Vehicle report
2003 NISSAN ALTIMA
Reported problems
883 complaints · median 84800 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 256 |
| ENGINE | 117 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 106 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 94 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 75 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 40 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 28 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 25 |
| STRUCTURE | 22 |
| AIR BAGS | 21 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 18 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 16 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 16 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 14 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 14 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 13 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 12 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 11 |
| STEERING | 11 |
| SUSPENSION | 10 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN | 9 |
| EQUIPMENT | 8 |
| SEAT BELTS | 7 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 5 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 5 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 5 |
| SEATS | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 5 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 4 |
| TIRES | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 3 |
| WHEELS | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | 1 |
| TIRES:VALVE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.