Brake Drum Wheel Cylinder Problems of Nissan Altima

While approaching the gate to my office parking lot this morning, I attempted to come to a stop while the gate opened. As I approached the gate, I could have been travelling no faster than 4-5 miles per hour. The brakes failed to react. I floored the brakes, but to no avail, and crashed into the gate. Fearful of the safety of the car, I had it towed to the Nissan dealership, and I was informed that there have been past issues with the 2007 Nissan Altima master brake cylinder. After checking the car, I was informed that it was a problem with that part. It had leaked internally and at the time I attempted to brake there was simply no more fluid to provide pressure to the brakes. I asked if this could have happened at any speed, and was told that it could have done so. Apparently the NHTSA has dealt with complaints on this before, but as a second owner of the car, I had no idea this issue was out there. Had I had to brake at a high rate of speed, there could have been serious casualties or even fatalities. Please investigate and consider a recall of this car.

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Brake/vcs off/slip lights began flickering on dash about 2 weeks ago. Brought car into dealer on Dec 01 2010, and was advised that the master brake cylinder was leaking. Due to safety concerns, I left my car at the dealership. Currently waiting on a new master brake cylinder, the part is on nationwide backorder.

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Own a 2008 Nissan Altima: we had to replace the bad master brake cylinder after only 39,000 miles, spending almost $500, 3000 miles out of factory warranty. I understand their sentra model had a recall for the same part, but not the Altima, and that there have been numerous complaints about this same issue.

On extremely cold days (5 degrees f or lower) I have had several instances where the brakes do not stop the car when the car is first driven. The cause is due to apparent malfunction of a check valve in the vacuum line to power brake booster. The pedal remains hard (I. E. - the pedal does not go to the floor). Usually after a few subsequent attempts to brake, the boost function returns and the brakes function normally. . Read more...

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The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Altima. When applying pressure to the brakes, the contact heard a loud grinding sound. After an inspection, the dealer stated that they would replace the brake rotors under warranty. The following day, she heard the noise again and the dealer stated that it was normal. Two months later, while driving in rainy weather, the contact was involved in a crash. Another dealer stated that the previous dealer did not replace the brake system, only the brake pads. The second dealer also stated that the brake system was defective. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The VIN, engine size, number of cylinders, speed, and powertrain were unknown. The failure mileage was 11,900 and current mileage was 20,000.