The dashboard of the vehicle, 2009 nissan altima, has been melting away for the past 2 years. This has caused a huge glare effect reflective on the windshield. It make driving difficult especially in the early morning sun when I drive east towards work. I currently have glaucoma in my eyes for which I am treating for the past 2 years, and it is getting worse. The glare from the deteriorating dashboard has significantly affected my eyes. I have heard news reports that a complaint has been filed on lexus and other car models regarding the same melting dashboard phenomena here in south florida.
2009 Nissan Altima body complaints
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My cars dash started looking shiny and felt sticky. It is all sticky as if it were melting its also cracking. The stickiness causes a glare that makes seeing the road almost impossible. Everything in the air sticks on the dash too. Even though the biggest and most important issue is the glare that reflects from the windshield. This can seriously cause an accident.
My 2009 nissan altima dash is melting. Dash has cracks as well near the front passenger air bags and near the instrument cluster. Read in forums that the car dealerships say that when the dash has cracks and is melting air bags could not deploy correctly. Nissan will not replace dash due to the car being out of warranty and expect me to buy a new one when this seems like a manufacturing issue not taken into account as part of the design.
Around 2012 the dashboard in this altima is melting. It's turning into a glossy goo that is causing a extreme glare into the drivers side of the windshield. Nissan has not issued any recalls on this, so they wont fix it. I went to www.youtube.com and found that apparently this is a widespread problem with nissan,toyota,mazda & lexus.
My 2009 nissan altima coupe' dash is melting. A car dealership told me when the dashboard is melting the airbag on the passenger side will not deploy correctly in a crash. I also can not see out of the front windshield because the shiny sticky mess throws a blinding glare while driving. Nissan will not help me. This is a problem with the product used for the dashboard.
Rear left and right doors, and right front door has failed door lock actuators. The doors will not open and close automatically. Electricity goes through the doors, but the actuators are dysfunctional. The vehicle only had 41,000 miles on date of purchase, but I am not sure if previous owner left doors open or windows wind down, and it caused water damage. The inspection given by the dealership is actually deceptive as well, because this car should have failed inspection. I can not drive with the doors locked because based on the findings at the nissan dealer, the doors may become permanently locked due to the damages of the door lock actuator and lock me inside the car. The inspector should have failed the inspection based on the damages of the vehicle. The cost of repairs is 965.00.
I notice a shine started to build up on my dashboard. I thought that the car wash place might have used too much product so I stopped going to the carwash. I decided I was going to clean it off myself and when I went to clean it off I realized there was a thick film of sticky residue. The residue is was so sticky that nothing could take it off and everything would get stuck to it. After a few months the film kept growing to the point where the shine became almost glassy and too reflective. I realized the substance had become a hazard to my safety and those of others, so I proceeded to try a number of products to try and remove the film. I was unsuccessful and proceeded to do some research online, where I discovered that this is not a maintenance problem, but rather a factory defect that is well documented now with both this agency and nissan itself. As far as I can tell there are at least 100 other cases. I would like nissan to acknowledge and repair the problem before lives are lost.
I purchased a vehicle from national motors on 12/17/2013. The same date I purchased the vehicle from national motors, I noticed my locks did not work. The driver side door will open and close automatically with my key while the other three doors are nonresponsive. I contacted [xxx], a car sales man and was told my locks would be fixed once the locks were ordered. They would fix my tail light and the locks. In january, [xxx] advised that the locks were on back order but should arrive within another two weeks after the call.I called the dealership every week for a status update on the locks and continued to get the run around. [xxx] stated someone from the dealership would call me in regards to the locks on 2/13/14 after stating "he was no longer dealing with this anymore". No one called. Last week, 2/18-2/20 I was advised by [xxx] that the owner of the dealership, [xxx], decided to no longer fix my locks. [xxx] stated that the locks were ordered and [xxx] returned the locks to the warehouse stating that he was no longer going to repair the doors. My father contacted the dealership on 2/21/14 and john advised that I go to my local best buy to get a remote sensor. On 2/22/14 I was told by a best buy installer that the sensor would not fix the locks because there is something wrong with the car. Since the key opens one of the doors, the installer stated that the remote sensor is not the issue. There is something wrong with the doors. John hammer then stated to me and the installer of best buy that the dealership was made aware of the issues with the door prior to my purchase and still decided to sell the car to me. This same day, the best buy installer contacted john and told him that the locks would not be fixed by best buy. John told me to come to the dealership to trade the car because they would not fix the locks. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My vehicle is 5 years old and the dash is completely melting. The glare from the mushy, sticky mess on the dashboard makes it very hard to see while driving. I have contacted nissan and they refuse to admit this is poor craftmanship.
