The engine stalls while being driven at low speed due to an overheated crankshaft position sensor. Nissan says my VIN is not included in the recall even though this is the same problem.
2004 Nissan Altima electrical complaints
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When slowing down for a light I noticed the lights dim in the reflection of the car in front of me. I also saw a red light on the dash which I haven't seen before near the top above the gear indicator. Then when I approached the ramp to the highway I noticed the lights dim again as my RPM's dropped below 1000. All was fine on the highway and I got off at an exit near my house when slowing to make a left on my road the car just completely shut off without warning. Completely dead all the lights went off no radio no heat nothing! I shifted it out of gear into neutral and it wouldn't even turn over tried to turn my hazard lights on and they did not work either. I could not shift it out of n/d with my foot on the brake. This was an awful experience as I was almost rear ended and pissed off a number of people as I was in a dark intersection for almost 5 minutes in a black car. I tried turning the key back and forth and nothing happened ? It was only about 5 minutes later that I could hear some electrical activity (the key was in the accessory position) and then some lights on the dash and about thirty seconds later I could start the car and go on my way. All electrical settings were reset to factory defaults all radio presets etc the radio and heat were powered off.
2004 nissan altima. Consumer states vehicle stalled while driving*tgw the consumer stated there is still a major problem regarding the recall for the crank angle sensor and the reprogramming of the ECM. The consumer stated the crank sensor had to be replaced for the second time and the check engine light had illuminated on six separate occasions. The radiator was cracked and was leaking coolant. The passenger side mirror was loose, the sun roof had a rattle and the drivers side window would go up, but at times it would come back down on its own. The dealer replaced the regulator motor. Also, the alternator was replaced.
My 04 nissan altima v6 one day began to buck while on the highway. I made it home, then when I went to start it wouldn't. Basically ever since that day it's been an on going problem w/ not starting, shutting off unexpectedly while driving and completely locking up making it very difficult to pull over and dangerous. At one point it would not accelerate. I am the mother of an infant so until I find a resolution I need to borrow cars to travel with him. I have replaced the camshaft sensor and the throttle position sensor which were the codes that came up and still I cannot drive my car. I then researched my make/model/year and found I was not alone. Many others have encountered the same issues and have yet to reach a resolution and apparently nissan is not declaring a recall on 2004's but have on "02" and "03" which had the same exact issues. I do not want to continue to buy parts and try to fix something that is defective as I read many others have done. I plan on contacting the bbb and taking it from there because I don't know what to do. So here I am making payments on a vehicle that is extremely unsafe for my child and I and no answers on why these cars are malfunctioning and continuing to read camshaft...etc even after being replaced???? Please help.
Car shut off while driving. Car also doesn't start up right away. Tried to bring it to nissan but they said my VIN# wasn't included in the well known recall (camshaft sensor). Bs if you ask me! They're going to put peoples lives at risk. So I went to advanced auto parts store and got the code read and it was a p-03040 which was a camshaft position sensor malfunction. I googled a bit and found out there's plenty of people out there with this problem. I even called nissan and they didn't want to do nothing about it. Outrageous diagnostic fee also. $105 just to plug in a obd reader. You can buy your own obd reader for that price. Or just go to your local auto store and get it checked for free!!! Not happy. Nissan also sounded like they didn't want to deal with me since I don't bring my car to nissan for oil changes/repairs.
Car shutoff when driving.
2004 nissan altima has been just dying out for no reason, very dangerous, in traffic car just stalls out.
2004 nissan altima engine shuts down while on the run due to faulty crank position sensor and cam shaft sensor. I fixed crank sensor 2 years back after a death incident on the highway and it happened again last month. This time its the sensor next to the other. The cam sensor. According to the dealer this is a common problem in 2002 to 2008 altimas and sentras. And nissan continue to make faulty cheap sensors to put thousands of people at risk and not even cared about having a recall.
We purchased a 2004 nissan altima from crate lake mazda, medford, or jan 31,2009. Two weeks after we had the vehicle it started to buck and act like it wanted die when you stopped at a light. We went back to the dealer and the sales person that sold us the car and were told there was no warranty we had to pay. We took it ta a mechanic and then went back to dealer and he didn't seem interested in helping we were made to feel it was our fault. I then called nissan and found out that were 2 recalls out on this car. The one was for a power valve failure which is exactly what was wrong with our vehicle. This ended up costing us $785.00. We had not even made the first payment on this car. We thought we had purchased a good car and were very disappointed with this whole mess. We are seniors and on a limited income this repair was rather devastating to us. Our mechanic used all nissan factory parts and to their specs. This has been verified by the nissan dealer in grants pass, or. Someone should have checked to see if there was any outstanding recalls on the vehicle and all of this could have been eliminated.
When rear defroster window is turned on, reception of radio fuzzes out. Told they would not cover it under the extended warrentee even though warrentee states audio and electric coverage, window is not damaged.
My 2004 nissan altima simply shut off while driving about 60 miles an hour and the 'check engine' light came on and stayed on. When I tried to restart it, it acted like there was no 'spark' but it did turn over. After a little cool down, it cranked as normal. Several times after this, while either driving or stopped at a light it would shut down just like turning off the switch. After several tries it would start normally. I took it to the dealer and they replaced the crank angle sensor at my expense ($197.38) even though I protested that there were complaints an even recalls on other altimas in the same series. I feel that nissan should reimburse me considering the onslaught of complaints and potential danger when this occurs. (the power steering fails to work!)
