[OpusatFR]

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nissan North America Inc. said Thursday that it was recalling 97,000 Altima and Sentra vehicles after reports of excessive oil consumption and engine fires led the automaker to stop selling the vehicles.

Nissan said some 2006 sedans with 2.5 liter engines could quickly consume oil, potentially damaging the engine and leading to engine fires."
http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060622/NEWS99/306220003

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[JamesP81]

Nissan said some 2006 sedans with 2.5 liter engines could quickly consume oil, potentially damaging the engine and leading to engine fires."

The 2.5 Liter is their 4-banger, which has never been anything but average (aside from it's horsepower, which is good for a 4-banger). That's why I mentioned the V6, which seems to be built quite a bit better.