general problems of the 2007 Nissan Altima

I was driving to work on the freeway about 65 mph and after about 20 minutes the engine made a whirring noise, overheating and slight smell of burnt rubber and delayed to accelerate luckily I was close to my exit I parked vehicle let it cool down. But still has this issue after about 20-30 minutes of driving more than 60mph.

The vehicle shakes, for a lack of better word it shudders during drives short or long, smells of gasoline constantly, randomly decides not to start, has fuel efficiency problems, is prone to overheating, the dealer confirmed there is an issue, but told me they can't do anthony about it because the "fix" used aftermarket parts and they refuse to do anything until the parts are changed back. The dealership even told me I might as well just run the vehicle to the ground due to that issue!.

Car shuts down while being driven. Need to restart car, later shuts down again.

The dashboard in my 2007 Altima is melting. It is ultra sticky and isn't cleanable at all. It wreaks of a chemical smell and also puts a glare on the windshield in certain lighting. It's a mess, and it's dangerous. There was a class action lawsuit filed for the issue in florida and Nissan fixed the Altimas there.

My 2007 Altima dashboard has been cracking for a few years. The car is parked inside the garage, and during the day while at work, is parked at a parking deck. The dashboard is getting worse over the year at the point pieces of the board are coming off exposing the yellow foam and cracking on areas where the sun don’t reach at. The cracks are all over the dashboard panel and white patches (like board melting) around the glove compartment.

The dashboard is cracking. This causes me concern regarding the airbag and if it will function properly if ever needed. The entire dash has a crack the runs the length left to right and it makes it appear the bottom portion will fall to the floor one day. I started noticing this over the summer. I saw that in florida there was a class action to fix it. I just think it’s odd because this is an extra car that we no longer drive daily. It stays in a garage out of weather and so it should be perfect. We kept the car for our daughter who is now 16 and will be using it as she starts driving.

Push button not doing anything.

Sometimes, the horn won't sound.

Takata recall, light of air bag is off dashboard is sticky and is braking.

My 2007 Altima dashboard has been melting and cracking for years now. The car is generally parked inside garage during work hours in day light. The deterioration has gotten to the point that glare on the windshield dangerously obstructs the view of the road, especially in sunny weather down in south florida. The cracks are even in places where no sunlight reaches and causes my cabin to smell from melting dash my dashboard lights have also flickered on and off and gave me warning messages that went away on its own. I have taken my car to mechanic multiple times but they asked to contact manufacturer.

Walked outside to notice something was loose and hanging underneath my car. After taking my car to the local Nissan dealership, they told me that my stabilizer (sway bar) was broken and would cost nearly $400 to replace. After receiving the news, I decided to research and found that a myriad of people are experiencing the same problem. I would really appreciate this issue being taken care of without having to come out pocket, considering that my driving couldn't have caused this.

The vehicle takes over 40 minutes of driving to have the heat blower activate on cold temperatures. Starting and letting the vehicle run idle for 20 minutes before driving doesn't seem to help this situation. Heater will not work under any circumstance, cause the windows to fog up while driving and putting the driver and passengers in a serious situation in which they can experience frostbite from the extreme temperature, accidents because of not being able to see thru the windows and losing control of the vehicle because the cold causes the driver to lose grip on the steering wheel. Dealership refuses to take a look at the heating system, saying that is typical for Nissans to take that long to heat up. No other explanation provided or solution to this issue.

Driving after work and noticed my car was shaking when it would change gears. . . I took it Nissan dealer because I was told there was a warranty for cvs transmission and they told me that warranty expired. I only had 118,000 miles but was over year warranty and Nissan told me it would be expensive to change it because it was a cvt transmission. . . So upset I looked online and there is so many complaints about the cvt transmission I would never buy a Nissan again.

Nissan melting dashboard - my dashboard has become permanently shiny and sticky to the touch. I bought this car used from tennessee and did not have this problem until I brought it home to florida. The shine reflects off of the dashboard and onto the windshield making it incredibly difficult to see while driving, especially on sunny days. I feel unsafe due to this manufacturer issue that Nissan has caused for many vehicles. If I am ever in an accident due to this shiny dashboard I will take action against Nissan. There was a lawsuit in FL for 2008 Altimas with this issue but I did not qualify because mine is 2007 and I did not have the car when the lawsuit was still active. I have tried to make a claim with Nissan but they will not do anything about it. If it takes someone dying from an accident from these melting dashboards that is too far. The NHTSA needs to force a recall on all models and years that this effects!! 2007 Altimas are affected by these melting dashboards, not just 2008!! many 2007 owners I know have the same problem!!!! I am beyond furious about this issue!!!.

