2008 Nissan Altima

DURING THE PAST YEAR OR SO, MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE HAS BEEN DEVELOPING A VERY STICKY AND EXTREMELY SHINY SURFACE ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH IS UNWASHABLE AND WHEN SUNLIGHT IS REFLECTED OFF IT, IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I THOUGH I WAS THE ONLY ONE BUT READING UP ON IT, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. PLEASE HELP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING DEFECT, NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT FOR OTHER 2008 ALTIMA DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND AND FELLOW NEIGHBORING CARS ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU!

MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA DASH BOARD IS MELTING. I LIVE IN MIAMI FL. AND BROUGHT MY 2008 ALTIMA NEW FROM A LOCAL DEALER. AROUND 2010, I STARTED TO NOTICE THE DETERIORATION OF THE DASH BOARD. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A CLEANING PRODUCT. HOWEVER, BASED ON MY RECENT RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET AND PERSONAL OBSERVATION OF OTHER 2008 ALTIMA'S OWN BY OTHERS, THE MELTING DASH BOARD IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE RESOLVING BY RECALLING THERE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE DASH BOARD IS SO SHINY THAT IT INTER-FEARS WITH THE DRIVER'S VISION WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING, THE DASH REFLEX THE SUN DIRECTLY IN THE FACE OF THE DRIVER. I REACHED OUT TO NISSAN (CASE# [XXX]) THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REFUSE TO REPAIR OR RESOLVE THE ISSUES. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS IS SAFETY CONCERN THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF ENDANGERING THE PEOPLE LIVES, THE WARRANTY LIMITATION SHOULD NOT APPLY. I AM ASKING FOR NISSAN TO CONFIRM A RECALL AND REPLACE MY DASH BOARD. CASE#[XXX] VIN#[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, PURCHASED IN 2010. AT PURCHASE, THE DASH BOARD APPEARED TACKY, BUT WAS INTACT AND THE ORIGINAL COLOR OF FLAT/MATT BLACK. OVER TIME THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME GLOSSY BLACK AND VISCOUS (AS IF IT WERE MELTING). THE GLOSSY NATURE HAS BECOME A GLARE ISSUE, REFLECTING THE LIGHT AND AT TIMES IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. AFTER A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH, I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE ALTIMA MODEL, ESPECIALLY 2007-2009, AS WELL AS OTHER NISSAN/INFINITI MODELS YET NISSAN USA REFUGES TO ACKNOWLEDGE CULPABILITY. I ALSO HAVE FOUND THAT A CLASS ACTION SUITE HAS BEEN FILES IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM ([XXX] V. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.). THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OF THIS ISSUE AS OF YET, WHILE MAZDA AND TOYOTA HAVE ISSUED RECALL NOTICES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A COSTLY REPLACEMENT ($2000+) AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL NOTICE AS IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC MIXTURE AND IS AN ISSUE FOR PASSENGER SAFETY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SOMETIME IN THE FALL OF 2014 I NOTICED AN AREA ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS BEGINNING TO APPEAR "STICKY" LOOKING. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT A DRINK MAY HAVE BEEN SPILLED ON THE DASH WHEN ENTERING/EXITING THE VEHICLE AND THE LINGERING RESIDUE HAD FORMED A COATING. WHEN I GOT HOME I TRIED WIPING THE AFFECTED AREA OF THE DASHBOARD WITH WATER ON A RAG. QUICKLY THE RAG BECAME STUCK TO THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL ITSELF AND COULDN'T BE MOVED IN A WIPING MOTION ANY FURTHER. THE RAG TOOK SOME EFFORT TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE DASHBOARD, AND STICKING TO IT WAS A THICK RUBBERY SUBSTANCE THAT WAS THE SAME COLOR BLACK AS THE DASHBOARD. IT WAS THEN I REALIZED THAT THE DASHBOARD ITSELF WAS MELTING. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND THE AREA OF MELTED DASHBOARD HAS INCREASED IN SIZE. LARGE SPOTS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES' DASH ARE NOW MELTED, AS WELL AS SMALL AREAS ABOVE THE A/C VENTS. THE MELTED AREAS HAVE A VERY SHINY APPEARANCE THAT CREATES SIGNIFICANT GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. AT CERTAIN ANGLES WITH SUNLIGHT THE GLARE CREATES A LARGE VISUAL DISTRACTION/OBSTRUCTION AND IT IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE REFLECTION FROM THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD CAN MAKE IT VERY HARD TO SEE PEDESTRIANS, OTHER CARS, TRAFFIC SIGNS; ANYTHING THAT IS IN THE AREA OF WINDSHIELD WITH THE REFLECTED GLARE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS, I CANNOT PUT ANYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD NOW. EVERYTHING I'VE PLACED ON IT WILL STICK TO THE DASH, AND WILL COME OFF WITH A STICKY BLACK RUBBER COATING ON IT WHEN REMOVED FROM THE DASH. IT'S AWFUL. AND I FEAR THAT THE SUBSTANCE MELTING COULD POSSIBLY BE CARCINOGENIC AND MAKING THE AIR IN THE CAR TOXIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX IT. IT IS 100% A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. PLEASE MAKE NISSAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE! PLEASE HELP WITH THIS! THANK YOU *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA IN FLORIDA. I FIRST STARTED TO NOTICE MY DASHBOARD HAD A STICKY RESIDUE IN JULY 2011. IT HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE EVERYDAY. I HAVE ALSO BEGIN TO NOTICE MY DASHBOARD IS ALSO CRACKING. I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. THE VISIBILITY HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I CAN'T EVEN SEE THE ROAD DUE TO THE GLARE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO LOOKED AT IF NOT RECALLED. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. WHEN I DRIVE, THE SUN HITS THE DASHBOARD. IT LOOKS LIKE A SHEET OF WATER BECAUSE IT IS MELTED. THE REFLECTION HITS MY EYES AND AFFECTS VISIBILITY. EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES THE DASHBOARD GETS STICKY AND BLACK MARKS. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS RESOLVED WITH NISSAN, BUT THEY REFUSE TO COVER ALL OF THE COSTS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE HUGE LABOR COSTS AND I DO NOT FEE THAT I SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. THIS IS NOT ONLY COSMETIC, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR