2005 Nissan Altima: brake failure

Filed Jan 28, 2016 · Brakes · 86,200 miles · NJ · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the brakes failed and the vehicle crashed into a pole. No warning indicators illuminated. The driver side air bag deployed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained neck, chest, and back injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent mechanic. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown. Updated 04/08/16*lj updated 04/28/16.

Filed Aug 17, 2015 · Electrical, Fuel system · 76,000 miles · CA

My gas guage read half, while turning car ran out of gas. Power steering and brakes failed when engine shut off. Fortunately I was turning into inside lane on 8 lane street because it took all 5 lines to safel roll to stop. After asking nissan 700 to check fuel system senso 4/bolt 1 plug solid piece. Went to aaa $150 to check and determined guage not sensor. $600 to maybe repair part. Called nissan 6 bolts 1 plug to replace guage module with 3rd party repaired used module from another state. Module has to be sent prior to 3rd party sending part. Internet horror stories. 6-60 day turn around and vehicle cannot be driven while part is out of car. Main reason: speedometer and odometer are part of module. Module requires reprogramming to current vehicle mileage before moving. Nissan should carry parts in stock due to both dangerous safety and mileage issues related to failure of either module ar fuel sensor. I am pretty strong although 66 but youger, female or older folks in similar situations could end up in building, tree or anothe vehicle. Not knowing when car is die without warning is a dire safet issue.. Recalls should be enforced by failure numbers, not %age of failures per model. 50% of a model that sold 200 is not as dangerous as 50% of 100,000 sold. The 2005 altima ser was a very limited model of altima but oem parts should be available until at least a majority of them are off the road when the relate to safety. Nissan seems to get away with out recalls for safety recalls, high frequency issues, service guaging and from what I hear known lemon problems. Why????

Filed Jan 20, 2012 · Brakes · 95,200 miles · NY · crash

The car was parked in a driveway for 6 hours in 10 degre weather. It was required to move the car to allow another vehicle to leave when the nissan was driven forward to re-park the vehicle and the brakes were applied the peddle was rock hard and no brakes were available causing a collision with a garage door. The dealership diagnosed the problem as a vacuum valve, integral with a vacuum hose. The dealer tested the car at 7:30am on 1/16/2012 when the car had been sitting for over 24 hours in 23 degree weather, the brake pedal was hard (however not rock solid) once the pedal was pumped twice the brakes worked accordingly. The theory was the valve was not functioing in the cold weather. The dealer tested the theory by removing the faulty part and placing it in the cold weather for approximatley 30 minutes and reinstalled part back intot he car and created a similar scenario where the brake pedal was hard with limited brakes (temperature was 22 degrees). The part has been replaced and appears to have solved the issue. I am dissapointed that the nissan altima can potentially have brakes in extreme cold weather as I live in a cold climate.

Filed Dec 8, 2010 · Brakes · 56,500 miles · IL

In cold temperatures (20f), upon driving the car for the first time in the day, there is no play in the brake pedal and complete brake failure. After coasting to a stop and pumping the brakes several times after the car is warmed up, the brakes operate normally. Repair shops have been unable to determine the cause and found no problems with the brake fluid or brake systems. This occurred three days in a row and counting.

Filed Sep 14, 2009 · Transmission · 35,000 miles · MA

Dear sir, I purchased a 2005 nissan altima ser with a 6 spd. Manual transmission approximately 14 months ago used with 33,000 mile and factory drivetrain warranty until 60,000 miles. My car currently has 59,000 miles. About two weeks ago, I brought my car to ira nissan in woburn ma for a re-occurring clutch issue ; clutch pedal sinks to the floor making the car undrivable and grinding in the transmission shifting into third gear. Under warranty, nissan replaced the transmission and clutch assembly. Last monday, a week after getting my car back, the clutch is once again sinking to the floor just as before, and the nissan dealer is saying because the can't replicate the problem, there is nothing more they can do, leaving me with a car that is unreliable and unsafe.the clutch fails intermittently and usually returns within an hour or so, making the car difficult at best to drive in traffic and making it hard to replicate on cue. The clutch appears to fail after an hour or so of driving or after it gets warm, with no warning. The dealer drove it for 7 mile and says it can't duplicate the issue.. Nissan customer service says they know nothing of the issue even though the internet lists over 60 incidents of clutch pedal sinks to floor on 02-06 nissans with standard transmission, especially 05-06 nissan ser"s.- but they have never heard of it? My case number with nissan is 6600267. I use my car primarily for commuting gloucester to woburn and back and I typically don't have an issue, but it has happened 6 or seven time now and I know for a fact this wasn't mentioned in the sales brochure for this model nissan. This is problemdangerous, as you can imagine being stuck in traffic and not being able to move. And not knowing when you can rely on your car, and when you can't? Please assist me in making nissan do the right thing and simply fix the car- they replaced the transmission, replaced the clutch and a week later, still under factory warranty won' t do it right.

Filed Sep 14, 2007 · Transmission · 45,000 miles · CA

I have a 2005 altima and after driving for awhile or when it is hot outside the clutch pedal goes to the floor. When I took the car into redlands nissan they replaced the throw out bearing but, the car still does the same thing. When I traffic the car will not shift - it is extremely scary!! But, the dealer says that I have to pay to replace the unit. Why that part should last a long time? There must be a defect and I want it changed by nissan. The car is awesome but this is just plain stupid and very dangerous! Help!!!

Filed Apr 6, 2005 · Airbags, Brakes · GA · crash

Driver applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor, and steering column locked up. Driver was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and crashed into another vehicle. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. No injuries to report. Driver took the vehicle to the dealer.