Ownership Cost for 2004 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE
Estimated: $37102 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1604 | $770 | $674 | $609 | $545 | $4202 |
| Insurance | $1468 | $1520 | $1573 | $1628 | $1685 | $7874 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1904 | $978 | $687 | $2291 | $8623 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $438 | $438 | $438 | $438 | $438 | $650 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8984 | $7167 | $6434 | $6304 | $8214 | $37102 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | ON 2/5/08 WE STARTED OUR 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. UPON OBSERVATION THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS NOT TURNING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE BOLT ON THE MAIN PULLEY ON THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FALLEN OUT AND THE PULLEY HAD FALLEN OFF OF THE CRANKSHAFT. HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIFIC POSSIBLY LEADING TO FATALITIES. *TR |
| 2004 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | STEERING BECOMES TIGHT TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. BETTER WHEN IT'S WARM, WORSE WHEN IT'S COLD. OVER THE COURSE OF 4 WEEKS THE TIGHTENING HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT WHEEL CAN ONLY BE TURNED WITH BOTH HANDS AND PULLING HARD. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT WON'T TURN AT ALL, THEN LOOSENS BACK UP JUST ENOUGH TO COMPLETE TURN. INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP DIAGNOSED IT INCORRECTLY, DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT CORRECTLY BUT THE PART TO FIX IT IS BACK ORDERED FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS BECAUSE SO MANY CARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO PREPAY TO ORDER THE PART, AND SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. HAD TO DRIVE AROUND FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS WAITING FOR THE PART AND HOPING THE STEERING DOESN'T LOCK UP COMPLETELY. *TR |
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