2008 Nissan Altima Steering Problems
- 34
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 34 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 11 records
- steering lock · 8 records
- steering wheel · 7 records
- steering fluid · 6 records
- start yellow · 5 records
- steering column · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 10 |
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Steering
Drove car to work. After 3 hours of work went to start car, was able to open door but could not start car. Changed batteries in smart key, still would not start. Had car towed to nissan dealership. They informed us that it was the steering lock mechanism, a $1400 dollar repair. I called 1-800-nissan1 and argued with them for day's. They finally agreed to pay for the parts but i'm stuck with $311 in labor costs, and…
ODI 10497593
Steering
Nov 15, 2012 - harrison, nj - steering i own a 2008 salvage nissan altima. I was traveling approximately 40 mph when the steering wheel became extremely stiff. I was unable to turn the wheel so the vehicle to coasted to a stop. I noticed there was no power steering fluid in the vehicle. While adding more power steering fluid, he noticed the fluid leaking directly from the power steering fluid compartment. The…
ODI 10484854
Steering
I got my nissan 2 years ago as a graduation present from my parents. I have never been in a car accident or ran into anything ever from driving any car. One day i was driving on a country road, with no shoulders, near where i live and i went around a sharp turn and went off the road a little bit but then corrected myself and got back onto the road. Once i got back onto the road my car went out of control. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10368444
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. The contact was traveling approximately 60 mph when the steering wheel became extremely stiff. The contact was unable to turn the wheel so the vehicle to coasted to a stop. The vehicle was then towed to the contacts residence. He then noticed there was no power steering fluid in the vehicle. While adding more power steering fluid, he noticed the fluid leaking directly from…
ODI 10369888
Power Train · Steering
Car has developed a terrible wobble or shimmy between 30 and 40 mph. Nissan maintains it is in the cvt transmission . I have had the car into dealer many, many times.. No solution. But, all agree the car wobbles and shimmies at 30-40 mph. I have had nissan engineers drive car, same result;.nothing. I have written to nissan corporate offices, no solution. Told by nissan that my driving style may be too conservative…
ODI 10433861
Motorcycle · Steering
I request that nhtsa investigate a major car defect of my nissan altima coupe. On 09/25/2009 i was driving on bruckner expressway close the exit 52 to bronx river parkway. I was driving between 45 to 50 mph, the breaks stopped working, i tapped the breaks continuously and still they did not work after a few seconds the steering wheel starting turning un-controllably to the right, then to the left. I tried to press…
Crash reported
ODI 10286541
Steering · Suspension
Car not stable. It wanders and pitches. Steering is all over the road. Requires constant correcting. Seems very unstable on the interstate at 60mph and higher. Seems to pitch from corner to corner. *tr
ODI 10399121
Exhaust System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Sidewall · Steering · Wheels
Vehicle rides unstable. Sharp turns causes car to become unstable, loses controls of turn. Tires or rims unbalanced. Have vehicle seem many times and the problem can not be corrected. Neither representative would confirm problem. Told by american tires sale associate, nissan will not reimburse them for correcting the problems. They rebalanced the tires, but this did not correct the problem. Advise right front tire…
ODI 10264030
Steering
2008 nissan altima. Consumer complaint for power steering defect in a nissan vehicle. Consumer states that some bolts fell out of the vehicle that caused the tensioner belt for the power steering to break. *kb
ODI 10230628