Electrical System Problem on the 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA
Car problem(s) with the 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA.
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Problem with Electrical System
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Feb 18, 2013 - Taunton, MA - Electrical System
STARTING IN 2011 EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING WHICH DISABLED THE ABILITY TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TO RESET THE LIGHTS AND BE ABLE TO USE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS BECAME MORE FREQUENT AS TIME WENT ON. NOW IN 2013 THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS BLINK 99.99% OF THE TIME AND CANNOT BE RESET BY TURNING VEHICLE OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL EVEN ON THE RARE OCCASION WHEN THE LIGHT IS NOT BLINKING.
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Sep 10, 2012 - Washington, DC - Electrical System
PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MERGED INTO A LEFT HAND TURN LANE. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP I NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. MY CAR THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND IT WAS LATER TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE PREVIOUS DAY I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY CHANGED MY OIL/FILTER AND CHANGED A PART THAT WAS RECALLED (DEALING WITH LEAKING BRAKE FLUIDS).... COINCIDENCE (SARCASM MEANT)???
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Feb 17, 2012 - Lawrenceville, GA - Electrical System
06/30/09 (24,999 MILES): THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOR TWO-THREE DAYS BEFORE THE PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPLACED FRONT CALIPER ASSEMBLY PER NTB08-057A AND REPLACED REAR PADS AND HARDWARE PER NTB08-047A. 01/21/2011: THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOR ONE DAY BEFORE THE PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. 02/17/2012 (69,504 MILES): THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. NISSAN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED.
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Sep 21, 2011 - Maricopa, AZ - Electrical System
SCANNED VEHICLE CODES WERE: P1715, P1574 AND P720. ALL THREE CODES ARE FOR THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSORS. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SPEED SENSORS. BOTH WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BURNNING OR RUBBING DUE TO IMPROPER SPACING. NEW SPACERS WERE ADDED ALONG WITH NEW SENSORS. TOTAL COST FOR PARTS ONLY WERE- $445.13! ADDITIONAL FEES WERE THE LABOR AND SENSOR WASHER, BRINGING THE WHOLE INVOICE TO $762.83! THIS WAS A FAULT FROM THE MANUFACTURER.
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Jul 25, 2011 - El Sobrante, CA - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES START AND IS TURNED OFF IT WOULD NOT RESTART FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE HARNESS ASSEMBLY, BRAKE SWITCH AND A HOSE BAND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,114. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,600. UPDATED 08/31/11 UPDATED 2/21/12
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Jun 07, 2011 - Avenel, NJ - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE SERVICE PERSONAL CAME OUT AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
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May 05, 2011 - San Diego, CA - Electrical System
NISSAN ALTIMA 2007;IGNITION MODULE .THE DEALER DON'T WANT TO REPAIR THIS RECALL BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE IT AS A RECALL IN THE COMPUTER.
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Oct 29, 2010 - Ashburn, VA - Electrical System
I HAVE PUSH BUTTON START. WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON IT WILL CLICK AS IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD (NEW BATTERY) AND THEN NOTHING. I PUSH 7 TO 16 MORE TIMES AND THEN THE CAR STARTS. IT MAY DO THAT SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW, SEVERAL TIMES ON ONE DAY, OR NOT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC (NOT NISSAN) AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED NOTHING WRONG. MECHANIC THOUGHT MAYBE IT COULD BE A STARTER BEGINNING TO GO BAD BUT THERE WAS NOTHING TO POINT TO THE STARTER. HE CALLED IT A "GHOST" PROBLEM BECAUSE IT COMES AND GOES. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE IGNITION SWITCH. ONCE IT CATCHES, THE CAR RUNS JUST FINE. I BELIEVE MY ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE PRESENT NISSAN RECALL ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE GROUP. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO NISSAN YET BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN WORKING FOR TWO WEEKS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN AUGUST 2007.
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Feb 01, 2010 - Conover, NC - Electrical System
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE AND OBSERVED IT COMING OUT OF THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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Aug 06, 2009 - Mission Viejo, CA - Electrical System
MY NEW NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL HAD A DEAD BATTERY 4 TIMES WITHIN 20 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO NISSAN FACTORY SERVICE THREE TIMES (ONE TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED) - BUT THE PROBLEM NEVER RESOLVED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON THE INTERNET AND IS NOT THE BATTERY ITSELF, BUT RELATED TO FAILURES IN THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND "SMART KEY" ELECTRONICS. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM.
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Apr 16, 2008 - Clayton, NC - Battery
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON SIX OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ALL OF THE WINDOWS WENT DOWN. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WENT THROUGH ARBITRATION WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, BUT DID NOT WIN THE CASE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE HE WENT THROUGH ARBITRATION, THE VEHICLE IS HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,961.
