2008 Nissan Altima Visibility Problems

Glare off dash board is blinding on sunny days. Dashboard is melting, the melted dash reflection is distraciton/ binding on sunny days, and smell from dash is not pleasant. Not knowing actual product that is melting is concerning since melting plastics and vinyl can be toxic. Took car out for ride on sunny day had to pull over because of glare dashboard. Tried to contact Nissan about any products to resurface and contain the melted mess an smell. They offered no solutions besides take in to local dearliship. Not shelling out 500 dollars for nationally known defective material. You can contact any quality managment firm or producer that have working knowledge with plastics and vinyl to confirm that this is a major quality defect. I can not even find out what actual material was used to cover for soft dash.

NHTSA ID

11551334

Incident

Oct 14, 2023

The dash as a sticky substance that causing a bad glare.Back rear window as a film on it blocking vision.And car as foul Oder when you get in it.

NHTSA ID

11539345

Incident

Jul 1, 2017

The dashboard in this vehicle similar to other Nissan models that have already been recalled is cracked, sticky, shiny and glossy. It’s dangerous to have cracks in the dashboard in case of airbag deployment. The glossy shiny dashboard creates a blinding glare and is extremely dangerous while driving. It creates a glare that makes the front windshield appear black and unable to see through.

NHTSA ID

11461287

Incident

Apr 19, 2022

My vehicle was purchased used in North Carolina October 2015 and after about 3 years I noticed my dash became very sticky. In the last year there is now I glare from the dash on my windshield. I just recently discovered this is a manufacturer's defect that was only covered in FL.

NHTSA ID

11455631

Incident

Sep 23, 2017

The dashboard covering has deteriorated to the point it is sticky and shiny. Sun glare on the dash reflects off the windshield making it difficult to see. This is a known defect of this Make, Model and Year. State of Florida settled with the manufacturer and owner's cars were repaired.

NHTSA ID

11442885

Incident

Dec 5, 2021

The dashboard is defective and breaking down chemically. The chemical compound that the dashboard is made of is not resistant to sunlight causing it to crack break down and become very shiny. Not only does this admit harmful toxins that can be breathed in by the passengers, more dangerously it creates a glare on the windshield making it difficult to see through the window. This can impair vision resulting in an accident by the driver. In addition from what I understand the airbag is under this piece of equipment which is degrading and faulty.

NHTSA ID

11429171

Incident

Aug 1, 2018

THE DASHBOARD IS ACTUALLY MELTING AND BECOMING STICKY NOTHING IS ABLE TO CLEAN IT THIS CAUSES A VERY SHINY REFLECTION OF THE SUN THAT BOUNCES BACK ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AT TIMES THEREFORE BEING A HAZARD

NHTSA ID

11404882

Incident

Mar 2, 2021

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2008 NISSAN ALTMAN IS MELTING AND IS CAUSING EXTREMELY IMPAIRED VISIBILITY DUE TO THE GLARE THAT IS PRODUCED FROM REFLECTION OF LIGHT. ON VERY SUNNY DAYS, I FEEL NERVOUS DRIVING BECAUSE IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO SEE. ALSO, WHEN I INITIALLY START THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME EACH DAY, IT GIVES OFF THIS NOXIOUS ODOR THAT CAUSES MUCH CONCERN ABOUT THE TOXICITY OF THESE FUMES. THE ISSUE FIRST BECAME APPARENT IN APPROXIMATELY 2016, BUT HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME WORSE.

NHTSA ID

11386192

Incident

Jan 1, 2016

THE DASHBOARD HAS MELTED CAUSING DANGEROUS SUN GLARE. THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY, GOODY LIQUID LIKE REFLECTIVE SURFACE. THE EXTREME REFLECTIVENESS OF THE MELTED SURFACE MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING IN SUNSHINE.

NHTSA ID

11385220

Incident

Sep 1, 2020

MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE 2.5S' DASHBOARD IS MELTING GIVING OFF TOXIC FUMES AND MAKING MY VISIBILITY TERRIBLE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE MELTING/STICKY DASHBOARD REFLECTS INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX IT FOR FREE. THE REFLECTION IN THE WINDSHIELD IS PARTICULARLY WORSE WHEN DRIVING TOWARDS THE SUN TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH THE DASHBOARD LIKE THAT BECAUSE I FIGURED THAT GOOEY GONE COULD FIX IT BUT IT DIDN'T. AGAIN NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11363614

Incident

Jul 27, 2020

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY MELTING AND IT STARTED JUST 6 YRS INTO OWNING THE CAR. WHEN I CONTACTED THE COMPANY AND SHOWED THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HOW IT CAN AFFECT MY VISIBILITY DUE TO REFLECTION THEY ADVISED THAT WHAT THEY WERE SEEING IN THE PICTURES WAS DUE TO "ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE" AND THAT REPAIR WOULD NEED TO BE COVERED BY ME. HONESTLY, I FOUND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE CONSIDERING THE COMPANY HAS TWO EXISTING CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST THEM IN OTHER STATES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE, AND HAVE HEARD OF COMPETITORS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ACTUALLY DOING A RECALL ON THEIR VEHICLES. THIS COMPANY HOWEVER, DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT WANTS TO TAKE THE BLAME FOR THEIR OWN POOR MANUFACTURING. SO IN THE MEAN TIME I COVER IT WITH FABRIC IN ORDER TO DIFFUSE THE PROBLEM IN THE MEAN TIME.

