Nissan Altima / 2000
2000 Nissan Altima problems
Owners have filed 199 complaints about the 2000 Nissan Altima with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 25.6% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 13.1%.
Complaints199
Crashes34
Fires6
Injuries30
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 25.6% · 51
Electrical system 13.1% · 26
Vehicle speed control 10.6% · 21
Tires 9.5% · 19
Air bags 7.0% · 14
Service brakes, hydraulic 5.5% · 11
Power train 4.5% · 9
Visibility 4.0% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 34 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire and 30 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Nissan Altima in this data, 2000 sits 22nd by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 13 in the last three years against 21 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 84,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Our Nissan Altima gle 2000 caught on fire - engine exploded and the full front of the car is melted. Fire department managed to put out the huge fire before it reached the gas tank otherwise our house would not exist anymore. And we would all be dead. At the time of the explosion we had not entered the car that was warming up in front of our house. Insurance company is investigating. I can send you pictures. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 86,000 miles
Instrument cluster freezes indications for long periods intermittently. Odometer, tachometer, speedometer, engine temperature all freeze at what they were reading. This has been a repetitive, intermittent problem. Because of lack of true engine temperature reading, car was driven to overheating. Water pump failed causing the engine to overheat, blowing up the radiator and destroying the engine. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 128,741 miles
I have a 2000 Nissan Altima that has over 100,000 miles on it that jerks and shakes due to a problem with the number 4 cylinder. Have had several diagnostics checks done and have replaced all external parts that would cause the number 4 cylinder to not fire correctly and believe that it is probably the intake manifold gasket. This is very dangerous because it causes the car to stall. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 10,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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Other Nissan Altima years
1997 141 complaints · 26.2% air bags 1998 141 complaints · 11.3% fuel system, gasoline 1999 110 complaints · 15.5% service brakes, hydraulic 2001 202 complaints · 30.2% engine and engine cooling 2002 1,321 complaints · 50.0% engine and engine cooling 2003 1,099 complaints · 43.1% engine and engine cooling