Faults:

One recall for the screen on the intake vent.

One recall for the keys. It was said that if you place them by a cell phone they could be deactivated.

Horribly funky smell from vents, when I use the air conditioner and defroster. I left it at my Nissan dealership an entire day and they claim to have not smelled anything. I smelled it as soon as I picked it up. I recently tried AC duct cleaner, but the smell has come back. It's embarrassing having guests in my car with that smell.

General Comments:

Comfortable for the most part.

Looks young and sporty, but not too sporty. I'd be comfortable carrying kids in it.

Faults:

Had the car for 3 weeks and nothing has gone wrong so far. Everything is just about perfect except the engine seems somewhat noisy and the seats are too firm for long distance trips.

General Comments:

Nissan engineers thought of everything. Layout of displays, gages, buttons, etc are very logical and easy to find without searching while driving.

Body design is spacious and very solid, engine and CVT give amazing power on demand, yet gets 35MPG on highway. Large gas tank is good for well over 400 miles. Gages and displays provide many really cool features, such as trip meters that show average MPG, average speed, elapsed time, outside temp. I really like the bar graph that shows instantaneous MPG because it makes me more aware of my driving habits so I get better MPG because of it.

Technology package is really cool feature, and my first GPS/map system. Had good reason to use it my first week of ownership and was really impressed with the operation.

However, I question wisdom of dual exhaust system on 4 cylinder engines. Actually, it has single pipe leading to the back where it has a Y divider that splits to 2 tailpipes and mufflers. This is supposed to help power, but adds extra weight and more to go wrong with little benefit.

Overall, this is a great car, and I hope it will be as good as my 1999 Altima that just rolled over 200,000 miles and still running great on original spark plugs. That's right, never had a tuneup and still runs great.

Faults:

Nothing yet. I just bought the car a few months ago.

Unfortunately, the center console cover pops open from time to time.

I will get that checked out when I go in for the first oil change.

General Comments:

This Altima is seriously fast. The best part about it is the lack of "shift shock", which in my opinion adds to its lightning-like quickness. Just give it the smallest acceleration and you will leave most cars in the dust way behind you eating your exhaust!

It has 17 inch rims and a sport suspension, so it is a little firm over the bumps. However, the ride itself is quite smooth and quiet. It hugs curves and totally owns the road.

The interior is a great improvement over previous Altimas. If you get a top of the line Altima, you will feel like you are in a somewhat luxurious car, not so much in an econobox or a run of the mill rental car.

Speaking of econo box, the glove compartment is gigantic. I read somewhere that you can put a laptop in there, but I have not tried it yet.

Awesome navigational and stereo system. I am talking 8 speakers.