2008 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA IS MELTING AND THE GLARE WHEN DRIVING IS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DURING THE DAY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE GLARE FROM THE MELTING DASHBOARD. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY NISSAN, IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT DUE TO THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE DASHBOARD. MY TEENAGE SON DRIVES THIS CAR, AND HE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE VIABILITY IS SO POOR NOW. IT GETS WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT AND REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR WORSE DUE TO LACK OF VIABILITY.

DASHBOARD MELTED AND CAUSES A SEVERE GLARE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS GLARE LIMITS VIABILITY AND IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING.

THE DASHBOARD FOR MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE IS MELTING. IN SUNLIGHT (MOST OF THE DAY), MY VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD IS DECREASED TREMENDOUSLY DUE TO GLARE THE MELTING MATERIAL CAUSES TO REFLECT ON THE FRONT WINDOW. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. FROM ONLINE SEARCHES, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR MANY NISSAN ALTIMA DRIVERS, AND NISSAN HAS FAILED TO RESPOND AND REPLACE THESE MELTING DASHBOARDS. A RECALL IS NEEDED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS.

WAS DRIVING DOWN MAJOR HIGHWAY IN NJ AND CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE COMPLETELY DYING. CAR WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR PLACE AND COST 2000 TO REPAIR. NOW IN 2015 I HAVE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. CAR NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AT THE TUNE OF 2000 MORE DOLLARS. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE KNOWN FOR TROUBLE. IF SOMEONE'S GOING DOWN STREET IN FAST LANE AND THIS HAPPENS THEY CAN BE KILLED. IT GIVES NO WARNING AT ALL WHEN IT'S ABOUT TO FAIL. I DO BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR/REPLACE THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. COULD BE ME OR MY FAMILY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT THIS I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE FAST. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON SAYING OFF WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS IN CAR.

I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 126,000 MILES! CAR BEGAN MAKING NOISE AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN A GEAR, IT BECAME SLUGGISH AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. DROVE IT TO SHEEHY NISSAN A FEW DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CALL CONSUMER AFFAIRS BECAUSE I WAS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 120,000. MY MILEAGE WAS 126,000. RECEIVED CALL FROM SHEEHY SERVICE SPECIALIST LEO SAYING THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. THE NEXT DAY RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL FROM SERVICE SPECIALIST AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT APPROVED BY CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR REPAIR. I CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 FROM NISSAN'S REGIONAL SPECIALIST, QUINASHAY, THAT MORE INFORMATION WAS BEING GATHERED FROM SHEEHY NISSAN. RECEIVED CALL FROM QUINASHAY SAYING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING NISAN COULD DO FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD! THIS IS MY THIRD NISSAN PURCHASE FROM NISSAN STANZA TO A COUPLE OF NISSAN ALTIMAS, ALWAYS UPGRADING. I'VE BEEN A LOYAL NISSAN CUSTOMER AND FOR WHAT! NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE TREATED THIS WAY.

I LIVE IN GEORGIA, AND MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. I CANNOT DRIVE WITHOUT PLACING A BLACK TOWEL OVER THE DASH TO DAMPEN THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN. THE DASH HAS A CLEAR, GOOEY, STICKY, LACQUER-LOOKING, FILM THAT SHINES SO BRIGHTLY THAT IT OBSTRUCTS MY VISION. PLEASE NOTE THAT ITS A HAZARD TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE IS CONSTANT POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE A PEDESTRIAN OR OTHER VEHICLES IN MY LINE OF SIGHT -- THIS COULD CLEARLY LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

DASH IS MELTING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY STATE THEY ARE NOT REPLACING THE DASH. IT IS STICKY AND SHINY AND CAUSES REFLECTION IN WINDSHIELD. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NISSAN 2008 ALTIMA. NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT A RECALL.

DASH IS MELTING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY STATE THEY ARE NOT REPLACING THE DASH. IT IS STICKY AND SHINY AND CAUSES REFLECTION IN WINDSHIELD. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NISSAN 2008 ALTIMA. NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT A RECALL.

GOT IN MY CAR, STARTED THE ENGINE, PUT CAR IN REVERSE, BACKED UP, PUT CAR IN DRIVE, CAR HESITATED TO GO GOT UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR, CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT GO. TOWED TO SHOP AND IT'S MY CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS COSTING ME $3,500 TO REPLACE. VERY DANGEROUS ANOTHER CAR COULD HAVE HIT ME BECAUSE MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

IT SEEMS LIKE NISSAN ALTIMA DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND NOW IT BECAME STICKY AND SHINY.WHILE DRIVING IN DIRECT SUN IT CREATES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND HARD TO SEE THE ROAD CONDITION.IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR A DRIVER.THIS IS HAPPENING MAY BE NISSAN USED A LOW QUALITY MATERIAL FOR THE DASH.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY NISSAN.