2006 Nissan Altima problems
NHTSA has received 1,043 complaints about the 2006 Nissan Altima, and 34% of them involve engine. After that come body & structure (21%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,043 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 58 and 18
- Injuries and deaths
- 70 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 798 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 123 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 43 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 59 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 107 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 133 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 125 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 86 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 61 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 39 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 14 |
What the data shows
Among the 798 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 90,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (277 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 58 complaints mention a crash; 18 complaints mention a fire; 70 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Nissan Altima with enough data (366 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I purchased a brand new 2006 nissan altima on january 10th 2007 it only had 30 miles on it, I loved the car had minor problems with noise etc, had the oil changed on time through the dealer I never received any notice about the recall? A car pulled out in front of my car so my front end hit the side of his car and my car instantly caught on fire? The police/fire dept can not figure out why it caught on fire because my car was traveling the speed limit which was 35 MPH?
I was traveling on the highway about 40 MPH, when another vehicle made a left hand turn in front, causing me to have a head on crash. Driverside air bag operated prefect. Right front airbag did not deploy nor the right seat belt lock causing passenger to hit front dash.
I was involved in an accident on december 2,2017 and the air bags never inflate. It was a big collision and they didn't function like they were supposed to. I was on a city street when the accident occurred making a left turn.
Had to replace engine on nissan altima 06 with only 33,000 mi dealer would not give the reason why. Front struts needs replacing after 39,000. Also replace transmission seal@39,000mi.
6/08 - car lurched and tried to stall on interstate and check engine light came on. Was able to drive to mechanic's shop. Issue was determined to be the crankshaft position sensor by mechanic, and part was replaced with an oem part but this did not resolve the problem so the sensor was removed and replaced with the sensor that was pulled out. Was able to drive to dealership from mechanic's shop on 6/15 (yes, he had the car for a week). Issue was determined to be crankshaft position sensor, which was replaced.