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:
3 / 6
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
92,403 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.
Crankshaft sensor when I was driving my car at a speed of 40 miles an hour my car shut off check engine light came on car would not start how to have the car towed the mechanic pulled the code it came up as cam shaft sensor and crank shaft sensor I asked mechanic why the car shut off while driving and almost causing me to get into an accident he told me that will happen when the crankshaft and camshaft sensors go off
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. While driving 45 mph exiting the highway, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to wesley chapel Nissan (28519 fl-54, wesley chapel, fl 33543, (813) 751-1300) to be diagnosed, but the results were unknown. The dealer flushed the fuel system, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls and the warranties were expired. The failure mileage was 123,000. The consumer stated the vehicle experienced engine stalling, running hard during idle, several engine warning lights illuminated, and excessive oil consumption. The transmission began not shifting or downshifting into a lower gear, and the exhaust needed to be replaced.
I was driving 2 weeks ago N I was donig about 45 or 50 when it just shut off by its self no warning or nothing N its costed me lots of money on top of just replacing almost the whole front suspension I was on a city sreet in motion when it just cut off 6
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 65-70 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle shifted into limp mode. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the crankshaft positioning sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 07V527000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 131,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled in the middle of traffic. The vehicle was able to be restarted and pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home where an independent mechanic diagnosed that the crank sensor was faulty. The dealer (greenacres Nissan, 5353 lake worth rd, greenacres, fl 33463, (561) 899-4294) stated that there was no recall for the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and advised having the dealer diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer would not allow the contact to purchase manufacturer approved parts to have the vehicle repaired at a lower cost by an independent mechanic. The failure mileage was 112,000.
I brought my Altima 6 months again, my car idles very high when in park, while driving it gets surge of power, so now while driving it feels like it is going to cut off. Than 3 weeks ago my car cut off and wouldnt turn back on so the starter was replaced now this morning it's the same issue
My dte said 180 miles, with almost a half tank of gas, car stopped on me on freeway, no warning light of low fuel. Car stopped and an accident occurred because of this problem. The dte or gas gauge does not read accurately. Please I need help
After the engine has started it may shut down randomly while driving. If the car is shut down for any reason it will not start back up for several hours. This is exactly the same as a previous recall on the car from NHTSA campaign number: 07V527000. It has shut down twice now while driving at less then 40 miles an hour.
Excess engine oil consumption recall #06V223000 - I took my vehicle to an automotive repair shop because my vehicle ran out of oil on 3 separate occasions and the low oil light did not come on to let me know that there was an issue. During each occasion, I pulled over because I heard a loud "knocking' sound coming from the engine as I was driving and became worried. Each time the issue occurred before the 3 month/3,000 mile scheduled oil change. The mechanic located an external oil leak on the 1st occasion and repaired the external leak. My car was inspected to see if there were any other external oil leaks when the problem of running out of oil continued to occur; however, no additional external leaks were located. My mechanic recommended that I contact Nissan regarding the excessive oil consumption. I was advised by a Nissan representative that they have already fixed the excessive oil consumption issue for my VIN and that they would not inspect or repair that issue again without me paying a local Nissan dealer.
The car sometimes smoke after you crank it up we had the value cover and gaskets replaced and it still doing it. Theses cars after they get a certain amount of miles they do this. The mechanic told us it is the rings in the engine that has went bad.
Car was sputtering at intersections and hard to start. Took to mechanic twice & he could not find anything wrong; said he thought it might be a recall problem; say where there was a problem with the wiring harness on full pump shorting out; part is on national recall; service engine light remained
My 2006 Nissan Altima 2.5L base consumes approx. 1 quart of oil every 200 miles, there are no leaks so I am assuming it is burning oil I have checked various sites including Nissan, NHTSA and it shows no open recalls, my car only has 139000 miles, I have owned various makes of auto over my 47 yrs of driving and never ran into a problem like this!
Engine intermittently shuts off when car is idling (stationary) at red lights (city street). Engine has done this every 6-7 days for the last three weeks. This has happened after a 1-2 mile drive as well as a 35-40 mile drive. There were no check engine lights.
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 30 mph, the front end of the vehicle made a rattling noise and the cabin filled with smoke. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle. The contact noticed liquid underneath the front end of the vehicle as well as a small fire. The contact stated the flame went out shortly after. The contact did not contact the fire department. There were no injuries. The contact had the vehicle towed to her home. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 06V223000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 154,000.
2006 Nissan Altima. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine fire after engine repairs. The consumer stated the dealer would not assist with any repairs. Along with the engine, the horn also failed. Updated 08/17/2017
Takata recall my car gives me a headache when im driving its smells wierd.and the air does not stay cold my check engine light wont stat off please help my brakes feel wierd when I ride they feel like they dont want to stop and its led in this car its unsafe for me and my children and my son bleeds out his nose when he rides in the car
Was leaving store and when pulled out onto road, I was involved in a crash! left the scene and then was taken by private vehicle to local emergency room and from there, airlifted with brain injury! was almost across the road and vehicle stalled and wouldn't accelerate and stalled and caused a horrible accident. The vehicle that hit me got me in passenger rear as he was traveling up highway and threw me and went air borne and knocked a telephone pole in half and done damage to front as well. Air bags didn't deflate at all. I am making attempt to make Nissan aware and opportunity to make right. I have researched what could cause this and recalls are effective while I'm going to state unknown to cause, as there are several reasons on forum as to what could cause this. Takata recall for air bags but unknown on other....updated 07/11/17
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