2008 Nissan Altima Complaint Log

I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING. IT'S A HAZARD AND IT PRODUCES A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD AND INTERFERES WITH VISIBILITY. I'M AFRAID THAT AN ACCIDENT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE I CANNOT SEE CLEARLY DUE TO THE GLARE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. THE DASHBOARD IS ALSO STICKY TO THE TOUCH AND PIECES ARE STARTING TO COME AWAY FROM THE DASHBOARD. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA IS MELTING. I HAVE NEVER APPLIED ANY CHEMICAL CLEANING SOLUTIONS TO THE DASHBOARD AND I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. THE INTENSE GLARE FROM THE MELTING DASH BOARD IS SO INTENSE THAT I HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. THE NISSAN CLAIMS DEPARTMENT STATES THAT THE MELTING DASHBOARD IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO OF NEVER SEEN A DASHBOARD MELT. AN INTERNET INFORMATION SEARCH FOR "2008 NISSAN ALTIMA DASHBOARD MELTING" REVEALS NUMEROUS OTHER 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE. THE DASHBOARD WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL HAS BEGUN TO MELT AND THE GLARE IS VERY BAD. I HAVE NOT ADDED ANY SOLVENTS OR CHEMICALS TO THE DASHBOARD. I FIND IT HARD TO DRIVE ON SUNNY DAYS DUE TO MY WINDSHIELD REFLECTING THE GLARE CAUSED BY THE MELTING DASHBOARD. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO BE IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR A REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM YET THE ONLY ONE IS TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AND I IMAGINE THIS WOULD JUST HAPPEN AGAIN DUE TO THE MATERIAL THE DASHBOARD IS MADE FROM. I WOULD HOPE NISSAN RECALLS THESE DASHBOARDS AND MAKES NEW ONES. I HAVE ALSO LOOKED INTO THIS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHILE CLEANING THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS STICKY IN A SMALL AREA ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE CLEANED I APPLIED AN ADHESIVE REMOVER BUT HAD NO POSITIVE RESULTS. NOW THAT WE ARE IN THE DEAD HEAT OF SUMMER, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND HAS NOW SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE ALONG WITH CREATING AN UNBELIEVABLE GLARE FROM THE WINDSHIELD. NOW, WHEN I TOUCH IT, PIECES OF THE MATERIAL STICK TO MY FINGER. THAT WAS REAL EYE OPENER TO LOOK INTO IT AND SEE IF IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER NISSAN OWNERS. WITH ONLY A FEW MINS. OF RESEARCH I'M FINDING THAT IT'S WIDELY COMMON, ESPECIALLY HERE IN FL. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED A CRACK THAT SPANS ABOUT 15 INCHES ALONG THE BRIDGE OF THE DASHBOARD JUST ABOVE THE GAUGES. THIS ISN'T THE NISSAN QUALITY WE HEAR ABOUT! TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

I HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2008. BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW FROM NISSAN IN KENDALL MIAMI, FL. LAST YEAR I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT WHAT HAS SEEMED LIKE A REGULAR WEAR FROM THE CAR, HAS TURNED INTO A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS A GLARE WHEN THE SUN HITS THE DASH MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY. I KNOW IT SOUNDS STRANGE, BUT MY DASH IS MELTING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY AS I COULD POTENTIALLY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY TEMPORARY SOLUTION WE HAVE FOUND IS TO PURCHASE A CUSTOM MADE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, I DON'T SEE WHY NISSAN HAS NOT HELPED. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, I'M OUT OF LUCK. I'VE HAD ATTORNEYS OFFERING TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT ALL I WANT IS TO HAVE MY DASH REPLACED AND THAT'S IT. IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT NISSAN WOULD STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

