Body problems of the 2005 Nissan Altima - part 2

Brought my 2005 Nissan Altima to mechanic for service. He noticed both driver side and passenger side floorboards rotted out. Each side has a 6" - 8" wide x ~18" long rectangular hole in the floorboard underneath the carpet. You are able to push up on the carpet from underneath the vehicle on both sides. The only thing separating the driver or passenger's feet from the road in these areas is the carpeting.

I just noticed my floorboard is rusted on the passenger side. I didn't notice this until maybe a couple weeks ago when a part of the rug t j at covers it came apart and when I looked through I can see the ground.

I noticed something hanging down under the vehicle directly under the drivers side. I had a neighbor who is a mechanic look under the car. He told me that the under carriage floor board was completely rusted through and was so bad it would be dangerous to continue driving it. I can't afford the repair. What can I do?.

Floor panels rusting completely through. Tire mechanic noted that "driver foot well has rusted through and carpet is visible on underside of vehicle". Internet search strongly suggests that this is a design flaw in the water drainage system of Altimas made during this time frame (as you are aware). Car runs beautifully otherwise, but I have to believe that having the carpet visible from underneath is a safety issue that should be addressed by Nissan.

The floor boards on both the driver side and passenger side have rotted out. We discovered this problem when my wife accidentally pushed her foot through the floor while driving 70 miles per hour on the highway. Fortunately she wasn't hurt. Judging by the extent of the rust, this has likely been an unknown issue since before I bought it 3 years ago. I would guess that it was significantly rusted well before 100k miles.

Deeply rotting floor board under passenger side. 2005 Nissan Altima with only 83000 miles.

Floor under the passenger seat rotted out, hole exposed to the outside.

There is a rust/corrosion hole in the floorboard below the drivers feet. I'm sure it has been there for a while but I just noticed it recently because I saw a piece of the floor dangling below the car.

My front floorboards rotted out resulting in a safety issue and a $1,200 repair bill. It was discovered at a rhode island state inspection.

The carpet on the driver side was wet after some heavy snow & rain involved this year. Upon looking underneath, the floor pan was rusting out. The driver side and passenger side both have big holes underneath. Right now, there is nothing protecting my feet from the concrete ground expect for a flimsy carpet since the rust has taken all of the structural support.

2005 Nissan Altima at recent annual safety inspection my mechanic informed me that the underside of my Altima had severe rust/corrosion eating away at the frame and floorboards. It was bad enough that he had to call his service manager to understand what to do or was the car deemed safe to continue to drive. Eventually the floorboards will fail, anyone know if this is normal for 2005 Nissan Altimas?.

Floorboards are rotting out. The vehicle has 120,000 miles on it. Very dangerous to have a foot push through and even undermine body integrity of the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Altima. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the front passenger side floorboard was corroded. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Front floor boards rusted out both sides. Set a battery on floor board and it made floor cave in. I looked under car and half of the rusty floor board pieces fell on my driveway. No rust anywhere else on vehicle. This not safe and needs to be fixed.

My car has a severe floor rust problem. Specifically passenger side floor has big whole and mechanic suggested you may have your feet on road while driving. I just had a baby and I am really scared about this car. Nissan sucks big time. I will never buy Nissan again until and unless they own up the problem.

Multiple owners have complained about a rusting floorboard. This is a Nissan defect. I learned today from the mechanic who did the cars oil change that I have the same problem on my Nissan with both passenger and driver floorboards rusted and have hole in them. I have never seen this in a 10 year old modern car. Just came from an oil change and the mechanic happened to see it. Any help from you would be appreciated. The repair runs into the thousands with the car not even worth that much any more.

The driver and passenger floors are seriously rusted with holes. I found the condition when I noticed something hanging under the car. It was some sort of plastic material that lined the metal floor inside the car.

Many complaints are on the web from owners of Nissan Altima regarding floor boards rusting away. My 2005 Nissan Altima has such a problem even though it is garage kept. I am afraid that I will fall through the rusted out floor boards or my seat will fall through while I or any other driver is driving the vehicle. I 1st noticed how flimsy the floor boards were made after a week of having the car. This is a dangerous situation that the manufacturer should recall this car to fix. Please see the following web site: https://consumerist. Com/2015/04/06/nhsta-complaints-show-rusted-floorboards-in-older-Nissan-altimas-create-fred-flintstone-cars/ my friend spend over $1000. 00 to have the floor boards repaired and I know more. Thanks julio mora.

My 2005 nissian Altima has been giving me issues with the shifter when attempting to switch gear from reverse to drive it takes several minutes just for the car to go into gear and when doing so jerks extremely hard. . . I have also had many issues with it not wanting to start and I will have to place vehicle in neutral then force back into park many times before my car will start. . . This vehicle has been well maintained and kept very clean. . . While having car inspected I was informed of the floor boards rotting out. . . I have tried to contact Nissan and discuss these issues. . . I have had 000 results in being able to do so. . . This is very dangerous. . . If I would have known of these issues I would have never purchased this vehicle. . . And with the treatment from Nissan. . . Will never purchase any vehicle from them again.

The floor boards under the passenger's feet are completely rusted out. This is a huge safety hazard and should be treated as such. From all the reports, it doesn't seem like Nissan or NHTSA is taking this seriously. You can see the road thru the huge holes. When a vehicle that is only 10 years old and spent some of that time down south, away from any possibility of salt on the roads has rusted out floor boards, this is not 'normal' corrosion.

