Engine Fires? Nissan Stops Sales of Altima, Sentra

Perian · 06-03-2006, 11:10 AM

Link: http://autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar.../1003&refsect=

Nissan stops sales of some Altimas, Sentras

Reuters / June 2, 2006 - 4:45 pm

DETROIT -- Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. said on Friday it had asked its U.S. dealers to stop selling certain 2006 model-year Nissan Altima and Sentra SE-R cars due to reports of excessive oil consumption that could damage the engine or cause a fire.

About 100,000 Altimas and Sentra SE-Rs built between January and May 2006 may have the problem, according to the company.

There have been about 215 reports of excessive oil consumption, mostly from rental-car fleets, and 17 reports of engine fires, resulting in one minor injury, Nissan said.

This is the latest setback for the Japanese automaker, which has cut U.S. production this year because of sales declines in the region. Nissan's U.S. sales are down 1.8 percent so far this year, according to the Automotive News Data Center.

Nissan said it had extended the engine portion of the vehicles' warranty on Altimas and Sentra SE-Rs built during January to May 2006 to 84 months or 100,000 miles.

hotrod747 · 06-03-2006, 11:16 AM

I've seen two brand- new Altimas here in San Diego, CA that burned to the ground in the last month. People are staying away from them in droves!

toronado10 · 06-03-2006, 11:28 AM

Carlos Ghosn just goes to Renault and Nissan falls apart. Gosh!

chevydlrmn · 06-03-2006, 12:02 PM

Tough for Nissan. At least they bumped the warranty. Still would keep me from ever considering one. Not that I ever would anyways.

bryce miller · 06-03-2006, 12:26 PM

I actually like nissan and hope that the get out of their slump as well!

genjy · 06-03-2006, 12:27 PM

Sounds like the QR25DE is having some problems. It isn't Nissan's best engine from what I've read and gathered through these past few years.

Mikkoo · 06-03-2006, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by genjy

Sounds like the QR25DE is having some problems. It isn't Nissan's best engine from what I've read and gathered through these past few years.

And please tell us which four cylinder engine this is?

1G6 · 06-03-2006, 12:45 PM

Whoops!

genjy · 06-03-2006, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikkoo

And please tell us which four cylinder engine this is?

The Sentra SE-R and the i4 Altima share the same engine: QR25DE... which seems isn't that highly-regarded relative to other Nissan and Japanese mainstream i4s.

GMFreak8 · 06-03-2006, 01:06 PM

Odd, I posted this a day before in the suggest a news article forum. Instead it was moved to asian discussion and this was put up. Guess it's because I don't have "news contributor" under my name....

Nissan Stops Sale on Some 2006 Model Year Four-Cylinder Altimas and Sentra SE-Rs

genjy · 06-03-2006, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMFreak8

Odd, I posted this a day before in the suggest a news article forum. Instead it was moved to asian discussion and this was put up. Guess it's because I don't have "news contributor" under my name....

Nissan Stops Sale on Some 2006 Model Year Four-Cylinder Altimas and Sentra SE-Rs

I think what goes on the frontpage ticker depends on which admin/mod sees the post first. "X" GMI staff may not see this as ticker-worthy but "Y" GMI staff may.

paul3230 · 06-03-2006, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bryce miller

I actually like nissan and hope that the get out of their slump as well!

At this point, I'm willing for anybody and everybody to take a dip so that GM can get back on their feet. So if Nissan is hurting then good. That's one less Japanese manufacturer in the way

Ty_99 · 06-03-2006, 01:49 PM

Wow, this is not good for Nissan, the Sentra SE-R is one of there more popular cars, and I wonder if this includes the Spec V edition. As this was a very viable performance option to the Civics. This will definately hurt them

SUPERBADD75 · 06-03-2006, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikkoo

And please tell us which four cylinder engine this is?

QR25DE means...

QR engine series
25 is 2.5L
D = DOHC
E = EFI

so a VG30DETT is

VG family
3.0L
DOHC
EFI
Twin Turbo

Nissan engines are easy to figure out.

hunchman · 06-03-2006, 02:49 PM

.......The only thing going for the altima were the clear tail lights , the big padded steering wheel and the chrome around the guages . It's amazing how many people bought one for the looks. The 4 banger in them was over rated (170 horses I'm guessing) the ride was poor and very noisey. It was also the first modern japanese car that came with a poor audio system....just terrible. A 4 cylinder cavaliar has a better ride.

