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.
6.6
fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,514 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
VIN: [xxx] year: 2003 make: Nissan model: Altima 2.5 S number of open recalls: 1 NHTSA recall number: 03V-251 recall date: July 14, 2003 manufacturer recall number: P3142 today, December 09, 2016 @ 8:30 am, I had an appointment with[xxx] dealer regarding case #[xxx]. at 1:54pm they did call to pick up my car. After over 5 hours, they changed filter -fuel tank only, but not fuel pump ! customer copy # [xxx] (invoice #[xxx]) show that has been replaced part #17275-8J025, which is filter -fuel tank(not fuel pump which is open recall (just to remind you, this part cost only about $10,00, ( after replacement a new fuel pump, it should be replaced anyway)! part# 170408J005 - fuel pump Altima; 2.5L (cost about $456,00 )which is open recall, is not done ! they replaced filter-fuel tank only!(because of low cost, just to close this case...)! again, attached document (refreshed Dec.9,2016), shows that open recall is: Fuel pump ! the manufacturer has failed or is unable to remedy this safety recall for my vehicle, replacing a fuel filter, does not mean solving problem/ problem is fuel pump(which still as open recall, I have received many phone calls from manufacturer to tell me that problem is solved (replacing a fuel filter! and fuel pump is not necessary to be replaced !,this case is not closed for me, is not replaced a new fuel pump(has been replaced fuel filter only, because of low cost/ about $10,00 only! fuel pump and fuel filter-tank are 2 different things!!! this car is unsafe to drive during winter !!!,this case is not closed for me, is not replaced a new fuel pump(has been replaced fuel filter -tank only, because of low cost/ about $10,00 only!,just to close this recall and this case!!!!!!!!! fuel pump and fuel filter tank are 2 different things!!! I do not accept a phone calls, emails only ! information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
2003 Nissan Altima we purchased car new, and had numerous problems.[fuel pump 40K, starting problems, sensors, and right now car is back in repair shop]when I called waikem Nissan in canton, Ohio about the fuel pump, they told me it was not under warranty, yet my manual said it was.
2003 Nissan Altima safety recall regarding fuel pump. The consumer contacted the dealer to have the recall done and was told that the manufacturer was no longer correcting the defect in southern states.
- Kennesaw, GA, USA
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