Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While the vehicle was at a dealer for routine service, the technician noticed excessive engine oil consumption. The contact had to constantly refill the vehicle with engine oil. In addition, while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle began to shake. The contact pulled over, but the vehicle stalled. The service engine warning light illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle by replacing the battery. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the catalytic converter, air fuel sensor, and the oxygen sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed for the oil leak. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 118,000.
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The engine goes off suddenly in the mid of the traffic at intersection, during taking curves. The car goes out of power, brakes and steering lose complete power. It is very dangerous situation as any one can back end, hit the car, or car can go back on ramp or can fall off the road. It can happen any time, no engine warning no diagnostic.
2006 nissan altima. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine issues and crankshaft sensors recall. *smd the consumer stated the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle shut off, while driving below 30 MPH. The consumer discovered a recall had been issued for her make, model and year. However, she was informed the recall covered specific vehicle identification numbers and hers was not included/
Takata crankshaft and camshaft sensors. Had both of them fail on our altima in past 2 years at the cost of $800. Which the dealer has made us pay for. The car will randomly leave you stranded and will not start at all. Check engine light comes on too. Called for towing but then car "miraculously started" after stranded for 1 hour in dangerous location. Drove directly to dealer. Who ran tests and declared sensor faulty. Dealer claims the vehicle is not part of the recall... Well I think someone needs to check the details on this. Obviously they missed all of the other vehicles affected by these faulty sensors that were manufactured during the same time. Very unhappy customer
Service engine light came on, took it in for computer diagnostics & it showed cam shaft sensor alignment. I was driving at the time the light came on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred once a day. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was unaware if the VIN was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 182,786.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the vehicle began to have a loud knocking noise that was heard from the front of the vehicle. In addition, black smoke was observed coming from the hood of the vehicle as the check engine warning light illuminated. No flames were visible. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the piston had fractured and the engine failed and needed to be replaced. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v223000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.
I have had the car for 9 years and have been locked out the vehicle, the alternator had to be replaced because the car shut down 1 month ago. The car has been shutting down for 4 yrs when the weather changes. I just discovered a whole in the bottom of the driver side ground. Due to rust there is a whole in the bottom of the car
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan ultima. While driving 55 MPH, the engine rod fractured and caused the engine to catch fire. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 157,000.
Motor shuts down without warning, no brakes or power steering and or after engine has been driven it will not start again until is cools. The federal safety agency id07v527000 filed. Individual from nissan acknowledge he was aware but there is no recall at this time? Just hope no one is injured or killed with this type of safety issue. Would you suggest I contact state rep. To inquire at this time?
I currently have a check engine light, I scanned and pulled the code with my own personal scanner the code was p0507 (idle air control valve) the code was cleared, now another code is being thrown which is the tps(throttle position sensor) and the iats(intake air temp sensor bank 1) I heard that nissian had a recall on this matter so I researched it with my VIN number and nothing showed up. I heard the ecu needs to be reprogrammed and the problem will be fixed. This matter needs to be attended to before something more serious happens to me or my family while driving this vehicle.
Wife was coming home from the airport when approaching stop sign the engine shut down without notice. "no brakes or power steering". Vehicle was pushed by city workers into parking area. Later on after the vehicle sat it started and we were able to get it home. Next day I noticed the engine light on! I took the vehicle in to check the codes. Codes indicated it could be the battery or a crank, cam sensor. Battery showed bad. Purchase new battery and assumed everything is okay. I drove the vehicle down to a store and when I pulled into a parking spot it stopped. Later on vehicle started and drove next door to a auto dealership. Dealership ran a diagnostic test indicating internal failure in cam sensor. Code p0340 stored. Vehicle repaired.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that after driving for a long period, there was a knocking noise coming from the engine. After checking the oil dip stick, it was discovered that the engine oil was low. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v223000 (engine). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle jerked and stalled intermittently. In addition, the vehicle would take longer to start than usual. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the speed shaft sensor, camshaft sensor, and the crank shaft sensor were malfunctioning and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic for a routine oil change and the mechanic observed that there was no oil in the vehicle. The mechanic added oil to the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the oil had to be refilled every two weeks. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a leak in the engine and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
Excessive oil consumption on my nissan altima 2.5l 2006. From what I've read this is a common problem with the 2.5l engine which could result in engine fire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that the key was turned over several times and the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the crank shaft position sensor, but the failure recurred within thirteen months. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling) and 06v223000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle did not accelerate pas 30 MPH. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the head gasket failed and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Approximately seven months later, the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be serviced. The mechanic observed that the transmission was leaking and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving at 15 MPH, the engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to start after the tenth attempt. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 154,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that vehicle was previously serviced for the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling); however, while driving at low speeds, the engine stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The failure recurred multiple times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.
