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I have a same problem with my New Nissan Altima 2.5 SL. I got the same problem when the mileage around 6000 and "service engine soon" light shown up. I took it to the dealer then they said it is the problem with the throttle chamber and they said they repplaced it.
I got the same problem when the car is around 8900 milege. Right now the car is with dealer.
Please suggest what are the steps needed to notify Nissan.
Thanks
Vamshi
There's an easy fix for this problem guys and it's very simple. Don't run your gas tanks down until the light comes on. Did you know that running your tank down to almost empty makes the fuel pumps run hotter? Did you know that by running your fuel tank down low also increases the chances of sucking dirt and debris on the bottom of the fuel tank right up into your fuel system possibly clogging up the filter and fuel injection system?
Running the gas tank down to "E" on any car is a bad habit that can cause all kinds of fuel system and drivability problems. I usually don't go much below 1/2 tank before filling up.
Does anyone have any ideas?
I have the same hesitation in my 2005 Altima, it does it when I need to take off quickly like merging in to fast moving traffic. Also my stereo has the worst reception I have ever had in a vehicle. And I am currently having a problem with starting the car, I drive it around for an hour or so, then it sits for an hour or two and sometimes, but not all of the time, it cranks for a while when I try to start it, kind of sputtering a little while cranking. I have had my car to nissan dealer 4 times for problems and not once were they able to "duplicate my complaint" which translates to me, ignore it till the warranty is no longer valid. I dont think I will ever buy another nissan car, and this is my 2nd one. Any one else have same problems with their altima's?
I didn't have a service engine light come on though. I'll mention the throttle chamber to my dealer.
If they can't find the problem, I will call, email, and write to the Nissan North American Headquarters.
This is VERY annoying to me, and I told them that. Basically, the guage is giving the driver innacurate information BY DESIGN, in order to protect him from accidentally running out of gas. I guess I'm too stupid to be told the truth because I might hurt myself and/or my car.
It also annoyed me that I had to spend half an hour on the phone to figure all this out, but that's another story.
Can't really help. . . just let you know I have the same problem. My '94 GXE has 106,000 miles on it, and the "rattle" has been with me for maybe the last 6 months. I've had more than one mechanic check the front end . . . Nothing. Still have the original struts (!), and I'm told they're o.k.! Don't know what to think, either!!!!! :confuse: MRK94
Any ideas, comments or same issue??
Any other suggestions for a car in the price and class of n Altima I should be looking at. I want a car that gets decent gas mileage. I do mostly city driving so I am not expecting huge numbers - just reasonble. MY VW convertible was averaging 14 pg. Now that is ridiculous
empi
Iam thinking of buying a 2.5 SL and after reading all of these problems, I am having second thoughts. I am really discouraged with cars in general. I just sold my 2004 VW New Beetle Convertible Tubo GLS withb7600 miles on it because it gets horrible gas mileage. Averaging 14 to 16 mpg all city driving. I also read about a lot of problems with the Beetles too. Does anyone make a decent car anymore.
I thought the Japanese made such reliable cars. Now I am wondering.
I used to drive Mercedes cars, but I am now looking for something less showy and more economical as I approach retirement. What kind of gas mileage do you get with the 3.5 (I presume it is a 6 cyl). I am looking at the 4 cyls as I don't need the extra power and friends who have the 2.5 absolutely love it and have had nothing but good look.
Looking forward to hearing from you or anyone with any suggestions.
It sucks !
I am having the same problem with my 2000 Altima. Have you found a repair for it yet? If so, can you please let me know what it was.
Thank you.
I am having same problem...but when i took it to the dealer they could not replicate it.
I'm also finding out that the fogging problem might be due to the cabin filter. So I am going to take the filter out and see of the fogging problem disappears.
Honda will be a replacement for this piece of crap.
Nissan replaced the Stanza with the Altima and it's never been as good. It might be faster but that is all it has got going for it.
D
Thanks.
It also seems to shift a hard from 1 - 2 and 2 - 3 when under light - moderate acceleration. Therefore, I have been thinking this is all transmission related... but the dealership refuses to acknowledge any of this is a problem.
Any ideas, suggestions or similar experiences with an '05 out there????
*There was a time when auto manufacturers paid the dealership's regionally-adjusted normal shop hourly labor rate without question. The labor hourly rate would then be multiplied by the flat rate manual's listed repair time in hours for the final warranty claim compensation to be paid by the manufacturer for a warrantable repair. According to an article in "Consumer Reports" several years ago, that's no longer always true. Some manufacturers have scaled back to an arbitrary national hourly. In respsonse, some dealers who feel they're adversely affected by the manufacturer's attempts to control warranty costs (and who have a thriving service department adding to the dealership's bottom line with out of warranty repairs for which the dealer can and does charge full bore to the owners) have become a bit stingy about the work they'll accept on warranty repairs by solemnly claiming they can't duplicate or hear the problem the customer complains about. After all, they reason, why should they accept a pittance and tie up a service bay when there's some guy with cash or CC on hand who'll pay their regular shop rates just to be on the road again. Works out to, "Heads we win, tales you lose." for people needing warranty work since they can count on many warranted owners not pressing ahead to the next level.
I have had the same problems, but they appear to going away (or I am just getting use to it).
There was a bulletin posted that the heat shield on the catalytic converted may come loose, causing vibration during acceleration. Check out nissanhelp.com, under the 2005 Altima's
I am looking forward to switching to winter tires, because I thing the Turanza's are a big part of the problem.
Keep us posted if you resolve anything.
Sorry again!
Also, at the end of my trip, I was sitting in the car with it on, and notice the idle is not smooth, with intermittent stutters. Does this happen to others?
Is there a fix for this? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
:confuse:
Dont know about the idling.
Because my google search easily yielded a few people with the same problem, I think there may be serious problems with the 02s. Another symptom I had was that my heat wasn't working; turns out that was leaking into my engine also. I have seen a few people post about this problem too.
I have contacted nissan consumer affairs because this car is a baby by nissan standards and SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW ENGINE. Have you explored your problem any further?
Tranny was recently replaced (automatic with push button over drive).
The new tranny doesn't have OD (or is not hooked up correctly).
1. What transmission would have been compatible that did not have over drive?
2. What can I look for to see if it does have OD but isn't hooked up correctly?
I saw no cables on the transmission so I'm assuming it's electronic, but how can I validate?
Also, car has a VERY HARD shift 1-2 and 2-D, are these two issues related in anyway?
Thanks in advance.