Engine Cooling System problems of the 2002 Nissan Altima - part 2

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that his vehicle should be covered under NHTSA campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). He stated that his vehicle kept stalling and he took it to the dealer. The dealer stated that the crank position sensor failed and both they and the manufacturer stated that his VIN was not included in the recall. The speed was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 129,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Altima. While driving 35-60 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost power without warning. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The recall repair for the engine was performed in 2004; however, the failure recurred and stalled on several occasions. The current mileage was 99,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.

Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe; I went to kraft nissian dealership to have this recall fixed; after about approximately 2-3 weeks later I experience a shut-off in traffic. I return the car back to kraft nissian and they stated that they did not see a problem. It did not happen a agin, but afterwards I notice my car was burining alot of oil. I replace the oil every two-to three days. Then one day it just died on me. I then had the car tow the car I could not afford the repair of the replacement of the engine and was told I had to rmove the car from the premises immeditely. I explain to the top/head service guy that I would have someone come and remove it that Friday. He called on Friday and I told him that it would be after 5pm but the person would be there to move it. I got there around 5:15 and was told the car had been towed. I believe that there is a continous problem with the recall and that nissian dealership do not want to replace the engine and makes the consumer feel as if it was theere fault. I had taken the car back several times without any satisfaction, I not sure if they treated me that way because I was a woman or what but I really felt belittled by this dealership.

I loved the car until recently when I started having problems with the heater. Months ago, I noticed that my heater was not working properly. I took it to be looked at and the mechanic told me that there may be bubbles in the coolant line. They bled the line, refilled it and it was fine for awhile. I have no heat again. They checked and could find no external leaks. This has been a problem for the past year, and every few months I need my coolant replaced and bled. I've gone to numerous mechanics and nobody can find the leak. I've searched many sites and forums and this seems to be a recurring problem for my type of car. The engine is overheating because the coolant is leaking, the car idles rough and is driving w/ higher rpms than it used.

: the contact stated the vehicle shut off suddenly without warning while traveling 60 mph on the highway. The vehicle was towed to a dealership who determined the engine needed to be replaced. There was a NHTSA recall, # 03v455000, regarding the engine and engine cooling. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.

Car was losing coolant. Dealer said I needed a new engine because the head gasket was leaking. They refused to replace the catalytic converter and blamed the engine overheat problem on the leaking gasket. Engine is working fine. I do not want them to replace the head gasket because I can get it done by an ase certified mechanic for half the price and I do not trust them since they told me I needed a new engine. The catalytic converter is supposed to be covered by warranty up to 80k miles. I have 71k miles on the car.

: the contact stated the vehicle was burning oil excessively. There is a NHTSA recall, # 06v223000, regarding the engine and engine cooling. The VIN was not included in the recall. Updated 7/25/2006 - the consumer had to add oil to the engine every 500 to 800 miles. The vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the camshaft position sensor.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Altima se. When starting the vehicle, the contact heard the engine attempting to turn over, but would only start when the accelerator pedal was depressed. While driving at any speed, the vehicle would stall and shut off completely. The vehicle only restarted with a jump start. The battery was checked by a mechanic who found no failures. The vehicle was serviced for NHTSA recall # 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling), however the failure persists. The recall was serviced twice by the dealer. The current mileage is 80,000 and failure mileage was 65,000.

: the contact stated a NHTSA recall # 03v455000 repair was performed on April 14, 2004 concerning, the engine and engine cooling. However, the repair did not remedy the problem. This failure almost caused an accident on April 28, 2006. The dealership would not offer a second repair without charge under the recall. Updated 05/16/2006 - the consumer believes that the part that was replaced under the recall was defective.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Altima. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 03v251000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly). She had the vehicle repaired according to the recall. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle completely stalled. She did not hear any noises and there were no warning indicators. Minutes later, the failure recurred. The contact noticed that the failure occurred only during cold weather. She took her vehicle to the dealer and they stated that although she previously had her vehicle repaired according to NHTSA campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling), the part needed to be replaced again at her expense. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 44,000 and current mileage was 86,000.

The consumer experienced problems with the engine. The vehicle was taken to a dealership to determine what the problem was. The dealership stated there wais a NHTSA recall, # 03v455000, regarding the engine and engine cooling. The vehicle was exhibiting the same problem as indicated in the recall; however, the consumers vehicle identification number was not included in the recall.

