general problems of the 2003 Nissan Altima

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being repaired at an independent mechanic, the mechanic informed the contact that there was rusting on the front driver’s side floor pan. The contact also noticed that the front driver’s side floorboard was soft to the touch and a fuel odor was detected while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, a scraping noise emitted from the vehicle. The contact stated that after inspecting the vehicle, she noticed that the floor board was hanging from under the vehicle and the under body was rusted out. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the front passenger floorboard was entirely rusted. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who informed the contact that the entire floorboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 220,000.

Purchased this vehicle a year ago still paying on the car and upon state inspection passenger side floor boards on a 2003 Nissan Altima rusted through. Failure mileage is 100,498.

The floorboard is rotted out on the passenger side of the car. I have talked to mechanics who say they see this all the time in Nissans. I also know of others with the problem. Everyone says it's a defect in stamping but Nissan will not admit it or help anyone.

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while having the vehicle inspected by an independent mechanic, the mechanic stated that there was excessive rust on the floor board. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer as well as an independent repair shop where the contact was informed that the floor board could not be repaired. The failure mileage was 150,000.

2003 Nissan Altima failed inspection sticker due to rusted out floorboards both on the drivers and passenger side front. Had to have new floorboards welded in. I reside in maine.

Passenger side drain plug on the floor was not sealed from factory on 02-04 Nissan Altima models, the floor rusts out very prematurely leaving a large hole for a foot to go through, or worse exhaust fumes to enter the car doing a search online this seems to be a very common issue which Nissan doesn't not want to address and does not cover. . Read more...

2003 Nissan Altima, the floor boards on both sides of the care are rotting through.

Large hole in the passenger side floor. My mechanic was told by Nissan dealer that its a known problem, but Nissan wont do anything to fix/recall.

I was on the internet just looking up things about my car (Nissan Altima 2003 v6 3. 5) and found Altima owners posting in forums about rust occurring under the front floor pans (either driver side or passenger) and I proceeded to inspect my vehicle and found a rust hole about 7"x7" in size. The car is out of its 5 year warranty period and Nissan is not assuming responsibility for this problem.

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. While driving 40 mph, the check engine warning light intermittently illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer made the necessary repairs to the sensors to make the light dim. When the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for routine brake maintenance, it was discovered that the undercarriage of the vehicle was rusted. The contact was hesitant to touch the vehicle due to the amount of rust and feared that something would fail. The failure mileage was 50,000 and current mileage was 98,000. Updated 01/09/09. Updated 01/09/09.

2003 Nissan Altima has two design flaws. One flaw is that the turn signal indicator is too short. The second design flaw was when the dashboard lights were fully illuminated,the headlights looked as if they were on when they were not.

Nissan Altima 2003, with several failures, leaking gasket, etc. The consumer stated the water pump failed, the windshield leaked, the vehicle would not start, the windshield wiper failed, the heater and defroster did not work, the radiator cap and thermostat was replaced and the wheels rusted.