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan altima. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle shuts off at any given moment and without warning. The vehicle has never been serviced because she could not find anyone to make the repair. She was informed that the vehicle needed a crank angle sensor/ECM reprogramming. The current and failure mileages were 63,000. Updated 09/06/07.
2004 nissan altima, 43k miles. Had recall on a similar sounding situation (car can stall at low speeds due to a temperature sensor malfunction, but dealer claimed that the cam and crank sensors needed to be replaced...car stalled in the parking lot and middle of the road, 2 times each. Extremely dangerous and unacceptable.
Car stalls and stops running on a day basis while being driven and servic engine soon light is on. Nissan dealer reprogrammed ECM, car still stalls, service engine light soon still on. I have almost been in several accidents due to car quitting and power brakes and steering shutting down while driving. Nissan not taking care of problem.
"engine service soon light" came on and took car to the shop on 10/31/06. At the time it came on there were no running problems. Nissan dealer replaced rear 02 sensor and diagnoses and reprogrammed engine control module. On 11/20/06 (less than three weeks later) the "engine service soon light" came on again. Prior to taking the car there were no running problems. Nissan dealer checked vehicle and called me and said that they need to run another diagnostic test for another fee. When I went to the dealership the vehicle was idling up an down and would accelerate on its own without touching the accelerator. P2135 throttle position sensor found, replaced sensor and cleared codes. I was charged on both occasions for a total of $668.
Dt*: the consumer stated while repair work was performed on the manifold, the dealership determined the crank position sensor was damaged and needed to be replaced.
Dt: the contact owns a 2004 nissan altima. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle has to turn the ignition on and off two or three times before the vehicle will start. The consumer stated that on one occasion the vehicle stalled while driving . There were no warning indications that the vehicle was going to stall or indicating a problem with the vehicle. The service dealer could not duplicate the problem. The consumer has contacted the manufacturer.
A few problems here. I bought this vehicle brand new. From the second I took it off the lot the heat did not work. I bought this vehicle in november, do you think I was happy? So they fixed this problem on a brand new car. Then last year in 2004 my car decided it would not start at all. Turns out it was the starter that went and that had to be replaced on a vehicle that was only a year old. So because of this I had to have my car towed from my driveway to the dealership. Then the latch broke off on the center console inside the vehicle. I am not rough using it at all. Its normal use for this latch yet it broke off after having the car for a year. The problem that I face now is that I cannot get out of my car!!!!!! I arrived home one day and found that the drivers side door would not open from the inside. I am 7 months pregnant and was very scared when I found this problem. What if there is ever a car fire or an accident and I cannot get out? You can open the door from the outside but not the inside. Hyannis nissan claims its a door latch problem and it had to be replaced. So since my warranty just ran out I have to pay $192.00 to get this repaired. Are you kidding me? On a 2004 vehicle? Talk about unsafe and dangerous!!!! The last problem is that there is a bad smell coming from the vents in the vehicle upon turning the car on. Not sure what that problem is. Could that be hazardous to my health? Not sure but it worries me with the baby I am carrying. I am sick and tired of paying for repairs when the problem is not me its nissan yet I have to pay for it. And to think I have to pay $433.00 per month for this vehicle plus pay for repairs that I can not afford. It's not fair and nissan should have to pay.
My '04 nissan altima 2.5 se has just over 15,000 miles. On two separate occasions (3 months apart), the car would not start--it only had enough battery power to make clicking sounds. On each occurrence, nothing was left on or open which could cause the battery to deplete. Also on each occurrence, the car was perfectly fine the day before with no preceding signs of a dying battery. On each occasion, the car would successfully start by jump starting from my other vehicle. On each occasion, the car was immediately taken to a dealer (two different dealers) for inspection--each time no problem could be found. Once started, the battery will recharge normally and hold this charge and operate normally for some period of time. This is not acceptable for a new car.
Dt: 2004 nissian altima consumer's vehcile engine service light. Came on and the dealership repaired the light and told consumer that it was caused by a defective computer chip, the next day the service engine light came on again, and the motor started shaking. Dealer found that there was a screw loose. They found the screw missing in the power valve. They had to the remove the exhaut manafold to get the screw out, the dealer had to replace the manafold intake/gasket throttl/ a spark plug/bearing seal/the gasket exhaut/gasket adapter, and the gasket manafold. Two days later consumer found that the vehcile still shaking when driving over 40 MPH . Consumer found that when test driving vehicle it would not go over 80 MPH. Problem started on june 1, 2005.
My car shuts off without any warning while I am driving without any warning, everything goes completely dead. It started at about 8000 miles. Since then, it has cut off at least 5 more times. My car only has 11,000 miles on it. I took it to the dealer where they ran numerous diagnostics on my car and they could not give me an explanation on why my car keeps shutting off. The problem happens without warning. Very dangerous while driving in a busy road, accident will happen is bound to happen. The last time I called the dealer they stated I probably put bad gas in the car???? What?s up with that? I don?t feel I should be making a car payment on a brand new car and have so many problems. I was better off with the junk that I had. At least I was safe while driving.
Lost of power while trying to accelerate from stop.. "engine service soon light" came on!! P2135 tp sensor code found. Replaced part by nissan still did not fix the problem.. Not it surges when trying to accelerate.. P0507 isc code found.. Nissan refused to change the computer at this time.*ak new car should not have these kind of problem.. Nissan had failed to make recall for this part.. All 2004 nissan atlmia has this problem.. Force nissan to fix all cars or take back all 2004 models.
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