My 2007 Altima failed to start recently (in a church parking lot, as I was leaving a funeral). When I opened the hood to check the battery connection, I found the positive terminal clamp had disintegrated. A kind soul helped me piece together a solution so I could get home.
When I searched for repair instructions on the internet, I found this was COMMON, not only with Altimas but with a lot of Nissan products. It is so common, Nissan offers a "recall kit": part number 24340-ZT50B. Add to this that the failed terminal clamp attaches to a PLASTIC fusible link that also becomes sacrificial when you try to remove the clamp, and you have a hefty part replacement cost. Unfortunately, the local Nissan dealer didn't understand the term "recall" in recall kit and was prepared to charge me mightily for the repair.
Thank God for blogs and ebay - I purchased the parts myself and did the repair for $75. Saved over $200 from the dealer .... who must have felt that "recall" meant "upcharge".
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My 2007 Altima failed to start recently (in a church parking lot, as I was leaving a funeral). When I opened the hood to check the battery connection, I found the positive terminal clamp had disintegrated. A kind soul helped me piece together a solution so I could get home.
When I searched for repair instructions on the internet, I found this was COMMON, not only with Altimas but with a lot of Nissan products. It is so common, Nissan offers a "recall kit": part number 24340-ZT50B. Add to this that the failed terminal clamp attaches to a PLASTIC fusible link that also becomes sacrificial when you try to remove the clamp, and you have a hefty part replacement cost. Unfortunately, the local Nissan dealer didn't understand the term "recall" in recall kit and was prepared to charge me mightily for the repair.
Thank God for blogs and ebay - I purchased the parts myself and did the repair for $75. Saved over $200 from the dealer .... who must have felt that "recall" meant "upcharge".
- vlstu, Denton, TX, US