2002 Nissan Altima. The consumer stated when she would start the vehicle in the morning, it felt like it was not getting any fuel. She would have to press the accelerator. She stated it would happen sometimes at lunch time, and when she went home from work. The check engine light came on at this time. This started on September 12, 2005. The consumer took vehicle to mechanic, and they found a recall. The throttle body was cleaned by mechanic. She called Nissan of clovis, and took vehicle there, and they found the vehicle did not fall under the recall. They found it was the throttle body. She had the throttle body replaced. The next morning it started again, the dealership told her to bring it back in. This time it was the ecm computer. It was also replaced. On September 28, 2005 the vehicle did it again. She took the vehicle back on September 30, 2005, and they found the coolant is leaking into the number two cylinder; the head gasket would have to be replaced. The consumer stated the service manager said these vehicles have been coming in with this problem but at 80,000 miles.

My car heating system was not functioning properly and then my car had overheated. Mechanic said there was a leak in the radiator which caused my car to overheat causing a crack in my engine. Car is only 3 years old with 75,781 miles.

I purchased a 2002 nisaan Altima and have had many problems with it since. It has been in twice already for the heater not working properly. It blows cold air when car is at idle below 2500 rpm. It was taken in twice and temporalily fixed. This problem has recurred for the third time. Also the enigine would run rough and sometimes stall, this was initially recalled as a bad engine crank sensor. I had it in a second time where they replaced the crank sensor again. The same eveining when I got home the service engine light came on again and I contacted the service agent twice without any resolution. Now the car is doing the same thing again for the third time. In addition to these repetiative problems the car now smokes when it is started, it also is rough starting. At the last oil change the vehicle was down 2 1/2 quarts of oil. The oil changes have been performed on a regular basis between 3000 and 4000 miles every time. The car would not even start approximately one week ago, I had to take out the spark plugs and clean them because they were so fouled out the car wouldn't start. The car has just over 43000 miles and the last incidents that are third time offenders along with the spark plugs being fouled have transpired after the warranty expired of course.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Altima. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) and had the repair work performed on the vehicle. Three years later, while driving approximately 45 mph, the engine light illuminated. The vehicle restarted five minutes later. The dealer stated that his VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle has not been repaired. He filed a formal complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 63,600 and current mileage was 63,640. Updated 3/18/08 the consumer stated had the airbag sensor recall performed. Updated 03/18/08.

After t recall 03v08400 repairs were done vehicle overheated. Consumer managed to pull over to let the vehicle cool down. Dealership was notified, but problem was not resolved.

I have a 2002 Nissan Altima. There was a recall on the pre-cat and it was replaced. . . In the recall it states that if the pre-cat is replaced then the engine has to be also but it was not. My engine burns 2qts of oil a week and makes a weird noise. I want this taken care of.

Lost of heat the dealership has replaced the water pump,heat box,termostat's, flushed cooling system & still I lose heat. They have contacted the engineers in calif. And they don't know what wrong either. One should be here in detroit by March 22,2005 to try and solve the problem. Now the car is burning oil, whin in a week I have to replace oil in the car because all the oil is gone and it's not leaking.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Altima. The contact received a recall notice for the entire emission system and took the vehicle to be repaired. He also stated that the converter needed to be replaced according to a voluntary recall. The converter was not replaced because the dealer would not do it for free. The NHTSA campaign id number was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 86,323.

While driving at 65 mph, vehicle stalls without warning, vehicle is unable to re-start right away leaving driver in eminent danger of been rear ended by on coming traffic. No codes or lights turn on dashboard signaling a malfunction of vehicle. After letting the vehicle cool off for about five to ten minutes it re-starts again. Vehicle was taken to dealer who was unable to diagnose failure because no lights are coming up on the dashboard and when hooked to a scanner no failure codes were produced. Manufacturer was made aware of failure but offered no assistance because vehicle was "repaired" under the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 03v455000( component: engine and engine cooling ) . This recall calls for cam, crank and variable timing sensors to be replaced, however only the crank sensor was replaced. Failure mileage was 43000 when vehicle was first taken in for recall but it is currently failing again at 160,000 miles with above symptoms and manufacturer won't offer assistance. They have advice to take it to a dealer again and they will be able to keep replacing parts until problem is "found". Due to lack of codes their technicians will have to "guess" what the problem is. All this at my own expense of diagnosis, parts and labor. In September of 2011 a dealer performed a re-program of the main computer as part of another recall from manufacturer concerning vehicles stalling. This re-program of the main computer did not fix anything and right after I took vehicle out of the dealer it started stalling again. This vehicle keeps stalling at high speeds (65mp), there are no codes given out and manufacturer offers no assistance. Afraid I am going to get seriously injured as the problem continues but can't figure out what's wrong with the car.