Engine problems of the 2006 Nissan Altima

2006 Nissan Altima caught on fire, June 8, 2011. My son was driving from work to home on the highway and orange sparks was coming from underneath the car, so he pulled over on the median. When he proceeded to lift up the hood of the car, black smoke and flames were coming from the hood and he and other drivers call 911. According to the fire department, oil and other fluids were coming from the car down the highway on fire. My son is ok, but I can not get any help with this car. I have a burned car sitting in my driveway and can not drive it everything underneath the hood is melted. I still owe on this car. Need help! I only had the car for 8 months.

2006 Altima-sluggish performance-had to put 2 quarts of oil in car today-just had oil change two weeks ago. While drinving up a slope car starts to jerks hard-pulled off road-cut the car off-took several tries before car would start. It has been doing this for the past two days. . .

We bought our 06 Nissan Altima in 08 and had some trouble soon after with the car not starting on the first or second try. We contacted the dealer ship and they said that the steering wheel was locking and we should forcibly turn the wheel to turn on the car. Still had problems so we took our car to a local repair shop and they told us it was the battery. The new battery helped with the starting issue for a couple of months. Then we notice that the engine oil levels would be low after only 1,000 miles. We took the car to our local repair shop and they said just keep adding oil. Then a week ago we took the car in to get the oil changed and they said we had no oil in the engine at all. We took the car to the dealership and they said that the piston rings were shot and our oil was mixing with the coolant. We called Nissan to see if they could help us with the cost of a replacement engine that the dealership said we would need very soon. Nissan said they would call us back in a couple of days with their answer. They called us back within 25 minutes to tell us they would not help us even though this is a known problem with 06 Nissan Altimas.

On 10/22/06 I purchased a 2006 Nissan Altima in va. It has a remanufactored engine and only had 35 miles. I had the oil changed at 3,400 miles and moved back to GA. I received a recall notice pb023 qr25 alt-ser my06 ntb06-082 in may 2007. I took it to the nearest Nissan dealership and everything checked out and they changed the oil (odo 7,473). I had the oil changed on 9/1/2007 (odo 11,885). On 10/20/07, driving on an interstate suddenly there was smoke coming from everywhere and the engine died. Thought it was going to go up in flames. It smell as if the engine was burning. (odo 13,791). It was towed to the nearest Nissan dealership. They said the it threw a rod and there is a hole the size of a fist in the engine. The engine will be replaced. This will be the second engine in this veh. I would like a new vehicle replacement or be refunded in full. I have no confidence in the vehicle and fear it will catch fire. I am scared to drive it! I was assured when purchased that the engine problems have been resolved and were no longer an issue and the dealership would stand behind the engine 100%.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima , and the current mileage was 7,200. The engine was replaced at 3,500 miles. The vehicle hesitated and was sluggish intermittently. The vehicle was diagnosed four times by the dealer. There were no warning indicators and the dealer has stated that they could not diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was 3500.

I was recently contacted via phone that my Nissan Altima may be part of a national recall from Nissan motors USA. [how come I did not receive any mail notification?] I brought my car in November/ 2006. Thus, I called and brought my car to the nearest Nissan dealer [wondries Nissan]. The service manager assured me that the service department would run a series of test and it shouldn't take longer than a day to finish. As a result I brought my car in on a Monday morning, and guess what? it's still there. It's been three days. End of the first day, he told me it's a huge recall and a lot of test needs to be run. [he couldn't told me that during the time I brought it in so Nissan can give me rental car for my trouble. ] since the timing was bad, I couldn't get a rental car. At the end of the second day, the service manager said the testing was done successfully, but when they tried to reprogram the ecm it is not working. [again, it's toward the end of the day, I could not make it in time to get a rental car] now, it's the 3rd day, and they said they will call me back to give me an update as soon as they find out what is the status of my vehicle. Who knows what they will tell me next. I am concern for myself and other consumers who had brought their car in for the recall engine inspection. I am pretty sure they promise every 2006 Nissan owner that it would take a day to accomplish the test, but it's been 3 long inconvenient days for me as a Nissan owner. Wondries Nissan is not too attentive to my concerns and my daily work schedule. I hope someone from NHTSA can look into this matter and check why it would take them more than 2 days to perform tests on their [claimed] national recall. I appreciate the work NHTSA is doing for automobile owners nationwide. Sincerely, leslie yang.

