Problems with 2006 Nissan Altima ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Vehicle tries to start but won't. vehicle is stationary while trying to start. battery is fine, there's enough gas, it tries to start but won't turn over.

When i drive the vehicle, the engine light constantly pops on and off the car consumes a large amount of oil each week, i have to check the oil and keep a case of oil with the filter in my truck to constantly fill it up. the car drains gas like crazy, and it's slow and driving and sluggish. the car has cut off on me in the middle of driving where i had to spend over $500 to get it repaired.

I was driving 2 weeks ago n i was donig about 45 or 50 when it just shut off by its self no warning or nothing n its costed me lots of money on top of just replacing almost the whole front suspension i was on a city sreet in motion when it just cut off 6

My dte said 180 miles, with almost a half tank of gas, car stopped on me on freeway, no warning light of low fuel. car stopped and an accident occurred because of this problem. the dte or gas gauge does not read accurately. please i need help

After the engine has started it may shut down randomly while driving. if the car is shut down for any reason it will not start back up for several hours. this is exactly the same as a previous recall on the car from nhtsa campaign number: 07v527000. it has shut down twice now while driving at less then 40 miles an hour.

Vehicle was being drove down major highway when all of the sudden it loses all power, get off highway on edge put it in park, turn key completely off and try to restart car fails to start check engine light comes on and stays. get code pulled shows crankshaft position sensor a. get the crankshaft position sensor replaced and code cleared. head home with car, does same exact thing that happened while on the highway in town. have had everything else looked at and no one knows what to do to fix the problem. car acts as if it's hard to start ever since this happened. definitely won't be taking it out of town until something is done. car will sit and crank and crank then eventually decides to start. starter isn't issue it was previously replaced not even 2 months ago due to it going out.

Car was sputtering at intersections and hard to start. took to mechanic twice & he could not find anything wrong; said he thought it might be a recall problem; say where there was a problem with the wiring harness on full pump shorting out; part is on national recall; service engine light remained on

2006 nissan altima. consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine fire after engine repairs. *ld the consumer stated the dealer would not assist with any repairs. along with the engine, the horn also failed. updated 08/17/2017*js

Automatic transmission needs shift lock control units replaced due to faulty shift lock control units being put in by nissan

My car briefly stalls when i drive highway in everyday. mechanics said it is crankshaft sensor issue. i changed it with my expense in 2013 but same problem happens again. when i call nissan, it said my car is not under recall.

Check engine light keeps coming on, stating low fuel sensoe out. $1200.00 worht of work, replaced the fuel pump and sensor. now they are stating it is the wiring harness on fuel pump shorting out. part is on national recall.

The vehicle threw a code for the camshaft sensor had that replaced then the vehicle threw a code for the crankshaft sensor. midas replaced two of them still could not clear the code. the vehicle will start in drive but it will sputter while stopped like it is going to stall. when slowing down or coming to a stop the car will shut off and is very difficult to get started again.

Taking recalli got a 2006 nissan altima when i look under the cover i saw the connectors that goes to spark plug melted by over heat (small fire)my engine control module service engine light came on it read sensor one time crankshaft next time up and down stream sensor lot of different readings which is not safe for road which may lead to accident.

Nissan altima 2006 repeatedly fails to start. once we got it started we would drive a short distance and then it would die out. very scary as we were on a traffic roadway. we proceeded to a service center to get a new battery and alternator but that only started the vehicle for a few moments then it died out again. repair technician informed us it was the nissan computer box indicating it was reading everything "backwards" and thus the car could not determine how to start the car anymore. the service center got in touch with a nissan dealership and ordered a new computer box. the new computer did not work either! we are stuck with an inoperable vehicle. help!

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and stalled without warning. the contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the crankshaft and cam sensor failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

My car would stall and shut off while driving. it happened one driving about 20mph and then a few times in traffic. then would not crank to start. check engine light came on. had the codes read and it was po725 speed sensor po335 camshaft sensor. i had both parts replaced 2 times. car still has a hard start and check engine light is still on. there is a recall from nissan for this problem on 2006 nissan altima recall id#90579. i called nissan and they said my vin is not affected??

