CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Altima has a defect trend of CVT transmission failure showing up around the 100,000 mile mark.

It's an expensive repair at nearly $4,000 average repair cost. For more information see Nissan Altima CVT defect info on NissanProblems.com.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
41,762 miles

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2008 Nissan Altima Owner Comments (Page 2 of 10)

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problem #171

Jul 272020

Altima

  • 120,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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.

- Mooresville, NC, USA

problem #170

Sep 202020

Altima

  • 170,000 miles
The transmission is giving me problems

- Channelview, TX, USA

problem #169

Jun 012019

Altima

  • miles
Melting dashboard, very sticky, everything sticks to it and the top layer (vinyl?) that is melting comes up when something sticks to it and is removed. The dash is very shiny, causing extreme glare on windshield. Glare very bad, lowers visibility, dangerous. The hotter the days, the stickier, more shiny this gets. Even when putting up a sunshade, the dash gets worse and worse. Photo taken on 9/7/2020 attached shows how bad glare is.

- Loganville, GA, USA

problem #168

Jul 012019

Altima

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The dashboard in the car is melting

- So. Dartmouth, MA, USA

problem #167

Aug 072020

Altima

  • 100,000 miles
The dashboard is starting to melt. I thought it was just dirty, but in fact, when I tried cleaning it, a sticky glue type substance came up. This has become a safety hazard as the shiny glare shines on the windshield making it hard to see. I did a basic search on the internet to find out that this is a common issue with my vehicle.

- Waukesha, WI, USA

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problem #166

May 012018

Altima

  • miles
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.

- Saint Petersburg, FL, USA

problem #165

Jul 012017

Altima

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Top of dashboard has been melting. It creates a bad glare in the windshield due to the shiny nature of the areas where the dashboard has deteriorated. This is very dangerous when driving! I can't be the only 2008 Altima owner in NY with this issue. A class action lawsuit was settled a few years ago in Florida for this same issue with this same car. I need this piece replaced and the cost to be covered by Nissan because they installed materials that are unsafe because they do not hold up.

- Long Beach, NY, USA

problem #164

Jul 172020

Altima 4-cyl

  • 117,000 miles
Dashboard is melting giving off a dangerous glare on the windshield. Also the gas gauge is defective... does not show the actual amount of gas tank... needle fluctuates from F, 1/2, E.

- Mooresville, NC, USA

problem #163

Jun 152020

Altima

  • 55 miles
Transmission revs out and slow to accelerate

- Fall River, MA, USA

problem #162

Jul 012020

Altima 6-cyl

  • miles
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.

- Olathe, KS, USA

problem #161

Jan 012019

Altima 4-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The dashboard has begun to melt and the glare is very distracting. It is very sticky and gets worse at the weather get warmer.

- Albertville, AL, USA

problem #160

Jun 042018

Altima 6-cyl

  • miles
The dashboard is melted. It has been getting worse over the years. It is a safety hazard so I can no longer drive the car. Nissan refuses to replace it. I have tried multiple times. It is stationary for now. The car also has a foul odor from the melted dash.

- Lawrenceville, GA, USA

problem #159

Apr 302020

Altima 4-cyl

  • miles
When I get into the car and push the start button, the car turns on but the ready is not signaling and the car doesn't move. The car was driving perfectly the day before and now the car won't move. There also a weird buzzing type sound when I press the break.

- Grand Prairie, TX, USA

problem #158

Jan 012019

Altima

  • miles
Sticky dashboard is causing seeing invisibility

- Rossville, TN, USA

problem #157

Apr 192020

Altima

  • miles
Hello my car is a 2008 Nissan Altima my dashboard is melting get in the point that is difficulty to see because the reflection of the sun, is getting so bad now can some one help me. I when to the Nissan were I bough it they telll me that I have to pay 2,000 to 3000 to replace the whole dashboard I think this is a matter of the dealers or the corporate of Nissan please can some one help me cuz I can afford tho buy another car. Thank you so much! I'm about to go to the media see is someone can help me.

- West Palm Beach, FL, USA

problem #156

Jan 072019

Altima

  • 120,000 miles
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

- Casa, AR, USA

problem #155

Nov 012018

Altima

  • miles
The dashboard on my 2008 Nissan Altima is sticky. There is a substance seeping out from the seams in the dashboard that can not be removed. It creates a glare on the windshield when driving and gets worse in the hot sunny weather.

- Dayton, NJ, USA

problem #154

Jul 102016

Altima

  • miles
The dashboard in my Nissan Altima 2008 is melting, cracking and very sticky with a bright shining glare that makes it very difficult to see.

- Lake Placid, FL, USA

problem #153

Dec 112019

Altima

  • miles
My car has a sticky, clear substance all over it from where the vents are to the windshield. It is dangerous because it causes a glare and when the sun is out especially it is extremely hard to see. I have tried everything to get it off and nothing is working. I didn't spill anything on it either for it to be this way. It just started happening.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #152

Nov 202019

Altima

  • 100,000 miles
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.

- Madison, MS, USA

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