Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that the floorboard underneath the driver and passenger seats were rusted and fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 148,000. The VIN was not provided. ..updated 10/21/15
2006 Nissan Altima body complaints
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The floor boards are completely rusted away on the driver and passenger side under neath the vehicle. You can actually put your hand through and push up into the carpet on inside of car. This is obviously a safety issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that there was extensive rust and corrosion on the floorboards. In addition, there were holes on the flooring on the drivers side and the front passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000. Updated 11/20/15*lj
Driver and passenger side floor boards are both rusted out. I'm worried I will eventually put my foot through the floor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While performing maintenance on the vehicle, the contact noticed a rusted hole under the driver side floorboard. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the floor pan would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000.
Floorboards on both the driver's and passenger sides are rusting out. Initial holes were noticed years ago. Holes have become much larger. I can literally touch carpet from underneath the car.
Extreme rust on the floor panel. Floor panel on driver's side completely rotted out.
Door handles broke off in my hand preventing entry into the car without great difficulty
Had normally scheduled maintenance performed on 2006 altima to include tire rotation. Discovered that the floor boards on front on both sides are completely rusted through, I can see the carpet. Will not pass inspection, have contacted a garage for repair costs. My car is carport kept, I wash weekly and is kept spotless. After reading the many, many complaints nissan needs to take action. I have driven nissans for 25 years, even my 14 yr. Old sentra wasn't rusted when I sold it.
Due to poor design or quality of material used in the manufacturing of the floor boards on either side of the vehicle is completely rusted through . You can see the underside of my carpet from underneath the vehicle . I am in fear of potential "crumple zone" / weakening of the car when in front end collision due to the rusted out area and the security of my driver and passenger seat during any type of accident because the seat mounting holes are near rusted/weakened area . I am in fear to even drive my car or sell it to someone else to drive .. In addition .. The cost to fix the problem areas far exceed the book value of the car .. There should be something done about this. This vehicle is not a rare vehicle there are millions of these vehicles on the road and millions of lives that could potentially be saved in accidents I have detailed photos of this issue of needed
My elderly parent just took their 2006 nissan altima, garage kept with less than 40k miles to the local dealership for inspection. I was shocked when the technical explained that the drivers and passenger side floor boards are completely rusted out, soon pavement underneath their feet. They took pictures to prove the damage and submit to nissan for repair. Apparently nissan acknowledges the problem, but doesn't want to pay to fix (about $1000) or do a [xxx] thing about the problem until someone gets hurt or killed! This is a outrage!!!!!!! Nissan knowingly built the piece of [xxx] car, with crappy, rusty metal and sold the cars to the american people, but now what's to blame the consumer for the problem, we didn't build the car....nissan did!!!!! This is not only road a hazard, but a huge safety issue. They drive a very busy highway about twice a week, doing 60-70 MPH, so rusty floor boards could defiantly impair their ability to brake suddenly, causing bodily harm to the driver and passenger..whose fault would that be? Why hasn't there been a recall issued by nissan or the government? Why is nissan allowed to get away with this..the consumer should not be held responsible for nissan producing [xxx] vehicles and selling them to american public.!!! Why isn't nissan being held responsible, just like gm!!!!!???? Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Upon inspection of my car. And seeing news reports about 2002 to 2006 nissan altimas. My floors on both sides are fully rotted out. The rest of the car is solid. This is a huge safety issue as ur feet can go thru the floor. I have pictures . Nissan should have a recall or a fix for this...
My nissan altima's driver and passenger side floor panels are rusted. The rust is starting from the inside to the outside of the vehicle leading to holes in the floor panels. I went to nissan dealersip and they told me that they are very well aware of this problem with altima. It is due to a design error in the floor panel which has build it holes from factory which lets the moisture and water inside the floor panels leading to rusting.
2006 nissan altima with rotted and rusted out front floorboards. $1000.00 to rebuild and another $100.00 for the dealer to reset the airbags. Why is this not being recalled? It is a safety issue!! Those driving an altima model years 2002-2008 take a look at the underside of your vehicle asap....updated 12/02/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While at an independent mechanic for inspection, the contact noticed that the floorboards on both the front driver and front passenger side were corroded. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Both the front drivers and passenger side floor pans are completely rusted out. The carpet is the only thing keeping your feet from going through the floor and touching the highway. From reading the other complaints on this site, it would appear that this is a common problem and seems to be due to a flaw in the manufacturing / engineering. This is a safety issue. Why is it not being addressed and remedied by nissan ?
