2013 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE HORRIBLE! I CAN'T SEE WITH THE LOW BEAMS AT ALL AND I NEED TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS AT ALL TIMES IN THE DARK. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE!!! I'M VERY SHOCKED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THESE LIGHTS! I LOVE MY CAR, HOWEVER I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN IF THEY DON'T FIX THIS PROBLEM!

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED PREMATURELY. THE CAR HAS STALLED CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE AND PULLS ODDLY AT LOW SPEEDS. A BURNING SMELL HAS NOW DEVELOPED AND I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM!! I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON. ONCOMING TRAFFIC NEVER FLASHES THEIR LIGHTS AT ME, SO THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS MUST BE DIM, ALSO. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM, THAT CARS BEHIND ME AT NIGHT, CAST A SHADOW IN FRONT OF MY CAR. MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DON'T EVEN PUT OUT ENOUGH LIGHT TO PREVENT A SHADOW BEING FORMED IN FRONT OF MY CAR!!

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM, TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE FOR NIGHT DRIVING AND DANGEROUS. ON A DARK OR SEMI DARK ROAD THERE IS ALMOST NO ROAD VISIBILITY.

REAR CONTROL ARMS BOTH HAVE BROKEN. THERE IS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN BULLETING FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL, HOWEVER THE SPECIFIC VIN DOES NOT APPLY ACCORDING TO NISSAN. A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND NISSAN WILL NOT FIX THE VEHICLE UNDER THE CAMPAIGN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STATE LINE NISSAN (10401 MADISON AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64114) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000. *DT

I OWN A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 108,000 MILES. I AM THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS PURCHASED IN MISSOURI, HOWEVER, I HAVE LIVED AND DRIVEN THE VEHICLE IN IOWA FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. ON MARCH 28, 2021 THE REAR LOWER LINK CORRODED AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON HWY 6 IN EASTERN IOWA. NISSAN HAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM IN 22 STATES INCLUDING IOWA, YET THEY REFUSE TO HONOR THIS RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE CLAIMING THAT NHTSA SETS THE PARAMETERS AND SELECTS THE VIN NUMBERS FOR THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA AND NHTSA SEVERAL TIMES AND CANNOT GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL.

REAR, LOWER CONTROL ARM THAT CONNECTS REAR WHEEL TO VEHICLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. AND NISSAN IS REFUSING TO COVER THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE! (SEE NISSAN'S SERVICE BULLETIN P9324). NISSAN NEED'S TO BE HELP ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS VERY LIKELY, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS.

THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN CLEARED BY A MECHANIC, HOWEVER, IT CAME BACK ON AND STAYS ON.

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE ACCELERATION IS HESITANT. WHEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND GO TO ACCELERATE THERE IS A DELAY IN WHICH THE CAR WON'T MOVE. WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO SHIFT. THIS HAPPENS BOTH ON A STREET AND HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO.