2008 Nissan Altima: jerking or lurching

Filed May 3, 2024 · AL

The dash is melting from the heat and is very sticky. It’s really unsafe due to the glare that affects the driver vision. It has already caused me to have one near miss when a tractor pulled into road and I was unable to see him until the last second. Then I jerked the steering missing the tractor.

Filed Oct 6, 2023 · Acceleration, Airbags · SC · crash

While pulling into a parking spot and coming to a halt, I put the car into park mode. My foot was still on the brake. Instantly the engine went into "overdrive" and lurched forward over a parking curb and through heavy brush and finally came to a stop after hitting a pine tree. The engine was still screaming and the tires still spinning until I hit the off button. I had my foot on the brake the entire time to no avail. The heavy brush slowed the car somewhat. The airbags didn't deploy. I had several witnesses and they all stated they saw my brake lights on. I plowed approx. 50 feet through the brush before hitting the tree. I was the only one involved and was not hurt. This was Thurs. Sept. 28, 2023. It was in a state park and no police report made. Park Ranger took down info.

Filed Apr 15, 2021 · Acceleration, Electrical · 176,200 miles · IA

I just purchased my nissan not even 3 months ago and I've had to have it in the 4-5 shops because nobody could figure out why it was giving the code p0335. Finally found out it's the timing chain. I cant drive my own car because of it and I feel like I got robbed of my money. The dam car is stuck in limp mode. We was driving one day and all of sudden the car jerked really hard an lost power didnt have a clue what was going on.

Filed Aug 12, 2019 · Transmission · 114,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle jerked, lost power, and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact called nissan south at 678‑619‑3104 (located at 6889 jonesboro rd, morrow, ga 30260) and was informed that the vehicle was out of warranty; therefore, they could not assist. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.

Filed Dec 23, 2018 · 222,000 miles · FL

I bought a used 2008 nissan altima, it drive fine for the test drive I started driving on the highway to bring it home it started jerking real bad and then when I got to 40 MPH the rpms started dropping so I couldn't go faster then 20mph so I took it to a shop it said the whole transmission needs to be fixed on it , I started doing searches in it said that for those make in models of cars it said the transmissions were bad in to have a recall done

Filed Apr 25, 2018 · Fuel system · 164,000 miles · AL

The following scenario has occurred 7 times in the last week.when accelerating from a complete stop rpms will momentarily increase to approx 2000 RPM then reduce to approx 1000. Engine. Continues to run smoothly with no lurching or jerking. The vehicle simply rolls slowly into the intersection or onto the roadway. No amount of manipulation of the gas pedal results in any throttle response. Placing gear shifter in park and shifting back to drive seems to restore throttle response. This is a very dangerous situation. Today this occurred while pulling across the east bound lanes of hwy 278 to proceed in a westerly direction. Vehicle moved very slowly across two lanes of oncoming traffic traveling 65 to 70 MPH. Will be contacting local nissan service center today to determine if any corrective measures have been taken by nissan.

Filed Jul 17, 2015 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. While driving 75 MPH, the vehicle jerked abnormally. In addition, when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was no failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Oct 31, 2014 · Acceleration, Transmission · 118,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle jerked and vibrated abnormally. Also, the contact mentioned that when the accelerator pedal was depressed the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure persisted. In addition, the contact stated that while the cruise control was activated, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerated and the cruise control failed to deactivate. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.

Filed Jul 31, 2014 · Transmission · 79,000 miles · CA

When I accelerate the vehicle it starts jerking. Issues with the tire light it won't come off and seat belt light. The engine light came on with p0744 code.

Filed Nov 15, 2011 · Brakes · 20,000 miles · GA

Purchased used nissan altima 3.5 v6 engine vehicle with 18k miles on 10/29/11. On a couple times before when slowing down to brake the car felt as if I was no longer in control of it and accelerated. However on 11/14/2011, I slowed down to stop at a busy intersection. I applied the brake as usual slowly to come to a complete stop and the engine began to rev up and made an increasingly loud noise. The vehicle felt as though it wanted to move forward in to oncoming traffic. The harder I pressed the brake the more it revved up. My foot was not on the accelerator at any point. After the light turned green, it lurched forward and I immediately drove to the dealership where car was purchased less than a block away. The service man placed it on the computer and all kinds of red lights flickered. He said something is wrong but we don't no what. They seemed to be at a lost. Finally I was told they needed to drive it to try to recreate the occurrence. Car is still at the dealership after 3 days. They have given me a car to drive. I am so disappointed in this purchase. Certified vehicle with a wrap around service warranty will hopefully save us expensive repair bills. In any case I don't want to drive it anymore because I don't feel safe at all. I want to trade it and request a buy back if this matter is not resolved. Having the mechanic tell me there is nothing wrong is just not acceptable because we could have lost our lives. Our 11 year old son was in the car with me and was very frightened. No car is worth the risk of driving dangerously.

Filed May 17, 2011 · Acceleration · 16,241 miles · FL · crash

2008 nissan altima. Consumer states while parking, with his foot on the brake and in drive and no contact with the gas pedal, the vehicle lurched forward and struck an unoccupied vehicle on two separate occasions. *tgw updated 07/19/12

Filed Aug 30, 2010 · Acceleration, Transmission · 10,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. The contact stated the accelerator pedal was stuck in the up position while depressing the pedal, the vehicle failed to move. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they performed a diagnostic test but could not duplicate the failure. They also reprogrammed the computer but the problem continued. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 10,000. The dealer replaced the throttle lever assembly. Updated 11/05/10 the consumer stated as he backed out of the driveway, he then put the gear in drive and the vehicle would not move beyond 5 MPH. After about 100 feet of a slow roll and trying to engage the accelerator, it caught with a lurch. According to the dealer, the transmission was overfilled with fluid, which caused the vehicle to shut down. Updated 12/22/10