Carrier/rack Problems of Nissan Altima - part 1

The passenger side door handle will not open the door, I heard and felt a crack when trying to get out of the vehicle. You have to open by using the outside door handle. If this car was too be in an accident the passenger could become trapped inside. This happen while parked.

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Dash is cracking and dash material is becoming soft and semi-sticky. It is not yet to the point of being melted and producing glare like 2008/2009 models but is quickly headed in that direction. Car is garaged when not in use.

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Just purchased my car 2 months ago, and I'm starting to see chips/crack on the top of the winshield. I didn't hit anything or any debri. I beleive this is a defect. I am going to see the dealership, and see what they tell me.

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Not a single event. . . Dashboard has progressively gotten softer/stickier over the past few years. It is now cracked and is melting next to the windshield. It has off-gassed an unremovable film on the bottom half of the glass, and the car has such a noxious smell from the fumes we no longer feel it's healthy to drive without the windows down.

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My father is currently driving one from enterprise we don't know if the glass had a hairline crack previously existing or if the car window got vandalized but the whole window is gone and the alarm system didn't even go off ether. I think the heat hit it and made the window explode glass from the window went everywhere the car only had 27,866 whenever we got it from the rental car place Monday I feel like Nissan needs to conduct an investigation into this incident myself and my father both told enterprise on blackstock rd we felt like the car had a defect.

Radar sensor for aeb and fcw malfunctioning, turning off at random situations, braking when no vehicle is near, false alerts crossing rail road tracks, etc. Took to Nissan dealership under warranty but issue was not fixed since they claim to be because of potential prior crash. Vehicle has not been reported in a crash, and aeb is malfunctioning constantly to the point where it may be unsafe instead of a safety feature.

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Strong exhaust odor inside car. Cracked exhaust manifold was found,second one I will have to put on car,first was discovered at approximately 85/88000 miles. Read forums and discovered earlier versions were recalled for same problem and seems to be a common problem among later models. Got a headache from strong smell. Very noticeable when car is stationary/idling.

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Second issue with my 2018 Nissan Altima. Was in the shop in October for the front collision sensor malfunctioning. Sensor was detecting obstructions when nothing was there. Local dealership replaced the sensor in October. Less than one month out of the shop (this week), the sensor malfunctioned again. Stated Feb: unavailable front radar obstruction and was steadily blinking again. Again, nothing in front of the vehicle that would have triggered the sensor. Contacted Nissan customer service and was advised to take the vehicle back to the dealership again for repair. Dropped vehicle to local dealership and was told they would look at the sensor and change out the bracket the sensor sits in to see if that corrects the issue. Very frustrated with this issue. .

In my driveway at home getting my bags, purse fell over went to reach to get items that fell out between the seat on driver side and finger stuck in bracket, could not take my finger out by myself because of the bracket has metal rigides around it had to call 911 and they sent out the paramedic they had to call the fire dept. To cut the seat frame because they couldn't remove my finger from bracket also so I wouldn't have anymore damages to the finger.

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My car is showing a crack which started on the left side of the dashboard and has slowly stretched all the way over to the other end. I need my car for transport and am afraid that one day the dashboard could open up while I am driving, which could cause major damage to me and my granddaughters. I am a senior with no income at this time and unable to make any upgrades or repairs. Please let me know if there is anything you can do or if I need to reach out to anyone else that can help me resolve this issue.

2010 Altima with a melting and cracking dash board since I've moved to florida. The glare impairs visual field and presents a safety issue for myself and others.

The dashboard is melting and cracking.

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Dashboard is melting and cracking, causing a sticky glaring problem when driving. Nissan refused to do anything about when contacted.

While driving on the highway at about 67 mph my entire car swerved to the left side. I felt like my steering wheel was loose and the wheel alignment was suddenly off. I did have to have the car towed from work. The final diagnosis is my left rear control arm split in half and my right rear control arm is cracked in the same spot. This is a significant safety issue as it could of caused a major accident if there was a car to the left of mine during this incidence. Nissan reports $1192. 05 to replace both rear control arms. I am in the process of attempting to get reimbursement from Nissan because the local Nissan dealership states that they stock the parts for the repair because they have had a a few of them lately. My case # with Nissan is 33841223.

