2003 Nissan Altima review from North America

Headlights: RECALL.

Fuel Filter: RECALL.

Exhaust Clip: RECALL.

ECM (Computer) : RECALL.

There are currently 4 recalls on this vehicle. However, I am going to mention just one here. Nissan actually took care of the others.

There's a problem with the on-board computer that creates situations where the car may stall & lose all power with no notice. This happened the other day as I was making a left hand turn & crossing traffic. If not for the other drivers being alert & coming to a stop, there would have been a collision for sure. In fact, the point of impact would have been adjacent to where my 19 month old daughter was riding in her car seat.

In order to avoid a potential lawsuit, you would think that Nissan North America would want to do ANYTHING it could to resolve this issue. However, since I live in Germany, this is not the case. After spending a week calling 1-800-NISSAN-1 and being transferred to about 6 various people I finally got an answer.

After explaining to these folks that I was stationed in Germany they told me I have to wait until I return to the U.S. to have the car repaired. It seems the software & a "SPECIAL TOOL" are required to complete the repair.

Seeing as how I will be in Germany for another 6-18 months, this is a HUGE problem. To this point, Nissan refuses to assist me any further.

Is there anybody else that is living in Germany (or anywhere else overseas) and has had this issue?

I smell "class-action" in the air!