2013 Nissan Altima complaints

WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. "5TH GENERATION ALTIMA'S LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM" AND UNSAFE FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT. MINE HAVE BECOME WORSE OVER TIME TO THE POINT WHERE I NOW FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT. AS OTHERS HAVE STATED REPLACING THE BULB WITH A BRIGHTER VERSION DOES NOT HELP AS THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL WITHIN THE PROJECTOR DETERIORATES TO THE POINT OF MAKING ANY BULB USELESS. THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED YET, BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE ROAD UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE AND HAVE SKIMMED OR NEARLY JUMPED MORE THAN A FEW CURBS MAKING RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS AT NIGHT.

HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM--WHERE I CAN ONLY SEE 4 FT IN FRONT OF MY CAR AT NITE. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE.

EXTREMELY DIM LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. CHANGING BULBS DIDN'T HELP. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS AND AFFECT OTHERS SOMETIMES. THIS IS ALWAYS, NEVER CHANGES DAY TO DAY OR UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR THEY WERE SO BRIGHT THAT I WAS GETTING BRIGHTS FLASHED AT ME WITH PEOPLE THINKING I HAD MY HIGH BEAMS ON. NOW THEY BARLEY ARE BRIGHT. IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT UNLESS I HAVE MY HIGH BEAMS ON. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE HEAD LAMP ITSELF BUT I HAVE REPLACED THEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY LOW BEAMS 4 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR THEM BURNING OUT. ONCE AT THE TIME. AFTER READING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT, WHY ISN'T NISSAN TAKING CARE OF THIS ISSUE? I LOVE MY CAR BUT HATE THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE DRIVER'S LOWER CONTROL ARM ALSO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V490000 (STEERING AND SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO OPEN INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM (NHTSA ACTION NUMBERS: EA19002 (SUSPENSION) AND PE18013 (SUSPENSION)). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM SENSOR WAS RE-PROGRAMMED YEARS AGO DURING THE RECALL AND NOW IT IS NOT RECOGNIZING WHEN PEOPLE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT NO MATTER THE VEHICLE CONDITION (STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ETC). NOT SURE IF IT JUST A FAILURE WITH MY PART OR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT IT IS CONCERNING.

MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SL VIN: [XXX] IS NOT ALLOWING ME TO SHIFT WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE TO USE A PENCIL/ETC IN THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BYPASS AREA EVERYTIME. SEARCHING THE WEB AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY CARS ARE HOBBLED BY A THIN PIECE OF METAL ON A CHEAP $3 MICRO SWITCH IN THE SHIFTER. BENDING THE SMALL METAL TAB ON THE MICRO SWITCH APPARENTLY CAN FIX THE ISSUE SO IT MAKES CONTACT AGAIN. DEALERS WANT $700 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. YOUTUBE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=EU7VM2Y-7LY AND PART FIX AT 8 MINUTE MARK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH ONLY THE LOW BEAMS ON YOU CAN HARDLY SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU THE LIGHTS ARE TO DIM.CHANGING THE BULBS DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS.I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS HAPPENING TO SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN THIS TYPE OF CAR.

I NOTICED MY LIGHTS BEGAN TO DEM SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS AND EVEN UPGRADED THE BULB TO AN LED TYPE AND ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT OR EARLY MORNINGS WITHOUT USING MY HIGH BEAMS (WHICH ISN'T SAFE FOR OTHER DRIVERS). I AM SHOCKED THIS ISSUE HASN'T BEEN RECALLED AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS IT IS DAYLIGHT WHICH ISN'T AN OPTION FOR ME DUE TO MY JOB. I LIVE IN STILLWATER OKLAHOMA AND DRIVE TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO WORK

ENGINE JUDDERING THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. SIGNIFICANT CABIN VIBRATION AND NOISE WITH SLOW ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS , HIGHWAY OR CITY.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ENGINE STALLED WHEN TRYING TO PUSH ACCELERATOR

HANDLES ARE BREAKING FROM THE INSIDE CAUSING AN ISSUE WHERE I CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. DRIVER SIDE AND NOW ONE OF MY BACK DOORS IS DOING SAME THING! I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FOR THIS YEAR OF ALTIMA SEDAN

REAR CONTROL ARMS PRONE TO EXTREME CORROSION. TO THE POINT THE ALREADY PAPER THIN METAL IS BREAKING UNDER NORMAL STRESS. BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED IN A DRIVEWAY WITH VEHICLE IN REVERSE.

