Clunking From Front End

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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.

6.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
$800
Average Mileage:
107,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replace motor mounts (1 reports)
2006 Nissan Altima suspension problems

suspension problem

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2006 Nissan Altima Owner Comments

problem #1

Aug 232016

Altima ASL 2.5s

  • Automatic transmission
  • 107,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Over a period of about 1 year an increasing loud clunking in the front end. Finally discovered that the motor mounts were bad and needed to be replaced. Ugh1

- Kathryn G., Lake Havasu City, AZ, US

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