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#86 of 258 Re: Torque controller - CVT transmission [Rich3465] by victrolajazz

Dec 12, 2009 (9:32 am)

Replying to: Rich3465 (Nov 20, 2009 8:04 pm)
Last week--December, 2009--I received a letter from Nissan (I have a 2007 Altima 3.5 SE with 12,000 miles that I bought on 12/21/06) concerning the fact that some owners had experienced trouble with their CVT after the warranty had expired. Here is the gist of the letter:
 
"First, to provide you with additional assurance regarding your overall cost of ownership we have doubled the warranty period for the transmission in your Altima. The existing powertrain warranty coverage of 5 years/60,000 miles will be extended at no cost to you, for CVT repairs, replacements or related towing, to 10 years/120,000 miles, whichever comes first. This extension is effective immediately and requires no action on your part...."
 
"Second, Nissan will reimburse customers who have previouly paid to repair or replace their CVT, if the repairs would have been covered within the new extended warranty period. Even if you no longer own your Nissan we will reimburse you for past CVT repairs that would have been covered under the extension of the warranty".
 
Then it goes on with several other things, but there is a phone number to contact the Nissan CVT Customer Assistance at (888) 388-0318. The deadline for submitting the Reimbursement Claim Form is July 31, 2010.
 
Hope this helps someone!

#87 of 258 Re: 07 Altima CVT Transmission [kal1212] by minchao_xie

Mar 24, 2010 (6:54 pm)

Replying to: kal1212 (Nov 12, 2007 2:58 pm)
I have the same problem as what you said. When I went to the dealer. It doesn't happen. And then I want them to check my cvt transmission, they said they cannot because when they test drived my car, It doesn't happen. So they cannot check my cvt transmission.

#88 of 258 Re: Torque controller - CVT transmission [victrolajazz] by mjlove4

Apr 14, 2010 (10:55 am)

Replying to: victrolajazz (Dec 12, 2009 9:32 am)
Thanks for your posting, I couldn't find our letter.
We had our transmission replaced about 6 months ago, and it is in the shop again becuase the trans. went out on my husbands drive home yesterday.
Thank god we have an extended warranty, but apparently Nissan knows what a heep of crap they have in there CVT that is why they sent the letter.
We too own an 07 Altima.

#89 of 258 08 altima CVT transproblem by jscheffers1

Apr 29, 2010 (5:48 pm)

Took my 08 Altima in to the dealer today with 41k on it, because I was experiencing a whining noise during acceleration. They found that a bearing was failing in the CVT transmisson and needs a new trans. This is the one concern when I purchased the car, our last Nissan Sentra ran 135k with no major repairs. May need to look at getting rid of it once the repairs are done.

#90 of 258 Re: Torque controller - CVT transmission [mjlove4] by donnadee01

May 24, 2010 (6:57 pm)

Replying to: mjlove4 (Apr 14, 2010 10:55 am)
Last June I had my CVT Transmission go out in my 07 Altima and is back in the shop getting the Transmission replaced a year later. This is crazy.

#91 of 258 Re: Torque controller - CVT transmission [donnadee01] by smarty666

May 25, 2010 (8:44 am)

Replying to: donnadee01 (May 24, 2010 6:57 pm)
I think the 2007 Altima still had the 1st Gen CVT at the time, the same one put into the 1st Gen Murano and 6th Gen Maxima and there have been just so many problems with them!
 
I have the 2nd Gen CVT in my 2010 Maxima and it has been flawless so far and much smoother and refined over the 1st Gen but I don't think the Altima got the 2nd Gen CVT till 2009 I believe? But don't quote me on that!
 
I hope this 2nd Gen CVT has most of the kinks/problems worked out of it that the 1st Gen CVT did!

#92 of 258 Re: 07 Altima CVT Transmission [minchao_xie] by missree2001

Jun 19, 2010 (7:14 pm)

Replying to: minchao_xie (Mar 24, 2010 6:54 pm)
I just got a 10 Altima June 5 and I'm having the same problem. When I take the car to the dealer the problem doesn't happen, so I'm at a lost for what I can do. Did you find a solution to your problem?

#93 of 258 Re: 07 Altima CVT Transmission [missree2001] by Rich3465

Jun 20, 2010 (3:41 pm)

Replying to: missree2001 (Jun 19, 2010 7:14 pm)
I no longer have my 07 Altima. It did finally stop the herky jerky stuff. I believe that Lou Fusz Nissan fixed it but there was nothing done in terms of a service request. I have a 2009 and a 2010 Altima and there has been no problems with them In fact, that 2010 is a superb machine. Wow! I threatened to call the local TV station that does investigations and shortly thereafter my car was doing fine with no herky jerky stuff. I believe that Nissan directed Lou Fusz to fix it when it came in for routine service. It got fixed.

#94 of 258 Re: CVT Problem on 2007 Altima [ktornga] by kokosman

Jun 30, 2010 (6:35 pm)

Replying to: ktornga (Nov 20, 2009 12:46 pm)
i feel everybody's pain with these cars. I had a 07 altima with just under 35,000 miles on it when the transmission started making a loud whining noise when accelerating. it was determined that the CVT was bad and they replaced it. my wife also has the same car and is now having the same issues with her transmission. after reading about all the problems with these cars in regards to the transmission and other problems i was having with my car, i decided to trade it in on a BMW last february. i simply couldn't justify paying for a car with problems and transmission issues at such an early age. i feel for all the owners of these cars and wish them the best but i'm afraid that the best option could be getting rid of the car and going with another brand. it was too bad because i really liked the car but had to have something reliable for myself and my kids. nissan has lost my business for awhile because of this but i ended up on my feet with a nice used BMW with 100,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty, low miles and the quality that be expected from a good brand. good luck to all.

#95 of 258 2010 Altima SL CVT problem by dllaser

Jul 01, 2010 (12:32 pm)

After 1.5hrs highway driving, did a pit stop. Car had NO power going forward.
Eventually got above 15MPH and then car accelerated normally.
 
Dealer says this is the 2nd car they have with this problem and are waiting for the CVT Valve Body from Nissan to repair. Said Valve Body unavailable in US.
 
Can anyone shed some light on this situation?

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