Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) problems of the 2005 Nissan Altima

This recall number, #03v084 describes my situation precisely. My vehicle currently has 97,000 miles on the odometer and I have been experiencing (over the last course of a year) severe oil consumption. Soon after I changed my oil in may of 2013, I began to notice unusual engine noise. I took my vehicle to a mechanic and he discovered that my motor was only running on a quart and a half of oil. The mechanic replenished my oil to its normal level and since then, the motor consumes oil at an abnormally rapid rate. According to the nhtsaâ??s recall #03v084, the catalytic converter disintegrates and the particles of the converter are drawn back into the motor, which causes scaring on the cylinder walls. This problem is the only logical explanation for my vehicle's rapid oil consumption. Itâ??s my intention to approach Nissan of north America about this issue. I would greatly appreciate your support.

My 2005 Altima was recalled because the crankshaft position sensor (cps) gets hot, fails to send signals to the engine control module (ecm) fast enough, so the ecm shuts down the engine, increasing the danger of being involved in a traffic accident (NHTSA campaign id number: 07v527000 ). In June, my car stalled on the highway. I towed it home and discovered via a code reader that the cps failed, and by google & the NHTSA web site that this was part of the recall id'd above. The remedy is to reprogram the ecm. I made an appointment with the dealer who originally sold this car when new, and dropped off the car. The next day the Nissan dealer left me a self-serving and deceptive message (that I can send you in audio format or transcribed to text) insinuating that along with the free remedy (reprogramming the ecm), the cps had been replaced for $257. I stopped by the dealer to discuss this, and to my relief (since the recall remedy didn't require this $257 repair) the cps had not been replaced. However I experienced the same failure the next hot day. Nissan's ecm reprogramming remedy had no effect - the engine stalled and the code reader again said cps failure. I opened a file with Nissan USA consumer affairs, who assigned a rep. The rep. First spoke with the dealer, then called me and refused to pay to replace the cps (a $37 part). Why doesn't this recall include replacing the cps (Nissan's recommended fix, when the ecm reprogramming fails)? this partial recall is problematic because it's: #1 almost free for Nissan (no parts, minutes of labor) #2 in my case ineffective, causing no cessation of accident risk (a common problem, I'd bet) #3 limited to only one of the 2 failing parts in a closely integrated failure pattern #4 an effective "loss leader" - bringing customers to their garage, allowing Nissan to make money (e. G. Replacing the $37 csp for $257) #5 hard to verify (no visible new or old parts to prove they did the ecm reprogramming).