2000 Nissan Altima Engine cooling Problems

“This morning the car was warming up in front of our house ; it exploded and burned down; the front is completely melted; we were lucky not to have entered the car yet - fire department was called and managed to extinguish the fire before it reached the tank - other wise we would all be dead and our house gone.”

“Our Nissan Altima gle 2000 caught on fire - engine exploded and the full front of the car is melted. Fire department managed to put out the huge fire before it reached the gas tank otherwise our house would not exist anymore. And we would all be dead. At the time of the explosion we had not entered the car that was warming up in front of our house. Insurance company is investigating. I can send you pictures.”

“Intake manifold gasket is being replaced for the second time on my 2000 Nissan Altima. The first time was around 60,000 miles, this time around 110,000. The first time I got it repaired by a Nissan dealership. This time I went to an independent mechanic since Nissan wanted $97 to diagnose the problem. After doing a search on the internet I found that this is a common problem caused by a defect in the way it was built. If that's the case then why hasn't there been a recall? Their mistake is costing me alot of money.”

“A long time ago I started hearing some rattling sort of noise in the front. Took it to carmax, as I have the extended warranty. They said it was a loose belt and charged me $80 since belts aren't covered by warranty. The problem didn't really go away and only got worse. Around 89,000 miles it began to shake when idling and the noise was worse. The check engine light would come on intermittently. My husband found the info on this site, I printed it out and took it to carmax and told them to fix my manifold intake gasket! …”

“On 6/11/05 the intake manifold gasket failed as evidenced by the check engine light turning on and diagnosis by a Nissan dealership in southern california. The failure had no consequences as I had the gasket replaced immediately; however, the part is not available. The same exact problem has resurfaced as of 12/27/07 and Nissan corporation is not willing to help fix this problem in any shape or form. At this point, I have decided to not fix the problem and keep driving the vehicle until the condition deteriorates much further. …”