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2.75 out of 5 stars

Never buy a Nissan. Acceleration stopped in Highway.

ryandbm, 10/21/2013
2006 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful

Nissan has acceleration problems. The sensor in the gas pedal can develop faults, leading to a sluggish acceleration or an outright stall regardless of how much throttle the driver dials in. If you google "nissan acceleration problem", there are 2,360,000 results show in 0.13 seconds. The year spans from 1994 to 2013 in Rouge, Altima, Sentra, Cube, Maxima, etc. although Nissan only recalled the 2004-2013 cars. I have a 2006 Nissan Altima, which showed the sudden stop in high way 4 times from 2010 to 2013. But my car is not in the recall list. Nissan and its dealers are finding all excuses to push off the responsibility. My lesson is never buy a Nissan.

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5 out of 5 stars

2.5 S Special Edition

The Ice Man, 09/17/2006
2006 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful

The Altima in my mind offers up everything at a great price. Styling, quality and performance all in one very attractive package. Since I picked up the car everyone just raves how nice this car is and how roomy it is. I order the wood grain dash kit from Ebay and installed it and what a diffrence. Turns a nice car into a classy sharp car. Also Honda & Toyota could not come close to the price I gave for this car, almost $4,000 less. Real quality and value for the money and FUN to drive. Zoom Zoom , , ,

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2.25 out of 5 stars

Do Not Buy! Serious Design/Quality Problems!

camrydriver69, 12/28/2013
2006 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
13 of 28 people found this review helpful

These cars have very serious powertrain problems. The pre-cat disintegrating over time and the bits and pieces being sucked into the engine, possibly causing engine damage, and causing oil burn. All 02-06 Altimas suffer from the same serious design flaw. For that alone you should avoid this car. Other common problems include butterfly valve screws being sucked into the engine and causing damage, timing chain problems, floor boards rusting through, and rough-shifting transmissions. Despite what the Edmunds review says the car is NOT fun to drive. The powertrain is extremely unrefined and noisy. It also only gets around 20 mpg in the city, which is pathetic for a 4 cylinder.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Smooth Riding Altima

Pat, 03/20/2007
2006 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have owned my Nissan Altima for 1 month now. I love it. It has a lot of power for a 4 cyl. It rides very smooth. I love to hear the engine roar on open road. The car is very quiet, you can't hear outside noises. One thing that I do not like is that the arm rest sits back a bit far so you can't rest your arm on it. If the car is not warmed up completely it jerks once you start going. Once warmed up, I have no problems. I only noticed that when I start out first thing. But, besides the cold jerking and the armrest. It's worth it. I bought it for reliability and I have always wanted to own a Altima. Nice Pick up, just as fast as the Malibu. Nice styling.

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2.63 out of 5 stars

I had such high hopes

neveragain28, 01/26/2012
2006 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I bought this car in March 2011. Since then I have replaced the battery 4 times and alternator twice. Still the same problem continued to happen, it would randomly not start. I ended up having to sell it because it was the most unreliable car. No mechanic could figure out the problem and it was a money hole.

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