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2008 Nissan Altima wipers, windshield & visibility problems

188 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2008 Nissan Altima, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
188 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
71,000 miles 114 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2008 Nissan Altima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 71,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 24 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 26 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 21 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 15 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 71,000 miles
Based on 114 complaints that include mileage. 37% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles24
60k to 80k miles26
80k to 100k miles21
100k to 120k miles15
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 114 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. While driving 50 MPH, the sun roof exploded and the fragments cascaded on to the contact. He had to go to the hospital to have glass removed from his face. The dealer stated that they had never seen such a failure. The failure and current mileages were 3,600. Updated 5/19/08 updated 05/19/08

Reported at 3,600 miles, March 2008 Injury

Dashboard is melting and cracking to the point where I can see the foam material that the dash is made out of make seeing out the windshield very difficult, especially when coming out of a tunnel during the day and not being able to see momentarily making driving very difficult. Bought a dash cover to hopefully slow down the process and so I could see out the windshield clearly. Also the passenger air bag light does lights up intermittently when no one is in the passenger seat.

Reported at 55,000 miles, July 2016

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