general problems of the 2009 Nissan Altima

Rain water is leaking from my dashboard and getting on my floorboard. It was stationary at the moment.

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the dashboard melted into a black, sticky, reflective liquid. The contact stated that the bottom half of the windshield was not visible due to the liquid reflecting the light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the dashboard was melting and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed by the representative of the manufacturer that Nissan had no obligation to repair the dashboard because there were no open recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the surface of the dashboard melted and became sticky and shiny. When the sunlight shined on the melted surface of the dashboard, a glare was present creating a visibility hazard. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

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.

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.

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.

1. Dashboard totally melted creating a blinding glare while driving. It is completely sticky to the touch. The glare is so blinding almost hit a pedestrian crossing the street. . The dealership where I purchased the car only offered to replace it at a ridiculous cost I cannot afford as a school teacher. It was only 2 years old, however, old enough not to be under warranty. My major concern is having an accident or hitting someone crossing a street if I get hit with the glare. Will Nissan cover damages then? 2. Headlights: plastic headlight is completely covered in film creating a visibility hazard at nighttime. Restoration processes did not work. Again after only 2 years they had a film over the lenses. Now they are worse. As a school teacher with a limited income I depended on my car lasting. I cannot even sell the car in these conditions for a decent value. Nissan is not holding up to the standards it should; especially safety standards. Let's hope myself or someone else does not wind up as another statistic. Let this be on records as a safety hazard complaint for the manufacturer and others who share the same occurrence. If pictures are needed I have plenty.

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.

- 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 updated 06/04/10.