2007 Nissan Altima Recalled Over Fire Possibility

Nissan’s most important vehicle, the new 2007 Altima sedan, is the subject of a large recall after four incidents of fire have been reported. More than 140,000 Altima sedans equipped with the 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine are being recalled because of an air filter that can catch on fire if something hot — like cigarette ash — is drawn into it.

Nissan is issuing the recall and has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The company says it began contacting owners July 3. The air filter will be replaced, and an air deflector will be added to prevent debris buildup in the filter.   

The Altima is the country’s ninth-best-selling car or light truck so far this year. 

Nissan Recalls 140,582 Altimas Because Air Filter May Ignite (Chicago Tribune)

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this is like non-news news. "Some part of the car may catch fire if fire is dropped on it!"

No WAY!

I am more amazed that 4 2007's have caught on fire from this being the cause? Do the Altima's pull in air from the ash tray?

You'd be surprised what can wind up in your air box. All kinds of crazy crap can get sucked into there. The way the factory intake is designed makes a less chance that things will get sucked into there, but it's always possible.

Who knew are filters were flammable???

I had one of the 4 altima's to catch on fire. Mine was a rental out of Baltimore my truck got rear ended so they gave me one and on the last day of driving it at 5600 miles the intake caught on fire and the car shuts off.

What are the odds 1 of the 4 would be on here. Cool.

As far as how cigarettes can get into the front of a car - ever see someone recklessly flick one out their window? That's how!

i believe it is too late for me as my car was one of the ones that burned completly in less than 7 mins and i think its bs on how nissan is stating its an air filter because i have a strong feeling its that cvt feature theese vehicles have i was drivng my altima on the fwy and it started jerkin and i immediatly pulled over when i got out the dam car was englufed in flames it was too late to check engine as the dasboard display said

Jmd,

Not an auto engineer myself, but the description that you've stated actually sounds like an engine problem - which this air filter can cause due to the fire, rather than the transmission , 'coz there's really no 1-2-3-4-5 gear in the Altima, so there's really no jerking motion from the gear per se. The question is, however, how did u get hot burning object sucked into the vehicle?

JMD,
Armuro is right, that's exactly the type of reaction a burning air filter would produce. your car wasn't getting the air it needed and it would probably chug. A transmission problem also wouldn't lead to a fire I would imagine in the same neighborhood as the air filter.

hey fellas thanks alot for the responses well know im playing the waiting game from my insurance and Nissan wish me luck this has been the longest 2 weeks of my life

I also had a 2007 Altima that burned up. I was traveling on the freeway and it shut off and I lost all power. I had only 7,000 miles on it. I had to wreck it against a gardrail to stop it. The front windshield blew out, also. A television reporter came up on the accident and filmed it. It was a horrible experiece, but Nissan worked with me well in resolving the incident.

U know wat?? There waz no television reporter on the scene. You set your Nissan on fire. I have never seen such car burn up or close to burning up. Jealous of Nissan's success. Envy is ignorance.

To the last person who posted--you may go to WRCBTV in Chattanooga, Tn. and if the report is in the archives you may see it. Believe me, I am not jelous of Nissan, I drive a 2007 Maxima at this time!!!! I would never put my child in danger to do such a stupid thing. that is against the law. How dare you??

terri,
I've banned the anonymous commenter but now can't delete the comments themselves. They should disappear soon. Thanks for your patience.

Nissan has had 26 reports of fire to Manufacture 5 of them have been reported to Office Of Defects Investigation @ NHTSA.gov and Nissan. The facts are available @ NHTSA.gov

Comments should be left for people to see, regardless of what opinion they have, if this blog is not biased. If you are removing certain comments, then you are violating people's freedom of speedch. Even better put: If you are removing comments, then don't even have a blog. People who are to buy a car don't care about what someone says, that a vehicle has airbag problems, doesn't steer very well, or supposedly catches fire. There are many cars on the road that have other problems that no one has issued a recall on, such as the fuel filler release being broken, or the timing belt screeches at very low mileage, or the car can't start because of fuse burn out. We all have the same and equal right of the freedom of speech under the Constitution. If you are removing certain comments because they don't suit your tone or mood, then DON'T EVEN HAVE A BLOG.