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Jan 06, 2008 - Md, MD - Ignition, Module
LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU FIRST START VEHICLE, IT IS COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF CAR. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THE A RE-CALL OR THEY JUST REFER TO ANOTHER RE-CALL THAT HAD HAPPENED WITH THE SAME MAKE OF AUTOMOBILE. I WANT TO TRADE IT IN....5,000 MILES...
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Oct 11, 2007 - Lake Charles, LA - Software
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKED INTERMITTENTLY AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WEIGHS 112 LBS. WHEN RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF A TAHOE, SHE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BECAUSE HER AIR BAG HAS A SMART SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS INCORRECT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO INSTALL THE AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH IN THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,806 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,341. UPDATED 01/11/08. THE DEALER STATED PASSENGER FRONT SPEAKER POPPING OFF, VEHICLE SOUNDS REALLY LOUD, AND SOMETIMES KEY LIGHT WILL STAY ON. UPDATED 12/12/07
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Aug 20, 2007 - Flushing, NY - Battery
AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A 3-CAR ACCIDENT ON THE NJ TURNPIKE AT 3:15P.M. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, EVERYONE WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, YET NO ONE WAS HURT, NOT EVEN A WHIP LASH. THE LEFT SIDE SUSTAINED HEADLIGHT AND HOOD DAMAGE, DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND IT APPEARED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS BUSTED SINCE LIQUID WAS POURING OUT. WE WERE TOWED TO THE NEAREST COLLISION PLACE AND GEICO TOWED IT FROM THERE TO ITS OWN SHOP. SINCE THE CAR WAS SO NEW, GEICO HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING PART NUMBERS AND COST. THE NEXT CALL FROM GEICO WAS TO TELL US THAT THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE BATTERY EXPLODED. BATTERY ACID EATING MOST OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD. QUESTION WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE.. THE AIR BAGS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR THE BATTERY WHY WOULD A BATTERY EXPLODE WHEN THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH IMPACT TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS?
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Jul 11, 2007 - Moreno Valley, CA - Wiring
BRAND NEW 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA TOOK TO DEALE R AT 2915 FOR OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK BRAKES. THEY TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE BACK BRAKE PADS. WHILE WAITING 6 HOURS THEY FINALLY WERE GOING TO LET ME TAKE IT, BUT THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE MECHANICS WERE NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THIS AND THEY NEEDED THE CAR TO STAY. AT ONE POINT I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTERWAS NOT DOING WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO WITH THE CAR. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. NEEDLESS TO SAY WHEN I FINALLY PICKED UP THE CAR THEY ONLY FIXED THE WIRING HARNESS. IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING AS WELL. I WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES CHECKING TO SEE THAT CAR WAS IN PARK AND BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED IN AND PUSHED ON THE IGNITION WITH THUMB, AND ND IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE CAR STARTED. MIND YOU THIS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR? VERY FRUSTRATED.
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Jul 11, 2007 - Moreno Valley, CA - Ignition, Switch
BRAND NEW 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA TOOK TO DEALE R AT 2915 FOR OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK BRAKES. THEY TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE BACK BRAKE PADS. WHILE WAITING 6 HOURS THEY FINALLY WERE GOING TO LET ME TAKE IT, BUT THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE MECHANICS WERE NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THIS AND THEY NEEDED THE CAR TO STAY. AT ONE POINT I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTERWAS NOT DOING WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO WITH THE CAR. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. NEEDLESS TO SAY WHEN I FINALLY PICKED UP THE CAR THEY ONLY FIXED THE WIRING HARNESS. IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING AS WELL. I WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES CHECKING TO SEE THAT CAR WAS IN PARK AND BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED IN AND PUSHED ON THE IGNITION WITH THUMB, AND ND IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE CAR STARTED. MIND YOU THIS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR? VERY FRUSTRATED.
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Jan 27, 2007 - Lawrence, NY - Electrical System
1.)WHEN THE CAR WARM UPS AFTER 15-20 MINUTES, THE SLIP AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COME ON. 2.) THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES FAIL (IN THE RAIN!), AND NOW THE HEADLIGHT GO ON OFF BY THEMSELVES (AT NIGHT!!!) 3.) THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THEY ADJUSTED A LOSE WIRE 1ST, SECOND THEY REPLACED AN ABS ACTUATOR, THE 3RD TIME AT THE DEALER THEY ORDERED A TRANSMISSION COMPUTER GIZMO (IS ON ORDER AND NOT REPLACED).
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