2001 Nissan Altima: misfire or rough idle

Filed Dec 15, 2009 · Engine · 58,000 miles · NC

2001 nissan altima ,rough idle appears to act as if there is a dead miss. Checked out by mechanic and its the intake manifold and is a common occurrence . Nissan should take responsibility and recall this. Failure mileage 58,000.

Filed Dec 11, 2009 · Engine · CA

Second time manifold gasket problem has occurred on my 2001 nissan altima. It has a rough idles when stopped at lights, in gear, neutral or in park. Nissan need to be accountable for this widespread problem. Both instances have included the engine stalling in the middle of traffic.

Filed Nov 30, 2009 · Engine · 107,475 miles · VA

2001 nissan altima has a defective intake manifold gasket, causes rough idle and car to shut off when engine is on. This leads to loss of control of car and stalling in traffic. This is a common problem with a $10 part, which costs $600+ to repair. Nissan should be aware of this common problem and have it replaced on these cars.

Filed Nov 6, 2009 · Engine · 139,000 miles · PA

Extremely rough idling that dulls down upon putting car in park but does not stop. It seems as though the car might stall at times. Problem has been getting progressively worse for the past few months. I was stopped the other day on a hill and the car lost acceleration power and almost stalled. This could be a major safety issue that could lead to accidents with stalling or the loss of acceleration power. This problem started about 6 months ago. Check engine light has also appeared and remained on constantly. Took it in for repair and apparently it is a intake manifold gasket that needs replaced, which is a very expensive repair ($600-$800). It seems to be a common problem and potentially very dangerous one that needs to be addressed/recalled.tr

Filed Jun 13, 2009 · Engine · SC

Rough idling that started about 6 months ago. The car has cut off about 3 times while I was sitting at a red light. I have changed spark plugs, spark plug wires, fuel filter, oxygen sensor and nothing has helped. I have a mechanic who thinks it is possibly the fuel injector but I don't want to keep spending money for something that seems to be a problem that a lot of people are having with this make and model. There should be recall on this faulty part that is causing the problem for everyone.

Filed May 23, 2009 · Engine · 70,000 miles · NY

Car very roughly idles, and has shut off about 3 times. Oil inside the #1 spark plug wire where it connects to the plug. Changed, fuel filter, air filter, spark plugs, plug wires, rotor, distributor cap, valve cover gasket, antifreeze, oil and oil filter.

Filed May 7, 2009 · Engine, Fuel system · 102,000 miles · PA

Rough idling and vibrations in the engine started in 2006 at 102,000 miles. Service engine light turns on. Then, a few weeks later the engine light stayed on. Went to numerous mechanics who couldn't figure out the problem. Drove the car like this for the last 3 years trying to figure out the problem! Engine now bucks and stalls out. The only way to sit at a stop sign or red light without your car stalling is to put your foot on the gas and brake at the same time! You hope and pray you don't run into the car in front of you! I've had this problem for almost 3 years! Now, there is popping noises coming from the engine. You can push the gas pedal to the floor and the car won't move! After a while the car will take off! Try getting onto the highway with this issue!! After replacing spark plugs, distributor caps, harnesses, fuel injectors, fuel filters, o-rings, etc. We finally figured out it was the intake manifold gasket! A cheap part to buy but extremely expensive to fix! Over the last three years I have spent over $4,000 to actually fix my car! This is absolutely ridiculous! After searching the internet to see if anyone else was having a problem, I found 110 complaints about the same issue! Every single person had the same problems with the 2000-2001 nissan altima!! Please recall this item! I would hate to see someone become seriously injured or killed because of nissan!! A simple recall to replace a $10.00 part to save a life...... Or a lawsuit and a lost life! This should be a no brainer!! A recall or a class action lawsuit.....nissan should hurry up and take their pick!!! I will not buy another nissan!!

Filed Mar 9, 2009 · Engine · 37,500 miles · NY

Rpms jumping up and down at idle. Mechanic told me it was a misfire on cylinder 4 and I needed a intake manifold gasket. (he knew this because he sprayed carb cleaner by cylinder 4)a $500 job. Car maybe 8 years old but it only has 38,000 miles on it. No reason gasket should burn out on one side like that.

Filed Nov 10, 2008 · Engine · 89,000 miles · AL

At 89,000 miles my 2001 nissan altima gxe began experiencing extremely rough idling. Engine will stall. This has happened to hundreds of other altima owners I am asking for a recall to correct this manufacturers defect.

Filed Oct 28, 2008 · Engine · 85,105 miles · MO

I have a 2001 nissan altima gxe with 89,207 miles on it. Several months ago, I noticed a rough idling at stoplights, so bad sometimes I thought my car was going to die out on me. On september 19, 2008, I took my car into the mccarthy blue springs nissan and was told that I needed to replace my intake manifold. They had to order the parts, and was advised to not drive my car again until it gets fixed. So, I had to leave my car at the nissan dealership over the weekend and was not able to pick it up until september 22, 2008. In other words, I was without a car for 4 days. In researching my problem online to see if it's a notable problem with nissan altima's I came across several websites complaining of the same thing. Most of which had to replace the intake manifold at much lower mileage than mine. The replacement costs seems to be about the same across the board, to be between $700 and $800 plus. In researching my problem I don't understand why this hasn't been a recall for all nissan altima's. There are many websites complaining of the very problem of having to replace the intake manifold on nissan altima's. When I took my car in previously (january 5, 2008) for the same problem I was told that I had a broken motor mount. So, I paid to have that fixed which was over $450. My car ran fine for about a month, until I started noticing that it was idling hard at stoplights, but I figured it was just due to the cold. When I called nissan about it, they asked me if my check engine light was on, and it wasn't so they just said it was due to it being cold. But it never stopped and continued to get worse and worse. Until I finally was able to take it back into nissan to have them look at it again and that's when they said it was the intake manifold. I'd like to know how many complaints have been submitted on this very problem and how many it takes for you to consider a recall.

Filed Aug 21, 2008 · Engine, Fuel system · 57,240 miles · GA

Like many others, my 2001 nissan altima with only 57,000 miles on it displayed a check engine soon light. This occurred while my wife was idling at a traffic light. It is not a failure but if not corrected could crack the engine block. The error code crossed to a misfire in cylinder #4. I have found an inordinate number of folks with the same problem with their 2000 nissan altima. Our warranty has expired and I was quoted $920 to fix this problem which appears to be the result of poor engineering design or mediocre materials used for the gasket. I would like to reference four different complaints regarding this same issue: 10167168 10145161 10100639 10163901 this information was mined from www.carcomplaints.com. What exactly is the minimum criteria used to determine a recall or something to that effect? Is there any agency that can compel nissan to make something so obvious and prevalent among their customers right again?

Filed Apr 26, 2008 · Engine · 60,000 miles · IL

The car - 2001 altima - had a rough idle at all stops. It felt as if the car was going to stall. An independent mechanic felt a 60,000 mile tune-up at a cost of $600.00 would solve the problem. He even checked nissan recalls to aid with the diagnosis. None were found that applied. The problem persisted after the tune-up. The car was taken to nissan where it took the mechanic less than one minute to diagnose the problem. He reported that this was a common problem with the model and year of the car. They would need to replace the intake manifold gasket at a total cost of $825.32. A subsequent search of the internet found that this was indeed a common problem with nissan not taking any responsibility for the problem.