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.
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really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 70,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)

engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I LOVE MY CAR BUT ITS REALLY PISSING ME OFF AND ITS FREAKIN IMBARASSING WHEN IM DRIVING CAUSE ALL YOU HEAR IS THAT GRINDING NOISE VERY LOUD!!!
- annettev, Bakersfield, CA, US