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!

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
90,527 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.

2005 Nissan Altima fuel system problems

fuel system problem

Find something helpful? Spread the word.
Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2005 Nissan Altima:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

2005 Nissan Altima Owner Comments

problem #18

Sep 062023

Altima

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Hello, I am the owner now of this vehicle snd I see the recalls have not been taken care of" What do I do in order to get them repaired "

- Charleston, WV, USA

problem #17

May 162023

Altima 4-cyl

  • miles
When I was in an accident in 2006 Airbags did not open. I worry about valve cap and if it is safe. Other this when opening my door Door handle are defected and breaking off. I never had a car where door handles break. I would like assistance with these issues. Thank you. [XXX]-Customer INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Bronx, NY, USA

problem #16

Mar 132021

Altima

  • 223,883 miles
The fuel gauge failed to drop all the way to E. no warning light that fuel is low. While on a city street, on the on ramp to an interstate my car's engine just stopped, no sputter, no lagging just 3K RPM to 0 RPM. I was able to shift my automatic transmission to neutral and coast to the shoulder on the on ramp. Unable to restart engine. Cranked but nonstart. Added fuel and car started right up. At the time of the stall the fuel gauge read approximately 33/8 of a tank of gas. Prior to this occuring, when tank would get low the warning light came on around 1/8th of a tank.. about halfway been the 1/4 mark and E. since this occured I have tested the fuel pump, sending unit and fuel level float, and they all test ok.. when the tank was filled after this the fuel gauge moved back up to the full mark (slightly above, ) so the needle is not stuck.

- Spokane, WA, USA

problem #15

Jul 022020

Altima

  • 111,111 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

What is the deal with this engine? this car has less that 120K miles. It seems I get a lot of interference when I'm driving it. The car will randomly force speed causing me to swerve on the highway. When my phone is plugged in it seems to misfire and check engine lights come on. H2O sensors come on, cache files about the fuel system lands on my phone. Samsung has submitted tests on my spen that are affecting my safety. Fcc id A3lejpn970 fcc id A3lsmn970U. I have had several car accidents since buying samsung phones. The cars will increase speed as if I am ready to run into a brick wall. This car doesn't have a lot of mileage but something is going on with the timing and engine. I can be in motion or stationary, it is constantly affecting the fuel system.

- Plano, TX, USA

problem #14

Aug 172020

Altima

  • 200,000 miles
At first we thought it was the belt because the belt from coming off you change the serpentine belt and then it would run for a little bit then it started to stop and not be able to get enough fuel to the gas pedal and I'd have to rev it up. We opened it up where the spark plugs were on the valve covers and it was halfway full of oil we got all the oil out when we ordered a new valve cover and spark plugs the car run fine for one day now it will not start again. The fan turns on like it is running but there is no power to the car at all. I read that after the oil gets into the valve covers there's really no fixing it after that. And every time that we fix it only last for one day and so it's very dangerous for me and my daughter to be driving around in that unreliable car what can I do about the recall.

- Houston, TX, USA

Search CarComplaints.com for these popular complaint phrases...

problem #13

Sep 232020

Altima

  • 15,300 miles
Brought the car augv18th warranty ended Sep 18th.inthat time car was taken back for engine related issues also no heat was.the car was taken back twice for repairs.then yesterday car stopped running completly on Sept 23rd.they said the repaired the car and gave it back to me on Sept 19th

- 80017, CO, USA

problem #12

Dec 012019

Altima

  • 170,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Recently ive been getting the red airbag signal that keeps flashing and wont go off. Ive checked the fuses. Wiring. Ran diahnostics on it for that and the following issues as well. The car makes a high pitch sound when its just ideling that seems to come feom underneath the car maybe towards back middle ive gotten a new fuel pump checked wiring fuses and bought other new parts and have been unable to figure out what it is. Also the gas gauge wont read after the half way point. Ive tried to reset it calibrate it and nothing. During cold days the gas gauge reads correctly until the car warms up. Mo ths have gone by and nothing so far

- Victorville, CA, USA

problem #11

Oct 112018

Altima

  • 130,000 miles
I've called to see if there's a recall on the car fuel system to be exact fuel gauge is reading full is broken.reads full when there's only 5 to 6 gallons of gas.they won't even look at it free of charge to see what the issue is.this happens when I'm driving or sitting.

- Silvis, IL, USA

problem #10

Jun 162019

Altima

  • miles
Takara recall. Sensors are malfunctioning also my muffler is going. Check engine has been on but started blinking when sensor's started acting up. Cant afford to fix this being how I'm a single mother and low income. I herd about this recall on my 05 Altima. And had to check it out.

