2005 Nissan Altima Power Train

CLUTCH PEDAL WILL FALL TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THAT I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND HAD CARS BEHIND ME. *TR

CAR: 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 3.5L V6. PROBLEM: CLUTCH PEDAL FELL TO FLOOR DURING NORMAL USE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I HAD THE FIRST INCIDENT INVESTIGATED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESULTS. I HAVE REPORTED THAT INCIDENT TO NHTSA SEPARATELY. I HAD BEEN USING MY CAR FOR A 1500 MILE FAMILY TRIP. I WAS NEARLY HALFWAY THROUGH MY 12 HOUR ONE DAY RETURN TRIP. I GOT HUNG UP IN STOPPED TRAFFIC IN NY FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR FIFTEEN MINUTES. WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO A REST STOP AND HAD DINNER FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. I RETURNED TO THE CAR, SPENT ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES IN TRAFFIC AND WAS MOVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AGAIN. THE CAR WAS LOADED WITH 2 ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN AND ABOUT 125 POUNDS OF VACATION STUFF. UPON APPROACHING A TOLL BOOTH ON THE NY "EXPRESSWAY" I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH TO BEGIN DOWNSHIFTING AND DECELERATING FROM ROUGHLY 60 MPH. THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. SINCE THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE I WAS NOT CAUGHT COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND BEGAN PUMPING THE CLUTCH AS THE CAR COASTED IN TOWARDS THE TOLL BOOTH. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE CLUTCH BECAUSE IT DID HAVE SOME SMALL DEGREE OF RETURN, BUT IT DID NOT REACH THE HEIGHT OF THE TYPICAL PICKUP POINT WHICH I ESTIMATE TO BE 6-8 INCHES OFF THE FLOORBOARD. PUMPING THE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. I PLACED MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL AND LIFTED IT ALL THE WAY UP. PRESSING AGAIN HAD THE SAME RESULT. VERY LITTLE FRICTION. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TOLL WAS DEAD STOPPED TRAFFIC. THERE WAS ENOUGH FRICTION IN THE PEDAL TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH PLATES AND TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. THE TRAFFIC SPEED INCREASED AND AFTER A FEW HUNDRED YARDS THE CLUTCH RECUPERATED ON ITS OWN. I ALWAYS DOUBLE DECLUTCH AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE CLUTCH PLATES IN MY CARS. SEE THIS LINK FOR MANY SIMILAR CONSUMER STORIES:HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2005-2006-NISSAN-ALTIMA-SE-R-DISCUSSION/229124-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-CLUTCH-PROBLEM.HTM. *TR

I HAD THE CLUTCH DROP TO THE FLOOR, GET SPONGY AND REALLY LOW WHEN I'M DRIVING. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, EACH TIME COSTING ME MONEY TO SIT UP IN A HOTEL OR MISS WORK MANY STATES AWAY. EVERY SINGLE TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

CAR: 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R W/ 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND 3.5L V6. THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY CLUTCH PEDAL BOTTOMS OUT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER AND OVER IN THE NISSAN FORUM. UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY A FEW PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED TO NHTSA. I USED MY CAR ON A SUNDAY MORNING FOR A SHORT RUN TO THE GROCERY STORE (APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES ROUND TRIP). I LEFT THE CAR IN THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT ON MY BLACKTOP DRIVEWAY ALL DAY (ABOUT 85 DEGREE F). IN THE LATE AFTERNOON I STARTED MY CAR TO PUT IT IN THE GARAGE. BEFORE I TURNED THE IGNITION I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO PICKUP POINT. THE PEDAL WAS EASILY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE TYPICAL RESISTANCE IN THE PEDAL THROW WAS NONEXISTENT. THE CAR WAS ALREADY IN GEAR AND WHEN I LET THE CLUTCH OUT THERE WAS BARELY ENOUGH RESISTANCE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH PLATES AND PULL THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE. THE PICKUP POINT WAS JUST A COUPLE OF INCHES OFF THE FLOORBOARD, WHEREAS THE USUAL PICKUP POINT IS ANYWHERE FROM 6-8 INCHES. I LEFT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR ON TUESDAY TO BRING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS NO ISSUE AT ALL. I PAID MY $46.50 TO GET THIS ON RECORD WITH THE DEALER. THEY OF COURSE COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ERROR (AS WITH NEARLY EVERY OTHER PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM) AND SAW NO CLEAR DEFECTS UNDER THE HOOD. I HAVE THE COMPLETE PAPERWORK FROM THE DEALERSHIP IF THE NHTSA ODI INVESTIGATOR WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. FOR A HISTORY OF THE MANY INCIDENTS PLEASE SEE THIS PAGE: HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2005-2006-NISSAN-ALTIMA-SE-R-DISCUSSION/229124-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-CLUTCH-PROBLEM.HTML. *TR

