Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 09/17/2012 | 36889 | 1 | |
| Affected area of vehicle :dashboard this is a safety hazard! this vehicle was purchased on 7/14/2012. at the time of purchased it has approximately 36889 miles. purchased as a previously owned vehicle. about 1 month after, we noticed that the top of the dashboard by the windshield material started to melt.the material, is like a foam that gets hot, sticky and start to melt.it can start a fire any minute. we took the vehicle to the nissan dealership, located at semoran blvd in orlando, fl, the same place we bought the car 2 months before. the staff at the dealership proceeded to inform me that, after several visits, that they never seen something like that. that they couldn't do anything because the warranty expired. we took the vehicle to a nissan authorized shop. the technician informed us that for the nissan model for that year 2008 the material used was not the standard one. we are reaching out to nissan to remedy this problem immediately. this is not only an issue that needs to be cover by the manufacturer and present a safety hazard to my family and the community in general. if we don't hear from nissan in 10 days we are going to go to bbb and the government. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 08/03/2011 | 36000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. the contact stated that the rear passenger door would fill up with water and leak inside the vehicle. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised that the drain holes were clogged and needed to be unclogged. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. the failure mileage was approximately 36,000. kmj | |||
| 09/12/2008 | 20 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. the contact stated that the front drivers side door fills up with water whenever is rains. the contact stated that it sounds like a dish washer when driving the vehicle. this is the only door that has this problem. the dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that the plugs in the door were clogged and not letting the water out. the contact has to open the door to let the water run. this has caused the speaker in the door to have a buzz sound. the contact feels this is a defect because it can cause problems with the mechanics off the door. the failure mileage was 20 and the current mileage was 24000.rl | |||