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. on several occasions, while waiting at a traffic light, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the failure recurred several times. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 64,000.

I have had the car for 9 years and have been locked out the vehicle, the alternator had to be replaced because the car shut down 1 month ago. the car has been shutting down for 4 yrs when the weather changes. i just discovered a whole in the bottom of the driver side ground. due to rust there is a whole in the bottom of the car

While driving ~25 mph i was slowing down to a red traffic light and my car spontaneously shut off in traffic! i was able to put my car in park and restart the car. a few days later, it took 3 attempts before my engine started. after a diagnostic, the car displayed codes p0335 (crankshaft position sensor) and p0725 (engine speed circuit signal sensor). after doing much research i found hundreds of complaints online with similar issues! i input my vin# to see if my vehicle was under recall and it wasn't. after seeing hundreds of the same complaints, why hasn't their been a recall? if there was, how is it possible that my car wasn't recalled?

My car engine shut off periodically while being drive at low speeds and higher oil consumption. the first time occurred on june 6, 2015 while driving across woodyard road to pine view lane from the clinton shopping center. the second time was on friday june 12, 2015 while driving home from the branch ave metro parking, with my brother on the way home, while turning off from highway 5 on to surratts road, leaving my brother and i dangerously stuck the right side of the off curve with cars going by blowing their horns. the altima does start back up, but only after a minute or two. no apparent reason why, no warning lights. the car has been consuming more oil than usual and after the first incident, the service engine light came on and does not shut off. a search for recalls revealed in fact that there was a recall issued, 06v-223 on the 2006 altima, but was not notified or the recall addressed.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle restarted and the failure recurred on two other occasions. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 161,000.

We would always comment about how people were in a hurry since they always sped past us when we were doing the speed limit according to the speedometer. unfortunately, we hooked up a gps to the car and it tells us we're going 4 miles slower than what the speedometer says. honestly, a speedometer should read correctly on a car that was bought brand new and never had anything done to it that would throw off the speedometer reading. (such as different sized tires being put on it)

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. without warning, the low beam headlights and the parking lights failed to work. the contact had to use the high beam headlights each time the failure occurred. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 07e087000 (exterior lighting). the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available.

Based on what my daughter told me, on sunday 8/24 she was traveling on i-96 in maryland. she was on the millard e. tidings bridge when she had to slow for an accident. while slowing, her car just shut down and would not start. she was stuck in the left lane of i-95 on the bridge. the check engine light kept coming on when she tried to restart the car and the car would not start. aaa was called but the police had to shut down i-95 to push her from the left lane to the right hand shoulder past the bridge. she was towed to baltimore and the vehicle was dropped at a repair facility. the next day it was diagnosed with a bad crankshaft position sensor and repaired. i researched and there is a recall by nissan for this very problem for our year and engine altima. when i called nissan, they indicated our vehicle was not involved in the recall. huh? it appears that nissan should widen the recall as this problem obviously still exists and it puts drivers in an extremely dangerous position of having their car and all its functions shut down and not restart. can it get any more dangerous than an interstate on a summer weekend? i'm lucky my daughter handled the entire ordeal calm and collectedly or there could have been serious consequences. can you get nissan to acknowledge a larger pool of defective vehicle and to expand the scope of the recall? obviously they didn't get them all. *tr

I was parked at a bus stop i was told to move i turned car on and it shut off i turned it back on and it worked next day i was driving came to a stop light and the car shut off without warning. *tr

While driving at low speed such as in a traffic jam or approaching a corner/light the vehicle shuts off, restarts but progressively gets harder over time. called nissan.com was told to take to nissan dealer who updated computer, still happens called again and told to take again however this time they charged me almost $ 200.00 still not fixed nissan refused to assist. *tr

Crank shaft position sensor had to be replaced due to engine not starting at times, and cutting out at stop lights which was a safety issue in traffic. after talking with nissan i was informed that this vin number was not included jn campaign number 07v5727000 and i feel it should have been. this part was replaced by a private auto repair in october 2014 for a total of $250.09. i had purchased the car in april of 2014 from a toyota used car dealership and started experiencing the problem shortly thereafter. please help me recover my money for repairs. *tr

