Top 5 Problems Nissan Altima Sedan 3rd Generation 2002-06

These are the top problems with the 3rd generation Nissan Altima. In this video, Sue explains the symptoms and causes of the most common things to go wrong on the 2002 to 2006 Altima. She also offers tips on what you can do to prevent or fix these problems yourself!

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0:00 Top Problems Nissan Altima 3rd Gen 2007-2012
0:12 Stalls While Driving
1:14 Fuel Pump Premature Failure
2:10 Catalytic Converter
3:13 Motor Mounts
4:10 Cam Sensor

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[vetealv]

Thank God my Altima turned out good, had to repair it many times but hey 290, 000 miles, 20 years and still going strong!

[nizmo]

On my 05 I’ve changed fuel pump, cam and crank sensor, alternator, coils and plug mileage is 196k . Learned a lot from 1a videos . Easy car to work on

[samsousa]

OMG. Finally someone that gets to the point. Thank you

[NotLikeUs]

This was spot on and I’ve already had 3 out these 5 in the last 5 years

[robleach]

I've had to repair all these issues on my 2006 Altima. The dealer had done the floor boards before I bought it @ 120, 000 miles.
I'm at 252, 000 miles now and I'm still getting great mileage.
It's still quick, but I go easy with it these days.
I love my car!
It cost me money each year in maintenance. I can't afford to buy anything else.
I'm shootin' for 350, 000 and driving it to the junk yard in ten years. 😳

[diegogutierrez]

Ive had my 06 for over 12 years now only problem ive had recently was a misfire due to a bad ignition coil and the motor mounts breaking other than that the car is running perfect 180k miles

[peterk]

I love my 05 Nissan Altima, have had it for 18 years bought it new and now 200K and still going strong. Yes I have had to do a bunch of maintenance but it’s been worth the cost.

[bigbog]

I have a 2005 Nissan Altima and out of those 5 tips I only had issues with 2.

With what I learned
If you need to replace a cam or crank sensor. Replace them both. Get the parts from Nissan.

I talked to Nissan and found out their electrical is super sensitive. If you buy the parts somewhere else your likely to do the job more than once. Save yourself the headache.

Motor mount. My car has over 200, 000 miles just changed 3 out of 4 mounts. The back mount is a pain in the donky. Don't change it unless you have to. My front mount needed changing.

The lady in the video talked about the Right mount. There are 4 motor mounts they are called

Right (in the video)
Front
Left aka (transmission mount)
Back

[esthermcgough]

I have had my engine mounts replaced 145, 000 miles . The crank sensor replaced @100, 00 miles, those dont seem to be problems just wear . I have a 2005 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE

[William]

Also common: The floor of the passenger seat rots out.

[kaleljoseph]

I have never had any of those 5 problems, I have a 2005 s and I have only changed the worn parts so for me it is a car without complaints plus it supports hard work

[stevenA]

This was informative. At least I know where those 2 sensors are now.

[PLATINUMU]

Mine was near flawless a couple cam and crank sensors a cat replacement and 19 years with 492k miles. I'm a happy camper 😎

[bitemyshinnymetalass]

Despite these issues that some will come across I liked my 06 Altima v6. It was the best car I've ever owned and would like to get into another 05-06 Altima this year.

[VANESSA-tngb]

Finally, after filtering through many many YT videos. So happy I found you. Exactly what I needed before my brother purchase this Altima.

[cbijames]

So far ours has been running great has 163, 000 miles on it . I did change all motor mounts last year.

[rob]

i have an 06 i've been driving since i bought it new and have had most of these over the years. another common issue i had that iv'e also heard about from others is the fuel guage malfunctioning. requires you to remove the whole cluster and send it out for repair

[ronaldclary]

Very helpful. I think I have a motor mount problem. Now I know where to look.

[aaronshirk]

I have an 06 Altima 4 cylinder that I bought new. I've replaced the cam/crankshaft position sensors, the rear wheel bearing hubs, the headlights and taillights and I just replaced the valve cover and ignition coils/spark plugs. Oh and I dropped the transmission pan to replace the filter.