JUST REMOVE THE KICKING TIRES BLOG!!

"believe me"

those words are of a liar. if you are loyal to the Nissan brand, which you are claiming to be by writing that you also own a 2007 Nissan Maxima, while at the same time you are writing how your Altima burned to get sympathy for yourself and condemning Nissan.

it is also against the law to remove comments that someone posted who has different opinions that the person in charge of the blog. if you remove my comments, i will file a lawsuit against the website owner and the person who posted this story on the recall. don't play games with people. i have a voice just like the rest of you.

also, there's nothing for me to believe in you that you are not JEALOUS of NISSAN

the reason to remove comments from any blog (and I have run many) is when they detract from the conversation instead of adding to it. I've done this since the day I started blogging back when I was with Weblogs Inc and started Autoblog. If you don't like the policy you don't have to read the blog.

If you were a regular reader (or simply clicked on the recall tag) you'd see we report every recall out there as a public service. I don't think there is one word in the above post that could be seen as biased against Nissan. The company it should be pointed out issued this recall. So the Nissan "fans" commenting here that the other commenter should "shut up" are basically calling Nissan a liar here and ultimately are not making any sense.

I support D.T. I, too, am a die hard Nissan fan, and my family has owned 6 Nissan/Infiniti vehicles (or even more when counting relatives). However, Nissan is not a perfect company, and even the "premium" brands like Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, etc. have made mistakes, so it's odd that Nissan can make perfect cars every single time. And why the heck are you saying "freedom of speech? here? Are you a legal representative? If not, then just keep quiet, as you've NO IDEA what freedom of speech really means...

Back to the topic though, this recall really doesn't count against Nissan's workmanship, but the company that actually makes or provides the air filter. Mind you, Nissan just makes the "overall" car...but not each individual parts on the cars. If there's an engine fire because of the design*, then that's Nissan's fault, and it count against its reliability.

*Back in the late 80's and early 90's, there was a Nissan Van (before the Axxess). Nissan had a small engine for this van in the JDM market, but when Nissan imported it here, it stuffed a 2400CC engine into the van for our "gas hungry/power demanding" appeptites. However, the engine was too small - it was big enough to stuff the engine in, but there was no space for ventilation (thus engine cooling). As a result, the engine got hot easily and there were quite a # of reported engine fires. Nissan had to recall and bought back every single one of these fans - the only time in US when a car company has to pay to buy everythg back (I think).

I support D.T. I, too, am a die hard Nissan fan, and my family has owned 6 Nissan/Infiniti vehicles (or even more when counting relatives). However, Nissan is not a perfect company, and even the "premium" brands like Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, etc. have made mistakes, so it's odd that Nissan can make perfect cars every single time. And why the heck are you saying "freedom of speech? here? Are you a legal representative? If not, then just keep quiet, as you've NO IDEA what freedom of speech really means...

Back to the topic though, this recall really doesn't count against Nissan's workmanship, but the company that actually makes or provides the air filter. Mind you, Nissan just makes the "overall" car...but not each individual parts on the cars. If there's an engine fire because of the design*, then that's Nissan's fault, and it count against its reliability.

*Back in the late 80's and early 90's, there was a Nissan Van (before the Axxess). Nissan had a small engine for this van in the JDM market, but when Nissan imported it here, it stuffed a 2400CC engine into the van for our "gas hungry/power demanding" appeptites. However, the engine was too small - it was big enough to stuff the engine in, but there was no space for ventilation (thus engine cooling). As a result, the engine got hot easily and there were quite a # of reported engine fires. Nissan had to recall and bought back every single one of these fans - the only time in US when a car company has to pay to buy everythg back (I think).

I suppord JDM/OEM because I don't see you removing Jerry's comments in the Scion recall about airbags. His comments also distract the reader because he is being a fan of American vehicles and started a debate over American vs. Imports.

