I own a 2000 Nissan Altima gxe, and have been experiencing a failure in the speedometer, tach, odometer, and temp gauge while driving. The gauges will freeze up at any time and stay at their last position, while the car continues to operate as normal. The cruise control will also kick off if it is being used at the time. This leads to a vehicle that is only drivable by using the naked eye and judging your speed by other cars, and a failure in correct reporting of mileage. A solution is still under investigation, and a dealer has not been able to diagnosis it yet. I have seen many other reports of this same problem on several models of Nissan of this year (frontier, Sentra, pathfinders) posted at various online car forums. Obviously this is a dangerous issue that has been overlooked by Nissan usa.

- Fairborn, OH, USA

I have a manual transmission. The engine idle becomes erratic at times, sometimes when you start it the idle will go up and down from 1000 to 2100 continuously. Most of the time the idle remains high when you push in the clutch around 1600rpm until you come to a complete stop. Other time the idle goes very low near 400 RPM almost to a stall condition. Nissan says its normal. I have seen this same complaint not only with the Altima but with the Nissan frontier 2.4L with manual as well (same engine as the Altima).

- Toledo, OH, USA