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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007100983 | Incident Date: Mar, 02 2007 |
| Consumer's City: CONYERS | Consumer's State: GA |
| 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 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1N4AL11D12C | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 02 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 01 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Check engine light comes on and off constantly. spark plugs died. took car to shop. repaired and other issues appeared: catalytic converter-fail (in pieces) repaired for $800. one week of driving and check engine light comes on constantly, oil extremely low, coolant low took back to shop now engine gasket blown, engine damaged and needs repair/replacement. this nissan na made some preventive changes to the 2002 nissan altima as requested to by law. however the changes nissan na made were not sufficient nor successful. it appears that the preventive service nissan provided has only prolonged the outcome. thousands of 2002 nissan altima owners are currently experiencing oil consumption problems with a direct relation to a failure in the catalytic converter. after inspection of the catalytic converter noticeable chucks of the catalytic converter are missing. nissan na is very aware of the problem and they are selectively fixing some consumers vehicles. if the consumers vehicle is outside their power train warranty nissan na refuses to assist the consumer is fixing the problem. safety should not be limited to a percentage of miles or to a period of time. *jb |
