I have a 2002 Altima..I have had to replace the head gasket 2 times (starting at 74000 miles) Now I'm on the 3rd one. Now the driver side window stopped working..My husband did tell me that there is a recall on the window problem but I have yet to find it. I have to put in at least a quart of oil monthly..We also own a 2004 Nissian Titan...At 54000 miles on the truck we just had to replace the Radiator..I'm so disappointed with Nissian..and the sad thing about it, I will never buy a Nissian vehicle again..
I've had to have the headgasket replaced twice not to mention the motormounts when the car was only 3 years old & after reading the comments I now know what the annoying shaking my Altima does at every stop light is. After 10 years the mystery has been solved, now I just have to save to fix the problem everyone else is having with their vehicles
I am so unhappy with this car. Among other problems this is by far the most annoying & expensive problem to fix. When I am stopped my car just shakes uncontrollably & feels like it is going to stall. It never does (thank god), but since I have been driving it like this for 2 months I feel like it will eventually. Turning on the A/C seems to control the shaking a bit but considering it is 45 degrees right now, turning on the A/C is really not an option. I was told it would take 7 hours to fix and cost over $900. It only has 63000 miles on it! So on top of fixing the water pump, window motor, axle, & alternator all in the last 5 months I am done w/this car. I went to the dealership to see what the trade in value was & they are well aware of this problem with 2000 Altimas but like always they didn't offer any advice or help. Goodbye Nissan!
I'd noticed this before and my mechanic saw it when I brought it in for an oil change: the head gasket was leaking oil, it's around the edges of that big silver rectangular slab of metal on top of the engine. That's a $136 job.
I just reported another bigger problem with the intake manifold here. It's all for the record, though. I really don't have any gripes about this car, 7 years and not much else has happened. I'd buy it again in a minute.
- Erik R.,
Berkeley, CA, US
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I have a 2002 Altima..I have had to replace the head gasket 2 times (starting at 74000 miles) Now I'm on the 3rd one. Now the driver side window stopped working..My husband did tell me that there is a recall on the window problem but I have yet to find it. I have to put in at least a quart of oil monthly..We also own a 2004 Nissian Titan...At 54000 miles on the truck we just had to replace the Radiator..I'm so disappointed with Nissian..and the sad thing about it, I will never buy a Nissian vehicle again..
- Patricia L., Grand Terrace, CA, US