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RISK OF ENGINE FIRE IN NISSAN ALTIMAS AND THE AUTOMAKERS RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE FIRES AND INJURIES HAS BEEN "CHECK OIL EVERY 700 MILES". THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE A FAMILY AND WILL NOT RISK POTENTIAL INJURIES TO MY KIDS BY EXPOSING THEM TO MY NEW 2006 ALTIMA. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR ONLY TWO MONTHS AND THE REASON I PURCHASED IT WAS AS A FAMILY CAR. THERE SHOULD BE SOME ACTION ON PART OF NISSAN USA. WILL A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY BE THE MOTIVATOR? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT REQUIRED CONSTANT OIL LEVEL CHECKS AND ADDITIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE AND ENDEAVORING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND HAD SENT TWO SEPARATE UPDATES ABOUT THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION TO FIND A SOLUTION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR THE WIRE HARNESS OVERHEATED AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER FINDING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ABOUT A NHTSA RECALL, #06V223000 REGARDING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, THE OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED. THE DIPSTICK READ NEARLY EMPTY. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP.

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA ENGINE CONSUMED TO MUCH OIL CAUSING ENGINE TO BE REPLACED TWICE. *KB THE NEW ENGINE HAS STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE. THE DEALER IS CONSIDERING INSTALLING A THIRD ENGINE.

PURCHASED NEW 2006 ALTIMA IN APRIL 2006. CAR HAS ABOUT 3500 MILES ON IT NOW. CHECKED OIL LEVEL AGAIN THE OTHER DAY AND IT WAS BARELY ON DIP STICK AND WHAT WAS THERE WAS BLACK. CALLED NISSAN, THEY WERE NO HELP. THEY SAID TO BRING CAR IN EVERY 700 MILES. THAT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE ANSWER TO A NEW CAR OWNER. THE DEALER WAS OF NO HELP EITHER. I DO NOT THINK NEW CAR OWNERS SHOULD BE STUCK WITH LEMONS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO RETURN CAR. NISSAN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW OF SATISFYING MANY UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS OR RUINING THEIR IMAGE FOREVER IN THE MIND OF THOUSANDS. THEY NEED TO HELP US. *JB

ON 5/20/2006, I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PAPERWORK TO BE COMPLETED, MY HUSBAND NOTICED A BOARD ON THE WALL FOR A CONTEST. OUR SALESPERSON TOLD US THEN THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING A DEALER CONTEST FOR ALTIMA'S. AT THE SAME TIME, NISSAN WAS VERY HEAVILY ADVERTISING ON TV A "SPECIAL" LEASE PRICE FOR THE ATLIMA'S. 2 WEEKS LATER, BEFORE RECEIVING ANY LETTER FROM NISSAN, A COLLEAGUE SENT ME THE LINK FOR THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, SO THAT I COULD READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT NISSAN ALTIMA'S BEING PULLED FROM THE MARKET BECAUSE OF OIL PROBLEMS, WHICH WERE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT I WAS DEFRAUDED BY NISSAN (AND PERHAPS THE DEALER) BY THIS SALE. NO ONE CAN MAKE ME BELIEVE THAT NISSAN DIDN'T DO THIS CONTEST ON PURPOSE IN ORDER TO MOVE AS MANY CARS AS POSSIBLE OFF THE DEALER LOTS. THE 200+ INCIDENCES OF OIL PROBLEMS AND THE LESSER INCIDENCES OF FIRES DID NOT ALL OCCUR WITHIN THE TWO WEEKS BETWEEN THE TIME I BOUGHT MY CAR AND SALES WERE HALTED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE OCCURRENCE WHERE I HAD TO ADD OIL. I THEN HAD TO WAIT 4 DAYS FOR THE DEALER TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE CAR. IRONICALLY, WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURNED THE PAPERWORK DID NOT SHOW ANY RECORD OF MY ADDING OIL (EVEN THOUGH I TOLD 3 SEPARATE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP). IT DID SAY THAT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE TO ADD OIL. I DRIVE THIS CAR EVERY DAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. TO MATTERS WORSE, I ALSO TRANSPORT MY HUSBAND, WHO IS RECOVERING FROM A 5-ORGAN TRANSPLANT, TO HIS DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS TWICE A WEEK, WHICH ARE OVER AN HOUR AWAY. SHOULD WE HAVE A FIRE, AND NEED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY, MY HUSBAND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO SO. THIS WAS MY FIRST NISSAN. IT IS MY LAST. *NM

MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS BEEN BURNING/CONSUMING OIL SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO HELP ME AND HAS DIRECTED ME TO NISSAN CORPORATION. I HAVE TRIED TO CALL THEM VARIOUS TIMES BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION. THEY HAVE ALSO FAILED TO CONTACT ME. I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR HAS A RECALL AND THAT IT MAY CATCH ON FIRE. I WOULD THINK THAT NISSAN WOULD BE CONCERN ENOUGH FOR MY SAFETY TO AT LEAST SEND ME A LETTER. *NM

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON MY NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2006, RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE INFORMING ME TO CHECK OIL EVERY 700 MILES DUE TO A DEFECT. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE OIL ONLY TO FIND MY ENGINE CONTAINED NO OIL. BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALER WHO REFILLED ENGINE. CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK 4 TIMES FOR LOW OIL. NISSAN CORPORATION HAS NOT HELPED AND SEVERAL OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE ACCORDING TO NEWS REPORTS. NISSAN HAS NOT CONTACTED ME SINCE APRIL WHEN THEY SENT NOTICE TELLING ME THAT A FIX WOULD BE IN AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED WITHIN 60 DAYS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO THE THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS WHO HAS PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES TO BE DRIVING THEM LONG DISTANCES. I DRIVE SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES A MONTH WITH WORK AND AM BEING INCONVENIENCED DUE TO THIS ALONG WITH PUTTING MY SAFETY AT RISK. *JB

TO EVERYONE OUT THERE THAT IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH NISSAN USA REPLACING YOUR FAULTY 2.5L ALTIMA ENGINE AND HAVE RECEIVED THE "OIL CONSUMPTION" LETTER...GET IN-TOUCH WITH THE BBB AUTO SECTION. THEY WERE AWESOME WITH HANDLING MY CASE...RECEIVED MY NEW ENGINE TWO DAYS AGO...HASSLE FREE. OF COURSE THIS WAS AFTER TRYING TO WORK A DEAL WITH NISSAN USA CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS. THE BBB DID IT IN FIVE DAYS AFTER RECEIVING MY PACKAGE. *JB

VEHICLE IS PART OF THE NISSAN CAMPAIGN #06V223000. CHECKED ENGINE OIL AND WAS FOUND TO BE TWO QUARTS LOW. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND WE ARE NEEDING TO CHECK THE ENGINE OIL ONCE A WEEK TO VERIFY IT IS OK AND TAKE IT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT FILLED. IN THIS CASE, AFTER ADDING TWO QUARTS OF OIL, THE DEALER FORGOT TO PUT THE CAP BACK ON AND AFTER A DAY OF DRIVING (120 MILES), ALL THE OIL WAS GONE AND THE ENGINE WAS DRY. LUCKILY WE NOTICED IT AND DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO NISSAN TO GET OIL AND FILL IT UP BEFORE DRIVING IT. *JB