Found dashboard melting and cracking around flat surface areas and a/c vents. Extreme glare when driving!.

Nissan Altima dashboard cracking and leaving chemical smell. Cracking advances in the sunlight/heat. Appears to be an issue with Nissan Altimas in the 2007-2009 range.

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While driving home after work my sunroof on my 2008 Nissan Altima exploded it was not hot or cold temp was approximately 75 degrees no other vehicles were around me at the time . Speed was 50 mph on a city street I never use the sunroof it's always on the close position no prior cracks or scrapes on the sunroof date of incident 2/02/2018 . I did report incident to Nissan as of 2/9/2018 no response.

I replaced all four original tires on car in 1/2015. Vehicle had 43k miles on; tires had always been rotated and properly inflated to 32 psi. During the next months, I noticed increasing noise as the car accelerated and decelerated. I tried to determine the source of the rythmic thumping noise but was unable. I had tires inspected and no problems could be found with approximately 9,000 miles on the tires. I noticed increasing rhythmic noise but could not locate which tire was the source. We had a flat tire from a roofing nail in the rr which required the tire to be replaced. Replaced tire with another goodyear assurance. With this new tire on the rr, I was able to locate the road rumble to the right front, so I had that tire replaced with another goodyear assurance. Noise seemed to go away. As my wife is the principle driver of this car, I thought the problem had been solved with the two new tires (as one had been failing). On a 500 mile trip, I noticed that the road noise (low rumble directly associated with tire speed, especially at low speeds). I now realize that the road noise must be coming from one/or both of the original tires that were placed on the car in 2017. On close inspection of these two tires, I have noticed multiple areas of a fine splitting approximately 1 inch down the side of the side wall on both of these tires which may be indicative of tread separation. I am to the point where I feel uncomfortable taking this car on the highway. I have asked three different dealers about this and I get many assorted answers, but the bottom line is that these tires make a rumbling noise directly related to tire speed and show signs of sidewall cracking. I don't want to get to the point of an endangering blowout and am considering replacing all 4 tires in the near future. This car is driven mostly on local city street and very infrequently on highways.

Currently, I live in florida and am an owner of 2008 Nissan Altima. This car is usually in the garage and rarely is impacted by the sun. I have noticed in the last week 3 cracks appearing on the dashboard of the vehicle. I called Nissan and they stated to me that there was nothing that they could do because I was out of warranty. I then looked on line and noticed that there was a lawsuit for this same problem with Altima's in the years of 2008 and 2009. Nissan know s that there dashboards were made with a defective material that was not able to withstand the humidity of florida. The lawsuit had come and past. I was 6 months from the deadline of April 29th 2017. The issue though with this dashboard is a visability while driving. The dashboard is melting and shines from the glare of the sun which impedes driving.

2008 Nissan Altima dashboard is melting and cracked. The dashboard produces a glare making it difficult to see when it is sunny. Material for dashboard is defective.

I close my truck of my car and the window just shattered. I went into the home where I was. We called a neighbor a man to come. He said it would be fine to drive home. It would not fall in he said. We could continue to hear it cracking. It was 74 degrees outside. Another person said they have never seen a back window shatter before. Since it was dark we could not know if something fell onto it. Nothing but dark skies and stars above. Someone touch it and it fell in. So I put a sun visor in the back to catch the falling glass. We all was shock. They all thought with the heater coils it would not fall in or with the protective coating like tint would hold it. Strange I drove home 20 mph. Covered and now I have to wait because it needs to be ordered and I have to pay out of pocket. Please help. I was in n. C, 27870 on 514 davie st. About 9:30 pm. On 04-29-17.

Dash pad, which also covers the passenger air bag is now cracked, and is sticky. I know that Nissan settled with florida residents for this problem, however, other cars are affected. In southeast texas, we have just as much, if not more heat that seems to be causing failure of the dash cover. We are now afraid to drive the car, as since it is cracked and sticky, we do not know if we will be properly protected with the air bag should we have a problem. This is a serious safety issue, not just cosmetic, and all cars should be included, not just florida. Please review this issue, and get all of us covered.

