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2009 Nissan Altima body & structure problems

90 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2009 Nissan Altima, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
90 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 70 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2009 Nissan Altima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 21 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 70 complaints that include mileage. 43% 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 miles7
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles21
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 70 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Driving down the road when the car started to stutter pulling over to the side of the highway the car begin to smoke under the hood. I came to a complete stop and got out the car. Flames begin to come from under the hood. After the fire was put out we spoke to the fire marshall ([xxx]) who stated the fire started from mid engine line. And more than likely the car was on fire while I was driving.

Reported at 57,000 miles, April 2013 Fire

I notice a shine started to build up on my dashboard. I thought that the car wash place might have used too much product so I stopped going to the carwash. I decided I was going to clean it off myself and when I went to clean it off I realized there was a thick film of sticky residue. The residue is was so sticky that nothing could take it off and everything would get stuck to it. After a few months the film kept growing to the point where the shine became almost glassy and too reflective.

Reported at 40,000 miles, October 2013

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