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2008 Nissan Altima electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 90 complaints for the 2008 Nissan Altima, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
90 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
76,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 4
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2008 Nissan Altima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 76,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 76,000 miles
Based on 69 complaints that include mileage. 35% 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 miles7
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 69 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 4 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2008 nissan altima. While driving at approximately 35 MPH, black smoke emitted from the ventilation unit and the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that after exiting the vehicle, it caught fire and the front passenger side door failed to open. As a result, the front seat passenger was trapped inside the vehicle and sustained smoke inhalation related injuries that required medical attention.

Reported at 111,000 miles, July 2015 FireInjury

My TPMS light has been on for quite some time now, and the dealer tells me that the system is reading zero psi in all tires. They said it was a part of the system that nissan knows about and doesn't want to address it. So if I want it fixed its gonna cost me over $200. My wife who has a 2009 murano has the same problem with the TPMS light being on and reading zero psi in all tires.

Reported at 95,000 miles, May 2016

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