CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2005 Nissan Altima has two fairly significant problems with the floor pan rusting through & motor mounts breaking.
Altima owners report that up to a basketball-size hole develops under the floor mats where the floor pan metal rusts through. Average repair cost is over $1,000.
The broken motor mounts are less of a problem - they break at ~75,000 miles average & it's $400 to fix. Still, motor mounts should not break!
The only fix for this is a total replacement of the rubber run, but the new ones probably will do the same thing. Apparently the material is not mold, and mildew resistant. The only way that I found to clean it is with a Clorox antibacterial spray, then put on a shoe water repellant with a rag. The mold smell comes into the car when moving. The fix should last about three months, a real pain.
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The only fix for this is a total replacement of the rubber run, but the new ones probably will do the same thing. Apparently the material is not mold, and mildew resistant. The only way that I found to clean it is with a Clorox antibacterial spray, then put on a shoe water repellant with a rag. The mold smell comes into the car when moving. The fix should last about three months, a real pain.
- quicksilva05, Shelby, NC, US