general problems of the 2008 Nissan Altima

While pulling into a parking spot and coming to a halt, I put the car into park mode. My foot was still on the brake. Instantly the engine went into "overdrive" and lurched forward over a parking curb and through heavy brush and finally came to a stop after hitting a pine tree. The engine was still screaming and the tires still spinning until I hit the off button. I had my foot on the brake the entire time to no avail. The heavy brush slowed the car somewhat. The airbags didn't deploy. I had several witnesses and they all stated they saw my brake lights on. I plowed approx. 50 feet through the brush before hitting the tree. I was the only one involved and was not hurt. This was thurs. Sept. 28, 2023. It was in a state park and no police report made. Park ranger took down info.

I pulled into regions bank parking lot to use atm machine and before I could even park my car accelerated for no reason. I had my foot on the brake but it just made it go faster. I crashed into the building and airbag deployed. This was the scariest driving experience I’ve ever had. The car is totaled and caused serious damage to bank. I escaped by the grace of god with sprained wrist and elbow and knee abrasions.

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.

The cvt transmission step solenoid and the accelerator paddle not working write it wont go anywhere sometimes only like 20 miles an hour have to pull over and turn it off and wait 5 to 10 min then it's ok for a little bit if I hit a bump it also shuts off can u help please itsbeen doing this since bought from an individual.

My car has a slow take off and it takes a while to drive properly like it has to warm up . The power steering leaks out and I don't no why. My sensors for check engine is on and I took it to auto zone to get it checked and it's a sensor and just need a tune up but the tire sensor stays on after I put air in the tires it so many small things that can turn into big issues.

We were driving on I-695 in baltimore area when I started to notice that while pressing acceleration paddle, the car was not moving forward. It started to stall and eventually stopped completely. Luckily, I was able to pull it to the curbside before a collision may have occurred. But someone with less driving capabilities may have ended up in an accident due to the car stalling without any warning. Later on I found out the transmission failed and Nissan didn't care at all when I contacted them. I got transmission replaced myself. I thought I should speak out about this because a transmission stalling a vehicle at nearly 65 mph is a safety issue that needs to be addresses.

I own a 2008 Nissan Altima. I was driving down a major highway one evening when all of a sudden the car begins to slow down. I press the gas pedal and the car seems to go even slower. It was myself and my youngest daughter. I was scared to death. The speed limit on the highway was 70 mph and my car would not go over 35 mph. I pulled over to a gas station and a nice man looked at the car and could find nothing wrong with it. So get back on the way to go back because I didn't trust the car to make it to my destination. It did the ame thing again. So I drove with my hazard lights on all the way home and parked it. Now it drives fine right in the small town I live in but I cant drive it out of town at all, which really defeats the purpose.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Nissan rogue. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle shuddered and slowed down abruptly without the brake pedal being depressed. Also, there was an abnormal beeping noise. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to hudson Nissan charleston (1714 savannah hwy, charleston, SC 29407, (843) 571-2810) to be diagnosed, but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 6,000. The VIN was unknown.

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.

Hola me llamo hector chavez tengoi un Nissan Altima 2008 cuyo lo comple con 81 millas e cual ah empesado a tener ploblema la pisarra esta deretida completa rajada tiene olor a plastico derretido cuando en la tarde salgo del trabjo tien un olor super fuerte no puedo andarcon mi nina en el auto me dirigi ala Nissan y me trataron super mal que pagar 4. 000 mil dolares creo que no ES justo cuando la culpa ES DE ellos vi en telemundo lo casoo pero la marca DE mi carro no esta incluida so por favor si pudieran ayudarme se lo agradeseria se le puedo enviare fotos sin ploblema estoy bastante dijustado con el fabrivcante altualmet estoy pagando el carro con el banco ES estresante andar asi en la calle eh visto barios modelo 2008 iguales con la pisarra deretida hable con lo dueno y le comente que yo habia ido al dile que eras ploblema DE factoria que el dile me avian tratdo super mal pero bueno espero quealguien lea esto gracias.

While driving on the highway, my cvt began to make a whining sound and decreased speed down form 70+ miles all the way down to 30-40 miles almost causing me to have an accident. This is not safe and can cause an accident or even death. Being afraid to drive your vehicle on the highway/freeway shouldn't be an issue.

My vehicle's transmission failed after only 90,000 miles. Nissan replaced the transmission for free under their extended cvt warranty program, however, less than a year later, the check engine light came on while making a long distance trip on the interstate. According to Nissan the cvt fluid required for the cvt transmission can become glue like and gunk up at high speeds or in hot weather, causing the engine to overheat and the car to stall. The solution for this problem is an external coolant system for the cvt fluid provided to the customer at their expense to keep the transmission fluid from becoming thick. I am extremely disgusted with my Nissan experience, they knowingly are making transmissions which fail after less than 100,000 miles and are requiring them to use Nissan cvt fluid which is a fail also.

