Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Nissan Altima.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | KEEP HAVING TROUBLE SMELLING GAS. INSIDE THE CAR AND FUEL PUMP AND THE EXHAUST GAS AND I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IT KEEPS M… |
| 2018-05-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BROKEN AND COLLAPSED COIL ON LEFT FRONT TIRE SUSPENSION IN CARPORT STATIONARY POSITION |
| 2018-05-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE WAS FLATERED SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT GOING OFF COLLAPSED COIL SPRING STRUT AND SUSPENSION |
| 2018-05-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BROKEN COIL AND FRONT SUSPENSION EXPLODED ALSO CAUSING TIRE TO FLATTEN SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT GOING OFF AAA MECHANIC DE… |
| 2018-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE TAIL LIGHTS HAD SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED MY CAR TO CATCH FIRE IN THE TRUNK ARE |
| 2014-01-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOT… |
| 2013-06-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 99 NISSAN ALTIMA GXE IS STALLING WHEN STOPPING FOR RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY AND I … |
| 2010-09-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE … |
| 2010-08-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WOU… |
| 2009-06-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA… |
| 2009-01-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | NISSAN 98-2001 ALTIMA I OWN A 99 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH HAS HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM FOR APPROX 2 YRS .DONE RESEA… |
| 2008-03-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY ALTIMA IDLES VERY ROUGH, WHICH FEELS AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO STALL. IT SHAKES THE WHOLE CAR AND IS SLOW AND SHAKING … |
| 2007-09-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHI… |
| 2007-08-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHEN WE WERE TAUGHT HOW TO DRIVE WE WERE TOLD TO PLACE OUR HANDS AT THE 10 AND 2 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE STEERING WHEEL… |
| 2007-07-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. *TR |
| 2007-06-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE RPM'S AUTOMATICALLY INCRE… |
| 2007-04-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP HER VEHICLE AND CRASHED… |
| 2006-07-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEA… |
| 2006-02-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | BROKEN AND COLLAPSED COIL SPRING ON FRONT SUSPENSION. *NM |
| 2006-01-17 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE WHEN IT WAS PULLED DOWN FOR USE. THE VISOR NOW BLOCKS THE CONTA… |
| 2006-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT SLUGGISH WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILUR… |
| 2005-09-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR |
| 2004-12-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | (1) I TURNED LEFT INTO A PARKING FROM SITTING STILL IN A TURN LANE. APPROX. 3 CAR LENGTHS INTO THIS PARKING LOT BOTH OF… |
| 2004-09-21 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT AXLE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE T… |
| 2003-11-18 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WE OWN 1998 AND 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA. BOTH ALTIMA SUNVISORS ( PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE) KEEP FALLING DOWN WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2003-08-18 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. LUCKILY, I HAD THE COVER CLOSED. OTHERWISE, THE GLASS WOULD HAVE FALLEN ON ME AND MAY HAVE CAUSE… |
| 2003-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING | No | 0 | FUEL FILLER PROBLEM: THE VEHICLE (1999 NISSAN ALTIMA) WILL ONLY TAKE A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL AT A TIME (LENGTH OF FILLER… |
| 2003-03-13 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 2 | I ENTERED THE FREEWAY, AND A CAR TRIED TO COME INTO MY LANE SO I MOVED TO THE RIGHT THEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SWERVE FROM LE… |
| 2003-03-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, WHICH … |
| 2003-01-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, IN WHICH THE SEAT BROKE.*JB |
| 2003-01-17 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | THE SWAY BAR DOESN'T STABILIZE THE VEHICLE. *JB WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT BOUNCES SIDEWAYS, THERE NOISE WHEN GOING … |
| 2002-08-02 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED TREAD HAD CRACKED OPEN IN CENTER OF TIRE AN IS SEPARATING FROM THE CARCASS, DISCOVERED THIS WHEN ROTAT… |
| 2002-07-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER HEARD A BOOM NOISE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE BATTERY EXPLODED WHICH CAUSED THE HOOD TO OPEN WHICH… |
| 2002-06-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRAME ON VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED UPON DELIVERY AT DEALER . AFTER CONTACTING DEALER, STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED IN … |
| 2002-06-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WILL JUMP FORWARD A FEW INCHES, THE PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBL… |
| 2002-03-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A 45 MPH FRONT COLLISION. NISSAN CAME AND TOOK THE AIR BAGS FROM THE VEHICLE FOR TESTING.… |
| 2002-02-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, CAUSING BACKSEAT TO UNLOCK AND COME FORWARD.*AK T… |
| 2001-12-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | AFTER NOTICING THE TIRE WAS LOW IN PRESSURE I PROCEEDED TO A TIRE REPAIR FACILITY. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE AND FINDI… |
| 2001-11-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, GEAR SHIFT WAS IN NEUTRAL POSITION, THIS HAPPENED A SECOND… |
| 2001-10-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HARD TO SHIFT GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. CONSUMER HAD TO USE BOTH HANDS TO SHIFT GEARS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER… |
| 2001-10-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO COVER A LARGE SCOOP IN THE FRONT BUMPER WITH A SCREEN, IN WHICH A ROCK C… |
| 2001-10-02 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE A/C BLOWS WARM AIR SINCE THE A/C CONDENSER WAS DAMAGED BY ROCKS ON THE ROAD AS THE RESULT OF THE DEALER FAILING TO … |
| 2001-02-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AS DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE FOOT WAS STILL ON BRAKES. DURING THIS ACCELERATION, THE CAR MA… |
| 2000-12-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AND BRAKE PEDAL PULSATION WHILE BRAKING. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE BRAKING SYS… |
| 2000-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I WAS IN A TERRIBLE CAR ACCICENT ON 11/1/00. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I HAD DAMAGE ON ALL … |
| 2000-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER WOUND PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT MADE A NOISE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DROV… |
| 2000-08-16 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT TIRE SHREDDED WHILE DRIVING (CONTIENTAL-GENERAL TIRE) CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT, RIGHT FRONT TIRE STARTED TO E… |
| 2000-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *YH |
| 2000-06-02 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 2 | TRANS AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF, TAKING SUSPENSION AND STEERING KNUCKLE WITH IT |
| 2000-06-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT HOLD AIR FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NOW I HAVE… |