Complaint 861253
2001 NISSAN ALTIMA • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM • incident May 29, 2011
- Complaint ID
- 861253
- Make
- NISSAN
- Model
- ALTIMA
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- May 29, 2011
- Date Received
- Jun 11, 2011
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
I JUST HAD TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON THE #4 CYLINDER FOR THE 2ND TIME ON MY 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE FIRST TIME WAS FEB 23, 2005 AT JUST UNDER 57,000 MILES. NOW, THE MILEAGE IS 123,225. LUCKILY, MY FIANCE WORKS AT A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY GAVE ME A BREAK ON THE LABOR RATE! AT A REDUCED LABOR RATE, THE REPAIR WAS $287.00, ALL LABOR EXCEPT $7.13. MY CAR STARTED TO IDLE ROUGH WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS, ALMOST LIKE IT WANTED TO DIE. SINCE IT HAD HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, I KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS THIS TIME!! *TR
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