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.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
86,272 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.
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact could not shift the vehicle into reverse, park, or neutral. The dealer stated that there was a silver switch near the gear shifter that could be used to manually change gears. Later, the vehicle became non-responsive when the manual gear shifter switch was used. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repair. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were less than 18,000.
Had to replace engine on Nissan Altima 06 with only 33,000 mi dealer would not give the reason why. Front struts needs replacing after 39,000. Also replace transmission seal@39,000mi.
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the gear shift box was not working properly and the lever remains stuck when shifting. The dealer stated that something was spilled in the gear box. They pulled the gear box apart and found no spill. The contact believed that the dealer did not reassemble the vehicle correctly. The dealer is charging $800-900 to repair the gear shift. The contact was informed to find another dealer to repair the vehicle. The Nissan manufacturer is not assisting. The vehicle is under warranty, but is not being repaired as such. The failure mileage was 23,000.
2006 Nissan Altima customer received recall letter and has been unable to get car fix and can't let the car sit and pay car note and insurance* the consumer stated a new engine was installed in the vehicle due to a recall. Three weeks later, the vehicle went into limp mode and the speed decreased. The vehicle was towed and the consumer was later informed that the vehicle needed a new transmission. The consumer returned the vehicle back to the dealer and upon inspection they stated the wiring harness was unplugged.
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