2008 Nissan Altima Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
- 56
- 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 56 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- master cylinder · 35 records
- brake light · 24 records
- brake fluid · 14 records
- cylinder leaking · 12 records
- light comes · 7 records
- brake pads · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 23 |
| 1–30k mi | 22 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Frontal · Seats · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Drivers seat squirms moves and is not rigid. Dealership says they can not replicate the problem. Every time i turn the seat makes noise and sounds squirms like its not properly secure. The passenger airbag light also comes on when a fully grown adult is sitting in it. This happens randomly on an average of 4-5 times monthly. When the airbag light comes on the passenger airbag is deactivated not protecting the…
ODI 10253418
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. The contact stated that when it rained the brakes locked and caused the vehicle to skid. The brake failure has caused a crash to occur while driving 25 mph. The contact is aware of the safety risk since a crash has occurred. The current mileage was 19,000 and the approximate failure mileage was 0.
Crash reported
ODI 10286936
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I purchased a new 2008 nissan altima in march of 2008, after 2000 miles i heard the brakes start to squeak, i brought it to the dealership for an oil change august 8th and asked them to check the brakes, they did and told me that i needed to have the calipers replaced, i asked if there was a recall and was told no, there is a bulletin though. I thought that other owners should have this problem brought to their…
ODI 10238491
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I would like to report a chronic brake problem i have had with my 2008 nissan altima, since the date of purchase in may of 2008. To date, i have had to bring in the car for repairs ranging from squealing noises right down to out and out grinding which began only 3-4k miles after i purchased the car. After the first several repairs, which did absolutely "nothing' as i noticed the brakes squealing still just days…
ODI 10346504
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2008 nissan altima 7,000 miles front brake pads are too hard. They cut into the brake rotors and cause car to stop poorly. They also screech. When stopping. At 7,500 service shop turned the rotors but did not replace the pads, so the hard pads will continue to cut into rotors and make stopping difficult. My 20005 ford freestyle had similar problems and ford recalled and replaced pads with softer ones and cured the…
ODI 10249538
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
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Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Nissan Altima.
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