general problems of the 2010 Nissan Altima - part 1

Dashboard has started melting. Front half of dash has started oozing a black, sticky, shiny tar-like substance in addition to an odor. Sticks to everything and does not come off or stop oozing. Spreading to more area of the dashboard. Does create a glare on the windshield, obstructing visibility. Have always used a sun shield since purchasing the car in 2022. This just started ~7/31/2025.

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Around 12:30 pm sysco driver #138249 illegally parked on the san diego California street blocking off traffic. I made a note of the drivers identification because of the awkward closeness to my vehicle. I went to an appointment about an hour away and upon my return I immediately noticed tension and pulling with my suspension that was not there before. I contact sysco corporate office to report the incident and they said they will take care of it and to make a police report. I call immediately and am put on hold for nearly 90 minutes then am disconnected. I go to make an in person report and the police department is closed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I notify the department of transportation and the California attorney general of my situation and how my car is not working like before. This should be investigated.

Vehicle doesn't work properbaliy.

Today my 16 year old daughter drove my 2010 Nissan Altima. At 45 mph it started to jerk. She pulled over to check things out and saw nothing. She went to put it back in drive and the gear shifter wouldn’t stay in proper drive position, but she started driving. It continued and began jerking, making a popping sound, and then started pouring smoke. She pulled over, got out and got my 10 year old daughter out when she saw a flame by the windshield and they ran away from the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames very quickly. The entire vehicle is ash except the frame in a short period of time.

Dashboard is melting and cracking. Glare makes it hard to see out of the windshield.

My name is michelet alcy and I can be reached at malcy0922@yahoo. Com. . . The dashboard has many cracks on it and it looks like it's melting too by the sun rays. It's very sticky when you touch it too. Vehicle tends to slow down a lot when I am driving as if I am about to get transmission problems soon. I see many people who already complained this transmission issue. My car has about 130,646 miles on it. The passenger air bag is consistently on and I hope it won't deploy on its own.

2010 Nissan altam the front strut insulators on both sides have really bad cracks on the upper insulators. It's a loud clunking noise going over bumps or just driving on flat surfaces. There's a recall on 09 and 10 maxima and altamas with the same issues but this one isn't showing up for a recall.

My extremely shiny/melting dashboard is the problem yes it is available for inspection. Everyones safety was put @ risk because of the glare created by that dashboard onto the windshield. I can’t afford to pay the dealership or anyone else to look at it. Not inspected by police insurance or manufacturer yet but I’m sure it will be once I have a wreck due to the fact that I can’t see clearly out the windshield there were no warning lamps or messages but here’s the story : I bought this car preowned in oklahoma on April 16, 2023 since then on more than one occasion I have almost run over a pedestrian or into another vehicle because I couldn’t see due to the excessive glare on my windshield one photo shows how bad the glare is when the sun hits the windshield 4some reason it uploaded sideways depending upon the placement of the sun the reflection on the the windshield will cover the entire lower half the rest of the photos were taken in my garage &even after dark with just the light from my garage you can clearly see how bad the glare is due to the reflection. I also included a photo of a quarter standing on its side. That is how sticky the dash is. You can also see in the photos how the shade I bought to keep the sun off of the dash leaves pieces on the dashboard because it keeps sticking to the dashboard every day when I use it. You can also see if you look really closely how the stickiness that’s on the shade rubs off onto the windshield and leaves a sticky mess on it. Please do something about this my car is no longer under warranty but is it unsafe to drive at various times both day and night. There’s no way I can afford to get a new dash.

When parked letting the car warm up constant shaking kinda a rough ideal at times. From park to reverse it shifts hard the to drive its ok I guess then on the go it's like driving a boat on land loud knocking sounds seems like the tires are flat or about to explode off the car really nerve-wracking.

No imcident.

I have a melting dashboard that is becoming hazardous due to the extreme glare , tackiness and continuous deterioration. I noticed it in may 2021 and has become substantially worse’s as it is now a hazard and concerned driving it until I can find a fix . I contacted Nissan consumer affairs and was advised no recall and due to age that they could not offer a good will fix and directed me to dealer. I will spoke to the dealer body shop who advised it will be approximately 2000 to replace . I will be bring it to the dealer in the next week for their inspection and assessment as this issue has been noted in the auto saftey letter to Nissan north american ceo in fall of 2021 requesting recall.

This car dashboard is completely melting and the chemicals thats being released are very smelly and eye burning. From the vents down to right before the gear shift has pieces missing control units dont even sit in original place because the entire dash is melting and wont hold together and chemicals are released onto the windshield making it almost impossible to see especially at night. Turn the ac debris comes out and eyes burn to the point every one has to get out of vehicle. Eyes burn reguardless of ac but when its on its 10x worse. Ive owned this car 2 years and its been an issue since I got it.

I have a cvt transmission is my car, and its terribly scary. It shifts if it want too I try to slow down on the highway hoping to help it shift it still dont I have to come almost to a complete stop. I get off the gas car lurches forward and or stalls and shakes and then takes off. Try to accelerate and the car literally goes no where than mins later it just takes off without foot being on gas pedal. Lots of hesistation shuddering lurching stalling its really scary to drive at night time and through busy places. You put it gears and it even jumps and or rocks back and forth.

The dash of the car has melted causing a glare on the windshield of the car making it hard to see out the windshield. Especially on very sunny days. The dash is sticky and car smells when entering it.

The whole dashboard area cracked and is melting.

My 2010 Nissan Altima has a sticky dash. I am getting reflections in the windshield when I drive. I use a sun screen when my vehicle is parked. The sticky is getting on the bottom of my sunscreen. The sticky on the sun screen gets on the wind shield. I have called Nissan customer service. I was told my vehicle is out of warranty. Nissan can't do anything about the sticky dash. Nissan customer service did not offer a solution to the sticky dash problem. I think the sticky dash is a safety problem because it will probably get worse. Nissan knew about sticky dashes and could have recalled my vehicle.

