| Issue ID | 911173 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10451424 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 03/03/12 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I am requesting that dot nhtsa investigate the driver's contribution to a leak with the master cylinder and to request that dot nhtsa force nissan to issue a recall. The vehicle is 2007altima 27k miles this leak causes loss of brake fluid. When enough brake fluid is loss, the brake system is not able to generate enough pressure to squeeze the brake pad to the brake rotors. End result is that the operator of the vehicle cannot stop the car (no brakes!!!). This poses serious danger to the vehicle operator, its passengers and the public. Please formally investigate and when found valid, force nissan to do a recall. My personal experience: it started with the brake light turning on then after a few minutes, turn off. All the while my brakes starts to diminish. I looked the brakes system and found that the brake fluid level is low. Topped it off and everything was back to normal. Around 60 days later, brake light again turned on and a few minutes turned off. Same problem. I had it checked with a professional mechanic. He |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 27000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | JAMAICA, NY |
| VIN pattern | 1N4BL21E57NXXXXXX |
| 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 | 30 |
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