2009 Nissan Altima

IN FEBRUARY 2009 I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE PURCHASE WAS MADE AT MAROONE NISSAN (NOW AUTONATION) OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA. THE VEHICLE WAS A GIFT TO MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING A DANGEROUS GLARE, AND MAKING IT HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE. THE ISSUE OF THE MELTING DASHBOARD STARTED IN ABOUT SEPTEMBER OF 2012 WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE. THE MELTING DASHBOARD CAUSED A SHINY GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. SHE PUT A BLANKET ON THE DASHBOARD SO SHE COULD SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. IN AUGUST 2013 WHEN SHE WAS HOME FROM COLLEGE SHE BROUGHT THE MELTING DASHBOARD TO THE ATTENTION OF NISSAN AUTONATION IN PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA. THE VEHICLE HAD 25,390 MILES AT THAT TIME. WE HAVE AN INVOICE DOCUMENTING THIS COMPLAINT. MY DAUGHTER WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CONTACT NISSAN DIRECTLY ABOUT THE ISSUE. BECAUSE SHE WAS UNCERTAIN WHAT TO DO AND WAS RETURNING TO COLLEGE, THE CONCERN WAS NOT ADDRESSED. ON JANUARY 18, 2014, AFTER SEEING HOW BAD THE DASHBOARD WAS MYSELF; I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO AUTONATION AND SPOKE WITH THE CUSTOMER CARE MANAGER. HE INDICATED THAT OUR DASHBOARD WAS THE WORST HE HAD EVER SEEN. HE GAVE US THE NUMBER TO CONTACT NISSAN DIRECTLY AND INITIATE A CASE. I MADE CONTACT WITH NISSAN BY CALLING 800-NISSAN-1 NUMBER AND INITIATED A CASE. UNFORTUNATELY, ON JANUARY 22, 2014, I RECEIVED AN UNFAVORABLE RESPONSE FROM NISSAN, WHO DENIED THE CLAIM, WITHOUT EVER HAVING SEEN THE VEHICLE OR ASKING FOR PHOTOS. I ASKED NISSAN WHAT APPEAL OPTIONS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO ME AND THE COMPANY INDICATED THERE WERE NONE. I FIND IT CHALLENGING TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY WHEN THERE IS KNOWLEDGE THAT A WIDE-SPREAD SAFETY HAZARD EXISTS WITH A PARTICULAR MODEL. THIS SPECIFIC NISSAN ALTIMA'S DASHBOARD STARTED MELTING IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS. *TR

ON AUGUST 26, 2014 WE PULLED UP A WALMART AND MY GRANDSON COULD NOT GET OUT OF HIS SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WAS GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER AND WAS SQUEEZING HIS STOMACH CAUSING HIM TO BE IN GREAT PAIN. (I HAVE PICTURES) A GOOD SAMARITIAN CAME AND TRIED TO HELP AND HE STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT HAD LOCKED AFTER TRYING FOR SO LONG TO GET THE BELT TO RELEASE MY GRAND SON BEGAN TO CRY HE COULD NO LONGER ENDURE THE PAIN TO HIS STOMACH. THE SEAT BELT HAD CAUSED HIS STOMACH TO PROTRUDE YOU COULD SEE HIS RIBS. WE FINALLY HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO FREE MY GRANDSON. *TR

HELP, A MELTING AND SHINY STICKY DASH ON MY 2009 ALTIMA GENERATES A TREMENDOUS GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND PREVENTS ME FROM CLEARLY VIEWING THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT DURING THE DAY. IT ALSO DISTORS THE VIEWING DURING THE NIGHT DUE TO THE ON-COMMING VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS. IT IS HIGHLY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING SAFETY HAZARD PROBLEM THAT COULD/WILL "IT IS JUST A TIMING ISSUE" CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, THE DASH CAN'T BE CLEAN AND IS MELTING. IT IS ALSO MINIMAZING THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS SOLUTION OR RECALL FROM NISSAN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE MEDIAN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I BOUGHT NEW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING WHEN THE CAR STARTS DRIVING SINCE DAY ONE. I WAS TOLD IN THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A CVT AND IT'S WORKING THAT WAY. MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOW AT 62000 MI AND THE WARRANTY IS OVER. I DID A RESEARCH ON INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. *TR