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2009 Nissan Altima power train problems

95 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2009 Nissan Altima6% of all complaints for this model year.

95
Power Train complaints
6%
share of all complaints
120,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
5 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • There is Transmission problems with the 2009 Nissan. The car shakes/ Vibrates when idle, when sitting to long at a light the idle engine delays the gas pedal from going forward, having to accelerate the gas pedal till it jumps to proceed to move forward, The liquid is up to date however the car…

    filed Aug 10, 2024

  • The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while at a stoplight, her vehicle would intermittently stall without warning. The contact had a friend inspect her vehicle, who immediately smelled an oil odor emitting from the vehicle. The contact's friend checked under her hood and…

    filed Mar 4, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Altima years

YearReportsShare
2024 Altima410%
2023 Altima13%
2022 Altima413%
2021 Altima34%
2020 Altima1710%
2019 Altima94%
2018 Altima2310%
2017 Altima13334%
2016 Altima23443%
2015 Altima16117%
2014 Altima20919%
2013 Altima50522%
Altima power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.