NISSAN ALTIMA SENTRA OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM
There are reports of oil consumption issues on the 2006 Nissan Altima, Nissan Sentra and other models. "Nissan Motors has told dealers to stop selling some 2006 Altima and Sentra SE-R models due to a problem with excessive oil consumption." AP reported, "Nissan North America Inc. said Thursday it was recalling 97,000 Altima and Sentra vehicles after reports of excessive oil consumption and engine fires led the automaker to stop selling the vehicles. Nissan said some 2006 sedans with 2.5 liter engines could quickly consume oil. " http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=business&id=4296040. The Nissan recall states:
Make : NISSAN Model : SENTRA Year
: 2006
Manufacturer : NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V223000 Mfr's Report Date : JUN 20, 2006
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 85000
Summary:
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE
ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER PERFORMANCE OF THE PISTON RINGS.
Consequence:
IF THE OIL IS NOT MAINTAINED AT LEAST AT THE MINIMUM LEVEL, ENGINE DAMAGE CAN
OCCUR AND IN EXTREME CASES RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM OR ENGINE COMPUTER).
YOUR VEHICLE WILL ALSO BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF IT HAS BEEN CONSUMING ENGINE
OIL AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE. IN A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES, ENGINE
REPLACEMENT WILL BE NEEDED. ON JUNE 9, 2006, NISSAN NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE
OIL AT A PROPER LEVEL. FOLLOW-UP LETTER TO OWNERS ADVISING THEM OF THE STATUS OF
THE RECALL WAS SENT DURING AUGUST 2006. FOLLOWUP LETTER TO OWNERS WAS SENT ON
NOVEMBER 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261. nhtsa.gov.
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