2007 Nissan Altima: CVT failure

Filed Nov 23, 2024 · Transmission · MD

I drove my car to work that morning and it was running completely fine. When I went to lunch that same day after 5 mins of driving the car my CVT transmission slipped out of nowhere and lost all power completely while I was on a busy road with lots of traffic almost causing multiple accidents because it happened out of no where and I was unable to get my car off of the road due to having no power. The car gave me no warning signs that anything was wrong until it wouldnt move anymore.

Filed Nov 22, 2020 · Transmission · 181,225 miles · NC

I have a 2007 nissan altima 2.5s with CVT transmission that has failed at 181,225 miles. Car has always been taken care of.. Driving down the road a whining sound started lost acceleration then a very loud grinding noise and then shifting issues.. All with in 15 minutes.. No warning just quit going. Mechanics state it is the transmission and has to be replaced. Really love my car but the replacement is so expensive. Nissan needs to help due to this is an on going issue.

Filed Mar 14, 2019 · Transmission · PA

2007 nissan altima. Consumer writes in regard to potential safety hazard concerning CVT transmission failure. *as *tr

Filed Feb 13, 2019 · Transmission · 153,000 miles · PA

Re: 2007 nissan altima - CVT transmission: I was on the pennsylvania turnpike and more than halfway to my destination, as I increased acceleration from 55 to 65 MPH, the engine began straining and the tachometer increased to 3500 rpms. The automatic transmission would not auto shift. I backed off the accelerator and maintained a speed of 55 MPH. Eventually, I arrived at my destination. On my return trip, the problem occurred again, this time only worse. Again, I didn't push the vehicle to high speeds. By the time I exited the pennsylvania turnpike, I could not accelerate the car beyond 45-50 MPH without the tachometer once again climbing to alarmingly high levels. The engine whined as if it were straining mightily to shift into the proper high gear. I immediately drove the car to my qualified mechanic who ran a diagnostic test. Several codes indicated transmission failure. My nissan has the CVT transmission which I now understand is deeply flawed transmission. I was unaware of the problems with this transmission until I did extensive research of my own and learned that many nissan owners had experienced situations identical to mine. I called nissan and a case was created (#34468600). I was informed that nissan has completely absolved itself of all responsibility since my vehicle has 153k miles on the odometer. At no time since I've owned this vehicle have I received a recall notification from nissan indicating this problem. This is unacceptable. When a multinational corporation absolves themselves of all responsibility after creating and selling a product that is well documented as being deficient, it becomes eerily reminiscent of volkswagen's emission scandal and audi's sudden acceleration problem.

Filed Aug 19, 2018 · Transmission · CA

I've owned this vehicle for 2 1/2 years now and every time I drive home from los angeles my transmission has acted up. I don't work, so it's only driven there occasionally which has helped it last this long. Now the tranny is overheating and can't be driven uphill without it failing to get me home which is almost completely uphill for an hour. Even from bakersfield it is overheating now which it didn't do before and this has been an ongoing problem with their CVT transmissions and there should have been a recall on them with a change to atf instead. It says there is a recall for my year, but nissan.com says no..what can I do?

Filed Jun 26, 2018 · Transmission · 136,500 miles · MA

I had my vehicle maintained at the same dealership I bought it from since I first purchased the car and was never notified of the CVT transmission issues. Over the last few years I told them that the vehicle whined when I accelerated on the highway but they never recommended replacing the transmission under the 10 yr or 120,000 mile warranty. The transmission just failed at 136,000 miles and the manufacturer said that they would not honor the warranty.

Filed Apr 9, 2018 · Transmission · 105,000 miles · LA

The vehicle began making a loud noise from the front end while rolling down in any situation. Eventually, the car was unable to go into gear due to a CVT failure.

Filed Dec 20, 2017 · Transmission · 79,000 miles · KS

I own a 2007 nissan altima with only 79k. The transmission went out of warranty by 6 months. I did some research and it looks like thousands of people have reported issues with the CVT transmission. All these transmissions were going out below 85k. I reach out to nissan for any assistance and they say "no we are sorry, after looking at your file you never complained previously to nissan with any transmission issue so you are out of warranty." seriously!!! You allow them to build junk and they know it and they only use 10 years or 120k warranty. I am a victim with 79k. Nissan needs to stand by there product? I ask you this one question. Do you think that you own a car with 79k that a transmission needs to be replaced? This is not just me but thousands with the same issue.

Filed Dec 16, 2017 · Transmission · 128,000 miles · AZ

The vehicle is just past the 120k mile power train warranty period and the transmission/CVT began hard-shifting/clunking at around 40mph. Took it to a certified mechanic who diagnosed it as a failing CVT and requires replacement. Called nissan dealer and they said "yup, that happens." offered no guidance, their only solution is to replace the CVT for $6,000 (plus shop fees, taxes, etc.) I've talked to several altima owners and they've had very similar experiences with cvts failing between 125k and 140k miles, just past the warranty period. The failure is big, and nissan says the only option is complete replacement - no way to repair this issue.

Filed Aug 5, 2017 · 118,000 miles · FL

Driving after work and noticed my car was shaking when it would change gears...I took it nissan dealer because I was told there was a warranty for cvs transmission and they told me that warranty expired. I only had 118,000 miles but was over year warranty and nissan told me it would be expensive to change it because it was a CVT transmission...so upset I looked online and there is so many complaints about the CVT transmission I would never buy a nissan again

Filed Nov 17, 2016 · Transmission · GA

Cvt transmission falure with no signs of anything wrong while drive down the road. Had to get the car towed home now I don't know how I going to get it fixed bc of the cost of repair

Filed Aug 25, 2016 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan altima. While driving various speeds, there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The vehicle overheated and the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the CVT transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.