2001 Nissan Altima GXE review from North America

The intake head gasket was installed incorrectly by Nissan and leaked causing a rough idle about 50,000 miles. This ran about $600 to have fixed.

The PVC valve is very costly to change. It is extremely hard to get to and you have to remove hard piped lines to get to it. Therefore it is never changed. The dealer said that it would take $400 to change the PVC valve and its associated hose.

The car developed a slight wobble at 64 mph and above. We thought it was bad tires or tires out of balance. However after changing tires 3 times the wobble still exist. Did an extensive maintenance on it because I like this car a lot. After changing out all the related parts except the control arms, engine & transmission mounts and wheel bearings, it still wobbles. Still looking.

The 6 changer CD broke and I had it removed.

The oil filter is some what difficult to get to.

My 2001 Nissan Altima GXE limited edition has been the best car I ever owned.

It gets 31 miles per gallon on the highway.

The A/C has done a great job.

The front disk brakes would last 150,000 miles and the rear brakes would last 200,000 miles. I change them anyway during my major maintenance at 140,000 miles. I used Nissan parts. Flushed the transmission, brakes, radiator and power steering systems every 75,000 miles.

Only used anti-freeze with distilled water in the radiator system. I never put tap water in my car, even the windshield washer with Rain-X.