The interior dash and center console is melting and has a high glare.

The dashboard is disintegrating. Even the sides of the console which are not in direct sunlight are crumbling apart. The date of occurrence is a guesstimate as I only just found this site. It has been deteriorating for years.

The dashboard has melted causing unsafe glare. This seems to be a common issue. The dashboard is impossible to clean in this state. . Read more...

Dashboard is sticky and melting.

The dash is melting and giving large glare in sunny days its really sticky and quite the eye sore. Only help offered was telling me to install new dash at my expense or cover which would eventually stick so you couldnt remove to clean07.

My door behind the drivers side doesn't open and we have tried everything, I have taken my car 2 a dealership and they worked on it for over an hr, and they couldn't get 2 open. And until my door is fixed, I can't get it inspected. And this is the only vehicle I have. I need my ddor fixed or formula Nissan needs 2 replace my car and put me in a different vehicle. This has been an on going thing, and I don't have the money 2 pay someone per hr. As I live on a fixed income.

I took my niece to this crappy delership today to get her car serviced because she has a recall to replace the exhaust manifold. I spoke with cassandra on Feb 18 at 0245p to schedule an appointment. Well we arrived today at 0730hrs this morning. First off service person victor oliviera spoke with her(niece) and convinced her she needed to have diagnostics ran on her vehicle. I cancelled that idea because we already had established on the 18th that there was a recall for the exhaust manifold(sulev emissions alt 07-08). That was $110. 00 he wasnt making. . After we sat for 2. 5 hrs. , this joker returns to tell me that it took his mechanic 2 hours to find a recall on the vehicle. Mind you we knew about it and thats why we were there to begin with and two it was a bs line he was trying to get away with. I spoke with cassandra (she too brushed me off) who informed me to speak with a stand in stupidvisor named vince. Well it didn't get any better because after being told by victor it would take 4-5 hours to do but only after they took care of the other afternoon customers that had later time slots, vince said they were not going to do it. Now im heated after being jerked around all damned day, youre telling me its not going to get done??? I told the to bring my car out and I wanted paperwork. Victor oliviera attempted tried cover his ass by saying on the paperwork that we declined serviced after we were told by him and the supervisor vince that it wasnt gonna happen. Tacky tacky tacky. . . Ive purchased 4 cars from these clowns at this dealership since 2001. Well they just lost my business and my loyalty to the dealership. I wont send anyone there again. . Very unprofessional and they are liars. My money will be well spent elsewhere. Not only do we have to find another Nissan dealer, she is forced to operate and unsafe vehicle with a six year old son. Shame on rt 22 Nissan. .

My dashboard is sticking and starting to melt.

Just found out the rear stabilizer bar #56230-ja10a was broken.

While on my way home from work I noticed suddenly the car won't take drive and just keep idling high when I press gas. I stopped and call a friend to pick me up. I call the mechanic and he send a tow truck to pick me up. Later he told me the car transmission was bad.

The dashboard of my Nissan Altima 2007 is melting (literally). I noticed a small pond of goo like material on my dashboard. In less than a week it spread out like cancer and continues to spread. This pond of goo reflects the sunlight on the windshield, creating a glare that blocks my view and endangers my ability to drive. Not to mention the loss of my investment not caused by improper use of the vehicle (see picture) I've unsuccessfully tried to get Nissan to assume the repair of their defective dashboard. I'm not claiming normal wear and tear or mechanical items but rather a real life threatening issue. I've talked to adrian (457295), john (457263), jessica (57758). I went a Nissan dealership where they diagnosed that it'll continue melting and only replacing could fix the issue. Today nick (7583) called me to sympathize with me but how unfortunately Nissan cannot replace my melting dashboard and that the issue cannot be escalated any further. It is shameful to see how NHTSA has more than 200 reports of melting dashboard, Nissan can spend millions of dollars in a super bowl ad #withdad appealing to customer loyalty but Nissan cannot assume responsibility of a defective material that couldn't perform in florida.

