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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Altima has a defect trend of CVT transmission failure showing up around the 100,000 mile mark.
It's an expensive repair at nearly $4,000 average repair cost. For more information see Nissan Altima CVT defect info on NissanProblems.com.
7.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $60
- Average Mileage:
- 110,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- don't follow the manual, drain and fill the cvt fluid (1 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
The CVT Fluid in 2008 Nissan Altimas (and Nissan/Infiniti) vehicles in general require draining and filling. Do not believe the owner's manual. The manual does not list a change interval in months or miles for the CVT Fluid. You might even hear that the OEM fluid lasts a "lifetime" from the dealership. That is a lie! It will last until the factory warranty runs out, then the transmission will hesitate from a stop. Eventually it will fail. I drain and fill every 5 years or 60k miles by removing the bottom of the transmission pan and letting old CVT fluid out. It takes about 4-5 qts of Valvoline CVT Fluid to refill to the bottom hole of the dipstick depending on the angle of the ramps. CVT Fluid expands when hot so it's close enough. The car in question has 212,000+ miles and it's still on the same transmission. You do not need the Nissan brand CVT Fluid since I've been using Valvoline CVT Fluid which is Nissan NS-2 compatible.
- Klub M., Miami Beach, FL, US