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2006 Nissan Altima Seats Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
1%of 824 total for the year
Median mileage
90,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the seats of the 2006 Nissan Altima, 1% of the 824 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My drivers seat is stuck reclined and it won't move anymore (parked).my drivers door won't unlock (parked). My engine continuously rattles and the car stalls (driving normal street or highway).the fuel gauge doesn't work accurately (parked driving on street highway or idiling). The brakes and rotors are constantly getting replaced and squeaked since the day I got the car ( stopping).”

NHTSA complaint #11265331, filed 2019-10, 73,567 miles

“When my parents first bought the car the right passenger seat would be shaking at that time the car had 52,000 miles on it right after we bought it on april 10th 2012 from the Nissan dealership at that time they checked it and the car has 117,000 miles now and sometimes the front passenger seat shake and vibrating when you are driving it 55 to 60 miles per hour so I think Nissan needs to do a recall it to check the problem out.”

NHTSA complaint #10599050, filed 2014-06, 117,000 miles

“I have a 2006 Nissan Altima, last year in october my wife was driving this car to go to grocery store, just as she about to park the car, the vehicle driver side power seat suddenly lunge forward, it cause my wife to lose control and hit another car that is park next to where she was about to park. I take the car to the dealership for repair, the driver seat where at a invert 60 degree angle, the dealership notice the power supply is burn, so they replace the power supply, but refuse to repair the damage to my car and the other car my wife hit. …”

NHTSA complaint #10306633, filed 2010-02, 51,000 miles

“Driver lost control of the vehicle and went into ongoing traffic and was t-boned by another vehicle. Both vehicles were going 45 miles per hour. No air bags deployed. The front airbags, nor the side airbags deployed. The passenger door came all the way over to the gear shift.”

NHTSA complaint #10641929, filed 2014-10, 119,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that there was severe rust and corrosion underneath the seats in the vehicle. The dealer stated that the front floor pans needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 65,163.”

NHTSA complaint #10597647, filed 2014-06, 65,163 miles

Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025114%
2024410%
202313%
202134%
202021%
201963%
201831%
201751%
2016112%
201540%
2014141%
2013372%
201272%
201131%
201041%
2009141%
2008242%
2007112%
200681%
200561%
200421%
200361%
200230%
200111%
199945%
199822%
199711%
199611%
199521%
199411%

Other parts of the 2006 Nissan Altima

Body and structure
221 complaints
Engine cooling
189 complaints
Engine
166 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
79 complaints
Electrical system
72 complaints
Other or unknown
64 complaints
Air bags
43 complaints
Vehicle speed control
38 complaints
Fuel system
32 complaints
Brakes
26 complaints
Electronic stability control
21 complaints
Suspension
18 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Nissan Altima

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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