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.
Took car in to be serviced for regular maintenance and power steering pump, only to get a call from Mechanics stating that the Radiator exploded due to the fans seizing up. Radiator and fans were both replaced. On the way home from shop, car stalled and was difficult to get off the road. Felt like the emergency brake was on, as I was giving the car gas but it wasn't going anywhere. Took car back to shop to check the new brakes and pads that were just installed only to be told that everything was fine. I advised them to take for a test drive and they said everything was fine. The car has not been driven since. Put car on the market for sale but the test drives didn't go well. Potential buyer noticed that the car was stuck in 5th gear.
it is stuck in 5th gear. i can not manually shift either
I noticed a class action lawsuit for this problem, after I had the problem occur today. I want to know if there is a fix or if Nissan is correcting the problem
- Mark F.,
Nazareth, PA, US
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Took car in to be serviced for regular maintenance and power steering pump, only to get a call from Mechanics stating that the Radiator exploded due to the fans seizing up. Radiator and fans were both replaced. On the way home from shop, car stalled and was difficult to get off the road. Felt like the emergency brake was on, as I was giving the car gas but it wasn't going anywhere. Took car back to shop to check the new brakes and pads that were just installed only to be told that everything was fine. I advised them to take for a test drive and they said everything was fine. The car has not been driven since. Put car on the market for sale but the test drives didn't go well. Potential buyer noticed that the car was stuck in 5th gear.
- Hilary Z., Jupiter, US