Complaint 746281
2001 NISSAN ALTIMA • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING • incident Aug 14, 2009
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 746281
- Make
- NISSAN
- Model
- ALTIMA
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Incident Date
- Aug 14, 2009
- Date Received
- Nov 30, 2009
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Owner Narrative
2001 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, CAUSES ROUGH IDLE AND CAR TO SHUT OFF WHEN ENGINE IS ON. THIS LEADS TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A $10 PART, WHICH COSTS $600+ TO REPAIR. NISSAN SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS COMMON PROBLEM AND HAVE IT REPLACED ON THESE CARS. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.