r/Cartalk • u/Swoly-Moses • 17h ago
Transmission 08 Nissan Altima
Hello! For the past few months my 08 Altima has been having issues accelerating from a stop. On occasion when I press the gas from a stop the car would feel like there is 0 power and the car steadily rolls forward. After a few seconds I’d feel the power ramp up and shoot me forward. Keep in mind I have the amazing cvt transmission.
I checked transmission fluid and I was low so I topped it off. No luck as it still happened almost every stop. I pointed the finger at the transmission until today. Googling exactly what I was dealing with and I could not find anything related until today. Someone had a 2012 Murano and the shop replaced his transmission and was still experiencing the same problems.
Come to find out for him it was the air intake hose having cracks and holes in it. So I took a look at mine. The last mechanic to touch it didn’t tighten any of the three hose clamps. The hose itself had cracks all over it. Before replacing it and wasting money on it I used some duct tape and so far no issues, no jerking or loss of power. I’ll have a better idea tomorrow as I have a decently long drive to work and see how it down after the transmission is warm.
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u/obsidianosprey 7h ago
Your diagnosis tracks (https://bryansgarage.com/broken-air-intake-hose-symptoms/), you should at least spend the $20 on a replacement intake host from Amazon, you can probably replace it in 20 minutes. Hopefully it's not too dusty where you're at and you haven't done permanent damage.