2002 Nissan Altima Consumer Discussions Page 10

Nissan Altima Engine Failures

Re: 2002 Alitima (electricdesign) [southerncomf]

Written by: electricdesign on Jan 31, 2008 07:12 PM

Yes, that is a tremendous about of oil to burn in 200 to 300 miles, it seems like it would make a noticable amount of smoke. It also seems like the engine would have some blowby, with that much apparent wear. Did you look at the engine pictures yet? Once you go to the photo album, you can bookmark it in your browser, to make it easy to refer back to them. I will refer to those ... Read More...

Re: Nissan Altima 2002 2.5L Engine Stops [etoro177]

Written by: winsan on Jan 30, 2008 01:53 PM

1-2 years ago my car was recalled because of 'faulty sensor design that may cause engine shut off during normal operation'. Right after the reprogram, the engine light was on. I took back to the dealer and the service manager said that they forgot to let the computer learn the idle state. Hope this helps you. Read More...

Re: 2002 Altima with "THE" oil problem [electricdesign]

Written by: electricdesign on Jan 27, 2008 09:16 PM

Continued from messege #181: 8. Since you have taken your Altima to the dealer to be checked, I would assume that they put in the Recall with the updated Crankshaft Position Sensor and the updated Camshaft position sensor. Is this correct? I would also assume that they did the Recall for the Intake Manifold Power VaIve, where the upper intake manifold is removed ... Read More...

Re: 2002 Altima with "THE" oil problem [laura19]

Written by: jd10013 on Jan 26, 2008 02:25 PM

nissans usually do last a long time, but you never know with any car. I knew somebody who had the exact same problem with a chevy blazer or something. they eventually got it to go away, but it took forever, and they don't know what did it because they replaced a lot of stuff. my advice would be to take it to a garage that specialized in foreign cars, or another nissan dealership. ... Read More...

Re: 2002 Altima with "THE" oil problem [jd10013]

Written by: laura19 on Jan 26, 2008 08:16 AM

Thanks for the input jd1003. My car is no longer under warranty. I have been looking for different mechanics and found this particular one who, I guess, I want to stay with since he seems up-front and honest, but cannot seem to fix the prob. The other 4 mechanics I went to could not fix the prob either. I have high mileage on the car (116K), bought it at 39K and have taken ... Read More...

Re: 2002 Altima with "THE" oil problem [czander]

Written by: laura19 on Jan 25, 2008 10:03 AM

I have a 2002 Altima S as well. I have had unexplained oil consumption and was told that I needed the valve cover gasket replaced. I did that. Then my Piston # 3 was misfiring. I had my #3 coilpack and plugs replaced. Piston #3 kept misfiring. Was told by another mechanic that I should have had a Nissan coil pack and platinum plugs put in. I did that. Piston #3 still misfiring. ... Read More...

Nissan Altima Maintenance and Repair

02 Nissan Altima Fuel Problems?

Written by: gbme on Dec 23, 2007 07:38 AM

Hello: We have a 2002 Nissan Altima with a 2.5 and we are having problems with it. First the ses light came on about two weeks ago an it was a mas sensor. A 200.00 fix, then it ran for a week and the ses light came on again. This time the mech says it has a fuel problem. It won't hardly run and fall on it face unless you baby it. Then it gets up to about 50 miles per hour and runs ... Read More...

Nissan Altima Engine Failures

Re: THREAD FOR ACTION! Nissan Altima 2002 oil burning/engine failure [isileli]

Written by: aguarino on Jan 24, 2008 08:07 AM

I would like to keep my 3 Nissans also, but do we take the chance? Look at the recalls on the 2006 motors. These are the same one used in the 2002-3-4-5-6. What can you expect? I chose to repair the 2002 that was down, I had to.I am looking for a Toyota or Honda to replace it. The other 2 Nissans will be gone before fall. And I have purchased Nissan most of my life, from the ... Read More...

Re: THREAD FOR ACTION! Nissan Altima 2002 oil burning/engine failure [ken75]

Written by: aguarino on Jan 24, 2008 07:52 AM

Any not aware of any design changes for the 2008, if fact the 2006 is now showing engine problems, the same engine that is in the 2002-3-4-5-6-7. I have 3 of these-(1) 2002 and (2) 2003 in this family, and we like the car. Only the 2002 has hit the 80,000 mile mark when all the problems surface. Nissan had not returned any of my calls, and I call routinely. The dealer has ... Read More...