Instead of allowing people to write what ever is up on their mind and to write inappropriate coments, e.g. 'I was simply pointing out to the Japanese you are obviously in bed with' an even better idea would be to discontinue the blog.

I am not a blind fish! I am a regular reader and I have clicked on the RECALL tag several times, but you don't understand what I'm getting at. I'm not talking about new car recalls. I'm talking about all recalls in general.

As far as freedom of speech goes, do you care if I am a legal representative? If other people have their way to say what they want to in other blog posts, then so should I! There are many other comments that detract from the conversations instead of adding to it more than mine does, and no one had removed them. If I don't like the policy and reading the blog makes me comment, then by saying that I don't have to read the blog, then for who is this blog for? Is it to create a propaganda against successful automakers?

"I don't think there is one word in the above post that could be seen as biased against Nissan."

Read the 2nd sentence and it clearly biases against Nissan. Whoever wrote this obviously does not know that Nissan has a V-6 Nissan Altima and not all the Altimas sold are 4-cylinder vehicles. This automatically trranslates to far less vehicles in the recall. Then the very last sentence is a bias. The Altima is not the ninth best-seller. it is the fourth. Claiming that the post is not biased against Nissan, theo one in the know about Nissan vehicles knows that it is.

Toyota,
What were the comments in the scion post? I"m a one man band for the most part when it comes to regulating comments and there are thousands of them. So please email us at the tips email if you see any comments that are offensive and I'll remove them. That would be a a big help thanks. I've again removed the person saying you can't buy a better car than a nissan and shut up etc. He's using multiple IP addresses that are very similar and I'm banning them all.

I don't know why I'm arguing with you J Lo but the second sentence clearly states it is the 4 cylinder model having the problem so owners of the V6 won't be worried. It is the most straight forward piece of reporting you could possibly find. The 140,000 number COMES FROM NISSAN!
And it is accurate as far as I know.

attitude much?

Okay...

I have come 2 a conclusion. The company that made tha air filter made Nissan have a problem and is making the automaker suffer. It's jealous that the Nissan Altima is the nation's fastest growing sales-wise midsize car and then made bad air filters for the 2007 Nissan Altima sedan. By doing so, the air filter company is making people think that Nissan has quality issues because the nations so-called best-selling car isn't selling really well although the 2007 model has been on the market since April 2006.

As having t6o claim that sumbody called Nissan a liar is taking things a little too far. Of course the Nissan fan wrote that people are jealous of Nissan because Nissan sales have drastically increased, especially with the next-generation Nissan Altima and when someone is making progress, there are other people who are jealous. Since it is a recall that generally states NISSAN and not the AIR FILTER company then of course it can be easily be viewed as biased and a result of jealousy.

As fars as stating that "premium" Rolls Royce, Ferrari, etc. don't produce perfect cars all the time, they don't produce even near-perfect cars for the price. My relative had a Porsche 911 and at 50,000 miles it needs a new engine and he's selling the damn car for $2,500. These cars are overpriced and aren't even near-perfect. Nissan cars are priced right & aren't even a bad quality. Now that an AIR FILTER company created a problem for Nissan, this shouldn't be viewed as an issue w/Nissan reliability and every keen person can figure that out. Of course, due to a misprint in the recall post which doesn't mention the AIR FILTER company being at fault, one can easily say that someone is JEALOUS of NISSAN SUCCESS!!

Okay...

I've read many, many asinine comments on this blog including a number of silly conspiracy theories, but the idea that an air filter company would be so upset that their product is being used in a successful car – making them more money – that they would sabotage the car, seriously hurting their name and bottom line and potentially getting sued, is probably the most asinine thing I've read here.

Okay....

Fine! But, I'm just saying something that might have a point. I've read more vacuous comments than the one posted above, but unless you work for the air filter company, than that is different.

