2013 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS QUICKLY DETERIORATED WITHIN 1 YEAR AND NO LONGER ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY AT NIGHT. UNSAFE TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT USING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. IT IS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AT NIGHT USING THESE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I REPLACED ALL FOUR HEADLIGHT BULBS, LOW AND HIGH BEAM, AND THIS DID NOT MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENT IN LOW BEAM ILLUMINATION. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY (PROJECTOR/REFLECTOR ISSUE) WHICH MUST BE REPLACED WITH NEW AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000 BECAUSE IT REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE FRONT BUMPER COVER AND PLASTIC SPLASH LINER UNDER BUMPER COVER. THIS COMPLAINT IS FREQUENTLY MENTIONED BY OTHER 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS AND NISSAN HAS TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE DUE TO ITS COMMON OCCURRENCE AND FREQUENT COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. MY REPAIR SHOP COULDN'T FIX IT OR FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR WEEKS WHILE TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH NISSAN WHO HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLES CVT TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAD NEVER SENT OUT A RECALL NOTICE TO ME AND I'VE BEEN THE REGISTER OWNER FOR YEARS.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH SENSOR CIRCUIT (NOTED IN NISSAN BULLETIN 16-030). MANUFACTURER SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS LISTED ON DEALER INVOICE STATES SERVICES REGARDING THIS DEFECT WILL BE AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER. HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR POLICY AND CHARGED FOR SERVICE.

UNABLE TO SECURELY CLOSE THE HOOD AS PRIMARY LATCH WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED. FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE ON THE RECALL NOTICE, BUT WHENEVER DRIVING ON A ROAD IMPERFECTION HOOD POPS UP TO SECONDARY POSITION. WE DO NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO USE DURING THE DARK AND TRIPLE THE CONCERN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND IT'S RAINING. THIS USED TO NOT BE THE CASE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!!! THIS HAPPENS WHETHER STREET DRIVING OR HIGHWAY DRIVING AND ESSENTIALLY MAKES ME HAVE TO USE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WHEN THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER NATURAL LIGHTING TO HELP

I BOUGHT CAR ON A SATURDAY MORNING. WENT OUT OF TOWN AND DROVE HOME LATE AT NIGHT. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS OF A BRAND NEW CAR. OVER THE PAST 8 YEARS THE BRIGHTNESS HAS DETERIORATED SO BAD MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT.

THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARDS IS SOLID LIT WITHOUT A ADULT PASSENGER ON PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN THERE IS A ADULT PASSENGER ON THE PASSENGER SEAT

I NOTICED IN NOVEMBER 1, 2019 THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIM. THIS ISSUE HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE DIM LOW BEAM LIGHTS CREATE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON ALL TYPES OF ROADS. MY WORK AS A REGISTERED NURSE REQUIRES 12 HOUR SHIFTS, WHICH MEANS I LEAVE HOME WHEN IT'S DARK AND LEAVE WORK WHEN IT'S DARK. WHEN I QUESTIONED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A NISSAN DEFECT AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD I COULD REPLACE WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I WAS TOLD NOT TO REPLACE WITH NISSAN PARTS BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUE SINCE THE DEFECT IS NISSAN. I CONTACTED NISSAN IN NASHVILLE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS ONLY GIVEN AN OPTION TO ASK THE NISSAN DEALER FOR A DISCOUNT.

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HOOD LATCHES OF THESE VEHICLES THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED BUT I HAD AN INCIDENT OCCUR WHERE MY HOOD DID FLY OPEN ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WHICH I HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO PAY FOR. I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A NEW HOOD LATCH AND SECURE THE HOOD BUT THE DAMAGE IS STILL PRESENT, THE HOOD DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, THE FENDERS WERE PUSHED BACK AND DAMAGED....I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I COULD HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND POSSIBLY REPAIRED WITH NO COST TO ME DUE TO THIS RECALL? I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY WITH A GOOD DEAL OF TRAFFIC WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IT WAS TERRIFYING. I STILL HAVE TRAUMA TO THIS DAY FROM THAT INCIDENT AND MY HOOD STILL DOES NOT LOOK PROPERLY SEALED AND WHEN I DRIVE OVER 60MPH I CAN SEE VIBRATIONS IN THE HOOD WHICH MAKE ME FEEL WITHOUT THE PROPER FIX, IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

THE LOW BEAM DRIVING LIGHTS AREN'T BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SAFELY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. IT IS NOT DUE TO OLD BULBS, BUT RATHER DUE TO THE DESIGN AND MATERIALS OF THE REFLECTOR SYSTEM SURROUNDING THE BULB WHICH HAS DETERIORATED. HIGH BEAMS WORK FINE. LOW BEAMS MIGHT AS WELL BE OFF AS PEDESTRIANS, PARKED CARS, STOPPED CARS, ARE ALL NOT VISIBLE UNTIL WITHIN 20-30 FEET IN FRONT WHEN DRIVING ON OTHERWISE DIMLY LIT ROADS. I HAVE RUN OVER A SMALL CURB THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO THE POOR LIGHTING. I AM CONCERNED I WILL NOT HAVE STOPPING DISTANCE IN RAIN EVEN AT LOW SPEED, SHOULD A PEDESTRIAN SUDDENLY BE VISIBLE IN THE LOW LIGHTING.