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2000 Nissan Altima engine problems

52 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2000 Nissan Altima, which is 26% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
52 26% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
84,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 3
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2000 Nissan Altima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 84,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 14 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 84,000 miles
Based on 40 complaints that include mileage. 23% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles14
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 40 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I was driving home from work. Got. Rearended I hit the car in front of me. I was stopped at a light. The airbag did not deploy. I suffered a head injury. Broken spine. Car was destroyed only thing left was were I was sitting. And the passenger seat. Now nissan murano 2005 has faulty airbag too. Light on and flashing. Vehicle. Rendered unsafe to operate vehicle. Nissan has ongoing problems with their airbags and wont help consumers fix the problems.

Reported at 80,000 miles, August 2006 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 nissan altima. The contact stated while sitting idle at a traffic stop the vehicle began to vibrate excessively. The dealer advised the intake manifold gasket would need to be replaced. There were no recalls for the failure. The contact believed odi number 10145161(engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe) is the same as his failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000 and the current was 81,000.

Reported at 80,000 miles, March 2010

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