Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-14 | 07E074000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 11,300 | — | Details |
| 2001-02-23 | 01V065000 |
TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 21,622 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS D… |
| 2016-05-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | I PARKED MY CAR AT MY HOME ON 5/6/16. ON 5/7/16 I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING AND IT WOULD NOT START. I GOT A… |
| 2016-03-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. FUEL PUMP ISSUES |
| 2016-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAUGES SHUT OFF, FREEZE, AND ADVANCE WHILE IN MOTION, CONFUSING THE DRIVERS. CAUSING UNKNOWN SPEED, GAS, TEMPERATURE,… |
| 2014-07-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 2 | TRAVELING W/ FLOW OF TRAFFIC WHEN TURN HEAD FOR SPLIT SECOND NOT REALIZING THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STALLED, SO SHE HAD … |
| 2014-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WENT OUT FOR DINNER AND NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL. ON THE WAY HOME, "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN … |
| 2013-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 2 | I JUST BOUGHT A 200 NISSAN ALTIMA. I WAS DRIVING TO HILTON HEAD AND 2 HOURS INTO THE TRIP THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF A… |
| 2013-04-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AFTER I STARTED THE CAR AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I REALIZED MY BRAKES WE… |
| 2012-09-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE … |
| 2012-05-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE CAR FRONT END HAS BEEN MAKING STRANGE NOISES, I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER ON MAY 15,2012 FOR OIL CHANGE AND I… |
| 2012-04-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE … |
| 2012-03-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINA… |
| 2012-03-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA IDLES ROUGH AND THE ENGINE SHAKES. MY MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID CYLINDER 4 WAS MI… |
| 2012-03-05 | WHEELS | No | 0 | ON 3/5/2012, I HAD A VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION. EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE FRONT END WAS NOTED. I TOOK MY CAR TO MONRO MUF… |
| 2011-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE GOING 75MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE GAUGES (RPM, MPH, FUEL, ENGINE TEMP) DROPPED DOWN TO ZERO. … |
| 2011-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GXE, REPLACE GASKET ON INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TR |
| 2011-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FAIL INTER… |
| 2010-11-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AFTER 30,000 MILES. THE I… |
| 2010-10-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STOPPING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND MADE A VIBRATING… |
| 2010-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FREEZES INDICATIONS FOR LONG PERIODS INTERMITTENTLY. ODOMETER, TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, ENGINE TEMP… |
| 2010-06-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD GOES OUT COMPLETELY. YOU CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST YOU'RE GOING OR WHAT THE RPM IS OR ANYTHING,… |
| 2010-05-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL LEVEL IS NOT ACCURATE. IT FIRST STARTED DOING THIS TELLING ME I HAD A 1/4 TANK LEFT, WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS IN … |
| 2010-03-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO… |
| 2009-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THIS MORNING THE CAR WAS WARMING UP IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE ; IT EXPLODED AND BURNED DOWN; THE FRONT IS COMPLETELY MELTED… |
| 2009-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OUR NISSAN ALTIMA GLE 2000 CAUGHT ON FIRE - ENGINE EXPLODED AND THE FULL FRONT OF THE CAR IS MELTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT MA… |
| 2009-11-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ALL SEEMED NORMAL, UNTIL I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO REFUEL. SURPRISINGLY I COULD NOT GET … |
| 2009-10-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA, CAR IDLES ROUGHLY AND VIOLENTLY SHAKES AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO STALL CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK EVEN WI… |
| 2009-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING IDLE TO FLUCTUATE, INTERMITTENT STALLING 2000 ALTIMA WITH 57,000 MILES, THIS IS … |
| 2009-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT THAT JERKS AND SHAKES DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE NUMBER 4 … |
| 2009-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA IDLES ROUGH AND SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS COUGHING. MY MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID CY… |
| 2009-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GLE, AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE ARE ALSO EXPERIENCI… |
| 2009-01-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. CAR CONSTANTLY JERKS WHEN IDLING AND SOMETIMES CUTS OUT. SPENT $55 ON A SYSTEM DIAGNOST… |
| 2009-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON 2000 ALTIMA GXE . CYLINDER #4 MIS-FIRE. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SAME AS ISSUE #'S : #10167… |
| 2008-12-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AT 90K MILES, THE ENGINE IS LOUDER AND VIBRATES DURING ACCELERATION AND WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. THERE IS MOTOR O… |
| 2008-12-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE SHAKING WHILE IDLING, MISFIRE IN MUFFLER, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 130K. REPLACED SPARK PLUG SYSTEM AT A CO… |
| 2008-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GXE HAS A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE PROBLEM STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. MY CAR SHAKES WH… |
| 2008-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OKAY I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEAL WITH NISSAN AND THEIR RECALLS, BUT THEY DEFINITELY NEED TO MAKE A RECALL ON THE 2000 AL… |
| 2008-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY ON MY 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GXE FREEZES INTERMITTENTLY. THE ODOMETER GOES BLANK AND THE TACHOMETER,… |
| 2008-06-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE HOME AFTER WORK. STOPPED TO PICKUP CHILD AT DAYCARE. PARKED VEHICLE AND WENT INSIDE. MOMENTS LATER P… |
| 2008-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND SHAKING AT IDLE. WAS CONCERNED CAR COULD STALL OUT IN AN INTERSECTION. TOOK TO SHOP, VEHI… |
| 2008-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON MY 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 60,00… |
| 2008-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IT SPUTTERS, MEANING I WILL HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS, THE RPMS WILL DROP TO 500, THEN WITH … |
| 2008-02-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AT 46,000 MILES THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO … |
| 2008-02-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A CONE ON THE FREEWAY AND DAMAGED T… |
| 2008-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AROUND CYLINDER #4 FAILED 2-3 YEARS AGO (~65,000 MILES), CAUSING ROUGH IDLE/STALLING AS WELL… |
| 2008-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR WOULD IDLE VERY ROUGH AND NEARLY DIE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED ($900.00). *TR |
| 2008-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | HAVE A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GLE THAT IS RUNNING POORLY AT IDLE AND WILL STALL. SPENT 450 DOLLARS ON TUNE UP PARTS TO FIND… |
| 2007-12-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA BOUGHT NEW AND FAITHFULLY MAINTAINED AT DEALERSHIP (TRI-CITY NISSAN TALLMADGE OHIO) HAS TRANSMISSION… |
| 2007-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GXE, AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A FAILURE IN THE SPEEDOMETER, TACH, ODOMETER, AND TEMP GAUGE… |
| 2007-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | A LONG TIME AGO I STARTED HEARING SOME RATTLING SORT OF NOISE IN THE FRONT. TOOK IT TO CARMAX, AS I HAVE THE EXTENDED W… |