2002 Nissan Altima: gas smell in the cabin

Filed Nov 1, 2015 · Body · TN

Floor rusting out from front of car to seat. Feet could fall through. Gas fumes come in car.

Filed Jun 8, 2015 · Body · 105,560 miles · NY

Passenger side floor panel was noted to be rusted through upon inspection after smelling exhaust fumes while driving the vehicle. It appears to have rusted from inside the panel out as the bulging of the rusted panel downward toward the ground suggests. I would like to get this inspected but from what has been shared thus far, nissan has not accepted responsibility (yet) for repairs. I am hoping nissan will voluntarily inspect this model to determine a suitable remedy, otherwise this will be the last nissan I choose to own.

Filed Nov 20, 2013 · Body · NE

While my mechanic was reattaching the bumper guard that had come loose, he noticed the rust on the floor pans under both front seats. My mechanic was able to flake off large pieces of rust. He pulled back the carpet and it was rusted all the way through. He said he hadn't seen this kind of rust on vehicles that are double the age of mine. The remainder of the undercarriage was rust free. I took the car into the nissan dealer where I bought it, and the manager said it was caused by the salt/chemicals used on the roads in different parts of the country (apparently he was not including nebraska). The manager stated that it must have been in an area of the country that uses corrosive materials on the roads. The funny thing is that when I purchased this car, the same man said he knew the previous owners and they took excellent care of the vehicle, always spotless and in for every maintenance check!! Which time was he lying!!! Come to find out, the car was purchased at a nissan dealer here in omaha, and stayed in omaha the entire time. The nissan dealer said they could not fix it, and they gave me a business card for a body shop!!! It would cost about $300, he told me, but I have found it would be closer to $2000. At that time, I hadn't even had the car a year. The dealership had to know about the rust when they sold it to me, which makes me very angry!! This is a severe safety issue! I am afraid that one day I will be driving down the highway, I'll fall through the floor, and of course, I will be killed, no doubt about it!! Also, exhaust fumes could be getting into the passenger compartment. Please issue a recall before my car becomes a "flintstone" car and/or I am killed. Nissan is responsible for this safety issue, and they should take responsibility!!

Filed Sep 26, 2010 · Body · 105,000 miles · IL

Rusted floor boards front . Floor boards rusted specially passenger side due to defect in the drainage inside or poor design. Persons could inhale gas fumes or floor board suddenly fall down if a person is unaware that a rusted hole is underneath. Told out of corrosion warranty which is only 5 years.

Filed Jul 23, 2009 · Body · 42,000 miles · PA

Pa vehicle inspector found large rusted holes through floor pan in our 2002 nissan altima which was always garaged and had only 42,000 miles. Because exhaust fumes could enter the passenger compartment we couldn't use the car. Calls to the dealer and nissan were fruitless. An online search found several other owners of the same model with the same problem and a couple had estimates of over $2000 for repair.

Filed Aug 6, 2007 · Fuel system · 86,000 miles · UT

06/29/07 my car sputtered through the intersection of 33rd and highland drive. I then pulled into a bakery on 3100 south and highland drive when I got out of my car I was overwhelmed by the smell of gas. There was a trail of gas behind my car and a large puddle under my car. At this point I did not know what to do, I was afraid to start my car so I asked a gentleman at big o to come and look at my car to see if I could start it. They said they would not start it not knowing where the gas leak was at. I then called the dealer ship and they did not suggest driving the vehicle but having it towed down to the dealership. The tow company picked me and my car up at about 8:50. The gentleman turned on my car and backed it out of the parking spot to put it up on the tow truck. The moment my car was turned on it began to leak gas. It looked like someone had turned on a water faucet and it created another large puddle of gas in the parking lot. Once at the dealer ship. I explained to shane and nick what was going on with my car when nick said, " I know what is wrong with it. It happened to another car this week. But that one caught fire" he took my car back into the shop and about 20 minutes later come back out of the shop and showed my grandfather and myself what had happened. The gas line had "fallen off and the gas was soaking into my back seat." it had created a tar like substance on the tank and on the foam of my seat and the seat was soaked from the gas. I left my car with the dealership all day for them to attempt to clean the seat and get rid of the gas smell. Around 6pm that same night I went to pick up my car with my roommate . We were about 10 feet from my car when we both could still smell the gas. Needless to say with the weather turning from summer to fall and getting colder the gas smell is getting worse and the dealership does not care about the health hazard and will not replace my back seat.

Filed Aug 18, 2005 · Fuel system · 46,192 miles · PA

I had been smelling gas fumes inside the car and outside for 2 months. I brought my car to the nissan dealer I bought it from and they fixed the problem for $160.00. On my service receipt it said they found gross evap leak: fuel tank seal not sealing: replaced fuel sender seal. I questioned why would a 3 year old car start leaking gas from the top of the gas tank and they said "it's just normal wear and tear." I can understand wear and tear on tires and brakes but give me a break, the only thing I do to a gas tank is fill it with gas! My car is only 3 years old with 46,000 miles and they said that the work was not covered under warranty. I even spent $900.00 for an extended warranty. My fiance is a smoker and I was worried for his safety in the car so I told him not to smoke in the car for fears of something happening if the fumes would ignite somehow. I complained to the service manager and got nowhere. They told me to call nissan's customer service number and still after at least 5 calls they will do nothing. I swear they are just there to "hear" complaints and work you down until you just forget about it. I will not give up. Also, the clear coat on my paint is starting to chip on the front bumper and plastic grill> guess what they said? Not covered under warranty. I an fed up with nissan and will take advantage of every opportunity to sway people away from buying any nissan or infiniti.

Filed May 16, 2005 · Fuel system · 29,890 miles · PA

Car would not start. Extremely strong gasoline odor in car. Large puddle of gasoline under car. Gas line came off gas tank. Fitting had vibrated loose. Replaced fitting and reconnected gas line. Luckily no fire and the car was not moving at the time. Friends with same year and model car experienced the same problem while driving.

Filed Aug 24, 2003 · Fuel system · 3,000 miles · WI

"pure" gas smell in exhaust....vehicle fails to restarts after being driven short distances , turne off, and re-started. Has happened since I have purchased the vehicle....dealership/repair never finds any problems. This is the 5th time it has happened over a year. Car will not re-start, unless I wait 2-4 hours & try again. Dealership/service said may have something to do with where I purchase fuel....but I fill up at several places through out the week...so I know that's not the problem.