10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
87,447 miles

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problem #47

Mar 302018

Altima

  • miles
1) clear coat and black paint fading to primer (year 2017-2018) 2) 124,000 miles - transmission whining as vehicle speeds up on streets and highways (March 22,2018) 3) black dash has melted, cant see out windshield while driving facing the sun (2017-2018)

- West Point, MS, USA

problem #46

Feb 232018

Altima

  • miles
Cvt transmission went out 119,00 miles. Said warranty was out at 10 years on Jan. 30 2018 going to have to pay $4,600 to have replaced and only giving warranty for 12 months or 12,000 miles. I will never buy another Nissan.

- Thomasville, GA, USA

problem #45

Nov 062017

Altima

  • 118,470 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shook. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to kelly Nissan of woburn (95 cedar St, woburn, MA 01801 (888) 352-5657) where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed replacement. The dealer stated that there was an extended warranty for the transmission, but declined to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and a case was opened. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was registered under a salvaged title in 2014 and the warranty was voided. The failure mileage was 118,470.

- Methuen, MA, USA

problem #44

Oct 202017

Altima

  • 130,000 miles
Driving on highway and car lost acceleration and was forced to pull over. Car went into "limp' mode. Nissan dealership claimed the cvt transmission needed to be replaced.

- Lee's Summit, MO, USA

problem #43

Dec 152017

Altima

  • 142,000 miles
Transmission going into fail safe mode when driving. Very dangerous, pulling out into an intersection and losing power in the middle of the intersection, possibly causing an accident by not being able to get out of the way of traffic. Very scary and very concerning.

- Inman, SC, USA

problem #42

Jun 262017

Altima

  • 137,000 miles
Driving on I 25, pressed on gas pedal, car would not accelerate, began losing power, would only go 20-30 mph. Taken to dealership in cheyenne, Wyoming. Was told that was transmission was out.

- Baytown, TX, USA

problem #41

Apr 152016

Altima

  • 116,000 miles
The contact's husband owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at 65 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently. The vehicle was taken to conyers Nissan in conyers, ga where the dealer stated that the vehicle needed a tune-up. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the spark plugs were replaced. However, the failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to conyers Nissan in conyers, ga where it was diagnosed that the transmission had malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would pay for half of the repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.

- Conyers, GA, USA

problem #40

Apr 012017

Altima

  • 125,000 miles
Car whines with acceleration and will not accelerate if gas pedal is pushed more in 1" or so down. When the pedal is pushed for any needed acceleration the car will whine really loud, RPM's shoot up, but acceleration stays the same!

- Sulphur, LA, USA

problem #39

Mar 292017

Altima

  • miles
Cvt recall

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #38

Mar 022017

Altima

  • miles
On 02/06/2014, the cvt (transmission) failed at 117,240 miles. The cvt was under standard warranty and was replaced by the dealership, mcgavock Nissan, lubbock, tx. The replacement cvt failed again. First cvt failed at 117,240 and replaced by standard warranty by Nissan. The replacement cvt currently stalls at low speeds, 5-10 mph, while taking off. On 03/02/2017, 151,551 miles, less than 35,000 miles since the first cvt was replaced, the dealership, mcgavock Nissan, lubbock, tx, diagnosed the problem. Their solution is to replace the replacement cvt. I called Nissan usa. Nissan usa called back and advised they would not replace the cvt because the replacement cvt warranty was expired, 12 months and/or 12,000 miles. Nissan usa was of no help. This problem is not only annoying, it poses a danger to my family! the vehicle is still running, however, it is hard to cross a busy street because it stalls on takeoff. Dangerous! I am very disappointed in this Nissan Altima. The cvt is a failure top to bottom. Nissan needs to do the right thing! don't install this type transmission in their vehicles!

- Lubbock, TX, USA

problem #37

Mar 102017

Altima

  • miles
My wife had brought the Nissan and making payments on car, we drive it all day we be brought it. The next day driveing it then the transmission started acting crazy like hashing, slipping. I took the car shop to see what the problem was and he say they had recalls on the cvt transmission. Im trying to see how can I get the dealer to look into the problem.

- Columbia, SC, USA

problem #36

Mar 182017

Altima

  • 165,000 miles
Was traveling at approximately 40mph on public way. Power, without warning and suddenly, was cut down and speed reduced to 10 mph. Vehicles behind me had to to take evasive action to avoid rear ending me.