The right side motor mount is broken for starters and then on the left drivers side front struts are making a noise and sometimes my back up camera goes out also the transmission is starting to jerk a little or it may be the broken motor mount.

The heater core in the car started leaking and it cost almost $2400 to replace it. Dealer told me that it is due to the fact that the whole dashboard in the car needs to be taken out and is very labor intensive. This is a big expense and wanted to check if there has been a repeated issue like this.

The dashboard is melted. The shiny surface that this melted area has created causes a terrible glare when driving during the day to the point where it is difficult to see the road or oncoming traffic well. The surface is extremely sticky to the touch. Melting has progressively been getting worse.

I purchased my 2010 Nissan in 2016. I had no issues up until now when I made my final payment. I do not travel no more than 2 hours on my car once a month. Outside of 2 hour travels I drive 15 minutes to work everyday. Wednesday, may 19, 2021 my car stop working out of the blue! when I was driving home, I was at a stop light. When it was time for me to go, my car did not move. So that’s when I pushed the gas pedal all the way down just so the car could move. If it went over 20 miles it will start shaking and jerking. I took my car to Nissan and they told me it’s my transmission. How is this possible? and they are asking fit 5,000. 00! I don’t have that. On top of that I had to pay $252. 00 just for them to tell me it’s my transmission. I could’ve caused an accident yesterday. What’s going on with Nissan transmissions.

My dashboard has been melting since I purchased the vehicle last year. Dealership went out of business. It’s over $1,000 for dashboard to be replaced. I read the complaints on this website and y’all are well informed of this issue and the safety concerns associated with it. Ditto for Nissan! a recall was issued for the previous two year models so why in the world should we have to pay for this repair out of pocket and how many complaints does it take to get y’all to do something????? I’m not sure what you’re here for if not to address issues consumers are having with their products. Do your job and make Nissan pay for their mistakes!!!!.

Concern: melting dashboard safety: visibility - the dashboard is very shiny and sticky, potential glare confirmation: florida recalls have already been made against 2008 and 2009 Nissan vehicles, but nothing further. Symptoms: no idea that the dashboard was melting; college student used vehicle corrective action taken: washing/cleaners do not improve or correct the issue. Also, the replacement cost and/or labor required to fix the issue is extremely limited for consumers to take on personally.

The material the dash is made from gets extremely hot and melts, and the upper dash has a glare that shines and comes off the dash into the windshield area & causes a major distraction from the glare. My 20-yr old drives this car and has almost crashed due to the glare. The dash needs replaced. I tried a photo, but does not show the glare.

The vehicle has developed an overly reflective finish on most of the plastic/rubberized dashboard surfaces, likely due to normal sun and/or heat exposure. This presents a safety concern, as the driver is distracted by reflected light while operating the vehicle.

Vehicle was garaged for first four years in new york. Now in florida for 6 yrs. And dashboard is melting making it almost impossible to drive on sunny days. I fear having an accident as the glare from the melted dashboard is obstructing my view. Also concerned about breathing these chemicals.

The catalytic converter is clogged causing car to not have any power. It happened coming off the fwy .

The steering wheel lock.

Dashboard is melting/incredibly sticky. Creates a glare on windshield, particularly on sunny/bright days, that can make it difficult and dangerous to drive. I've heard that older models have this problem.

Catalytic converter engine light.

2010 Nissan Altima coupe dashboard is melting. Numerous complains are in online threads but Nissan is not taking responsibility. This issue is expeirenced in years from 2008 to 2013. This is a severe safety hazard that needs to be resolved by Nissan. Only occurs in hot climate.

I have been having stalling issues with the cvt transmission in my car for over a year. Took it to the Nissan dealership here where I live on 12/17 for the issue only received a change of fluid no error codes. Spent almost 300. 00 that day. Took it back again on 1/18 for the same issue, not even a month apart. Was told that from the video I showed the Nissan worker it was my transmission going bad. I had to pay 110. 00 to hook it up to the machine this day. After leaving my car at the dealership for over a week I was told that they could not honor the 120,000 extended warranty because they were not able to duplicate the problem or pull any error codes. They performed an update to the transmission which they stated was needed and that "should" fix the issue. Fast forward to 11/3/18 less than 3000 miles later it's stalling again and won't go past 5 mph with the gas paddle all the way to the floor on a flat surface street. I had to pull over because there were cars behind me and it was an unsafe situation. I have documented all of this and have videos to prove everything that I speak of. There was a time where I was driving on the interstate and doing the speed limit of 70 and all of a sudden my car slowed down on its own to 50 and would not accelerate. I had to try to make it over to the shoulder without getting hit by 18 wheelers zooming past me. That in itself is a safety issue and concern for me.

My dashboard is melting. You can't put anything on it or even touch it without getting a very sticky residue on your hands. It is also a major hazard when it is sunny out. When the sun hits the melting part of the dash, I am blinded. Nissan needs to do the right thing & replace these dashboards. I know I'm not the only one having issues. Apparently everyone driving this car in the southern states is having this issue.

Car caught fire while driving. . . Completely burned up.

Driving on i95 from gatlinburg my car started make a horrible whining noisie, shuck it's has done before just not this bad, it has before but I didn't think much of it and just stopped and let it sit and it stopped . Now it happens everyttime I get in the car. Or that I have to beg it go when it's in gear, when I pull out I'd doesn't go. I've notice if I slam it from to park forcefully to drive it seems to work fine until the whining and jerking start. I know this is a tranny issue and I I know it's warranty rorb10 yrs or 120000 miles I'm at 102! and I can't drive this car please help!!!.