Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / ALTIMA / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006081613 Incident Date: Oct, 08 2006
Consumer's City: LA PALMA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: ALTIMA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 10 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This is the second complaint i've filed within the span of 30 days. i have been having stalling problems with my 2003 nissan altima for the last 2 months. the engine would completely stop during low speeds and at stop (4 times at a stop and once during a turn). i have already had issues with my nissan dealership in servicing my recalls. first i was told that there were no recalls on my car so i drove it home. then i went back again after researching online and found out that there was indeed a recall for the ecm. so i brought my vehicle back to the dealership and showed them the reports. the dealership decided to reprogram my ecm (as the recall states) and said they could not find anything else wrong with my vehicle that could be causing the stalls. however, just two weeks after my vehicle was serviced for the recalls, my car engine dies again. i called into the dealership to have them run a diagnostic on my car engine and once more they could not locate the problem. i have read online reports of other nissan owners where they complained of the same situation- even after the reprogramming of the ecm, the engine still stalls. so now i have my car back but still with the same problem. i've also taken my car to an non-nissan mechanic and he too could locate the problem. nissan should take responsibility for their own vehicles, or at least be able to locate and fix the problems when it occurs, especially when it comes to the engine stalling which could result in a crash. please advise. *jb