- Holden, MA, USA

problem #35

Dec 142016

Altima 4-cyl

  • 150,000 miles
When moving on city street or highway car does not pickup speed when pressing on gas pedal, then it jumps and speeds up quickly. If car is going up incline it barely moves, then jumps in gear. Stopped at a light or waiting for cars to move, my car barely moves-then picks up speed, going too fast. I had car checked at colonial Nissan in festerville pa, they claim nothing wrong with my eventhough I had a certified transmission tech said the problem is the cvt-transmission. This is happening continuously. Im afraid something serious may happen before Nissan acknowledge there is a problem with their cars.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #34

Oct 262016

Altima

  • 135,700 miles
Transmission recall. The cvt transmission is bad on these on model Altima. They overheat and lose all power and the car wont accelerate. There is no warning light, no warning sound, it just goes out, where ever while in motion! my car did this last time on the freeway. You have to sit until the transmission cools off.. I have been on the side of the road in many places, I almost got hit the last time in the middle of the freeway. You can't drive more than 2 hours at 70 without it happening. Nissan recalled the part and extended teh warrantys but the parts still do it. The transmision shouldn't even be serviced until 100000 miles! theses cars should easily get 200-250,000 miles. Nissan is negligent in not recalling them at all! thousands of people have this "known" issue and it could cause someone to be killed! I am on the 4th transmission repair and it still does it! they need to recall the car model before someone gets hurt! it does it while in motion, which is frightening with no warning! I should not have to pay for this repari as it did it at 20000 miles first! the nthsa needs to make them recall the car

- Little Rock, AR, USA

problem #33

Jul 242016

Altima 4-cyl

  • miles
Car was purchased new and in service 7/12/2008. Car has gone through 4 transmissions with last transmission put in 7/27/2016. Car only has 129K miles. This is a dangerous condition as car has shuttered and stalled and I have a medical condition. Nissan doesn't seem to be too concerned - my husband and I tried to contact the CEO of Nissan North America ([xxx]) but couldn't get past "[xxx]" in the executive department. She told my husband and I on a recorded line that she reports to [xxx]. but only later, after continuing to press the issue, she acknowledged she doesn't report to him. Additionally, she laughed at my husband and I as we discussed this very real issue (again...on a recorded line....you should subpoena the tapes). No vehicle, unless you are in a demolition derby, should have to go through 4 transmissions in 129K miles. We asked Nissan North America to provide us with our car's service history and they claimed that they cannot access this and the never provided it to us. I don't believe what they told me. I tried to attach a pdf of my letter to Nissan North America/[xxx]...but it is 6.7M (too big). Nonetheless....I'll be happy to share it with you upon request.. also attached is the car's complete service history which was provided only through the local dealership. Nissan North America representative was aloof and did not seem to be concerned that their product went through 4 transmissions. Please pull all 2008 Altima's off the road for safety's sake. Thank you information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Naperville, IL, USA

problem #32

May 072016

Altima

  • 67,666 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. While attempting to accelerate from a stop sign, the accelerator pedal was depressed and failed to respond. The check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired using a transmission kit; however, the failure became severe. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,666.

- Bowie, MD, USA

problem #31

May 102016

Altima

  • 90,279 miles
When driving vehicle I hear a loud whining noise when accelerating at B all times. And when I put the car into neutral the whining drivetrain noise from transmission goes away. I also hear a rattling noise from center exhaust at idol and notice catalytic converter pipe has rusted out near engine flex pipe.

- Agawam, MA, USA

problem #30

May 012016

Altima

  • 80,000 miles
My 2008 Nissan Altima cvt transmission quite on me and my family and left us stranded and we had to pay for a taxi to take me my wife and kids home and we were grocerie shopping 30 miles from home and we were stranded on a county rd ##

- Sidney Center, NY, USA

problem #29

Mar 232016

Altima

  • 166,000 miles
Driving 75 mph on the highway with my 2 small children ages 1 & 3 my car lost all power without any warning. I find this to be a very serious safety issue as we could have been seriously hurt in an accident. I see numerous complaints about this, but see no recall for it. This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed before someone is killed.

- Pittsburg, TX, USA

problem #28

Feb 282016

Altima

  • 120,200 miles
Recently, I faced a near death experience driving my Nissan Altima. I was heading back to kc from columbia. It was windy morning at 3 am on 70 w and suddenly my car's cruise control light started blinking, and my car started to lose its acceleration (while in motion on highway 70).with a double trailer truck behind my car a few other trucks lined behind it, my car lost acceleration and it fell under 40 miles in a few dreadful seconds on a national highway. My car continuously wiggled as it kept dropping speed with a whistling sound from the engine on the passenger side. As I pray to god to save me, it struck my mind to turn on the parking lights, the truck driver was quick to realize something was wrong with a car ahead of him and changed lanes and sped away and so did the others. I decided to keep driving until I reach safety. My car's speed dropped to 40 miles an hour as my heartbeat went up. With another 20 miles to an exit, I was praying and all of a sudden my car started accelerating again. I was not sure if I should hit the brakes and be stranded or take a chance and drive until I reach safety. My gas mileage fell rapidly, it went down from 100 miles remaining to 40 miles as I checked. As a miracle, my car started to respond after driving for not sure how long but it started to accelerate. I was both glad and terrified that my car is responding and with big fear that it may fail again. I maintained a uniform speed until I took an exit on the highway. My car started to lose its acceleration again, after running over a light in a failing car as I prayed with tens of cars on the road behind me, I reached a gas station and confident that none of my friends or family will find me dead on a highway. I will never ever trust my car again. After diagnostics at a Nissan service center, I found that a transmission failure was the root cause

- Overland Park, KS, USA

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