I BOUGHT MY FIRST 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S IN MAY OF 2006. JUST AFTER A 2 WEEKS OF HAVING THIS CAR, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN MOTORS THAT YOUR CAR CAN USE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND AS A RESULT CAN BLOW UP. AND THEY ARE TELLING ME TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY 700 MILES TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T BLOW UP. AFTER ALL I DIDN'T SPENT $20,000 TO CHECK OIL EVERY 700 MILES AND HOPING IT DOESN'T BLOW UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT LOTS OF OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINT LIKE THIS. I CONTACTED NISSAN MOTORS ON THE 800 NUMBER THAT WAS ON THE LETTER AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY WILL NOTIFY ME WITH THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROBLEM WITHIN 60 DAYS. I RECEIVED THIS LETTER ON JUNE 9, 2006 AND TODAY IS AUGUST 15, 2006. IT HAS BEEN MORE THEN 60 DAYS AND I STILL DON'T HAVE ANY REPLY BACK FROM NISSAN MOTORS. I STRONGLY THINK THAT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM NISSAN SHOULD NOT ONLY REPLACE THE ENGINE OR FIX WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS. BUT, THEY SHOULD GIVE 100% REFUND INCLUDING THE FEES LIKE DESTINATION CHARGE OF $605. THIS IS NOT A SMALL PROBLEM, NO ONE SHOULD SPEND $20,000 AND STILL HAVE TO HOPE IF THEY WON'T BLOW UP WITH CAR WHILE DRIVING. *NM

MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA IS ONE OF THE BAD OIL USERS. I BOUGHT THE CAR ON JUNE 13, WELL AFTER NISSAN INSTRUCTED DEALERS NOT TO SELL THE BAD ONES. I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IF THIS CAR WAS ONE OF THE BAD ONES AND WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS NOT. SEVERAL OTHER DEALERS AND NISSAN THEMSELVES HAVE NOW VERIFIED IT IS ONE OF THE BAD ONES. I WAS LIED TO BY KLINE NISSAN IN MINNESOTA. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHILE AT A GAS STATION. UPON INSPECTION, OIL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE ENGINE DUE TO THE OIL CAP FALLING OFF. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THIS OCCURRED HOWEVER IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE CAP WAS NOT ON TIGHT ENOUGH.

ENROUTE TO TUCSON AZ ON INTERSTATE 10, MY VEHICLE, A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SE, BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. I HEARD A SOUND THAT I THOUGHT WAS A BLOWOUT IN ONE OF MY TIRES AS I ATTEMPTED TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE MEDIAN. UPON JUST BARELY ENTERING THE MEDIAN, I CHECKED MY TIRES AND DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT A BLOWOUT. I NOTICED ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED INTO THE MEDIAN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAS CHECKING HER VEHICLE FOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT. I CROSSED OVER AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT SHE OBSERVED SMOKE & FIRE EMITTING FROM MY VEHICLE BEFORE UNDETERMINED "PARTS OF MY VEHICLE" STRUCK HERS. I DID SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE AND A FLOW OF BLACK FLUID TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED AAA OF ARIZONA AND WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN TUCSON. MY 2006 NISSSAN ALTIMA HAS 16800 MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. UPON ARRIVING AT MY HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ADVISING ME THAT THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE AUTO TECHNICIAN WHO HAD PERFORMED MY PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE NOT REINSTALLING THE OIL PLUG SECURELY AFTER THE OIL CHANGE AND THEY, NISSAN, HAD CONCLUSIVE PROOF THAT WAS THE CASE. I CONTACTED JIFFY LUBE WHO WILL BE SENDING A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE VERACITY OF THE NISSAN CLAIM. SUBSEQUENTLY, I LEARNED OF RECALL 06V223000 AFFECTING 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA VEHICLES.THE RECALL IS FOR EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER PERFORMANCE OF THE PISTON RINGS. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY NISSAN NOR WAS I AWARE OF THE RECALL. AS MY OIL CHANGE AT JIFFY LUBE OCCURRED IN MAY AND I HAD NOT NOTICED ANY LEAKING OIL, I AM SKEPTICAL OF NISSAN'S EFFORTS TO POINT THE BLAME AT JIFFY LUBE WHEN IT APPEARS EXTREMELY LIKELY MY NEAR ACCIDENT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY THE SOURCE OF RECALL 06V223000. I KNOW THAT ONLY DIVINE PROVIDENCE SAVED ME FROM BEING STRUCK BY TRAFFIC BEHIND ME ON A ROAD WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 75MPH. CAUSING IMPROPER

