1994 Nissan Altima

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/20/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NOISY BRAKES. *AK

• 12/16/1994· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK POSITION. *SKD

• 12/15/1994· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, ALSO PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING SMOKE/FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE/INJURY. *SKD

• 12/10/2003· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 03V150000 CONCERNING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BY APPOINTMENT AND THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS VERY UNSATISFIED WITH NISSAN QUALITY OF SERVICE AFTER HAVING TRAVELED 2 HOURS. *CB *JB

• 12/08/2004· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RADIATOR SUPPORT BEAMS RUSTED. THIS BEAM GOES UNDER THE VEHICLE THAT ATTACHES TO THE ENGINE CRADLE. CONSUMER STATES IF THE RUST CONTINUES ENGINE COULD FALL OUT. A NEW FRAME RAIL NEEDS TO BE WELDED IN PLACE. *AK

• 11/30/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FUSE BLEW OUT, CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL. *AK

• 11/23/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEFECTIVE ENGINE, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE LEAK/SMOKE UNDER HOOD/ VEHICLE TO STALL. *SKD

• 11/21/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THROTTLE CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF THE GUIDE CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION. FORTUNATELY MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF A PAVED RURAL ROAD WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC. HAD THIS OCCURED AS HE WAS PULLING ON TO THE MAIN HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON ALTIMAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1992 AND FEBRUARY 1994. MY CAR WAS BUILT IN SEPTEMBER OF 1993. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN IS #94V035000. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THAT ANY REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AT MY EXPENSE.*AK

• 11/21/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES AT TIMES THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE. ALSO THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO WARN MOTORIST WITH THE HORN INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED. *AK

• 11/19/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS A PASSENGER AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE DITCH AND PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOY, INJURED EYE AND FACE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.. TS

• 11/14/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP LIGHT, HIT MY WIFE HEAD ON. MY WIFE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND MOUTH WHEN SHE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. POLICE ESTIMATE THAT OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING OVER 50 MPH, MY WIFE WAS STOPPED. NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AIRBAGS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE DEPLOYED (ALSO A NISSAN). I WISH TO FORMALLY REPORT THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/12/1994· VISIBILITY

  HEATER FAILED TWICE. *SKD

• 11/08/1994· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  GAS TANK INDICATOR DOESN'T SHOW CORRECT LEVEL OF GAS LEFT IN TANK. *AK

• 11/05/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. AND DISTRACTED HER WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 11/02/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  DRIVER SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO LOCKUP DURING REAREND COLLISION. TT

• 10/31/1995· STEERING

  THE VEHICLE HAS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AND IS CAUSING LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 10/29/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

• 10/28/2000· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 10/23/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE HAD A WIRING FAILURE TWICE SINCE I OWN IT. THE FIRST FAILURE APROXIMATELY 65000, AND THE SECOND FAILURE AT APROX 89000. I TROUBLESHOOTED THE PROBLEM AND AFTER DISASSEMBLING ALMOST THE COMPLETE DASHBOARD FOUND 3 WIRES CHAFFING AGAINST A METAL STANDOFF UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG ABOVE THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR. THIS WIRING HAD NO PROTECTION IN THIS TIGHT AREA. THIS COULD VERY WELL START AN ELECTRICAL FIRE ON THE CAR. I FEEL IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM YOU IN THE EVENT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.*AK

• 10/23/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN 35 MPH FRONTAL CRASH IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 10/23/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. * AK

• 10/21/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FRONT OIL LEAK IN ENGINE

• 10/20/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, AND THEN IT STOPS. CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. TT

