Unknown. My car is making a whining noise & no matter how much i push the gas pedal it won’t accelerate. Sometimes it works but mostly it won’t.
2011 Nissan Altima: whining or grinding noise
8 of the 242 complaints about the 2011 Nissan Altima describe whining or grinding noise.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 126,600
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 12 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Whining or grinding noise by model year
What owners say
The transmission is slipping and making a whining noise and needs to be replaced. The car has under 110k miles on it and it should be included in the extended warranty that nissan has offered to the 2010 altimas. The problem was not fixed in 2011 and as a result, my car is unsafe to drive.
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.
Nissan CVT (transmission). The vehicle when in motion seems to be stuck " in gear" when pressing the accelerator it feels restrained and labored with a noisy almost whining sound. There seems to be no "up-shift" although the cvts are specifically designed to not make the bumping transitions, it seems to be restraining the car from picking up speed with laboring whine.
Vehicles speed goes down to 40mph to almost stopping. It seems to happen when it's hot outside, driving long distances and driving at a speed above 70mph. It also makes a whining noise when this happens.
The vehicle began making a whining noise during acceleration and then loss power on the interstate and would not go over 40mph even with the gas pedal depressed all the way making a very unsafe situation for my family. I've done research and found several other owners complaining of the same issue and receiving no assistance from nissan on this obvious safety issue.
My altima started making this whining noise when I pressed on the gas pedal up hill and coasted down hill and this was during the day in the heat.
Few weeks ago I noticed a whining noise from my car, and then the check engine light came on. I had my brother look at my car because he works on cars and is a mechanic and he said it is my transmission. The car is 6 years old and this shouldn't be happening.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Clicking noise from front or rear axle during take-off/acceleration
- Clicking noise from front or rear axle during take-off/acceleration
- Altima, sentra, and rogue; CVT fail-safe condition service information
- Service information
- Service information
- Service information
- Nissan: the CVT fail-safe logic has caused a reduction with the vehicle's maximum speed
- If you confirm
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2011 Nissan Altima whining noise
Is whining or grinding noise a common problem on the 2011 Nissan Altima?
8 of 242 owner complaints about the 2011 Nissan Altima (3%) 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 2011 Nissan Altima?
There are 0 recalls and 12 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Nissan Altima
CVT failure 29Jerking 16Check engine light 15Transmission failure 15Loss of power 11Stalling 10Airbag light 9Won't start 8Slipping 7Fire or smoke 6No deployment 5Warning lights 5
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