Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-25 | 07E054000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 9,145 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Engine will not star… |
| 2022-03-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Faulty crankshaft and camshaft sensors UNKOWN |
| 2022-02-05 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving 65-75 MPH, the sunroof detached from the v… |
| 2021-11-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while her son was driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehi… |
| 2021-08-21 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being repaired at an independent m… |
| 2020-07-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST YEAR MAY 2019 AND WITHIN A MONTH THE ENGINE BLEW. I REPLACED THE ENGINE AND NOW IT HAS ISSUES WI… |
| 2020-06-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH TH… |
| 2020-05-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CHECK ENG… |
| 2020-02-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY EXHAUST SYSTEM IS TO LOW THAT IT HITS EVERY BUMP EVEN WHEN DRIVING SLOW ,WHEN THEY LIFTED THE CAR UNDERNEATH THE CAR… |
| 2020-01-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNIN… |
| 2020-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE OVERHEATS WHILE DRIVING.. WHEN HEATER IS ON CAR POWER FAILS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. BATTERY DIES AN… |
| 2019-06-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN. THE VE… |
| 2019-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL WHILE SITTING IN IDLE THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR BACK UP AFTER A FEW SEC… |
| 2018-11-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NHTSA SHOWS 10 RECALLS FOR MY CAR, WENT TO NISSAN BRIDGEWATER AND THEY ONLY FOUND ONE RECALL TO REPROGRAM ECM AND PERFO… |
| 2018-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS OF HAVING MY VEHICLE TO REPAIR RECALLS, MY SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMS ME THAT THE RECALLS WILL NOT … |
| 2018-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY AND STALLED. T… |
| 2018-09-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION STARTING AT 94,000 MILES. NO LEAKS OR EXHAUST SMOKE. HAVE READ CATALYTIC CONVERTORS WERE POOR… |
| 2018-08-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE… |
| 2018-02-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | DASH CAMERA RECORDED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WATCH UNTIL THE END OF THE VIDEO TO SHOW THE BROKEN PIECE THAT CAME OFF FROM M… |
| 2018-02-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS ON ITS SECOND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND FLEX PIPE, I PREVIOUSLY CHANGED THEM IN AUTUM OF 2017. AFTER INST… |
| 2018-01-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR PAN BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOLE ABOUT 15 INCHES LONG AND 5 INCHES WIDE DUE TO RUST. M… |
| 2017-11-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EVERY 100 MILES CAR START BURNING OIL TO FAST..ENGINE START RUNNING SLOW..CHECK ENGINE LIGHT START BLINKING ON AND OFF |
| 2017-11-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL - I WAS TRAVELING ON THE LEFT INSIDE LANE OF A 4 LANE ROAD DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN A SEMI-TRUCK… |
| 2017-11-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALLS FROM NISSAN AND MOSSY NISSAN EL CAJON REFUSED TO REPAIR: MOST RECENT TODAY FOR AIRBAGS |
| 2017-10-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON 412 IN BETWEEN SALEM AR AND VIOLA AR WHEN MY PASSAGES BACK WHEEL WELDS BROKE, WHICH CAUSED M… |
| 2017-09-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NOBODY NOTIFIED ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. |
| 2017-07-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR HAD SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM (AS VERIFIED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP) AS CARS SUBJECT TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU… |
| 2017-07-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FLOOR PANS ROTTED OUT |
| 2017-07-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS WHEN IDLE. IT HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. CAR WOULD NOT GO ON PARK AND WAS STUCK ON … |
| 2017-06-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA, AFTER MAKING A STOP ON THE WAY HOME, 3 HOURS AWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. WE WE… |
| 2017-05-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL ENGINE WAS REMANUFACTURED APRIL 4TH, 2012. ENGINE BURNING OIL, MORE THEN LIKELY CATAYLTIC CONVERTER, TH… |
| 2017-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL MY CAR SEEMS LIKE IT WON'T CRANK UP OR LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING GAS |
| 2017-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD … |
| 2017-02-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, MY PASSENGER FRONT AND BACK SEATS ARE THE ONLY SEAT BELTS THAT WILL NOT RETRACK WHETHER THE CAR IS ON/OF… |
| 2017-02-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | OWNER OF A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA - ON 2/18/17 WHILE TAKING MY VEHICLE TO A CAR WASH IN LINDEN, NJ, I HAD MY VEHICLE ON NEU… |
| 2017-02-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | OWNER OF A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON 2/18/2016, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CAR WASH IN LINDEN, NJ. WHEN THE CAR WASH WAS COMPL… |
| 2017-02-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL AT A CAR WASH, IT ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTL… |
| 2017-02-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL". MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA, THE ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. I ONLY HA… |
| 2016-11-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP (OPEN RECALL) NISSAN DEALER IN BOWLING GREEN KY SAYS "THIS RECALL FOR YOUR CAR IS NOT IN OUR SYSTEM..." EV… |
| 2016-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VIN: [XXX] YEAR: 2003 MAKE: NISSAN MODEL: ALTIMA 2.5 S NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS: 1 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WIN… |
| 2016-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHIC… |
| 2016-10-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FLOORBOARDS ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU. IT IS MY 82 YEAR OLD MOTHERS CAR, WHICH SHE BOUGH… |
| 2016-10-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 2003 ALTIMA, 1 OWNER CAR FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. AFTER HAVING CAR FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS NOTICED METAL RU… |
| 2016-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TAKTA RECALL. HELLO, I HAVE PURCHASED A NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S 2003. MY ENTIRE CAREXTREMELY SHAKES FROM THE MOMENT I STA… |
| 2016-08-10 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE SPED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND CR… |
| 2016-08-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FLOORBOARD IS RUSTED THROUGH |
| 2016-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE FLOOR PANS, DUE TO RUST/CORROSION HAVE FAILED. THIS APPEARS FROM ON LINE RESOURCES TO HAVE B… |
| 2016-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. … |
| 2016-07-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RACK AND PINON MAKING NOISE HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT |
| 2016-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RUSTING UNDERCARRIAGE ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE |