Nissan Altima / 2001
2001 Nissan Altima problems
Owners have filed 202 complaints about the 2001 Nissan Altima with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 30.2% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of suspension at 10.4%.
Complaints202
Crashes29
Fires2
Injuries32
Deaths7
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 30.2% · 61
Suspension 10.4% · 21
Electrical system 9.4% · 19
Air bags 7.9% · 16
Visibility 6.4% · 13
Vehicle speed control 5.4% · 11
Engine 3.5% · 7
Power train 3.5% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 29 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire, 32 report an injury and 7 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Nissan Altima in this data, 2001 sits 21st by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 12 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 69,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The car started to almost die and vibrate while stopped at red lights. I am paying $636 to have the manifold gasket replaced. The car only has 66000 miles on it and is garage kept and perfectly maintained. Based on the large number of identical complaints reported to nhtsa, I believe this a manufacturer's defect and should be reimbursed by Nissan. I also registered this complaint with the Nissan website today. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 66,000 miles
The failure I am writing about is intake manifold gasket in the 2001 Nissan Altima in doing research it is evident this problem occurs in most of these cars in order to fix had to bring to mechanic and pay $900 for a part that cost no more then$20 there has been other complaints submitted to you about this very issue from others it is easy to see how wide spread this issue is with one quick internet search. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 62,000 miles
While in motion, the engine will suddenly shut down. This has happened quite frequently. The service men could not duplicate. The vehicle shut down again and both steering and braking control were lost. The vehicle was taken back to the service team. They test drove the vehicle again and this time confirmed that the engine does shut down. They are still unable to get to the cause of the problem. Engine and engine cooling
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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Other Nissan Altima years
1998 141 complaints · 11.3% fuel system, gasoline 1999 110 complaints · 15.5% service brakes, hydraulic 2000 199 complaints · 25.6% engine and engine cooling 2002 1,321 complaints · 50.0% engine and engine cooling 2003 1,099 complaints · 43.1% engine and engine cooling 2004 334 complaints · 33.5% engine and engine cooling