Hey guess what? I'm the owner of car #5 that burned because of this. Nissan has been non-responsive about it. I was driving on the highway and when my car started stalling, I pulled over, and sure enough the thing was totally engulfed in no time. Get this, I got NO notice of this recall, . I leased it, and since it was an obvious total loss, Nissan not only accepted the offer from my ins. co, but they also want me to keep paying for the car until they get the check, and I'm supposed to pay for my deductible too!!! Why should I keep on paying for something that was obviously defective???? I could have DIED!!!

Well, why don't you buy a Ford since you're complaining about Nissan??

IF YOU THINK YOU CAN FIND A BETTER BUILT CAR THAN A NISSAN...BUY IT!! BUT DON'T YOU WILL BE COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT OTHER CAR TOO AS IT WILL BE WORSE THAN A NISSAN!!

OMG I just saw a Nissan Altima on fire today. My fiance and I were driving down a main road on Long Island and saw a huge cloud of black smoke, it looked like oil was burning. The road was completly blocked off however we got press entrence to the scene. A little old lady was pulled out of her Nissan with minor burns and her little old husband was consoling her. The car burned for quite some time. After the fireman had the fire under control the gas tank caught fire. The water from the hose couldn't control it so they spread this white chemical to control the gas fire. Shame on you nissan!!! We put our family and friends in your hands when they buy a car and the cars are unsafe. Good thing I didn't buy a Nissan a couple of years ago like I planned. I bought the Ford Fushion and it hasn't let me down once. It's a great car.

Marissa, did you really buy a Ford Fushion? I've never heard of the Fushion. Come on, either u r a Ford supporter, or a domestic supporter. Shame on you on trying to bad mouth an import car just because you saw it on fire. R u an investigator? Do you know why the car's on fire? Do you know any history of that car when the old people own them? There could be MANY reasons, and even NOT all the Altimas have this issue with the air filter. Before you try to support your Ford/domestic loyatly, make sure you have all your facts checked!

P.S. I owned a Ford-made product before and it was the WORST of all brands! Even the cops have to sue Ford because the beloved Crown Vic would EXPLODE when hit from behind. Now that's a trustworthy product.

I stongly support Amuro Ray!! He is so right!!

Good job!!

Check the fact twice before supporting Ford and condemning Nissan. NOT ALL NISSANS HAVE THE AIR FILTER PROBLEM!! You can't judge them all by one little thing you saw, which we don't even know if it is true or just made up for Marissa B to be a Ford supporter!!

you guys need to stick to the facts, and the fact is that the altima has been recalled. Thats that. What does ford have to do with anything? In fact, this is not the first time nissan has had to recall cars equipped with the 2.5 liter engine. They are not perfect, just like Ford, Toyota, and the rest of them aren't.

"Shame on you on trying to bad mouth an import car just because you saw it on fire."- you sound ridiculous. How is this any better than the whole Crown Vic thing, in my oppinion it is worse since the CV had to be practically totalled from the rear for those fires to happen- not to mention that it is a car that was practically designed in the 70's. The Altima is a new, and very, state of the art car.

you guys need to stick to the facts, and the fact is that the altima has been recalled. Thats that. What does ford have to do with anything? In fact, this is not the first time nissan has had to recall cars equipped with the 2.5 liter engine. They are not perfect, just like Ford, Toyota, and the rest of them aren't.

"Shame on you on trying to bad mouth an import car just because you saw it on fire."- you sound ridiculous. How is this any better than the whole Crown Vic thing, in my oppinion it is worse since the CV had to be practically totalled from the rear for those fires to happen- not to mention that it is a car that was practically designed in the 70's. The Altima is a new, and very, state of the art car.

Posted by: sulli | Aug 15, 2007 12:07:39 PM

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This sounds a lot like and a fan thing and it is going on between American vs. Import and it should be removed from the blog. We know it has been recalled so why are you mentioning it, sulli?? You are making it redundant and since the Ford Crown Vic is a cop car, it should be safer as the design of the gas tank is not in the safest position and is also making the weight distribution of the car horrible so when cornering, the car can roll over and be engulfed in an inferno!

There are no Crown Vics on the road from the '70s as you mentionned and if the design is from the '70s, then of course the new Crown Vic is an outdated, unsafe design which makes it even more of a hazard than the Altima.

