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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006099219 | Incident Date: Dec, 10 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SOUTH JORDAN | Consumer's State: UT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: ALTIMA | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1N4AL11D72C | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 19 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 09 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My daughter purchased the 2002 altima, 64,000 mi, october 2007, her first car. in december the car began to sputter near to the point of engine stall. per mechanic the computer registered an o2 sensor failure. they replaced the o2 sensor. same day we picked up the car from the mechanic the check engine light came on again. we immediately returned the car to mechanic. the computer now registered a misfire problem. per mechanic recommendations we replaced all spark plus and leads. mechanic reported oil on one spark plug. within 2 days of picking up car the check engine light was on again. in february we returned the car to the mechanic ,and also informed him that we were losing considerable oil, at least 1 - 1.5 quarts every 2 weeks, roughly every 800 miles. computer now reported catalytic converter failure. mechanic advised to take car to nissan dealer as catalytic converter was still under warranty , car at 68,000 miles. dealer informed us that previous owner had car in their shop september 15, 2007 and they had advised to replace engine. stated that engine coolant and oil was getting into exhaust system and fouling the catalytic converter. stated that nature of problem is not covered under 80,000 mi catalytic converter warranty. no mention of nissan recall regarding o2 sensor failure, high oil loss and catalytic converter failure. after reading the many complaints on nhtsa describing exactly our same problem and nissan's reluctance to resolve problem i would like recommendations concerning how to make the dealer and nissan own up to this pattern of faulty design and reluctance to take responsibility.*ak |
