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!
There I was in my Altima one evening awaiting a takeaway dinner. Suddenly the brake and battery indicators came on. I carefully drove back home. I searched the net and found the alternator required changing. So I gave it to the mechanic and he installed a new alternator. By the way, I had to change the engine gasket and affix new left headlamp and rear lights. It was a scary experience.
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There I was in my Altima one evening awaiting a takeaway dinner. Suddenly the brake and battery indicators came on. I carefully drove back home. I searched the net and found the alternator required changing. So I gave it to the mechanic and he installed a new alternator. By the way, I had to change the engine gasket and affix new left headlamp and rear lights. It was a scary experience.
- Cosayne J., Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates