Used 2002 Nissan Altima Consumer Reviews
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Excellent car, 144,000 miles
Andrew, 03/23/2010
2002 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
Bought this car in Dec 01 when new styling came out. 3.5 engine very powerful. Only had minor issues (light bulb for miles display went out early on) some recalls initially. Again nothing major. At 144K, windshield wipers stopped working and I spent $200 to get fixed. Now it is leaking antifreeze and given I need new tires and new battery I decided to trade it in. Definitely worked out well for me though.
Edmonds pays off again
jerry45205, 04/25/2011
2002 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
My son re3ceived this car as a gift. It was very clean for the age. As soon as he got it he did an Edmonds review and this is what happened: He ordered a direct bolt on stainless steel racing header from optionimports on e bay motors, The main cat had already been removed. We eliminated the orig header/manifold which contains the problem pre-cat and the header went right on. Upon further examination of the car it looked like the engine had been replaced. Tell tale signs were the junkyard yellow marker markings on the side of the engine. Car body has 90,000 miles-after even more inspection could very well be a newer 2.5 engine as it was clean-as in oil and tranny fluid.So looks like a win.
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S Cantino, 09/26/2010
2002 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
Purchased this car with 56,000. Soon discovered what others have been talking about. Prepared myself for the worse and at 90,000 the catalytic converter self destructed. Caught it in time and replaced with new. Shortly thereafter the head gasket problem surfaced and the transmission needed to be replaced. Far more repairs than one would expect from Nissan. The engine problems should be addressed. There are better cars out there.
With proper maintenance, a good car
tjonston, 10/08/2011
2002 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought my 02' Altima from the original owner with 112k and it now has about 164k. Overall, it has been a good car with reliability that is comparable to Honda cars I've had. Apparently, there was a problem with the catalytic converter for the first couple of years of this version of the Altima but the first owner's mechanic had the foresight to swap it out and there has been no problems at all. The performance is great and so is the fuel mileage- I get close to 30 mpg on the freeway.For me, it has just been regular oil changes so I am pretty happy.
I like the car
_boone_, 12/15/2013
2002 Nissan Altima 2.5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
i like the car I haven't had any problems out of it besides the usually up keep of the car I honestly don't see how it has so many bad reviews like really what are some of you looking to get out of the car