2002 Nissan Altima Consumer Discussions Page 9

Nissan Altima Maintenance and Repair

trouble with 2002 altima v6 in snow

Written by: harry29 on Mar 09, 2008 00:11 PM

Anybody having trouble with Nissan Altima w/V6, 240hp in snow conditions. Mine is bad and wanted to know if anyone else had same problems. Read More...

Nissan Altima Engine Failures

Re: Another One Bites The Dust [laura19]

Written by: electricdesign on Mar 05, 2008 09:09 PM

3 more messeges about the faulty engines in the 2002 Nissan Altima 2.5S, they just keep coming. These messeges really get to me, it is very obvious to me that you DON'T want one of these cars. I wish there was a good way to warn people not to buy these cars. There are many of them for sale right now as I type. Tonight, I searched a popular online cars for sale site, and I found ... Read More...

Another One Bites The Dust

Written by: seanakio on Mar 05, 2008 07:43 AM

Hello all, I wanted to let everyone in on what is going on with my very own 2002 2.5 altima with 85,000 miles. About 3 weeks ago I was driving home from work and the OIL light came on. I thought it was just from driving the car from Indiana to Florida and putting so many miles on it in a short time that may have burnt off some oil. I checked it and there was no oil on the dipstick. ... Read More...

Nissan Altima Engine Rattle

Re: Altima Coupe 2.5s Problems [baek1987]

Written by: garcian07 on Feb 28, 2008 03:17 PM

Did you have to pay for all the work that was done or did you have it covered? I have all the same problems/issues. I just went to the dealer for a recall...who know's which one and 10 hrs later they recommended I replace head gasket ($1,430 parts and labor), replace tw cat ($978 parts and labor). Lower exhaust tube rattle noise (no price). I have a 2002 Nissan Altima. ... Read More...

Nissan Altima Engine Failures

2002 Altima in Trouble

Written by: scttcrssmn on Feb 28, 2008 11:18 AM

E.D. in Sunny Florida, Thanks for all the detailed postings and pictures. It’s nice to have you here, knowing the inside of this Nissan engine and the problems with the oil consumption. I have an 02 Altima I purchased new and now has 100,000 miles. Have religiously changed oil and filter between 3-4,000 miles. Have had all the recalls done at the dealership when ... Read More...

Re: 2002 altima 3.5 bogging??!! [aguarino]

Written by: altimavq35 on Feb 14, 2008 04:16 PM

oh man....thats not good...should i take it to nissan to run a diagnostic?? could it also be an 02 sensor? ....... Read More...

Re: 2002 Alitima (electricdesign) [pure_hp]

Written by: jd10013 on Feb 13, 2008 03:00 PM

Your welcome. I' ve owned my altima a little over a year now (2007) and can honestly say its been nearly perfect. there were two recalls, 1 for the Ikey and another for the air filter that I had to have taken care of. But those were just typical glitches in a newly designed car, and nothing serious. They also were corrected for the 2008 model year. Aside from that though, ... Read More...

Re: 2002 Alitima (electricdesign) [pure_hp]

Written by: electricdesign on Feb 12, 2008 08:17 PM

The problems that we have been mostly addressing here refer mostly to vehicles with high mileage on them, usually 80,000 miles or more. The problem oil burning does not to occur in all Atimas, but seems to be more prevelant in the 2002 model. The Altimas themselves are lovely cars and are fun to drive. My daughters 2002 is a dream to drive, she really loves it. I think ... Read More...

Re: 2002 Alitima (electricdesign) [pure_hp]

Written by: ken75 on Feb 12, 2008 06:51 AM

My wife and I just purchased a 2008 2.5 LS back in November and I have just put on 1K miles. Not a lot but we are retired and taking it easy. I really enjoy driving the car and having all the amenities of that model available. Most (70%) of my driving is around town and I am averaging about 23.9 mpg. On the highway I fully expect to see 30+ but we have not taken any extended ... Read More...

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...