2006 Nissan Altima SE-R - Defective oil consuming engine

Superior Nissan of Carson - 1505 East 223rd Street Carson, CA 90745

Toll Free: 866-836-6666 Phone: 310-835-1178

I must let you know how dissatisfied with the service that I have

received at Superior Nissan of Carson. I've owned many cars in my day

and many Nissans, but this is hands down one of the worst service

departments I have experienced. First of all, I just took a practically

brand new car in for two problems that should not have happened. We

purchased a 2006 Nissan Altima SE-R from the dealership in late 2005.

Mid-2006, the car starts indicating the oil pressure is dropping. I take

it in for service and I am told that it was a faulty gauge. The gauge is

replaced and I get the car back. Again, after a few days, the oil

pressure is again dropping per the gauge. I bring it in again, and I am

told that the service dept. would perform an oil consumption test. They

would put something on the car to let them know if the rate of

consumption is abnormal. Meanwhile, during all of this back and forth, I

have to keep coming in a leaving my car without given a loaner or

something. I accepted that at the time because I was told that since

it's a minor problem, and the car is "drivable", then it could not be

provided. Soon after, I bring the car back and sure enough, the car IS

consuming oil. Looking on the internet, I see that this has been a

problem with a handful of Altima SE-R V6s with 6MT and Infiniti G35

coupes with 6MT. Great! SO now what? I was told by my service advisor

Carl, that Nissan will order an engine, but Superior Nissan would NOT

provide a loaner because the car was "drivable". That was 12/27/2006 and

I had been bring the car in since October 2006 at the sign of the first

problem. Meanwhile, the next week after I [picked up my "drivable" car,

that I have to put oil in as much as I have to put gas in it, starts

making banging sounds under the hood. This happens on a weekend, Sunday

night to be exact. Once again, I have to drop my car off at the early

bird drop at Superior Nissan of Carson, get a friend to take me to the

Long Beach Airport to Enterprise-Rent-A-Car (Because that is the only

place to rent a car 9:00 pm on a Sunday) because I need a "DRIVABLE" car

to go to work the next morning. THIS 2006 ALTIMA SE-R V-6 IS NOT

DRIVABLE! THE RATE AT WHICH IT CONSUMES OIL IS INCREASING EVERY TIME I

DRIVE IT!!! I don't know when and where this engine is going to finally

SEIZE UP! I call Carl the service advisor, that following Monday

morning. I told him that the car is making noises and it is not

drivable. He says that the new replacement engine is on order and will

be in because it is a warranty job. I inform him at that time of the

rental that I HAD to get, and he informed me that they will take care of

the rental since I got it from Enterprise and they use Enterprise. I

then keep that rental with the expectation that they will take care of

me. Weeks and weeks go by and we are in to February of 2007. All calls

to the dealership go unanswered, and finally after a desperate attempt

to reach my service advisor, he informs me that I need to call Nissan

One and complain about the engine taking to long. I call Nissan One

2/20/2007, and they confirm that it was up to the DEALERSHIP to provide

me with something to drive and they will be involved with replacing the

engine. I spoke with Jason at x57864 of Nissan One, and he gave me the

File# 5624224 for my complaint. This was a classic case of "passing the

buck". Finally 3/18/2007, almost 3 months after it was ordered, the

engine comes in and is installed in the car. I return the rental the

same day and present the receipt to Superior Nissan of Carson's service

manager Manny Casillas and the service advisor Carl. Manny later tells

me that Superior Nissan of Carson WILL NOT PAY for my rental! After I

was promised compensation from the service advisor Carl and received

confirmation from Nissan One that this was a dealership responsibility,

they say "No". It was not my fault that they engine consumed oil and

was defective. It was not my fault that the SE-R engine was on

backorder from Nissan. I bought a brand new car with the expectation

that I could drive a dependable and reliable car back and forth to work

and home. I believed in this product and that it would be safe for my

family to drive and ride in. I believed that this disastrous defect

would be handled with the highest caliber of customer service. I was

dead wrong. Now I have been stuck with a $1600.00 rental bill, a

Chrysler Sebring for God sakes, and the dealership has duped me. I call

every Nissan point of contact available to me, and no one is trying to

hear me or give me compensation. As the proud owner throughout the

years of a 1990 Nissan 240 SX, a 1989 Nissan Maxima, a 1991 Nissan

Maxima, a 1994 Nissan 300 Z, a 2001 Nissan Maxima, a 2003 Infiniti

FX35, and a 2006 Infiniti G35 coupe, I get NO NISSAN/INFINITI LOVE?! I

have bought Nissans and Infinitis most of my driving life, and as a

customer many times over, I do not deserve this treatment. I will not

buy another Nissan made vehicle and will discourage others I know from

doing the same until Nissan steps up and takes care of business. I hope

that this posting will speak through me to others. Maybe now someone

will hear me......or maybe not.

Regards,

Thom Washington

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