Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Nissan Altima has 54 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
54
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I have replaced the water pump, the belt, the thermostats, the rotors, the brakes, the fuel pump, th... |
| Oct 13, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The crankshaft or camshaft sensor has went out which causes it to stall or immediately die, which is... |
| Jan 25, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ... |
| May 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The car won't start |
| Apr 26, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VEHICLE TRIES TO START BUT WON'T. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHILE TRYING TO START. BATTERY IS FINE, THER... |
| Feb 9, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY POPS ON AND OFF THE CAR CONSUMES A LARGE AMOUN... |
| Feb 1, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING 2 WEEKS AGO N I WAS DONIG ABOUT 45 OR 50 WHEN IT JUST SHUT OFF BY ITS SELF NO WARNING ... |
| Aug 3, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY DTE SAID 180 MILES, WITH ALMOST A HALF TANK OF GAS, CAR STOPPED ON ME ON FREEWAY, NO WARNING LIGH... |
| Jun 22, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | AFTER THE ENGINE HAS STARTED IT MAY SHUT DOWN RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. IF THE CAR IS SHUT DOWN FOR AN... |
| Mar 28, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | CAR WAS SPUTTERING AT INTERSECTIONS AND HARD TO START. TOOK TO MECHANIC TWICE & HE COULD NOT FIND A... |
| May 6, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE AFTER ENGINE REPAIRS. *LD ... |
| May 3, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDS SHIFT LOCK CONTROL UNITS REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY SHIFT LOCK CONTROL UNIT... |
| May 1, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY CAR BRIEFLY STALLS WHEN I DRIVE HIGHWAY IN EVERYDAY. MECHANICS SAID IT IS CRANKSHAFT SENSOR ISSU... |
| Mar 1, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, STATING LOW FUEL SENSOE OUT. $1200.00 WORHT OF WORK, REPLACED TH... |
| Feb 15, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | THE VEHICLE THREW A CODE FOR THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR HAD THAT REPLACED THEN THE VEHICLE THREW A CODE FOR... |
| Jul 13, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | "TAKING RECALL"I GOT A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WHEN I LOOK UNDER THE COVER I SAW THE CONNECTORS THAT GOES... |
| Jun 15, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | NISSAN ALTIMA 2006 REPEATEDLY FAILS TO START. ONCE WE GOT IT STARTED WE WOULD DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE... |
| Jun 12, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE... |
| May 6, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | MY CAR WOULD STALL AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED ONE DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH AND THEN A FEW TI... |
| Apr 18, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, T... |