As for in the first line of sulli's comment, learn to capitalize ALTIMA. It is a car that should have feelings for if you are not defending your Ford loyalty and your beloved Crown Vic. Also when talking about it, try not to abbreviate it with CV as it stands for Constant Velocity which is a drive shaft and Fords do have problems with that, too especially the Lincoln Town Car.

Hollywood,
I am a fan of lots of cars (Nissan is one of my favorites which has nothing to do with anything), and if you had read my post carefully (if you read as well as you type, I can see how that would be hard), I didn't defend the CV over the Altima- I simply stated the facts. Safety is important and if no one should get a pass because of their history, or ones loyalty to that brand. If one company gets raked over the fire for a recall- they all should. Get over yourself.

Hey if you want to know complaints, recals and true facts go to safercar.gov and research your car complaints history

Sulli,

Why are you even naming all the car manufacturers?? We all know they aren't perfect and the way you stated about the CV (Constant Velocity) it sounds a lot like you're condemning the Altima. Why don't you go back to your Scion post instead of meddling here in the Altima post? Get over yourself! You sound so ridiculous in your comment.

Marissa, how do you know that the black smoke was from burning oil?? Do you have really good vision to see through the black smoke that the car was a Nissan Altima and not some other car? You have no clue that oil cannot catch fire!! You obviously don't own a car 2 know that the engine oil is extremely hot that it would cause all cars to catch fire. The gas tank of the Nissan Altima CANNOT catch fire unless deliberately set. R u an investigator 4 Ford? 4 Toyota? Huh? Shame on you, shamey, for bad mouthing an import just because you saw smething which u rn't even sure about. I've never heard of the Ford Fushion. Ford-made products are the WORST of all brands.

I've seen many Ford's catch fire. If this is REALLY true about the Nissan Altima, this is nothing compared to Ford's reasons for BLOWING UP! Ford has quality & design problems and is not the safest car all around. Hyundai cars today are even more safe than Ford. Ford has design problems and electrical problems that cause it to BLOW UP LIKE CRAZY!!!

Learn how to spell & capitalize NISSAN before posting your Ford loyal comments.

I have seen a Dodge Ram mini van catch fire this past week. the whole van was engulfed in an inferno. The engine caught fire. This is another statistic that American cars have far more issues than the imports.

Well i am another example...all that stated above about this car catching the fire is true. I leased a 2007 Nissan Altima, Manual Shift, and at 5000 miles...while i was driving on the hwy...car's engine caught fire...all my family and i could have been dead by this death trap they are manufacturing...Nissan should be banned from manufacturing vehicles...and the air filter catching the fire is BS...because i noticed the fire starting from Cat Converter...and then within 10 minutes the whole car was in the flame. If somebody has doubts i can send them the pictures of my burnt car...

Pasha, you have a vendetta against Nissan. No one forced you to buy one. Stating that Nissan should be banned, shame on you!! Then Ford and Toyota should be also banned, since you love these cars. How could you take pictures when your car burned and you had to get out? Are you an investigator agains Nissan? Shame on you for badmouthing Nissan. If you don't have anything better to say or something smarter, then keep your mouth shut. What would you say if you had bought a new Ford Focus and were driving your 10 year old son and the piece of Ford crap caught fire and you're worried about your son? Huh? Huh? Oh..you wouldn't say anything because it is a Ford. Is Ford that holy just like your beloved Toyota? Shame on you. Don't get me wrong, but you have a weird a** name and I think you're from one of them Ford TV Commericals where you hate the Nissan Murano. Don't start playing games with me about how you're a Nissan fan, because you're not one. Don't fake it because it is easy to spot a phony.