The car stalled and completely shut down when coming to a stop at a stop light. since this time, the car has done this multiple times. the last time this happened, i was driving the car at 25 miles per hour and the car completely shut down. i had to pull over the car in the middle of traffic and restart the car. it almost caused an accident. when we took the car into the nissan dealership, our 2006 altima was not covered under the recall. *tr

Nissan says car does not fall under recall for p0335 and p0425 engine light codes! crank and cam shaft sensors had to get both replaced $151.68 and $218.00! i am not happy. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan altima. the contact stated that the passenger's side air bag sensor light was illuminated and flashing. the vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the seat needed to be replaced in order to remedy the defect. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign number 08v521000(air bags, electrical system) and indicated that the vehicle experienced the same defect described in the recall. the manufacturer was not notified of the defect and advised that the vehicle was not included in the recall. the failure mileage was 37,000. the vin was not available.

While at a red light, the power on my 2006 nissan altima shut off without warning. after trying to turn over the ignition several times, the vehicle finally started. i drove it to advance auto where they ran a diagnostic and advised that there were two error codes: p0725 & p0335 (engine speed sensor circuit malfunction & crank shaft position sensor circuit malfunction). upon calling my mechanic,he advised that this has been a typical problem for this model and that he believed there was a recall. i called and have been advised by nissan that there was a recall but my vin wasn't part of the recall. however, nissan was unable to provide which vehicles were actually part of the recall! there are many unresolved complaints regarding this issue, and i believe that this is a seriously dangerous hazard for drivers. what if the vehicle stopped on an interstate highway while driving at 65 mph? i would like verifiable information on what vehicles this recall covered, as nissan seems to be deflecting some of their responsibility. *tr

Handling of the nissan altima crank shaft sensor recall is completely unacceptable. no notice of the recall was ever sent, which meant we found out the hard way: when the car stalled out in the middle of a major highway, without warning (exactly as described in the recall that wasn't sent) i only found the recall after a local non-nissan mechanic told me about it, and then when i brought it into the dealer, they didn't understand the nature of the recall. please help! *tr

Vehicle stalled while driving in heavy traffic while on my way home. after several minutes, vehicle started and i was able to drive home. sel came on and error code said "crankshaft position sensor". took it to my local garage and was told this was a very common problem on nissan altima. contacted dealership and was told there was no issue with this car or sensor but they could reprogram the ecm to fix it. went online and i see numerous issues with this sensor. nissan mechanic admitted the sensor was faulty and that the replacement part was redesigned to correct the error and includes a cam shaft position sensor as well since they go out frequently as well. if nissan is aware of issue and has redesigned the replacement part, why no recall. i am out $150 which is no big deal, but a vehicle stalling on a highway when nissan knows the part is faulty is extremely concerning to me. *tr

I had coolant service and after that i started experiencing low levels of coolant which led to overheating of car. i kept getting the car check to find out if there were leaks. i checked recall notices and then was told i needed sensors. i called nissan in september and was told out of the 653k cars mine was not affected! i find that hard to believe. i then had sensors replaced (crankshaft and speed) . now i'm being told head gasket blown and engine needs replacement. the recall from nissan says there we engine cooling problems. *tr

6/08 - car lurched and tried to stall on interstate and check engine light came on. was able to drive to mechanic's shop. issue was determined to be the crankshaft position sensor by mechanic, and part was replaced with an oem part but this did not resolve the problem so the sensor was removed and replaced with the sensor that was pulled out. was able to drive to dealership from mechanic's shop on 6/15 (yes, he had the car for a week). issue was determined to be crankshaft position sensor, which was replaced. one day and 20 miles later the problem has manifested itself...check engine came on and car does not want to start. this sensor was part of a previous recall for 2006 altimas but i was told my car (when checking vin) was not part of the recall. i have to take the car back to the nissan dealership. *tr

