2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid problems
The 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid has 40 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns air bags. After that come electrical system (15%) and suspension (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 31 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 45,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Dear sir/ms., I would like to inform you that my car (2007 nissan altima hybrid) accelerated suddenly and abruptly (first forward and then backwards), full throttle, on february 21, 2010, when I was trying to park it in the garage. The brakes failed and the air bags did not deploy during this incident. As a result, there was major damage to the car, our home and personal property. The costs for repair of our home and car, and replacement of personal property are enormous (>$30k).
On 6/2/2008, I reported to the nissan dealer that the passenger side airbag alert light was illuminated on several intermittent occasions when an adult was fully seated in the front passenger seat. The dealer checked the vehicle and reported: "inspected everything working as designed". On 10/2/2008, NHTSA campaign id number: 08v521000 reported a recall for the same problem. I returned to the dealer on 12/4/2008 and the dealer performed nissan's test for the problem under the recall.
I took my vehicle in to have the oil change done and was informed by the technician that the rear stabilizer bar on the passenger side was broken and a section of it was hanging down. I immediately took my vehicle to the dealership, where they placed it on the rack and confirmed this information. The broken stabilizer bar was removed and an order placed for the new part. The service manager at the dealership confirmed that "there were no signs of abuse" and that they just don't know what caused this!
Other model years of the Altima Hybrid
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