Automatic Transmission problems of the 2003 Nissan Altima

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle began to hesitate and jerk violently as the contact attempted to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the mechanic stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 97,000 and the current mileage was 98,000.

I was driving to work on the hwy going about 55 and my gas pedal stopped working for about 15 seconds. I pulled into a parking space at a nearby apartment complex and sat there for another 10 seconds pumping the gas pedal. It started working after that and I drove to work to no further issues, but this could possibly lead to an accident or even a possible death(s).

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. The contact heard a loud snap underneath the vehicle while driving. He attempted to place the vehicle in drive and reverse, but it failed to move. The vehicle was towed to his residence and was later towed to the dealer. The mechanic stated that the vehicle needed a new engine and transmission. Through online research, the contact discovered that the 2006 Altima's have a recall for the same failure. The speed and recall number were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 127,000.

My 02 Altima has had four recalls, including the last one in question. I began having problems with the car lurching this summer. It acted as if it was going to die. It even began to die on me once or twice at idle speeds. On Aug 24th, when I pulled out of the parking lot, the car died. It died three times while I was trying to turn around and get back to the parking lot. I took the car to a reputable, ase certified mechanic. Meanwhile, I checked the web. No additional recalls were listed. ) the mechanic diagnosed that the crank shaft positioning sensor needed replacing. The car continued to lurch and act like it was going to die while I was driving. The techs recommended I take it to the dealer. The Nissan dealer informed me that the problem was known. Nissan had issued a recall, the car needed the ecm reprogrammed. After they reprogrammed the ecm, Nissan stated that the crank position sensor still needed replacing. I took it back to the mechanic that had already replaced the sensor. They also said it needed a new cam sensor. They replaced both sensors at no additional charge. Within a few days, the car exhibited the same, previous symptoms. I took it back to Nissan. The serv dept informed me that the issue was the throttle body assembly. The bad news - the cost was $1000. The part was estimated at $550 and labor was around $450. Estimate time of repair = 1 1/2 hour. The warranty is 5 yrs / 60k miles. He stated if the mileage was 60k miles, then the throttle body would be covered under warranty. . . But, since the mileage read 65k miles, then it would not be covered. The service manager applied for a goodwill warranty. The request was denied. I contacted Nissan. After filing the complaint and waiting for a response, I finally opted to have the car repaired at my own expense. To date, Nissan declined to pay for any part of the throttle body repair. However, they have promised to reimburse me for the crank position sensor.

While driving at any speed vehicle stalled. Consumer restarted vehicle, and drove it to dealer for inspection, but mechanic could not duplicate the problem.

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. In 2003, the vehicle began jerking and would come to a complete stop without warning. The vehicle was taken to two dealers and the radiator and crank sensor were replaced. The manufacturer was notified and a report was taken. The investigation concluded that the vehicle could not be replaced under the lemon law because the time had expired. The speed and powertrain were unknown. The current mileage was 55,000 and failure mileage was 7,435. Updated 02/12/08. The consumer stated the vehicle stalls and then shoots forward. Updated 02/12/08.

2003 Nissan Altima with 3,539 miles on Jan 17th my wife drove it out for the grocery shopping. When she came back she parked the car on the drive way in 'p' with the engine running as she was to go out after unloading the shopping bags from the trunk. She got off from the car and opened the trunk and unloaded the shopping bags and took them to the kitchen through the garage. She took few bags each time to the kitchen so she traveled few times from the car to the kitchen. Then she walked to the mailbox and then took the last bag from the trunk and after closing the trunk walked to the kitchen. Soon later she opened the kitchen door and walked into the garage when she noticed that the car was coming toward her. It happened so fast and as she looked at the car she got paralised and the car bumped into the water heater base and stopped with the engine running and in 'p'. My wife didn't get hurt by 1/16" or so. . . My daughter ran to the car to see what happened and verified if the car was in 'p' or not. It was in 'p' and the indicator light on the panel showing 'p' too!! I took some pictures of it since there was nothing I could do at that moment. My wife was in shock. So I stayed with her that evening and right next day early morning took the car to the Nissan dealer and reported the problem. The service dept checked it out and said that they were not able to find anything wrong with the car and told me and to my wife and my daughter that we have to use our insurance to fix the damages caused to the car and the house by the malfunction of the car. No further action was taken by the Nissan dealer regarding this issue although I requested to contact Nissan USA corp to report the problem.

We purchased a 2003 Nissan Altima s on November 12, 2002. We noticed a rough vibration when we are sitting at a traffic light in drive and when we have it in park. We took it back to the dealership the next day to be checked and we were told it was normal. We wanted to exchange the vehicle for another Altima of same value because we have friends with 2002-2003 Altimas and they are not having this problem. We have taken it back several times but they still continue to say it is normal. Also, we are having a problem with acceleration on this vehicle. When you take off it hesitates before it picks up speed and the transmission doesn't seem to be changing out smoothly. We aren't having any luck with the dealership we purchased it from. It seems as though they don't care about the customers after they get your $20,000 + check. I really think there should be a better way for customers to receive quality service from these dealerships after purchase. We feel like we purchase a 2003 lemon and we think that Nissan corp. Should make these dealerships that are selling their products satisfy the customer before/after the sale.