How reliable is the Nissan Altima

[webrand]

I just bought a new one on May 15 and on May 22 the transmission failed. I had a 2006 Pontiac G6 that was doing well. I gave it to my son. I bought the new Nissan because I thought it would be reliable and at 83 I am not as flexible in emergencies as I once was.

The CVT is a new technology. Has anyone else had problems with it or other Nissan problems with not many miles on the car?

[Jesda]

The earlier 02+ 2.5s had issues with oil consumption, cat failures, and other odds and ends. All 3.5L V6 Altimas are well reputed. I'm not a fan of any CVT.

[nissangirl74]

The CVTs are under warranty. Take it back to the dealer.

[Bubba1]

The CVTs are under warranty. Take it back to the dealer.

Of course, that assumes you're under the mileage cap of the extension.
to answer your question, when Nissan converted the Altima to CVT, yes, they had some serious reliability issues with CVT, which is why they ended up extending the transmission warranty. I believe Nissan is now confident they have eliminated the reliability problems on their newer models, to the point that their CVT's have infested...er... been expanded to most of their lineup.

Whether that's a good or bad strategy remains to be seen.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Which model did you purchase? Just curious.

[OriginalWheelman]

The CVT is a new technology.

Not trying to be a d!ck here, but that's not true at all.

Leonardo da Vinci, in 1490, conceptualized a stepless continuously variable transmission.[20] Milton Reeves invented a variable speed transmission for saw milling in 1879, which he applied to his first car in 1896.[21] The first patent for a friction-based belt CVT for a car was filed in Europe[clarification needed] by Daimler and Benz in 1886, and a US Patent for a toroidal CVT was granted in 1935.[22][23]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuou ... on#History

[MinisterofDOOM]

The CVTs are under warranty. Take it back to the dealer.

Yep. Unless you bought the Alty a long while back, the CVT is likely still under warranty. Nissan extended warranty coverage for the CVT specifically because too many people were having experiences like yours.

Not trying to be a d*** here, but that's not true at all.

Current CVT implementations in cars are still a very new technology. Although, on the other hand, considering how widespread they are (Nissan, Chrysler, Subaru, BMW, and many others) I am disappointed that the control software and FUNCTIONAL implementation doesn't seem to have progressed at all in the last decade.