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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2006 Nissan Altima has a trend of engine & transmission problems.
Excessive oil consumption is the main problem reported by owners. Nissan did a recall back in 2006 for oil consumption due to bad piston rings, but many owners report to us that the recall didn't fix the problem. The dealer only had to check the oil consumption rate. Typically 1 qt per 1,000 miles is "acceptable" per OEM standards ... that's a lot of oil!
The 2006 Altima also has a defect trend of CVT transmission failure showing up around the 100,000 mile mark.
It's an expensive repair at over $2,000 average repair cost. For more information see Nissan Altima CVT defect info on NissanProblems.com.
8.3
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $500
- Average Mileage:
- 105,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 7 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- repaint (6 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
body / paint problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Overall I would say the Nissan Altima is a good car for the money. Mechanically it is good. I have put 130000. miles on this car in about 9.5 years. Normal mechanical problems with a 12 year old car with high mileage. My beef is that I took very good care of this car mechanically and cosmetically. Washing, waxing etc. It really pisses me off that the car looks so bad from the exterior. It runs great and is still a sound vehicle. But it looks like crap. I have read a little about the paint peeling problem on line but nothing from Nissan. It should be a recall. I never really noticed until it happened to me how many Nissans on the road have the same issue. This is my first and last Nissan. That is a shame because as I mentioned earlier it has been a sound car.
- Joe B., Concord, VA, US