I HAD HEARD FROM OTHERS THAT NISSAN HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER, GAVE THEM MY VIN, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED. I WAS TOLD TO CHECK THE OIL, ADD OIL IF NEEDED, AND THAT MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 100,000 MILES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT NISSAN WOULD CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THEY PLANNED TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TODAY I CALLED TO THE DEALER AGAIN TO GET "100,000" MILE WARRANTY EXTENSION INFORMATION SENT TO ME IN WRITING. I WAS THEN TOLD IT WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I THEN CALLED THE NUMBER I WAS GIVEN AND WAS FORWARDED AROUND AND LEFT ON HOLD. I SAW ONLINE THAT CUSTOMERS HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL OVER A MONTH AGO. I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN. THIS HAS BEEN A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE?? *NM

I BOUGHT A NEW NISSAN ALTIMA WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR A REPAIR THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND THE CAR IS BEING RECALLED MEANWHILE NISSAN DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO MY OIL GOES TO QUICKLY AND MY GAS IS BEING EATEN UP I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR KNOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I WANT A NEW CAR CAN YOU HELP. *NM

NISSAN ALTIMA EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.5S ENGINE. PURCHASE DATE: FEB 28, 2006. SOON AFTER PURCHASE I MADE A TRIP TO BEAUFORT, SC. ON RETURN HOME I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND FOUND IT ((OIL) TO BE BLACK, SMELLING BURNT, AND CONSIDERABLY BELOW THE ADD LEVEL. AT THIS POINT, 1676 MILES, I CHANGED THE OIL. CHECKED OIL LEVEL ONCE MORE AT 3165 MILES AND FOUND THE OIL DOWN 1/2 QUART. DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THE OIL LEVEL. I ADDED THE OIL OF MY CHOICE. RECHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AGAIN AT 3927 AND FOUND IT TO BE DIRTY AND DOWN 1/2 QUART. CHANGED OIL ONCE MORE. IN FAIRNESS TO THE OWNERS, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THEY BE REIMBURSED THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE PLUS INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. *JB

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. AFTER THE PURCHASE OF OUR NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. MY WIFE AND I FEEL THAT NISSAN DEFRAUDED US WHEN WE MADE OUR PURCHASE OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. WE FEEL VERY STRONG THAT FRAUD OCCURRED BEING THAT THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO US UPON PURCHASE BUT WAS DISCLOSED TO US WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING A NISSAN PRODUCT. TODAY WE MADE CONTACT WITH OUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE WENDY HOOTEN AT POWER NISSAN TEMPE AND BOTH MY WIFE AND I WERE TREATED VERY POORLY. ALL THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS FOR A FULL PURCHASE PRICE REFUND TO PUT TOWARDS ANOTHER ONE OF NISSAN'S PRODUCTS AND WE WERE TOLD VERY HARSHLY THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT. WHAT WAS TOLD TO US BY WENDY WAS THAT THEY COULD ONLY OFFER US A TRADE IN PRICE ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH ONLY 755 MILES WHICH TO DATE HAS USED 1 QUART OF OIL. FURTHER TALKING WITH WENDY THIS MORNING, SHE DIVULGED THAT POWER NISSAN TEMPE HAS PULLED ALL OF THE NISSAN ALTIMA CARS WITH THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. THEREFORE, THIS ACTION WARRANTS THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF THE NISSAN ALTIMA!!! SINCE SHOPPING FOR A CAR, WE LOOKED AT THE NISSAN AND TOYOTA PRODUCTS BEING THAT OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN IN THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR INDUSTRY FOR OVER 30 YEARS; WE FELT THAT WE WOULD BE GETTING THE BEST CAR FOR OUR MONEY BEING THAT WE USUALLY KEEP OUR CARS FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE!!!!!! AT THIS POINT WE ARE NOT COMFORTABLE KEEPING THIS CAR AND AGAIN WE ARE ONLY ASKING FOR THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE ON A TRADE IN FOR ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT. I DOING SO WE WANT THE REFUND TO BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM THE PURCHASE PRICE OF A NEW VEHICLE. IN OTHER WORDS, WE DO NOT WANT POWER NISSAN TEMPE TRYING TO MAKE UP THE MONEY THEY FEEL THEY HAVE LOST WITH THIS TRANSACTION ON THE NEW VEHICLE THAT WE WANT TO PURCHASE. OUR HOPES ARE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE WE HAVE TO CONSULT WITH A LEGAL REPRESENTATION, OUR LAWYER. *JB

