2008 Nissan Altima

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 WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THERE WAS A GLARE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT REFLECTED TO THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE CONTACTS FRONTAL VIEW TO BECOME IMPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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

MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA DASHBOARD IS VERY STICKY AND MELTING. I CALLED NISSAN AND MAKE MY FIRST COMPLAINT 2 MONTHS TOO LATE WAS TOLD. SINCE THEN THE MELTING AND STICKINESS ON THE COMPLETE TOP OF THE DASH BOARD IS GETTING WORSE. INSIDE THE CAR NOW IT?S ALSO SMELLING LIKE MELTED TAR, WHICH MAY REPRESENT A HEALTH ISSUE WHEN BREATHING IT, AND WITH IT THE INTENSE GLARE, REFLECTION OF THE GLOSSY TAR ON THE FRONT WINDOW IT'S A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS ALSO COULD RESULT IN AIRBAGS BEING SUPPRESSED WHICH COULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE DASH BOARD. LAST WEEK I CALLED NISSAN AGAIN. THIS TIME BECAUSE THE A/C?S EVAPORATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.I UNDERSTAND THE COST OF THIS WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS UNDER THE DEFECTIVE DASH BOARD, THIS ONE WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR. ONCE REMOVED, THE MELTED DASH BOARD, NO GUARANTEE COULD BE INSTALLED AGAIN, I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REP AT NISSAN. A NISSAN SUPERVISOR TOLD ME THE SAME AS OTHERS AND SUGGESTED FOR ME TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT, SO THEY WOULD WORK ON A RECALL FOR THIS. MY A/C NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I'M IN FL WHERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND RAINY SEASON IT'S NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN. I'M AWARE THAT A/C REPAIR IS MY RESPONSIBILITY BUT I BELIEVE IT'S UNFAIR TO HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL 2,000 BECAUSE OF NISSAN'S DEFECTIVE MATERIAL USED ON DASHBOARDS. THIS IS A KNOWN CONCERN SINCE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IF NISSAN DOESN'T DO RIGHT BY ITS CONSUMERS AND OR A RECALL IS ISSUE, THERE WOULD BE MANY CONSUMERS IN THE FUTURE WITH RISKS OF ACCIDENTS AND/OR POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY HEALTH ISSUES. A SIMPLE SEARCH ON YOUR PAGE YOU FIND MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN MAKES IT SOUND LIKE THESE ARE ISOLATED ISSUES. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING, GETTING SHINY AND STICKY. THE SUN REFLECTS OFF THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, OBSCURING VISION. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED, MY VISION WAS PRETTY MUCH BLINDED. HAD THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ELECTED TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN AT THAT TIME, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE 2.5S IS MELTING. THE MELTING STARTED AROUND THE EDGES OF THE SPEAKER GRILL AND THE TOP PART OF THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE TRIED TO REMOVE THE RESIDUE WITH DIFFERENT PRODUCTS, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. THE MELTING HAS PROGRESSED TO A POINT WHERE IT IMPAIRS MY VISION DUE TO THE REFLECTION OF SUN ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NISSAN REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. I AM ONLY ONE OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED WITH THIS ISSUE. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE FOR THE WORDS "MELTING" "DASHBOARD" AND "ALTIMA" WILL POP UP MORE THAN A DOZEN THREADS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MOST OF THEM ARE FROM SATES WHERE THE TEMPERATURES ARE REGULARLY HOT. *TR

MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND THE GLARE FROM THE MOLTEN RUBBER/PLASTIC CREATES A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THE SUN AND IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 3000 $ TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD WHICH I DO NO INTEND ON DOING IT AS I FEEL LIKE IT IS NISSAN'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. *TR