2002 Nissan Altima fuel system problems
57 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2002 Nissan Altima, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 57 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 34 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Nissan altima 4 door. My daughter [xxx]. While driving the vehicle ignition switch, oil, cooling, coil pack cause a major crash, totaling a complete wreckage. [xxx] sustained, serious medical attention, taken to the hospital by ambulance. I started a series of complaints which nissan failed to comment or investigate.
My car is burning 3 quarts of oil evry 2 weeks..I tryd replacing parts..using different oil..nothing works..I looked online to get some ideas of what the problem might be..but most people with the same model have the same problem and still haven't found a answer.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Nissan Altima
- Engine 720 complaints
- Exhaust system 218 complaints
- Body & structure 130 complaints
- Electrical system 79 complaints
- Lighting 42 complaints
- Air bags 35 complaints
- Brakes 34 complaints
- Cooling system 32 complaints