2008 Nissan Altima

THE DASHBOARD ON MY CAR IS STICKY AND GOOEY AND REFLECTS SUNLIGHT GLARE THAT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THROUGH WHEN SUNNY. I AM SHORT AND HAVE TO SIT AND STOP BETWEEN THE GLARE WHERE THERE IS A SMALL AREA THAT DOESNT OBSTRUCT MY VISION. I ALSO HAVE CRACKS AROUND STEERING WHEEL AND STEREO AREAS AND HAVE CHUNK OF THE DASHBOARD NOW REVEALING THE FOAM UNDERNEATH. THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION OTHER THAN THE DASH. I REPORTED TO NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME TO GET ESTIMATE TO GET FIXED. I STILL HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE ON WHAT THEY ARE DOING BUT THE ESTIMATE CAME IN AT OVER 2500 AND I CANT AFFORD TO SHELL OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND SPREADING QUICKLY. I JUST PAID OFF THE CAR IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND IT BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF GLARE AT THAT TIME. THE STICKY STARTED AROUND NOVEMBER OR AND I THOUGHT IT WAS OUR FAULT UNTIL I SAW A STORY ABOUT THE MELTING DASHBOARDS ON OUR LOCAL NEWS AND THE PICTURES WERE EXACTLY AS MY CAR SHOWED. I AM MOST CONCERNED WITH THE GLARE AS I FEEL IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE TINTED WINDOWS AND HAVE ALWAYS KEPT MY CAR IN THE GARAGE BUT IT HASNT ELIMINATED OR SLOWED THE ISSUE. *JS

MY DASH IS MELTING! IT WAS FINE UNTIL APRIL 2014 WHEN THE WEATHER STARTED GETTING WARMER AND THE BLACK DASH BECAME TACKY TO THE TOUCH. IT HAS NOW BEGUN MELTING WITH SHINY/STICKY GLOBS ALL OVER AND MAKES A HORRIBLE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT HARD TO SEE WITH THE GLARE FROM THE DASH. I HAVE TRIED ALL SORTS OF PRODUCTS TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP BUT NOTHING DOES AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. *JS

MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT STARTED WITH A SMALL SPOT ON THE DASH, I THOUGHT IT WAS MOISTURE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SPOT WAS GETTING LARGER. I FELT IT AND IT FELT LIKE STICKY CLEAR GLUE. NOW IT'S GETTING LARGER ALMOST ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THE GUY SAID HE HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. HE TOLD ME THE ONLY THING HE CAN DO IS ORDER ANOTHER ONE FOR ME AND THAT'S OVER $2,000.00. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER DASHBOARD, WHEN IT'S A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT.. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE HAS BEEN MELTING, THIS CAUSES SOME SEVERE GLARE SPECIALLY HERE IN SUNNY SOUTH FLORIDA, PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL THERE'S A LIFE LOST TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. SOME CITIZENS CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THIS MANUFACTURED DEFECT CORRECTED OUT OF POCKET. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE CORRECT THE ISSUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING CAUSING THE SUN TO GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

I PURCHASED A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA BRAND NEW IN 2007, AND CURRENTLY THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. I RECENTLY VISITED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AS I WAS TOLD TO DO BY NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR A DIAGNOSTICS. THERE THE DEALERSHIP ALSO AGREED THE DASHBOARD IS PEELING AND MELTING. I WAS QUOTED A TOTAL COST OF $1860 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I THEN CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS REGARDING THE MATTER AND THEY CREATED A CASE# AND SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH ME ON THE ISSUE. A WEEK LATER THEY CONTACTED ME TO SAY THAT THEY WILL PAY FOR THE PARTS BUT NOT THE LABOR BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I CANNOT POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND WHY I SHOULD BE PENALIZED OR HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THIS WHEN IT IS COMPLETELY NOT MY FAULT. THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE EVER SEEN OF A MELTING DASHBOARD AND I'VE HAD TWO CARS PRIOR TO THIS ONE, ONE BEING A 1995 AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES OF A MELTING DASHBOARD. THIS MELTING DASHBOARD IS ALSO HAZARDOUS FOR ME, THE CHILD I'M CARRYING AND MY TWO YEAR OLD SON, AS IT DOES AFFECT MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING WHEN ITS SUNNY OUT, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TIME WHERE I LIVE, THERE IS A REALLY BAD GLARE OF THE DASHBOARD ON MY WINDSHIELD. UNFORTUNATELY THIS CAR IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND BUYING ANOTHER CAR IS OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR ME FINANCIALLY. *TR

DASH IS STICKY AND MELTING/SECRETING A SUBSTANCE. SUBSTANCE WILL NOT WIPE OFF AND CAUSES AN EXTREME GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING DURING BRIGHT HOURS OF THE DAY. WITHOUT WEARING SUNGLASSES IT IS ALMOST ENTIRELY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY DURING THESE CONDITIONS. I NEVER APPLIED ANY KIND OF CLEANERS/CHEMICALS TO IT. THIS IS SOME KIND OF FACTORY ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2008. MY VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD IS NOW MELTING AND DISINTEGRATING. AS A RESULT, THERE IS NOW A TOXIC SMELL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. I AM DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN'S LACK OF QUALITY WITH THEIR INTERIOR PARTS. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE FUMES MAY POSE A HEALTH HAZARD LONG TERM. NISSAN SHOULD PUT THIS ITEM UNDER RECALL ASAP! INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, MY SISTER-IN-LAW HAD THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD ON HER 2006 INFINITI FX35. HOWEVER, NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL AND REPLACED HER ENTIRE DASHBOARD! IT SEEMS NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL OF CARE, CONCERN, CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND RESPONSIBILITY WITH THEIR NON-LUXURY BRANDS. I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN CORPORATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN LAGGING BEHIND HONDA AND TOYOTA. THIS IS A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE THAT DEMONSTRATES BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THE CONSUMER. FURTHERMORE, NISSAN CORPORATION'S REFUSAL TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IS COMPLACENT NEGLIGENCE ON THEIR PART. *TR