The dashboard of the car has cracked and become sticky. There was no reason for this to happen.

While driving down the street & approaching a red light, I heard a loud pop as if it was a gun shot!! I pulled over & noticed that my windshield had a crack in it.

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When I was driving my Nissan Altima 2012 car on I-635 in dallas at 2 pm cst at around 65 mph speed, I heard huge explosion sound on top of my head. I turned on the hazard light and slowed down the car and pulled over to a shoulder and checked the car. Sunroof glass was exploded and I have seen a 4 inch diameter hole and scatter glass pieces; rest of the glass was also broken/cracked. There was no vehicle at the time the incident occured and it was not due to the external forces, it was due to internal pressure between the glass and visor. I was so scared when the glass exploded but luckily escaped from the bodily injuries. The sunroof glass on the Nissan Altima 2012 is for sure defective product. Please investigate and save the lives of the drivers. I'm not expecting any financial compensation from Nissan or anybody. I don't want this to happen to anybody please investigate and save drivers.

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.

Since purchasing the vehicle in 2014, the dashboard has been continuously melting and cracking to the point where the glare from the black melted dashboard has severely decreased visibility. Additinally, as more cracks have appeared the car no longer recognizes when a passenger is in the passenger seat and shows the airbag as �off. �.

On July 18, 2016, while parked at work on the side of a road, the right front passenger window shattered. The police determined it was not caused by anything hitting it. The window that shattered was facing a yard, not the street, so no projectile object hit it. The police thought it might be the heat (in the 80's, but in NY, and we had it for 18 months in nc where it's a lot hotter, with no incident). Then on August 20, 2016 the car was parked at a grocery store parking lot. When my son came out of the grocery store, there was a 14 inch crack in the windshield that was not there when he went into the store. No evidence of any projectile hitting the glass. The car is 3 years old and 35,000 miles. Temp outside: 85degrees. No reason why these windows (2 in 1 month) should be shattering spontaneously by themselves. No rocks or other projectiles involved. Both times the car was parked next to other cars, and nothing happened to the other cars.

The dashboard in my Nissan Altima 2008 is melting, cracking and very sticky with a bright shining glare that makes it very difficult to see.

Dash board is melting and cracking now falling apart.

Dashboard is cracking. Car has always been garage kept since new. Never sets outside during daytime in sun. Many other owners have same issue. Nissan denies there's any problem, won't do anything to help to fix the problem. Costs about $2000 to replace the dash. Happening mostly with 2008 & 2009 model years.

The dashboard on this car is melting and crumbling apart. In early 2012 it started getting shiny at the edges on the vents openings next to the windshield. It has developed into a sticky, semi-liquid, very shiny, soft rubber like substance that sticks to anything put on top of it and comes off as a black residue when separated. The dashboard also developed fine fracture lines that have since created deep ridges all along the part, its crumbling, and pieces of the black outer material are just falling apart, revealing a foam material beneath. The cracking, crumbling effect covers the whole dashboard, not just the section that is exposed to sunlight. The shiny sections of the dashboard reflect sunlight into the windshield, creating a blinding pattern in the windshield that prevents good visibility. In sunny days it is really prominent and blinding, which is a constant in south florida. This is a serious safety hazard and could provoke an accident due to poor visibility. This problem started showing in early 2012 and has evolved since into a crumbling, melting, sticky, shiny dashboard. In hot days when the car is parked it smells like molten plastic. The chemical fumes from this decaying material can't be good to human health, these are most probably toxic.

Daily driven 2008 Nissan Altima in south florida. Vehicle dash has melted causing the dash to be sticky and reflecting a massive glare on windshield making it very difficult to drive. Entire dash has started to crack and pieces falling off due to poor quality of dash. Defogger for windshield has been affected do to the structure of the dash changing and becoming stick. Extremely dangerous when driving and do not see any current recalls for the car or dash.

Melting dashboard. Makes it very hard to see. Also the cracking and peeling may be effecting the airbag functions.

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My 2008 Nissan Altima 2. 5sl dashboard melting and cracking, not safe to drive in the sunlight because it will shine on windshield.