2002 Nissan Altima Consumer Discussions Page 2

Nissan Altima Engine Failures

Re: 2002 Altima - Oil Burning/Engine Failure [achaiah]

Written by: electricdesign on Aug 09, 2009 08:16 PM

This discussion is about Nissan Altimas, but since you brought up other brands of cars, I have a 2004 Toyota Highlander with 120,000 miles, and it runs and drives perfect, no engine, no head gasket and no Cat converter problems. I also have a 2000 Ford Explorer with V8 and 170,000 miles, that is trouble free. I have never had to replace a Cat or hollow out a Cat, on any ... Read More...

Re: 02 Altima pre cat and head gasket failure. [jophish]

Written by: jd10013 on Aug 07, 2009 02:53 PM

hard to say. believe it or not, head gaskets do fail. but don't go nuts after reading here. yes, when Nissan redesigned the atlima in 2002 they designed and used a new engine (QR25DE) in it. and yes, like anything else new, it had some problems. But here's the important part. Even though some people have had issues, Nissan has probably sold somewhere in the neighborhood ... Read More...

Re: Good and Bad [achaiah]

Written by: rondhol on Aug 06, 2009 11:42 PM

That's totally right. He is amazing but unfortunately Nissan doesn't care about the buyers after the warranty is over. 100k miles is the average lifetime of Altima 02 instead of 200k. The number of Altima 02 engine failure caused by pre-cat and bad head gasket is so big. More than 200 just from 1 website. http://www.carcomplaints.com/Nissan/Altima/2002/ ... Read More...

Re: 2002 Altima - Oil Burning/Engine Failure [electricdesign]

Written by: achaiah on Aug 05, 2009 11:25 AM

Yes...and I will never buy ANOTHER Nissan, Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Mercedes, BMW etc. etc., since every manufacturer in the world has had problems with their cars at one point or another. I am already doing research on the best bicycle that I can get (hopefully I can find one that absolutely 100% population loves). I currently own 2002 Altima, 2007 Altima (drives ... Read More...

Re: Nissan Altima 2002 Oil Consumption SOLUTION [kcvab]

Written by: kcvab on Aug 05, 2009 07:04 AM

Well folks I had to buy a new engine. Costs were $5200. Unbeknownst to me, they replaced my precat. I had my main cat hollowed out. By still having the main cat hollowed out, is my new engine safe from debris if the precat fails? Should I get the precat hollowed out? I do not want to ruin my new engine. There is a 12 month/12,000 warranty. I have a 2002 nissan altima 2.5. Read More...

Re: 2002 Altima - Oil Burning/Engine Failure [nomorenissan]

Written by: electricdesign on Jul 28, 2009 05:24 PM

It is very sad to see another very sad message about the Nissan Altima. There have been so many sad messages written in this blog, this should be complied into a book, and should be in the hands of anyone who owns an Altima, or is anticipating owning an Altima, or even anyone who owns a Nissan. Maybe the book could be titled "The Sad Saga of the Nissan Altima and the company ... Read More...

2002 Altima - Oil Burning/Engine Failure

Written by: nomorenissan on Jul 20, 2009 01:07 PM

I've posted the question to Lawyers.com. We've had the same problem and I absolutely intend to pursue this. My son bought the 2002 Altima for $5250 with the money he has been saving since he was 12!!!! I'm so angry with Nissan, I could spit. Here is what I wrote to the class action forum.... ************ I have a significant problem. My son purchased a 2002 Nissan ... Read More...

Re: Hating Nissan right now [fedfuzz]

Written by: tylerrose on Jul 11, 2009 07:16 PM

I filed a formal complaint with Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov; click on “consumer protection” then click on “file a complaint” the click on FTC Complaint Assistant” then answer all questions. The form will start out with question about identity theft but keep going because you will get to part to file complaint against Nissan North America. Now, this ... Read More...

ACTION YOU CAN TAKE

Written by: tylerrose on Jul 11, 2009 07:02 PM

I have similar problems with my daugther's 2002 altima engine which caught fire. Of course Nissan North America refuse to do anything about so here is what I have done to get justice: I filed a formal complaint with Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov; click on “consumer protection” then click on “file a complaint” the click on FTC Complaint Assistant” then answer ... Read More...

Re: Posting phone numbers [fedfuzz]

Written by: tplotnick on Jul 08, 2009 08:35 AM

I just read the post and I was hoping the phone numbers could be shared with me as well. I am having the exact same issue with Nissan. I entered a case with my regional office in New York. So, far I am being that I am SOL. My 2002 Nissan Altima Engine died @ 101K miles. The catalitic converter recall was repaired back in 2004. I was told the engine failure was as a result of ... Read More...