Hey hollywood...looks like Nissan is paying you for comments like these or your mom is sleeping with CEO of Nissan..lol...oh well whas truth is truth...and you'll know when you are in a situation like this yourself...where you almost lost your family and now after four months of going back and forth with Nissan...they are neither paying me n e money back nor replacing a new car for me...so shame on you for trying to encounter everybody who has been frustrated by the wrongfull conduct of Nissan...they have no sense of customer service...its a fuukkinnn weird assss company...and i assure you that you will see these stories soon in the major news media...i was quite till now hoping for them to pay my money back..but yesterday they denied...and now i m gonna go to news media...so tell your mom not to sleep with the CEO n e more..cuz hes gonna be in some trouble lol

Hey Pasha, it looks like you were ready for your Nissan Altima to burn down. How could you take pictures of your car burning when you claim that you had to get out and you’re mentioning your family how they had to get out? According to what you wrote, it looks like you were waiting for the moment and it looks very suspicious. It looks like Ford or Toyota are paying you to post comments. Why should Nissan Motor Corp give you a new car when you’re complaining about their cars? If it REALLY was 4 (four) months, then why didn’t you state right away on the Kicking Tires blog when your Nissan Altima “burned” ? Is this a Nissan bashing story? I hope you go to HELL for bashing Nissan!

As far as stating that I will know how it feels when something like this happens to me, you sound like a child. You also have bad spelling. I have already described a situation in my comment, if you had ACTUALLY read it! Nissan isn’t a weird a** company! I think you are from one of them Ford TV Commercials where you hate the Nissan Murano, that’s why you’re pissed that the truth has been revealed about who you are.

Do you care if Nissan is paying me for the comments?? Do you find something wrong about it if my mom sleeps with the Nissan CEO?? You don’t even know his name. Shame on you, Pasha!! You’re a dimwit! You don’t even get out on the road to see the real truth. You think that you’re so holy just like you think Ford and Toyota are. What do you gotta say about the situation of the Ford Focus that I described in my comment before? Huh? Huh? Nothing. ‘Cuz it’s about Ford and not Nissan. I see how it is. You clearly have a vendetta against Nissan. Don’t start playing games with me how you’re a Nissan fan, because you’re not one. It is so easy to spot a phony.

Oooh the media...I’m going to the media...ooh (sarcasm) –You just believe everything the media has to say. How sure are you that everything in the news is true? That’s how people who are naive act. Reason things out for yourself.

I’ve seen already many Ford Focus that burned down when I was driving on the highway. I’ve also seen a Crown Victoria. All in all, I have seen a total of 10 Ford-made cars that burned down. I HAVE SEEN ZERO 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 MODELS BURNING DOWN. Now this is a statistic!

***Learn to capitalize my name. It’s Hollywood, not hollywood.***

HEY HOLLYWOOD maybe this can SHUT YOUR MOUTH ............................ Sad but very true as i informed a few months back on my post on July 11th 18th and Aug 18th and every one i could informe to prevent this unfortunately this happened in EL MONTE California about a month ago............... Family of Victims Files $100 Million Lawsuit
(By Jovana Lara KABC_TV Channel 7)
EL MONTE, Nov. 6, 2007 (KABC-TV) - A second suspect in a street racing crash that killed a woman and her two young children, has been tracked down and arrested in Mexico. That news surfaced as the victim's family filed a massive lawsuit.

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The family is speaking out not only about the arrest but also about a lawsuit against the two suspects and against the automaker Nissan.

The $100-million lawsuit alleges Nissan was negligent in its manufacturing of the Altima 2.5. That's the vehicle the family was in at the time of the accident.

The car exploded into flames minutes after it was broadsided by the suspects, killing the mother and her two young children.

"There's no amount of money that's going to bring these kids back, nothing," Jane Moore, the husband's aunt, said.

With their emotions still raw from the tragic loss of Dora Groce and her two children, Robert and Catherine, family members appeared Tuesday alongside their attorney who announced the filing of a stunning $100-million wrongful death lawsuit.

"We picked the number that we thought would make an impression, not only on these defendants but on anybody else who ever thinks it's a good idea to engage in a street race anywhere on our streets," Charles T. Matthews, the family's attorney, said.

The suit not only names the suspects, Robert Canizalez and Martin Morones, but also Nissan North America and its subsidiaries, the makers of the Nissan Altima Groce was driving at the time of the accident.

