not covered." ((   Why would you assume such a thing? Haven't you dug out the paperwork to verify what is and is not covered under the terms of your extended warranty?   (Unless your paperwork was issued by the automaker - Nissan in your case, it's NOT legaly a warranty. Non-automaker provided performance guarantees are legally "service contracts" and come under state insurance statutes rather than true manufacturer warranties that are subject to Federal Trade Commission enforcement provisions. Some service contracts are good (notably those from AAA and Auto Club), some aren't worth the cost of a match to light 'em up. Dealerships love 'em, though, because they get to keep up to half the purchase price and some of these policies require selling dealership service to maintain "warranty" claim rights. (The latter's especially attractive to dealerships because even if you negotiate a purchase discount on the service contract, the dealer's still happy knowing he'll make it up with service charges later - which the contract may even mandate service procedures well above and beyond what the automaker, itself, specifies. Cha-Chinggg) True warranties cannot be summarily canceled by the automaker. Service contracts can be canceled for any failure to have prescribed maintenance performed at a location defined in the policy or they can be canceled per insurance regulations as part of an underwriter bankruptcy filing. Many such companies file bankruptcy when their underwriters determine that the model year cars under coverage are entering the period where they'll be statistically more likely to become a financial burden. [Statistics: figures can't lie, but liars can figure.] After the bankruptcy, the company re-incorporates under state insurance department provisions under a new name and begins issuing service contract policies again - but prior policy holders are left naked in the cold since their "company" was permanently dissolved as part of a business bankruptcy proceeding. Is this a great country or what? )
#42 of 500 (Oil consumption) by mfergy13 Dec 19, 2006 (12:19 pm)
Why would I assume such a thing? Not to many warranty's cover replacing a new engine do they? had not had a chance to pull out my paperwork to see, but I'd be willing to put money on it not being covered, my luck anyway....  just wanted to get some feedback from others for now...I will be checking into this tonight and my car is going in the shop next week... just wondering what everyone else's outcomes were, if they had this problem and is there something we could do? Replies to this message: ray_h1 (Dec 19, 2006 12:49 pm)
#44 of 500 Re: (Oil consumption) [mfergy13] by ray_h1 Dec 19, 2006 (12:49 pm)
Replying to: mfergy13 (Dec 19, 2006 12:19 pm) That would be some warranty that would pass on covering a car's major mechanical system! Look for wording along the lines of, "the engine and/or all its internal components" or some such that would obligate total engine replacement if necessary. The fact of your short stint with the car is also in your favor. (Like, how likely is it that your recent association with this vehicle would be the most likely cause of the motor's excessive oil consumption problems? That'd be a hard sell in court, even to a mechanically fuzzy-headed judge.) Best of luck.
#45 of 500 Nissan Engine Issues by harrychezt Jan 01, 2007 (9:52 pm)
this is not about the Altima, but, Nissan. We got a 1990(coupe) XE in June of 1990(they were getting rid of them for the slightly less boxy 91's). I drove about 75-80 miles per day, and in less than 3 months time had accumulated over 7000 miles9 by labor Day weekend of 1990). We went for a 250 miles round trip drive, from Myrtle Beach, to Charleston SC( was in military at the time) on the Saturday of the 3 day weekend. Sunday, went to start the car, to go to town, and nothing I was lucky enough to get special liberty and the duty cook to stand in for me! On Monday, Labor Day, Nissan( 40 miles away) came and towed us to the shop in Georgetown. Long story short: Timing Was Not set properly, and the plugs burnt up on one side. They reset the timing, and repalced the plugs.   In June of 1997, we got a 200sx( 2 door Sentra, basically). Not a bad car. But, by end of November 1999( 65K miles...) went to start the car, and nothing(again)for this model, same as for the 90, but about 58,000 miles later, and right outside of the warranty   was told timing gear tooth chipped, chain slipped one notch, and messed up the timing. Results: New timing gear, rebuilt the starter, and igniton coil issues, and new spark plugs. Had issues after that, too. check engine light kept coming on, hesitations in starting. We traded it for a Hyundai in 2001.   Read some reports of continuing engien issue swith Altima and Sentras, still, not too long ago   What gives with these continuous engine issues? Oil leakeage, stalling, not running at all, after 16 + years. Even Hyundai worked out a lot of negative issues in this time frame!   I would like to buy the Altima Coupe, give Nissan another chance, but after reading the recall notices, this forum.... think I'll pass for now.   take care/not offense.
#46 of 500 Re: 06 Altima (Oil consumption) [bigtuna1] by bbgun19 Feb 02, 2007 (3:21 pm)
Replying to: bigtuna1 (Aug 29, 2006 6:02 pm) Bigtuna! hey, i'm in the same situation as you and i'm trying to take nissan and get them to replace my car... do you have any info you could give me... what happened, case number... anythign that i could use to help me win over my own case? Any help would be appreciated
#47 of 500 Re: Nissan EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPION [bigtuna1] by mfergy13 Feb 07, 2007 (7:48 am)
Replying to: bigtuna1 (Sep 06, 2006 7:30 pm) could you give me advice on what exactly you did to win your case. I bought this 2002 car used back in Sept 2006, and I am having the same problem with the oil, my extended warranty is telling me that I have to take the car into the dealership have them break the engine down, then call the warranty company to have them come look at it and declare that the engine is bad, so I have to pay 1100 for Nissan to break the engine down when they know this is a problem already? what do I do? any suggestions?? thanks, Replies to this message: camu123 (Feb 22, 2007 11:17 am) Mr_Shiftright (Feb 22, 2007 11:45 am)
#48 of 500 Re: Nissan EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPION [mfergy13] by camu123 Feb 22, 2007 (11:17 am)
Replying to: mfergy13 (Feb 07, 2007 7:48 am) Do you guys know whether it appears on the vehicle's CarFax document that Nissan put a rebuilt engine in the car? Thanks Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 22, 2007 11:45 am)
#49 of 500 Re: Nissan EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPION [camu123] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Feb 22, 2007 (11:45 am)
Replying to: camu123 (Feb 22, 2007 11:17 am) No, it's not considered a liability to value for one thing, on a car of that type, and for another it's not a matter of public record, which is where CARFAX gets its info.   I would think, given the bad PR on this problem, that a buyer would want to see a rebuilt engine in there as a matter of record.
#50 of 500 Re: 2006 Altima engine replacement [golfrj] by jd10013 Feb 24, 2007 (7:15 pm)
Replying to: golfrj (Oct 03, 2006 10:16 am) not going through this myself, but i can tell you a rebuilt engine is just as good as a new one. the only difference is, the engine block is not brand new. The pistons, rings, cam, crank and everything else are. The engine block is essentialy a big, hollowed out chunk of cast iron. thats why they can be reused. they don't wear out (the parts inside it do)and can be reconditioned to a like new state. Replies to this message: kwk1 (Feb 24, 2007 9:03 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Feb 25, 2007 11:37 am) kwk1 (Feb 25, 2007 2:08 pm) and 1 more...

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