Reliability issues

[vinnie85]

Hey guys, sorry if this is a repost but couldn't find the search button. if someone could link me to a related post i'd be glad to read....

I'm in the market for a coupe and after some research narrowed the search down to three cars the A/C, Accord Coupe, and the tC. The only thing holding me back from the A/C is that ive heard of reliability issues with the A/C. I know as with typical nissans it has a great engine and transmission, but the interior can be a little sketchy in some places. I wanted to see what people here have heard or experienced since the release of this A/C. no problem too big or small. I know its a great car and love the styling as well as the options on the car. this is prolli the only issue i see with the A/C. thanks for the help

[Mr.Coupe]

They are all GREAT cars dude. I am not going to post and tell you to buy a Nissan because I have one. I bought the car July 3rd of 2007. Till this day I have had no problems with the car. I do heavy spirited driving and have had to problems with the car. You get reliability in all Toyota, Nissan and Honda. The interior, exterior and mechanical parts of the car are made of great quality. I would say test drive all of them. Go through them thoroughly and see what works, fits and satisfies all your needs. That is my opinion. The rest is up to you.

Ricky C.

[Rob.Vegan]

My three were the A/C, TC, and the GTIbut without getting into that

I love the A/C, I haven't had any problems that weren't caused by me (crashed and tore up my suspension)

However with the TC, I would say they are reliable but look into crash test ratings please. everyone I know who has crashed a Scion has either had someone die in the car or the car was totaled.

[Rob.Vegan]

My three were the A/C, TC, and the GTIbut without getting into that

I love the A/C, I haven't had any problems that weren't caused by me (crashed and tore up my suspension)

However with the TC, I would say they are reliable but look into crash test ratings please. everyone I know who has crashed a Scion has either had someone die in the car or the car was totaled.

[Hussain]

rob, you double posted lol how does that happen? well, ya just letting you know....

about the altima coupe, i haven't had any issues and i drive it pretty hard and race it a lot (do 100+ MPH almost everyday).... never had any issues... it looks great, great gas mileage (if you choose to follow the speed limit )

i really liked the TC when it first came out but honestly, tc is the most played out car on the streets... lately i see more tc's then i do civics and they all look exactly the same..... i'd go with the accord coupe or altima coupe if i were you.... accord coupe has a much nicer front but the altima coupe has a much nicer rear and sides..... good luck with your decision

[mpbclutch33]

I will probaly here flack for this, but giving you an honest opinion. I would get the Accord Coupe if I did it all over again. I love the styling and power of this car, but there are alot of rattles & squeaks and electrical problems that I never even had in my cheap Civic. You may get lucky like some on here and not have any problems, but I have had a good bit already.

My buddy has a 08 GTi and while it is very nice and rattle free, it is quite a bit slower but has alot of potential with upgrades. Good Luck either way.

[marlin29311]

Aside from a mini squeek I have on my passenger door (that only came since it's been cold and I fully intend to shut up when I get some time to do it), I love my car and only regret that I didn't have the 10 grand or so more to get a fully loaded G37!

To hell with the accord coupe - it's more boring than a softcore porno on the inside.

[mrodrig2]

I have quite a few small annoyances:1) Wind noise/rattling from passenger side windshield that the dealer won't fix.2) Rattling from something in the headliner right above passenger side vanity mirror.3) Lesser than rated gas-mileage (I have a stock 2.5, drive 90% highway @ 70-75mph and get 19-23 mpg)4) Windshield gets chipped easily - 2 chips in 3.5 months!5) A/C turns on when you push recirculation or defroster6) No door sill or trunk seal drains! Water sits there and eventually its going to rust.

I still love the car though. My only regret is that I didn't get the 3.5.

[mpbclutch33]

I have quite a few small annoyances:1) Wind noise/rattling from passenger side windshield that the dealer won't fix.2) Rattling from something in the headliner right above passenger side vanity mirror.3) Lesser than rated gas-mileage (I have a stock 2.5, drive 90% highway @ 70-75mph and get 19-23 mpg)4) Windshield gets chipped easily - 2 chips in 3.5 months!5) A/C turns on when you push recirculation or defroster6) No door sill or trunk seal drains! Water sits there and eventually its going to rust.

I still love the car though. My only regret is that I didn't get the 3.5.

That's crazy, I get almost 23mpg and only drive short distances everywhere. I didn't know about the seal drains, is there anything we can do about that to prevent it?

[marlin29311]

I have quite a few small annoyances:1) Wind noise/rattling from passenger side windshield that the dealer won't fix.2) Rattling from something in the headliner right above passenger side vanity mirror.3) Lesser than rated gas-mileage (I have a stock 2.5, drive 90% highway @ 70-75mph and get 19-23 mpg)4) Windshield gets chipped easily - 2 chips in 3.5 months!5) A/C turns on when you push recirculation or defroster6) No door sill or trunk seal drains! Water sits there and eventually its going to rust.

I still love the car though. My only regret is that I didn't get the 3.5.

3 - sounds like something is up, or you floor it all the time. get that checked out.4 - my dad has the same problem - i think it's just bad luck with driving a lot of highway.5 - that's normal for any car. defroster removes humidity, and recirc is designed to cool the car off as much as possible.

