Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-21 | 06V223000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 85,000 | — | Details |
| 2006-02-13 | 06V046000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR | 759 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have replaced the water pump, the belt, the thermostats, the rotors, the brakes, the fuel pump, the evap vent valve s… |
| 2025-04-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Cvtc transmission stalls almost got my kids and my pregnant daughter hit I bought the car only 2 months ago |
| 2025-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | Me and my fiancé had just picked the kids up from my mom’s. Got about 2 miles down the road and all of a sudden i heard… |
| 2024-02-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 - 70 MPH, the vehicle beg… |
| 2023-11-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I started my vehicle, as usual, and when driving at a very slow speed (neighborhood speed limits) I approached a very b… |
| 2023-09-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:CRANK/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle decel… |
| 2023-06-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while exiting the highway, the contact lost control of the v… |
| 2023-04-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while his sister was driving at an undisclosed speed, th… |
| 2023-01-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stall… |
| 2022-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, abnormal amounts of smoke… |
| 2022-10-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The crankshaft or camshaft sensor has went out which causes it to stall or immediately die, which is a safety hazard ye… |
| 2021-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle is experiencing excessive oil consumption. I had to replace rack and pinion steering and vehicle is using exces… |
| 2021-09-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled upon the depression of the accelerat… |
| 2021-09-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | Hydroplaned while entering a toll Plaza on 9/22/2021. Crashed into the cement jersey wall and guardrail. Car was tota… |
| 2021-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Last year i had the same issues with my 2003 nissan sentra gxe that i am now facing with my 2006 nissan altima. The ser… |
| 2021-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | UNKNOWN: While driving the car will stall. After restarting it, the car will then be stuck in fifth (highest) gear. … |
| 2021-03-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN I LIFT MY CAR (NISSAN ALTIMA 2006 ) AT THE MECHANIC TO DO REPAIR JOB , I DISCOVERED A HUGE RUST HOLE AT THE DRIVER… |
| 2021-02-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND MAKING A LEFT … |
| 2021-01-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR S… |
| 2020-12-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GAS GAUGE ISN'T ACCURATE THEREFORE I DONT KNOW WHEN IM ALMOST OUT OF GAS WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO JUST CUT OF IN THE … |
| 2020-09-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO M… |
| 2020-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car won't start |
| 2020-04-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON APRIL 27, 2020, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY @ABOUT 70MPH AND MY CAR JUST SHUT IT SELF OFF, I TRIED TO CRANK IT … |
| 2019-12-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. MY CAR STARTS TO GET DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ABOUT EVERY 200-300 MILES. START TO HEAR A CLUNK, WH… |
| 2019-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527… |
| 2019-09-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fuel gauge stopped working. Fuel gauge shows full all the time. Error code is P0462. Mechanic replaced fuel pump mo… |
| 2019-09-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND FUEL FILTER KEEPS CLOGGING AND FUEL SENDING UNIT WONT WORK . |
| 2019-08-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA TO THE SHOP TO PURCHASE TIRES AND UPON PUTTING THE VEHICLE ON A LIFT, THE MECHANIC CALLED … |
| 2019-05-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY DRIVERS SEAT IS STUCK RECLINED AND IT WON'T MOVE ANYMORE (PARKED).MY DRIVERS DOOR WON'T UNLOCK (PARKED). MY ENGINE C… |
| 2019-05-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ON 5/23/19 MY SON WAS DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND COMPLETELY STOPPED/SHUTDO… |
| 2019-04-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | VEHICLE TRIES TO START BUT WON'T. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHILE TRYING TO START. BATTERY IS FINE, THERE'S ENOUGH GAS, IT… |
| 2019-04-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CAR FEEL S LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. BUT GOES AWAY. THEN IT… |
| 2019-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THEIR HORRIBLE VCT TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE AN ALTIMA AND TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT ON… |
| 2019-03-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATES WITH FAULT CODE P0462. MONEY SPENT UNNECESSARILY… |
| 2019-03-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT A SPEED OF 40 MILES AN HOUR MY CAR SHUT OFF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON C… |
| 2019-03-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2019-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY VIBRATED, THE CHECK ENGINE… |
| 2019-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE TWICE, MY EMERGENCY BREAKS STOPPED WORKING AND THE I THINK IT'S CALLED THE TRANSMISSION… |
| 2019-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY POPS ON AND OFF THE CAR CONSUMES A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL EACH WEEK,… |
| 2019-02-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING 2 WEEKS AGO N I WAS DONIG ABOUT 45 OR 50 WHEN IT JUST SHUT OFF BY ITS SELF NO WARNING OR NOTHING N ITS CO… |
| 2019-01-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR IL… |
| 2019-01-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON 9/19/2018. PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE SERVICE THEY TOLD… |
| 2019-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED MY CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR AND WHEN I GET MY CODES READ IT KEEPS COMING BACK ON AND … |
| 2018-12-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE VE… |
| 2018-12-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BROUGHT MY ALTIMA 6 MONTHS AGAIN, MY CAR IDLES VERY HIGH WHEN IN PARK, WHILE DRIVING IT GETS SURGE OF POWER, SO NOW W… |
| 2018-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CLUTCH CEASED DEPRE… |
| 2018-10-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DISCOVERED ANTIFREEZE TO BE MILKY WHITE IN THE RESERVOIR AND RADIATOR IT'S SELF. WILL NEED TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND FLUS… |
| 2018-10-06 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR CONTROL ARM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CO… |
| 2018-10-03 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT FELT THE… |
| 2018-09-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GAS GAUGE SAID HALF FULL BUT STALLED OUT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT START HAD TO CALL FOR S… |