• 10/19/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TELEPHONE POLE IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/18/2008· VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  I OWN A 1994 NISSAN ALTIMA. IN DECEMBER 2006, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR MALFUNCTIONED AND DROPPED DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ON DEC 21, 2006, THE MALFUNCTIONING SUNVISOR WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE ($113.65). AROUND AUGUST 2008, THE REPLACEMENT SUNVISOR FELL OUT OF IT'S HOLDER AND BRACKET INTO THE DRIVER'S LAP WHILE DRIVING. THE OWNER FIXED IT SO IT WOULD NOT FALL OUT AGAIN. HOWEVER, IN OCT 2008, THE REPLACEMENT SUNVISOR WOULD NO LONGER STAY UP. AGAIN IT SWUNG DOWN INTO THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. AGAIN, IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND BASED ON ON-LINE POSTS IT IS A COMMON THEME AMONG NISSAN VEHICLES. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A REPLACEMENT AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT OR GIVE ME A DISCOUNT SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED OVER 12 MONTHS AGO. NEXT WEEK, I WILL FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICES. HOWEVER, BASED ON THEIR LACK OF RESPONSE TO OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, I DO NOT EXPECT THEM TO RESOLVE IT TO MY SATISFACTION. *TR

• 10/17/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LIGHT BULB IS OUT ON GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE. *ET

• 10/16/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL LEAKS PROFUSELY OUT THESE SEALS AND SOILS ALL GROUNDS THE VEHICLE THREADS OVER. VERY COMMON IN THE FIRST GENERATION ALTIMA. VERY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN OIL LEVEL AND TO FIX LEAK. *AK

• 10/09/2019· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS FROM THE DRIVEWAY, CROSSED THE STREET, AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SORE BACK, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND TOWED OUT OF THE DITCH TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DUPLICATED THE FAILURE AND KEPT THE VEHICLE AT THE SHOP, ATTEMPTING TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V150000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED BAYTOWN NISSAN AT 844-498-4477 (LOCATED AT 5445 I-10 EAST, BAYTOWN, TX 77521) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS LATER CALLED BACK FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WITH A BLUE BOOK OFFER OF $150 IN LIEU OF AIR BAG REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN 2018. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 10/03/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY IN A FRONT END CRASH, INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND HIS PASSENGER WAS MORE SEVERE THAN IF THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED PROPERLY, THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. *AK *SLC

• 09/17/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAD NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL STAIN ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, AFTER SEVICING THIS VEHICLE THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SEAL. I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR SO IT WAS COVERED FOR THE REPAIR. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THE SMALL OIL STAIN RETURNING, EVERY TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE IS WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN TRANSMISSION LEAKING (EVEN THOUGH OIL WAS NOT RED), THEY HAD TO CLEAN SOMETHING AND SO ONE. FINALLY THIS PAST WINTER THEY ADMITTED THAT THE SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE ENGINE AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ORIGINAL REPAIR THEY PERFORMED WAS NO LONGER WARRANTEED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $800. TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. IF NISSAN RECOGNIZES A DEFECT IN DESIGN WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM 4 YEARS AGO, AND NOT TELL ME EVERY 6 MONTHS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION THAT I HAVE A SMALL OIL LEAK. THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 37,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT, I HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR. I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, I FEEL THAT IF NISSAN MOTOR CORP, KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 1995 THEY SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED PEOPLES CARS INSTEAD OF LETTING THE PROBLEM CONTINUE UNTIL THEIR WARRANTEE EXPIRED. THIS IS WHAT I KNOW THEY DID WITH ME AND I DO NOT APPRECIATE IT THAT I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY KOEPPEL NISSAN BY TELLING ME THAT THE CAR WAS NOT LEAKING OIL WHEN IN REALITY IT WAS. *AK

• 09/17/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE VEHICLE HAD FRONTAL CRASH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY CAUSING EYE INJURY (RETINA DETACHMENT).

• 09/15/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ABS, UNDER NORMAL STOPPING AT 10MPH PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RESULT HIT A TRUCK, DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE BRAKE FAIL

• 09/13/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I CRASHED INTO 3 CARS AND A TRUCK BECAUSE MY CAR ENGINE REVVEDAND EVEN WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE JUST WENT. THREE TIMES BEFORE MY CAR "JUST WENT" BUT I WAS LUCKY AND DID NOT CAUSE ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT.*AK

• 09/10/2009· TIRES

  AT BOTH SPEEDS OF 65 AND 35MPH, ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC TIRE BELTING AND TREAD SEPARATION. *TR

• 09/10/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR BATTERY EXPLODED.

