One problem related to trunk lid has been reported for the 2005 Nissan Altima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Nissan Altima based on all problems reported for the 2005 Altima.
I just purchased a 2005 Nissan Altima from cooper Nissan in easton, PA. Problem: the trunk lid is poorly designed and it will not stay up on a sloping driveway. When I purchased the car and opened the trunk on my driveway. The trunk lid would not stay up, when parked on my driveway. About a 15 degree incline. The trunk lid has fallen on me several times but I was not cut. I contacted the cooper service dept and they ordered new torsion bars. After they were installed it appeared to work. On 8/14/04 I washing vacuuming out my trunk. The trunk lid fell down on my and caused a puncture wound to the back of my head and the blood started flowing&. Eventually with a compress the blood flow stopped after about an hour but the headache lasted for hours! I called the cooper service dept and they essentially said" they couldn't do anything, thats the way its designed- sorry" I then called the national Nissan consumer affairs dept and they reviewed my complaint and suggested a course of action of checked my car against others on the lot and to replace the torsion bars as needed. But I had already done that. And their final postion was " thats the way its designed and thats all they could do, sorry it doesn't work on your driveway - you'll just have to hold up the lid when you use the trunk" and what happens when you need two hands to put something in your trunk??? I have repeatly asked for a cheap , easy fix to add additional strength to the trunk lid but I been stalled by the Nissan personnel. They don''t even want to try to solve the problem. I don't care if it was an offical Nissan fix, I just wanted a fix. So that I can safely use my trunk without being injured.