CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2006 Nissan Altima has a trend of engine & transmission problems.
Excessive oil consumption is the main problem reported by owners. Nissan did a recall back in 2006 for oil consumption due to bad piston rings, but many owners report to us that the recall didn't fix the problem. The dealer only had to check the oil consumption rate. Typically 1 qt per 1,000 miles is "acceptable" per OEM standards ... that's a lot of oil!
The 2006 Altima also has a defect trend of CVT transmission failure showing up around the 100,000 mile mark.
It's an expensive repair at over $2,000 average repair cost. For more information see Nissan Altima CVT defect info on NissanProblems.com.
4.0
definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
30,017 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
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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.
Our 2006 Nissan Altima 2.5L's engine stopped running while being driven on July 6. 2009. After the incident, I researched recall information regarding the 2006 Nissan Altima, and discovered a recall requiring the electronic control module to be reprogrammed. However, when I took it into tim dahle's Nissan in sandy, Utah where we purchased the car, they told us the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. Therefore, Nissan's recall is not fixing the problem by simply reprogramming the ECM. Instead, the root of the problem is the crankshaft sensor, and the consumer is required to spend $200 to get this repair done. The recall specifies the problem, but does not take financial responsibility for this defective part.
On Saturday, 2/14/09 my car all of a sudden shut down while driving. I took it into the dealer on Monday, 2/16/09, and was advised that there was a recall order to reprogram the ECM reprogrammed. Later that afternoon I was advised that 2 sensors, the crankshaft & cam sensors were defective and needed to be replaced before the dealer could perform the reprogramming of the ECM; the cost would be $394. Today, 2/17/09, while surfing the internet, I came across a website that posts Nissan recall information. I found that Nov 21, 2007 a mass recall was performed for over 653,000 vehicles, for 2002 & 2005-2006 Altima/Sentra models, with 2.5L engines, for defective crankshaft sensor, which causes the engine to shut off. Then on Nov 8, 2007, campaign #07V527000 was inacted; summary: On certain passenger vehicles equipped with a 2.5L engine, the crankshaft position sensor can overheat causing a brief interruption in the signal output from the sensor" consequence: The vehicle can stop and cause a crash; my concern is: My vehicle is listed under this recall, but not the crankshaft sensor recall. Do these two not go together" is it not considered a domino effect? how can the ECM be reprogrammed if the sensor is defective? how is it that vehicles are determined to be included in a recall? how can my vehicle be included in the recall for the crankshaft sensor" any help will be greatly appreciated.
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- Sandy, UT, USA