• 09/05/1995· SEATS

  THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD REST HAD A VERTICAL BURN . TT

• 09/02/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

• 08/20/1998· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK DESIGN ALLOWED FOR THE TRUNK LID TO HIT REAR WINDOW CAUSING WINDOW TO BREAK.

• 08/13/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  EA01-015(PE01-008) WHILE SITTING AT A INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE IN FRONT MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND DRIVER PULLED OVER INTO TO THE RIGHT OF THE LANE AND HIT OTHER VEHICLE. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INTOHER FACE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO EYES. ALSO, FACE WAS COMPLETELY NUMB AND NOISE WAS BROKEN. BE ADVISED THAT RIGHT EYE HAD TO BREREPLACED. LEGAL REPRESENTATION HAS BEEN APPLIED. *AK.

• 08/09/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE STOPPING VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED AND COLLIDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON INPACT, PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO PASSENGER'S RIGHT EYE. BROKEN NOSE/ SHATTERED BONE UNDER EYE, AND LOST SIGHT IN RIGHT EYE.*AK

• 08/05/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  OIL LEAK. TBS#95058A

• 08/01/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN LOW SPEED COLLISION, CAUSING LOSS OF VISION.*AK CONSUMER HAS NOT LOST ALL SIGHT, HOWEVER CAN NOT SEE LIKE HE COULD PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE POLICE REPORT SHOWS THAT THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *SLC

• 07/27/2004· AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT

  I HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE FOR MY 1994 NISSAN, ALTIMA. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. AFTER THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALER THAT DID THE WORK. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE SWITCH, AND IT WOULD COST $1500.00. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS HAPPENED AFTER THEY DID THE RECALL. BUT, THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THIS HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I WILL GET THE EXACT DATE. THE DATE BELOW IS A GUESSTIMATE. BUT, THE WORK WAS DONE AT PASSPORT NISSAN IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. *AK

• 07/26/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING AIR BAG TO BURST/INJURY TO PASSENGERS EYE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

• 07/25/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, CONSUMER HIT A CAR FROM BEHIND AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURIES.*JB

• 07/25/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING IN STEADY, CONSTANT-SPEED FREEWAY TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MOUNTING FRAME COLLAPSED. DEALER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE FRAME FLANGES SNAPPED. NISSAN CLAIMS IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS REFUSED TO ASSIST CUSTOMER.*AK

• 07/17/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  HIT A TREE HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY *AK CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

• 07/16/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LEAKS FROM FUEL PRESSURE HOSES, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGES ON GARAGE FLOOR. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 07/09/2001· SUSPENSION

  THIS IS A "COIL SPRING BREAKAGE RECALL SITUATION" FOR 1994 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE I WAS DRIVING HEADED TO THE FREEWAY I HEARD A SOUND BENEATH MY VEHICLE. I WAS STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TAKE THE FREEWAY TO MY JOB AND AS SOON AS MY VEHICLE MADE IT'S WAY ACROSS THE INTERSECTION I HEARD A LARGE POP - IT FELT LIKE THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF MY VEHICLE HAD HIT THE PAVEMENT. I IMMEDIATELY SIGNAL FOR THE ON-COMING VEHICLES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY SO I COULD PULL OVER AND GET OUT. I JUMPED POUT OF THE VEHICLE AND A POLICE OFFICER PULLED RIGHT BEHIND ME TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CRICKET AUTO CARE CENTER IN CARY, NC WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECT PART AND ALL 4 MECHANICS SAID THAT THE PART SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN.*AK

• 07/09/2001· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER STATES AS SHE WAS DRIVING TOWARD THE FREEWAY, SHE HEARD A SOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE HAD HIT THE PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE COIL SPRINGS BROKE IN TWO PLACES, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY FOUR MECHANICS THAT PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN.*JB