2002 Nissan Altima body problems

Filed Sep 9, 2019 · Body, Visibility · 140,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2002 nissan altima. While entering the vehicle, the rear driver's side door handle fractured. The contact stated that the front driver's side exterior door handle fractured. Additionally, the front driver's side window was also inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was informed of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000. Consumer states that all door handles on vehicle are fractured, making it impossible to enter the vehicle. Consumer says this is a common problem with nissan altimas in his area.

Filed Jul 17, 2018 · Body · 130,000 miles · VA

The vehicle will not pass a safety inspection because there are two big holes in either side of the floor boards. The holes were discovered during a state safety inspection. We have 12 days to repair the holes at a large cost. Unexpected and disappointing issue.

Filed Jun 4, 2018 · Body, Driver assistance · 35 miles · TX

The car keeps stalling while I drive it

Filed Aug 24, 2017 · Body · 70,000 miles · NJ

The floorboards on the driver and passenger side have rotted through and you can see the roadway on the drivers side. It is costing $1000. To fix the passenger side. I just discovered the drivers side.

Filed Jun 25, 2017 · Body · 140,000 miles · MI

The floorboards under where the passenger's feet are placed rusted out and a football sized chunk of metal flew off from under the car while on the freeway today. It was a definite hazard to the people who were driving behind me and they had to quickly switch lanes so as to avoid it. No there is nothing but interior carpet between the passenger's feet and the road below them. It appears very dangerous to have a hole rusted out right there. The car has always been parked on a driveway and washed after every snow/salting of the roads. There is very minimal rust anywhere else on the car, leading me to believe there was some sort of defect in that location.

Filed Jan 28, 2017 · Body · 151,000 miles · NY

Today aftter exiting my vehicle I noticed something hanging from beneath the car on the front passenger side. I opened the door and felt underneath the car in the area where the floor panel is and I was able to push the carpet up from underneath the car. Currently I am unable to view the area of concern because I am unable to get under the vehicle at this time.

Filed Dec 20, 2016 · Body · 77,000 miles · NY

After hearing a scraping noise, while pulling out of a driveway, it was discovered that a 6-inch section (approx.) of metal was hanging from the undercarriage of the front passenger side of the vehicle. After looking at the area, it became clear that the floor pan under the front passenger side of the vehicle was corroded/rusted/rotted. After calling my local nissan dealership, I was directed to nissan corporate, who then passed me along to a regional consumer affairs rep. The bulletin number provided by that rep was ntb15-059 (floor pan repair). I was told that they knew of others also having this problem, but they said there was nothing they could do and that I should call around for repair estimates. After getting several estimates, it was discovered that the floor pan under the front driver side was even more rotted out than the passenger side. I was also told that carpeting in my vehicle was already slightly damp, due to the holes in the floor pan and that there may be a future issue with mold. Flakes of rusted metal continue to fall from underneath my vehicle. One autobody shop even stated that they had already fixed approximately 2 dozen other 2002 nissan altimas with the same problem.

Filed Dec 12, 2016 · Body · 113,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan altima. The contact stated that the floorboard was completely corodded. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic where it was diagnosed that the floorboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 113,000.

Filed Nov 15, 2016 · Body · 83,450 miles · MD

As others have stated.. The front floor pan on my 2002 nisan altima completely rusted through. The total cost of repairs was $746.60.

Filed Aug 9, 2016 · Body · 120,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan altima. The contact stated that the floor pan under the front driver and passenger side of the vehicle was rusted through and created holes in the floor. The failure occurred due to rusting of the floor pans. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 120,000. Updated 09/30/16*lj