I am requesting that dot the federal safety agency investigate the driver's contribution to a leak with the master cylinder and to request that dot the federal safety agency force nissan to issue a recall. The vehicle is 2007altima 27k miles this leak causes loss of brake fluid. When enough brake fluid is loss, the brake system is not able to generate enough pressure to squeeze the brake pad to the brake rotors. End result is that the operator of the vehicle cannot stop the car (no brakes!!!). This poses serious danger to the vehicle operator, its passengers and the public. Please formally investigate and when found valid, force nissan to do a recall. My personal experience: it started with the brake light turning on then after a few minutes, turn off. All the while my brakes starts to diminish. I looked the brakes system and found that the brake fluid level is low. Topped it off and everything was back to normal.around 60 days later, brake light again turned on and a few minutes turned off. Same problem. I had it checked with a professional mechanic. He??s conclusion is that the master cylinder has a leak and needs to be replaced. A 5 year old car with 27k miles should not have a problem with the master cylinder. This is a defect that nissan needs to address with a recall before somebody gets seriously hurt due to loss of brakes. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2007 Nissan Altima brakes complaints
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My brake light kept coming on while driving. The nissan dealership service said that I am leaking break fluid from the brake master cylinder. The is in reference to the action #pe11020.
Brake problem light came on then went off after the car warmed up. My brakes failed to work, the pedal pushed all the way to the floor. Come to find out the brake fluid has leaked out of the brake master cylinder. The nissan dealer said he has seen this before on 2007 altima vehicles. The brake problem light should have stayed on, this is very misleading and very dangerous to have the light go off after a while.
"brake" light comes on after 5-10 seconds when I first start traveling at a very slow speed for about 15 seconds and then it goes off. I notice this always happens. It appears from the maintenance manual that the brake fluid is low and needs to be filled up. I don't see a problem there.
06/30/09 (24,999 miles): the brake pedal was pressed to the floor of the car and the car would not start for two-three days before the pedal automatically depressed. The brakes began to squeak and the brake light was on. Nissan dealership replaced front caliper assembly per ntb08-057a and replaced rear pads and hardware per ntb08-047a. 01/21/2011: the brake pedal was pressed to the floor of the car and the car would not start for one day before the pedal automatically depressed. The brakes began to squeak and the brake light was on. 02/17/2012 (69,504 miles): the brakes began to squeak and the brake light was on. Nissan dealership diagnosed that the brake master cylinder was leaking fluid into the brake booster. They found the brake fluid level low, causing the brake light to be illuminated.
The day I purchased my vehicle around dec 2007, the brakes were squeaking. The service department and dealership where I bought the vehicle from told me it was just dust on the brakes and it could be washed off with a pressure washer. This problem has never been solved even when my brake pads had been replaced. I began to have a serious problem with my breaks a few months ago when every time I would push on my break pedal, the break pedal would kick back, car would jerk, and I would have to reapply the break pedal to stop/slow my vehicle. I finally took it to my nissan dealership/service dept and was told the vehicle's master cylinder had a leak and needed to be replaced. This is a serious problem and an expensive price for something that should be under warranty.
My brake light randomly turns on/off regardless of the speed I am going. Also when I apply the brakes, it is definitely a rough and jagged slow down, compared to previously owned vehicles. Nissan should take responsibility of the issue, otherwise their reputation may suffer from this. I am hoping word of mouth and individual research will result in more documented incidents, and the federal safety agency will grant a long awaited recall.
Emergency brake light flashes on and off.
2007 nissan altima - my dashboard brake warning light sporadically flashed on and off beginning a couple of weeks ago. I took the car to a nearby nissan dealership for a brake inspection. The service department representative, prior to inspection, shared that the warning light might indicate that the master cylinder might be leaking and the brakes might be good. The service mechanic observed that brake fluid levels were low and due to the master cylinder leaking into the booster. The brake pads were good. The mechanic added brake fluid. The dashboard brake warning light stopped flashing. I was quite surprised that the service department manager had a good idea that there was a master cylinder leak. I asked him about it. He said that brake master cylinder leaks were a common problem for the 2007 nissan altima. I am taking the car to a different facility for another brake inspection and repair, if necessary.
My brake warning light keeps coming on.