[alt.coupe28]

i've had my 3.5se for over a year now and i had a 2 major problems only.

1. front windshield cracked due to the heater. (got it fixed though through warranty)

2. rattling noises in the ceiling (finally got it fixed last saturday by the dealership. (they fixed all the velcro or whatever it was).

other than that, i love my coupe!

[mpbclutch33]

2. rattling noises in the ceiling (finally got it fixed last saturday by the dealership. (they fixed all the velcro or whatever it was).

other than that, i love my coupe!

Do you have anymore details about this? I hear squeaks/rattles there too. It is so hard in this car to track these sources down! Any help would be appreciated.

[Ferguson]

3) Lesser than rated gas-mileage (I have a stock 2.5, drive 90% highway @ 70-75mph and get 19-23 mpg)

The mileage estimates are, I believe, based on a constant 50 MPH under ideal conditions - it is nearly impossible to equal them. A 2.5 will start to drink fuel quickly at 75 MPH. Likewise if you accelerate hard to get there.

[Ferguson]

I hear squeaks/rattles there too. It is so hard in this car to track these sources down! Any help would be appreciated.

Find a passenger with a good ear. While you drive, they squirm all over to pinpoint the noise source. That's how I've always done it anyway.

[mrodrig2]

My highest MPG over a full tank and only doing my normal route was 24mpg using cruise control as much as possible. Speed varied from 65-75 in order to maintain distance from cars in front of me. Accelerating to cruising speeds shouldnt be a big deal for me since I only do it once per trip - I get on the highway, accelerate to cruising speed, then get off the highway. Both my apt and work are next to the highway.

I think my bad mpg is because of 1) cold and 2) hills in my area. Its pretty cold around here and my car gets up to temp probably 1/4 of the way into my ride to work. Also the road looks flat but there seems to be a lot of long inclined/declined stretches. I doubt either of these factors help. Maybe my MPG is exactly where it should be. I guess I'm just disappointed because I'm coming from a more fuel efficient car.

As for explaining my annoyance with the A/C coming on with the recirc and defrost, see #1 from above...

[Ferguson]

The AC is not just there for cooling. It also removes moisture from the air. That's one of the benefits of AC. During recirc and defrost, the system is just ensuring that the moisture level is kept to a minimum. If the temperature is not being maintained, that is a different issue, but the AC being on is not, in itself, a problem.

Cold will affect your mileage adversely. I know my 3.5 hits operating temp before the CVT does. In that situation, it revs higher and fuel mileage suffers. But... your mileage seems worse than mine, so maybe there is another factor at play.

[Mr.Coupe]

My highest MPG over a full tank and only doing my normal route was 24mpg using cruise control as much as possible. Speed varied from 65-75 in order to maintain distance from cars in front of me. Accelerating to cruising speeds shouldnt be a big deal for me since I only do it once per trip - I get on the highway, accelerate to cruising speed, then get off the highway. Both my apt and work are next to the highway.

Dude there must be something wrong with your car if you're getting the MPG with a 2.5 . I have a 3.5 do heavy spirited driving at times and still get better MPG than most people have posted. I get 20-23 MPG in the city and 27-36 MPG on the highway at speeds of 70-85MPH. Believe it or not I do and I love my car for everything including that.

Ricky C.

[alt.coupe28]

yeah basically what i did was i got so tired of hearing the rattling noise that i thought came it from seatbelt and when i was driving i turned the radio off, drove about 30-40mph. listened carefully and boom, i hit a bump. after i hit the bump i heard the rattling near my handlebar near the sun roof and pillars so i push the ceiling up or whatever the material is called and i hear all this velcro/tape in it. i told sheehy nissan of waldorf and they did a test run with my car and found the rattling noise also so they refastened the roof liner FO FREE!!

[mrodrig2]

I only owned the car for about 1-1.5 months before it started getting cold outside; incidentally that's about the same time when I started putting significant mileage on the ODO. I'm going to reset the computer when it gets warmer. Hopefully after that it will relearn and get better MPG.

[vinnie85]

all this stuff is great guys... thanks for the heads up... any other issues people have had?

[Mr.Coupe]

I would say test drive all of them. Go through them thoroughly and see what works, fits and satisfies all your needs. That is my opinion. The rest is up to you.

I still stand by my post. Any of these problems come up, you should have no problems getting them repaired under warranty. I would have to say that some of us got the bad cars of the flock. I know I didn't . You can and might be another lucky A/C owner that gets no problems.

Ricky C.

[Rellz CT]

the leather on the steering wheel is starting to peel at the top

Ehh

Really bothering me

That's the only problem I have right now

[Forrest80]

Me and my bro both have a 2.5 altima.

Ok my brother had the first issues with the car, the speedamitor would not work and his whole dash would just go hair wire. Took 4 trys at nissan to fix it, they sent a head enginer from japan just to LOOK AT THIS CAR. no jokes, my brother said the guy was really cool.

Now today my car the key light comes on and says F/E that means altinator or key problem. The car still starts but i gotta bring it in to find out whats that lights problem is.

I average 27mpg. Half city, half highway. I believe its hard to achieve the 31mpg on the 2.5. I suspect its not true i believe the true Hwy mpg is 29mpg.