general problems of the 2008 Nissan Altima - part 2

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle would jerk and would vibrate. In addition, the accelerate pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The dealer diagnosed that the transmission needed to replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure persisted. The contact also stated that while the cruise control was activated the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerated and the cruise control failed to deactivate. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000. Ne.

In February 2014 I had a new transmission put in my vehicle to replace one that was part of a recall by Nissan. On June 13, 2014 at approximately 6pm while traveling on interstate 95 in delaware, my 2008 Nissan Altima suddenly lost power and the ability to accelerate. I was able to get it safely off the road despite being in the fast lane during heavy rush hour traffic. I had the vehicle towed to the dealer that replaced the recalled transmission. On the morning of June 16, 2014 the service representative at the Nissan dealer advised me I needed a new transmission because the one I received was a ¿bad apple". Later that same day, he called back to advise me the issue was not the transmission but it was a software update that was not installed when the transmission was replaced in February. The software has been updated; however when the vehicle reaches a speed of 60-80mph the vehicle hesitates and acts just as it did when it shut down on June 13, 2014.

5/31/2014, as I was traveling down 75 north towards chattanooga going 80 miles per hour to maintain speed of traffic I noticed that my vehicle started slowing down and would not allow me to accelerate. I had to immediately put my emergency signal on in order to merge over to the far right emergency lane to stop the vehicle. Luckily traffic was not too heavy in order to move over to the emergency lane if so it probably would have been a fatal accident. I allowed the car to sit for a bit and then drove back to home to see if I could take the vehicle to a mechanic where I purchased a vehicle and to find out the issue. As I am driving the vehicle back home I have to drive the vehicle no more than 40 miles per hour in a 70 miles per hour zonw with my hazards signals flashing because the vehicle would not go no faster than 40 miles per hour. I called the dealership and I was informed that I would need to bring my vehicle in on Monday because they close service at 12 o'clock on a Friday. The dealer where I purchased my vehicle want me to pay a fee in order for me to have the vehicle diagnosed because it was not under the extended warranty and I only had the vehicle less than a year, only 8 months. This is a very dangerous and serious situation where Nissan should recall the 2008 Nissan Altima and have this issue checked out because I'm sure I am not the only one with this issue.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would fail to properly accelerate and would redomly reduce speeds. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer gerald Nissan located at 1575 west ogden Ave , naperville, ill. Who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact indicated that the transmission was previously replaced in 2014 under a manufacturers campaign for the exact same failure. The manufacturer was notified and no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 212,000. Jft.

Transmission wines, and wouldn't shift into gear from park 2 times froma parked situation. Numerous other ongoing small problems, which I've read about with customer complaints for this vehicle. I have them also. Radio display out, center console loose, with weight, car bottoms out on speed bumps, failed stop light/start brake switch,.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, there was a sudden loss of acceleration power without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the inter-cooler kit for the power transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 69,000.

My daughter and I were about 30 minutes north of san antonio on our way home to dallas. In an instance my car stopped accelarating and the mph declined. I checked to make sure the car was still in drive and it was. I pulled over as to not cause an accident and turned off my car. It took a few times to start it back as it would start and die. About the 3rd try it started and I reved the gas - it sounded normal so I drove to an autozone - it was the closest. I asked if they would check the computer to see what it said and they said it wouldn't read w/o a code. I took the car 10/1/12 to bankston Nissan in dallas (the car drove fine all the way home) and they said it may be too much cvt fluid. Took it in and they couldnt duplicate the issue and the fluid was fine - did not need to be changed or anything. The tech said when it happens again to pull over and have it towed to a Nissan - he thinks maybe since I restarted it may have cleared the codes. I asked if he thought it would happen again and he said yes. Looking online I see this same description and issue over and over again. I even called Nissan consumer affairs and received a call back. . . This did not happen before when I had a master cylinder issue that was recalled 6 months later. Nissan at that time just said sorry. This time I got a call back inquiring, but then still get a sorry. I think something is up. They all seem to know the issue but w/o a code they wont replace the transmission under warranty. What if there is never a code??!!!.

