CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Altima has a defect trend of CVT transmission failure showing up around the 100,000 mile mark.

It's an expensive repair at nearly $4,000 average repair cost. For more information see Nissan Altima CVT defect info on NissanProblems.com.

10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$2,800
Average Mileage:
128,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replaced engine (1 reports)
2008 Nissan Altima engine problems

engine problem

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2008 Nissan Altima Owner Comments

problem #1

Jun 152017

Altima S 2.5L

  • CVT transmission
  • 128,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I drive everyday on the turnpike at 75 miles an hour. This travel should be easy on an engine since it's not stop and go. I was cruising along when the engine suddenly started knocking and blowing smoke. I pulled over only to find a puddle of oil under my car where the connecting rod to the piston punched a hole in my oil pan. I have always had Altimas and usually got 265,000 miles out of the 2.4L engines. I wonder if they cheapened them up when they went to the 2.5L.

- jmbadd, North Olmsted, US

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