general problems of the 2008 Nissan Altima - part 1

The drive train I believe it’s called or transmission is malfunctioning and yes it is available for inspection upon request our safety was put in risk when the vehicle started driving at a low speed and would not accelerate eventually stopping completely the problem hasn’t been inspected or confirmed by a dealer or service center there was no warning lamps or messages prior to the failure.

Parked car due to electrical and transmission issues had left it for a couple hours to receive assistance and the car was gone it had no plates because I was attempting to register the car that same day.

I just purchased my Nissan not even 3 months ago and I've had to have it in the 4-5 shops because nobody could figure out why it was giving the code p0335. Finally found out it's the timing chain. I cant drive my own car because of it and I feel like I got robbed of my money. The dam car is stuck in limp mode. We was driving one day and all of sudden the car jerked really hard an lost power didnt have a clue what was going on.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle jerked, lost power, and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact called Nissan south at 678-619-3104 (located at 6889 jonesboro rd, morrow, GA 30260) and was informed that the vehicle was out of warranty; therefore, they could not assist. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.

"takata recall.

Ny exhaust manifold is having trouble I've been told that there's been a recall but cannot find anything recent. My tire pressure monitoring system isn't reading correctly either and I'm scared I'm going to get into an accident. My exhaust manifold there's a loud noise coming from it according to the shop that checked my car. I've kept up with all maintaince I am unsure what is happening.

I was driving on highway and everything was good. Suddenly the car lost power but the engine was still running well. The car just stopped and could't move. It was very dangerous because I was driving the car on a very busy highway. Nissan should recall the 2008 Nissan Altima!.

2008 Altima coupe. Consumer writes in regards to issue with vehicles continuously variable transmission (cvt). The consumer stated while driving the vehicle would into limp mode. The dealer was notified.

Cvt problem - whirring noise.

I have put 2 different cvt trannys in my 08 Altima coupe and both have failed and stuck having to do a 3rd I was on the freeway at 80 when it went into fail safe with no where to pull off was stranded for a second time.

The car seems to "slip gears" when attempting to accelerate from a stop. The cvt transmission doesn't seem to engage and move the car at times. It seems to be a common issue among Nissan Altimas of this year. Researching online there were numerous complaints from other owners of similar issues. The car fails to accelerate at times when it is expected.

In 2018 I was driving back home from derby, kansas to denver, colorado in the middle of summertime, and my air conditioner started blowing hot air and the ac did not need to be charged. This was in my 2008 Nissan Altima coupe that I purchased in April 2008 with 4 miles on it and have taken amazing care of it and still have it to this day and is in excellent condition other than these issues. About an hour later, my car starting making a revving noise when I accelerated but my car was not accelerating and I would have to pull off on the side of the road, in 100 degree weather, no air conditioning, with my dogs, and wait for 30 minutes and then I could start driving for about 10 minutes, and then I had to repeat this all the way back to denver. A normally 8 hour trip took me over 20 hours due to this. I have to rent a car now I go out of town because I am not going to pay to fix whatever is wrong with it when this is obviously a major problem because there have been so many reports. I drive it when going on short trips so its driven, but its pretty much been non-reliable since 2018. I hope there is a thorough investigation of this and a recall is done because this is crazy and was not safe at all to drive and it actually still happens when it is hot out and I drive more than 30 minutes. No error lights come on and all gagues are normal and no mechanics can seem to figure it out so I can't get it fixed. I will never buy a brand new car again because a used one will last longer, and definitely not a Nissan or anything affiliated or has parts made buy them.

Cvt transmission replaced at 82,139 miles. An extension of the warranty was done for a large number of cvt transmissions extending to 120,000 miles. My daughters vehicle is at 147,000 miles and the car just about quit running on the interstate 55 south on her way back to college. We had to have it towed 200 miles home and the transmission must be replaced again at a cost of $3500 and the car is not worth that much money. Nissan did not correct the transmission problem, they just put another cvt transmission in the first time. This was an unsafe and unethical practice. They will not do anything about it nor give any credit because they say there are too many miles on the car. Although there is only 65,000 miles on the transmission itself.

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).

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. 00 to have replaced and only giving warranty for 12 months or 12,000 miles. I will never buy another Nissan.

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.

Tl 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.

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.

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.

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!.

Cvt recall.

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.

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.

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!.

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.

Transmission recall. The cvt transmission is bad on these on model Altimas. 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.

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 (mr. Munoz) but couldn't get past "lauren" in the executive department. She told my husband and I on a recorded line that she reports to mr. Munoz 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/mr. Munoz. . . 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.

All I could say I will never by a nissam car. Again in till ur fix the problems its transmission evey body I talk to its having the same problem with the Nissan Altima.

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 ##.

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.

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.

Got in my car, started the engine, put car in reverse, backed up, put car in drive, car hesitated to go got up to 10 miles per hour, car stopped in middle of the road. My car was still running but would not go. Towed to shop and it's my cvt transmission needs to be replaced. This is costing me $3,500 to replace. Very dangerous another car could have hit me because my car stopped in the middle of the road.

Oil cap will not unscrew on 2008 Nissan Altima manual transmission that is leaking oil.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph on a hill, the vehicle made an abnormal noise and suddenly decelerated to 40 mph without warning. The contact turned the vehicle off and after fifteen minutes it restarted resuming normal function. The failure recurred ten times, all while driving on hills. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the performance was reduced due to the cvt fluid temperature. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88, 408.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle jerked abnormally. In addition, when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was no failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.