2008 Nissan Altima Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 21about this part
- Share
- 2%of 1,030 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2008 Nissan Altima, 2% of the 1,030 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,000 miles. 3 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My niece took our Altima to california (less than 2,000 miles on it at this time). The cars belt was broken when the tensioner pulley broke off of the engine. This caused the power steering to fail and overheated the engine. It has been in mossey Nissan's shop in el cajon for three weeks now due to back ordered parts.”
NHTSA complaint #10222324, filed 2008-03, 1,500 miles“I heard a noise while I was on the highway it sounded like something fell off but the car only had 600 miles on it so I just thought it was a rock or something in the road that got kicked up. About a minute later my accessory belt that controls the power steering, the water pump, the alternator and the tensioner pulley flew off. After getting towed to the dealer I found out that the pulley broke off which cause the belt to come off. …”
NHTSA complaint #10216658, filed 2008-02, 660 miles“Rattling noise coming from underneath the car. I question this everytime I take my car in for service back to 2008 and everytime I get the same answer it's normal, it's just the heat shield plate heating up and cooling down. It doesn't affect the safety & function of the vehicle and there is no fix for it . It's amazing I paid $30k for a car that rattles on regular basis and there is no fix for it. You would think after the many complaints on this Nissan could atleast come up with a fix! …”
NHTSA complaint #10426858, filed 2011-09, 20,000 miles“I bought my car in july 2008 from power Nissan of tempe, az about a month or so later I noticed when driving my car for more than 5 miles around town. I would smell an overheating odor and my car would start driving very sluggish. Car was slow to accelerate. My temperature gage on the dash has never indicated that the car was overheating. I took the car into the nearest dealership and reported the problem. I left my car overnight with them and picked it up the next day with them telling me that they could not find a leak anywhere. So I took the car home. …”
NHTSA complaint #10252056, filed 2008-12, 2,000 miles“I was driving on the highway traveling 65mph when all of a sudden there was a loud popping sound and I could hear noise under the car, all the lights on my dash lit up, check engine light, coolant light, battery, I then lost power steering and lost acceleration, cars were speeding by me and I coasted to the off ramp. I got towed to the dealer but service dept was closed because it was sunday. The following day the service dept. Called and said the car was repaired. My husband went to get the car and they had said that it was the retentioner belt and that the pulley had sheared off. …”
NHTSA complaint #10229215, filed 2008-05, 4,800 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10208953Feb 7, 2022DTC P0456 CAUSED BY EVAP LEAK AT VENT CONTROL VALVE O-RING This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this…
- 10191982Mar 25, 2021Expiration Notification â Drive Belt Tensioner Bolts ***** Campaign Summary***** In 2008, Nissan launched a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2008 Altima (L32) vehicles…
- 10190198Mar 24, 2021VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN 2008 ALTIMA SEDAN DRIVE BELT TENSIONER BOLTS (2.5L ENGINE) Service Campaign ID # PB072 is no longer active. ï· Repair orders opened after this…
- 10177211Jun 29, 2020DTC P0456 CAUSED BY EVAP LEAK AT VENT CONTROL VALVE O-RING This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this…
- 10153007Jan 29, 2019NISSAN; DTC P0456 CAUSED BY EVAP LEAK AT VENT CONTROL VALVE O-RING This bulletin does NOT apply to LEAF vehicles and Titan XD vehicles with V8 diesel engine. This bulletin has…
- 10192591Jun 24, 2015SERVICE INFORMATION After ECM reprogramming, the Calibration Verification Number (CVN) needs to be automatically calculated prior to State emissions testing (also known as…
- 10192438Sep 5, 2014see NTB13-056 INTRODUCTION Nissan has determined that on some 2007 ? 2008 Altima Sedans and 2008 Altima Coupes equipped with the 2.5 liter four cylinder engines, a rattle noise…
- 10192437Sep 5, 2014SERVICE INFORMATION When an exhaust manifold and three way catalyst assembly is removed from an applied vehicle for any reason: 1. Remove and discard the exhaust manifold stay…
- 10056378Sep 5, 2014Nissan: information provided regarding removal of three way catalyst and exhaust manifold service and replacement, if needed, of upper/lower (heat shield) exhaust manifold…
Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 5 | 3% |
| 2019 | 9 | 4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0% |
| 2013 | 8 | 0% |
| 2012 | 4 | 1% |
| 2011 | 6 | 2% |
| 2010 | 4 | 1% |
| 2009 | 10 | 1% |
| 2008 | 21 | 2% |
| 2007 | 44 | 9% |
| 2006 | 189 | 23% |
| 2005 | 259 | 24% |
| 2004 | 109 | 39% |
| 2003 | 450 | 51% |
| 2002 | 594 | 57% |
| 2001 | 59 | 37% |
| 2000 | 49 | 31% |
| 1999 | 8 | 9% |
| 1998 | 14 | 11% |
| 1997 | 7 | 6% |
| 1996 | 8 | 9% |
| 1995 | 28 | 16% |
| 1994 | 11 | 10% |
| 1993 | 16 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2008 Nissan Altima
312 complaintsOther or unknown
201 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
188 complaintsAir bags
142 complaintsBrakes
93 complaintsElectrical system
90 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
80 complaintsEngine
54 complaintsSteering
37 complaintsVehicle speed control
35 complaintsSeats
24 complaintsFuel system
20 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Nissan Altima
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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