2007 Nissan Altima Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“I drove my car to work that morning and it was running completely fine. When I went to lunch that same day after 5 mins of driving the car my CVT transmission slipped out of nowhere and lost all power completely while I was on a busy road with lots of traffic”

“THE VEHICLE IS JUST PAST THE 120K MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE TRANSMISSION/CVT BEGAN HARD-SHIFTING/CLUNKING AT AROUND 40MPH. TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILING CVT AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT”

“TRANSMISSION IS TRASH ON THESE ALTIMAS!!!! MINE IS SLIPPING. DOES IT WHILE IN MOTION AND ALSO WHEN I GO TO PUT IT IN GEAR THERE IS A DELAY. *TR”

“REAR SWAY BAR SNAPPED OFF AT POINT INSIDE RUBBER BUSHING ON DRIVER'S SIDE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS, YOUTUBE, AND THE NHTSA SAFETY COMPLAINT WEB SITE”

“JUST DISCOVERED THE REAR SWAY BAR OF THE VEHICLE IS BROKEN. CAR IS DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS, NO ROUGH DRIVING. NOTED IT FEELS UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SINCE THE SWAY BAR BROKE”

“THE REAR SWAY BAR IN MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA SNAPPED IN HALF. I CALLED THE DEALER AND, OF COURSE, IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NOR IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PART”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ALARM SYSTEM WENT OFF CONSTANTLY WITHOUT WARNING AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY OR NIGHT”

“WHILE GOING 65+ THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE CAR COULD NOT REGISTER THE SPEED IT WAS GOING OR SHIFT PROPERLY. NOW DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS BUT THE CAR IS JERKING AND NOT SHIFTING”

“I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE. UPON RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR CYCLES TO THE "ACC" AND "ON" POSITION BUT DOES NOT START”

“The dashboard in my 2007 Altima is melting. It is ultra sticky and isn't cleanable at all. It wreaks of a chemical smell and also puts a glare on the windshield in certain lighting. It's a mess, and it's dangerous”

“MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA DASHBOARD IS ALL CRACKED. THE CRACKS RUN ALONG THE SEAMS AND ALSO STARTED CRACKING EVERYWHERE JUST OUT OF NO WHERE”

“THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTED AND CRACKED. THE FAILURE CAUSED A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY”

“The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the message "Passenger Air Bag Off" remained displayed even though there was a passenger seated in the front passenger's seat”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION MODULE (OCS) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED”

“SUNDAY 10\25\15 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON 118 IN VENTURA COUNTY AT 5AM. A LARGE ANIMAL RAN IN FRONT OF THE CAR, SHE SWERVED AND HIT SOME CONSTRUCTION SIGN/SANDBAGS. SHE LOST CONTROL SPUN ACROSS ROAD, MAY HAVE FLIPPED AND ENDED UP IN A DEEP DITCH. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE”

“THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS A HOLE AND CRACK PRIOR TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS HAS ALLOWED CARBON MONOXIDE TO BE SUCKED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE HVAC SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS STOPPED OR PARKED AND RUNNING”

“As I was driving north on the 101 in the Carpinteria area, I attempted to brake for a construction zone slowdown. I had about 100ft to brake and was going 50mph compared to the 25mph of the cars up ahead. When I pressed the brakes, they did not fully engage and rather appeared”

“A WEEK AGO, MY BRAKES STOP WORKING, I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR FOR MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA TO STOP. MY BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON CHECKED BRAKE FLUID STILL AND NORMAL LEVEL TOOK IT TO GET MY BRAKES CHECKED THE SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER”

“WHILE APPROACHING THE GATE TO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT THIS MORNING, I ATTEMPTED TO COME TO A STOP WHILE THE GATE OPENED. AS I APPROACHED THE GATE, I COULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING NO FASTER THAN 4-5 MILES PER HOUR. THE BRAKES FAILED TO REACT. I FLOORED THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL, AND”