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2004 Nissan Altima power train problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2004 Nissan Altima6% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Power Train complaints
6%
share of all complaints
65,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan altima. The contact stated while driving 5 mph, the engine stalled and the check engine light warning illuminated. The vehicle restarted immediately but the check engine light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an auto part store for a computerized…

    filed Sep 4, 2014

  • On my way home I was going about 25mph, the car started losing power and started to stall. I pulled over and took about 15 minutes and started it back up and it started fine. I made it to napa and one of the guys took a look at it and said it was the accelerator pedal because obviously it wasn't…

    filed May 10, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Altima years

YearReportsShare
2024 Altima410%
2023 Altima13%
2022 Altima413%
2021 Altima34%
2020 Altima1710%
2019 Altima94%
2018 Altima2310%
2017 Altima13334%
2016 Altima23443%
2015 Altima16117%
2014 Altima20919%
2013 Altima50522%
Altima power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.