Underneath the floor boards on both sides are rusting out. The drivers side is especially bad. I have owned the car since it was new but just recently noticed this problem. Also the paint ont the hood, top and exterior review mirrors has faded. Otherwise the car seems to be in good shape. It has 119,560 miles on it and I planned on using it for a while longer. We have owned a total of 5 nissans beginning in in 1989 and all have been good vehicles. We are currently leasing a rogue. I am hoping that nissan will take care of this problem. Even though I have been a loyal nissan owner for many years I'm not past changing brands, and will when this lease is up if they can't do something about these floor boards at the very least. I feel that this could cause issues in a number of ways. One is exhaust fumes entering the car, another would be objects from the road flying up through the floor and injuring the driver or passenger.
2005 Nissan Altima body complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. While the vehicle was stationary, the frame became severely rusted and corroded. The contact stated that the rear suspension (crossmember) was filled with holes and the vehicle failed to pass state inspection. Freedom nissan of south burlington (1095 shelburne road, south burlington, vermont 05403) was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with case numbers: 28264107 and 3338700. The contact referenced the manufacturer's service bulletin number: p5216 (reference number: ntb05-114c (subframe)) warranty replacement, but the vehicle was not included. The failure mileage was 145,000.
Front floorboards rusted through
The floor panel on the front, driver and passenger side got rust and growing a hole.
There is a hole on the driver's side floor pan from the rust. This was not know until mechanic showed me.
Upon inspection prior to trying to privately sell my car, it was found that the floorboards were rusting out and there are actual hole on the underside of the car. Apparently, upon me googling, this is a known design issue (rather than normal wear and tear) for nissans between 2002-2006. To fix the car will cost me more than it is worth. Not only that, but holes in the floorboards are also a huge safety concern.
Hole on passenger side due to rust/corrosion
I had a big hole on my passenger side as well as driver side on floor. My passenger airbag lights on. If anyone can help me out that will be so useful for me. Please take an action as soon as possible. Thanks.
The drivers side floor board is rusted through. This is a known problem and a safety issue not to mention you can smell exhaust fumes. Nissanproblems,com says: "a class-action lawsuit filed in the northern district of illinois" but nissan is turning their back saying this is not a defect.
Floor boards drivers and passengers completely rusted threw. The rest of the car has no rust. Has been noted many times in 2002 to 2006 altima's even a class action lawsuit filed against them. This is dangerous as there is a hole threw to the ground right under you feet when you are driving.
I am the original owner of 2005 nissan altima 2.5sl, paid $25000 and I also bought extended warranty on this vehicle,always serviced by nissan dealer,I do have all the records of dealer visit .no body mentioned me up to now that there is a heavy rust under driver side.I have only 83000 miles on this car and always kept in garage.I went to nissan dealer and they are asking $2500 to fix this issue,I am feeling unsafe to drive, I do see that every one have same issue.this is the biggest safety issue, I need your help for this recall as soon as possible.passenger side have same issue too. Now I do have a big hole under my carpet. My wife don't. Want to drive and I am also scared to drive.
I own a 2005 nissan altima and both front driver and passenger floor boards rusted through totally. Would not pass pa. Inspection. Per my mechanic rusted because how nissan routes the drain hose for the air conditioner cause the premature/unsafe holes. It was very dangerous to ride in the car, to where injury was certain. Took to auto body shop and they also said the same cause for the rusted out floor boards. My nissan altima wasn't the first nissan altima they replaced the floor boards. Again they stated very dangerous to operate this car! It cost me $528.94 for this repair! I want reimbursed! I only included the passenger picture of floor board due to size allowed to download. The driver side just as bad!
Driver & passenger side floorboards rusted through resulting in: 1. Increased road noise 2. Air entering vehicle while driving 3. Water entering the vehicle, and soaking the carpeting in rain storms, etc possibly creating mold 4. Easy access for rodents/vermin
Reporting rotting floorboard on my 2005 nissan altima. It's a possible safety concern as vapors could enter passenger area. This seems to be a design flaw and would hope nissan as a self proclaimed top safety pick would stand behind this issue I believe there have been many complaints on this floorboard issue. Please advise.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the exterior front driver side door handle fractured and prevented the contact from entering the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
The floor boards under the drivers feet are completely rotted through. The carpet is the only thing from keeping my feet from going through to the road. I have searched online and found this to be an extremely common problem on this model of car and yet, nissan will not resolve the problem. As a side note, my car is in immaculate condition, other than the condition of the floor boards.
I started leasing my altima in 2008 and purchased the car about 4 years later. I took it to have my muffler checked, because I heard noise, and it was found that the floorboard on the front , passenger side, is completely rusted out. The only thing between my passengers and the street is the carpet. Nissan said there is no recall. The car is only 11 years old!
