Bought 09 Altima, Have A Couple Problems

[CTM Nismo]

I bought an 09 Altima with 30k miles, 2.5S with convenience plus package (alloys, power seat, sunroof), and the carfax showed oil change done every 2500-3000 miles. Price was $13,700.

During the test drive, the area they were in had a very smooth highway. All seemed fine. Drove it in my area today, and on the highway it feels like the steering wheel "wants" to stay in a straight position, or only move about 5-10 degrees to the left or right. But when I want to go across a couple lanes, and turn the wheel beyond that's, its almost difficult.

Also when doing that, or going around a curve in the highway if there is even a slight bump, it feels like the back end wants to slide out. Its almost like there isn't enough suspension travel.


The other problem, when coming to a smooth stop, the car jerks back and forth a couple times once it has stopped moving. Maybe the transmission is slipping, or they messed up the brakes at the dealership when they changed them?


Taking it to Nissan tomorrow to have them look at it. I used to have an 07, and it was very smooth all the time, and nothing like this. Any ideas what the problem/s could be? I got a 3 year PT+wrap warranty with it.

[CTM Nismo]

Drove a bit more tonight. At normal acceleration up to 40MPH there is jerkiness. Then when making a turn and accelerating, its like the wheel stops getting power for a split second, then gets it again. It makes for a very erratic turn instead of a smooth one.

Im starting to think the transmission is going bad.


Also, every time Im parked, even if not driving hard or braking hard, you can smell something burning. Smells more like tires then brakes to me.

[Pitbullschicago]

Maybe thats why it was so cheap? My 09 2.5 with convenience pack had 35k and was listed for 23,000 and i talked them down to 17,500

[CTM Nismo]

Maybe thats why it was so cheap? My 09 2.5 with convenience pack had 35k and was listed for 23,000 and i talked them down to 17,500

$13700 wasnt even that cheap. Ended up having a recall, changed brakes and tires, and the steering lock went bad (covered by warranty). Now it seems to be pretty good.
I had gotten an 07 same packaging in 2011 40k for $12,700 and it was a CPO. Just depends on how old the car is when you buy it. If you just got one for $17,500, pricing must be way higher in your area. Ive seen 2012 service rental CPOs with 5k miles in my area for that much.