9 complaints reported

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.

Reports
9
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
2

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jul 2002

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO ROTORS BEING DEFECTIVE. HAD THEM RE URFACED 3 TIMES, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2000
Mar 2002

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2002
May 2001

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 1999
Aug 2000

WHEN BRAKING HARD CONSUMER FEELS VIBRATIONS THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
May 2000

SQUEAKING SOUND IN BRAKES EACH TIME APPLIED. TRIED SERVICING VEHICLE TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Mar 2000 Crash Injury

BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CONSUMER CRASHED INTO CEMENT MEDIAN STRIP CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. *MJS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 1999
Aug 1999

SQUEAKING SOUND IN BRAKES EACH TIME APPLIED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 1998
Jan 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. *YC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Aug 1998 Crash Injury

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

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.