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.
I bought the car used and noticed the high beams weren't working, and since the highbeams and drl's (canadian car) are the same bulb they were not working either. I did some research on some nissan forums and decided to look at the module for some cracked solder points and sure enough there were about 6 cracks. I soldered over them and plugged it back in and worked like a charm! Search about it on some forums and there are tutorials showing how to take it apart, I broke the casing on mine but it wasnt that big of a deal to me. Cost a total of $30 for the soldering iron and solder and about 30 minutes of my time.
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I bought the car used and noticed the high beams weren't working, and since the highbeams and drl's (canadian car) are the same bulb they were not working either. I did some research on some nissan forums and decided to look at the module for some cracked solder points and sure enough there were about 6 cracks. I soldered over them and plugged it back in and worked like a charm! Search about it on some forums and there are tutorials showing how to take it apart, I broke the casing on mine but it wasnt that big of a deal to me. Cost a total of $30 for the soldering iron and solder and about 30 minutes of my time.
- brandonbc, Campbell River, BC, Canada