While traveling on the interstate we stopped at a rest area. when trying to leave the rest area the car would not start. after a few tries it finally started and the check engine light came on. continue to have problems starting the car. i took the car to my mechanic and he ran a diagnostic test on it. he called and said it was a sensor. after looking up the diagnostic code he told me my car had a recall for the problem and to contact the dealership. i called the dealership and they told me my car did not have a recall on it. my husband went to the dealership and they told him the same thing and that only some of the 2006 altima's were in the recall and mine was not one of them. the check engine light is still on, it is still hard to start and i have had it stall out on me once when i was slowing down in traffic. all the problems that i am having were listed in the recall but the dealership still insists it is not on a recall list. *tr

I was driving at approx 25 mph when all of a sudden the engine cutoff with no warning. was able to coast the car to the side of the road, restart, and drove to dealership immediately. dealership diagnosis error code p0335 camshaft and crankshaft sensor failures and needed to be replaced for $570 (plus the $110 diagnosis fee). a recall exists for same make and model, but car vin is excluded. this problem seems to be very common and widespread after doing some online research. the dealership's parts manager also stated this was a very common problem. i find it very disturbing that nissan would knowingly risk passenger safety by not recalling and covering the cost of repair for a well maintained car that is having the same issue as others in the same make and model year. *tr

Vehicle started to idle rough. at low speeds car will shut off. it starts back up but has to be in neutral when idle. nissan dealer had the car for over a month and told me to replace my ecm and have it reprogrammed. this still has not fixed my problem and i'm worried about driving the car and causing an accident when it randomly shuts off. nissan usa has a claim on my issue and will not tell me what to do to fix the problem. *tr

'service engine soon' lite came on. dealer scanned for trouble codes p0725,p0335. was told the "crankshaft position sensor" needs replacing, and was charged $130. the dealer wants to charge me $425 to replace 'cps'. was told that there was no recall for this situation. found out later thru the internet that there were 600 incidents concerning 'cps'. the dealer should fix this with no charge. nhtsa #07v527000 recall explains the problem. also see recall id #67654 from nissan. *tr

I had a recall on my 2006 nissan altima 2.5l & i took it to the dealer in 2010 because the car engine will shut off when driven. it occurred multiple times & several times it occurred on a highway going at 60 miles per hours. i took it in to the dealer & the changed the part because of the recall. after battling for month to get my money back form the dealer the problem is occurring again. in 2012. i tried to trade it in but they under valued my car because of the recall history at $2,500. i need help & nissan is refusing to pay full trade value on a recall. all i want is the problem fix permanently instead of having this ongoing problems. nissan is not taking my concern seriously & i am getting rob on a problem that is not my fault. *tr

While driving on the i95 the car shut off and would not restart at 55mph. thank god, i did not get into an accident and was able to coast over to the guardrail. i had to have my car towed to my mechanic that informed me it appeared to be the crankshaft sensor and said since it was a recall item i should have it brought to my local nissan dealer. i had the car towed to miller nissan in fairfield ct and informed them of my mechanics findings. they checked the car and told me it was the fuel pump and replaced it even with me expressing that my current mechanic already checked that. after replacing the fuel pump they called me back and said it still wasn't working. it ended up being the ecm along with another sensor!! i expressed how upset i was that this sensor failed why i was driving at a high speed on the highway! i am currently working with nissan corporate recall department because everything i'm reading is still indicating that the crankshaft sensor could cause malfunctions in other sensors in the car!! i'm not happy that nissan is charging me for the new fuel pump they installed along with the sensors totaling $1,943,00!! *tr

I bought the car in may 2009. up until june 2013, no problems other than regular maintenance. car overheats and has been since june 2013 on and off. have had battery replaced 2 times, tune up, crank shaft sensor replaced, broken seal replaced (that keeps oil/coolant) in car. have had problems with car not starting, engine turns over but won't start. i have to keep putting anti-freeze in car before i drive it every few days if i don't the heater blows out hot air, then cold which is when overheating occurs. white smoke coming out of exhaust pipe. been to local mechanic 3 times, and they keep charging to fix it ($500 so far). they did tune up, replace battery and fixe the broken seal. i'm a nervous wreck driving it because i'm afraid i'll get stuck somewhere. *tr

