1. Nissan Altima
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Fuel System, Gasoline

2008 Nissan Altima Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

4
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 4 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 2 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi2
1–30k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 12, 2014 · 92,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline

    I was driving on hwy 610 in houston, texas when the vehicle engine shut off and caught fire. I had gone to the dealership several times initially for a start up key issue, then tires, hub cap, and then the engine shut off on the hwy january 25th 2014, the warranty company noted that there were underlying issues with the vehicle when it was first sold, made a proposal to the dealership, and dealership eventually…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10588951

  • August 24, 2010 · 39,881 miles

    Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control

    Gas pedal stops working,once or twice a week,started in august of this year,not in heavy traffic yet,nissan shop could not find anything wrong,replaced master cylinder as brake light was coming on,its a 2008 nissan altima with 40,000 miles. *tr

    ODI 10356828

  • April 20, 2009 · 26,000 miles

    Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline

    While driving down road a strong odor of gasoline would fill the inside of car also had smell of antifreeze inside car took it to paul barnett nissan in brookhaven they could not duplicate the problem car was sluggish while driving and the radio went out twice . The interior lights would become very bright and dim while driving. *tr

    Fire reported

    ODI 10266777

  • August 13, 2008 · 41,000 miles

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Check engine light was on. The problem was diagnosed as a faulty seal between the fuel filler pipe and the gas cap. This requires sanding of the filler pipe. The same problem was fixed less than two years ago and the car has only 41,000 miles on it. When questioned about the repeat repair, the dealer indicated that 2 years was a "good" amount of time for this repair which usually has to be repeated in a year or year…

    ODI 10238786