Major Problems with 2006 Nissan Altima Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Nissan Altima

2006 Nissan Altima AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 160000 miles

2006 Nissan Altima FRONTAL Victims: 3

2006 Nissan Altima TRUNK LID Victims: 3

Browse 2006 Nissan Altima complaints by category

Problems with BODY, ENGINE and ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Nissan Altima owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
BODY > STRUCTURE around 6 months after the lease of my vehicle i noticed a hole on the floor and any time i...	177 ~ 96968 miles
ENGINE tl* the contacts owns a 2006 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph the check engine light...	154 ~ 95062 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i purchased a 2006 2.5 s nissan in good faith. i am now being told that as long as the...	135 ~ 92842 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i purchased a 2006 2.5 s nissan in good faith. i am now being told that as long as the...	61 ~ 68783 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM we purchased a 2006 nissan altima (new never owned) on january 10 2007. the vehicle has defects and has been...	54 ~ 76979 miles
POWER TRAIN 2006 nissan altima customer received recall letter and has been unable to get car fix and can't let the car...	42 ~ 88862 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i have a 2006 nissan altima that was manufactured on 2/06. there have been reported fire issues due to the...	38 ~ 15834 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i was in the process of pulling into a driveway and parking my car when all of a sudden the...	35 ~ 64349 miles
AIR BAGS purchased in nov 06 nissan altima 2006 special edition. supplemental air bag warning light came on 6/3/09 and has been	29 ~ 71499 miles
STRUCTURE tl* - the contact stated that every time the brakes were applied they made a loud squealing noise. the contact...	25 ~ 83084 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL march 3 2008 - 2006 nissan altima 2.5l - not starting taken into nissan and the ecm was reprogrammed. march...	21 ~ 75369 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i bought the car in may 2009. up until june 2013 no problems other than regular maintenance. car overheats and...	17 ~ 96906 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN the transmission(standard)will just drop out of 5th gear into the neutral position. this has happened 4 times in the last...	15 ~ 31914 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE took for inspection. service dealer said driver side floor board rusted into interior. car has been serviced at dealership following...	12 ~ 140541 miles
STEERING i purchased a 2006 nissan altima on december 28 2005. at 60 - 65 mph i heard a loud and...	11 ~ 53951 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i had the vehicle reviewed on april 23 2013 with your elhart michigan nissan service department. i can't tell you...	10 ~ 62308 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i purchased a brand new 2006 nissan altima in march 2006. it's now august 2006 and i am experiencing an...	10 ~ 23145 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i noticed that my 2006 nissan altima has a design defect. when you start up the engine the speedometer cluster...	8 ~ 60624 miles
SEATS back seat latch hooks are unaccesable for latch system of baby/child car seats. the placement made it impossible to for	8 ~ 78091 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN nissan has admitted via a letter that certain vehicles (mine is one) are subject to high oil consumption and the...	8 ~ 15613 miles
TIRES recently purchased 2006 nissan altima. immediately noticed loud rattling noise at high speed on freeway swaying in steering and vibration...	8 ~ 25861 miles
WHEELS i have a 2006 nissan altima that is constantly 5-7 mph off. i am getting concerned because this is a...	7 ~ 33098 miles
SUSPENSION i purchased a 2006 altima 2.5 s in mar 2006 it drives good with less noticeable weave on blacktop highways...	7 ~ 1007046 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE the back seat floor board (right side) fills up with water every time it rains. i asked the nissan dealer...	6 ~ 58917 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION 2006 nissan altima was sold to consumer while on hold for a recall. consumer wanted to exchange the vehicle for	6 ~ 82463 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM i purchased a 2006 altima nissan 2.5 special edition in feb 2006. within a 6 months time frame i...	5 ~ 92133 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING engine rattles. *tr...	4 ~ 63581 miles
SEAT BELTS my wife was in a mva on 05/08/09. her 2006 nissan altima was in a crash at approx. 30 mph....	4 ~ 50765 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* - the contact stated that every time the brakes were applied they made a loud squealing noise. the contact...	4 ~ 71400 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN dt*: the contact stated there was a noise coming from the transmission whether the vehicle was being driven or idling....	4 ~ 19294 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i was traveling on the highway about 40 mph when another vehicle made a left hand turn in front causing...	4 ~ 17906 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING vehicle is excessively loosing oil and motor shuts down and will not crank often for no reason. *tr...	3 ~ 30017 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION dt*: the contact stated when driving 40 mph the steering wheel pulled to the right. when taken to the service...	3 ~ 22617 miles
PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) > CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN power train clutch assembly/ pedal/ linkage i recently bought a brand new 2006 nissan altima ser in 6 speed manual...	3 ~ 14180 miles
EQUIPMENT i purchased my 2006 nissan altima se-r around 4/18/2008 with around 34 000 miles. a few days later i noticed...	3 ~ 49998 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING purchased 2006 nissan altima last day of april. since then the following has occurred....1. five days after the purchased date...	3 ~ 1000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC abs brake failure--four times in six weeks since purchase on april 23 2006. *nm...	3 ~ 2189 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. the contact stated that the power windows have an automatic feature which allowed...	3 ~ 8347 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ignition switch sticks in lock position. was told by service department to jerk the steering wheel hard to the left.	3 ~ 192 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i bought a brand new 2006 nissan altima 7 years ago.ever since i own it i have bought 5 sunvisors...	2 ~ 90120 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER the vehicle is slow in changing gears. *tr...	2 ~ 64014 miles
INFLATOR MODULE > DRIVER SIDE > FRONTAL i was pulling into a parking space in front of the building where i work. i had my foot on...	2
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i own a 2006 nissan altima. i have an aftermarket gps system that i use in the car. i have...	2 ~ 20500 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT i received a letter asking me to bring my car for the engine recall on my '06 nissan altima. unfortunately...	2 ~ 29350 miles
FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION dt*: the contact stated while driving 65 mph on the interstate the occupant accidentally touched the center console floor gear...	2 ~ 25100 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i purchase 2006 nissan altima from eastern carolina nissan in may 2006. i have been hearing a rattling noise 1...	2 ~ 5250 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS there was a recall sent to me stating that the car has a high oil consumption rate and that there...	2 ~ 9273 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE purchased our 2006 nissan altima in jan of 2006. after a few months of using this car we noticed the...	2 ~ 16628 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2006 nissan altima. consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine fire after engine repairs. *ld the consumer stated the dealer	1
ANTI-THEFT DEVICE > COLUMN LOCKING > STEERING my 2009 nissan altima's electronic steering column lock malfunctioned and my girlfriend and i were stranded in the middle of...	1 ~ 75000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY i noticed a large amount of rust/holes forming under my 06 nissan altima with 80k on it. it's all in...	1 ~ 80600 miles
LATCH > HOOD > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. while driving 50 mph the hood unlatched and cracked the windshield. the...	1 ~ 106000 miles
CRANKCASE (PCV) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. the contact stated that the vehicle decelerated and failed to accelerate. the...	1 ~ 120000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES on several occasions my car as suddenly cutoff while driving!!!! luckily nobody was ever physically hurt. mentally and emotionally it...	1 ~ 98377 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN right engine mount broken at 66k miles. *tr...	1 ~ 65498 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES back seat latch hooks are unaccesable for latch system of baby/child car seats. the placement made it impossible to for	1
VALVE > TIRES 4 dry rotted valve stems dill tr414 that were original equip on continental mts p215/60 r16 94 t touring on...	1
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES 4 dry rotted valve stems dill tr414 that were original equip on continental mts p215/60 r16 94 t touring on...	1
SIDEWALL > TIRES 215/55/17 bridgestone turanza el-42 tire on fron driver side begin to split on side tradwear. only 15000 miles on the	1 ~ 15500 miles
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i once was told by bob bell nissan that my vehicle was not on the recall list. and now 2...	1
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. while driving 65 mph the contact crashed into another vehicle. the rear side...	1 ~ 70000 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2006 nissan altima customer received recall letter and has been unable to get car fix and can't let the car...	1 ~ 12334 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT 2006 altima 2.5 s that is a lemon customer wants to have the car replaced under the lemon law**cc the...	1
FILLER PIPE AND CAP > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE my nissan altima se 2006 has an issue with the gas cap is so tight that it is impossible to...	1 ~ 6600 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE brand new 2006 altima 2.5s devlivered to me with a bad fuel pump. service engine light was on. but went...	1 ~ 60 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated when the ignition was turned there was a loud bang from the front end of the...	1 ~ 16000 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i purchase 2006 nissan altima from eastern carolina nissan in may 2006. i have been hearing a rattling noise 1...	1 ~ 500 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt*: the contact stated while crusing at 35 mph the vehicle stalled and automatically shut off. the dash lights started...	1 ~ 7000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY the heater/air conditioning blower tends to not operate periodically! examples: on a cold morning the car had to be returned...	1 ~ 800 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the heater/air conditioning blower tends to not operate periodically! examples: on a cold morning the car had to be returned...	1 ~ 800 miles

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