While driving ~25 MPH I was slowing down to a red traffic light and my car spontaneously shut off in traffic! I was able to put my car in park and restart the car. A few days later, it took 3 attempts before my engine started. After a diagnostic, the car displayed codes p0335 (crankshaft position sensor) and p0725 (engine speed circuit signal sensor). After doing much research I found hundreds of complaints online with similar issues! I input my VIN# to see if my vehicle was under recall and it wasn't. After seeing hundreds of the same complaints, why hasn't their been a recall? If there was, how is it possible that my car wasn't recalled?
While pulling to a stop light, the car engine shut off without warning. I put the car in park, turned off & attempted to restart the car. It wouldn't immediately start. This happens spontaneously in drive-thrus, stoplights and when coming to complete or near complete stops in traffic as well. Most recently I was exiting the interstate exit and the car stopped as a slowed to turn left off the exit, almost resulting in a car rear ending my vehicle at 50 miles per hou. The ses (service engine soon) light is displayed and even after having an oil change and tune up the light is still illuminated, confirming it's an ongoing issue outside of standard maintenance. I've been provided a reference number and dropped the car at nissan dealership today to diagnose. Im fearful of my safety operating the vehicle at this point.
My car engine shut off periodically while being drive at low speeds and higher oil consumption. The first time occurred on june 6, 2015 while driving across woodyard road to pine view lane from the clinton shopping center. The second time was on friday june 12, 2015 while driving home from the branch ave metro parking, with my brother on the way home, while turning off from highway 5 on to surratts road, leaving my brother and I dangerously stuck the right side of the off curve with cars going by blowing their horns. The altima does start back up, but only after a minute or two. No apparent reason why, no warning lights. The car has been consuming more oil than usual and after the first incident, the service engine light came on and does not shut off. A search for recalls revealed in fact that there was a recall issued, 06v‑223 on the 2006 altima, but was not notified or the recall addressed.
While driving my 2006 altima on 6/8/15 for a few minutes after starting it when it had been parked for more than 12 hours, the car stalled. It restarted and I continued to drive. The following day, this occurred again exactly the same. Then the next day, the car stalled again after the car had been sitting only a few hours and "threw a code" , I.e. The "service engine soon" light came on. Today, 6/13/15, it occurred again when driving a few minutes after the car had been sitting for more than 8 hours. This time the car almost wouldn't restart. I looked up this issue and found a recall on the crankshaft position sensor. I took the car to courtesy nissan who told me that my car did not fall under the recall. After the mechanic diagnosed the problem via the code, it was the crankshaft position sensor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle decelerated to 30 MPH without warning. The check engine light illuminated and the contact noticed load roaring noises. The contact maneuvered to the emergency lane and the vehicle stalled. The contact discovered oil leaking from the front of the engine. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic who diagnosed that the catalytic converter, engine, radiator, transmission, and engine cooling system failed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000. . . .updated 07/21/15 *bf updated 10/19/217
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the crank shaft position sensor overheated and the engine control module (ECM) needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v257000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 27,000. Updated 09/18/15*lj updated 3/23/2016*js updated 10/17/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. While driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the oil pressure warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 153,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine and air bag warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the mount brackets for the engine fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000. Updated 10/12/2017
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.
Sometimes when I shut the car down, and get back in it, it acts like it does not want to crank. I have to keep trying over and over again to get my car to start. This has happend for a while now, took it to the had replaced at the dealer.
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