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!
when I took it back to the shop the guy had promised to replace the sunroof again if I had the problem again. Of course when I went back because the sunroof wouldn't close AGAIN he had a case of amnesia and didn't remember telling me that. I believe he realized it wasn't the sunroof and it was my car's electrical system. I am so annoyed with this car.
Again the sunroof would not close; only this time I could close it enough that I could stick a towel in it to keep from getting rain in my car. I took it back to the shop where I had it replaced when I first had the problem a year ago and he said the motor needed to be "reset". I had NEVER heard of that before. So the guy tells me if it happens again that I would get a new one for free; sunroof.
Why would the sunroof motor need replacing on an 05 Altima?
I used the roof maybe ten times in five years. That cost me $100 per opening.
Factory flaw? Bad design/engineering?
What recourse do I have with Nissan?
Is there a history of these motors expiring after so little time?
I would appreciate any feedback on this problem.
Thanks.
- altima05,
Victoria, BC, Canada
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when I took it back to the shop the guy had promised to replace the sunroof again if I had the problem again. Of course when I went back because the sunroof wouldn't close AGAIN he had a case of amnesia and didn't remember telling me that. I believe he realized it wasn't the sunroof and it was my car's electrical system. I am so annoyed with this car.
- Kim L., Springfield, VA, US