- Lebanon, PA, USA

problem #9

Nov 192018

Altima

  • miles
Fuel custer gage

- Newark, NJ, USA

problem #8

Mar 052018

Altima

  • 168,199 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

On multiple occasions while driving down a highway my vehicle shuts down and will not restart with the fuel gage showing 1/4 tank. It was determined the vehicle ran out of fuel which resulted in fuel line requiring cleaning and replacement of fuel pump. Multiservice Eagle tire replaced multiple fuel pumps with no success. The local Nissan dealership and maintenance shop expressed no resolution regarding this problem. Multi service Eagle tire removed pump to check for bent float arm and everything looked okay. When testing resistance of fuel level sensor weird reading at bottom end of spectrum and in the middle saw a high resistance reading. Possible sending unit and/or gauge cluster concern. Additionally, when filling tank the fuel gage reflects 440 miles available; this reading is usually 330. After using all available resources, repair shop returned vehicle to customer without repair. I am concerned for the safety of driver and other vehicles if this event happens again. Currently, the vehicle is shared by three teenagers and two adults. I'm concerned an accident is inevitable during heavy traffic periods.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

problem #7

Nov 032017

Altima

  • 8,000 miles
Car shuts down no power will not start. Back up on the freeway it just shuts off with no warning this is not the first time this problem will kill me or ppl around me on the road. It will stop and you can't put on your brakes nor steer to move to a save place

- Americanfork, UT, USA

problem #6

Mar 202016

Altima

  • miles
My car has been checked thru a scanner since it wont start.at first it started not wanting to turn on on the first try. It did that for about a couple of months til I decided to just station it...and now it cranks as if it wants to start up but it doesnt start up. So ive replaced the camshaft sensor but it still wont start so I was told its the fuel pump that needs replacement so I was going to purchase one but was told theres a recall on such part for Nissan Altima 2005. What can I do to get it fixed?

- Arvin, CA, USA

problem #5

Apr 062017

Altima 4-cyl

  • 176,000 miles
I was driving myself and co worker home from work. While driving down a city street my car just stalled out and would not start. I could have been on the highway, our lives were put at risk due to a defect in the cam shaft position censor on my 2005 nissian Altima. The consumer would like an update on the investigation into the camshaft position censor and the fuel pump. The consumer believed the failure was due to an incomplete recall that was performed on the camshaft censor.

- New Haven, CT, USA

problem #4

Sep 192016

Altima

  • 58,000 miles
Vehicle engine stoped while approaching traffic light.was a little late in starting up again.it just died.went to autozone, gave me a code PO335, which indicated a fault in the crankshaft position sensor.call the local Nissan dealer and asked for a ECM reprograming, which is covered on recall RO606, nothing was done.please help.

- Laredo, TX, USA

problem #3

Aug 012015

Altima

  • 76,000 miles
My gas guage read half, while turning car ran out of gas. Power steering and brakes failed when engine shut off. Fortunately I was turning into inside lane on 8 lane street because it took all 5 lines to safel roll to stop. After asking Nissan 700 to check fuel system senso 4/bolt 1 plug solid piece. Went to aaa $150 to check and determined guage not sensor. $600 to maybe repair part. Called Nissan 6 bolts 1 plug to replace guage module with 3rd party repaired used module from another state. Module has to be sent prior to 3rd party sending part. Internet horror stories. 6-60 day turn around and vehicle cannot be driven while part is out of car. Main reason: Speedometer and odometer are part of module. Module requires reprogramming to current vehicle mileage before moving. Nissan should carry parts in stock due to both dangerous safety and mileage issues related to failure of either module ar fuel sensor. I am pretty strong although 66 but youger, female or older folks in similar situations could end up in building, tree or anothe vehicle. Not knowing when car is die without warning is a dire safet issue.. recalls should be enforced by failure numbers, not %age of failures per model. 50% of a model that sold 200 is not as dangerous as 50% of 100,000 sold. The 2005 Altima ser was a very limited model of Altima but oem parts should be available until at least a majority of them are off the road when the relate to safety. Nissan seems to get away with out recalls for safety recalls, high frequency issues, service guaging and from what I hear known lemon problems. Why"??"

- Lake Forest, CA, USA

problem #2

Nov 012011

Altima

  • 89,000 miles
Rough idle. 3 years ago it did the same thing and I had the 0'2 sensors replaced and the crankshaft position sensor replaced. I drive it in town so in the 3 years I have put about 25,000 miles on it. The service engine soon light is on now and Nissan told me that I need to take it to a dealership and pay them to check out the engine and send Nissan the results and they "may" reimburse me for the cost of checking it out. I just replaced the spark plugs last week because I was told them needed replaced. It ran fine for a little while now back to same things. I have noticed that it leaks a little oil, about the size of a nickel over the course of 2-3 days. There is also oil round the crankcase. Wondering why might be. Thanks

- Lees Sumit, MO, USA

problem #1

Feb 052014

Altima

  • 204,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to respond when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact mentioned that the fuel filler hose was corroded and the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 204,000.

- Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Not what you are looking for?