1998 Nissan Altima SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
Complaint Timeline
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VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO ROTORS BEING DEFECTIVE. HAD THEM RE URFACED 3 TIMES, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK.
THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS CEASE UP AND PULLS SEVERELY HARD TO THE LEFT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE CALIPERS LOCK UP WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES AND EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT TURNED ON. THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL THE BRAKES DUE TO BEING SO HOT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM
BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS MADE LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. DEALER "CLEANED" FOR A FEE AND NOISE BECAME WORSE. NOW AFTER COMPLAINING MULTIPLE TIMES, THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE REAR DRUMS. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. *AK
WHEN BRAKING HARD CONSUMER FEELS VIBRATIONS THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL. NLM
SQUEAKING SOUND IN BRAKES EACH TIME APPLIED. TRIED SERVICING VEHICLE TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. *AK
BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CONSUMER CRASHED INTO CEMENT MEDIAN STRIP CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. *MJS
SQUEAKING SOUND IN BRAKES EACH TIME APPLIED.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. *YC
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT A PARKING LOT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK HIS VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT CORNER. THEN WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE, HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. VEHICLE WENT OVER THE SIDEWALK. *AK
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Quick Summary
The 1998 Nissan Altima has 9 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.