2008 Nissan Altima

I NOTICED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THAT THERE WAS A SHINY STICKY SUBSTANCE ON MY DASHBOARD AND IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AS THE MONTHS GO BY. IT HAS GOTTEN TO A POINT THAT IT IS DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE GLARE THAT IT PRODUCES OFF MY WINDSHIELD. I CAN'T EVEN PUT SOMETHING OVER THE DASH, CAUSE IT WILL STICK AND TEAR THE DASH BOARD APART, IF IT MOVES. THIS IS NOT ONLY A HAZARD TO MYSELF, BUT TO ANYONE ELSE IN MY CAR AND TO OTHER DRIVERS. I POINTED IT OUT TO A REPRESENTATIVE AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP MONTHS AGO AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING IT, HE COULDN'T HELP ME. I FEEL ITS A DEFECTIVE TYPE MATERIAL AND I'M SURE ITS ALSO NOT A HEALTHY BREATHING ENVIRONMENT FOR ME. *TR

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

DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND TURNED STICKY. NO LONGER HAS A MATTE FINISH AND NOW HAS A HIGH GLOSS FINISH THAT PRODUCES A GLARE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. REFLECTION ON WINDSHIELD LOOKS LIKE A HEADS UP DISPLAY. THE AREA IS FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND INCLUDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA. UNKNOWN IF THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY PROPERLY THROUGH THE DECOMPOSING MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURE THE DASHBOARD. INTERNET SEARCH OF THE ISSUE SHOWS MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THE 2008 AND EARLY 2009 MODEL COUPE. ALMOST ALL HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN HOT SOUTHERN CLIMATES OF FLORIDA, TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA. NO CLEANING PRODUCTS WERE EVER USED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE DECOMPOSITION APPEARS TO BE A RESULT OF HIGH TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE CABIN PRODUCED WHEN PARKED OUTSIDE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD BECOME STICKY AND WAS DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE HERE IN PANAMA CITY FL AND NOTICE MY DASHBOARD WAS MELTING, IT'S NOW AT THE POINT WHERE THE GLARE IS SO BAD I CAN BARELY SEE TO DRIVE. I ALSO HAVE A SIX YEAR OLD I'M NOW TO AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY WHERE BC OF THE GLARE BUT ALSO BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF TOXICS WE ARE BREATHING IN. I'VE ORDERED A DASH COVER FROM CARID.COM BUT REALIZED THAT IS NOT GOING TO FIX MY PROBLEM IT'S ONLY GOING TO HIDE IT AND WE MAY STILL BE BREATHING IN HARMFUL TOXINS AND IN THE EVENT THAT LATER I WANT TO GET RID OF THE CAR THE ZEBRA PRINT DASH COVER WOULD BE STUCK. SO I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER ( I DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY BY THE WAY ITS A 2008) AND THE PUT ME IN A RENTAL IMMEDIATELY SAYING AND I QUOTE, "DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MATERIAL IS WHO KNOWS WHAT YOUR BREATHING IN" SO THEY COULD CHECK MY CAR.... THEY CALLED ME TWO DAYS LATER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT AND FOR ME TO CALL 1 800 NISSAN1. THE NISSAN HEADQUARTERS CUSTOMER RELATIONS WERE EXTREMELY RUDE AND REFUSED TO HELP ME AT ALL..... I'M A SINGLE MOTHER AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIX. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT TURNED OUT THAT NISSAN DID A RECALL FOR A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM IN THE INFINITIES (MELTING DASH AND WAS BUBBLING) I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE THE GLARE IS SOOOO BAD AS WELL AS MELTING PLASTIC I'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE HEALTH DEPT OF FLORIDA TO ASK THEM ABOUT THE MATERIAL OF THE DASH AND HOW HARMFUL IT IS TO BREATHE IN AGAIN I HAVE A CHILD AND HER BEING HEALTHY AND SAFE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE.....THIS ISN'T FAIR NOT ONLY IS THIS A HEALTH ISSUE BUT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL.... *TR

SOMETIME IN DECEMBER 2013 I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD OF MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2008 MELTING CAUSING A SHINY SUBSTANCE THE CAUSES A TREMENDOUS GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING...OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE MATERIALS BY NISSAN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND ON ONE COMPLAINT FORUM ALONE FOUND 196 PAGES OF THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL.. I FILED A COMPLAINT DIRECTLY WITH NISSAN ON 2-17-14 I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO GET A DIAGNOSES FROM A NISSAN DEALER SO I DID...NISSAN CLEARLY STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...WELL ON 2-21-14 A NISSAN REP NAMED [XXX] OUT OF TENNESSEE CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT NISSAN WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD... I CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH PHOTOS OF MY ISSUES AND A LIST OF 100'S OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE HAS MELTED (POSSIBLE PLASTICIZER MIGRATION) AND IT HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE GLARE IT PRODUCES ON THE WINDSHIELD, THIS LEAD TO ME TO VEER OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE EMBANKMENT. THE NISSAN DEALER TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF DASHES ON THE ALTIMA WITH THIS PROBLEM IN FLORIDA, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF THE INITIAL FACTORY WARRANTY AND THEY CLAIM THE NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. SEVERAL FLORIDA RESIDENTS WHO OWN 2008-ALTIMA COUPES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND HAS REALLY BECOME A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOU'RE HELP IN THIS MATTER. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES IF NECESSARY. BELOW ARE A FEW FORUMS ADDRESSING THE SITUATION HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/MY-DASHBOARD-IS-MELTING-T569582.HTML HTTP://WWW.ALTIMAFORUMS.NET/SUPER-STICKY-DASHBOARD-T15553.HTML?T=15553 HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2007-2012-NISSAN-ALTIMA-DISCUSSION-2-5-3-5/343066-MELTING-DASHBOARD-PROBLEM.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2008/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/DASHBOARD_IS_MELTING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/NISSAN/ALTIMA/WINDOW HTTP://MYTHREECENTS.COM/SHOWREVIEW.CGI?ID=109390. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP, IT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A GREAT CAR EXCEPT THE ISSUE THAT APPEARS TO HAPPEN TO MANY OF THEIR DASHBOARDS. THEY BEGIN TO MELT FROM JUST GENERAL DAILY EXPOSURE TO THE SUN. IT HAS CREATED A GLARE THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING EVEN WITH SUNGLASSES. I SPOKE WITH TWO TECHNICIANS AT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE AGREED THAT IT MUST BE THE MATERIAL USED THAT YEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. UPON TAKING THIS ISSUE UP WITH NISSAN THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PIECE, AND HAVE NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE AND THE MATERIAL THAT THEY PLACED IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN AND WILL NOT ESCALATE UNTIL UNFORTUNATELY SOMEONE GETS INTO A ACCIDENT DUE TO THE MATERIAL THEY USED ON THIS DASHBOARD. NISSAN, I FEEL SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MATERIAL USED AND REPLACE THE PIECE NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT OTHERS, NOT JUST BECAUSE IT LOOKS TERRIBLE BUT THAT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AT THIS POINT. *TR