2004 Nissan Altima body & structure problems
42 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2004 Nissan Altima, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 114,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 35 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 114,000 miles, and 6% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the body & structure complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Rusted floor boards in passenger and driver side. In researching this problem, it looks like there was a defect in the design of 2001-2005 nissan altima floor boards due to a drainage plug that was not properly sealed. Contacted nissan north america and have not heard anything back after they said I would get a call back. The rusted out floor pans can become a hazard if not taken care of, but if you don't happen to see them then you will not no they are there.
First of all I noticed on 06/07/11 that my 2004 nissan altima3.5 se passenger floor board has a big rust spot which is about 11 inches by 7 inches, but the rest of the floor board is in pristine condition. Huh. Also the timing tension chain tensioner went bad on 05/01/12, with 86000 miles and had to be repaired which was a very expensive to repair, and saw that this is a common problem on the altima 3.5 l engine. Hmmmm.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Nissan Altima
- Engine 140 complaints
- Electrical system 32 complaints
- Exhaust system 16 complaints