2013 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 6 MONTHS FOR RESOLUTION REPAIR TO THE HOOD LATCH, I AM LOOSING INCOME WAITING ON RECALL REPAIR

LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE HORRIBLE YOU CANNOT SEE 1FT IN FRONT OF YOU THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE AND SOMEONE IS GOING END UP GETTING IN A MAJOR WRECK IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RECALLED

THE HEADLIGHT SLOWLY LOST THEIR ABILITY TO REFLECT LIGHT FROM THE BULB. THEY STARTED BRIGHT WHEN I OWNED THE CAR BUT SLOWLY BECAME MORE DIM AS TIME WENT ON. I REALIZE THAT HALOGEN BULBS WILL DO THAT, BUT THIS WASN'T THE RESULT OF THE BULB. THE REFLECTIVE COATING INSIDE OF THE LOW BEAM PROJECTOR HAD STARTED TO COME OFF AND THE PROJECTOR WAS NOT PROJECTING LIGHT AS IT SHOULD. IT BECAME SO DIM THAT I COULD BARELY SEE AT NIGHT, IF THE ROADS WERE NOT LIT UP. IT WASN'T MUCH OF A PROBLEM IF I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A LIGHTED CITY, BUT IF I WAS ON BACK COUNTRY ROADS, I COULDN'T SEE MORE THAN FORTY FEET AHEAD. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH HOUSINGS AND I WAS ABLE TO SEE MUCH FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. I TRIED PUTTING A NEW BULB IN THE OLD HOUSING, BUT IT STILL FAILED TO REFLECT THE LIGHT. I HAVE PICTURES OF OUTSIDE ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND A PICTURE OF INSIDE THE REFLECTOR. IT SHOWS WHERE THE REFLECTIVE COATING WAS COMING OFF. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMAS THAT HAVE BOTH HALOGEN AND XENON HEADLIGHTS. I ATTACHED THE PICTURES TO MY COMPLAINT. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME INCIDENT, BUT RATHER AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT PROGRESSIVE GOT WORSE UNTIL THE FAULTY PARTS WERE REPLACED.

HEADLIGHTS EXTREMELY DIM CAUSING NIGHT DRIVING HAZARD. ISSUE IS DUE TO DEGRADATION OF REFLECTOR IN HEADLIGHT HOUSING. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES TO RESOLVE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR. THIS IS APPARENTLY A PRONOUNCED PROBLEM WITH NISSAN ALTIMAS PER NISSAN ONLINE FORUMS. PHOTO SHOWS REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT ON LEFT AND THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT REFLECTOR ON THE RIGHT.

ON MY WAY TO WORK LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET JUST BEFORE I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY

THE CVT TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AT ALL. I AM FORCED TO DEPRESS THE SHIFT OVERRIDE IN ORDER TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK EVERY TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING HER PARKED VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE HOOD WAS SLIGHTLY OPENED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE HOOD MANUALLY AND HAD TO CALL HER BROTHER TO CLOSE THE HOOD FOR HER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED BARBERINO NISSAN (505 N COLONY RD, WALLINGFORD, CT 06492; (203) 265-1611) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. MADE LEFT TURN CAR SHUDDERED SMOOTHED OUT AND DROVE 1 MILE AND PARKED CAR FOR 30 MINUTES AND GOT READY TO MOVE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND ENGINE STALLED. STARTED ENGINE PUT TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND ENGINE STALLED. DEALER SAY'S TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED.

I HAVE HAD MY 2013 ALTIMA FOR 6 MONTHD. IT WAS MARYLAND STATE INSPECTED IN APRIL BEFORE MY TIME OF PURCHASE. TODAY OCT 23, 2020 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50 MPH ON MY WAY TO WORK. I HEARD A BANG SOUND AND ALL MY TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON MY DASHBOARD AND I LIST STEERING IN THE REAR. PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE REAR CONTROL ARM OR A FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED AND BROKE IN HALF WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS WELDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. BEING A BEGINNER DRIVER ESPECIALLY, I SEE ALL COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM. WHY IS NISSAN NOT HELPING?

ON ROUTE 414 HEADING SOUTH GOING ABOUT 49, MY HOOD POPPED OPEN AND BUSTED MY WINDSHIELD. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME WITH FIXING, REFUNDING OR TRADING FOR ANOTHER CAR. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED THAT THEY WILL NOT HELP GET ME IN A SAFER CAR. I ALSO ASKED ABOUT A LOANER UNTIL THIS COULD BE FIXED AND THEY SAID NO.