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3.38 out of 5 stars

Hesitant Transmissiion Problems

Ken Mader, 08/13/2010
2009 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Have problems with acceleration. The drive is not smooth and there is hesitation when first giving gas of about 3-4 seconds before it gives me power. Nissan says that this is normal and that there is nothing wrong with the car. Nissan is aware of the problem because others have complained of the same problem, but Nissan is not willing to fix the problem or make the consumer happy. Shame on Nissan!

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2 out of 5 stars

Budget $500/year for repairs!

A, 06/08/2018
2009 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
0 of 2 people found this review helpful

This car was just ok. There was nothing outstanding about it. At 50k miles I had to replace a wheel bearing and some kind of brake sensor ($1200). And at 86k miles two more wheel bearings ($800). I finally traded it at 125k miles before having to replace the catalytic converter (approx $2000). I'll not be owning another Nissan. By the way, this was my second Nissan that had troubles.

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3 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Fun New Ride

Nissan 2009 Owner, 11/23/2008
2009 Nissan Altima 2.5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
0 of 2 people found this review helpful

Owned the car for about a month now. Overall it is a good experience. Very smooth ride because of the CVT. Nice interior and exterior design. Fuel economy is good. Average mpg is about 25-27 mpg 60% city/40% highway driving. The only complaint is the engine noise when you hit the gas. But that didn't bother me too much.

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3.5 out of 5 stars

BUGS!! BUGS!! BUGSS!!!

evelynt1, 04/22/2012
2009 Nissan Altima 2.5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
0 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have had a pretty fair experice with my Nissan Altima but a major dissapointment in this car is that when there is a problem with the vehicle the dealership seems unavailbale to fix it. I live in a rural area where bugs are prominent and it seems that my car as well as others around mine are extremly suscepitable to bugs being into the tail lights. They are very unsightly and nearly immpossibe to get out. When i contacted the dealer they told me that if the problem was not water they were not responsible for fixing my inconvience. I went to the nissan service area to see what I could do about this and they informed me that I would have to pay $500 each for new tail lights.

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5 out of 5 stars

great car

stephen hayward, 02/22/2016
2009 Nissan Altima 2.5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
0 of 4 people found this review helpful

serviced every 3000 t0 4000 miles all original equipment including tires

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