2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY. THE CONTACT CALLED PAUL MILLER NISSAN AT (203) 335-3181 (LOCATED AT 5420, 930 KINGS HWY E, FAIRFIELD, C...

Mileage: 171,000

I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A SIGNAL. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN WITHOUT SLOWING THE CAR UNTIL IT WAS NEAR THE BOTTOM OF ITS TRAVEL AT WHICH TIME THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT, THE ABS, VDC AND BR...

Mileage: 89,754

TRAVELING SOUTH INTERSTATE 95 PASSING LANE ON CURVE @ EAST LYME CT. CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED RAPIDLY. ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO DEPRESSION. I COULDN'T IMMEDIATELY COAST INTO RIGHT LANE & NO BREAKDOWN LANE ON MY SIDE. CARS BEHIND ME, APPARENTLY BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATED, DR...

Mileage: 130,000

NISSAN DEALER IS SAYING I MUST REPLACE PART # 48700-9N00B, THIS SAME PART IS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ALTIMA 2009-2012. CAN I GET A NEW VERSION OF THESE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. OBD2 CODE WAS P0303 AND INTERMITTENTLY CODE P0300 INDICATING CYLINDER #3 AND MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRING. TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL GARAGE. INSTALLED NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WITH NISSANS GUIDANCE,THEY PERFORMED UPPER INTAKE CLEANING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON FOR SAME CODE...

Mileage: 104,500

A CARBON BUILDUP IN THE CYLINDER HEAD CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND DURING INITIAL START UP AND STUTTER/SHAKE DURING ACCELERATION. THIS BUILD UP IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. IT CAUSE MULTIPLE UNSAFE INSTANCES WHEN TRYING TO MERGE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND SAFELY NAVIGATE IN NORMAL...

Mileage: 35,000

HI, I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONING BECAUSE OF AN UNRELIABLE BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH. I BECAME AWARE OF THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION WAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR NISSAN ALT...

Mileage: 68,000

HI, I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONING BECAUSE OF AN UNRELIABLE BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH. I BECAME AWARE OF THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION WAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR NISSAN ALT...

Mileage: 68,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE WAS P0300 INDICATING INTERMITTENT MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALTIMA HYBRIDS DUE TO CARBONATION OF THE ENGINE DUE TO FREQUENT STARTS AND STOPS. NISSAN HAS REDESIGNED THE CYLI...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A WALL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FLOOR ...

Mileage: 10,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A WALL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FLOOR ...

Mileage: 10,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE STARTED SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER BE STARTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED T...

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAIL...

Mileage: 8,000

2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS OF THE CAR RUNNING EVEN THOUGH I LEFT IT FOR QUITE A WHILE. FIRST, IN A SHOPPING MALL I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS OFF, AND IT REMAINED RUNNING FOR QUITE A WHILE. IN A SECOND INCIDENT IT STAYED RUNNING AT THE CURB FOR 3 HOURS UNTIL I RETURNED. I THOUG...

NISSAN 2008 ALTIMA HYBRID WINDOWS ROLL DOWN (DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE) BY THEMSELVES AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND WE LEAVE THE CAR LOCKED. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

NISSAN 2008 ALTIMA HYBRID WINDOWS ROLL DOWN (DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE) BY THEMSELVES AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND WE LEAVE THE CAR LOCKED. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IMMEDIATELY, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE WHICH RESULTED IN...

Mileage: 8,000

2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID SEDAN : WHILE DRIVING THE WARNING INDICATOR FOR ABS ILLUMINATED. WHILE SLOWING VEHICLE TO LEAVE ROADWAY A LOUD METALLIC IMPACT NOISE WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION. UPON PULLING OFF OF ROADWAY ONTO SOFT SHOULDER THE VEHICLE SLID AND WAS BARELY CONTROLLABLE. WAS ADVIS...

Mileage: 13,500

2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID SEDAN : WHILE DRIVING THE WARNING INDICATOR FOR ABS ILLUMINATED. WHILE SLOWING VEHICLE TO LEAVE ROADWAY A LOUD METALLIC IMPACT NOISE WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION. UPON PULLING OFF OF ROADWAY ONTO SOFT SHOULDER THE VEHICLE SLID AND WAS BARELY CONTROLLABLE. WAS ADVIS...

Mileage: 13,500

MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, WHEN PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE ROLLED INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLIDED WITH AND DAMAGED A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND LOCKED AND I WAS WALKING AWAY WHEN I NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. FOLLOWING THE CRASH I UNLOCKED THE CAR, STARTED THE CAR AND MOVED IT FROM ...

Mileage: 11,200