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Complaint 1500614

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA • ENGINE • incident Sep 17, 2018

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1500614
Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Model Year
2003
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Sep 17, 2018
Date Received
Sep 20, 2018
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION STARTING AT 94,000 MILES. NO LEAKS OR EXHAUST SMOKE. HAVE READ CATALYTIC CONVERTORS WERE POORLY DESIGNED RESULTING IN LOW OIL LEVEL AND ENGINE DAMAGE. CAR STILL RUNS WELL BUT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. NISSAN FORUMS FULL OF SIMILAR COMMENTS INCLUDING NISSAN'S AWARENESS OF THE DEFECT AND LACK OF ACTION. CAR HAS DIED IN TRAFFIC ON A FEW OCCASIONS BUT RUNS WELL OTHERWISE.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.