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Mechanical mess
vtagirl, 02/14/2010
2003 Nissan Altima 2.5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
This car looks very nice, but is a mechanical nightmare. Every sensor on this car starting going bad at 50k and catalytic conv at 80k. Nissan said cat ruined engine and needs a new engine (bad placement of cat). Lots of other people with same problem...would not recommend this car. Also own a Infiniti G35...no problems..think the problem is with set up of the Altima. If your under 80k Nissan will only fit cat, not your engine :(...They know about the problems but don't care.
Nice car.... to lease
Roma, 09/19/2002
2003 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
There we have it... In summary, the all new Altima is a good performer and is worth leasing, but if you are considering buying it, do your research. The resale on this car is horrible! You lose almost 50% in the first 18 months!
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Ok decision
cathy, 05/10/2006
2003 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought my 03 Altima new and have enjoyed it except for the brake issues. Lots of squealing when applying the brakes. Got front pads replaced already but still squealing. Now getting back pads looked at. Pads appeared to still have plenty of wear left on them. Also had shimmy at approx 60 mph. Once rotors were turned when new brake pads were installed, shimmy stopped. Squeaks in drivers seat. Dealer cannot seem to locate or hear it. Service mgr said it's because we have some bumpy roads & car not designed for that. I don't buy that! Had a 1991 Sentra that never had any of these issues even with 200K miles on it.
Its a pretty good car
axxess1, 01/21/2015
2003 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
I bought the car back in 2013 with 77k miles on it, now i have about 106k and had to do some maintenance on it.. ex brakes, engine mount, water pump.. but overall it a pretty good car, A/C is awesome and gas is pretty good !
Sporty and reliable
aposak, 01/14/2014
updated 01/15/2017
2003 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
Daily driver for 10 years now. 160k, original engine and transmission. Still looks good, performs well, and still fun to drive. 4 doors means extra utility and lower insurance. The 4-cyl from this era have major engine problems... go with the V6. Update: Still runs great. I've learned that the timing chains on the V6 start to get stretched over 150k. At nearly 185k, I'm hearing a bit of valve chatter on startup and hard acceleration, and mpg has gone from 24 to 22. For some reason, both rear brake calipers have frozen up in the past year and required replacement. I have added 2 more cars to the family, so this one gets driven far less, and will (sadly) be sold soon.
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