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Faulty Transmission
Andy, 10/28/2019
2008 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
After many people complained about the faulty Transmission, Nissan increased the Warranty to 10 Years or 100,000 miles. My car's Transmission went bad at 94,000 miles and i reported it to Nissan (as i didnt know) after the transmission had been fixed by a non Nissan shop. Nissan refused to log in my complaint and give any compensation even though they had done a very poor job of informing their customers about Transmission issues with 2008 Altima. I am not buying a Nissan anymore.
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Afraid to drive
prettylemon, 01/15/2011
2008 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I have a 2008 Nissan altima 4dr 2.5S. Ive taken by car in for many reasons including regular servicing. From the 1st month i have taken the car in for whinny noises, lack of power going up hill, engine working hard when AC is on and then some. These complaints have been with 3 dearlerships. One day while driving, I released the gas peddle to slow and press to speed up a bit and it stops. Car starts fine the problem is intermittent. problem did not show up in the diagnostic test. transmission problem was found the the day the shop was returning the car to me the first time. This time i am afraid to drive it. (what if it stops in an intersection)
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Buyer beware
fmosoy, 09/07/2008
2008 Nissan Altima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Purchased this car after considering Acura TL among the usual suspects in the same price range. I wish I had sprung for the extra 5000 dollars, as it seems like a bargain after five months of ownership. Nissan's interior quality is shameful to be generous.This car has more rattles than Mazda I traded in. Panel gaps and sagging interior pieces are too numerous to mention. It is very fast and reasonable handling/ride and provides good 24.5 miles per gallon. Nissan has now gone on my never will buy again list.
Never Again
Aaron, 02/22/2016
2008 Nissan Altima 2.5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
11 of 16 people found this review helpful
I have never had a vehicle that has had as many issues as my Altima. In the last year I've had an exhaust manifold crack, suspension issues, cracked axle, seized brake caliper, rusted exhaust covers, window switch go bad, key fob fail, cracked windshield, and intermittent starting issues that several mechanics have failed to figure out what the problem is. This car is a money pit. All of my american made cars were much older with higher mileage and I never had nearly as many issues with those cars.
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cvt lemon!
betty bell, 03/28/2018
2008 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 2dr Coupe (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
Purchased a great looking Nissan Altima coupe for 8300.00.it is a 2009 with 86.000 miles,drove it a week and the cvt transmission went up,it was under factory warranty due to a class action lawsuit for faulty cvt transmission issues.after this,I read many reviews on the car,only to discover that this problem is common ,do not buy Nissan,it's horrible
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