2008 Nissan Altima

I TOOK MY CAR TO WASH AND SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON I JUST HEARD A NOISE RIGHT AFTER THAT MY RESET TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON, THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND SET WAS FLASHING, I TRIED TO CANCEL IT BUT IT WOULDN'T THEN LUCKILY I SHOULD SAY WHEN I GOT HOME MY AC JUST TURNED OFF AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT WOULDN'T START THEN THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT TURNED ON AND I IT WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE THE EITHER KEY. MY PHONE WAS CHARGING AND IT WAS ALSO DAMAGED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. I'VE VERY UPSET. I HAD TO TOW IT IN TO THE DEALER SHIP TO GET IT DIAGNOSED HAD TO PAY 95.00 FOR IT PLUS NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS: -----ORIGINAL MESSAGE----- FROM: [XXX] SENT: MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2013 12:20 PM TO: SUBJECT: REPAIR QUOTE THE REPAIRS FOR 2008 ALTIMA ARE LISTED BELOW STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY & SCREWS 834.22 LABOR CHARGES 286.20 TAXES & DISPOSAL FEES -95.89 TOTAL - 1216.31 THIS IS ABSURD, I DID MY RESEARCH AND I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING, LOOKS LIKE IT IS WET IN CERTAIN SPOTS AND THE GLARE IS VERY UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE DRIVING. I DID NOT USE ANY CHEMICALS ON THE DASHBOARD SUCH AS ARMOR ALL (I SAY I DID NOT BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID I HAD DONE) I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING ONLINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL POSTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. SEEMS LIKE IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND I CAN NOT AFFORD 1200 TO CHANGE MY DASHBOARD. THANK YOU, *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

2008 ALTIMA COUPE IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA WITH NO AFTERMARKET MODIFICATIONS HAS A MELTING DASHBOARD. THE TEXTURED SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD HAS MELTED TO A STICKY, SMOOTH, AND REFLECTIVE SURFACE. THE MATERIAL ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE ODOMETER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG NEAREST TO THE WINDSHIELD IS STICKY AND REFLECTS SUNLIGHT ONTO THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A GLARE WHILE DRIVING. SAFETY IS AT RISK DUE TO INABILITY TO SEE PAST GLARE ON WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. GLARE IS CAUSED BY THE SUN REFLECTING OFF OF THE MELTING DASHBOARD POINTS. THERE HAVE NEVER BEEN ANY CHEMICALS WIPED ON THE DASHBOARD DURING OWNERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT HAND AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL HOWEVER SHE WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. *TR

RAMSEY NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED MY WORN ROTORS WITH "WARPED" ROTORS...I NEED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS, ACCORDING TO RAMSEY NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSTALLED, ALLEGEDLY, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BRAKES AND ROTORS TO REPLACE MY WORN PARTS. THE DAY I PICKED MY CAR BACK UP FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY - IT ONLY TOOK THE FIRST BRAKE, LITERALLY, GOING AT AROUND 40-50 MPH TO NOTICE THAT MY CAR WAS SHAKING. CONFUSED, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED NISSAN SERVICE TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS THE NORMAL "BREAK IN" PERIOD FOR THE BRAKES AND THAT I WOULD LIKELY EXPERIENCE THIS FOR THE NEXT 500-1000 MILES; KEEP IN MIND THAT I HAD NO REASON TO NOT BELIEVE THEM AS I WAS CONFIDENT THEY HAD AT LEAST TESTED THE BRAKES/ROTORS BEFORE GIVING THE CAR BACK TO ME. APPROXIMATELY 5-6 WEEKS LATER, I WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE; NISSAN SERVICE LATER CONFIRMED THAT MY FRONT ROTORS WERE "WARPED". NISSAN SERVICE HAD ULTIMATELY INSTALLED INADEQUATE AND FAULTY ROTORS IN MY CAR. ACCORDING TO A INDIVIDUAL AUTO MECHANIC WHO RUNS INSPECTIONS, MY CAR WOULD IMMEDIATELY FAIL INSPECTION. CLEARLY, WITH THESE FAULTY ROTORS, MY BRAKING ABILITY WAS SEVERELY DIMINISHED; IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE LAST THING I WOULD WANT TO BE UNSURE OF IS MY BRAKES/ROTORS, WHICH SHOULD BE WORKING 100 OUT OF 100 TIMES IN EXTREME SITUATIONS. THESE WERE ROTORS WOULD CAUSE MY CAR TO FAIL INSPECTION AND THUS PUT IN DANGER THE LIVES OF ME, MY FAMILY, AND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME. HAD I KNOWN THAT THESE WERE FAULTY ROTORS, I IMMEDIATELY WOULD HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED. BUT I DROVE AROUND FOR OVER A MONTH WITH A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT WOULD FAIL INSPECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE INCIDENT WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTELLIGENT KEY WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS FOR A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. AFTER THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE NO KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN CHANGED THE BATTERIES IN THE KEY FOB BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT THE BRAKE RESISTS BEING PRESSED IN. I PRESS THE PUSH TO START BUTTON BUT THE CAR DOES NOT START, ONLY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON (AS THOUGH I AM NOT PUSHING THE BREAK IN). I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKE SWITCH AND HARNESS FOR THE LOW, LOW PRICE OF $500. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT SO THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN IMMEDIATELY, AS I SEE ALL OVER THE WEB THAT EVERYONE WITH A 2007 OR 2008 ALTIMA IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WHAT ARE RECALLS FOR EXCEPT FOR PRECISELY THIS TYPE OF ISSUE?? *TR