IN RECENT WEEKS THE CAR'S HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY WEAK ESPECIALLY WHEN USING LOW BEAMS. IN A DARK AREA I CAN BARELY SEE THE ROAD EVEN A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED THE LIGHTS, BOTH ARE WORKING, JUST NOT WORKING WELL ENOUGH TO FUNCTION. IT'S BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.

THE RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM SNAPPED OFF DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN MOTION RESULTING IN TOEING IN OF TIRE. BOTH JEFF SCHMITT NISSAN OF DAYTON AND NISSAN CORPORATE WERE UNCLEAR ON HOW TO RE-MEDIATE THE ISSUE AND WHAT WOULD BE COVERED FOR THE REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH A CAMPAIGN WAS POSTED ON NISSANASSIST.COM. NISSAN ALSO MENTIONED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE POSSIBLE COSTS TO BE INCURRED (UPWARDS OF $2,000 FOR ESTIMATE), I HAD TO PERSONALLY REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS (LEFT WAS ABOUT TO SEPARATE AT ANY MOMENT), AND SWAY BAR LINKS.

I HAVE SENT VARIOUS EMAILS TO NISSAN REGARDING OUR LIGHTS ABOUT THE UNSAFE LIGHTING DISTANCE THEY GIVE AT NIGHT. WHEN DRIVING IN FOG IT IS MUCH WORSE. I HAVE DONE MANY CHANGES OF BULBS EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT BRANDS AND INTENSITIES AND NO CHANGE. I HAVE ALSO DRIVEN ANOTHER VEHICLE AND LET ME WIFE DRIVE THE ALTIMA TOWARDS ME ON A RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS INCREASES THE FACT AND RULE OF DRIVING WHICH IS " YOUR EYES CAN ONLY SEE AHEAD WHAT YOUR LIGHTS ONLY COVER" IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SLOWER DUE TO FACT OF HOW MANY DRIVERS DRIVE RIDICULOUSLY FAST AND WITH DIM LIGHTS MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO SEE YOU OR YOU TO SEE THEM. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION IN THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED AT OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT NISSAN CORPORATION NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THE RECALL TO FIX IT, NOT THE DEALER. THIS IS OUR 4TH NISSAN WE HAVE OWNED AND I HOPE IT ISN'T OUR LAST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERTERA NISSAN (888-380-7759, LOCATED AT 569 OXFORD ST S RTE 20, AUBURN, MA 1501) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND IT FELT AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

THE HEAD LIGHTS ON MY CAR WHEN ON DIM ARE DANGEROUS. I CAN'T SEE MORE THAN 20-30 FEET AHEAD. I'VE CHANGED THE BULBS WITH NO HELP OR IMPROVEMENT. I'VE INSTALLED NEW HALOGEN BULBS AND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THEY TELL ME MY LIGHTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY, BUT THEY HAVEN'T DRIVEN M CAR AT NIGHT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL.I CAN'T SAFELY OPERATE MY CAR AT NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. I CAN'T SEE THE CURB THUS I CAN'T SEE PEDESTRIANS UNTIL IT'S ALMOST TOO LATE. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S WITH EVERY ALTIMA.

I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT WAS FOR A PROBLEM WITH MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH AN AFTER MARKET THAT WENT OUT 13 MONTHS LATER.

DIFFICULT SEEING IN THE NIGHT VERY BAD VISIBILITY LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH , I CHANGED THE LIGHTS BUT THERE WAS NO IMPROVEMENT, I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FIANCE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OVER A MINOR POTHOLE, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. WHEN THE DRIVER ARRIVED HOME, THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY AUTO MECHANIC. THE ISSUE WAS A BROKEN REAR RIGHT CONTROL ARM. THE CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR.

LO-BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. HAVING OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW, I BEGAN NOTICING DIM HEADLIGHTS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4-5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP AT 60K MILES OR SO. NIGHT DRIVING BECAME HAZARDOUS SO I REPLACED THE BULBS WITH OEM PARTS BUT SAW NO IMPROVEMENT. DRIVING AT NIGHT NOW REQUIRES USE OF HI-BEAMS AS THE ROAD IS BARELY VISIBLE WITH LOW BEAMS + FOG LAMPS.

