CarComplaints.com Notes: Here's a disturbing trend for the 2002 Nissan Altima: the engine starts burning oil like crazy, the catalytic converter goes bad, the head gasket blows and eventually the entire engine needs replacement. Sound familiar? Like a script from a horror film, these Altimas seem doomed to fail around 95k miles.

8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
149,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
2002 Nissan Altima AC / heater problems

AC / heater problem

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2002 Nissan Altima Owner Comments

problem #1

Feb 052008

Altima SE 3.5L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 149,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

wow,same story like everyone else I also have an 2002 nissan altima. the first one was also a 2002,the dealership cleaned it up topped off all fluids. I drove home,as i drove i felt like someone was pulling the car backwards it just wouldn't take off like i no it could. I took it back 2 the dealer the next morning they claimed they don't know what happen they took it back 2 b serviced they said they topped off all fluids.they said everything is good.

- Mitzi L., Charlotte, NC, US

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