2011 Nissan Altima: CVT failure

Filed Dec 22, 2022 · Transmission · FL

Hi my Nissan has 120k miles son it and the transmission is completely wrong don’t go more than 30 mph I take it to the shop to inspect and they told me that it need to be replace. It has code p1778 and code p0868 they told me that the transmission has no oil presure that it was a mechanical problem inside the transmission and that it was really common on that car becouse the cvt transmission

Filed Aug 17, 2021 · Transmission · CA

My car was all morning in the parking lot of my apartments and it was time to go to work, then i started my car and drive it around 2 minutes of driving it engine light on (always) and the stability light turn on which it never happens. I accelerate because was taking a turn it did not rpm over 2,500 like it need it something so the only way to get up to speed was doing low rpm which can be dangerous when need to turn and cars are coming in front of you and can happen with any notice Nissan need to make it right and fixing their cvt transmission failing so early and deny to fix its problems with its customers.

Filed Aug 9, 2021 · Electrical, Suspension · MA

No incident, but I am prevent one from happening. My C.V.T. Transmission is winning in 1st gear, CVT stands for {continuously variable transmission}. I need to let up on the gas pedal each time it's supposed to shift.. Even if you don't know much about how a transmission works, you have probably heard of the manual and the automatic. The CVT is the newest type of a transmission. It is sometimes referred to as the shiftless transmission and is a type of automatic, a steady RPM constant even if the vehicle is accelerating rapidly in a passing scenario, for example, the CVT knows the optimal engine speed is pretty high (typically around 5,000 RPM or less on the tachometer), so it shifts you up there as soon as you put the gas petal down...In a passing scenario, for example, the CVT knows the optimal engine speed is pretty high (typically around 5,000 or less RPM's on the tachometer), so it shifts you up there as soon as it is ready ! Shifting this car is like its going to exploded !! I had it serviced at Nissan as soon I perchance it.. The cost was $250.00 for the transmission flush with new oil, no change and I am sick of riding like this thinking my investment can be left on a high way ...

Filed Mar 22, 2020 · Transmission · TX

At 97,000 miles the nissan dealer recommended a transmission oil flush. After the flush the transmission began to slip. I check on line an it is a lot of people having problems with the nissan CVT (transmission). The dealer told us they will check the vehicle, but it wasn't under warranty, so we must pay for repairs. The vehicle was service on 24 feb 2020, begins slipping noticeable two weeks later. The lack of power can cause an accident, while pulling from intersections, or driving on the highway.

Filed Feb 8, 2020 · Transmission · 72,000 miles · MI

Nissan says my CVT transmission isnt covered by the extended warranty. My car has only 72,000 miles and is starting to show problems. I feel if it doesn't break now it will soon and feel they should honor the warranty that a law suit was filed. The rpms arent climbing when I accelerate and there is a noise when its between 30 and 40 miles an hr.

Filed Sep 24, 2019 · Transmission · NY

This seem like a big issue with nissan vehicles with the CVT transmission. When our car got to 90,000 miles the transmission starter overheat causing the car to lose speed while I'm on the highway not good when you have your wife and daughter in the car

Filed Jun 15, 2019 · FL

Cvt transmission problem in motion

Filed Jun 10, 2019 · Engine · 96,000 miles · NC

Possible CVT transmission over-heating/fail-safe issue? I was on the highway after driving for 2 hours and my engine started making a 'whirring' noise and I had trouble accelerating. The speed limit was 70 but as much as I tried to accelerate, it would barely get passed 50mph. This almost caused an accident with a semi-truck as we approached a hill because I could barely get up it. I had to pull off the highway and let the car rest for a while. I had to drive another 2 hours to get home and after another hour, it did the same thing. Soon after, I took it to the dealer and they said the only thing they could suggest was to give me a new transmission! I got a second opinion from a transmission repair shop and they said that possibly adding a secondary cooling system would help but they couldn't guarantee that would fix the issue. From my research, it seems that a reason for this happening is that the CVT transmission produces too much heat for the cooling system to handle and eventually goes into a fail-safe mode that caps the acceleration power of the car, in order to protect the transmission from being damaged. I could understand the need for the fail-safe to kick in in extreme circumstances but not after driving for 2 hours at regular highway speeds. This is not normal and extremely aggravating. I have read that this is a common safety issue which affects both new and older cars and nissan chooses to do nothing about it. I have not been able to drive my car more than an hour on the highway because it starts to make that 'whirring' noise and I know it won't be long before the fail-safe kicks in. This has been beyond disappointing and even more so that nissan won't take responsibility to improve their CVT issues and provide the necessary repairs. I own my car outright but the warranty has expired. No option for that route. Very inconvenient.

Filed Jun 10, 2019 · Transmission · 15 miles · OK

Cat transmission failure at 129k miles. Winding noise and slipping. Car would not accelerate at any given time. This is a CVT transmission that nissan has an issue with and refuses to own up to it. Not a safe vehicle to be driving in city or open highways. Nissan want me to pay 3-4 grand to fix. Can someone please wake these people up

Filed Apr 25, 2019 · Transmission · 160,000 miles · LA

Cvt transmission failed. Doesn't go forward or reverse.

Filed Mar 28, 2019 · Transmission · 82,000 miles · SC

Our 2011 nissan altima just went over 80,000 miles and the transmission stopped working. My son was driving along some back roads at a low rate of speed and all of a sudden it gave out, the engine wil lrev but no power. Had it towed to a transmission repair shop who does a lot of work on these CVT transmissions and he said it needed to be replaced. Quoted me $3500 for a brand new nissan factory transmission and said he recommended getting the new one rather than trying to fix the old one because he has ton a lot of work on these transmissions. I do no understand why nissan stopped their extended warranty coverage on the CVT transmission at the 2010 model year.

Filed Jan 17, 2019 · Transmission · 126,600 miles · TX

When it is hot outside and the car has been driven for a long period of time the CVT transmission will make a whining noise. I noticed it when I was on the highway going about 70 MPH. Because of this strange noise, I exited. When I was going 30 MPH+ and accelerating the whining continued to happen. I am not sure what would cause this, but it sounds like a belt inside the transmission is slipping. It now stutters at times when going about 10 MPH. When "shifting" down from 20 MPH it will jerk.