Problems with 2003 Nissan Altima ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan altima. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start several times. the vehicle was taken to two different dealers (bedford nissan, 18115 rockside rd, bedford, oh 44146, (855) 981-4531) and (ganley's mayfield nissan, 6060 mayfield rd, mayfield heights, oh 44124, (440) 449-9500). both dealers stated that they completed recall repairs, but the contact was uncertain if the vehicle was repaired. the condition was the same as prior to the recall. the contact was not provided with a diagnosis to remedy the failure from the dealer. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for a tune-up but, months later, it continued to fail to start intermittently. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the recall details, vin, and failure mileage were not available.

Nissan altima recall i was driving down the road an my 03 nissan died an would not start back it doesn't turn over. *tr

Loss of all power while driving

Everything i have had to replace/repair on this car is linked to recalls, but nissan is denying this & refusing to help. they said my vehicle was not part of any recalls but everything that's failing is related. it has died on me in the middle of highway traffic w/ my child in the car several times. this car is defective & no one from nissan is concerned!!!! butterfly screw/valve issues, cam/crank shaft issues--related to engine cooling, high oil consumption; alternator failing; oil leaking

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan altima. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving low speeds. in addition, the service engine soon light constantly illuminated. the contact was able to get the vehicle operational after manually restarting the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ecm, crank cam position sensor, and cam position sensor malfunctioned and needed to be reprogrammed and replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the contact was made aware of nhtsa campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the vin was not included. the failure mileage was approximately 122,000. updated 02/23/16*lj; break down happening daily andservice engine light to come up updated 04/24/18*jb *tr

Like many others my 2003 nissan altima has stalled in traffic while driving. it reads no codes. there could have been a serious accident! this is a major concern i could have been on the interstate or in having traffic. i called nissan and they state there was a recall for a problem to this affect and it was already fixed on this vehicle in 2007. they will not fix it again. unbelieveable! also like many other my floor board has rusted. i had a patch repair to pass inspection. this car is a saftey hazord. after reading numerous reports that others have experienced similar situations of cutting off in traffic! i have not read any fatalities yet thank goodness! recall this car befor someone is killed!

I was driving on the highway with my kids in the car when my car shutoff all of a sudden. i was not able to get it started and cars were whizzing by me . finally after several tries that seemed like forever, the car started and i took the first exit off the highway. then once i made it off the highway the car check engine light came on. i made it back home but the car would not start properly. it comes on and then shutoff or stays on for a few minutes and then makes a sound like its going to cutoff if you put it in gear. finally had the car checked and was told it was the camshaft/crankshaft sensors based on the codes. my family could have been killed if this would have happened during rush hour. something needs to be done. these parts seem to continuously go bad and endanger the safety of everyone. i have less than 70,000 miles on this car. *tr

Car stalled two times within 20 minutes when slowing car down to make a turn. meineke and paul miller nissan of fairfield, ct identified that parts 23731-al61a (crankshaft/camshaft sensor) and 23731-6j90b (camshaft position sensor) need to be replaced. these sensors were part a recall for the same make, year and model of car that i own. nissan n.a. claims that my vin was not a part of the recall. 630,000+ vehicles were affected by this recall but my vehicle does not apply. on line complaints suggests that the exact same complaint keeps recurring but nissan has not expanded there vin registry to include all cars that are affected. spoke with nissan n.a. case expediter who stated my vehicle vin was not on the affected list although my complaint was the same as those vehicles on the list. nissan representative would not tell me where my part was made and where the defective parts were in fact made. claimed that this was internal nissan information that they had no obligation to give me. *tr

Service engine soon lite came on , car runs sluggish , stalls while running at slow speed, put on computer stated cam shaft ignitors/sensors. *tr

I was driving home with my husband and 3 grandchildren after having dinner noticed smoke and exited the road way to find there was a fire under hood, the inside of car filled up with smoke before we could exit, we called 911 and they responded, they said it was caused from an electrical fire was all we were told, they towed the car away with out any investigation, was wondering if any recalls have caused this? the car is at lauzons towing in malone ny, all we could think of at the time was to get the children out of the cold and off the highway then to seek what had caused this. im writing in hopes to maybe get some answers as to what could have caused this. hoping to hear back from someone soon on this matter. thank you[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan altima. while driving various speeds, the check engine warning light remained illuminated and the vehicle stalled. in addition, the vehicle failed to start on the first attempt and the contact had to wait to try again. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the ignition coils needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. the vehicle was returned to the independent mechanic who replaced the camshaft sensor. the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

I was sitting at a red light and when it turned green i went to go and my car stalled out. my check engine light came on and it's due to cam and crankshaft sensors. drove the car to work today the car stalled out again completely shut itself off. once again had to pull over on the side of the rode the best i could turn the car off and thankfully it turned back on. called nissan today spoke with a consumer affairs supervisor named [xxx] and they are telling me that my vin # is not included in the recall for this claim on crankshaft sensors and that they would be able to forward my information to a regional office for consumer affairs and see if they can get them to pay for the parts but in the mean time i have to get a diagnostics report done on the car at a nissan dealership and i have to pay for the diagnostics report and they will not waive it for me and in order to get approval for the parts i have to get the diagnostics report. so they transferred me to a dealership in albany ny ...

When i was came home from shopping i stop car and switch off and go home after about 15 min going to some where but car take time to start after few second car start. try 3 times same. next day going to work and same starting problem start car and going about 1 mile drive power cut off and luckily no one behind me able to go on side because can not do anything no brake no gas god help me after one mint start car and rich work about 2 mile . at work we have mechanic he has software for car diagnosis he check and told me code p0340 for camshaft position sensor we change one bought from dealer after 2 hr going home same problem starting. mechanic reset and go home next day going to work same thing happened power shutoff about 1 and 1/2 able to park onside and start again and drop to repair shop. he called me and told me you have to change another camshaft sensor after wok fine for up to now. but they recall some car before for this problem if i ...

The driver side door does not open from the inside making this a severe safety issue. the only way to open the door is to keep the key in the ignition, roll down the window, reach out and open the door, then close window, shut off car, and exit the vehicle. in an emergency it will be nearly impossible to do this within a reasonable time. this issue could result in further injury or death to the driver. *tr

My daughter was driving home from work in my 2003 nissan altima when the car suddenly stopped running, the steering wheel froze and she nearly ran off the road. thank goodness there were no other cars coming and she was able to pull off the road with no incident. i pulled the codes and found it to be the p0335 (crankshaft position sensor) and p0725 (engine speed sensor). after searching the web, it appears there are many people with the same issue. i looked on the nhtsa website and found nhtsa campaign id number: 03v455000, nissan recall no. r3022 that states exactly what did happen - the check engine light came on and the engine stopped without warning. the remedy is that a dealer replace the crankshaft position sensor. so, i called nissan, found the other recall that is related to the sensor, took the car to the dealer (barely - i drove and the car stopped twice - again, lucky there was no crash). the dealer called and said he could not fix this recall because the sensor was bad. now i have to go back and pickup the car and pray ...