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Perian News Contributor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York Drives: 2008 Saab 9-5 Sedan Posts: 3,900	Engine Fires? Nissan Stops Sales of Altima, Sentra Link: http://autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar.../1003&refsect= Nissan stops sales of some Altimas, Sentras Reuters / June 2, 2006 - 4:45 pm DETROIT -- Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. said on Friday it had asked its U.S. dealers to stop selling certain 2006 model-year Nissan Altima and Sentra SE-R cars due to reports of excessive oil consumption that could damage the engine or cause a fire. About 100,000 Altimas and Sentra SE-Rs built between January and May 2006 may have the problem, according to the company. There have been about 215 reports of excessive oil consumption, mostly from rental-car fleets, and 17 reports of engine fires, resulting in one minor injury, Nissan said. This is the latest setback for the Japanese automaker, which has cut U.S. production this year because of sales declines in the region. Nissan's U.S. sales are down 1.8 percent so far this year, according to the Automotive News Data Center. Nissan said it had extended the engine portion of the vehicles' warranty on Altimas and Sentra SE-Rs built during January to May 2006 to 84 months or 100,000 miles. Last edited by Ming : 06-03-2006 at 03:33 PM.

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hotrod747 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Drives: 2008 CADILLAC CTS Posts: 735	Re: Nissan Stops Sales Of Two Vehicles I've seen two brand- new Altimas here in San Diego, CA that burned to the ground in the last month. People are staying away from them in droves! __________________ KEITH

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toronado10 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Drives: 04 Saab 9-3 Posts: 716	Re: Nissan Stops Sales Of Two Vehicles Carlos Ghosn just goes to Renault and Nissan falls apart. Gosh!

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chevydlrmn 3.9 Liter V6 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minneapolis Drives: 2006 CK15753 LQ9 2007 1WL27 LS4 Posts: 775	Re: Nissan Stops Sales Of Two Vehicles Tough for Nissan. At least they bumped the warranty. Still would keep me from ever considering one. Not that I ever would anyways.

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bryce miller 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 501	Re: Nissan Stops Sales Of Two Vehicles I actually like nissan and hope that the get out of their slump as well! __________________ Current Ride: 2000 Buick Regal LS 1995 Chevrolet Camaro RS Past Rides: 1992 Saturn SL2 1993 Pontiac Grand Am SE 1996 Chevrolet Lumina LS Future Rides: 2008 Pontiac G8 2009 Chevrolet Camaro

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genjy 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,807	Re: Nissan Stops Sales Of Two Vehicles Sounds like the QR25DE is having some problems. It isn't Nissan's best engine from what I've read and gathered through these past few years. __________________ 2008 5-cylinder turbo hatchback w/ 6sp manual 2006 4-cylinder minivan w/ 5sp manual

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GMFreak8 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Adirondacks Posts: 2,336	Re: Nissan Stops Sales Of Two Vehicles Odd, I posted this a day before in the suggest a news article forum. Instead it was moved to asian discussion and this was put up. Guess it's because I don't have "news contributor" under my name.... Nissan Stops Sale on Some 2006 Model Year Four-Cylinder Altimas and Sentra SE-Rs __________________ Beyond AM. Beyond FM. XM Satellite Radio. Radio to the power of X.

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Ty_99 3.6 Liter V6 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Drives: 1999 Chev Malibu LS Posts: 1,071	Re: Nissan Stops Sales Of Two Vehicles Wow, this is not good for Nissan, the Sentra SE-R is one of there more popular cars, and I wonder if this includes the Spec V edition. As this was a very viable performance option to the Civics. This will definately hurt them __________________ Current: 99 Malibu LS Sdn 3.1L V6 FWD Past: 90 Cutlass Supreme 2Dr 3.1L V6 FWD 90 Lumina Eurosport 4Dr 3.1L V6 FWD 83 Camaro Z-28 T-Top 350 V8 3Spd Shift Kit 84 Fiero 2.5L L4spd Auto Future: Another CAMARO!!

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hunchman 3.9 Liter V6 Join Date: May 2005 Drives: 03 cavalier Posts: 869	Re: Nissan Stops Sales Of Two Vehicles .......The only thing going for the altima were the clear tail lights , the big padded steering wheel and the chrome around the guages . It's amazing how many people bought one for the looks. The 4 banger in them was over rated (170 horses I'm guessing) the ride was poor and very noisey. It was also the first modern japanese car that came with a poor audio system....just terrible. A 4 cylinder cavaliar has a better ride.

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