2005 Nissan Altima: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Jun 12, 2025 · Engine, Steering · 120,000 miles · DC

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle made an abnormal grinding and whining sound. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where an unknown diagnosis was made, and the contact was referred to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the power steering pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred, and the vehicle stalled while driving at various speeds and while at a complete stop at the red traffic light. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the crankshaft position sensor had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 07V527000(Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Filed Apr 5, 2016 · Brakes · MO

My rear drivers side brake continues to have issues after 4 repairs the calipers , rotors, pads, lines everything has been replaced but they start to grind after 3 months of driving I have had 2 different shops work on itbut still having issues.

Filed Mar 27, 2015 · Transmission · 111,503 miles · IL

Went to go start the car, pushed in clutch as normal, started fine, but when I went to go put the car in gear, it wouldn't go. I lifted the clutch and it was stuck on the floor. I had to manually lift it up with my hand. When I started it again it was fine. Then when I am driving it does not go up all the way it drops about 2 inches and stays which grinds the clutch and causes premature wear!

Filed Aug 23, 2013 · Brakes · 92,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, he noticed a loud grinding sound as the brake light illuminated. The brakes would not respond while depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the brake booster would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

Filed Aug 13, 2013 · Engine · 100,000 miles · CA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and a grinding noise emitted. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road. The three occupants exit from the vehicle immediately. The driver noticed smoke coming from the engine and flames were not present; however, parts of the engine detached onto the ground. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The technician stated that the failure was contributed to excessive low oil consumption and the engine needed to be replaced. An independent mechanic stated the failure was related to the recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). The VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Sep 14, 2012 · Engine · 35,821 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle began to squeal. The vehicle stalled several times before reaching the intended destination. The vehicle was driven to a private mechanic where it was confirmed that the idle control sensor had failed. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 35,821 and the current mileage was 36,300.

Filed Jun 29, 2011 · Brakes, Electrical · FL

2005 nissan altima. Consumer states several problems with vehicle to include brakes, trunk leak, relay switch *tgw the consumer stated when he purchased the vehicle, it had been traded two days prior, and the safety inspection had not been performed. The dealer told the consumer, he could keep it over the weekend and bring it back the next business day for the safety inspection so they could repair any problems. When the consumer arrived home with the vehicle, he noticed a cover for the seat belt connector was not attached and there was standing water in the spare tire wheel well. The consumer was informed the trunk problem was fixed. However, water was found in the spare wheel well again. Also, the check engine light illuminated due to a faulty gas relay switch. The consumer stated two weeks later, the brakes started squealing. *jb the consumer stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer to have the rear wheel bearings replaced. However, the warranty company stated the bearings were not covered under warranty. The warranty company stated their denial of coverage was based on the fact, the vehicle was front-wheel drive. Updated 07/19/12

Filed Apr 7, 2010 · Engine, Transmission · 160 miles · MD

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the gears were grinding and the clutch pedal fell down which made it impossible to shift gears. He had to drive onto the emergency lane or apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal until it began to function normally while driving approximately 25 MPH. The failure occurred more frequent during the summer. The engines oil pressure decreased to 10 psi. He took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that the required oil pressure was 14 psi. The dealer also stated that they could not offer any assistance after they replaced the oil pressure sensor. The dealer replaced the master cylinder clutch in 2008 but the failure continued to occur. The vehicle had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. He had not called the manufacturer to-date. The current mileage was approximately 36,200. The failure mileage was approximately 160.

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 Jun 19, 2009 · Transmission · 45,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the clutch pedal extended to the floor when it was depressed. Suddenly, the transmission brake engaged and caused the engine to stall. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The contact experienced difficulty shifting gears and heard a grinding noise. The failures occurred on five separate occasions. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 45,000 and current mileage was 50,000.

Filed Jan 27, 2007 · Brakes · 15,642 miles · NY

I had noticed a grinding noise coming from the rear of my vehicle; I brought my vehicle to the nissan dealer where it was purchased to have them take a look at it. The technician told me that the rear brake pads were stuck inside of the caliper slides and were not releasing from the rotor. They recommended repairs costing ($320 + tax). The service technician then advised me that this shouldn't happen to a 1 1/2 year old car w/ 15,600 miles on it and he would see if the manufacturer would cover the charge for the repair work needed. Nissan declined covering the repairs at that time and I couldn't afford to fix it right then and there. In august of 2006, I brought the car to another repair facility to have repairs done at the cost as 338.37, which included tax. Taking into account the age and miles on the car, the nature of the problem w/ the brakes and the service technicians statement, this obviously seemed to be a manufacturer's defect which I should not have to incur the cost of to correct. I submitted a letter with the receipts for the work done and the original invoice from the dealerships service department to nissan two times over a 3 month span before I got a response from their consumer affairs department. Their response was, one, I already got the work done so there is nothing they can do now and secondly these are all wear and tear items. I was advised being that I live in upstate ny and the vehicle is exposed to snow and salt in the winter this could happen. My argument was I've lived here my whole life and have never put these items on a vehicle w/15k on it. Needless to say they refused to rectify the situation and my opinion now of nissan as a manufacture is very poor, their customer service is awful and obviously they make a poor product that should not be sold in states where there is snow as their product is not made for its intended use in these areas. I will never buy a nissan product again and would advise my friends and family of the same.

Filed Dec 28, 2006 · Airbags, Brakes · 20,000 miles · WV · 1 injury

I have had nothing but problems from my 2005 altima that I purchased new in sept 05. The first week I owned the vehicle my engine light came on and the vehicle was very sluggish from takeoff, I then called the dealership where I purchased the vehicle and was told that all nissan are sluggish and need to be driven to get the "newness from the vehicle" what kind of crap is that. About 6 months ago, I noticed that my brakes are squealing and my tires needed to be replaced, I don't even have 20k miles on my vehicle so this is very mysterious to me. Nissan in my opinion does not listen to its customers and claims to be the very best towards their customers on the commercials but in reality they are just another big company making money at the expense of "use to be loyal" customers". Every complaint on this board I can agree with which is sad for I to have experienced the seat belts, sharp bar under the passengers seat, engine and passenger seat air bag light so basically all we have is an expensive good looking non-working pieces of crap. So thank you very much nissan. Signed - will never ever ever purchase another nissan in my life.