"It's our information that the design is likely flawed and that Nissan had the opportunity to correct it and didn't. It was bad enough that my clients were seriously injured in this accident, but to then be sitting there with bystanders trying to help them, trying to get them out, then have the car explode in flames and incinerate them," Matthews said.

Authorities have arrested Canizalez and Morones and say both were racing each other through an El Monte intersection last month when one of them broadsided Groce's Nissan with her two children inside.

"They were alive after this collision. They couldn't get out and then they were burned to death because these two selfish morons thought they were going to have some fun," Matthews said.

Canizalez was taken into custody at the scene but Morones fled the country for weeks until he was caught in Mexico and brought back to face charges Tuesday. The development was a welcome surprise to the family.

"We're all excited for the fact that he's caught, brought back," Moore said.

Nissan released the following statement: "First of all Nissan is not supporting any type of street racing. Secondly, it is a tragedy and we are very sorry about what happened. We just heard (Tuesday) about the lawsuit. We need to investigate before we respond and we definitely will investigate."

I don't care what you guys gotta say, but I still own a 2007 Nissan Altima and it runs perfect and the recall doesn't encourage me to sell my Nissan Altima. Anyone can post anything on the internet these days.....The other day I walked into a Toyota dealership and the salesmen are so unfriendly. Toyota is a weird ass company and has no sense of customer service. They act so stupid and pretend they don't know what they're dealing with.

Shame on you for trying to badmouth Nissan! Just because a 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5 was involved in a crash coincidentally, Nissan North America and its subsidiaries aren’t the one to be blamed for it. Do you know what was going on in the mother’s mind at the moment she was driving her child? There are a lot of mentally retarded and insane people who wanna commit suicide or to kill their kids because they are fed up with all the responsibilities and in the first place, they just had kids because the kids bring in income via child tax credit and they didn’t realize that the cost of having kids is more than they imagined. There are a lot of people who are depressed and they’re just waiting for the moment to commit suicide. Of course their brothers and sisters are gonna defend them because they’re family and they don’t know what was going on in their relative’s mind.

There was an incident in Indiana in the past couple of months when a mother driving a Dodge Grand Caravan minivan tried to beat the train at a rail road crossing and she wanted to file a lawsuit against the train engineer for the crash, which killed her kids, but the whole scene was caught by a camera that the state set up at the railroad crossing which she wasn’t really aware of. Then there was another incident involving another mother who also wanted to kill her own children, also involving a Dodge Grand Caravan minivan, and she crashed, but the children survived the collision, but she’s the one who died. You should listen to the news more often and see how many crazy people there are and maybe you’re one of them and then you blame the auto manufacturer for someone’s death, but it was actually their own reckless driving that caused it to happen. That’s why in your owner’s manual it says to wear your seatbelts. If you don’t, don’t just file a lawsuit because it’s your own responsibility. You should know better.

Just because a 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5 was supposedly involved in a crash, Nissan isn’t responsible for it. If you see someone street racing and they’re coming straight at you, try to avoid the accident! Don’t slam on the brakes and completely stop like you have a brain freeze! Do some accident avoidance. Shame on you for stating that Nissan is allegedly at fault and the design of the Altima is flawed and that Nissan had the opportunity to improve it!!If you think there is a design flaw, name it. What is the flaw?? There is no flaw!!When a Toyota Camry flips over on the interstate and the persons in the Camry are killed, there is a flaw with the design of the Toyota Camry as well.

When a BMW is involved in a collision and a pedestrian gets killed due to the BMW having bad brakes, you don’t file a lawsuit against the BMW auto manufacturer. I see how it is. It ain’t Nissan, so it don’t matter. You folks should stop filing lawsuits on the irrational and file a lawsuit against something really important. Shame on you for trying to file a lawsuit against Nissan!! If you can afford to file a lawsuit against Nissan, then why don’t you drive a 2007 Bentley Continental? Since you believe that Nissan has a flaw in the design and you’re so wealthy, then why don’t you drive a Bentley?? I hope you go to hell for going against Nissan. No one forced you to buy it in the first place. You had many other cars to choose from. If you’re gonna do something bad with a car just to blame the manufacturer for something of your own negligence, then you should’ve bought a 1987 Chevrolet Camaro or something of that sort. So shame on you for trying to blame Nissan for your own life problems and your driving recklessness!!!!

