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.
1.8
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
92,133 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. While driving at 60 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the oil pressure warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 153,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact was driving approximately 70 mph, the service engine warning light illuminated. The warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the catalytic converter was replaced. The identical failure recurred. The dealer replaced the catalytic converter twice within a two year period. The failure mileage was 125,803.
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. While driving at 35 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated. The dealer advised that the catalytic converter would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 85,100 and the current mileage was 95,996. Updated 08/11/10. The consumer stated the check engine light illuminated. When she arrived home and she check the oil only to discover there was no oil in the vehicle. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer. Upon inspection the consumer was advised a new engine was needed. Updated 08/17/10
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The check engine light became illuminated on the instrument control panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. The technician stated that the crank shaft position sensor, catalytic converter, and engine speed sensor circuit needed to be replaced. No repairs were made. The current and failure mileages were 95760.
I purchased a 2006 Altima Nissan 2.5 special edition in Feb 2006. Within a 6 months time frame I have had 2 engine replacements. This still hasn't corrected the oil consumption problem nor the clicking sound. I have also been informed that the clicking and grinding sound may be attributed to bad tires. So I took it to another company that deals in tires and was informed my tires were in great condition. Then on Jan 22 I was told I needed a new steering wheel to help with the sound and vibrations. My Nissan sounds and rides like a truck. Nissan needs to just live up to the fact that some of the 2006 models were just not built correctly and compensate the consumers that are feeling the affects of buying a lemon.. why would they put their reputation in jeopardy. Do they not realize this could turn into a class action law suit. Several of my friends have had their cars bought back under the lemon law but I'm getting the run around from one of the Nissan reps. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that after replacing 2 engines in a 6 month period to know my car is a lemon.. Nissan has lost my respect due to the non caring nature they have represented.
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- Right City , MO, USA