2009 Nissan Altima: sudden loss of power

Filed Sep 23, 2021 · Transmission · CA

Loss of power after 2-3 hours of driving, speed dropped down from 70mph to 45mph and then continue to drop to 20-25mph on the highway. Pull over on the should waited for about an hour and then it regained power for about an hour till once going uphill it loss power again. This is very dangerous to loose power like this on a high traffic interstate highway.

Filed Oct 6, 2019 · Body, Engine · GA

Nothing but problems with this car since I purchased it. Had to replace all tire sensors, speed sensors, coils, front passenger tire rod, the ctv transmission, and the trunk leaks into the trunk and the tail light's. I have repaired all these things out of my own pocket.I have been stranded several times, I have almost been hit, and have had the car towed. The dash has become sticky and everything sticks to it. It produces a glare on the wondow which makes it hard to see.the engine experiences loss of power and no mechanic can pinpoint the problem. I do not drive it much since I have purchased it. This car should be a lemon or recalled. The problems keep coming.

Filed Oct 6, 2018 · Transmission · 170,000 miles · NJ

Vehicle was in motion going 55mph on highway. Suddenly started to lose power and car began to decelerate no matter how much gas I gave it. I had my 3 kids and wife in the car. We're lucky I was able to somehow coast off to the side of the road and wait for a tow. This happened more than once on local roads.

Filed Jul 17, 2018 · Acceleration, Electrical · 120,000 miles · VT

Driving on interstate with cruise control engaged at 70 MPH, speed dropped to approx 30-40 MPH. I had the pedal to the mat and it wouldn't go any faster than 30-40 MPH. Took it off cruise control, it still wouldn't pick up speed with the pedal to the mat. Suddenly car accelerated to approx 80-90 MPH and would not slow down when I removed my foot from the gas pedal for at least 30-60 seconds. The speed then dropped again to 30-40 MPH for about 5-10 minutes until it would take off again. It would accelerate for only about 30-60 seconds then would lose power again and wouldn't go above 30-40 MPH. Tried to reset cruise control and still would not fix the issue. This is a safety issue and needs to be addressed asap. If travelling on the interstate in normal traffic, this could have caused an accident very easily. This happened late at night with no other cars on the road at the time.

Filed Jun 27, 2018 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · KY

When it's really hot outside and I drive for more than 3 hours my car starts to lose power. When holding the gas pedal down to the floor much car will not accelerate. I have to stop and let the car sit for 20 to 30 minutes before I can drive. The temperature gauge doesn't ever say that the car is hot though. This has happened multiple times now. Each time on a hot day after driving approximately

Filed Jun 7, 2018 · Transmission · 158,000 miles · AL

I purchased my car in 2012 shortly after purchasing the car I noticed something didn't feel quite right I called the nissan service dept and explained the issue they assured me everything was okay but then in 2016 I complained to nissan about the whining noise again and when traveling on the interstate how my car would just slow down with no warning causing the tractor trailer traveling behind me to think quickly and jump into another lane or else I probably would not be alive to be writing you. The next incident was after I exited off of the interstate and stopped at the stop sign once I begin to accelerate my car stalled in the middle of the street causing a car coming around the curve to quickly exit onto the interstate to keep from hitting me. When I explained all of this to nissan they already knew about this issue and I said why wasn't this something you send out to consumers because if you already know then this isn't the first incident. At the time I reported this I had 119,876 miles on my car the rep proceeded to tell me I was past the extended warranty I said what extended warranty I knew nothing about this and never received anything in reference to this. Needless to say nissan never followed back up with me and I reached out to them again recently about this same issue and told them nobody ever followed up and I was almost hit once again due to losing power in the middle of the interstate. Took the car in to a nissan service depart explained the issue once again they said oh there is a service bulletin on the engine but this had nothing to do with the transmission but assured me this was the issue needless to say two days later and $390 later the problem still isn't fixed. This is a safety hazard and one day may cause fatalities. This should be a recall for those vehicles under the warranty. They have lawsuits. Http://www.nissanproblems.com/trends/CVT/

Filed Nov 3, 2017 · Engine · 152,000 miles · OH

Starting in april 2016 we had a problem with the vehicle when my wife while driving the car suddenly lost the ability to drive, the engine had shut down entirely. At the time the vehicle had just over 100,000 miles and she was driving on a busy express way between cleveland and akron I-77. She costed into a rest area and we had to leave the car there over night until we could get it towed to the dealership. They told us it was the o2 sensor and it cost us almost 1,200 $ to repair. A few months later in june of 2016 on fathers day with our almost 2 year old daughter in the car, my family and I were driving down to virginia to spend some time with friends. We had another incident. While driving in the dc area on another busy express way I-70 in maryland our car again lost power in the engine. We couldn't drive it any where. We had it woed by aaa to frederick maryland, rented a car, and drove the 5 hours home. A few days later I drove back down to pick the car up. This time it was the mass air flow sensor. It cost us almost 500$ to have it repaired. To my understanding both sensors belong to the exhaust system of a car. On monday of this week october 30th 2017 the check engine light came on while my wife was driving to work on back roads. When we brought it to the dealer and it was diagnosed with a damaged front exhaust pipe and manifold. The price to fix it is 2,132.74$. I felt that to have 3 major costs associated with the exhaust system in our car in a year and a half was excessive so I investigated it and discovered that the 2009 nissan altima was recalled for the exact problem we have now. For some reason our vehicle wasn't included in that recall. I have spoken with nissan and they have told me there is nothing they will do to help us out with these repairs. In all 3 situations we were driving.

Filed Aug 28, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 120,000 miles · TN

Coming home from florida in 2013, the car lost all power going down the interstate. We were able to push the gas pedal all the way to the floor and the car would not go any faster. Once we stopped and let the car sit for 15-20 minutes, we were able to go another 100-150 miles before it happened again. This has also happened twice driving home from murfreesboro. We went to florida for vacation this year and the same thing happened on the way there and on the way home. After doing some research and talking to some mechanics, we have been told that this is not the first time they have heard about this and there are numerous complaints on the internet about this same problem

Filed Jul 27, 2017 · Transmission · 100 miles · KY

Takata recall can't drive too far cuz losing power after hour....we cant go to family vacation on long tripif its lower than $200 that's ok but if it's CVT transmission it's way over my budget it's cost over $5,000......I look over on google n seen a lots of ppl had this problem.....

Filed Jun 30, 2017 · Transmission · 316 miles · CA

What happens when I go up. Hill I lose power cant drive until the tranmission cools down

Filed Jun 13, 2017 · Transmission · 157,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle lost power and decelerated. The rpms were between 4 and 5. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road, placed the vehicle in park, and waited a few minutes. When the contact began driving again, the vehicle started to pull and hesitate, failed to shift gears, and the transmission made a whining noise and failed to accelerate. The contact called a local dealer (nissan altima in schertz, tx) and was informed that he would had to pay for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 157,000.

Filed Sep 16, 2016 · Engine, Steering · 68,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. While the vehicle was stationary, the steering wheel locked and the vehicle lost power. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start when prompted. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 68,000.