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!

9.8

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
400 miles

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2005 Nissan Altima transmission problems

transmission problem

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2005 Nissan Altima Owner Comments

problem #1

Jul 152005

Altima

  • 400 miles

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

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at approximate speeds of at least 40 mph, the gear shift selector would not lock in place. The gear shift selector was able to be moved from the desired gear selection with minimal force. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer several times however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 400 and the current mileage was 9,200. The VIN was not available.

- East Boston, MA, USA

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