MY WIFE HAS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA SHE BOUGHT 5 YEARS AGO. I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE YEARS THE DASH SEEMS TO BE METING. I HAVE TRIED CLEANING IT WITH A DAMP RAG. THIS ONLY MAKES THE DASH GUMMY AND STICKY. EVEN AFTER I ALLOW IT TO DRY FOR A BIT IT REMAINS STICKY AND DIRTY. SHE BOUGHT IT 5 YEARS AGO FOR JUST UNDER $19,000. I TOLD HER IF WE EVER WANTED TO SELL IT WE WOULD LOSE BIG TIME. THE CAR HAS EVERY AMENITY; LEATHER, MOONROOF, HEATED SEATS, BOSE SOUND, ET CETERA. IT'S VERY DEMORALIZING ACTUALLY. ALSO, PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS STICKY AND FALLING APART. THE LEATHER PART ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS FINE. ONE MORE THING... I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA AND MY DASH IS SOLID WITH NO PROBLEMS. WE BOTH HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN MISSISSIPPI. IT GETS HOT AND HUMID HERE BUT NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH MY 2006 NISSAN DASH OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. I AM 40 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED PLENTY. EXAMPLE: A MONTH AGO I SOLD MY 1994 FORD TRUCK THAT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE SUN FOR 3 YEARS. DASH HAD A FEW CRACKS WHICH IS NORMAL BUT DIDN'T MELT. *2008 NISSAN ALTIMA IS USED EVERYDAY AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED SEEMS STRANGE TO ME DANIEL

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

I WENT TO HAVE MY FLUIDS CHANGED AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR ON MY CAR WAS SNAPPED. I CHECKED ONLINE AND IT LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE PART THAT NISSAN SHOULD FIX. THIS SHOULD PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. THANK YOU *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CREATES AN AWFUL GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD - ALMOST LIKE SHINING A MIRROR AT THE SUN. IT'S BLINDING AT TIMES WHEN THE SUN HITS IT JUST RIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE SPAN OF A YEAR. WHEN IT'S EXTREMELY HOT (NEARLY 100 OUT), THE DASHBOARD IS ALMOST LIKE A THICK GOOP THAT COMES OFF ON MY FINGERS WHEN I TOUCH IT. I HAVEN'T PUT ANY SORT OF CHEMICAL OR WAX ON IT AS A NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE HAS SUGGESTED. NOT ONLY IS THIS HAZARDOUS WHILE DRIVING, BUT I'M CONCERNED THERE MAY BE SOME HARMFUL CHEMICAL (CARCINOGENIC?) THAT I'M INHALING WHILE IN MY CAR. *TR

BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND FOUND THAT I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE BELTS THAT WERE USED IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. *TR

THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO MELT AND IT IS ONLY GETTING WORST. IT IS STICKY ,YOU CANNOT CLEAN OR WIPE. BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE EXTREME GLARE OFF THE SHINY MELTED SURFACE. DESPITE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, NISSAN SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANY DASHBOARD MELT. I AM ALSO NOT SURE IF THERE IS A HEALTH RISK. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING CREATING A SHINY COAT THAT REFLECTS TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DIMINISHING VISIBILITY AND CREATING POTENTIAL HAZARDS, SPECIALLY DURING THE DAY AS IT OMITS A BLINDING SUN GLARE. THE CAR NO LONGER HAS NISSAN WARRANTY AND CONSIDERING THE HAZARD AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THE ISSUE NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF DASHBOARDS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY ALTIMA IS MELTING AND HAS BEEN MELTING. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO SEE WHEN DRIVING, IN FACT HAS ALMOST GOTTEN ME IN MULTIPLE WRECKS. IS IT STILL SAFE ENOUGH NOT TO BE RECALLED? WHEN THE SUN HITS THE WINDSHIELD I CAN HARDLY SEE. YOU'D RATHER RISK LIVES RATHER THAN HAVE THE MANUFACTURE REPLACE A FAULTY COSMETIC PART THEY PUT ON THE MARKET. *TR

I HAD NOTICED MONTHS AGO THAT THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE WAS NOT UP TO PAR, BUT AS CONDITIONS WERE GENERALLY DRY, IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I DID HAVE NEW ROTORS AND PADS INSTALLED AT 50,000 MILES, BUT HAD NO BETTER BRAKE PERFORMANCE. AS SOON AS WE EXPERIENCED SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS IT BECAME A PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN SLIDE WITH THE BRAKES LOCKED, EVEN THOUGH SNOW TIRES WERE INSTALLED. I THEN DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL, AND THE HASH MARKS FROM MANUFACTURES GRINDING ON THE NEW REAR DISCS WAS VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED. THE REAR BRAKES WERE BLED, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AIR IN THE LINE WHICH POINTED TO A PROBLEM UPSTREAM. WITH THE REAR OF THE CAR RAISED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED, THE REAR WHEELS COULD STILL BE TURNED BY HAND. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER IS WEEPING AT THE BOOSTER. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT ON" LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING. IT NOW REMAINS LIT (PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF) WHEN THE SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED AND WHEN A FULL GROWN ADULT OR CHILD SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I CALLED NISSAN AND GAVE THEM ALL MY INFORMATION AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF CAMPAIGN 08V521000, EVEN THOUGH THE CONDITIONS FOR REPAIR FIT THE DESCRIPTION. I WANT NISSAN TO REPAIR THIS MALFUNCTION SO THAT NO ONE HIS HURT IN MY CAR. *TR

