| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007126071 | Incident Date: Oct, 25 2007 |
| Consumer's City: PASO ROBLES | 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:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1N4AL11D33C | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 07 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 26 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Under certain driving conditions my 2003 nissan altima's catalytic converter can have a failure that leads to destruction of the engine. nissan has issued a voluntary recall to replace the defective catalytic converters, and in some cases replacement of the engine. it is my contention that nissan has made the conditions of this recall impossible for most owners to meet therefore avoiding having to replace a great number of engines in a very popular car. when my vehicle suffered this damage in october of 2007 i took it to the dealer i had purchased it from. they informed me that one of the conditions of the recall is that the ecm (computer) in the vehicle report a specific trouble code. without that code being present they are unable to proceed under the conditions of the recall. it is my contention that a vehicle suffering from this defect will never report the trouble code that nissan is insisting it have. this defect causes material from the catalytic converter to be sucked into the engine resulting in major damage to the seals and rings inside the engine. this damage will result in an excessive amount of oil to exit the engine through the exhaust system clogging the oxygen sensors. without functioning oxygen sensors the cars ecm will never report the malfunction of the catalytic converter which is determined by readings from the oxygen sensors. i assert that nissan has deliberately placed this condition on the recall to avoid performance under it. the only condition of the recall should be a visual inspection of the catalytic converter to determine if the physical defects are present. this is covered in step 'd' of the recall which dealers never get to because they are stopped at step 'a' when they cannot get the ecm to generate the trouble code. the recall in question is ntb03-070. *tr |
