Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the check engine warning light would illuminate followed by the vehicle stalling. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling) in december 2007. The dealer repaired the ECM for a second time in july 2009 however, the vehicle continued to stall. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not further repaired. The current mileage was 116,000 and the approximate failure mileage was unknown.
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2005 nissan altima. Consumer states vehicle jumps or jerks into gear *tgw the consumer also stated the vehicle would stall. The consumer stated in order to remedy the problem, she had to put the vehicle in park and start it again, sometimes with resistance from the engine and sometimes it would start right away. The consumer did some research and discovered a recall had been issued regarding the crankshaft and camshaft sensor. The consumer contacted nissan and was informed, her VIN was not included in the recall. The consumer took the vehicle to her mechanic where he discovered the sensors were made of plastic and covered in oil.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the check engine light illuminated on the instrumental panel sporadically when driving at various speeds 5 MPH and above. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic and they advised her that she needed to replace the manifold converter and the o2 sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that when bringing the vehicle to a complete stop, the vehicle would stall with the illumination of the check engine light would. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they advised that the crank shaft sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.
I was driving my car on the highway, steadily progressing at 65mph. The car shuddered, even though I hadn't changed my acceleration (or anything else). I dismissed it as a fluke and ran an errand. When I tried to start my car after I exited the store, the car wouldn't turn over in a timely manner. After several attempts, the car finally started. This happened two more times before I was able to take it in. I took it to my usual mechanic, who checked the car out and told me about the outstanding recall on cam/crankshaft sensor programming. I took it to a nissan dealership (fenton nissan, 8800 northwest expy, oklahoma city, oklahoma), who told me that they would do the recall, but that I had to have new cam/crankshaft sensors installed first or my computer would burn up. I called my mechanic who said that he had checked my sensors and that they were fine. I told the dealership this info, and they restated what they had said before. I then said that I would just have the installation done by my mechanic. The dealership told me that my guy would just mess up the job, and that they would have to replace any sensors he would install, so it would be in my best interest to just have the dealership do the work. He then insinuated that regardless of what I did, the dealership wouldn't perform the recall without the dealership installing new sensors. I got both the sensors and the recall performed by the nissan dealership. After the recall was performed, the car was still not performing correctly, so I took it back to the dealership, who did the recall programming again, and the car has been running well ever since. My complaint is that the nissan dealership forced me to have extra work done, even though my sensors were good and the recall doesn't specify that sensors have to be replaced before the recall is performed.
2005 nissan altima. Consumer writes in regards to a stalling problem
Brought car in for recall the federal safety agency campaign id 07e087000. Although the description of the recall is for a bad crankshaft position sensor. The dealership would only reprogram the ECM for free. I had to buy a new crankshaft position censor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that in order to start the vehicle, he would have to partially depress the accelerator pedal. The check engine warning light would illuminate intermittently and the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The dealer replaced the crankshaft position sensor and performed a fuel induction service. He referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling) and was advised by the manufacturer that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 118,626 and the current mileage was 118,646.
Cars power started fluttering around 45-50 MPH, like it was wanting to die. It had previously died while idleing..codes were checked they came up as bad crank and cam sensor..and bad speed sensor.and catalytic converter..noticed car was under re-call..towed it to dealer they flashed ECM..when we were driving car home all problems re-occurred..had codes checked at another garage all the same ones came up..called dealer they were no help at all and wanted to charge us to check codes told them we already had them and they said its not their problem...they have no interest in addressing the real issues or fixing what the real problem is, what a rip-off..
My check engine light came on and I took it to a precision dealer in my neighborhood. Precision told me that the part affected (catalytic converter) had been recalled by nissan and the dealer would fix it for free. When I went to the dealer, I was informed that even though the part was recalled for some cars, my particular VIN number was not covered. I also called up nissan consumer affair and they said that the recall did not apply to my car. I had to pay the price for repair myself. When I researched online, I saw tons of complaints by people for a faulty converter that nissan failed to honor. I am filing an official complaint because I think that if nissan knows that a part of theirs is under re-call for certain vins and other drivers are also experiencing similar problems, they should also get their part recalled.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH into a parking space the vehicle would suddenly stall. The failure occurred intermittently for two weeks. No warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel prior or after the failure. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed the contact that there was a failure, but she couldn't recall what it was. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 47,178.
My 2005 nissan altima has the same problem with the crankshaft position sensor. My car is not on the recall list. I was just wondering why my car is not on the recall list? Is nissan waiting for an accident to happen first? I went out today to start my car and now it won't start at all. My check engine light came on and it was reading the troubleshooting # p0335 which is the crankshaft sensor. I spoke to a nissan rep. Yesterday and she refused to help me out if did not go to a nissan dealer to have my car checked by them. Sorry, I don't have that kind of money. There are places that do it for nothing now. I think you should look into this problem. I do fear driving my car now. Please look into this problem for all of the nissan owners.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The failure would occur intermittently. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the cam shaft sensor would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle would sporadically hesitate and stall without warning while driving 20 MPH and above. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility numerous times for the failure. The technician replaced the 02 sensor, crankshaft sensor and the cam-shaft sensor but to no avail. The manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance with the repair. The manufacturer also advised that the contacts VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 107,000.
Approximately a month ago, while driving my car I heard a whining sound coming from the engine upon acceleration of the vehicle. The sound would stop when I took my foot off the gas pedal. I took the car to my local mechanic to have it checked out. He took all the belts surrounding the engine off (the drive belt etc.) to see if the sound was related to a defect in one of the belts; the sound persisted and he said it was coming from the timing cover. My mechanic said that he has seen this problem before with the nissan altima so I decided to file a complaint.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the service engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact restarted the vehicle and drove to an authorized dealer. The contact referenced recall 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling) but was informed by the dealer that the vehicle was not included. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 104,000.