VEHICLE DASHBOARD PLASTIC IS MELTING WHICH IS CREATING A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND BEGINNING TO SPREAD DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I CAN BARELY SEE WHEN I DRIVE BECAUSE THE GLARE IS TOO BAD. I ALMOST RAN OVER SOMETHING AND HAD TO SWERVE BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE IT...IT KEEPS HAPPENING. THERE SHE BE A RECALL BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST.

DROVE CAR TO WORK. AFTER 3 HOURS OF WORK WENT TO START CAR, WAS ABLE TO OPEN DOOR BUT COULD NOT START CAR. CHANGED BATTERIES IN SMART KEY, STILL WOULD NOT START. HAD CAR TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM, A $1400 DOLLAR REPAIR. I CALLED 1-800-NISSAN1 AND ARGUED WITH THEM FOR DAY'S. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS BUT I'M STUCK WITH $311 IN LABOR COSTS, AND WE LOST OUR CAR FOR NINE DAY'S..NISSAN REFUSED TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND PEOPLE NEED TO BE REIMBURSED. NISSAN WILL NOT GUARANTEE ME THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AS IT IS THE SAME PARTS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!! *TR

I OWN A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE AND THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE WILL ALL FILE COMPLAINTS DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD MELTING IS CAUSING A REFLECTION ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND MAKING IT SEE. I AM TRYING TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THIS ISSUE. I STARTED TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS MINUTE. I AM RESEARCHING OUT NOW BECAUSE IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. LOCATION: FLORIDA ( MOST OF THE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE LOCATED IN FLORIDA AND TEXAS). *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THE MELTING DASHBOARD CAUSES A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD AND IT IS HARD TO SEE IN BRIGHT LIGHT. *TR

MELTING DASHBOARD. *TR

DASH BOARD MELTING. *TR

MY DASHBOARD STARTING MELTING ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I LEFT A MESSAGE ON NISSANS FACEBOOK PAGE AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. I DID THAT AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A MELTING DASHBOARD. I SENT ALL THE PAPERWORK BACK TO THEM AND THEY ANSWERED ME BY SAYING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED SO THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS VERY STICKY AND IS LEAVING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND MAKING IT HARD TO SEE. IT IT ALSO CRACKING IN VARIOUS PLACES. NISSAN SHOULD NOT SELL A CAR THAT CANNOT STAND THE SOUTH FLORIDA SUN! I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO TAKE CHARGE AND REPLACE MY DASHBOARD FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING MISTAKE NOT CAUSED BY ME! *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE HAS BEEN MELTING AND CAUSING VERY DANGEROUS GLARE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. IN 2013 NISSAN EVALUATED MY VEHICLE AND ADVISED ME THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. IT IS GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE AS TIME GOES ON AND THERE IS ABSOLUTLEY NO WAY TO CLEAN IT SO NOW DUST AND DEBRIS COLLECTS AND STICKS AND IT IS BECOMING A BREATHING HAZARD TO ME. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND HAS A STRONG GLARE WHEN THE SUN IS OUT. IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE IN THE DAY AND IT'S VERY STICKY. I REALLY LOVE MY CAR BUT I'M VERY UNHAPPY THAT THIS HAPPENED. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX IT! *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE MELTING. THE SURFACE HAS BECOME SHINY AND CAUSES A GLARE WHEN LIGHT HITS IT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA IS "MELTING" FROM THE SUN. THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY AND CAUSES A PERMANENT GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD.

THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD HAS 'MELTED,' BECOMING STICKY AND VERY SHINY. IT CREATES SIGNIFICANT REFLECTION IN THE WINDSHIELD, REDUCING VISIBILITY.

MELTING DASH BOARD CAUSING VISIBILITY TOO BE PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING TOWARD THE SUN NISSAN DEALER SAY THEY DO NOT COVER THIS ISSUE. THE GLARE COMING OFF WINDSHIELD FROM DASH BOARD IS A HAZARD TO DRIVING. *TR

TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHILE PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THIS MEANS THE AIR BAG HAS TURNED OFF. THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM. PASSENGER WAS 140 LB WOMAN 5' 7" TALL. SO, AIR BAG SHOULD BE FUNCTIONING THE ENTIRE TIME THIS PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THE NISSAN DEALER TESTED THE AIR BAG AND SAID IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. SO, WHY IS THE LIGHT COMING ON TO TURN OFF THE AIR BAG? THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IS THE LIGHT SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR IS THE AIR BAG SENSOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY? I HAVE TALKED TO NISSAN CORPORATE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE FIRST THING THAT WAS SAID WAS THAT THE SEAT BELT IS THE FIRST LINE OF SAFETY IN A CRASH. THEY ALSO SAID I WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN SO THEY COULD HAVE A DIAGNOSIS THAT WAS LESS THAN 30 DAYS OLD. SO, TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TWICE WITHIN 5 YEARS ISN'T ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REVIEW THIS SITUATION - A SAFETY SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE WAS LEAKING INTO THE VENTS FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000. UPDATED 02/13/13*LJ UPDATED 02/14/13

THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT ON" LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING. IT NOW REMAINS LIT (PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF) WHEN THE SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED AND WHEN A FULL GROWN ADULT SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IN NOVEMBER OF 2012, THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AFTER READING ABOUT CAMPAIGN 08V521000. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS WERE RAN BY THE TECHNICIAN, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SRS SYSTEM WAS OFF, THE OCCUPANT SENSORY UNIT FAILED (DTC CODE B1018), AND A NEW SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY IS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MALFUNCTION. NISSAN WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE MALFUNCTION AND DENIED COVERING THE REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL SINCE MY VIN DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE CONDITIONS FOR REPAIR FIT THE DESCRIPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. I WANT NISSAN TO REPAIR THIS MALFUNCTION SO THAT I, AND MY PASSENGERS, CAN FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,900.

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT DISPLAYING OFF ...STAYED OFF WHEN ANYONE HEAVIER THAN 50LBS SAT IN IT..I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL INVOLVING THIS SITUATION FOR MY MODEL..2008 NISSAN ALTIMA..I TOOK IT TO WOODBURY NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED AND FOR APPROXIMATELY 1000 DOLLARS THEY WOULD FIX IT?!!! THIS WAS TOTALLY AN UNSATISFACTORY ANSWER AND I CONTACTED THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEM TO TELL ME THE SAME THING?!!! I RECENTLY WENT ON THIS SIGHT TO FIND THAT THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS? PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THIS SITUATION RECTIFIED AS IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRODUCT THAT THEY MAKE OR PRODUCTS INSTALLED IN THEYRE VEHICLES...THANK YOU VERY MUCH [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE NISSAN ALTIMA DASHBOARD IS MELTING, WARPING, CRACKING, AND PEELING AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE FROM THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUN. FROM READING, THE MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE DASHBOARD WERE NOT MADE FOR EXTREME HEAT AND WEATHER CONDITIONS, THUS CAUSING GLARE AND VISIBILITY ISSUES AS WELL AS FUNES FROM MELTING PLASTICS. THIS PROBLEM WAS ALSO EVIDENT AMONGST CONSUMERS LIVING IN FLORIDA AND NISSAN HAS AGREED TO REPAIR THEIR DAMAGED VEHICLES AS PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT MOSSY NISSAN, KEARNY MESA, CA. WAS INFORMED THE HEADGASKET(S) WERE LEAKING COOLANT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ALTHOUGH MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE LEAK(S) WERE A COMMON AND PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. HE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT NISSAN USED THE INCORRECT HEAD GASKETS FOR THIS MODEL OF 3.5 V6 (FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VQ35HR TO BE SPECIFIC). ONCE NISSAN REALIZED THEIR MISTAKE, ALL SUBSEQUENT ENGINES RECEIVED THE CORRECT HEAD GASKETS AND THE LEAKAGE PROBLEMS WENT AWAY. I AM REQUESTING THAT NISSAN FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE HEAD GASKET DEFECT AND EXTEND THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT EXPENSE. I AM UNSURE WHETHER THE NHTSA CAN HELP ME IN THIS CASE, BUT PERHAPS IF MY COMPLAINT CAN BE IN THE DATABASE, WE CAN GET MORE AFFECTED CONSUMERS TO SUBMIT SIMILAR HEAD GASKET DEFECT COMPLAINTS IN THE HOPES THAT NISSAN WILL BE FORCED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

