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Excessive Oil Consumption
2002 Nissan Altima (Page 5 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:
- $3,310
- Average Mileage:
- 96,850 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 243 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace the engine (80 reports)
- not sure (65 reports)
- add oil as needed (39 reports)
- new engine (22 reports)
- get rid of it asap (10 reports)
- nissan should replace the engine for the 2nd time (10 reports)
engine problem
Helpful websites
- Nissan Excessive Oil Consumption - Maxima, Sentra, Altima - Nissan Excessive Oil Consumption - Maxima, Sentra, Altima
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
i purchased a 02 Altima with 50000 miles on it and noticed right away that my 86 Chevy truck got better gas mileage.but what really pisses me off is that i am a mechanic and i cant put a tire on your car without being blamed for the radio not working but Nissan can build the biggest piece of sh*t engine I've seen in 15 years of mechanicing and do nothing. i don't know about the rest of you but 13000$ is a bunch of money for a nearsighted mechanic so thanks alot Nissan i will never buy another one....................................
- Donnie C., Lebanon, TN, US