Nissan
Altima Hybrid Testimonials and Reviews
Do you own a
Nissan Altima hybrid? How is it going? What kind of gas
mileage are you achieving? Have you had any problems? Is
there anything you wish Nissan had done differently with
its first hybrid?
Read these
Nissan Altima hybrid testimonials or add your own Altima
hybrid testimonial.
Bought a
2007 NAH new. Mileage never better than 32, and I follow
every possible gas-saving procedure. Still, I've liked the
ride and the big gas tank. But after a short while, the
"service engine soon" light started
illuminating. I'd bring it to the dealer, who had no clue.
Once they kept it for a week, called in the Nissan
technicians, and had a fancy explanation about faulty pins
in a strap, which they supposedly fixed. A few weeks
later, the service light is back on, the error code is
identical, and they have no clue. I called Nissan to file
a claim, and they were incredibly rude and obnoxious to me
-- basically screaming at me on the phone. I'd be
satisfied if they just took that error code out of the
system, since it obviously doesn't mean anything other
than "bring in your car for frustration".
gr8tfuldad2003
I purchased
my 2008 Altima Hybrid in February and already have 20.5 K
miles. No problems to date. I love the car and
consistently get 32-34 MPG even with a lot of NJ TPK
commuting. I have noticed many blog complaints of engine
racing/revving and have to respond.
I have also noticed a slight increase in RPM
(revving/racing) from time to time as stated in a few of
the blogs. I get a sense of pride when this happens as I
think of how I am helping the environment and evolving the
technology. This RPM increase is normal and is not
dangerous. Hybrid cars are not for everyone. No one should
blame those who are uncomfortable with the technology. I
suggest those that are uncomfortable with the RPM increase
sell the car the next time gas prices increase and let
someone else give it a try.
No machine (human being or man made machine) is perfect.
People get sick and machines have failures/imperfections.
Hybrid cars are still really in the first generation. The
technologies that permit that fuel economy and performance
are still evolving. Think of how much more reliable the
average car is today compared to twenty years ago.
foxskulk
My
experience so far has been almost identical to Eric's. I
bought my '08 Altima in June and now have approxiamtely
3500 miles on it. Two weeks ago while driving home on a
Friday, my Altima started revving for no apparent reason.
We called the dealer and made an apointment for Monday.
After running some "tests" the dealer informed
us late Monday that the behavior was "typical."
I picked up my car, but wasn't confident in driving it
knowing the revving i felt. I expressed my concern and a
helpful manager took my for a ride in is to make sure I
understood the difference between how the hybrid normally
runs and any "abnormal" behavior. I think I
convinced the manager I knew the difference then the two
of us went for a ride in my car.
Unfortunately during this drive I couldn't recreate the
issue, despite being able to do so before (get the car to
40 and keep a steady pace). After driving around for ten
minutes I dropped the guy off and went home.
Well today, a week later, the car started revving again. I
noticed that it revved when the battery got really low
which was odd on its own. Prior to this issue I never
noticed the battery getting just below have charge. Now it
is getting near the bottom of the gauge. When this
happens, the car appears to rev itself to get the charge
back. I plan on calling the dealership to see what they
say, but don't have much confidence. Like others here, I
get the feeling they'll just hook the car up to the
computer and won't be able to track things down.
Based on the comments here, I am starting to think this
may be a problem with the battery in some way (how it
charges, retains charge, etc).
I am curious to see how others with this issue get it
resolved and how the dealership talks to me.
kman
marla said via e-mail...
I went to New Jersey a few weeks back and
drove the Nissan. I bought one last night in
Scottsdale, AZ and drove it home today.
I really like the fuel economy so far. I got about 34
on the highway from Phoenix to Tucson, which is not
much better than in my Honda Accord 4 cylinder, but I
am hoping the city MPG is much better than the 20-22 I
was getting.
I also got Nissan financing at 0.7% for 36 months,
which was fine for me.
It is a very peppy car, and very pretty, but somewhat
masculine on the inside with a lot of black and chrome
everywhere.
Thanks for making your website accessible. It was
helpful in my decision making process.
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So far, I have no complaints. It’s running very well. The parts are tough. I make it a point to check every single part so as to avoid any problem in the road. Hopefully, I haven’t had any trouble with it during rush. I got to replace its Nissan Headlight last week and I’m fortunately enough that it’s only the part that I needed to purchase for it this month.
I've had mine for 4500 miles now with no problems. Love the car and the performance. The mileage is lower than that stated on the EPA window sticker. But I am getting around 33 MPG with mostly highway driving. Wish it was a bit better. One thing I've learned is that using the cruise control gives poorer mileage, so I have stopped using ti to squeeze more miles from a gallon. Not at all sorry for buying it.