MY CLUTCH PEDAL GETS STUCK TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ENTIRELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 61,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT THE VEHICLE UPON APPROACHING A TOLL BOTH. THE CLUTCH EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE GEAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED. THE CLUTCH EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

ON OCCASION, MY CAR CLUTCH SINKS TO THE GROUND AND LOSES ALL PRESSURE. THE CAR WOULD BE OUT OF COMMISSION UNTIL THE PRESSURE COMES BACK IN ABOUT A 1/2 HR. NISSAN HAS CONSTANTLY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH PROBLEMS AND ALWAYS CHECK MY CAR WHEN THE PROBLEM IS NOT THERE. THIS CAN BE VERY HAZARDOUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED. CAUSED THE CAR TO MAKE LOUD THUD AND BANG INTO GEAR BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ACCIDENT NEAR MISS, BUT NO ACTUAL WRECK. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AS ANY ONLINE FORUM ON THE ALTIMA REVEALS... *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

ON RANDOM OCCASIONS, THE CLUTCH PEDAL LOOSES PRESSURE. IT ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES VERY CLOSE TO FLOOR. PRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS VERY SOFT UNTIL IT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY DEPRESSED. THE SITUATION IS RANDOM AND TYPICALLY LAST 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND THEN CORRECTS ITSELF. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, BUT IT WAS NOT ACTING FAULTY AT THE TIME AND THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, NO TSB OR RECALLS. I HAVE CALLED TO NOTIFY THEM AGAIN THAT IT STILL OCCURS AND THEY SUGGEST THAT I BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENS, BUT SINCE IT COMES AND GOES, THIS IS NOT PRACTICAL. IT DOES SEEM TO BE RELATED TO WHEN THE CAR IS HOT FROM EITHER CITY TRAFFIC OR IDLING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THERE ARE SEVERAL THREADS ON THIS TOPIC AT WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM FOR THE ALTIMA, WITH MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME RESULTS FROM THE DEALER. SOME HAVE FOUND RESOLUTION BE REPLACING THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND SLAVE CYLINDER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 ALTIMA AND AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE OR WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE THE CLUTCH PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO REDLANDS NISSAN THEY REPLACED THE THROW OUT BEARING BUT, THE CAR STILL DOES THE SAME THING. WHEN I TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT - IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY!! BUT, THE DEALER SAYS THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE UNIT. WHY THAT PART SHOULD LAST A LONG TIME? THERE MUST BE A DEFECT AND I WANT IT CHANGED BY NISSAN. THE CAR IS AWESOME BUT THIS IS JUST PLAIN STUPID AND VERY DANGEROUS! HELP!!! *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN SE-R. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THE CLUTCH FAILED. AS MANY OTHERS HAVE STATED,THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLICATE , BUT A VERY SERIOUS AND UNSAFE ISSUE. WE WERE GETTING NO RELIEF FROM OUR DEALERSHIPS AND THE MANUFACTURERS. THE CLUTCH WILL SINK TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR EXCEPT NEUTRAL. TRIED TO BRING THE CAR IN, BUT THE CLOSEST I GOT WAS A STREET AWAY WHEN THE CLUTCH ENGAGED AGAIN. I KNEW IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AT LEAST WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTLY. THAT WAS WHAT I WAS TOLD FOR THE 3 YEARS I HAD THE CAR. I LIVE IN ATLANTA AND TRAVEL ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAYS, TRYING TO GET OVER 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN NEUTRAL WAS VERY UNSAFE. I GUESS IT WAS A GOOD THING I HAVE ABOUT 6 AIRBAGS IN THE CAR SO WHEN SOMEONE PLOWED INTO ME, I WON'T DIE AND MAYBE NO ONE ELSE WILL EITHER. THIS WAS A REAL ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE STATED ON NISSAN FORUMS AS WELL. ATTENTION NEEDED TO BE DRAWN TO THIS ISSUE. *AK

THE CLUTCH STAYS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO SHIFT. *JB

BUY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SER 02/05, AT 4,000 MILES THE CLUTCH PEDAL BEGINS TO CONTINUOUSLY FALL TO FLOOR, REQUIRING OPERATOR TO LIFT WITH FOOT, TAKE TO DEALERSHIP THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, THIS GOES ON FOR MONTHS. THEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE MORNING IT STICKS TO FLOOR AND DOES NOT RECOVER. LIMP TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPLACES CLUTCH PEDAL AND SPRING TO CORRECT, SHORTLY AFTER FAILS AGAIN, DEALER REPLACES SLAVE CYLINDER, FAILS AGAIN DEALER REPLACES PRESSURE PLATE AND CLUTCH THROW OUT BEARING, FAILS AGAIN, DEALER REPLACES MASTER CYLINDER FOR CLUTCH, BY THIS TIME CAR HAS 38,700 MILES ON IT. SEEMS TO WORK FINE FOR ABOUT 12 MONTHS 20K AND DOWN SHIFTING ON AND EXPRESSWAY EXIT RAMP CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS TO FLOOR AND CLUTCH EXPLODES. CURRENTLY WAITING TO SEE IF NISSAN IS GOING TO FIX OR I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY WITH THE CLUTCH FAILURES AND NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED AS A RESULT. *TR

