Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-23 | 06E026000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 61,944 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL |
| 2017-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE INADV… |
| 2016-03-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY DRIVE TO COOPER HOSPITAL, THE CAR VEERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, IT IS NOT A STEERING PROBLEM, IT IS … |
| 2016-03-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT 55, 60 MPH. IT DOES IT AT SLOWER SPEEDS TOO BUT WE WERE ALMOST KILLED TH… |
| 2016-02-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVING IN SEMI HEAVY RAIN. VEHICLE IN MOTION WHILE TURNING ONTO A STREET, WIPERS WERE AT MEDIUM TO HIGH SPEED. DRIVERS… |
| 2013-05-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 98 NISSAN ALTIMA THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE SIDE WALL OF MY DOUGLAS PERFORMANCE TIRE … |
| 2013-03-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRIED TO FILL GAS TANK, ONLY ACCEPT SMALL AMOUNT BEFORE SPILLING ON GROUND. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR |
| 2012-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHI… |
| 2012-09-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | GAS GOES IN VERY SLOWLY WHEN ADDED TO VEHICLE, THEN THERE IS AN OVERFLOW FROM BACK OF PUMP BEFORE THE TANK IS FILLED. … |
| 2010-05-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VERY HARD TO PUT GASOLINE IN CAR. IT SPITS BACK OUT AT YOU. YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS IN VERY SLOW. I'VE NOTICE 2 DIFFER… |
| 2009-12-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | Yes | 0 | IT WAS A RAINY DAY AND I WAS FOLLOWING TRAFFIC, I WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN I HAD TO TAKE A CURVE. I 'GENTLY' HIT BRAK… |
| 2009-11-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 1. WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY 101 IN CALIFORNIA AT 60 MPH. 2. BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW CAR DOWN, ONLY RELEASED AN ODOR AS … |
| 2007-11-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | EXTENSIVE RUST THROUGH OF LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT BRACKET CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO DROP DOWN, DAMAGING COOLANT AND A/C LIN… |
| 2006-10-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | GAS SPILLS BACK OUT OF TANK WHEN PUTTING GAS IN TANK. HAVE TO FILL TANK VERY SLOWLY. WAS TOLD THAT THE EVAPORATOR CONTR… |
| 2006-09-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THIS IS A CONCERN ISSUE...THE ADJUSTABLE SHOULDER BELT ANCHOR PROTRUDES FROM SIDE POST 1" AT MY HEIGHT SEAT ADJUSTMENT… |
| 2006-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DURING CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP, VEHICLE BEGAN EMITTING METALLIC WHINING NOISE AND CLICKING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NOT AUDIBL… |
| 2006-06-14 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAD FA… |
| 2005-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK, AND THE OXYG… |
| 2005-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | AFTER ARRIVING HOME SAFELY FROM A LONG HIGHWAY DRIVE (7 HRS), OUR CAR SAT FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, I… |
| 2005-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND NOTHING WA… |
| 2004-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS IDLE AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY (ENGINE, RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC). IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. … |
| 2004-08-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL WHILE DRIVING. HE EXAMINED FUEL SYSTEM UNDERNEATH AND THE FUEL TANK, AND NOTICED THE ENTRY POINT… |
| 2004-07-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | WHENEVER I TRY TO FILL MY GAS TANK, THE FUEL BACKS UP AFTER FILLING 2-3 GALLONS AND SPILLS OUT. THIS IS THE 2ND SUMMER … |
| 2004-05-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. IT INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. DEALER HAD VEHICLE ON… |
| 2004-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHIC… |
| 2003-12-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | MY CAR WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. MY BUMPER AND HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH TORN FROM THE C… |
| 2003-11-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO SENSORS IN GAS TANK. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT GAS IN THE TANK BECAUSE IT WOULD SPI… |
| 2003-09-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | HI! I GOT IN A SMALL ACCIDENT. NOTHING EVEN HAPPENED TO THE CAR, IT HAS NO DENTS AT ALL. IT WAS A CRASH AT LOW SPEED TH… |
| 2003-09-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA.*MR (NAR) THE VEHICLE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE THE VEHICL… |
| 2003-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE GAS TANK THE AUTOMATED PUMP WILL STOP. WHEN THE ATTENDANT DOES IT MANUALLY GAS WILL SHOOT … |
| 2003-06-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT SYSTEM CONTINUALLY APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALER STATED THAT SENSOR WENT OUT.*AK |
| 2003-06-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | POWER LOCKS GO ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY, MAKING ALL KINDS OF RACKET AND BUZZING SOUNDS, EVEN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF!! HAV… |
| 2003-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I CANNOT FILL GAS INTO MY GAS TANK. THE GAS TANK ALSO SPLURTS OUT GAS WHENEVER THIS IS ATTEMPTED CREATING A SERIOUS FIR… |
| 2003-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL SLUDGE IN ENGINE. |
| 2003-04-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED A FLAT TIRE. SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB |
| 2003-04-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FROM THE DEALER THE HOOD FLEW OPEN. *NLM |
| 2003-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, I HAD TO HAVE IT JUMP STARTED. USUALLY HAPPENED AFTER IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR… |
| 2003-02-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL ASSEMBLY FELL APART ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE ONLY WIPER THAT WORKS IS PASSENGER SIDE NOW. IT W… |
| 2003-02-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | Yes | 0 | THE SWAY BAR AND CRUISE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB*TS |
| 2003-01-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30/35 MPH ,VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE … |
| 2002-09-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS IN HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON COLLISION. TS |
| 2002-09-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING GAS IN THE TANK IT SPLASHES BACK OUT OF TANK. *AK *NLM |
| 2002-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FRONT SIDE AXLE BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK |
| 2002-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | JULY OF 2002 (DAYS BEFORE MY VACATION) MY ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. I WAS UNDER AN THIRD PARTY SERVICE AGREEMENT AND WAS … |
| 2002-04-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AIR CONDITIONING WAS LEAKING COOLANT INSIDE OF VEHICLE, CAUSING VE… |
| 2002-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING VEHICLE BATTERY EXPLODED, CASING HAD CRACKED.*AK |
| 2002-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS CEASE UP AND PULLS SEVERELY HARD TO THE LEFT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE CALIPERS LOCK UP WITH… |
| 2002-01-31 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO PERFORM A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, WHEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED … |
| 2002-01-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 73 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION HITTING A GUARDRAIL AND TREES. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER/ PASSENGER AIR … |
| 2002-01-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I CAN'T FILL GAS INTO MY GAS TANK AT ONCE. THE GAS SPITS OUT. IT TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO FILL IT UP.*AK |