2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 6%of 54 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 26,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid, 6% of the 54 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 26,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While pulling into a parking space at the park, as I took my foot off the brake, the car surged forward as if I had pushed the gas pedal. My foot never touched the gas pedal. The car ran over the parking stopper and the sidewalk onto the soccer field fence. Luckily, no one was hurt.”
NHTSA complaint #10559578, filed 2014-01, 62,000 miles“Nissan Altima Hybrid suddenly acceleration. I was going slow pulling into a parking stall when my car jumped and suddenly went forward crashing into the railing. There was a witness that saw me pulling into the parking stall slowly when my car jumped crashing through the railing.”
NHTSA complaint #10340166, filed 2010-06, 26,000 miles“I bought my 2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid on july 30, 2009. On october 3rd, evening, it lost power while I was driving on freeway 99 california. Dash board light are on, engine has no power output. The vehicle dropped speed quickly. I pulled over to the shoulder and turn off the engine. One minute later, I turned engine on again. It backed to work. However, the same thing happened three more times again later in one week. It made me really think about the safety of driving it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10310058, filed 2010-02, 3,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10051768Apr 4, 2013Nissan: cruise control will not set and dtc p0605 is stored.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid
26 complaintsElectrical system
21 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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