As far as telling me to shut up, who the hell do you think you are?? Read the First Amendment! Well, I know who you really are and you’re pissed that the truth has been revealed. I know who you are and don’t start playing games with me how you’re a Nissan fan, because you ain’t one and it is so easy to spot a phony!

mt 07 altima also burned to the ground in october...what i would like to know is if anyone got any cooperation from nissan as they have been giving mr the run-around

No one at this point wants to hear about your Nissan Altima "burning up" This is a new year and let's start fresh. The other day when I was driving, I saw a Toyota 4Runner SR-5 model year 2002 that had stalled in the middle of a major intersection and the driver made several attempts to get it started and couldn't and this was a major hazard of causing death of a driver because it was in everyone's way and everyone thought that it was gonna turn but it didn't. The driver was so stupid and didn't even try to push the vehicle out of the way or at least open up the hood to let everyone know his TOYOTA IS DEFECTIVE!! So shame on you for trying to cover up Toyota's sensor problems on the SR-5 Toyota 4Runner!!

As far as stating that your 07 Altima burned to the ground, that is wahat a child would say and it sounds so retarded. Either you have imagined it because you hate Nissan or you are writing up a nissan bashing story. No one forced you to buy a Nissan Altima in the first place. You had many other cars to choose from. You could've bought a Ford Focus which has a far more dangerous problem!! So shame on you!!

By the way, not all 2007 Nissan Altima's have this problem!!

*That's "Nissan." My bad in not capitalizing, but that was only once.

My 2007 Nissan Altima caught fire driving on the 401 outside Toronto. July 3 2008. Same symptoms as the other four vehicles reported. Now I'm the fifth with vehicle fires. My car was studdering and I pulled off the hi-way and the engine compartment engulfed in flames.
Car total write off, but I'm getting a 2008 model in the next few weeks.
Love that car!!

TWO Windshields in four months.08 Nissan Altima, sorry I traded my Infiniti Coupe for this POS.Also engine light on. car returned twice for sensor problems and cutting out.It gets great mileage though.LOL I will be trading this POS next year if it lasts that long.

No one wants 2 hear at this point about your cars. Shut up already. Drive what you want. No one is making u buy a Nissan in the first place.

We bought a brand new 2008 Nissan Altima and had it 6 weeks and had no more then 1500 miles on it and driving down the road our friend happen to look out the back window and saw smoke we pulled over and my husband opened the hood and all there was were flames.Within 10 minutes the car was a total lost.We were stranded on the side of the road over 2 hours. Nissan's customer service sucks.We would call them and no phone calls were returned until we had to get nasty.The did pay just what they had to and nothing more for our inconvience and showed they were sorry what we had to go through.They dragged their feet getting this matter taken care of until we told them we were going to picket near their dealer ship and contact the news media then they moved a little faster.I have nothing good to say about Nissan.I think their customer service is pretty bad.To see the car we are so lucky to be alive.Just thankful it didn't start in the back where the gas tank is.They first tried to say we hit something but we knew better.So anyone thinking on buying a Nissan please think twice and if you would like to see pictures we have plenty.

This is the second Altima I have owned my first was a 2006.I have a 2007 Altima and lately I am having trouble getting it to start. Has anyone else had this problem or know how to fix it?

I have a 2007 Altima that I purchased in Dec 08. It had 29K miles on it and drove perfect. I now have 36K and I seem to having multiple issues with it. One in particular is when I start driving the car it feels a little jerky, like I'm driving a manual trans. The first dealership said it was the gas pedal assembly. That was changed out and it drove fine for about 2 mths. That was back in June. The car is doing the same thing again, so I took it to another dealership and they said it's just the way the CVT trans drives. Is anyone else having this problem?