CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2005 Nissan Altima has two fairly significant problems with the floor pan rusting through & motor mounts breaking. Read more »
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!
8.0
pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$1,300
Average Mileage:
115,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
replace the inner cover on side of engine (1 reports)
Low oil pressure FIX! The gasket on the inside cover of the engine blows (135007Y00B). The gaskets alone are not available so the whole cover must be replaced. You may even find pieces of these gaskets or timing guides in the oil pan. Replacing the cover fixes the oil pressure issue. Also, the timing guides tend to wear from the timing chain and are worth replacing while you are in there.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Low oil pressure FIX! The gasket on the inside cover of the engine blows (135007Y00B). The gaskets alone are not available so the whole cover must be replaced. You may even find pieces of these gaskets or timing guides in the oil pan. Replacing the cover fixes the oil pressure issue. Also, the timing guides tend to wear from the timing chain and are worth replacing while you are in there.
- se-r, Holiday, FL, US