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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.
9.2
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $340
- Average Mileage:
- 89,950 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 8 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
- change the compressor and dryer (2 reports)
- compressor seized up, needs to be replaced (1 reports)
- replace the a/c fan relay switch (1 reports)
- should be a recall (1 reports)
AC / heater problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I have had so many problems with my Altima and my sons Maxima that I will never buy another Nissan and it is a shame because I like Nissan styling.
- jdw4609, Kansas City, MO, US