Engine Clicking And Tapping Noises problems of the 2006 Nissan Altima

Approximately 1 1/2 years ago, I started hearing a clicking noise coming out of my 3. 5l engine. I took the car to a dealer and he said I needed a new engine ($6000). I drove the car for another 3k miles and the noise continued and became louder. It sounds like an movie projector. I took the car to another Nissan dealer who told me the the primary timing chain guide was causing the noise. I suspect that Nissan knows of this defect in the timing chain which causes the timing chain guide to become damaged. I have also read it happens between 20k to 80k miles. Anyway, if the timing chain jumps it cause serious internal engine damage. I have talked with Nissan consumers affair gorup with no results. I think this should be investigate and Nissan owners warned of this engine defect.

The rear suspension has always been an issue. While driving the wheel will scrape against the wheel well. You can't fit more the two people in the back seat due to this issue. The two front exterior headlights don't provide adequate lighting to even see the car in front of you. Its extremely low/dense lighting even after changing out the bulbs. The electrical ignition switch to start the car has always been a problem. I have to turn the key, wait, turn it again, wait for the dashboard lights to come on, then finally the car will start. The power train gear control is another waiting game. To put the car in drive, I first have to slowly shift though each gear before finally putting into drive. Once I do put it into drive the car will suddenly jolt forward before I'm able to start driving the car. I recently had the transmission replaced cause it just stopped while in motion and struggled to start up again. It finally did, but it couldn't drive over 1st gear. I had to tow the car home. Also, few yrs back I had the head gasket replaced cause the car would shut off while I was driving. It would also not start up again if I had just turned off the engine. It needed time to cool off before restarting for me. And as of this moment, the car is in the shop again. This time it needs a new engine. While it's idling, it's making a very loud clunking sound. It's just never ending with this car. I know there were many recalls on the engine, exterior lighting and rear suspension but I never got the notices.

2006 Nissan Altima engine consumed to much oil causing engine to be replaced twice. The new engine has started making a ticking noise. The dealer is considering installing a third engine.

I purchased a 2006 Altima Nissan 2. 5 special edition in Feb 2006. Within a 6 months time frame I have had 2 engine replacements. This still hasn't corrected the oil consumption problem nor the clicking sound. I have also been informed that the clicking and grinding sound may be attributed to bad tires. So I took it to another company that deals in tires and was informed my tires were in great condition. Then on Jan 22 I was told I needed a new steering wheel to help with the sound and vibrations. My Nissan sounds and rides like a truck. Nissan needs to just live up to the fact that some of the 2006 models were just not built correctly and compensate the consumers that are feeling the affects of buying a lemon. . Why would they put their reputation in jeopardy. Do they not realize this could turn into a class action law suit. Several of my friends have had their cars bought back under the lemon law but I'm getting the run around from one of the Nissan reps. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that after replacing 2 engines in a 6 month period to know my car is a lemon. . Nissan has lost my respect due to the non caring nature they have represented.

Purchased a 2006 Nissan Altima in January of 2006. When car had about 2800 miles on it, we were eating dinner at a restaurant across from our local Nissan dealership. When we started the engine to leave, it made a horrible clattering noise. My husband checked the oil and it did not register on the dip stick. We immediately drove it across the street and showed it to the sales manager since service dept was closed. We had to leave car there over the weekend. When service dept checked oil, they said it was low and changed the oil, but did not measure how low just said about 1 and 1/2 quarts low. I went to pick the car up and they tried not to provide me with a service ticket saying it was no charge. I told them I was not leaving with out a service ticket saying that my brand new car was so low on oil that it was not even registering on the dip stick!! their answer was we aren't even charging Nissan for it - like I care!! anyway I got my ticket. Went back a few weeks later and was low again - then they decided to really take this seriously and changed the oil again and said to come back in 500 miles. We did and service manager said it was definitely using oil and he would have to replace the engine. That was about the time the recall came out in the newspaper. We are still waiting on our engine. Have been fighting this since about March. My husband was told by service dept that Nissan had changed ring manufacturers and had received a faulty batch. I am tired of going to Nissan every 700 miles to have my oil checked. That is why I bought a new car!!! we requested a new car, but like all the other people with complaints, they just laughed. I guess it is going to take someone getting killed in a fire for them to get off of the rears and actually do something!! I am tired of hearing we don't know what we are going to do yet!!.