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I keep seeing references to this issue and was wondering how big of a problem it is.
The more I drive this car,the more I like it.It tops out at 115MPH,but gets there quickly.I guess I'm blessed,because I haven't noticed any noise,vibrations,or tire problems,and I really punish this car.
Of course,it's primarily the wife's car,and the two kids ride occasionally,so a sports car wasn't an option.This is the next best thing imo....
2 episodes where it would not start, dealer could not find problem. It eventually started and seemed to run normally.
2 separate airbag sensor faults, repaired under warranty.
Complete instrument panel failure, repaired under warranty.
I love the car, but have had enough. Has anyone had similar problems?
i also have a '01 limited edition nissan altima and had the power steering idler pulley replaced at 24k miles. it was unusually noisy/vibrating when in gear and with foot on brake. the local nissan service technician replaced the idler pulley, but the noise is still there. he said he could find nothing else wrong with the car, has not seen this with other altimas, and will report it to nissan.
please let me know if you had similar noise issue and whether it was resolved due to the pulley being replaced. thanks!
What is the RECOMMENDED tire pressure for this tire on this car? Same front and back? Who is responsible for putting this info on the car - dealer or manuf.?
This info is NOT in my manual, stuck on my door, or in my glove compartment. Service station and dealership can't find it. Bridgestone website says "recommended pressure" is set by the maunuf. Nissan's website says nothing.
BTY - Soon after I took delivery, I had my service station check the tire pressure. One tire was down to 15psi. Ten days later it was down that much again, refilled, and continued to lose pressure. Dealership initially tried to tell me it was a faulty tire, and that I should go to a Bridgestone store to replace (not happy). But after further discussion they determined it was a faulty rim and replaced it. Seems OK now, but I still don't know recommeded tire pressure front & back.
Am thinking of switching 2 195/65/15 tires or 205/65/15's. Will buy next monday.
The Sandman :-)
The car also developed a very strange problem lately. Last time at the gas station, the gas pump stoped while the gas tank was still empty. It turned out that the gas spilled back after 15 to 20 seconds refueling and I had to wait about 30 seconds for the gas to go down before tried refueling it again. The whole process of refueling takes about 5 minutes. Has anyone experienced the same porblem before? And what could be the possible cause? BTW, I live in New Jersey and it's pretty cold here lately. Thanks a lot.
It was done with 6 miles on the odometer, but when I took delivery, the odometer read 27 miles.
By the way, Nissan put on a 4th set of tires - Bridgestone Tauranzas EL42s again - and my washing machine is still in the spin cycle. The factory rep suggested no other remedy. Now I have to contend with BBB Autoline. Anyone ever mediated with BBB to replace their Nissan?
had suspension noises when i first bought mine-seems suspension fittings were not fully tightened at the factory-might be worth a look.
By the way - how did you get the 'before purchase' repair info on your car ?? I'd like to get that on mine.
33 front, 30 rear - and other useful info.
Thanks again
I just bought a 99 Altima with 40K miles on it! However, the tires need to be replaced.
Could you give me some recommendations for a good quality tire? All weather average(not performance) driving with decent thread life.
Thanks
Again Bret, thanks!
The Sandman :-)
"Tires, tires, tires" Jan 4, 2003 4:55am
After much hassle the dealer changed my transmission and that problem was resolved. I still had the other two. Once out of warranty the dealer discovered the control arm was bent and had to be rerplaced at expense to me. This did resolve the pulling. However when shown the control arm I could not see even a chip on the black paint which seemed to not support the dealer telling me I had hit a big pothole. Next the dealer- again out of warranty told me I needed a new steering column. When I questioed this they decided that maybe I did not need one even although I could still feel the click. Next time in the shop I had to get a brake job and a (can't recall what it was called) replaced at again expense to me because it looked like it had been "sticking for a while". I asked if that could be the cause of my clicking and was told maybe. Guess what, it was. Again at my expense.
These are only the highlights of my problems that include rust spot on bottom of back window stanchion. (drivers side) Door jamming open, Widow slipping, visor breaking, speedometer cable breaking etc. I have written Nissan and got a standard leter reply but no satisfaction and the dealer does not seem to care. At 139,000Km I am now having to put a third set of tyres on the car which is something I have never had to do on a car before. 90% of my driving is highway and I am well past my hotroding years.
My wife and her uncle both drive the same model and vintage Altima as I do but do not have the same problems. I read the chat page and everyone seems to be having a great experience with their Altima except me. Anyone have any comment or suggestion?
Out of service many times but not up to 45 day lemon law in my state so Nissan won't buy it back. Anyone having similar problems?
On Jan 17, my wife drove it out for the grocery shopping and when she came back she parked the car on the drive way with the engine running, but in 'P'. She got off the car and opened the trunk door and unloaded the shopping bags to the kitchen through the garage. She repeated it few times until all bags were removed from the car and taken to the kitchen.
When she walked out to the garage the car was coming toward her. The car stopped when bumped into the water tank base damaging the base and the front of the car. And missed my wife by 1/16" or so...!!!
We ran to the car to verify what happened.
I thought she may have left it in 'Drive'... but it was verified that it was in 'P', but rolled forward. I took some pictures of the situation.
And I took the car to the dealership and told them what happened. They checked the car up, but nothing wrong was found according to the service dept.
I'd like to know if anyone had a simillar problem with Altima.
The gated shifter needs to be placed in P (all the way up and then moved to the left) before my key can be removed from the ignition. If the shifter isn't engaged in park, it might be in neutral mode.
Just a theory - I haven't tried this, so I can't say for sure.
And if that theory is valid the car should have rolled back to the street, but to garage.
Also I tested it in 'D', but due to the slop toward the street the car didn't move at all even opening and closing the doors and trunk... getting into the car and getting off from it.. etc...
I heard that something similar happened to Audi5000 in the past and recently to the Korean cars.
PS. Altima 1995, which otherwise runs just fine.
PS. Altima 1995, which otherwise runs just fine.
Driver's door switch is turned ON and OFF more than 5 times within 7 seconds after ingition switch is truned ON.
That should clear your problem.
Any info would be greatly appreciated! Not sure if I purchased a lemon or not. I certainly hope I haven't - my budget couldn't take it.
Secondly, when I press on the accelator I hear a 'click'. This happens all the time, any suggestions??