2008 Nissan Altima

NOT SO MUCH ONE SPECIFIC INCIDENT BUT A FEW OVER A COUPLE OF MONTHS. FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE SEAT MOVES SIDE TO SIDE AND SEEMS TO BE OFF TRACK. THE INTERNET MENTIONS MANY INSTANCES OF SEAT PROBLEMS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A CAR SEAT CAN BE A PROBLEM, I'VE OWNED MANY CARS AND KNOW MANY FOLKS WHO OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER EVER HEARD OF A SEAT BEING A PROBLEM EVER. BUT I'M GOING TO BE CHARGED $89.95 TO "DIAGNOSE" A SEAT PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY IF ISN'T AFFECTED BY THE TECH BULLETIN COULD PAY UPWARDS OF $1500 FOR A CAR SEAT. 2ND ISSUE IS MY REAR DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. FIRST IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR AND THE LOCK STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE KEY FOB AND INTERNAL LOCK BUTTON. WEEK AND A HALF LATER THE PASSENGER BACK DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. LOOKING UP THIS ON THE INTERNET IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM FOR NISSAN'S. THE DEALER CONVENIENTLY IS GOING TO CHARGE ME TWO (2) DIAGNOSTIC CHARGES OF $89.95 TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS (AGAIN NOT 1 CHARGE FOR BOTH BUT TWO SEPARATE CHARGES). THE INTERNET SAYS ACTUATORS WHICH I'LL UPDATE LATER AFTER THIS WEEK IF THAT'S THE ISSUE. I'D THINK THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THESE TWO CLAIMS FOR A POTENTIAL RECALL TO SAVE CONSUMERS FROM BE FLEECED FOR WHAT APPEAR TO BE CONSISTENT ISSUES THAT AREN'T WEAR AND TEAR ISSUES AND APPEAR TO BE DEFECTS. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START EVEN THOUGH THERE IS POWER. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER HAS REPLACED BATTERY. PROBLEM OCCURRED 1 MONTH LATER. BRAKE SWITCH APPEARS TO BE THE PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN ABLE TO START AFTER "PLAYING" WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED SWITCH BUT THE CAR WONT START AGAIN 5 WEEKS LATER. *TR

AS I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE (DRIVING 60 MPH) THEN REDUCED MY SPEED TO 20 WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULDN'T GO!! IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND MY RPM WOULD CLIMB UP TO 4 OR 5! I HAD TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY BACK HOME ON INTERSTATE DRIVING 20 MPG!!! IT'S HAPPENED ONLY WHEN I TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES!! I AM HIGHLY DISSATISFIED WITH THE ALTIMA! EVERYONE I ENCOUNTERED ABOUT THE 2006-2008 ALTIMA REGRETS GETTING ONE. *TR

I PARKED MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SE AT MY DOOR TOOK GROCERIES INSIDE AND WENT BACK TO PARK MY CAR,AND IT WOULD NOT START I COULD GO THRU THE DIFFERENT MODES OF THE PUSH BUTTON START BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I GET IT TOWED TO NISSAN AND THE TELL ME MY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK HAS GONE BAD THEY ALSO TELL ME THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THE SAME PART ON THE 2009 MODELS. PRICE TAG TO FIX THE E.S.C.L $800 THIS IS SO UNFAIR I BELIEVE THE 08 MODELS ALTIMA SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE ALREADY INEFFECT RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PART. *TR

REGARDING 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA: THE AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR DRAIN HOSE IS POORLY ENGINEERED LEADING TO WATER DRAINING BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AS OPPOSED TO OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WATER WILL POOL IN THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE AND CONTINUE TO COLLECT WATER UNTIL IT MOVES FORWARD TOWARD THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SIDE. WITHOUT CORRECTING THIS DEFECT THE WATER WILL LEAD TO MOLD/FUNGUS GROWTH, ROTTED CARPET, RUSTED FLOOR WELLS, AND POTENTIALLY ELECTRICAL DAMAGE AS THERE IS A MAIN ELECTRICAL WIRE THAT RUNS ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR THAT PARALLELS THE EVAPORATOR DRAIN HOSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON. THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER THIRTY MINUTES. THE FAILURE WOULD ALWAYS OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IN THE VEHICLE WAS DETERIORATING. THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING INTO OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE AND CREATED A FOUL ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND EVAPORATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. JCC UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 09/10/2014 *JS UPDATED 9/8/14*CN UPDATED 09/12/2014 *JS UPDATED 1/7/2014 *JS

THE PASSENGER SIDE VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FLASH. THE DEALER STATED THE SEAT CUSHION ON THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN THEY STATED THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL IN MY SPECIFIC VIN; THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE IN 2008. THEY STATED THEY WOULD PAY 40% OF THE COST TO REPLACE SEAT CUSHION; WHICH WOULD RUN UPWARDS OF $800.00. I ASKED IF IT AS JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOW INOPERABLE AND THEY STATED YES IT WAS. THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS 08V521000. THE RECALL SPECIFIES THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME... *TR