On January 10, 2014, I went to get an oil change and was told there may be an oil pan leak by the lube center in frederick MD. I didn't really think much of it didn't have any other problems. My car now is making a chaining like noise when driving and I went to get an oil change on 6/20/14 at sunoco in frederick , MD they say it is a massive oil leak and that my car will catch fire at the engine if it is not fixed, they could not locate the oil leak and it was not from the oil pan but it needs to be fixed right away. I am afraid that the car will explode, I have children and I have one on the way. I see that there was a recall for this problem at one point but it is closed and many people are going through this now with there vehicle. I still have to pay 7,000 on this vehicle before it is paid off. I took it to Nissan but they will not fix it because the recall is no longer open.

While going 65+ the speedometer dropped to zero and the car could not register the speed it was going or shift properly. Now driving the vehicle the speedometer works but the car is jerking and not shifting.

Dashboard is melting.

Rear sway bar snapped off at point inside rubber bushing on driver's side. I recearched online and found numerous complaints of this issue on various message boards, youtube, and the NHTSA safety complaint web site. The sway "bar" is actually a hollow tube, like a pipe, which is obviously not strong enough to support the load of the vehicle during normal driving conditions. Broken piece was hanging down very close to the ground (less than 1/2 inch) and was rattling/banging/rubbing against other suspension components and cables. Others may have noticed sparks coming from under the vehicle when hitting bumps/dips while driving, which could potentially cause a fire on the side of the road. (it is not uncommon for dragging metal to start fires like this. ) I had also noticed that while making turns, it feels like the suspension is "loose" and the vehicle is harder to control. I hope that someone is able to investigate this issue and get a recall issued before anyone is injured or causes a fire.

Back in 2012 my Nissan Altima starter switch failed to work. I took the car to a Nissan dealership location and it was determined that the brake light switch was faulty and had to be replaced. On March 15, 2015, the car exhibited the same issue, starter switch failed to work again. This time I took it to an independent mechanic, who again had to replace the same part, the brake like switch. I suspect that there are more Nissan vehicles with this same issue. The recall should be extended to other models and be tested for an issue with the starter/brake light switch.

Rear sway bar has rusted through and broken in half with the right side dangling down and dragging on the ground. No visible damage to the bar occurred prior to the break.

In 01/12, we specifically purchased this pre-owned vehicle for its low mileage & new cvt transm replaced on 8/30/2010 at 69,421 mi at Nissan fort worth, TX. Vehicle had 92. 069 mi. On 6/22-25/13, trophy Nissan in mesquite, TX supposedly replaced the burnt up cvt transm with a new one again, flushed out lines at 105,022 mi [after only 35,601 mi]; also performed electronic fuel injection service, clean throttle chamber, decarbon upper engine area; replaced & reprogrammed intelligent keys. I paid pay $398. 48 for air intake cleaner, intake kit, basic inj flush and replacing drive belts & fan. I really didn’t understand what that had to do with replacing the automatic cvt transmission. ] service advisor ignored memo from corporate office not to place intelligent keys to prevent a "no start fault error". On 7/3/13 the car refused to start due to keys being placed together. New cvt transm installed by trophy Nissan still whines, stalls, hesitates, jerks & gears not shifting right. Due to bad service, rude, nasty, unprofessional people at trophy, I took car to courtesy Nissan, richardson, TX in 7/13, service advisor, bob schille contacted trophy Nissan & refused to check cvt. On 8/10/13 at 110,856 mi, I took car to clear lake Nissan, league city, TX. Cvt was whining, jerking,stalling, hesitating, not shifting properly when test driven but yielded no diagnostic codes. On 6/28/14 - 7/1/14 at 118,531 mi, took car back to courtesy Nissan. I was lied to, car was never test driven nor cvt diagnosed. Took car back to clear lake 11/22 still cvt didn't give diagnostic codes. Went back 12/12/14, cvt gives codes for new cvt after abt 25,000 mi. Now warranty has run out! contacted Nissan USA again via phone, then email 5/18/15. Contacted by angie, Nissan USA, regional consumer affairs specialist, 5/28/15 refusing to repair this defective cvt tranm. No car needs 3-4 cvt transm in 8yrs!.