2002 Nissan Altima fuel/propulsion system problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2002 Nissan Altima — 1% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“first, I started to notice my car would loose power while driving, over a couple months, it started to stall and/or completely shut off while driving at low speeds or at red lights! When this first stared happening, the car would immediately fire back up when cranked, after about a month of this, I…”
filed Aug 2, 2022
“While driving on the highway I proceeded to try and reach the speed limit but the car lost power to merge into traffic almost causing an accident. Vehicle cannot go past 55 mph, it loses power during acceleration.”
filed Oct 4, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Altima years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Altima | 2 | 5% |
| 2020 Altima | 7 | 4% |
| 2019 Altima | 12 | 5% |
| 2018 Altima | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 Altima | 17 | 4% |
| 2016 Altima | 27 | 5% |
| 2015 Altima | 25 | 3% |
| 2014 Altima | 22 | 2% |
| 2013 Altima | 44 | 2% |
| 2012 Altima | 10 | 2% |
| 2011 Altima | 10 | 4% |
| 2010 Altima | 5 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Nissan Altima
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.