Transmission Failure problems of the 2007 Nissan Altima

2007 Nissan Altima. Consumer writes in regard to potential safety hazard concerning cvt transmission failure.

2007 Nissan Altima - cvt transmission: I was on the pennsylvania turnpike and more than halfway to my destination, as I increased acceleration from 55 to 65 mph, the engine began straining and the tachometer increased to 3500 rpms. The automatic transmission would not auto shift. I backed off the accelerator and maintained a speed of 55 mph. Eventually, I arrived at my destination. On my return trip, the problem occurred again, this time only worse. Again, I didn't push the vehicle to high speeds. By the time I exited the pennsylvania turnpike, I could not accelerate the car beyond 45-50 mph without the tachometer once again climbing to alarmingly high levels. The engine whined as if it were straining mightily to shift into the proper high gear. I immediately drove the car to my qualified mechanic who ran a diagnostic test. Several codes indicated transmission failure. My Nissan has the cvt transmission which I now understand is deeply flawed transmission. I was unaware of the problems with this transmission until I did extensive research of my own and learned that many Nissan owners had experienced situations identical to mine. I called Nissan and a case was created (#34468600). I was informed that Nissan has completely absolved itself of all responsibility since my vehicle has 153k miles on the odometer. At no time since I've owned this vehicle have I received a recall notification from Nissan indicating this problem. This is unacceptable. When a multinational corporation absolves themselves of all responsibility after creating and selling a product that is well documented as being deficient, it becomes eerily reminiscent of Volkswagen's emission scandal and Audi's sudden acceleration problem.

I had my vehicle maintained at the same dealership I bought it from since I first purchased the car and was never notified of the cvt transmission issues. Over the last few years I told them that the vehicle whined when I accelerated on the highway but they never recommended replacing the transmission under the 10 yr or 120,000 mile warranty. The transmission just failed at 136,000 miles and the manufacturer said that they would not honor the warranty.

Driving on i75s transmission failed had car towed to nearest Nissan dealer. In 2013 driving in florida on i10w at tallahassee exit transmission failed and had car towed to nearest Nissan dealer. There was 147,000 miles on odometer. Paid $4,200. 00 to have it repaired. Nisssan reimbursed me $2,403. 00. Outcome I worry about when will this transmission go.