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Excessive Oil Consumption
2002 Nissan Altima (Page 13 of 13)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Nissan dealer.
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.
8.7
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $3,310
- Average Mileage:
- 96,850 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 243 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace the engine (80 reports)
- not sure (65 reports)
- add oil as needed (39 reports)
- new engine (22 reports)
- get rid of it asap (10 reports)
- nissan should replace the engine for the 2nd time (10 reports)
engine problem
Helpful websites
- Nissan Excessive Oil Consumption - Maxima, Sentra, Altima - Nissan Excessive Oil Consumption - Maxima, Sentra, Altima
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Engine loses 2 Qts of oil every 3 weeks. There are no visible leaks. It has 58,000 miles. It is a Nissan Altima 2002, 2.5 S
- Reza T., Saint Paul, MN, US