8.8
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $3,000
- Average Mileage:
- 87,950 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 5 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (4 reports)
- replace mass air flow sensor (1 reports)
I changed intake gasket and car would not run over 5 seconds, so I changed the gasket again and made sure it was on right. I went to start it it and it would not start and if it did, it was only 3 or 5 seconds and a sputter and light back fire. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
- ssidney, Chicago, US
In 2005 my dad brought this nissan and it seemed fine.... we had the car for almost 3 years and it starts to over heat. so my dad spent 1500 getting it fixed the first time i drive it for almost 7 months and it starts cutting off if i didn't hold gas to it. it runs really rough.. so i took it to precision tune and they said my knock sensor was missing an i needed a new starter just for this little bit of work it was 641.78. so i finally get the car out and i drive it home its doing the same thing just not as bad. I come straight home after this and decided that i would go out this is only my 2nd time driving the car since i got it out the shop. i stop to put in gas and the car wouldn't crank back up and then i notice the fuel injector is smoking so i had to call my dad and he still hasn't figured out what is wrong with it. Im tired of spending my money on it Im just going to get another car
- Lady B., Sumter, SC, US
the power just cuts off to the engine. my dashboard usually goes blank at first. All the dials just go down and the digits disappear from odometer. Shortly after, I lose power from accelerator to engine. I have to pop it in neutral then back to drive. It's very dangerous. Have you had a solution to this?
- Alex T., Walnut Creek, CA, US
My 2001 Nissan Altima just cuts off while I'm driving or sitting at the light. its very dangerous. i have had a tune ups, fuel cleaned, distributor replace and nothing is helping!!! i was told it was not the intake manifold. the check engine light is NOT on, and other than that it runs fine!!! this did not start happening until after i got a hot shot when i left my lights on. could that be the source of the problem?? PLEASE HELP!!!
- Shari M., Baltimore, MD, US
This issue is what gave my car the name "Michigan," after the frog in Looney Tunes. One random day, it started stalling badly. Any time I let go of the gas, the engine would cut off. It got so bad that I had to drive with my foot on the gas and the break if I wanted to stop without the engine cutting off. When I took it to mechanics (about 3 of them) to get fixed, they all said they couldn't get it to stall even once. One place had it for a week and never got it to stall. But, as soon as I got it back, it stalled almost immediately. The check engine light never came on, so no problems were ever discovered. I sunk over $2,000 to find out what the problem was and no one could figure it out. It wasn't until I was forced to stop driving it for 3 months (8 months in total with this issue) when the problem was solved. After the 8th month (and after I got my tax refund), the battery died. When I got a new one, the "check engine" light came on (which never came on the entire time). I took one last chance and bought it to a mechanic and they discovered it was the "Mass Airflow Sensor." Once they replaced it (another $1,000), the stalling stopped. But that was 8 months of hell with that car.
- soularyem, Central Islip, US