| Issue ID | 1157678 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10682957 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 05/01/15 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I own a 2008 nissan altima with 125000 miles which i purchased new. I called nissan usa to report the dashboard melting problem and also report a whining noise coming from the transmission. A case was opened and within a couple of days i was told there was nothing they could do. Nissan would have replaced the transmission if i had 120,000 miles, but when i called to report the noisy transmission my actual miles were 124400 miles. They claimed that i¿ |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 124400 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MIAMI, FL |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL21EX8NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| 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 |
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