Underbody Shield problems of the 2005 Nissan Altima

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the undercarriage of the vehicle had excessive rust and a hole was developing underneath the driver side floorboard. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

I have a 2005 Nissan Altima that I bought in 2008 and has had nothing but problems, first had to replace the steering knuckle because the steering was going out ($400) than had to replace the motor mounts, struts, inner/outer tie rods, I have no heat when at idle, while putting new tires on again, I also learned my floor boards are almost rusted through, and now I can not even drive my car because about 3 weeks ago it started sucking down oil ( 4 qts within a 3-6 hour time frame) and it's smoking bad out the tail pipe because of the head gasket/piston rings caused by a faulty pre-cat, and told I need to replace the engine. I see there is a recall for the 2. 5l engine for this issue but on a 2006 model, what about my 2005 model with same engine?? searching the internet I find hundreds if not thousands of people having this same issues in 2002-2006 Altima's, obviously there is a problem with these engines and Nissan should be held accountable!!.

I took my car in to get an oil change. While my car was on the lift we noticed a huge rust spot under the passenger side. They were able to easily put a screwdriver inside the hole and it lifted my carpet. And what I don't understand is that one month earlier my car was in the shop putting on new tierods and bushings, and there was no rust at all. So in one month the undercoating was gone and a huge rust hole appeared. I took my car to the dealer and they said my warranty was over and it would be about $900 to fix. This is crazy. I've never had any major problems with this car and it only has 62,000 on it. Nissan needs to make this a recall because this is happening to alot of the Altimas. This is a major safety problem. And if this is not resolved I will no longer be buying from Nissan.

I own a 2005 Nissan Altima. I currently had an oil change at a local garage and was informed that my floor boards are rusted with holes starting to form. My car only has 85,000 miles and is kept in the garage and washed often. This is the only spot on my car that I have any rust. I contacted Nissan about this issue and was informed that this is a common issue with the Altimas. I had just had a sticker put on by Nissan and also a 72 point inspection and was never informed by them that there was holes underneath my car! Nissan said they would go half on the cost of repairing both front floorboards which would cost me $400. 00 which I do not have. My main concern for this issue is come winter time, I will have holes through my floorboards and with two small children in my car, I am extremely conserned about having toxic fumes enter into my car which could lead to passing out or the fact that my foot could go right through the floor. This is a major safety issue and Nissan should be backing up their products as this is a common issue with the manufacturing of their metal.

I have recently discovered the driver and passenger side floor boards are severely rusted through to the bottom of the carpet! this is a serious safety hazard with potential for injury from stepping through and possible death from exhaust fumes causing unconsciousness while driving. There is absolutely no rust anywhere else on the car?! to my knowledge there are numerous consumer complaints about this very problem with no record of a recall on file to correct the structural problem of the vehicle.

Driver's and passenger floor boards rusted completely though, holes in floor. Car was well maintained.