The brake light on my car came on. I took the car into the dealership to check the brakes and was told the master cylinder was leaking and needed to be replaced. The vehicle is a 2007 model. It seemed too new a vehicle to need such a repair. The cost was 638.95 to repair it. When I picked up the car, and started driving it again after the master cylinder was replaced, the brakes were worse than before. Pedal went all the way to the floor. They had installed the new master cylinder, but the new one wasn't holding pressure, so I had no brakes. All of the brake fluid leaked from my vehicle. The car had to be towed back to the dealership. They had to replace the master cylinder yet again. I looked online and saw that the master cylinders were needing replacement in this make and model quite frequently, but a recall has not yet been issued on the problem. Therefore, I am adding my complaint to the list toward that end.
Brake warning light displayed at 48,000, indicating low brake fluid. Topping fluid off in master cylinder, light went off. Light reappeared 2 months later. Now adding brake fluid every 2 months. Inspection reveals leaking master cylinder.
Brake light is illuminating. Investigation shows that the brake fluid level is low. I have filled the brake fluid multiple times but it continues to lose fluid. This complaint is being filed based on car forums on the web that there is a known issue with a faulty master cylinder. There is also an open the federal safety agency investigation for this issue.
My 07 altima has a braking problem. I push the brakes at any speed and it has a residual pop and jerk. It begins to slow down as normal and then it seems to catch again and it will jerk and become a extreme brake. I took the car to my mechanic and they replaced the pads and turned the rotors initially and bled the lines. That did not fix it. They then recommended that I take it to nissan and I did and they said it was the brake booster and I had that replaced and they realized that the master cylinder was leaking and they were both replaced but that did not fix the problem. My mechanic can not figure out what it is and it is a definite safety hazard but I have no recourse because I have to get to and from work. He has also contacted nissan and they told him that is normal for the altima's. I read that there are other altima's that have a similar type issues. I just want the issue resolved. I have a discount on my insurance that involves my good driving and I can not apply that because of the breaking issue. My insurance monitors my driving and base my discount on my driving performance.
After noticing that my brake light was coming on intermittently for a couple weeks, I took it to my nissan dealership for service. While servicing the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a crack in the brake master cylinder. I was informed by the service department that they had serviced a number of nissan altimas for the exact same issue. My service advisor mentioned that there is an on-going investigation into this problem and that there is a possibility that nissan may issue a recall for this defect.
Master cylinder cracked and leaking. Apparently, we're not the first to have a faulty master cylinder in this vehicle.
The first instance of an issue was the brake light would blink on and off in my car. I was told at the dealership that I simply needed to change my brake pads. After I changed my brake pads, the problem went away temporarily. The dealership then told me that I was simply low on brake fluid and they topped the fluid off. The light went away temporarily again. Then I started to notice that my brake pedal started sticking when it was pressed. I was then told at the dealership that my break booster was bad and it needed to be replaced. I left my car at the dealership for repair. An hour later I was called by the dealership and told that they discovered my brake master cylinder was leaking and it also needed to be replaced. This is a dangerous issue with the vehicle and it needs to be addressed. I have read several other complaints of nissan altima owners having this issue.
Brake warning light on, so I took to dealership. Dealership tells me there's a leak in the brake master cylinder and it needs to be replaced.
Since I have gotten my 2007 nissan altima, there has been various issues/problems with it. One of my complaints has been the brakes. I was told by my dealership that the squeaky screeching noise is normal for all nissan's which I thought was a bunch of crap. Through the years, no matter if replacing brake pads to calibers I should not have the squeaking still.
Brake light came on. Added brake fluid and light went off. Brakes became increasingly mushy and sometimes it appeared that brakes would not work at all as brake pedal went almost to the floor. Frequently had to pump brakes well before intersection to make sure I was able to stop. Took to dealer and spent $625.08 to replace master cylinder. It appears that nissan has known of the defect for some time and isn't concerned.
Brake booster was leaking into the master cylinder causing reduced braking efficiency and poor brake operation. Brakes were also catching when releasing the brake pedal from use. Low brake fluid levels in the reservoir were observed along with the illumination of the brake warning light due to low fluid levels. When fluid was topped off, the illumination light turned off, but brake catching problems continued. Dealer replaced master cylinder and brake booster and the problem was resolved. Dealer stated that the leak between the two components was the issue. I was charged approximately $800 for the repair.
