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2002 Nissan Altima
Engine Problems
CarComplaints.com Notes: Here's a disturbing trend for the 2002 Nissan Altima: the engine starts burning oil like crazy, the catalytic converter goes bad, the head gasket blows and eventually the entire engine needs replacement. Sound familiar? Like a script from a horror film, these Altimas seem doomed to fail around 95k miles.
2002 Nissan Altima Engine Problems
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- Excessive Oil Consumption
- Blown Head Gasket
- Check Engine Light Is On
- Runs Roughly, Engine Shaking
- Excessive Knocking
- Engine Failure
- Engine Stalls/Shuts Down While Driving
- White Smoke Coming From The Exhaust Pipe
- Engine Turns Over, Won't Start
- Engine Burns Oil
- Engine Misfires
- Manifold Gasket Leaking
- Stalls, Check Engine Light On
- Engine Surging
- Mysterious Oil Leak
- Engine Fire
- Engine Locked Down
- Grinding Noise From Engine
- NHTSA: Engine And Engine Cooling
- NHTSA: Engine And Engine Cooling: Engine
- NHTSA: Engine
- NHTSA: Vehicle Speed Control
- NHTSA: Engine And Engine Cooling: Engine: Gasoline
- NHTSA: Engine And Engine Cooling: Engine: Gasoline: Belts And Associated ...
- NHTSA: Vehicle Speed Control: Accelerator Pedal
- NHTSA: Vehicle Speed Control: Linkages
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