Nissan 98-2001 altima I own a 99 nissan altima which has had check engine light problem for approx 2 yrs .done research and found very common for intake manifold gasket to leak ...please look at car complaints.com...I have been smelling fumes inside car at times and now I know that this is a serious problem and it should be nissans for defective engineering . I am having mine replaced but have read of many going again and a third ...nissan should be held accountable for this flaw .. Thankyou ...having to pay for there flaw makes me angry ..
1999 Nissan Altima: check engine light
6 of the 86 complaints about the 1999 Nissan Altima describe check engine light.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- typical mileage
- 75,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
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What owners say
My altima idles very rough, which feels as if it were about to stall. It shakes the whole car and is slow and shaking during acceleration. The check engine light came on as a misfire in cyl #4. On the internet, everyone has the same problem as the intake manifold gasket. I read this was a design flaw by nissan and that they acknowledged it, but refuse to fix it. I now have to pay a repair shop to fix nissan's problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 nissan altima. The contact stated that the check engine soon light illuminated and the vehicle would only accept half to three quarters of a tank of fuel. The mechanic stated that the fuel filter tube was rusted and would not allow the fuel tank to be filled, without fuel escaping from the tank. The contact stated that there was a safety recall on the same component of other nissan vehicles except his, even though it was experiencing the same failure. The current mileage was 80,000 and failure mileage was 75,000. *updated 12/27/07
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle felt sluggish while driving. The failure occurred at any speed. The check engine light illuminated. The dealer stated that the ignition coils were failing, but would not specify exactly which coils. The current mileage was 101,000 and failure mileage was 68,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 nissan altima. When shifting the vehicle from park to reverse the RPM's automatically increased to 8000. The vehicle had to be shut off and restarted for the rpms to return to normal. The check engine light illuminated. A local mechanic could not diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 148,000.
The check engine light illuminated. Also while putting gas into the filler neck the gas pump shut off which caused gas to splash onto consumer. *nlm
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Questions about the 1999 Nissan Altima check engine light
Is check engine light a common problem on the 1999 Nissan Altima?
6 of 86 owner complaints about the 1999 Nissan Altima (7%) mention check engine light. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Nissan Altima?
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