NHTSA ID

11353499

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

MELTING DASH CAUSING UNSAFE GLARE REFLECTING OFF WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID

11353307

Incident

Sep 1, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITHIN THE LAST TWO (2) YEARS. I HAVE TROUBLE SEEING THE ROAD WHEN IT IS SUNNY BECAUSE I GET A BIG GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE REFLECTION OF THE MELTING DASHBOARD. ALSO, I NOTICED I HAVE BEEN GETTING DIZZY, UPPER RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AND HEADACHES RIGHT AFTER I GET IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE SUN, DESPITE A CAR WINDOW SHIELD I PUT ON IT TO PROTECT IT FROM THE SUN.

NHTSA ID

11348389

Incident

May 1, 2018

NOT A SINGLE EVENT... DASHBOARD HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN SOFTER/STICKIER OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. IT IS NOW CRACKED AND IS MELTING NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD. IT HAS OFF-GASSED AN UNREMOVABLE FILM ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE GLASS, AND THE CAR HAS SUCH A NOXIOUS SMELL FROM THE FUMES WE NO LONGER FEEL IT'S HEALTHY TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE WINDOWS DOWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

11337054

Incident

Jul 1, 2020

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND WHEN THE SUN HIT IT YOU CANT SEE FROM THE GLARE FROM THE MELTING DASHBOARD YOU COULD HIT SOMEONE OR RUN OVER A CHILD

NHTSA ID

11320430

Incident

Jan 7, 2019

Mileage

120,000 mi

DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. GLARE MAKES IT HARD TO SEE WHEN DRIVING. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

NHTSA ID

11316970

Incident

Mar 2, 2020

I OWN A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE DASHBOARD BEGAN MELTING ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO HOWEVER RECENTLY IT STARTED TO MELT MORE AND BECOME STICKY TO THE TOUCH. EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE, THE GLARE THAT SHINES ONTO MY WINDSHIELD FROM THE DASHBOARD IS TERRIBLE, SO BAD THAT IT IS HARD TO SEE AT TIMES. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TROUBLE IDENTIFYING THINGS WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE AND WILL CHARGE $2500 FOR A NEW DASHBOARD.

NHTSA ID

11310655

Incident

Feb 21, 2020

DASHBOARD MELTING AND PRODUCES GLARE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING IN SUNLIGHT.

NHTSA ID

11297425

Incident

Jan 6, 2020

OUR 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA DASHBOARD HAS MELTED LEAVING IT STICKY AND SHINY CAUSING DISTRACTING AND GLARING REFLECTIONS OFF THEIR WINDSHIELDS. I'LL TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP TWICE ABOUT DASHBOARD BUT THEY STATED THEY WAS UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE DASHBOARD. THE SECOND TIME I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE MULTIPLE LAWSUITS I FOUND ON-LINE AND THEY DIRECTED MY TO NISSAN CONSUME DEPARTMENT. NISSAN TOLD ME THE UNIT WAS OUT WARRANTY AND WILL NOT ASSIST.

NHTSA ID

11281635

Incident

Nov 20, 2019

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE VISIBILITY IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE MELTED -STICKY DASHBOARD. THE GLARE BLINDS YOU WHEN THE SUN HITS YOU. THERE IS NO REASON THE DASHBOARD SHOULD JUST "MELT"

NHTSA ID

11270489

Incident

Oct 1, 2019

VISIBILITY IS NOT CLEAR DUE TO THE "STICKY" DASH BEING REFLECTIVE ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN IT'S SUNNY OUTSIDE IT'S EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. WIPING THE DASH WITH CLEANER ONLY MAKES IT WORSE. WEARING SUNGLASSES DOES NOT HELP EITHER.

NHTSA ID

11268952

Incident

Oct 6, 2019

Mileage

178,600 mi

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THE STICKINESS FROM THE MELTED DASHBOARD CREATES A GLARE THAT CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT TIMES. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

11268191

Incident

Jan 25, 2019

PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR FREQUENTLY DOES NOT RECOGNIZE IF A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT SEAT. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS MOVING OR NOT. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A RECALL AND THAT IT WAS REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE, BUT IT CLEARLY HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND MELTED TO THE POINT THAT WHEN IT'S BEING DRIVEN IT REFLECTS UP ONTO THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE.

NHTSA ID

11268084

Incident

Oct 9, 2019

Mileage

104,000 mi

DASH BOARD IS STICKY AND MELTING. RESIDUE CLOUDS THE WINDSHIELD. GLARE MAKES IT HARD TO SEE. THIS IS HAPPENING AT ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

NHTSA ID

11256601

Incident

Sep 1, 2015

Mileage

85,000 mi

MELTING NISSAN DASHBOARD , DUE TO THIS ISSUE UNABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING UNDER SUN , LOT OF GLARE IS COMING AND IMAGE REFLECTION ON SCREEN.

NHTSA ID

11232521

Incident

Jul 5, 2017

Mileage

95,000 mi