While i was driving the "service engine soon" light came on & stayed on then my car became sluggish & i pulled to the side of the road & it cut off, it wouldn't start after trying to restart it 4 or 5 times, then it started back up & i began to drive & the car jerked then became sluggish once again & cut off, "service engine soon" light remained on. *tr

This 2006 nisaan altima is experiencing the exact same malfunctions as in previous recalls. the crank sensor is causing the car to abruptly stop running if driven at low speed. incident almost occurred on pa turnpike during am rush hour traffic and finally stopped at a traffic light in a residential area in mid-day. i had to put caution lights on immediately and hope that i didn't cause an accident. please re investigate this matter. it is such a major concern and needs immediate attention once again i see. thanks so much! *tr

Vehicle would turn over but would not start. this has happened twice. once at around 60,000 miles and the next time at 64,000 miles. both times it ended up being the camshaft sensor. both camshaft sensors were replaced as recommended by the shop. *tr

I noticed that my 2006 nissan altima has a design defect. when you start up the engine the speedometer cluster lights up automatically, even if the driving lights are turned off. at night time, this can lead the driver to believe that his driving lights are on as well, since most other cars require for the lights to be turned on, in order to turn on the illumination on the speedometer cluster. i have seen other nissan altimas driven at night (including a 2010 nissan altima hybrid), which led me to believe that this is common design flaw for these cars. *tr

While driving on interstate 580 in emeryville california in evening rush hour traffic my car began to jerk rapidly and then stopped while in traffic, the service engine light came on, after 5 attempts the car started. this happened numerous times while traveling to work on highway 50 and also while driving on surface streets. this makes me nervous and fearful when driving this vehicle and finally after the stopping multiple times on the interstate and at red lights, i took the car in for a diagnostic test and was advised my crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced and there was a recall per nissan america for this known issue. i took the car in and was advised my vin# was part of the recall but the damaged crankshaft sensor would not be replaced, only a reset of the ecm. i was advised that the ecm would not be reset due to the service engine light is on due to the faulty crankshaft sensor. i was also charged for a diagnostic test which basically confirmed the problem that service department was already aware of per the vin#. there are thousands of complaints regarding the 2006 nissan altima and a the faulty crankshaft sensor which can cause the vehicle to stop. i am scared to drive on the interstate due to fear that the car will stop and cause a pileup and or even death. i have contacted nissan america @1 800 647 7261 and they are not cooperative. they are aware of this issue however will not replace the defective crankshaft sensor. since this is a known issue then i strongly feel that nissan should take responsibility and replace the defective part. customers should not fear for their lives when driving and should not have to pay to repair a known defect. i am considering taking legal action against nissan since they failed to take responsibility and resolve my issue. *tr

2006 nissan altima s/sl. *tr

I purchased a 2006 nissan altima (brand new) 2 months after i purchased it, a recall required a "new" engine be installed. since then it has been in and out of the shop for recalls. my problem now is the check engine light is on, and my car shut off on me in the middle of the road. i popped into auto zone to check it out and it is the crankshaft sensor. there is a recall for this on the 2006 altima's but mine is not included. so i am supposed to pay 397.00 to have this fixed! i don't think so. i feel i was sold a lemon. and i should not have to pay for this repair!! i can not drive my car because it shuts of or almost shuts off at different speeds ranging from 45 to 60. nissan should recall all 2006 nissan altima's for this problem! *tr

My 2006 nissan altima turned off on me coming to an intersection twice. i found out about the recall on the sensor so i take it in to the dealer to get it fix. what i am being told by the dealer ship is that my altima is shutting off because there's oil on my cam and crank sensor which they are charging me $370.00. i am hearing that they are getting alot of cars with this oil on the sensor. he said that the sensors had alot of oil on it. i asked then how come i never saw any oil spots where i parked? oil on the sensors sounds like this should be the recall. can you help to see if the dealer is getting away with this? can you help?? *cn