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2008 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1058408
Internal NHTSA #	10583129
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2008
File date	10/04/14
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My cvt transmission went out with 126k miles. I was never notified of any recalls regarding the transmission and there have been a few. I started hearing the infamous "whining noise" about 6 months ago which would have been around 100k miles. Had i been notified of the recalls i would have taken the whining a little more serious and researched it. Well, too late but after the fact i found many youtube videos and hundreds of complaints from people with the exact same issue. If you hear this whining noise, it's your transmission. Nissan knows they put out a garbage transmission which is why they doubled the warranty on it to 10 years or 120k miles. Conveniently, mine did not go out until 126k. I bought this car three years ago with 17k miles. Yes, i drive a lot but it's for work and it's primarily highway mileage. I wouldn't have ever expected the transmission to go out in a car this new. I have learned my lesson. I will never buy another piece of jap crap from nissan as i am now dumping 4k to get this repaired. I checked with nissanusa and they denied any responsibility nor did they offer any financial assistance because i am 6k over their extended (doubled) warranty. When my car broke down i called my mechanic, who is ase certified, and super trustworthy. He came and towed it, ran diagnostics on it and determined it was the transmission. I called nissanusa and was advised to have it towed to an authorized dealer because they would not offer assistance until an authorized dealer diagnosed it. I did just that, paid the dealer $150 to tell me what i already knew (bad transmission), only to have nissanusa deny me assistance after the dealer confirmed it was the transmission. Then i had to pay to have it towed back to my mechanic as the dealer's quote was outrageous. I will never buy a nissan again and i hope you won't either! *tt
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	126000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAPORTE, IN
VIN pattern	1N4AL21E88NXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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
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Vehicle speed	70
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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.

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2008 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Nissan ALTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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