CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2005 Nissan Altima has two fairly significant problems with the floor pan rusting through & motor mounts breaking.
Altima owners report that up to a basketball-size hole develops under the floor mats where the floor pan metal rusts through. Average repair cost is over $1,000.
The broken motor mounts are less of a problem - they break at ~75,000 miles average & it's $400 to fix. Still, motor mounts should not break!
I noticed the car smelling like antifreeze when it was new, but Nissan said the could not find any leak. Just after the warranty expired, I noted the liquid on top of the radiator. When I took it to the shop they replaced the radiator. Nissan seemingly tries not to repair anything under warranty.
There was a noted smell of antifreeze upon the first time driven but, we could not find out where it was coming from. It would be apparent intermittently over the course of three years. Finally it was determined that a hairline crack on top of the plastic radiator tan was the source of the leak.
- Vincent T.,
Shelby, nc, US
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I noticed the car smelling like antifreeze when it was new, but Nissan said the could not find any leak. Just after the warranty expired, I noted the liquid on top of the radiator. When I took it to the shop they replaced the radiator. Nissan seemingly tries not to repair anything under warranty.
- quicksilva05, Shelby, NC, US