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.
It's an expensive problem that not just any mechanic can fix...I tried to take it to an experienced mechanic and he said Nissan would have to fix it. Nissan said that it would cost up to $150. During the day the problem isn't too bad, but its at night when it gets very annoying. Since we live in a relatively northern area our winters are long and dark and cold which makes this problem a tad bit frustrating.
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It's an expensive problem that not just any mechanic can fix...I tried to take it to an experienced mechanic and he said Nissan would have to fix it. Nissan said that it would cost up to $150. During the day the problem isn't too bad, but its at night when it gets very annoying. Since we live in a relatively northern area our winters are long and dark and cold which makes this problem a tad bit frustrating.
- bobafett, Edmonton, AB, Canada