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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1N4DL01D5YC••••••2000 Nissan ALTIMA
This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 2000 Nissan ALTIMA build (9 vs 4).
9on this build
108on the model
28builds in total
1involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedSuspension 2Power Train 2Engine And Engine Cooling 2Tires 1
What owners of this build wrote
Exterior LightingcrashJul 2014
Traveling w/ flow of traffic when turn head for split second not realizing the vehicle ahead of me stalled, so she had no brake lights or flashers, nevertheless I slammed into the that vehicle in front of me. I hit wrapped myself around the steering wheel and my head flew over…
SuspensionApr 2013
I put my foot on the brakes after I started the car and when the brake pedal went to the floor, I realized my brakes were not working. I later had the car checked and learned that the bracket on the strut assembly that secures the brake hose separated from the strut when the…
Engine And Engine CoolingFeb 2007
The contact owns a 2000 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle automatically accelerates when idle and he must slam on the brake pedal to keep the vehicle from moving. The failure occurs at random. The current mileage is 37,000 and failure mileage was 32,000
VisibilitySep 2006
Window on driver's side is failing to go up once it goes down. Have to work the switch number of time to get the window back up. Have had to leave the window down at times until I tried to get it to come up later. Nothing have been done at present to correct the problem
Power TrainJul 2001
Transmission broke down on highway. The vehicle lost control and power
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1N4DL01D5YC193725 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.