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BEYOND DIM, I AM ONLY ABLE TO SEE A SHORT DISTANCE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE - UNLESS THE HIGH BEAMS ARE TURNED ON. IT IS WORSE WITH NIGHT DRIVING IN RAIN AND SNOW BECAUSE I AM NOT ABLE TO SEE BEYOND MY FRONT BUMPER. IT MAKES ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE I FEAR THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE PEDESTRIANS AND POTENTIALLY HURT OR WORSE KILL SOMEONE BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHILE USING MY HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS AN ISSUE ALL THE TIME, WHETHER MOVING OR SITTING STILL, AND IT IS VERY SAD WHEN YOUR TURN SIGNALS ARE BRIGHTER AND SHINE ON STREET SIGNS BUT YOUR HEADLIGHTS DO NOT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS BUT THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT ELSE COULD BE CAUSING THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED WITHIN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING, BUT FEEL IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE WILL BE NO LIGHT AND I WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GRAFF NISSAN OF OKEMOS (1728 W GRAND RIVER AVE, OKEMOS, MI 48864, (517) 679-8900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA19002. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 36460515. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,473.

I DRIVING WITH MY SIN IN THE CAR.WE TURNED THE CORNER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER MY CAR WAS DRIVING WOBBLY! I GOT OUT CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE LOOKED UNDER THE CAR. MY WHOLE REAR WAS RUSTED OUT AND MY TIRE WAS DETECTED FROM THE BAR UNDER THE CAR! IT WAS JUST HANGING (THE LEFT REAR TIRE) IN THE AIR. MY HUSBAND TOOK A PICTURE SENT TO A MECHANIC FRIEND. HE SAID THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM IS DETECTED!! WHEN I CALL A DEALER SHIP NEAR BY HE HAD A CAR AT HIS SHOP WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE NISSAN ALTIMA TOO!! SHE WAS TRYING TO CALL NISSAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD HIM THEY WILL CALL HIM BACK. I'VE SEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE AS I BEGIN TO RESEARCH. MY SO AND I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR COULD HAVE DIED IF WE WERE GOING FASTER. I CALL NISSAN ABOUT IT AND THEY SEEN TO UNCONCERNED. I TOLD THEM I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A ON GOING PROBLEM THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAS COMPLAINTS ABOUT AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE TOWEL MY CAR THERE AND PAY TO GET IT FIX BUT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MY COST. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE RECALLED.

DRIVER REAR LOWER ARM CONTROL BROKE AT THE CENTER BOLT. CAR SWERVED AND WHEEL WAS UNSTABLE ON THE PA TURNPIKE AT 70 MPH.

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. I'VE HEARD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND I SEEM TO BE EXPERIENCING IT NOW.

AFTER A TURN ONTO A MAIN ROAD IN THE TOWN OF HENRIETTA NY THE STABILITY WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY HAD TO BE 20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT TO GO STRAIGHT. AFTER GETTING OF THE ROAD IN A SAFE PARKING LOT I NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL TIPPED TOWARD THE RIGHT AND TIPPED IN ABOUT 15 DEGREES AT THE TOP RIDING VERY HIGH IN THE WHEEL WELL. LOOKING UNDER THE CAR I COULD SEE SOME PIECE OF THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION METAL HANGING DOWN. THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH! THE NISSAN DEALER ADVISED BECAUSE OF AGE AND MILEAGE [ABOUT 90,000] THIS WOULD NOT BE A "COVERED" REPAIR EVEN THOUGH I WAS AWARE OF A NISSAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN [NOT A RECALL] TO HAVE THE OWNERS OF SOME 212,000 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA'S BRING THEIR CARS IN FOR REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM [SPRING BUCKETS] REPLACMENT AT NO CHARGE. IT WAS FOUND THAT IN THE 22 STATES THAT USE ROAD SALT THESE PARTS WERE DEVELOPING CRACKS DUE TO RUST AND CRACKING. I WASH MY CAR FREQUENTLY IN THE WINTER INCLUDING UNDERCARRIAGE SO I BELIEVE THIS IS AN INHERENT DESIGN/ENGINEERING DEFECT. IN 2018 NISSAN REDESIGNED THIS PART TO MITIGATE THIS ISSUE.

THE RIGHT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM OR LOWER SPRING LINK FRACTURED WHILE BACK THE VEHICLE OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. MOMENTS BEFORE THE ISSUE WAS TRAVELING 25 MILES ON THE FREEWAY IN RAIN AND SLEET. STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE'S BACK END FELT LOOSE. POOR CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER INCIDENT. NO INDICATIONS BEFORE THE FAILURE. NO KNOCKING OR TROUBLE STEERING. ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN LUG NUTS AND WAS ABLE TO SWIVEL THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BACK AND FORTH.

HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM AT NIGHT AND VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT UNLESS HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE USED. PROBLEM STARTED OVER 3 YEARS AGO. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND MANY OTHER ALTIMA PURCHASERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUE. BASED ON EVERYTHING I HAVE READ, NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OR ISSUE RECALL.

2 DAYS AGO PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY HEARD A LOUD POP, GOT OUT AND NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS CANTED, AND THE BODY OF THE CAR WAS ESSENTIALLY RESTING ON THE TIRE. LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR TO FIND THE LEFT REAR LOWER LINK HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKEN. TOOK PICTURES OF SAME. NISSAN ADVISES A SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON 2013 NISSAN ALTIMAS FOR REAR LOWERING LINKS RUSTING OUT IN STATES THAT USE SALT IN THE WINTER, HOWEVER THEY SAY MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR BATCH DOESN'T HAVE THE ISSUE. I WOULD SAY THE PHYSICAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE ARE CONTRARY TO THAT OPINION. I AM IN IOWA WHERE THEY USE SALT. MY FAMILY WAS JUST IN THIS CAR LAST WEEK DRIVING TO LAS VEGAS FROM IOWA. WHERE SPEED LIMITS ARE 80 MPH, CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE OUTCOME HAD THIS OCCURRED AT 80 MPH IN A MOUNTAIN PASS, LOOK AT THE PICTURES, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC AND DEADLY. HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS HAVE TO BE DOCUMENTED? PEOPLE DO NOT ASSUME A WHEEL COULD COME OFF OF A 6 YR OLD CAR, THEY TEND TO TRUST 6 YR OLD CARS.

I RECENTLY REPLACED MY LOW BEAMS, AGAIN, AND IT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. MY FOG LIGHTS ARE BRIGHTER THAN MY LOW BEAMS. WHEN I REPLACED MY BULBS INITIALLY IN NOVEMBER 2018 IT WASN'T UNTIL MY FOG LIGHTS WENT OUT THAT I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. I REPLACED THEM WITH THE BRIGHTEST HALOGEN BULB. IN OCTOBER THEY APPEARED TO BE OUT BUT WERE SO DIM THE ONLY WAY THEY WERE VISIBLE WAS STANDING WITHIN FEET OF THE CAR. I REPLACED THEM WITH LED BULBS AND IT DIDN'T MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. LIKE MANY OTHERS I WILL HAVE MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE ONCOMING VEHICLES CAN SEE ME THIS FAILING SAFETY FEATURE COULD JEOPARDIZE MY ABILITY TO SEE SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. I CURRENTLY LIMIT MY DRIVING AT NIGHT BUT EMERGENCIES HAPPEN AND NISSAN SHOULD BE REPLACING ALL OF THESE ASSEMBLIES. HEADLIGHTS ARE SO CRUCIAL TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL ON THE ROAD.

MY CAR IS A 2013 WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. IN THE MATTER OF 5 DAYS, THE TRANSMISSION HAS DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY. WHEN AT A STOPLIGHT, MY CAR WILL SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I HAVE TO PARK IT, TURN IT OFF, THEN CRANK IT BACK UP. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, IT WILL STALL AS IF I HAVE IT IN NEUTRAL. EVEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY RPM WILL BE FLUCTUATING, BUT MY ACCELERATION WOULDN'T CHANGE. IT WOULD STALL AT 40MPH, MAKE A JERKING MOTION, THEN PICK UP A LITTLE SPEED. TODAY IT BARELY WENT PAST 20MPH. NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS CLEARLY THEIR FAULT! NOW I HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A SIDE STREET AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL PULL TO THE RIGHT, ALMOST AS IF MY CAR WAS OUT OF ALIMENT. IT FELT AS IF I WAS DRIVING ON SNOW, MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. I STARTED DRIVING IT TO MECHANIC WHEN IT STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING, IT FELT AS IF THE BACK END WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. MY MECHANIC WENT TO TAKE IT INTO THE BAY AND CAME OVER TO GET ME. IT DIDN'T MAKE INTO THE BAY AND HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE SAID THE CONTROL ARM ON THE REAR WAS SO RUSTED OUT THAT IT JUST SNAPPED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LEAN IN TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF REAR. HE STATED I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY I WASN'T DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS SNAPPED. I WAS DRIVING IT DOWN A STRAIGHT SMOOTH ROAD AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND CAUSED A VISIBILITY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEL AIR NISSAN (1506 BEL AIR RD, BEL AIR, MD) WHERE THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE LATER REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET LED BULBS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE TO DIM TO BE SAFE, CHANGING THE BULB DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS UNSAFE ON A NORMAL NIGHT AND WORSE ON A DARK RAINY NIGHT. ON A REMOTE HIGHWAY THIS IS VERY BAD AND EVEN IN TOWN WITH STREET LIGHTS IT IS NOT SAFE.

