Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle surged forward without depressing the accelerator pedal. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The incident was the second occurrence of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The failure and the current mileages were 64,000.
2008 Nissan Altima: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 1,031 complaints about the 2008 Nissan Altima describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- typical mileage
- 40,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. The contact stated that while traveling 5 MPH, the vehicle lunged forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who confirmed that the motor mounts needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 52,385. Updated 10/17/12 *cn the repairs were made on 09/25/12. Updated 10/22/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. While the contact was driving in a parking lot approximately 5 MPH, the brake pedal was engaged and the vehicle lurched forward with an unintended acceleration. The vehicle would not slow down and crashed into two unoccupied parked vehicles. There was no personal injury. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle sustained moderate damages to the front end. The vehicle was in the process of being inspected by the insurance company. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. While driving at 5 MPH with pressure being applied to the brakes, the vehicle surged forward resulting in a crash. There were no injuries but a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop to be inspected. The failure and current mileages were approximately 35,000. Updated 11/03/10. *lj updated 12/01/10. *lj updated 12/09/10
Wife was parking 2008 nissan altima coupe at a retail business. She had pulled into a parking space, stopped ,had her foot on brake and was going to shift to park when the car suddenly accelerated forward jumping a curb and hit a retaining wall.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2008 Nissan Altima sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2008 Nissan Altima?
5 of 1,031 owner complaints about the 2008 Nissan Altima (0%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2009.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 Nissan Altima?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2008 Nissan Altima
Airbag light 66Won't start 32CVT failure 31Loss of power 17Check engine light 16Stalling 16Steering lock-up 16Transmission failure 16No deployment 15Grinding brakes 14Jerking 13Key fob 13Fire or smoke 11Whining noise 9Brake failure 6Door locks 6Headlights 6Hesitation 6Overheating 6Sunroof shattered 5
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