The floor boards under the passenger's feet are completely rusted out. This is a huge safety hazard and should be treated as such. From all the reports, it doesn't seem like Nissan or NHTSA is taking this seriously. You can see the road thru the huge holes. When a vehicle that is only 10 years old and spent some of that time down south, away from any possibility of salt on the roads has rusted out floor boards, this is not 'normal' corrosion.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that noticed a piece of metal hanging from under the passenger side floor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the diagnosis was that the floor of the passenger side was totally rusted and there was a hole under the carpet. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 178,000. Bp.

2005 Nissan Altima with 60,000 miles on it needed drivers side floor replaced, dealer tried to tell me this was from snow and salt. Vehicle is located in philadelphia and not driven in this type of weather. Nissan manufactures a replacement set of floor pans but does not recognize the defect. I had to buy the set so I have the passenger side for when that rust out. This was not a cheap fix and based on age, condition and mileage, this should never have happened.

Rusted floor panels on both sides up front.

Undercarriage rust I am seeing everyone with 2002-2005 Nissan Altima are having this issue. This getting out of control.

Undercarriage (floor boards) on passenger & driver side rusted. Holes with flooring carpet showing through.

My 2005 Nissan Altima has holes in the front driver's side and front passenger's side floorboard due to extreme rust.

From the auto body shop's diagnostic & estimate report: "rf interior foot space sunk in more" & "floor board rusted out on both front driver & passenger sides". In other words, the metal floor panels in front of both front seats have prematurely corroded to failure, in which the floor is no longer safely supports the occupants & the barrier between inside & outside the vehicle has been breached. Upon investigation this problem is a common with vehicles of this make, model, & year. The metal floor panel & its corrosion resistance are the manufacturer's error & are a safety risk to the users. I am worried about the possibility of a foot or item falling through the floor, exhaust or other fumes entering the interior, & the car's performance in an accident.

Well maintained, garaged-kept Altima had no visible body rust anywhere upon inspection last November. Today I noticed rusty flakes on the floor of my garage, and upon looking underneath the car, found that one half of the driver's side floor pan was caving in. This rust is not noticeable to the consumer until the rust is all the way thru to the exterior, at which point the weight of the foot breaks it thru the undercoating. The passenger side floorpan was also caving in. When I took up the rubber mats, floormats, and carpet/pad, I saw large holes on both driver and passenger sides which only affected one half of each floorpan. These rusted halves have a type of hard "black shingle" stuck to the floor, and from what I observed also have a small 3"x3" silver paper completely covering what should have been a drain hole. The unrusted halves are painted, have no "shingles" and no rust whatsoever despite being butted right up to the rusted halves. These "shingles" appear to be the problem, the rusted metal was firmly attached to them. This must be a design defect or someone at Nissan did not do thier job right (since the drain holes were covered up with silver paper). This rust obviously started invisibly from inside the car. I was able to easily push the rusted metal thru - I am glad I was able to discover this before someone could put thier foot thru the floor of a moving vehicle or fall asleep at the wheel due to fumes. This was fixed at at cost of $900 to me, because I have children and this is a hazard. We also have a 2000 chevy, and a 2005 Dodge, and neither have such rust on/in the floorpans, despite being parked outside and driven in the same elements. I would like to be reimbursed for the Altima's floorpan repair as the amount of rusting is not normal for the care taken, and also is not noticeable nor preventable by the consumer.

I took my Altima to the Nissan dealership for regular maintenance and the mechanic noticed the common rusting problem in my front passenger side floor board. There is a hole about 3-4 inches and you can look up and see the carpet. I'm really upset and wasn't aware of this issue with Altimas when I bought my car preowned six months ago. It is in otherwise excellent condition, completely pampered by the previous owner and myself, and shouldn't be rusting through at this age and with only 59k miles on it. Despite what Nissan might be claiming, having large holes in your floorboard is an absolute safety hazzard and I really feel concerned for the Altima owners who didn't catch the problem as early as I have, or even have yet to discover it! some of the holes that other people have experienced can fit more than a foot through!! I am also very concerned about the fumes creeping in. Now that I am informed of the design flaw, I can 100% count on my drivers side to begin rusting out too. This is really expensive to repair and I shouldn't be repaired it as it is no fault of any of us drivers, nor the rain nor the salt. It is a safety design flaw and Nissan should recall. Thank you NHTSA for listening!.

As the original owner of this Altima, we were alarmed when our son said he could see the carpeting hanging through the bottom of the vehicle. We contacted our Nissan dealer who said the repairs wouldn't be covered and to pursue it with Nissan corporate. We paid out of pocket for the repairs (safety concerns) and formally requested reimbursement. I received a call and was told it was declined due to vehicle's age and due to the fact we're in the "north-east salt states". I asked why 2005 Honda's, chevy's and Buick's from the same locale aren't experiencing the same issue?? when I asked for a detailed denial of my claim (one citing the reasons I was being given verbally) I was told absolutely not and that Nissan would only supply a "general" letter of denial. Seriously?? does anyone else think this sounds like an unethical practice? all of these similar stories and yet Nissan hasn't been called onto the carpet?.

Undercarriage of driver side is severely rusted. Hole in driver's seat floor.

Floor pan almost completely rusted out. Vehicle was inspected today and reported severe rust, to the point that feet may be able to go through the floor soon.

This is a 2005 Altima well maintained throughout all these years. I found a 10"x10" hole in passenger side floor pan. It was rusted very badly inside out. It must have been developing the rust for quite a few years. It is a safety hazard and there should be a recall as so many Nissan owners are having the same issue.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the driver's side floor board is rusted out. In addition there is a hole in the floor board. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the floor board needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,998. Tw.