10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
106,760 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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1997 Nissan Altima engine problems

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1997 Nissan Altima Owner Comments

problem #4

Sep 102016

Altima

  • 140,000 miles

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

Vehicle I missing and I had to file a police report for a stolen vehicle.

- National City, CA, USA

problem #3

Jan 022010

Altima

  • 198,200 miles
The gas pedal stiff and need to be pressed hard when starting the car and before 200 yards of driving.

- Diamond Bar, CA, USA

problem #2

Oct 232003

Altima 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 88,839 miles
While pulling into a parking space, I had my foot off the accelerator and was getting ready to brake, the car accelerated, jumped a curb and hit a concrete post. The air bag did not deploy either.

- Springfield, OR, USA

problem #1

Jun 021998

Altima

  • miles
Sudden acceleration resulting in collision, no deployment of air bag during impact.

- Mount Tabo, NJ, USA

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