2003 Nissan Altima suspension problems
Owners reported suspension problems in 15 complaints for the 2003 Nissan Altima, 1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 111,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 111,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
My husband's 2003 nissan altima crashed him into a parked car when the front suspension bar cracked. It break off was a perfectly straight line. The axel and tire couplings were still intact. Thank god no one was else was hurt, it happened on a busy, narrow village street and the parked car stopped his car from going into a store front or a passerby!
I bought a nissan 2003 altima 2.5s from drive time on 10-09-2009 , and as soon as I began to drive the cars I started to feel and hear a vibration and loud knocking sound coming from the front left tire. I took the car to a mechanic and was told that the problem is the front strut mount kit that is rattling and make loud bang which make the front left tier shack violently as if it was going to come off the car. This happens every time I drive on even roads or bumpy roads.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Nissan Altima
- Engine 566 complaints
- Body & structure 128 complaints
- Electrical system 90 complaints
- Exhaust system 82 complaints
- Fuel system 51 complaints
- Cruise control 33 complaints
- Air bags 29 complaints
- Cooling system 25 complaints