While driving my 2005 nissan altima 2.5 sl, the car stalled while driving at 35 MPH. After replacing the battery, the car was still stalling, both while driving and idling. Car would restart in a few minutes but would die shortly thereafter. I took it to a repair shop, and they replaced some crankshaft sensor for $300 and now the car works great, no more stalling. Nissan should do a recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima 2.5. The contact was driving 50 MPH when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle would not restart and had to be towed to a local mechanic shop. The mechanic replaced the crank shaft sensor at the contact's expense. The dealer was then contacted and informed the contact that her VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer provided no further assistance. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the contact's VIN was not included in ther ecall. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan altma. When the vehicle stopped at a traffic light the contact attempted to accelerate and noticed that the vehicle suddenly stalled and shut off. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the crankshaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were 86000.
Nissan altima (engine: 2.5s, 2005 model) has engine intermittently stop running without warning while the vehicle is being driven at low speeds. This causes a lack of power steering and throttle and has nearly caused an accident. Vehicle has already had recall id from the federal safety agency: 07v527000 performed on it. There have been 5 recurrences of this issue dating between august 9 to present. Vehicle went to power nissan of temp on august 20 2010 where dealer was unable to troubleshoot the issue, reproduce the issue, or find a root cause.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that there was a buzzing and rattling noise when the vehicle was started. When the weather was cold the problem lasted longer whenever the vehicle was started. If the vehicle was warm the noise was not heard. The dealer stated that the failure was caused by the timing chain tension guide which was made of plastic and failed in cold weather. The VIN was not available when the complaint was filed. The failure mileage was 74000 and the current mileage was 80000.
My 2005 nissan altima cutoff while driving on highway at night for no apparent reason. Was able to restart it after several minutes and made it home. The following night the same thing happened again. On 25 sept receive email notification that a recall was issue for this problem under the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v527000. Contacted a nissan dealership to take car in for recall on 28 sept. The car stalled several times before getting it in for the recall. My check engine light came on my way to the dealership and when I left the vehicle for repair under the recall they call to indicate that the check engine light indicate that there was a problem with the crankshaft position sensor and it will have to be repaired before the recall could be done. Was charged $288.00 to replace the sensor. Having problem understanding that the recall was for the sensor overheating that interrupt signal output from the sensor and the reset the electronic control module at no cost but not replace the sensor without charging me. The sensor is overheating cause the vehicle to stall why not replace the sensor before resetting the ECM.
The problem occurred on a nissan altima, with a 2.5 l engine. The vehicle, surges sputters and loses power at highway speed. When it occurs it results in a fault code relating to the crankshaft position sensor. The vehicle was recalled to reprogram the electronics because of a similar problem, several years ago, but I was told by a mechanic the problem lies with the old style crankshaft sensor, which has since been "redesigned." I understand a similar problem is common with the camshaft position sensor which malfunction. The car bucks, surges, sputters and loses power, which can result in an accident, as it most frequently occurred at high speed. I understand the same problem can cause the car to be hard to start, which has also occurred on several occasions. I replaced the crankshaft sensor and the problem has not (yet) recurred. However, this is a $300 dealer fix. They will reprogram, but not replace this sensors free of charge.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact was driving approximately 50-55 MPH when the vehicle stalled and the engine overheated without warning. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer yet the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic and he was advised that the head gasket was blown. The local mechanic advised him of the federal safety agency recall campaign id number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling) however, he was advised by an authorized dealer that his VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 62,000. Updated 12/7/10
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall intermittently with the illumination of the check engine light. The vehicle would restart almost immediately on most occasions. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the transmission and engine were replaced. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer where the entire computer was replaced yet the failure recurred. The contact believed the failure to be associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling) but received no assistance from the manufacturer. The contact did not confirm if the VIN was included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000 and the current mileage was approximately 216,000.
A few years ago there was a recall on my car for the ECM, it needed to be reprogrammed, I took it in and supposedly got the recall fixed but the service engine soon light kept coming on. The issue kept occurring and I was almost in a few accidents because the car would suddenly shut off while I was driving in traffic. I later learned that the reprogramming caused my sensors to go out and that when it was reprogrammed the sensors should have been replaced also. Most owners including me cannot not afford this and nissan is not taking on any responsibility, they want to fix half the problem and leave me to pay for the damage done to the vehicle from their malfunctions in the altimas computers. If I take my car to a nissan dealership they are going to charge me 80 dollars to hook it up to the machine to turn the light off and tell me that the problem isn't their fault. Alot nissan owners were told the same exact information the (ECM) would be reset for free but you would have to come out of pocket for the crankshaft sensor to be fixed, if this amount of complaints are identical, then it really means that nissan corp is ignoring the problem and does not care that their crankshaft sensor is failing along with the (ECM) and because of this some lives are gonna be lost, maybe mine also, cause I cannot not afford to get this fixed and I can't afford to not drive my car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact was driving approximately 70 MPH and the vehicle began to independently decelerate before stalling. The vehicle then independently restarted with hesitation. The dealer advised the contact that the crank shaft and cam shaft sensors would need replacing. The dealer also informed the contact that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number v2230000 (engine and engine cooling) but stated he would not perform the recall repairs until the failures were corrected. The contact stated she had not received any notification of the recall and stated the recall repairs could have potentially prevented the failures. The failure mileage was 92,000.
Car was stalling to start to begin with. Driving along and stopped with no warning. Turned back on, but it takes a while to start.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently fail to start. In addition, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would sporadically decelerate and stall without warning. The contact located the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling) but did not confirm if his VIN was included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 101,000 and the current mileage was 103,000.
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