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2004 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	783271
Internal NHTSA #	10324923
Manufacurer	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2004
File date	20/03/10
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Problem vehicle is 2004 nissan altima with 80,000 miles. Noticed when pulling out of driveway after car had sit overnight in garage that steering wheel was binding when i tried to turn the vehicle. During the course of the drive the steering wheel would bind both during turning and when returning to straight. The binding caused extra effort (requiring both hands) to turn the steering wheel and also required extra effort to return the wheels to straight because the binding prevented the wheels from returning to straight on their own. The binding was bad enough that it could have caused an accident because of the effort required to turn the wheel and the difficulty in straightening the wheels to stop turning. The binding force was intermittent and seemed to be related to certain places in the orientation of the wheel. After research on the internet i discovered that many other people have had this problem with similar year and model of car and they all referenced the lower universal joint in the steering linkage as the problem part (nissan part 48080-8j000). When i removed the part it was rusty and extremely tight (i will hold onto the old part in case anyone wants to see it or use it as evidence). The replacement part was back ordered by nissan when i ordered it from the dealer. The dealer said that they have been selling lots of this part and the part has been taking a few days to two weeks to arrive due to high demand. Clearly there is a problem with the design of this part. When i finally got the new part (48080-8j000 lower steering u-joint) and installed it the steering worked smoothly again.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	80000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ANKENY, IA
VIN pattern	1N4AL11E74CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	35
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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