This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID 2008 engine. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID 2008 engine and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2008 Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1039800
Internal NHTSA #	10564384
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA HYBRID
Model Year	2008
File date	28/10/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	A carbon buildup in the cylinder head causes the vehicle to shake and during initial start up and stutter/shake during acceleration. This build up is due to a design flaw in the cylinder head. It cause multiple unsafe instances when trying to merge with oncoming traffic and safely navigate in normal driving conditions. This is a know issue to nissan and they have redesigned the head but are unwilling to help with the issue. This occurred on our vehicle with only 35,000 miles on it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	35000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EAST AMHERST, NY
VIN pattern	1N4CL21E38CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	30
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

Last decoded VIN:

WAUDGAFL5EA123831 MNTAD3N68P6006104 3JBLKAU41JJ000019 3JBLGAR4XPJ001897 TMAHC51AANJ030851 1J8FF28W8W7D26672 2C4RC1HG4FR597660 WME01MC012H044755 3HGGK5H91KM717453 1HGCR3F86DA006307 WDB12312610019171 2HGFG4A59FH707157

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2008 Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?