On september 30th, 2011 I had to have my master cylinder replaced due to leaking. This was identified at the mccarthy nissan dealership in olathe, ks and replaced at the same location on the same date. *tr approximately three months ago, noticed that my emergency brake light would intermittently illuminate while driving. This was noticeable during acceleration and the light would go off after I let off the accelerator or started to brake. I had the dealership look into this issue when I took my car in for a routine oil change. After the master cylinder was replaced I noticed that the braking was much smoother and more efficient. I have kept my vehicle well maintained since owning this. Bought the vehicle from the dealership and have been the only owner.
I noticed around 55k miles that my brake light started coming on intermittently. It would go away if I pressed down the brake, and seemed to come on most while I was accelerating. I needed an oil change anyways, so I took it in and asked them to look at the brakes as well. They said my pads were fine. Eventually the light started coming on more and more until it was on more than off. I started searching around and found that there were a lot of 2007 altimas with master brake cylinder failures where they start to leak. I went out to my car and checked the brake fluid, it was just above min. I stopped off on the way home from work, purchased some dot 3 fluid, topped it off, and the brake light hasn't been on since. It is my understanding though, brake systems are closed systems more fluid should not need to be added. I will monitor it to see if the fluid level goes down, but it appears that I have the same problem as everyone else with the master brake cylinder problems. Apparently sentras have already been recalled for this, so I hope it is only a matter of time before altimas are. I really don't want to spend $500 to get this fixed if it is a widespread problem and equipment failure of nissan.
At 50,000 miles, the brake light warning indicator on my 2007 nissan altima 2.5s began intermittently illuminating on the dashboard. Upon depression of the brake pedal, the light would turn off. At first, the warning light did not illuminate again after another week of driving. However, during the next several weeks, the brake warning light illuminated intermittently again and again during driving. Now, it is on almost all the time unless I am depressing the brake pedal. The brake fluid level is just north of "low." so, perhaps refilling the reservoir will correct the issue. Additionally, my pads are fairly worn and simply may need to be replaced. However, I have seen dozens of similar complaints online that indicate the master brake cylinder may be failing, and that is my chief concern. I have no difficulty stopping the car at this juncture. But, I have noticed that, if I depress the brake pedal just before starting the car, the pedal demonstrates a considerable amount of mechanical resistance. The amount of demonstrated resistance is directly proportional to the duration between engine starts (e.g., if the car sits for a few hours, there is minimal pedal stiffness. However, if the car is not driven for three days or more, the pedal is nearly impossible to depress until the engine turns over). I am uncertain if this is a related issue, but it is worth mentioning.
I noticed a leak on the garage floor and a flashing on/off of the dash board brake warning light. I am taking it into the dealer today to have it checked out. I have a fear of a master cylinder after reading about all the complaints for this make/model. Concern as well due to recall summary research about the defect investigations related to altima brakes. The federal safety agency campaign id # pe11020.
After noticing my brake light coming off and on at random times of driving I decided to have the issue checked out. I have been informed that the cause of the problem is from my master cylinder leaking. I'm extremely disappointed at the fact that the cost of the repair is so expensive. After doing some research I have found this to be a common problem with the 2007 nissan altima model and I'm highly suggesting a recall be issued as soon as possible!
Master cylinder is leaking. Requires topping off to max line every 2-4 weeks or ~200 miles. No pressure loss yet (brake fluid has not dropped below minimum yet). Vehicle had ~27,xxx at time of incident, and currently only has ~28,000 since.
Brake master cylinder leaking fluid - requires topping off every few weeks (2-4 weeks, 200 miles). No loss of pressure as of yet (has not dropped below minimum).
2007 nissan altima interior brake light kept coming on and carried the car to the dealership where the master brake cylinder was found to be leaking into the brake booster. This is a common problem as noted here: http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/2007-nissan-altima-discussion-2-5-3-5/298430-warning-master-cylinder-problem-must-read.html this could lead to brake failure if left alone. There should be a recall since this has happened to so many altimas. The sentra was recalled for this very thing, same years, 2007 and 2008. They share the same brake cylinder. Please add this incident to your growing list of altima master brake cylinder failures.
I was told when I got my oil changed at an express oil change that my brake fluid was a little low and to keep an eye on it. With in a couple days the brake light was coming on and then it would go off. It would do this on and off every time the car was driven. Took the car to moore nissan in bessemer, al and told them of the problem. They checked out the car and I was told that I needed rear brakes and that my master cylinder was leaking. They showed me the leakage and I inquired as to what would cause the brake master cylinder to leak in a car that is only 4 1/2 years old. The tech said its actually a common altima problem. I said, really. I had the repairs made.
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