WE PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN 2006 ALTIMA 2.5 ON 05/31/06. TWO DAYS LATER, JUNE 2ND, IT WAS ON THE NEWS THAT NISSAN TOLD THEIR DEALERS TO STOP SELLING THIS CAR DUE TO ENGINE FIRES AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. WITHIN A WEEK WE RECEIVED AN UN-DATED LETTER FROM NISSAN TELLING OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND TO MONITOR OIL LEVEL. FURTHER WORD WOULD COME IN 60 DAYS - TWO MONTHS! I WAS TOLD THAT ON JUNE 1 THEY STOPPED SELLING THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. ONE DAY AFTER MY PURCHASE! WE THEN CONTACTED NISSAN WITH THE PHONE NUMBER THAT WAS ON THE LETTER. WE TOLD THEM WE WOULD LIKE TO RETURN THIS CAR AND GET SOMETHING ELSE OR OUR MONEY BACK. THEY LAUGHED! THE DEALER DID THE SAME, AND GAVE ME A VERY LOW TRADE IN PRICE. WE FEEL THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MONITOR THE OIL ON A BRAND NEW CAR. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR ITS RELIABILITY AFTER WE HAD LEMON LAW PROBLEMS WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT ANOTHER LEMON! WE HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AND UNDER 600 MILES AND DO-NOT FEEL SAFE. THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE AN ADMISSION OF THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR LETTER ABOUT MONITORING THE OIL WHICH COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FIRES IF NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. AS A CONSUMER BUYING A NEW CAR I SHOULD NOT BE BURDENED BY THIS PROBLEM BETWEEN RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGES AND BE EXPOSED TO POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH. THIS WAS OUR FIRST NISSAN PURCHASE AND NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP MADE US FEEL VERY POORLY ABOUT THEM. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH MY PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN IT. I DO NOT WANT MY FAMILY OR MYSELF IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL! AND I HAVE TO WAIT 60 DAYS FOR SOME SORT OF ACTION! WHY SHOULD WE WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, AN ENGINE FIRE OR ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE? TO MAKE ME A SATISFIED CUSTOMER TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AND REPLACE IT OR REFUND ME! *JB

I WAS INFORMED THAT I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING ON A RECALL ENGINE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW THE PROBLEM WILL BE ADDRESSED. I JUST PURCHASED THIS 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS AGO AND ALREADY THERE IS A RECALL ON THE MOTOR IN REGARDS TO OIL CONSUMPTION. HOWEVER NISSAN WANTS TO ENSURE THAT THE OIL LEVEL IS BEING MAINTAINED AT A CORRECT LEVEL IN WHICH I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO THE DEALER EVERY 700 MILES. WHY???? DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH OF AN INCONVENIENCE THAT IS TO INDIVIDUALS. GIVE ME A BREAK. THIS PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE ENGINE WHICH IS BEING EXPLAINED THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN??? HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO PUT OUR LIVES ON HOLD FOR NISSAN. THIS IS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY AND THEY HAVE SOLD 85,000 DEFECTIVE UNITS. WHY SHOULD I PAY A CAR NOTE ON A VEHICLE THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND NO ACTION IS BEING TAKEN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I FEEL MORE COMMUNICATION IS NEEDED ASAP. PLEASE ADVISE. *NM

