Nissan Altima Complaints (2008)

1,047 consumer complaints on file.

#10420739August 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECENTLY HAD A SERVICE CALL WITH MY NISSAN DEALER TO FIX A INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUE (PUSH BUTTON START) ON MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT SINCE NISSAN DOES NOT BELIEVE IT WARRANTS A RECALL. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. GIVEN THAT THIS IS INTERMITTENT THE VEHICLE DOES HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO START YET LATER NOT HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS FUNCTIONING. WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH THE ISSUE HAS GONE AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419283August 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2008 ALTIMA WITH PUSH BUTTON START HAS FAILED TO START TWICE. ONCE AT 25,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 50,000 MILES. BOTH TIMES THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER TOOK THE SWITCH APART AND THE CONTACTS WERE PITTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418592August 11, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA IN 2009. CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CERTIFIED. IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HEARING SQUEALING/GRINDING WITH BRAKES. COMPLAINED TO NISSAN AND THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP KEPT ROTATING ROTORS BUT NO RESOLUTION. IN 12/2010 HAD BRAKES CHANGED AT HONCURA AUTO AND THEY USED GENUINE NISSAN PARTS. WITHIN A MONTH, SAME THING OCCURRING. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND NISSAN WILL NOT OWN UP TO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417206August 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, SINCE IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415187July 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM LOS ANGELES TO LAS VEGAS. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO CROSS THE CALIFORNIA LINE INTO NEVADA, MY CAR STARTED SOUNDING LIKE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE. WE LOST SPEED AND I TRIED SHIFTING MY CVT TRANSMISSION INTO MANUAL MODE. THE SPEEDS WOULD NOT CHANGE. AFTER MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP. I PUT THE CAR ON REVERSE AND THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE AGAIN. THE CAR WOULD MOVE, BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT CHANGE. AS SOON AS I ARRIVE TO VEGAS, MY CAR LOST ALL SPEED AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE IN DIRECT OR REVERSE. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE CAR. I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY TO TOW THE CAR TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER, THE CAR WOULD TURN ON, THE ENGINE WAS WORKING, BUT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NOT TURN ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE EITHER IN DIRECT OR REVERSE. I BOUGHT THE NISSAN ALTIMA BRAND NEW FROM THE BUENA PARK NISSAN DEALER IN CALIFORNIA. THE CAR HAS HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND I EVEN TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 48,000 MILES. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 72,345 MILES IN IT. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER IN VEGAS, ANOTHER PERSON CAME IN WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. HER VEHICLE HAD 75,000 MILES AND IT HAD BEEN SERVICED AT THE VEGAS DEALER DAY PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414849July 23, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I JUST BOUGHT A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA AND MY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I ACCELERATE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT I HAVE A MASTER CYLINDER LEAK. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413701July 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA MASTER BREAK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK AFTER AROUND 60K MILES. BEFORE THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS A REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY AND AT AROUND 35-40K MILES I BOUGHT NEW BRAKE PADS DUE TO THIS LOSS OF FLUID THINKING THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER TAKING THE WHEELS OFF I FOUND THE PADS TO BE JUST FINE AND TOPPED OFF THE FLUID. I HAD NOTED THIS MANY TIMES WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE BUT I WAS TOLD THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. DURING ONE OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES' THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE LEAKING BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413584July 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CLUTCH PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED. THE GEAR SHIFT LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE RIBS AND A CONTUSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MALFUNCTION WITH THE CLUTCH OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10413595July 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY CLUTCH STICKS TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL IT UP. EACH TIME THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT THEY HAVE PROVIDED NO REMEDY. I EXPRESSED SEVERAL TIME OF HOW IT HAS PUT ME IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHILE DRIVING AND GOT THE SORRY BOUT YOUR LUCK TUNE. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IT RESULTED IN MY WIFE HAVING A WRECK IN THE CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE FILED TWO COMPLAINTS WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND GET THE SAME TREATMENT. *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10411068June 30, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD NOTICED FOR ABOUT A WEEK THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR ON MY DASH BOARD KEPT COMING ON. ON MONDAY 6/27/2011 I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. THERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM'S MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER ASSEMBLY HAD LEAKED BRAKE FLUID MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY REPLACED WITH A NEW BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, AND OTHER PARTS. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR AND I RETURNED TO DRIVE MY CAR AWAY ON 6/29/2011. TOTAL COST WITH PARTS, LABOR, AND TAX WAS $608.62 . I HAVE KEPT THE RECEIPT IN MY RECORDS. I HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR GO OFF SEVERAL TIMES FROM WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW TO WHEN THIS LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED. I"M ASSUMING IN THE PAST THEY JUST TOPPED OFF THE BRAKE FLUID DURING REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE BRAKES HAD ALWAYS BEEN VERY TOUCHY AND OVERLY TIGHT TO THE TOUCH. WITH THE REPAIR THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT AS TIGHT BUT STILL VERY RESPONSIVE. AS A RESULT OF THIS SLOW LEAK OVER THE YEARS I ALWAYS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WOULD BE LOW AS WELL AND THAT DID NOT SEEM CORRECT FOR A NEW CAR. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER. SINCE THE BREAKING LIGHT INDICATOR HAD BEEN A NORMAL OCCURRENCE MANY TIMES I AM SURPRISED THAT MY NISSAN TECHNICIAN DID NOT THOROUGHLY INSPECT THE BREAKING SYSTEM AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST YEARS. I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND PAID FOR THE COST OUT OF MY PERSONAL FUNDS. I AM HOPING IF THERE IS A RECALL I WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE I AM CLAIMING THIS AS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CAR MANUFACTURER NISSAN AND/OR ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED ENTITIES. THANK YOU,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409139June 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FROM A COMPLETE STOP, PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO FORWARD, RELEASED FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO REVERSE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING AN ACCIDENT INTO A PARKED CAR. TEN DAYS LATER, FROM A COMPLETE STOP, PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, RELEASED FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING AN ACCIDENT INTO A TREE. EACH INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH DIFFERENT DRIVERS. TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AT 42K MILES. CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408962June 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, PURCHASED NOVEMBER 2007. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE MERRITT PARKWAY IN CONNETICUT, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BLACK SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE CAR ERUPTED IN FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE IF REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407239June 17, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOWS IN MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COME DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHEN LEFT IN A PARKING LOT AND AWAY FROM CAR - THE 2 FRONT WINDOWS COME DOWN I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND PROBABLY A HUNDRED OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO APPARENT SOLUTION BEING OFFERED BY NISSAN HERE IS THE WEB SITE LISTING ALL THE COMPLAINTS- HTTP://GETSATISFACTION.COM/NISSAN/TOPICS/THE_WINDOWS_IN_MY_2008_NISSAN_ALTIMA_ROLL_DOWN_AUTOMATICALLY_AND_CORPORATE_NISSAN_DOESN'T_THINK_ITS_A_BIG_DEAL THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED , AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED , I MUST OF FORGOT AND LEFT THEM DOWN , BUT AFTER THE 2ND TIME , I SAID NO WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405899June 10, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED OVER TIME UNTIL IT OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. CURRENTLY THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11020 (HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: MASTER CYLINDER). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405441June 7, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A HIGH WAY. SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING MORE AND MORE. THEN I NOTICED I DID NOT HAVE SPEED CONTROL OF MY CAR. I TRIED TO STOP, THE CAR BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND . I BRAKED AS HARD AS I COULD WITHOUT SUCCESS. I AVOIDED TO CRASH OTHER VEHICLES GOING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND VICEVERSA. I GUESS I AVOID TO CRASH THREE OR FOUR VEHICLES, INCLUDING A BIG TRAILER. IN OTHER WORDS, IT HAPPENS TO ME LIKE THE LAST TOYOTA RECALL FOR GAS PEDAL ISSUES. I FELT LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. FINALLY, MY CAR OUT OF CONTROL CRASHED OTHER CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10403786May 31, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING A RAINSTORM, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW COULD BE OPENED BUT WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403663May 28, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT WAS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD BEEN LEAKING FLUID INTERNALLY. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH YOUR AGENCY IF NEEDED. MY NAME IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402866May 26, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO I REVIEWED YOUR SPEED CONTROL PAGE AND FOUND 23 VERY SIMILAR 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 [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402200May 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEYLESS IGNITION PUSH BUTTON START AND REMOTE KEYLESS FOB FAILED TO OPERATE APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. IN ADDITION, BOTH KEY AND BATTERY WARNING SYMBOLS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED TWO KEY FOB BATTERIES AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH RESULTED IN NO RESOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401868May 17, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER STATES WHILE PARKING, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IN DRIVE AND NO CONTACT WITH THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND STRUCK AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *TGW UPDATED 07/19/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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