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2008 Nissan Altima cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 35 complaints for the 2008 Nissan Altima, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
35 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
67,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
10 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2008 Nissan Altima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 67,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 67,000 miles
Based on 28 complaints that include mileage. 46% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 28 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

When I was driving in a high way. Suddenly my car started accelerating more and more. Then I noticed I did not have speed control of my car. I tried to stop, the car but it did not respond . I braked as hard as I could without success. I avoided to crash other vehicles going from right to left and viceversa. I guess I avoid to crash three or four vehicles, including a big trailer. In other words, it happens to me like the last toyota recall for gas pedal issues. I felt like the gas pedal was stuck.

Reported at 30,000 miles, May 2011 CrashInjury

While I was driving on the street my car completely powered down, I was so scared, because there was moving traffic behind me. I tried stepping on the brakes and then hitting the gas again but the car would not move. I had to quickly put my parking lights on and pray that no one would hit me. Then I turned the car off and on a couple of times and it started moving, only to power down two blocks later. I was able to pull over to the side this time and I waited a while and then turned the car back on.

Reported at 83,300 miles, December 2015

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