LOW BEAM LIGHTS PROJECT LESS THAN 20FT (MEASURED PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, NO STREETLIGHTS OR OUTDOOR LIGHTING). IN RAINY CONDITIONS, HEADLIGHTS DO NOT APPEAR TO EVEN BE TURNED ON. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITH DIFFERENT BRANDS AND NO IMPROVEMENT. UPON REMOVAL OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, THE METAL REFLECTOR THAT PROJECTS LIGHT IS DETERIORATED AND BLACKENED. UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF OEM REPLACEMENT WILL DETERIORATE AGAIN AFTER REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT DUSK, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO PROJECT ADEQUATELY ENOUGH FOR SAFE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UFTRING NISSAN (7400 N ALLEN RD, PEORIA, IL 61614, (309) 690-6200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HEADLAMP BULBS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. UPON A SECOND VISIT TO UFTRING NISSAN, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,600. *PM*JB

ENGINE SHUTTERING, HESITATING AND SURGING AT LOW SPEEDS. HAPPENING FOR 2 DAYS AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE SINCE IT BEGAN.

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE A BANG OR CRACK AND MY STEERING BECAME WOBBLY AND UNWIELDY. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I HAD A PUNCTURED TIRE OR SOMETHING AND FOUND THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY VEHICLE HAD SNAPPED AND WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED.

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT "STRONG" ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY LIGHT THE ROAD OR ANYTHING IN FRONT OF THE CAR. VERIFIED NOT BULB ISSUE. THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AS THERE REALLY ISNT ANY VISIBILITY. IVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS AND FIGHTING THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS BUT JUST REALIZED I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT SINCE NISSAN WONT ADDRESS ISSUE. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING..CAR WON'T GO IN REVERSE OR DRIVE.WAS DRIVING THEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING THEN STOP MOVING.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.

VERY DIM LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SHOP RUNS DIAGNOSTICS AND ALL SYSTEMS, INDEPENDENTLY ARE WORKING, HOWEVER COLLECTIVE ISSUE. I.E. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR CODE READS AS BROKEN, BUT SENSOR IS INDEPENDENTLY FINE WHEN TESTED. MULTIPLE SYSTEMS READ OUT WITH ERROR CODES, BUT ALL ARE FINE WHEN TESTED SEPARATELY TO FURTHER ANALYZE. NO CONNECTION BETWEEN MULTIPLE CODES - RANDOM ASSORTMENT. VEHICLE FAILS EMISSIONS TEST DUE TO THESE ERRORS. SHOP NOW STATES THEY HAVE FOUND TBS ON THIS PROBLEM THROUGH NISSAN & THERE IS A PART REQUIRING A SWAP OUT. MY VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE FOR 6+ MONTHS. HUGE TIME & FINANCIAL BURDEN TO BRING CAR IN & OUT OF SHOP. VEHICLE UNABLE TO GET RE-REGISTERED DUE TO FAULTY COMPUTER SYSTEM.

MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SV TRANSMISSION SHUTTERED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEIRSELVES....MAKING A VEHICLE WITH A TRANSMISSION LIKE THIS. AND THEY KNOW THE TRANSMISSION IS MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE VEHICLE.

LOW BEAM ON HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. CANNOT SEE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DAUGHTER WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE, NO TICKET, BUT TOLD WAS A SAFETY HAZARD

THE HEADLAMP PROJECTOR IS FAULTY, THE LIGHT BULB WORKS FINE, THE LIGHT PROJECTION ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO SEE AT NIGHT (IN NYC). I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON AND THOSE AREN'T EVEN BRIGHTER THAN SOME CARS NORMAL LIGHTS. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS.

(IN NYC) MY MPG HAS DROP SIGNIFICANTLY, I'M GETTING 10-13 MAX MPG. THE OIL, OIL FILTER AND ENGINE AIR FILTER ARE LESS THAN A MONTH OLD. THE TIRES ARE FILLED TO THE CORRECT PRESSURE. NO SERVICE LIGHTS HAVE EVER CAME ON, MANY MECHANICS HAVE SEEN THE CAR AND SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I DO A MIXTURE OF HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING AND DRIVE AVERAGELY (NOT AGGRESSIVE BUT NOT SLOW EITHER). I EVEN RESET THE COMPUTER TWICE SO FAR AND GET THE SAME RESULTS.