2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. NOTICED TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AT 59,000 MILES. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME. THEY REFUSED TO EVEN CONSIDER IT A WARRANTY ISSUE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NOT CHANGED AT 30,000 MILES. OWNERS MANUAL HAS SEVERAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. MINE FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY OF SUBSTANTIAL HWY. DRIVING AND DOES NOT REQUIRE THE FLUID BE CHANGED UNTIL 100,000 MILES. I CONTINUED TO PURSUE THE CLAIM EVEN AFTER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRATION PERIOD. I AM NOW TOLD THAT CLAIM WILL BE DENIED BECAUSE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT DONE WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AT 59,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE FLUID ON MY FIRST VISIT (AT MY EXPENSE) AND VERY BLUNTLY TOLD ME THAT IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, I WAS ON MY OWN. THEY NEVER OFFERED TO DO A DIAGNOSTICS TEST. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY DID A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AT 67,000 MILES AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

MY CLUTCH IN MY 2005 ALTIMA SE-R HAS SANK TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO PUMP THE CLUTCH WHILE DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS IS UNSAFE FOR ANY DRIVER. THIS NOT ONLY CAUSES A WRECK BY NOT ENGAGING IN GEAR, IT ALSO PUT OTHERS IN DANGER IF MY CAR GOES OUT. *NM

I RECENTLY HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE MY CLUTCH LOST PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET REAR ENDED GOING 80 MPH. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CLUTCH LOSES PRESSURE ONLY AFTER DRIVING DURING HOT EXTENDED PERIODS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT GET THE DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO UNCOVERED MANY OTHER ALTIMA USERS WHO ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR CLUTCH THAT I AM HAVING ON A NISSAN ALTIMA FORUM. PLEASE HELP!!!! *JB

SUDDEN FAILURE OF CLUTCH TO GO BACK UP TO NORMAL POSITION (REMAINED DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO SHIFT TO ANOTHER GEAR) WHILE DRIVING NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R AT FREEWAY LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR SAFELY, IT FORCED ME TO STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD. DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER IN SANTA MONICA, CA BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. REASSURED THAT IT IS OKAY AND DROVE CAR BACK AND FORTH TO WORK UNTIL CLUTCH GOT BURNT AND WE WERE CHARGED OF APPROX $1500.00 FOR THE REPAIR. WE WERE BACK AND FORTH TO THE NISSAN DEALER SINCE THEN FOR CREAKY NOISES WHEN STEPPING CLUTCH AND SHIFTING, DIFFICULTY TO SHIFT ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST RUN IN THE MORNING, AND CLUTCH CONTINUED FAILURE TO RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION WHEN DEPRESSED. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERS MANY TIMES NOW FOR THESE PROBLEMS MORE THAN NORMAL MAINTENANCE FOR A CAR OF LESS THAN 2 YEARS. PLEASE ADVISE. CAN'T AFFORD TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE CAR NOWADAYS FOR CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE PAID. NT. *NM

NOISES FROM CLUTCH, NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION. SINCE DAY 1. ROUGH ENGAGEMENT OF 2ND GEAR. CLUTCH MAKES MANY CREAKING NOISES, TRANSMISSION WHINES IN EVERY GEAR. 2ND GEAR AND 3RD GEAR GRIND OCCASIONALLY, AND 2ND GEAR HAS A VERY ROUGH ENGAGEMENT AT TIMES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM YET. *JB

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE GEARS AND HESITATES BEFORE CHANGING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. WHEN HESITATING, THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATION AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT DOES CHANGE INTO THE NEXT GEAR, THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK NOISE. IT ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK BUT THAT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM.*AK

DROVE TO THE MALL AND DROVE TO TARGET. CAME BACK TO DRIVE THE CAR AND PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. THE STICK WAS STIFF AND IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO REVERSE. I THEN PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR WHICH AGAIN IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT. WHEN I STOPPED TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC AND PROCEEDED, THE STICK POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND I COULDN'T GET THE CAR INTO GEAR AND AN ONCOMING CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I FINALLY GOT IT TO GO INTO REVERSE AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. AFTER TRYING TO MOVE THE STICK AROUND INTO ALL THE GEARS, SECOND GEAR AND REVERSE WERE THE ONLY FUNCTIONALLY GEARS I HAD. I DROVE THE CAR IN SECOND GEAR TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT WAS JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM TARGET.

WHILE DRIVE AT 25 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD A POP NOISE AND VEHICLE DIDN'T SHIFT FROM THE FIRST GEAR TO THE SECOND GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC INDICATED THE CABLE BROKE. CONSUMER INDICATED DON'T KNOW WHICH CABLE WAS BROKE AND SHE WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHEN APPLYING VEHICLE BRAKES IN A PANIC THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *NM