206 complaints reported

2008 Nissan Altima Structure

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
206
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2016

MY DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND CRACKING IN MANY PLACES. IT ALSO GETS SO HOT IN THE SUMMER THAT I WAS REMOVING SOMETHING FROM IT AND MY FINGERNAIL TOOK A PIECE OF THE DASH. MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND WHEN PARKED IN THE SUN, SUN SHIELDS ARE USED. I NOTICED THIS ISSUE IN JULY OF LAST YEAR. NISSAN DEALER SAID WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2015
Nov 2016

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND REFLECTING ON THE GLASS. IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE WHATS IN FRONT OF YOU WHEN THE SUN IS HITTING ON YOUR CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2014
Oct 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2016
Sep 2016

DASHBOARD IN 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA APPEARS TO BE MELTING, BECOMING VERY STICKY AND CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. UNABLE TO CLEAN IT WITH ANYTHING, DUE TO THE GUMMY TEXTURE OF THE DASH. HAS A SHINY APPEARANCE TO IT AND GETS WORSE EVERY DAY. THIS IS CAUSING A PROBLEM WITH VISION ON BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS WHILE DRIVING. AFRAID AS IT GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INSIDE OF THE DASH AREA.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2016
Aug 2016

THE DASH OF MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA IS MELTING OR DETERIORATING. IT HAS BECOME SO SHINY THAT WHEN THE SUN OR STREETLIGHTS REFLECT ON MY WINDSHIELD, IT IS ALMOST A COMPLETE WHITE-OUT EFFECT. I NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE STREET BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THEM. NISSAN HAS BEEN CONTACTED REPEATEDLY AND I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THEM. A LOCAL DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT, BUT I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STICKINESS I COULD LIVE WITH, BUT THE WAY IT REFLECTS OFF MY WINDSHIELD IS DANGEROUS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2010
Aug 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A REFLECTION ON THE DASHBOARD THAT OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2016
Aug 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE CRACKED AND MELTED WITH A STICKY SUBSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,815.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2015
Jun 2016

THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY WHICH SOMETIMES CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. MY DAUGHTER IS 18 AND THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS STATED THAT SOMETIMES ON SUNNY DAYS THERE IS A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED BY THE STICKY DASHBOARD. MY CONCERN IS FOR HER SAFETY WHEN DRIVING AND THIS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. WE LIVE IN TEXAS WHERE THE HEAT AND SUN CAN BE EXTREME AT TIMES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2014
Jun 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING AND CLINGING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2014
Apr 2016

2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DASHBOARD MELTING/ STICKY CREATING VISIBILITY ISSUES FROM SUN REFLECTION WHILE DRIVING. *SMD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2016
Apr 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED IN THE SUN AND PRODUCED A GLARE, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE SUN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2015
Feb 2016

DASH BOARD IS MELTING. BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012 AND NOTICED TACKINESS IN PLACES AND ASKED DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T A PROBLEM. WELL LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE DASH WAS NOTICEABLE MELTING AND CRACKING IN MANY PLACES. I HAVE A CHILD THAT RIDES IN THE CAR WITH ME. I GET NERVOUS WHEN DRIVING TOWARDS THE SUN. THESE CARS SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND NISSAN FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS IN A FATAL ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY COULD T SEE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2012
Feb 2016

MY ALTIMA FRONT DASH BOARD ARE STARTING TO MELT UNDER THE SUN, IT BECOMES REALLY STICKY AND IT SMELLS REALLY BAD. SOMETIMES ITS REALLY HARD TO SEE BECAUSE THE GLARE FROM THE MELTING DASH BOARD. ITS BOTH A SAFE AND HEALTH ISSUE, THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE IT CAUSE A PERMANENT DAMAGE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2016
Dec 2015

DASHBOARD IS MELTING, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING THE DAY WITH THE SUN'S GLARE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2015
Dec 2015

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND SEEPING STICKY FLUID ON TOP OF DASHBOARD MELTING

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2015
Dec 2015

MELTING DASH, GLARE ON WINDOW HARD TO SEE THINGS IN FRONT OF CAR. ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING INTO SUN. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2014
Dec 2015

MY DASHBOARD STARTING MELTING ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I LEFT A MESSAGE ON NISSANS FACEBOOK PAGE AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. I DID THAT AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A MELTING DASHBOARD. I SENT ALL THE PAPERWORK BACK TO THEM AND THEY ANSWERED ME BY SAYING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED SO THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS VERY STICKY AND IS LEAVING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND MAKING IT HARD TO SEE. IT IT ALSO CRACKING IN VARIOUS PLACES. NISSAN SHOULD NOT SELL A CAR THAT CANNOT STAND THE SOUTH FLORIDA SUN! I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO TAKE CHARGE AND REPLACE MY DASHBOARD FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING MISTAKE NOT CAUSED BY ME! *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2013
Nov 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A GLARE WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CHEMICAL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2014
Nov 2015

MY PANEL IS MELTING

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2010
Nov 2015

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE HEAT FROM THE SUN, THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD HAD DEVELOPED CRACKS AND WAS MELTING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,874.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2014
Oct 2015

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA IS GOOEY, VERY SHINY AND CAUSES A GLARING IMAGE OF THE DASH TO PROJECT ONTO THE WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD. IF TOUCHED, IT FEELS LIKE AN ADHESIVE OBJECT AND HAS A CHEMICAL SMELL ON HOT DAYS. THIS GLARING IMAGE IS CONTINUALLY PROJECTED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD MAKING THE CAR A SAFETY ISSUE TO THE DRIVER AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2013
Oct 2015

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA IS "MELTING" FROM THE SUN. THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY AND CAUSES A PERMANENT GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2013
Oct 2015

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND HAS A STRONG GLARE WHEN THE SUN IS OUT. IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE IN THE DAY AND IT'S VERY STICKY. I REALLY LOVE MY CAR BUT I'M VERY UNHAPPY THAT THIS HAPPENED. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX IT! *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2013
Sep 2015

DASH BOARD IS MELTING AND POSES A POSSIBLE DANGER WHEN DRIVEN IN THE SUNLIGHT. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2015
Aug 2015

THE DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO MELT BAD. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PROTECH IT WITH SUNSHADES BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO MELT. THIS IS CAUSING GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING OBSTRUCTION FOR MY DRIVING AND BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD REQUEST RECALL AND FIX THE DASHBOARD ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2015

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The 2008 Nissan Altima has 206 Structure complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.