Within the last three weeks I observed a rusted piece of metal extending from the underside of my vehicle under the driver side. I took it to a meineke location and had them look at the underside. It is extensively rusted and needs to have sheet metal welded from the inside to prevent my foot/feet from hitting the road. I purchased the vehicle used in 2010 with 66000 miles. I am very happy with it and take good care of it. I would like to keep it for as long as possible. I have researched the issue and see that it is systemic issue with this model and believe nissan should e held responsible.
While I had the oil changed on my 2006 nissan altima, the tech noticed that there was some rusted metal under the passenger side. Upon inspection he found a 15"x10" hole in the passenger side floor board. This vehicle has about 85,000 miles and is garaged. I notified nissan and they told me to bring the car into a nissan dealership for inspection, which I did on 7/3/15. They took pictures and sent them to nissan customer complaints. After several emails and phone calls going back and forth , they said there was nothing they could do. I have never heard of a vehicle with such low miles having this problem. This is not a isolated case. Several more nissan altima owners have this same proble. I am having the vehicle repaired for safety reasons at my own expense. There should be a national recall on this make and model year.
Floorboards are rusting through on driver & passenger sides of the vehicle. I'm concerned about safety if a hole opens or if something comes through from the underside.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While the vehicle was at an independent mechanic for an unrelated repair, rust was discovered on the front driver and passenger side floor panels. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was confirmed that the front driver and passenger side floor panels were rusted through and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000. Ma 08/14/15 updated 09/02/15*lj updated 12/7/2015
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that the driver side undercarriage panel was corroded and only the floor mat protected him from the ground. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. Updated 8/27/15
My entire drivers side and passneger side floor board has rotted out completely. Im talking I can put my foot through it. I head all of it fall out driving down the I-90. This car is rust free from florida. This is such bs and is unsafe to drive.
I took my car in for a safety inspection and learned that the driver's side floor board was rusted entirely through. The only thing between me and the road was the floor mat. The car did not pass inspection and when I took it to my regular mechanic he was shocked at what it looked like. I took it to a body shop and likewise he couldn't believe from the look of the car (which has been well maintained) that it would be rusted out like it is. That LED me to do some research and learned that this is not an uncommon complaint and that class action law suits are popping up all over the country. I want to lodge my complaint and add it to the others who have notified you of this serious safety risk posed by this defect.
The floor board (pan) under driver left foot is rusted. There is a hole about 4 by 8 inches big.
Both floor boards are rusted on the undercarriage. Front of the vehicle we were changing the tires and noticed the serious rusting out of both floor boards.
I took my vehicle in for an oil change and the garage informed me that the floor board on the driver side was rusted out so bad that you could touch the carpet from the bottom. Also the passenger side was rusted with a hole but not as big as the driver side. I am not sure why nissan has not issued a recall for this being there are hundreds of complaints for this. This problem is a safety issue considering it will not pass a safety inspection.
Passenger side floorboard has rusted through and my under-padding is exposed. The car is unsafe to drive.
The floor boards on both the driver and passenger have rooted out almost completely on my 2006 nissan altima. I have noticed this a about a year ago and it has got increasingly worse since. I can push the carpet up from under the vehicle and feel very unsafe. I am careful not to put weight on the floors while entering the vehicle for fear I am going to put my foot through the floor. This is a very common issue due to a flawed design in the drain system. The floorboards hold water which may accumulate through the door while raining and salt and water from the under side. Please issue a recall and make nissan fix these vehicles that could stay on the road for many more years. My car has 109k miles on it and is in very good shape and runs very well. I don't want to have to do this job myself or pay 1,000 to get it fixed.
Observed front passenger floorboard rusted/rotted completely through with hole to interior cabin allowing carbon monoxide / fume ingress. Observed front driver floorboard corrosion and structural failure in process.
My complaints I have with this car. My first is the floor board is staying soaked with water and molding, which is not good for people with allergies to mold as in this case, and the rusted floorboard problem. The second is with the oxygen sensor and catalytic converters.
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