Vehicle was driving along with other normal traffic when it suddenly lost power and stalled on an incline. Driver carefully steered vehicle to a safe place downhill and called a towing company to tow vehicle to driver's residence. Upon visual inspection of engine compartment, a rubber seal on the ecm wiring harness was found buckled up. On trying to remove and re-insert the harness, it was found that ecm terminals had corroded and some pin contact had actually fallen off. Upon doing some research, this was found to be an issue covered under federal emissions warranty. Driver/owner called the local Nissan dealership who immediately, presumably at their own expense, towed the car to their facility, checked and found the ecm to be faulty but blamed the faulty wiring harness for the failure. And further, the dealer claimed since the harness carries a 3 year warranty and was the "cause" of the ecm failure, this was no longer covered under federal emissions warranty resulting in a bill of $2,000+ for replacing the faulty - corroded - wiring harness and the faulty ecm. Attempts to have the dealer do more research or contact Nissan USA for advise fell on deaf ears. If the car had stalled on high speed and caused fatalities on the highway, would these repairs then have been "part" of federal emissions warranty coverage for publicity purposes? it is out of sheer luck that 1. The car stalled while going downhill and, 2. The car was travelling at 40 miles per hour. I desperately need advise on this while I await for delivery of a special order for the ecm and harness. In the meantime, my rental car expenses are piling up and are not covered by any warranty.

I have 2008 Nissan Altima 2. 5 s which has push button start. I. E. Person has to push button and press brake at same time to start the engine. There is a switch / sensor near brake pedal which sends signal that brake has been pressed (and also turns on rear brake lights). One day, all of sudden, when I tried to start car it didn't start. It keep saying press brake (accessories / radio etc all turn on). So the cycle of accessories - on- off kept on happening. I thought battery is weak and even tried jump start. So, after trying pushing brake + button for 30minutes , car finally started. This happened 2-3 times and I got very frustrated. . . . Finally I started reading online about this problem. Many people have posted same complain / issue. They suggested to check whether rear brake lights turn on when I press brake or not. . If not then the switch is bad . . I saw many people were able to fix problem by replacing switch ($50 expense). I did the same and car has been working fine since then (2-3 months). Dealer tries to charge $150 only for switch and then $500 for other stuff to eliminate root cause of issue. . As many people are effected by this issue, I firmly believe that Nissan should recall and fix this issue at their cost. Dealers are making tons of money off 2007-2008 Altima owners.

My Nissan shakes and flutters when I take off. , I think that there is a major defect in these new transmissions. The Nissan dealership assured me that this was a normal operation. I've been around long enough to know that a car shouldnt hesitate from 20-55 mph.

I have a 2008 Nissan Altima and I have had to have 2 transmissions in my car. I had to replace at 63000 miles and now I need another transmission at 149000. This 2nd transmission has only about 85000 . Nissan won't own up to their problem with transmission. I am not replacing again for a 3rd transmission in my car.

Brakes were making a noise for a 2nd time; already replaced once when I told abc Nissan phoenix, az (where purchased) that at speed less then 25 mph my brakes were making a noise. The other day went to brake at 14 mph in very heavy traffic on the freeway during rush hour and brakes locked up and had to use the emergency brake to avoid a collision (mind you I was one car length behind the car in front of me). I am afraid to drive my Nissan Altima now!! this is ridiculous.

Car has developed a terrible wobble or shimmy between 30 and 40 mph. Nissan maintains it is in the cvt transmission . I have had the car into dealer many, many times. . No solution. But, all agree the car wobbles and shimmies at 30-40 mph. I have had Nissan engineers drive car, same result;. Nothing. I have written to Nissan corporate offices, no solution. Told by Nissan that my driving style may be too conservative for car. Told by Nissan execs to drive car harder and faster and avoid speeds between 30 and 40 mph. How absurd. Nissan says there is no solution, so live with it. This car is a danger. What will happen on snow and ice. The consumer stated the transmission was reprogrammed several times, but to no avail. Updated ivoq 12/08/11.