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
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 26 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
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
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.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Nissan Altima
- Body & structure 313 complaints
- Air bags 147 complaints
- Brakes 94 complaints
- Electrical system 90 complaints
- Engine 75 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 70 complaints
- Steering 37 complaints
- Cruise control 35 complaints
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