The rear suspension has always been an issue. While driving the wheel will scrape against the wheel well. You can't fit more the two people in the back seat due to this issue. The two front exterior headlights don't provide adequate lighting to even see the car in front of you. Its extremely low/dense lighting even after changing out the bulbs. The electrical ignition switch to start the car has always been a problem. I have to turn the key, wait, turn it again, wait for the dashboard lights to come on, then finally the car will start. The power train gear control is another waiting game. To put the car in drive, I first have to slowly shift though each gear before finally putting into drive. Once I do put it into drive the car will suddenly jolt forward before I'm able to start driving the car. I recently had the transmission replaced cause it just stopped while in motion and struggled to start up again. It finally did, but it couldn't drive over 1st gear. I had to tow the car home. Also, few yrs back I had the head gasket replaced cause the car would shut off while I was driving. It would also not start up again if I had just turned off the engine. It needed time to cool off before restarting for me. And as of this moment, the car is in the shop again. This time it needs a new engine. While it's idling, it's making a very loud clunking sound. It's just never ending with this car. I know there were many recalls on the engine, exterior lighting and rear suspension but I never got the notices.
2006 Nissan Altima engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the clutch ceased depressed to the floor. In addition, the vehicle was unable to shift gears. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the clutch and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, a year and a half later the failure recurred. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 150,000.
Excessive oil consumption. My car starts to get difficult to drive about every 200-300 miles. Start to hear a clunk, when I add oil it is ok but only gets 16-18 miles a gallon vs the 28-30 it should get. Engine is burning through 2 quarts of oil every week. This make model and year already has a recall on it but the web site is saying that my VIN number has no open recalls. This car is the same as the cars covered by the recall. It can't be a coincidence that my vehicle and hundreds of others, from the same year are doing the same thing but. Nissan is only covering certain ones. Nissan needs to fix this problem for all 2006 altima's with excessive oil consumption. It is costing $12 a week fir oil and my gas mileage is down by 1/3.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that he needed to add a quart of oil to the vehicle every two and a half weeks. The contact stated that the oil warning indicator was illuminated. The contact called landers nissan (located at 371 goodman rd e, southaven, ms 38671, (662) 349-5557) and was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the valve needed to be replaced. The contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v223000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was placed into neutral, then park, and the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was taken to royal nissan (9325 airline hwy, baton rouge, la 70815, (225) 924-0400) and the contact was informed that the recall repairs could not be performed until the valve cover gasket and camshaft were replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 29,500.
My drivers seat is stuck reclined and it won't move anymore (parked).my drivers door won't unlock (parked). My engine continuously rattles and the car stalls (driving normal street or highway).the fuel gauge doesn't work accurately (parked driving on street highway or idiling). The brakes and rotors are constantly getting replaced and squeaked since the day I got the car ( stopping).
Fuel pump has been replaced 3 times and fuel filter keeps clogging and fuel sending unit wont work .
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle seized and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact also noticed smoking coming from the driver's side tale pipe. The contact would have to turn the vehicle off and back on for it to resume normal operation. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine control module needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v223000 (engine and engine cooling). After the engine recall repair was completed, the contact noticed the oil levels were low after 300 miles of driving. There were no leaks present. The manufacturer was made ware of the failure and provided case number: 36648884. No further action was taken. The failure mileage was approximately 137,000.
I have had to replace my engine twice, my emergency breaks stopped working and the I think it's called the transmission but anyways my car tends to jerk and hesitates to crank sometimes. I have had my starter looked at and replaced and also battery but it still happens. I have had three different mechanics look into it and the couldn't figure it out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving various speeds, the engine suddenly vibrated, the check engine indicator illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump was faulty. The fuel pump was replaced and the failure was remedied. Also, the fuel gauge would display inaccurate readings and was inoperable past the half fuel mark. The contact stated that the engine shook and vibrated due to low oil levels. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 136,000.
When I drive the vehicle, the engine light constantly pops on and off the car consumes a large amount of oil each week, I have to check the oil and keep a case of oil with the filter in my truck to constantly fill it up. The car drains gas like crazy, and it's slow and driving and sluggish. The car has cut off on me in the middle of driving where I had to spend over $500 to get it repaired.
My 2006 altima started making a tick sound around 80,000 miles and around 115,000 miles in 2014 my engine failed. While at a red light my engine sounded like I had rocks in a tin can. My engine was still under federal warranty but nissan wouldnt help me because they said I should have brought the car in but I was out of dealer warranty so I didnt know. I asked them about the excessive oil consumption recall and they said my car was not part of it but after months of research I concluded that it was due to my efn being listed under the recall information report provided by nissan, they still didn't acknowledge my issue. I ended up replacing the engine myself in 2014 for a total of $3600 and $1000 for labor and have been driving it since. I called nissan, I submitted my complaint by mail and I told them my engine was under warranty until 150,000 miles federally (I had 120,000 at the time) but they just overlooked my complaint and never did anything about it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving 40 to 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the camshaft sensor and crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 117,000.
Crankshaft sensor when I was driving my car at a speed of 40 miles an hour my car shut off check engine light came on car would not start how to have the car towed the mechanic pulled the code it came up as cam shaft sensor and crank shaft sensor I asked mechanic why the car shut off while driving and almost causing me to get into an accident he told me that will happen when the crankshaft and camshaft sensors go off
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving 45 MPH exiting the highway, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to wesley chapel nissan (28519 fl-54, wesley chapel, fl 33543, (813) 751-1300) to be diagnosed, but the results were unknown. The dealer flushed the fuel system, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls and the warranties were expired. The failure mileage was 123,000. The consumer stated the vehicle experienced engine stalling, running hard during idle, several engine warning lights illuminated, and excessive oil consumption. The transmission began not shifting or downshifting into a lower gear, and the exhaust needed to be replaced. *js
I was driving 2 weeks ago n I was donig about 45 or 50 when it just shut off by its self no warning or nothing n its costed me lots of money on top of just replacing almost the whole front suspension I was on a city sreet in motion when it just cut off 6
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving approximately 65-70 MPH, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle shifted into limp mode. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the crankshaft positioning sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 131,000.
I have replaced my crankshaft and camshaft positioning sensor and when I get my codes read it keeps coming back on and my car dies at random times
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled in the middle of traffic. The vehicle was able to be restarted and pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home where an independent mechanic diagnosed that the crank sensor was faulty. The dealer (greenacres nissan, 5353 lake worth rd, greenacres, fl 33463, (561) 899-4294) stated that there was no recall for the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and advised having the dealer diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer would not allow the contact to purchase manufacturer approved parts to have the vehicle repaired at a lower cost by an independent mechanic. The failure mileage was 112,000.
I brought my altima 6 months again, my car idles very high when in park, while driving it gets surge of power, so now while driving it feels like it is going to cut off. Than 3 weeks ago my car cut off and wouldnt turn back on so the starter was replaced now this morning it's the same issue
My dte said 180 miles, with almost a half tank of gas, car stopped on me on freeway, no warning light of low fuel. Car stopped and an accident occurred because of this problem. The dte or gas gauge does not read accurately. Please I need help
Damaga motor mounts it keep geting damage
After the engine has started it may shut down randomly while driving. If the car is shut down for any reason it will not start back up for several hours. This is exactly the same as a previous recall on the car from the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v527000. It has shut down twice now while driving at less then 40 miles an hour.
Excess engine oil consumption recall #06v223000 - I took my vehicle to an automotive repair shop because my vehicle ran out of oil on 3 separate occasions and the low oil light did not come on to let me know that there was an issue. During each occasion, I pulled over because I heard a loud "knocking' sound coming from the engine as I was driving and became worried. Each time the issue occurred before the 3 month/3,000 mile scheduled oil change. The mechanic located an external oil leak on the 1st occasion and repaired the external leak. My car was inspected to see if there were any other external oil leaks when the problem of running out of oil continued to occur; however, no additional external leaks were located. My mechanic recommended that I contact nissan regarding the excessive oil consumption. I was advised by a nissan representative that they have already fixed the excessive oil consumption issue for my VIN and that they would not inspect or repair that issue again without me paying a local nissan dealer.
The car sometimes smoke after you crank it up we had the value cover and gaskets replaced and it still doing it. Theses cars after they get a certain amount of miles they do this. The mechanic told us it is the rings in the engine that has went bad.
Car was sputtering at intersections and hard to start. Took to mechanic twice & he could not find anything wrong; said he thought it might be a recall problem; say where there was a problem with the wiring harness on full pump shorting out; part is on national recall; service engine light remained on
My 2006 nissan altima 2.5l base consumes approx. 1 quart of oil every 200 miles, there are no leaks so I am assuming it is burning oil I have checked various sites including nissan,the federal safety agency and it shows no open recalls, my car only has 139000 miles, I have owned various makes of auto over my 47 yrs of driving and never ran into a problem like this!
Engine intermittently shuts off when car is idling (stationary) at red lights (city street). Engine has done this every 6-7 days for the last three weeks. This has happened after a 1-2 mile drive as well as a 35-40 mile drive. There were no check engine lights.
Severe oil seal leakage, leaves a huge puddle on ground after driving, or parked.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the front end of the vehicle made a rattling noise and the cabin filled with smoke. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle. The contact noticed liquid underneath the front end of the vehicle as well as a small fire. The contact stated the flame went out shortly after. The contact did not contact the fire department. There were no injuries. The contact had the vehicle towed to her home. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the failure was related to the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v223000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 154,000.
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