Well I have a black 09 nissan altima and I started to notice that my dashboard is very sticky and shiny and it looks like its melting. There is such a big glare that blocks your view when you're driving. I look online and saw that other people in florida have the same problem I do. In florida the weather is always hot. The cars in florida should be made to withstand the hot weather and not start melting. This is such a safety hazard for drivers.
The dash on my altima coupe is "melting". The dash has never been cleaned with any chemicals and is very tacky to the touch around the vents and seams. Due to the location of the melted components, it creates a very blinding glare that impairs my forward visibility through the windshield. I have contacted nissan and they refuse to help me although this is a common issue with this model vehicle. Nissan has already had a replacement dash made with different materials which uses a different part # than the original dash. This is a very dangerous issue as I have almost gotten into accidents due to being blinded by the glare.
We have a 2009 nissan altima with less than 3500k miles. We use a sun shade and we try to limit sun exposure. The dashboard is melting and causes a major reflection in the windshield which makes it unsafe to drive since it blocks the view of vehicles and pedestrians. The windows keep filming up from the off-gassing produced which cannot be healthy.
Mildew in air condition. Terrible smell coming from vents. Burns your eyes and gives terrible migraines. Changed 3 cabin air filters and used multiple cans of mildew removal. Please help. Any recommendations?
Driving down the road when the car started to stutter pulling over to the side of the highway the car begin to smoke under the hood. I came to a complete stop and got out the car. Flames begin to come from under the hood. After the fire was put out we spoke to the fire marshall ([xxx]) who stated the fire started from mid engine line. And more than likely the car was on fire while I was driving. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Driving on street when moonroof shattered. No apparent cause determined, but was raining at the time of the failure. Break of moonroof sounded like a gun shot with glass fragments going both inside and outside of vehicle. Driver and front seat passenger covered in glass, but no injuries. However, roof and trunk had paint damage from broken glass.
Intelli key indicator light began illuminating two days ago. Last evening after dinner vehicle would not switch out of "lock" stranded in 15 degree temps waiting for tow for 2 hours. Nissan service advisor knew exactly what problem was. He called me later tonight to confirm electronic steering lock needed replacing. $800.00+. Nissan surely will recall "faulty" door handle springs at .50 cents a whack, but give me a break. It's time nissan own up to the numerous 2009's that are having this part fail.
11/29/11 I purchased the care on 12/9/11 after a heavy down pour of rain I went to get in the car upon closing the door I heard water moving around as I drove it became clear it was water. Each stop there was a sound of water upon reaching work the sound was faint after the work day ended there was a puddle under the drivers door. It hasn't rained since thank god would this be part of a recall.
I have a 2009 nissan altima with just over 13000 miles on it. Last week as I was driving to work at about 65 MPH I heard what sounded like a shotgun blast over my head. The sunroof glass had shattered (more like exploded) leaving about a 2 foot circular hole in the glass. At first I thought something must have hit me but when I pulled over I could obviously see that the glass was mushroomed out as if it had exploded from the inside out, not pushed in. I took the car to my nissan dealer and they agreed that that there was no evidence that anything had hit the glass and that it had simply spontaneously shattered. They also pointed out chips in the paint on the roof and trunk lid caused by the pieces of broken glass. After first denying any coverage, nissan now has agreed to pay for the new glass as a "goodwill repair" but they still refuse to pay for installation or the paint damage. The dealership picked up the installation and my insurance company is covering the $2500 of paint damage. I did contact nissan consumer affairs to appeal their decision but was very curtly denied again.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. The contact observed when the vehicle was parked, that any time the right turn signal selector lever was engaged in an upward position to activate, the headlights operation occurred. The turn signal selector lever includes the function of the headlight switch. The vehilce had not been diagnosed by the authorized dealer. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 26,000. Updated 6/1/10 *cn updated 06/04/10
At regular driving, brakes failed at 7500 miles (while driving approximately 47 MPH on the 5 freeway southbound). Tustin nissan dealership found all 4 rotors warped and brakes defective. Replaced all rotors and all brakes. Also defective: driver's side rear view mirror (replaced at 8000 miles), paint trim peeling (upon new vehicle delivery).
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