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 $2,000 average repair cost. For more information see Nissan Altima CVT defect info on NissanProblems.com.
It's the worst car I ever owned. As soon as I bought it, there was oil in the overflow tank of coolant. Anyone can tell there is something wrong. Just google it when you see something weird.
I did some test to see if it was head gasket. These things cost 5000-8000$ to fix.
I tryed to seal it, no change.
I flush coolant twice, used a wash, rince. Put new distilled water, it turn black like the oil.
The OIL goes into the COOLANT. It's very common on those car. And it's finished.
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It's the worst car I ever owned. As soon as I bought it, there was oil in the overflow tank of coolant. Anyone can tell there is something wrong. Just google it when you see something weird.
I did some test to see if it was head gasket. These things cost 5000-8000$ to fix.
I tryed to seal it, no change.
I flush coolant twice, used a wash, rince. Put new distilled water, it turn black like the oil.
The OIL goes into the COOLANT. It's very common on those car. And it's finished.
SCRAP YARD. They will give me 200$ for it.
- titosantana56, Rex, US