| Issue ID | 1018772 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10549322 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 10/09/12 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2008 nissan altima with only 25,000 miles on it. Garage keep. Very nice car. I noticed last month a spot that looked liked my dash melted . Now a month later it has spread. I have put nothing on it. It looks very shiny and sticky when touched. It looks like the material is breaking down. I can not drive this car on a sunny day because all i see in my front windshield is the reflection of my dash. I almost hit someone the other day having to swerve just in time. I couldn't even see them. Just black shiny dash. This has gone on long enough. I have called and they just kinda laugh saying " i've never heard of that" . You can clearly tell the material is breaking down . This should not happen and nissan should fix this before something bad happens. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 25000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SMITH STATION, AL |
| VIN pattern | 1N4BL24EX8CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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