10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #3

Sep 052003

Altima 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
I purchased a 1997 Nissan Altima used with 15K miles in 1998, it now has about 47K miles, the other morning when I went to my car the paint was coming off, I thought that someone had scraped the paint off the hood of my car, I called my ins. Co and the referred me to a dealer. He took one look and said that the top coat was peeling off the paint all the way down to the sanding and it was not covered by my ins. I have had car much older then this one and this has never happened before, their must be a defect in this paint, it is completely peeling off and it happened almost overnight. I have taken very good care of this car, getting it washed, waxed & polished. I would appreciate some type of compensation on this problem and a response from Nissan mfg.

- Pinellas Park, FL, USA

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problem #2

Oct 092002

Altima

  • miles
While traveling about 60mph on the highway, without prior warning, had blown out and the dual airbags didn't deploy. The vehicle crossed the concrete median, and hit an 18 wheeler head on, the vehicle was totaled. Ts scc

- West Point, MI, USA

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problem #1

Aug 162000

Altima

  • miles
Hot day. Tire separated. Not because of high presure. No nails. Original tire. (dot number: 156 tiresize: P205/60R15)

- Chicago, IL, USA

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