2008 Nissan Altima: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Sep 8, 2015 · Transmission · LA

Got in my car, started the engine, put car in reverse, backed up, put car in drive, car hesitated to go got up to 10 miles per hour, car stopped in middle of the road. My car was still running but would not go. Towed to shop and it's my CVT transmission needs to be replaced. This is costing me $3,500 to replace. Very dangerous another car could have hit me because my car stopped in the middle of the road.

Filed Jun 19, 2014 · Transmission · 122,005 miles · MD

In february 2014 I had a new transmission put in my vehicle to replace one that was part of a recall by nissan. On june 13, 2014 at approximately 6pm while traveling on interstate 95 in delaware, my 2008 nissan altima suddenly lost power and the ability to accelerate. I was able to get it safely off the road despite being in the fast lane during heavy rush hour traffic. I had the vehicle towed to the dealer that replaced the recalled transmission. On the morning of june 16, 2014 the service representative at the nissan dealer advised me I needed a new transmission because the one I received was a 'bad apple". Later that same day, he called back to advise me the issue was not the transmission but it was a software update that was not installed when the transmission was replaced in february. The software has been updated; however when the vehicle reaches a speed of 60-80mph the vehicle hesitates and acts just as it did when it shut down on june 13, 2014.

Filed Aug 9, 2012 · Acceleration · 15,000 miles · MI

Purchased the vehicle, noticed from start that it had an issue with acceleration. At an easy(normal)acceleration the vehicle hesitates and/or surges between 25 -40 MPH. Once passed 40mph or so it clears up. I have taken the vehicle to local nissan dealership several times. I have even referenced technical service bulletin ntb10-121b, to the dealer. Work was supposedly performed per bulletin but made no difference. Have been told by service manager that it a normal operating characteristic. Bulletin states that this is "normal." I am sure that this was not stated to car buyer before purchase. This hesitation is unpredictable and has caused several near misses in regards to accidents because the vehicle fails to accelerate properly. This "normal operation" is a deficiency that nissan is aware of and has provided little or no resolution. Have contacted nissan corporate and have received little if any consideration or concern for issue. The response I receive is "if the service department says this is normal operation then it is normal operation." the "normal operation" causes this vehicle to be dangerous and unpredictably unreliable. It needs to be examined much further and a remedy needs to be created, designed, devised or developed.

Filed Sep 23, 2011 · Engine · 20,000 miles · FL

Rattling noise coming from underneath the car. I question this everytime I take my car in for service back to 2008 and everytime I get the same answer "it's normal, it's just the heat shield plate heating up and cooling down. It doesn't affect the safety & function of the vehicle and there is no fix for it". It's amazing I paid $30k for a car that rattles on regular basis and there is no fix for it. You would think after the many complaints on this nissan could atleast come up with a fix! They say it does not affect the function/safety of the vehicle but I beg to differ, I get hesitations when the accelerator is pressed. If this was "normal" then every car sold would make this noise but they don't so it's obviously not normal and a problem.

Filed Jan 11, 2011 · Transmission · 41,023 miles · LA

My nissan shakes and flutters when I take off., I think that there is a major defect in these new transmissions. The nissan dealership assured me that this was a normal operation. I've been around long enough to know that a car shouldnt hesitate from 20-55 MPH.

Filed Jan 4, 2011 · Acceleration · 55,000 miles · LA

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. When attempting to accelerate from a stop, the contact noticed that the vehicle would stall or hesitate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer in march 2010 where they replaced the original transmission with a salvage transmission. The dealer made three attempts to duplicate the failure. The contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired. The current mileage was approximately 60,000. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.