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2003 Nissan Altima exhaust system problems

82 complaints about exhaust system have been filed for the 2003 Nissan Altima, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
82 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
96,000 miles 72 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 3
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When exhaust system problems show up

Exhaust system complaints by mileage, 2003 Nissan Altima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 96,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 21 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 13 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 11 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 96,000 miles
Based on 72 complaints that include mileage. 11% 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 miles1
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles21
100k to 120k miles13
120k to 140k miles11
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 72 exhaust system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 11% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

2003 nissan altima exhaust leak positive for carbon d in my blood many problems with engine light coming on with the first year of owning my car it started with instructions on how to screw a gas cap on to after years of attempts trying to convince them it caused damage to my lymph nodes in my lungs when it was too late and they saw visible signs inside my car like black soot and a strong smell they laughed and said hey lady you have a leak they replaced the catalytic converter and the o2 sensor within 6-8 months…

February 2005 Injury

The contact owns a 2003 nissan altima. The vehicle started to make noise in engine after oil change. Two days after oil was topped off, oil level showed it burned 4 quarts with no leaks. Since, it has consumed an excessive amount of oil. The low engine oil warning light illuminated on the instrument panel again. The contact placed more oil into the vehicle before it was taken to a repair shop. The mechanic verified the low oil level and vehicle was burning oil at an alarming rate.

Reported at 88,000 miles, November 2009

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