1) clear coat and black paint fading to primer (year 2017-2018) 2) 124,000 miles - transmission whining as vehicle speeds up on streets and highways (march 22,2018) 3) black dash has melted, cant see out windshield while driving facing the sun (2017-2018)
2008 Nissan Altima: whining or grinding noise
9 of the 1,031 complaints about the 2008 Nissan Altima describe whining or grinding noise.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 124,400
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 11 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Whining or grinding noise by model year
What owners say
"takata recall" loud noise on the outside of car and whining noise when riding brakes.
Car whines with acceleration and will not accelerate if gas pedal is pushed more in 1" or so down. When the pedal is pushed for any needed acceleration the car will whine really loud, RPM's shoot up, but acceleration stays the same!
When driving vehicle I hear a loud whining noise when accelerating at b all times. And when I put the car into neutral the whining drivetrain noise from transmission goes away. I also hear a rattling noise from center exhaust at idol and notice catalytic converter pipe has rusted out near engine flex pipe.
While driving on the highway, my CVT began to make a whining sound and decreased speed down form 70+ miles all the way down to 30-40 miles almost causing me to have an accident. This is not safe and can cause an accident or even death. Being afraid to drive your vehicle on the highway/freeway shouldn't be an issue.
I own a 2008 nissan altima with 125000 miles which I purchased new. I called nissan USA to report the dashboard melting problem and also report a whining noise coming from the transmission. A case was opened and within a couple of days I was told there was nothing they could do. Nissan would have replaced the transmission if I had 120,000 miles, but when I called to report the noisy transmission my actual miles were 124400 miles. They claimed that I'm no longer under the warranty because of the extra 4000 miles. I have owned three previous nissan cars and so far I was very happy with the quality and reliability of the cars. It is clearly that the issues is related to the materials used and parts used in this model and year. I would like nissan to take responsibility for the products they manufacture and sell.
I have a whining noise under the hood. Whining noise is louder as you accelerate.
My CVT transmission went out with 126k miles. I was never notified of any recalls regarding the transmission and there have been a few. I started hearing the infamous "whining noise" about 6 months ago which would have been around 100k miles. Had I been notified of the recalls I would have taken the whining a little more serious and researched it. Well, too late but after the fact I found many youtube videos and hundreds of complaints from people with the exact same issue. If you hear this whining noise, it's your transmission. Nissan knows they put out a garbage transmission which is why they doubled the warranty on it to 10 years or 120k miles. Conveniently, mine did not go out until 126k. I bought this car three years ago with 17k miles. Yes, I drive a lot but it's for work and it's primarily highway mileage. I wouldn't have ever expected the transmission to go out in a car this new. I have learned my lesson. I will never buy another piece of jap crap from nissan as I am now dumping 4k to get this repaired. I checked with nissanusa and they denied any responsibility nor did they offer any financial assistance because I am 6k over their extended (doubled) warranty. When my car broke down I called my mechanic, who is ase certified, and super trustworthy. He came and towed it, ran diagnostics on it and determined it was the transmission. I called nissanusa and was advised to have it towed to an authorized dealer because they would not offer assistance until an authorized dealer diagnosed it. I did just that, paid the dealer $150 to tell me what I already knew (bad transmission), only to have nissanusa deny me assistance after the dealer confirmed it was the transmission. Then I had to pay to have it towed back to my mechanic as the dealer's quote was outrageous. I will never buy a nissan again and I hope you won't either!
2008 altima wheels making to much noise-have replaces front wheel hub at no cost-still a howling noise.
Service bulletins that may apply
- VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN 2008 ALTIMA SEDAN; CVT COOLER HOSE CLAMP Service Campaign ID # PB085 is no...
- Altima, sentra, and rogue; CVT fail-safe condition service information
- Service information
- Service information
- Nissan: the CVT fail-safe logic has caused a reduction with the vehicle's maximum speed
- Nissan: if continuously variable transmission (CVT) fluid temperature rises above a certain threshold, it...
- Nissan: ECM replacement procedures with consult III plus
- Nissan: MIL on w/DTC P0840, P0845, P0744, P1777
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2008 Nissan Altima whining noise
Is whining or grinding noise a common problem on the 2008 Nissan Altima?
9 of 1,031 owner complaints about the 2008 Nissan Altima (1%) mention whining or grinding noise. The model year with the most reports is 2012.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 Nissan Altima?
There are 0 recalls and 11 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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 11Brake failure 6Door locks 6Headlights 6Hesitation 6Overheating 6Sudden acceleration 5Sunroof shattered 5
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