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:
40,697 miles
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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.
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.
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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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.
The dashboard area on the car is completely breaking down and melting. This melting has created a very dangerous shine and reflection on the front windshield (along with an odor). Its become so bad then on many days its difficult to see the car or objects in front of you or you simply cannot see almost causing accidents. This is dangerous and clearly a manufacture defect that has been well documented and in some states was a class action lawsuit. It needs to be a national recall! someone is going to get seriously hurt and the information is available that proves this is a blatant problem. It is the vehicle safety authorities responsibility to force a remedy for this issue before an innocent individual is killed. Nissanusa has refused to remedy or accept responsibility for this expensive issue when contacted. Lives are at risk! the consumer is being ignored. My car is predominate garage kept with under 100K on it, this should not be an issue. Something needs to be done immediately. Clearly business interests are more important then consumer safety.
My dash board is cracked in several places and is very soft and sticky all around. My fingernails gouge the dash material very easily with very little effort. The stickiness of my hands negatively affects my grip and release of the steering wheel.
I was driving down a dirt road and my car died I tried to start it back up but it wouldn't do anything I can't turn on any lights unlock or lock the car nothing. Shows a light on the dash that looks like the key fob and looked it up and it says that something under the steering column can cause the issues and has a recall
While driving at low speed, my sunroof exploded. It was closed at the time, and fortunately sun shade closed so glass did not fall in on me. Reading many others with Nissan cars dealign with this. No cars in front of me, so not debris hitting could have caused.
Bought my Altima from a Nissan dealer and it was nearly new, and was told there were no problems. Well about 5 years ago I noticed the paint fading and now it's faded all over due to clear coat problem with that model. However, the real problem is that the dash is melting! literally! so when I'm driving the glare caused by the dash onto my windshield is literally blinding! the dash has melted all the way across! this is a safety hazard as my photos clearly show. I nearly ran into a lady walking on the crosswalk because I could not see her!!! please look into this problem. They have been sued over it but did nothing. I have talked to them but nothing! they are aware of the situation as I live in nashville, their headquarters home, and they refuse to help me!!!
The dash is melting and causes a very bad glare on the windshield whether driving or parked going into the sun.it is so bad you can barely see the road in front of you.this is truly a safety issue.
The dashboard of my vehicle is melting and causing a glare on the windshield that makes it hard to see especially in direct sunlight. This has been an issue in my vehicle for years. There has already been a lawsuit that was settled in Florida where I previously lived but nothing was sent out to inform drivers of this. The time frame for that settlement has now passed and I have moved to another state.
The front dashboard is melting and very sticky to the touch. A glare results on the windshield during sunny days, which is an extreme hazard. I can't see large portions of what's in front of me due to the glare. This issue is well documented on the web and needs to be addressed by Nissan.
My car is making a banging noise when its started. My mechanic diagnosed as the exhaust manifold. Other Altima VIN#S have been recalled, why hasnt mine?
Driving down the highway and my sunroof just seemed to have exploded. We just head a loud pop and shattered glass. We did not see anything hit it and there's no rocks or anything yo be found
I bought a used 2008 Nissan Altima, it drive fine for the test drive I started driving on the highway to bring it home it started jerking real bad and then when I got to 40 mph the rpms started dropping so I couldn't go faster then 20mph so I took it to a shop it said the whole transmission needs to be fixed on it, I started doing searches in it said that for those make in models of cars it said the transmissions were bad in to have a recall done
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- Casa, AR, USA