WE PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN 2006 ALTIMA 2.5 ON 05/31/06. TWO DAYS LATER, JUNE 2ND, IT WAS ON THE NEWS THAT NISSAN TOLD THEIR DEALERS TO STOP SELLING THIS CAR DUE TO ENGINE FIRES AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. WITHIN A WEEK WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN TELLING OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND TO MONITOR OIL LEVEL. WE THEN CONTACTED NISSAN WITH THE PHONE NUMBER THAT WAS ON THIS LETTER. WE TOLD THEM WE WOULD LIKE TO RETURN THIS CAR AND PAY THE DIFFERENCE FOR THE V-6 MODEL. THEY LAUGHED! WE FEEL THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MONITOR THE OIL ON A BRAND NEW CAR. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY WIFE TO COMMUTE TO SCHOOL WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 22 DAYS AND DO-NOT FEEL SAFE. THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR LETTER ABOUT MONITORING THE OIL WHICH COULD BE THE RESULT OF ENGINE FIRES IF NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. AS A CONSUMER BUYING A NEW CAR YOU SHOULD NOT BE BURDENED BY THIS PROBLEM BETWEEN RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGES, THIS WAS OUR FIRST NISSAN PURCHASE AND NISSAN HEADQUARTERS MADE US FEEL VERY POORLY ABOUT THEM. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH MY PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE AND NOT SAFE AT ALL, WHY SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN, AN ENGINE FIRE OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THIS BEFORE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO MAKE ME A SATISFIED CUSTOMER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS RECEIVED CONCERNING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND RISK OF POSSIBLE FIRE. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER THERE IS CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL RISK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS PUT A HOLD ON THE SALE OF NEW ALTIMA'S WITH A 2.5 LITER ENGINE PENDING THEIR INVESTIGATION OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM. UPDATED 07/07/06. *JB

I PICKED UP MY NEW NISSAN ALTIMA ON THE EVENING OF MAY 31. I WAS GOING TO BUY A USED CAR BUT THE DEALER CONVINCED ME THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE ANY PROBLEMS IF I LEASED IT NEW INSTEAD OF BUYING A USED VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY I FIND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AND POSSIBLY ENGINE FIRES. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT NISSAN HAS STOPPED SELLING THIS VEHICLE 24 HOURS AFTER I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE. I QUESTIONED THE DEALER WHO SWEARS HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PROBLEMS. THIS MUST BE A LIE. I WAS NOT PERMITTED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED MY OIL AFTER 580 MILES DRIVEN AND IT IS ALREADY DOWN TWO QUARTS. THE DEALER MUST HAVE KNOWN OF REPORTED PROBLEMS. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA ON FEBRUARY 25, 2006. THE FIRST OIL CHANGE I WAS ALMOST A QUART LOW, THE SECOND OIL CHANGE ABOUT THE SAME THING. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM NISSAN STATING THAT THERE IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM RELATING TO OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE FIRES. I ALSO SAW AN ARTICLE IN AUTOWEEK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES AND WANT ME TO CHECK MY OIL EVERY 700 MILES. ARE THEY KIDDING, A CAR THAT BURST INTO FLAMES IF YOU DON??T CHECK THE OIL ALMOST EVERY TIME YOU FILL WITH GAS AND ALL THEY ARE WILLING TO DO IS EXTEND THE WARRANTY. I HAVE ONLY 8,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE DRIVING IT NOW. NIACIN NEED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM NOW IF THAT REQUIRED CHANGING THE ENGINE SO BE IT. THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN I PURCHASE EVER AND I HAVE OWNED 4 BEFORE. *NM