Complaint 823270
2001 NISSAN ALTIMA • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM • incident Sep 1, 2010
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 823270
- Make
- NISSAN
- Model
- ALTIMA
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Sep 1, 2010
- Date Received
- Nov 1, 2010
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIANS INFORMED THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET EXHIBITED A LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.