2008 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER INDICATES "AIRBAG IS OFF" WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. ADULT WEIGHS 125LBS. I HAVE TAKEN VIDEO OF THIS AS EVIDENCE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE ALSO CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT THIS. NISSAN SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL OR ISSUE. I BEG TO DIFFER. NHTSA BULLIETIN 08V521000 LIST OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) "FAILS TO RECOGNIZE ADULT IN SEAT AND SHUTS OFF PASSENGER AIRBAG". SHAME ON NISSAN.

2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR SEAT POSSIBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE FOR AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENTS. NISSAN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED WITH CASE# 18895692, THEY ARE REVIEWING. DEALER NOTE: DTC B1129 - B1132 FRONT RH SIDE AIR BAG MODULE: THE FRONT RH SIDE AIR BAG MODULE IS WIRED TO THE AIR BAG DIAGNOSIS SENSOR UNIT. THE AIR BAG DIAGNOSIS SENSOR UNIT WILL MONITOR AND SHORTS IN DETECTED LINES TO THE FRONT RH SIDE BAG MODULE. REPLACE THE FRONT RH SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY.

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE IS GIVING OFF A STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL, IS VERY STICKY TO THE TOUCH, AND IS SO SHINY THAT IT GENERATES AN INTENSE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THE WINDSHIELD GLARE IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE -- IT USED TO BE THAT I COULD GET BY WITH WEARING SUNGLASSES BUT NOW THE GLARE IS SO INTENSE THAT EVEN WITH POLARIZED SUNGLASSES ON, I HAVE TO LEAN THIS WAY AND THAT IN ORDER TO SEE WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME. IF I WERE TO LOSE MY SUNGLASSES WHILE OUT AND ABOUT, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE UNABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. IT'S UNSAFE FOR ME AND EVERYONE ON THE ROAD TO OPERATE A VEHICLE WITH SUCH BAD WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTION. ANY BUGS OR DEBRIS THAT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD THAT ARE MELTING INSTANTLY BECOME STUCK. IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE A TAR PIT AND IF YOU TOUCH IT, A TAR-LIKE SUBSTANCES COMES OFF AND IS VERY HARD TO REMOVE FROM YOUR SKIN. THE FUMES IT GIVES OFF ARE NAUSEATING AND SEEM TO MAKE THE WINDSHIELD FOGGY. WHEN TRYING TO CLEAN THE WEIRD CHEMICAL FOG OFF, I HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL NOT TO LET THE CLEANING RAGS TOUCH ANY PART OF THE DASH BECAUSE IT WILL LITERALLY PULL THE RAG APART, LEAVING BEHIND DISTRACTING PIECES OF CLOTH ALL OVER THE DASH. I ASKED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO HELP REMEDY MY SITUATION BUT THEY REFUSED TO HELP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY. IT SEEMS THAT AS TIME GOES ON AND THE WEATHER GETS HOTTER, THE DASHBOARD ONLY GETS WORSE AND WORSE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN (THE DEALERSHIP ESTIMATES THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST OVER $2,000) BUT I ALSO DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN THE SUNLIGHT.

DASHBOARD MELTDOWN - CAUSING DANGEROUS GLARE WHEN DRIVING NISSAN STATES NOT APART OF RECALL? ?

I AM ANOTHER VERY FRUSTRATED MELTING DASHBOARD OWNER AS THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOME TIME AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE DASHBOARD IS VERY STICKY(IF YOU LEAVE SOMETHING ON THE DASHBOARD FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME IT BECOMES STUCK). THE DASHBOARD IS ALSO SHINY AND PRODUCES A GLARE. WHEN YOU DRIVE INTO THE SUN. THE GLARE MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUMES AND POTENTIAL CARCINOGENS BEING OMITTED THAT MAY POSE ADDITIONAL HEALTH RISKS TO MYSELF AND PASSENGERS. I STOPPED BY MY LOCAL SOUTH FLORIDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I WAS BASICALLY OUT OF LUCK AS IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY PROVIDED(?) BY NISSAN.

I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. AROUND 2013 I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD STARTING MELTING. I REACHED OUT TO NISSAN, DID EVERYTHING THEY REQUIRED ME TO DO TO OBTAIN A ESTIMATE FROM A LOCAL NISSAN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE SINCE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE IS EVEN A PAGE ON FACEBOOK WITH THIS ISSUE. WHICH I WAS BLOCKED FROM BY NISSAN FOR COMPLAINING TOO MUCH. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A FAULTY MATERIAL ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME AND I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO STILL DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET TO WORK. NOW 2015 THE DASHBOARD HAS GOTTEN SO BAD AND GLARES OFF OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ASSIST WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE AND LOST DRIVE, I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID GETTING RUN OVER BY A 18 WHEELER . I JUST MADE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER . I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO AN EXIT, THE MOTOR WOULD REV BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THE 5 MPH. NISSAN SAYS MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY 3000.00 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED.

DASHBOARD HAS MELTED. THE GLARE HAS BRICKS SO BAD THAT IT S A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DRIVING IN DAYLIGHT. SUNLIGHT REFLECTS AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE TRAFFIC AHEAD.

MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SHOWING A RESIDUE ON FRONT DASH ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. IT HAS WORSENED TO POINT WHERE A GLARE FROM SUNLIGHT REFLECTION DISRUPTS FIELD OF VISION WHILE DRIVING. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DASHBOARD MELTING IN WARMER CLIMATES WITH HIGHER QUANTITY OF SUNLIGHT. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHEN DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AT 20 MPH ON LOCAL ROADS, CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND AGAIN WHEN DRIVING AT 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AFTER EACH EVENT. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO 3 SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS FOR EVALUATION BUT NO CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION HAS BEEN DETERMINED. *TR