1995 Nissan Altima: problems, recalls and reliability
5 recalls and 180 owner complaints on record; the weakest area is air bags (33% of complaints); the 1994 and 1996 model years look more trouble-free.
Data updated weekly · latest recall Feb 2010
All counts are reports filed with NHTSA in the United States - US market only, not worldwide totals.
Common problems
Computed from 180 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for this exact model year.
“The seat belt won't release. We have to keep pulling the belt and rapping it around the head rest so that we can drive it. If we allow it to retract we cannot pull it out of the belt re-tractor. *tr”Owner report · Seat Belts · Apr 2015
“Rusting cross member bar of the radiator core of all nissan altima from 1995. Upon inspection I noticed the cross member bar of the radiator core completely rusted. No rust anywhere except for this area of vehicle. Part should be recalled due to inferior workmanship of the steel this is a serious and dangerous problem because it supports engine components and may cause an accident it the parts give way under the rusted support structure. *tr”Owner report · Structure · Mar 2014
“Tl* the contact owns a 1995 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the accelerator pedal detached from the firewall. The contact was able to successfully stop the vehicle. The vehicle was then towed to an independent repair shop but they did not diagnose or repair the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The failure mileage was unavailable.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Feb 2012
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“When pressing on the gas pedal with moderate to heavy pressure (for moderate to fast acceleration of the vehicle), the vehicle, on occasion, continues to accelerate after releasing the gas pedal. If the gas peddle was pressed down firmly when this happens, braking has little effect on controlling the vehicle. Tapping the gas pedal does not seem to correct the issue as it occurs. After shifting the vehicle into neutral (automatic transmission), the acceleration seems to stop within one second.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Apr 2010
“Tl*the contact owns a 1995 nissan altima. The contact noticed that the left front tire was flat. The sidewall was punctured by the coil spring. The tire was replaced by a mechanic. The current and failure mileages were 133,792.”Owner report · Suspension · Jun 2007
“Right front coil spring located on strut broke, the top coil rusted and broke the remaining coil spring jumped over the retainer on the strut assembly and was resting on the inner fender. *jb”Owner report · Suspension · Mar 2007
“Tl*the contact owns a 1995 nissan altima. The power door lock locks and unlocks all of the doors in the vehicle except the front passenger door. The door also cannot be unlocked or locked with the key. The vehicle has been diagnosed twice by two different mechanics and they both stated that they would have to take the door apart to make the repair. The repair has not yet been performed. The failure mileage was 102,000.”Owner report · Structure · Mar 2007
“Dt*: the contact stated while at dealer to pick up the vehicle, personnel of the dealership was observed putting a device under the dash board. The contact expressed that the dealer damaged the battery intentionally. When the dealer was replacing the battery cable by taking the steering column apart, the forced used to put steering column backed into place caused the battery to mess up and battery cable became fractured.”Owner report · Electrical System · Jun 2006
“95 nissan altima shows "air bag warning" without any discrepancies. I showed my car to nissan dealer and he said that sensor failed , so it is showing warning. He said that would cost me $900 bugs. I asked the dealer to not to do any work on this . I want to let highway safety to know this and take action on this, replace the sensor freely, because it is not driver's fault and there is no wear and tear and remaining all works fine. *nm”Owner report · Air Bags · Jul 2005
“Cruise control failure to disengage when I pressed the brakes while I was driving and coming off a freeway off ramp. I tired several times pressing the brakes to disengage the cruise control. I finally put the car in neutral to stop it. I was very lucky there were no other cars in my path or I would have hit them or caused a accident resulting in injuries or death.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Jul 2005
When filing, owners marked a crash in 37 of these complaints and injuries in 30 - self-reported to NHTSA, not verified accident statistics.
Recalls - 5 campaigns
THE SHIFT LEVER LOCK PLATE, WHICH PREVENTS THE SHIFT LEVER FROM BEING INADVERTENTLY MOVED FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL POSITION, CAN BE BROKEN BY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT POSITION PIN.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BRACKET TO PREVENT THE SHIFT POSITION PIN FROM BREAKING THE SHIFT LEVER LOCK PLATE.
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Remedy: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
CERTAIN OF THE BRAKE HOSES FOR THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WERE ROUTED INCORRECTLY SO THAT CONTACT IS MADE WITH A SUSPENSION COMPONENT. THIS CAUSES ABRASION TO THE HOSE AND EVENTUAL LEAKAGE.
Remedy: THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE HOSE WILL BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF IT IS ROUTED CORRECTLY. MISROUTED HOSES WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, REPLACED IF NECESSARY, AND CORRECTLY ROUTED.
RIDE CONTROL IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT STRUT MOUNTS BRANDED AS GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL OR ARVINMERITOR, P/NOS. 142435, 142193, 142305, 142303, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FRONT STRUT MOUNTS DID NOT CONTAIN A WELD JOINT BETWEEN THE BEARING HOUSING AND THE RATE PLATE.
Remedy: RIDE CONTROL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RIDE CONTROL AT 1-248-458-1396.
NISSAN IS RECALLING MY 1994 AND EARLY 1995 ALTIMA VEHICLES FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS IN THESE VEHICLES HAD CAUSED A NUMBER OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE EYE INJURIES. NISSAN HAS DEVELOPED A NEW PASSENGER AIR BAG THAT IS LESS POWERFUL WHEN IT INFLATES IN A CRASH TO REDUCE THE RISK OF AIR BAG INFLATION-RELATED INJURIES.
Remedy: NISSAN WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REPORTED THAT OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 28, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Specifications
Factory options offered for the 1995 model year, decoded from the NHTSA vPIC database. Individual vehicles have one of each.
How other years compare
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Is the 1995 Nissan Altima reliable?
NHTSA has 180 owner complaints and 5 recall campaigns on record for the 1995 Nissan Altima. The most complained-about area is air bags (33% of complaints).
At what mileage do 1995 Nissan Altima problems usually appear?
Half of the complaints that mention mileage were filed at 110,000 miles or less.
Does the 1995 Nissan Altima have open recalls?
5 recall campaigns have been issued, the latest concerning power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl). Check your specific vehicle by VIN - recall repairs are free at franchised dealers.
Source: NHTSA recall campaigns and owner complaints (public domain). Counts reflect reports on file and are not a defect rate.