2009 Nissan Altima Automatic Transmission Problems

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.

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
1–30k mi	2
30–60k mi	1

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

February 10, 2011 · 18,700 miles
Automatic Transmission
Vehicle transmission failed. From a stand still at a stop light, the vehicle shook and then jumped forward 2 feet as if being rear ended from behind. When the light turned green, i stepped on the gas and the vehicle started to accelerate. Then the vehicle made grinding noises, hesitated, shook, and completely lost power to the wheels. The first incident (jumping 2 feet) almost caused me to hit the vehicle in front…
ODI 10381437
March 1, 2010 · 36,000 miles
Automatic Transmission
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving for 150 miles, he heard a loud noise and the vehicle stalled. The tacometer did not display a reading and the vehicle rapidly decelerated. An authorized dealer was unsuccessful at duplicating the failure after five attempts. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was…
ODI 10413429
February 20, 2009 · 730 miles
Automatic Transmission
Rented a 2009 nissan altima from avis los angeles airport. Less than 1000 miles on the car and the transmission had a wining noise. The vehicle would rev when excess acceleration and on a hill with oncoming traffic the vehicle went into neutral and popped out of gear. The engine would not engage with oncoming traffic. *tr
ODI 10259491