On 9/6 at approx. 3:30pm mnt the car began having issues accelerating past 60 mph on I-70 e in colorado. At times it would even start DE-accelerating. Around 4pm, smoke was coming out of the front hood. My boyfriend and I then pulled over to the side of the highway, and after about 10 minutes we noticed that transmission fluid was leaking from the car. After being towed to the mechanic about 20 miles away, he worked on the car for about an hour and completed an official diagnostic. He said the transmission fluid had overflowed from the transmission and that we could have had a fire on the highway. He also came to the conclusion that the transmission was blown and the car was not driveable. We had to store the car in the mechanic¿s parking lot for the night and get a rental car. We then had to stay in a hotel for the night in grand junction, CO. The next day we called around to find a Nissan service center that would be open to accepting the car and could get the parts in a reasonable amount of time ¿ given that we were stranded in colorado. We found a service center in aurora about 250 miles away from grand junction. We worked with aaa to get the car towed to the dealership just before they closed. Since they were closing the Nissan service center did not have time to look at the car until Monday. I ended up being stranded in colorado for a 6 days with my boyfriend, until the car was fixed. I am very displeased with Nissan's customer service. I called specialists for 3 days with no help. They have refused to compensate me for the other damages incurred by the faulty transmission. This trip cost $2,000 in unexpected costs due to be stranded,and my life was put in danger because none of the Nissan service adviser's told me about the issues with the cvt transmission (I took my car to be checked before the road trip in may 2013 and late August 2013).

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the vehicle surged forward without depressing the accelerator pedal. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The incident was the second occurrence of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The failure and the current mileages were 64,000.

While accelerating from stopped traffic at a controlled intersection, accelerator pedal broke off at the hub. While coasting at idle, driver was able to cross lanes of moving traffic to shoulder and then into parking lot. Inspection revealed that brake pedal is mounted to a metal arm, but accelerator pivot hub, arm, and pedal is a single piece of plastic.

Purchased the vehicle, noticed from start that it had an issue with acceleration. At an easy(normal)acceleration the vehicle hesitates and/or surges between 25 -40 mph. Once passed 40mph or so it clears up. I have taken the vehicle to local Nissan dealership several times. I have even referenced technical service bulletin ntb10-121b, to the dealer. Work was supposedly performed per bulletin but made no difference. Have been told by service manager that it a normal operating characteristic. Bulletin states that this is "normal. " I am sure that this was not stated to car buyer before purchase. This hesitation is unpredictable and has caused several near misses in regards to accidents because the vehicle fails to accelerate properly. This "normal operation" is a deficiency that Nissan is aware of and has provided little or no resolution. Have contacted Nissan corporate and have received little if any consideration or concern for issue. The response I receive is "if the service department says this is normal operation then it is normal operation. " the "normal operation" causes this vehicle to be dangerous and unpredictably unreliable. It needs to be examined much further and a remedy needs to be created, designed, devised or developed.

About one month ago I reviewed your speed control page and found 23 very similiar complaints to mine. Since then my review shows only 3 of the complaints remain posted. Where did 20 go and why did they go away? please respond to marketmaster@att. Net thank you!.

2008 Nissan Altima. Consumer states while parking, with foot on the brake and vehicle in drive and no contact with the gas pedal, the vehicle lurched forward and struck an unoccupied vehicle on two separate occasions.

As I got off the interstate (driving 60 mph) then reduced my speed to 20 when I tried to accelerate it wouldn't go!! it would not accelerate and my rpm would climb up to 4 or 5! I had to drive all the way back home on interstate driving 20 mpg!!! it's happened only when I travel long distances!! I am highly dissatisfied with the Altima! everyone I encountered about the 2006-2008 Altima regrets getting one.

Gas pedal stops working,once or twice a week,started in August of this year,not in heavy traffic yet,Nissan shop could not find anything wrong,replaced master cylinder as brake light was coming on,its a 2008 Nissan Altima with 40,000 miles.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. While driving at 5 mph with pressure being applied to the brakes, the vehicle surged forward resulting in a crash. There were no injuries but a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop to be inspected. The failure and current mileages were approximately 35,000. Updated 11/03/10. Updated 12/01/10. Updated 12/09/jb.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. When attempting to accelerate from a stop, the contact noticed that the vehicle would stall or hesitate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer in March 2010 where they replaced the original transmission with a salvage transmission. The dealer made three attempts to duplicate the failure. The contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired. The current mileage was approximately 60,000. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

I have a Nissan Altima 2008 I complained about the car pulling and Nissan said that I needed a new tires. I was driving on the 87 when we were driving at around 50mph and the car suddenly revved up and cut out.