Sorry for my belated complaint. I just learned of your website. Early evening aug 18, 2016 entire rear window of my 2005 nissan altima completely blew out for no apparent reason. Fortunately -- nobody was sitting in back seat(s) of my car - no adults & no children !! What a big mess !! A clear & normal summer evening - no severe weather conditions to even provoke a crazy & sudden incident like this. Luckily -- I was not on a highway. I was on a quiet suburban road with relatively low traffic. I was at stop light & suddenly heard a loud pop sound -- almost like a gun shot. I checked my rear view mirror & my entire car rear window was blown out with very large holes & tiny shattered glass pieces strewn all over inside back seat area of my car. Some shattered glass even blew out all way to front section where I was seated !! I immediately got off the road & pulled over into nearby walgreens parking lot & called local police. Policeman came & examined my car. He did not feel any foul play was involved nor any gunshot nor baseball thrown into my rear car window. I took 24 photos ? See 5 uploaded. He helped me gather most of broken & shattered glass into a plastic bag. We noted a few pieces had dark brown burn marks on them. He said most likely it indicated a "short" occurred in rear defroster electrical system. He could not prepare police report bcuz it did not involve any foul play. Next day I called nissan consumer affairs (nca). They asked me to email my 24 photos to nca & only agreed to pay to replace rear car window. I told nca it was probably a short in rear defroster electrical system ? A serious nissan safety issue & defect. For me ? A scary incident !! I saved all shattered glass pieces with dark brown burn marks, but nca did not want them. Unfortunately -- I can only upload 5 photos. If you want to view all 24 photos - call or text my cell [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My 2005 nissan altima has major rusting on the passenger side of the vehicle. This was found after the carpet on the inside of the car started falling through the floorboard. This issue almost had my wife's foot through the floor, without her knowing. This has been reported (via research and reports on the news) to both nissan and the federal safety agency and both state it is not a safety issue. How is this not a safety issue if you don't know about it and you could put your foot through the floor?
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger side floorboard was extremely corroded. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be inspected. The contact was informed that the manufacturer was not responsible for repairing the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
The floorboards on my 2005 nissan altima are corroding and rusting out. You can touch the floor carper from the bottom! This is happening on both sides of the car the driver and passenger side. This is supposedly a known issue with this car make/model and this has happened to a lot of people. I am not sure but the repair costs are very expensive for this type of work.
Rusting floorboards, front, both drivers and passengers side
Driver side floor board rusted through.
Brought my 2005 nissan altima to mechanic for service. He noticed both driver side and passenger side floorboards rotted out. Each side has a 6" - 8" wide x ~18" long rectangular hole in the floorboard underneath the carpet. You are able to push up on the carpet from underneath the vehicle on both sides. The only thing separating the driver or passenger's feet from the road in these areas is the carpeting.
My altima is well maintained car bought all new from nissan dealership. State of pennsylvania needs state inspection done every year and this year my altima failed safety inspection. Meaning, my car is deemed not safe to drive on the street because of nissan altima's design flaw making floor-board behind front wheels go rusted. I use the car to commute everyday to work, unknowingly exposing myself to unforeseen danger. Nissan should have addressed this common issue happening to many other consumers before any life threatening incident occur to their so called "customers".
My 2005 nissan altima passenger side floorboard has rusted through. After speaking with a local welding shop I discovered that this is a "typical" issue with older nissan's. They informed me they have seen this on about 6 nissan's in my area. I feel even if a recall has not been called, I should have been informed somehow of the potential issue. There seems to be a design flaw as this is not just a rare occurrence. My vehicle has just under 107,000 miles and I am baffled how the other body areas show no signs of rust with the exception of one area of floorboard. I am not providing a photo as this has been reported nationally for some time now and it doesn't appear anything will be done about it. You can google "nissan floorboard rust" if you need a visual.
Rust through of undercarriage under passenger and driver seats. Widely known problem that nissan is aware of but refuses to issue a recall on. The rust occurs from the inside out due to inadequate drainage of water. Found out about it just today while getting an oil change.
I purchased a used 2005 nissan altima - only to find my passenger floor near the door is rotted/rusted out!! I do not have money to spend thousands to repair this. Why isn't there a recall? I have seen many many posts on the matter but unfortunately only after I bought the car!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. While the vehicle was parked on an incline, the contact observed that the floorboard on the front passenger side was corroding through and a hole was forming. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 137,000.
I just noticed my floorboard is rusted on the passenger side. I didn't notice this until maybe a couple weeks ago when a part of the rug t j at covers it came apart and when I looked through I can see the ground.
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