- the contact called Nissan motors to inform them that passer by said car was on fire. He then heard a loud explosion and noticed smoke behind him. Nissan said that the vehicle is safe and had a recall on the engine. When he asked to have the engine replaced, the dealer declined to do so. The dealer advised contact to change and check oil every 700 miles. The dealer offered the contact an extended 100,000 mile warranty. The contact bought a new car to avoid having to perform maintenance on a vehicle so often. Nissan maintains that the vehicle was safe. Brunton motors Nissan diagnosed the vehicle and informed him the oil was fine. A short time later he received a recall letter. The contact asked if the dealer can force him to retrieve the vehicle, which is presently at the dealership. The contact received a call late 12/18/06 that the vehicle has been repaired and waiting pick-up. Per the recall if the oil gets low in the vehicle it can catch on fire.

: the contact stated while driving 5 mph, the engine compartment or the wire harness overheated and melted. The vehicle was deemed totaled.

I had heard from others that Nissan had issued a recall on my vehicle. I called the dealer, gave them my VIN, and it was confirmed. I was told to check the oil, add oil if needed, and that my power train warranty had been extended to 100,000 miles. I was also told that Nissan would contact me and let me know what they planned to do to fix the problem. Today I called to the dealer again to get "100,000" mile warranty extension information sent to me in writing. I was then told it would have to come from the manufacturer. I then called the number I was given and was forwarded around and left on hold. I saw online that customers had been notified of a recall over a month ago. I've never received any notification from Nissan. This has been a horrible experience and I would like to know what options I have??.

I bought my first 2006 Nissan Altima 2. 5 s in may of 2006. Just after a 2 weeks of having this car, I received a letter from Nissan motors that your car can use excessive amount of oil and as a result can blow up. And they are telling me to check the oil every 700 miles to make sure it doesn't blow up. After all I didn't spent $20,000 to check oil every 700 miles and hoping it doesn't blow up while I am driving. I have also researched and found that lots of owners have complaint like this. I contacted Nissan motors on the 800 number that was on the letter and they notified me that they will notify me with the outcome of this problem within 60 days. I received this letter on June 9, 2006 and today is August 15, 2006. It has been more then 60 days and I still don't have any reply back from Nissan motors. I strongly think that as a result of this problem Nissan should not only replace the engine or fix whatever the problem is. But, they should give 100% refund including the fees like destination charge of $605. This is not a small problem, no one should spend $20,000 and still have to hope if they won't blow up with car while driving.

Nissan Altima equipped with the 2. 5s engine. Purchase date: Feb 28, 2006. Soon after purchase I made a trip to beaufort, SC. On return home I checked the oil level and found it ((oil) to be black, smelling burnt, and considerably below the add level. At this point, 1676 miles, I changed the oil. Checked oil level once more at 3165 miles and found the oil down 1/2 quart. Drove the vehicle to the dealer who verified the oil level. I added the oil of my choice. Rechecked the oil level again at 3927 and found it to be dirty and down 1/2 quart. Changed oil once more. In fairness to the owners, I strongly recommend they be reimbursed the full purchase price plus incidental expenses.

My 2006 Nissan Altima has been burning/consuming oil since the day I bought it brand new. The dealership has not been willing to help me and has directed me to Nissan corporation. I have tried to call them various times but have not received any information. They have also failed to contact me. I found out that my car has a recall and that it may catch on fire. I would think that Nissan would be concern enough for my safety to at least send me a letter.

- the contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima, he received recall notice 06v223000 to replace the engine. The contact refuse to authorize the dealer to replace the engine. The contact is requesting a refund and has filed a complaint with consumer affairs. Consumer affairs stated they would call him in 24 hours and he hasn't received a call. The dealer is requesting the contact to schedule appointment to have the engine replaced; however, the contact refused. The current mileage on the vehicle is 19,000. The vehicle was purchased on December 28, 2005. There have been no failures to date.