NOV 15, 2012 - HARRISON, NJ - STEERING I OWN A 2008 SALVAGE NISSAN ALTIMA. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL SO THE VEHICLE TO COASTED TO A STOP. I NOTICED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE ADDING MORE POWER STEERING FLUID, HE NOTICED THE FLUID LEAKING DIRECTLY FROM THE POWER STEERING FLUID COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING RACK FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,040 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000, I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO AUTHORIZE DEALER YET BUT SINCE IT'S A SALVAGE VEHICLE MOST LIKELY I'LL BE PAYING THE REPAIR OUT MY PACKET. *TR

DASH BOARD IS MELTING. BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012 AND NOTICED TACKINESS IN PLACES AND ASKED DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T A PROBLEM. WELL LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE DASH WAS NOTICEABLE MELTING AND CRACKING IN MANY PLACES. I HAVE A CHILD THAT RIDES IN THE CAR WITH ME. I GET NERVOUS WHEN DRIVING TOWARDS THE SUN. THESE CARS SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND NISSAN FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS IN A FATAL ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY COULD T SEE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT SENSOR IN THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

MY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON AND OFF. I HAD LESS THAN 25K MILES ON MY CAR. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE READ OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RE THIS ON THE INTERNET BUT NO KNOWN RECALL BY NISSAN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR IS MELTING. ITS CAUSING A GLARE OF THE SUN THAT MAKE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE DOING THE DAY. I HAVE ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE GLARE. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I WROTE THIS LETTER TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND TO THE CEO OF NISSAN: DEAR [XXX], MY NAME IS [XXX]AND I AM A CURRENT OWNER OF A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS, I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH NISSAN'S WEST COAST REGIONAL OFFICE IN REGARDS TO ISSUES I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN TREATED VERY POORLY AND I AM ASTONISHED AND DISGRACED BY BOTH ONE OF YOUR NISSAN DEALERSHIPS HERE IN LOS ANGELES AND BY YOUR CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES. AS A LEADER MYSELF FOR ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE COMPANY'S IN THE WORLD, I HAVE FOUND MYSELF AT A LOSS FOR WORDS. [XXX], A MAN WHO HAS BEEN EMPOWERED TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR NISSAN, STATED BY BRETT LOCHER, HIS SUPERVISOR, HAS DECIDED THAT NISSAN SHOULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SINCE THE FIRST DAY I LEASED THE CAR. I WAS LIED TO BY THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY VEHICLE HAD TEMPORARY BATTERY ISSUES. LATER ON IN THE YEAR, I EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES. I WAS ADVISED BY YOUR DEALERSHIP IN GLENDALE, CA TO PAY FOR A NEW BATTERY EXCHANGE. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN MY CAR BECAME INACTIVE TO THE THE START/STOP IGNITION SWITCH NOT RESPONDING WITH THE BRAKE HARNESS. ALTHOUGH I ADVISED YOUR REPRESENTATIVES THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WAY BEFORE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY CONTINUED TO EXPLAIN TO ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX THE CAR WITHOUT CHARGE BECAUSE NOW ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR HAS AROUND 29,000 MILES AND HAS NEVER NEEDED SERVICE. I AM DISAPPOINTED FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED. IT'S TIME FOR NISSAN TO STOP SERVING CRACKERS AND CHEESE AND BEGIN TO SERVE CAVIAR FOR CUSTOMER RETENTION. [XXX] CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS NEEDED! MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS ALL OVER THE NET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS IMPAIRING THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA DASH HAS BEEN MELTING FOR THE PAST 3-4 YEARS AND IS NOW CAUSING AN INABILITY TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS A LARGE REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD DURING DAYTIME DRIVING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OBJECTS AND OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THE CORPORATE OFFICE AT NISSAN OFFERED 1/2 OFF THE PRICE, BUT I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE DANGERS THAT IT'S CAUSING FOR MANY DRIVERS.

MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE ABOUT 30 MINUTES NORTH OF SAN ANTONIO ON OUR WAY HOME TO DALLAS. IN AN INSTANCE MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE MPH DECLINED. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND IT WAS. I PULLED OVER AS TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. IT TOOK A FEW TIMES TO START IT BACK AS IT WOULD START AND DIE. ABOUT THE 3RD TRY IT STARTED AND I REVVED THE GAS - IT SOUNDED NORMAL SO I DROVE TO AN AUTOZONE - IT WAS THE CLOSEST. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD CHECK THE COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT IT SAID AND THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T READ W/O A CODE. I TOOK THE CAR 10/1/12 TO BANKSTON NISSAN IN DALLAS (THE CAR DROVE FINE ALL THE WAY HOME) AND THEY SAID IT MAY BE TOO MUCH CVT FLUID. TOOK IT IN AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THE FLUID WAS FINE - DID NOT NEED TO BE CHANGED OR ANYTHING. THE TECH SAID WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO PULL OVER AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A NISSAN - HE THINKS MAYBE SINCE I RESTARTED IT MAY HAVE CLEARED THE CODES. I ASKED IF HE THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND HE SAID YES. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THIS SAME DESCRIPTION AND ISSUE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I EVEN CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND RECEIVED A CALL BACK... THIS DID NOT HAPPEN BEFORE WHEN I HAD A MASTER CYLINDER ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED 6 MONTHS LATER. NISSAN AT THAT TIME JUST SAID SORRY. THIS TIME I GOT A CALL BACK INQUIRING, BUT THEN STILL GET A SORRY. I THINK SOMETHING IS UP. THEY ALL SEEM TO KNOW THE ISSUE BUT W/O A CODE THEY WONT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. WHAT IF THERE IS NEVER A CODE??!!! *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED TRAFFIC AT A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE OFF AT THE HUB. WHILE COASTING AT IDLE, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CROSS LANES OF MOVING TRAFFIC TO SHOULDER AND THEN INTO PARKING LOT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT BRAKE PEDAL IS MOUNTED TO A METAL ARM, BUT ACCELERATOR PIVOT HUB, ARM, AND PEDAL IS A SINGLE PIECE OF PLASTIC. *TR

DASHBOARD MELTED, CAUSING A BRIGHT VISION-AFFECTING GLARE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. REDUCES VISIBILITY GREATLY, WILL LIKELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE TOO LONG. *TR

AFFECTED AREA OF VEHICLE :DASHBOARD THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 7/14/2012. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 36889 MILES. PURCHASED AS A PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLE. ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER, WE NOTICED THAT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD BY THE WINDSHIELD MATERIAL STARTED TO MELT. THE MATERIAL, IS LIKE A FOAM THAT GETS HOT, STICKY AND STARTS TO MELT. IT CAN START A FIRE ANY MINUTE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, LOCATED AT SEMORAN BLVD IN ORLANDO, FL, THE SAME PLACE WE BOUGHT THE CAR TWO MONTHS BEFORE. THE STAFF AT THE DEALERSHIP PROCEEDED TO INFORM ME THAT, AFTER SEVERAL VISITS, THAT THEY NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN AUTHORIZED SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US THAT FOR THE NISSAN MODEL FOR THAT YEAR 2008 THE MATERIAL USED WAS NOT THE STANDARD ONE. WE ARE REACHING OUT TO NISSAN TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE COVER BY THE MANUFACTURER AND PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL. IF WE DON'T HEAR FROM NISSAN IN 10 DAYS WE ARE GOING TO GO TO BBB AND THE GOVERNMENT. *TR UPDATED 02/06/13

MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA DASH IS MELTING. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHEN FACING THE SUN AND A SAFETY HAZARD. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ITEM. *TR