# 2008 Nissan Altima - Loses power

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-nissan-altima-loses-power/177169>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [May 31, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-nissan-altima-loses-power/177169 "2021-05-31T21:54:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sheilawitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@sheilawitt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sheilawitt)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-nissan-altima-loses-power/177169/1 "2021-05-31T21:54:51Z")

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loses power. then it comes back ds  
ash lights going on and off

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-nissan-altima-loses-power/177169/2 "2021-05-31T23:10:21Z")

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have your alternator and battery checked out.

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-nissan-altima-loses-power/177169/3 "2021-05-31T23:23:05Z")

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"weekend-warrior  
have your alternator and battery checked out.  
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Pluss all battery connections and ground connections and possibly the fuseable link if it has one.