While driving approximately 60mph on highway engine stalled, almost causing consumer to have a collision.
2002 Nissan Altima engine complaints
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At two different nissan dealerships, el paso and las cruces, the oil level on the dipstick of my 2002 altima registered approximately one quart low. This leads me to believe that the information in the manuals as to the amount of oil needed may be incorrect.
Consumer states that intermittenly when filling the fuel tank the "check engine" light will illuminate. Checked by the dealer who advised that car is reading a "vapor leak" code. Dealer has replaced gas cap twice, but problem is still occuring. Ts
Consumer states that when accelerating vehicle will lose engine power very breifly. Dealer and maufacturer contacted.
Consumer states while driving the vehicle caught on fire under the hood, vehicle was pull out of the road. Dealer has been notified. Please provide any further information. Nlm
While traveling 70mph on highway and without prior warning engine check light appeared on dashboard, indicating that vehicle caught on fire. The dealership was aware of the problem. *ak there was a sudden loss of power, there was also a clicking sound as if it were coming from the fuel injection system, the oil light, and the light had illuminated.
No collision-no warning lights until engine exploded and burst into flames-auto undfrwent 7500 mile service at tourelle's 12 days prior.
While driving vehicle shut off with out any notice. This was the third time that this problem has occurred. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything about it.
The first failure was on 2/28/02. The car stopped on my husband on the interstate & was towed back to the dealer. The crank sensor was defective & was replaced. Exactly one weeek later on 3/7/02, the car was taken back to the dealer where a defective coil to the crank sensor was found defective & replaced. On 5/10/02, the car stopped on me in the middle of the street & after being towed back to the dealer, the crack sensor was found to be defective again! It was replaced & I wrote to nissan about our concerns. On 6/4/02 the car againstopped on my husband on the interstate. Again a letter was sent to nissan (as well as several nissan vps) and as of today (three weeks later) we do not have our vehicle, nor do we want that one back! The dealer has loaned us a vehicle, but we are currently paying for a car that nissan obviously cannot fix or do not know how to repair! They say that they are waiting on a part, but my husband & I do not trust a vehicle that will stop in the middle of the road without warning! I am trying all avenues to get help with this situation. Obviously, we purchased a lemon (& have met tn's lemon law), but this is a serious safety issue for me & my family! Are other brand-new altimas having similar defects? Also, why is nissan refusing to replace our brand-new no-defective vehicle? Please feel free to contact me at any time.
Since december of 2001 every month vehicle needd an oil change. Vehicle was burning too much oil. Took vehicle to dealer, and they stated that engine needed replacement, but couldn't say what the cause was. Please provide any further information.
While driving 40-45 MPH, noticed smoke coming from under the hood. Consumer pulled over and fire department put out the fire. Vehicle was totalled. Fire department thought fire was caused by fuel injection system. However, cause of fire has not been officially determined yet. No injuries. *ak
When putting the key inside of ignition switch to start vehicle it starts intermittently, and then shutoff without prior warning. Dealership was aware of problem.
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