2007 Nissan Altima problems
NHTSA has received 598 complaints about the 2007 Nissan Altima, and 20% of them involve suspension. After that come engine (12%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 598 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 39 and 29
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 472 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 | 76 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 61 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 78 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 83 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 59 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 33 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 30 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 23 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 10 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 10 |
What the data shows
Among the 472 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 65,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 62,000 miles (113 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 39 complaints mention a crash; 29 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Nissan Altima with enough data (345 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.
My daughter was just recently killed on 10/25/2007 due to the airbag not deploying on her brand new 2007 nissan altima. She was hit on the highway, hit the median hard and lost bumper and then t-boned in the opposite lanes. Her airbags never deployed and she died from a broken neck!!!!
The driver side door airbag did not deploy after major side impact by a box truck that never engaged the braking system. The Altima under went a safety inspection approximately 30 days prior to the accident. There were no warning lights on the vehicle. The vehicle has been inspected by the NJ State Police, involved Insurance companies and outside engineers. The driver ,my son, of the Altima, was fatally injured due to head trauma. We are unable to load the final police report to the upload link through this form.
While driving north on I15 at the el cajon pass in calif., my 2007 nissan altima stalled. I pulled to the side of the road and tried to restart it. It would not start so I was going to get out of the car when black smoke came out of the air conditioning vents. The passenger and I got out of the car and, at that moment, flames came out from under the hood. We got away from the car and called 911. With in a minute the car was fully engulfed in flames.
Rear sway bar broke during normal driving / operation. The sway bar on the driver's side broke through at the driver's side bushing. The broken section was eventually observed dangling beneath vehicle causing obvious safety concerns. The exact milage of component failure is unknown as bar likely was supported by bushing for sometime before becoming visable. This situation really warrents a recall in my opinion.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the occupant classification module (ocs) needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08v521000 (air bags, electrical system). A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.