HEAD LIGHT HAS GONE DIM. I HAVE REPLACE IT 4 TIMES. IT ONLY LAST 2 -3 MONTHS. IT GETS SO DIM I HAVE TO USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS. THIS US GETTING VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE.
2015 Nissan Altima complaints
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I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT THE REGULAR HEADLIGHTS WORK AS IN THEY APPEAR TO COME ON BUT AT NIGHT THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE TO ME DRIVING I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHTS ON. I TEIED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND ALMOST WRECKED DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC NOT ALLOWINNG ME TO SEE THHE VERY LOW BEAM MY HEADLIGHT PUTS OFF
I NEVER RECEIVED MY RECALL SO I CAN GET MY CAR FIXED. WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT MY AIR BAG LIGHT SAYS OFF NOT RECOGNIZING THE PASSENGER WHICH CAN RESULT IN INJURY. ALSO THE HOOD LATCH HAS A RECALL THAT NEEDS FIXING.
CAR COMPLETELY POWERED OFF WHILE TRAVELING TRAVELING AT 10MPH. THE ENGINE AND BATTERY SYMBOL APPEARED, CAR WAS ABLE TO COME TO A ROLLING STOP. PLACED IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITH NO ISSUES. TEN MINUTES LATER, CAR IS TRAVELING 60MPH AND CAR POWERED OFF, CONSOLE TURNED BLACK, CAR POWERED ON, POWERED OFF AND THEN POWERED ON WHILE MAINTAINING SAME SPEED. THIRD TIME OCCURRED 5MIN LATER AS I WAS TRYING TO SAFELY PULL OVER. WAS TRAVELING UNDER 20MPH AND CAR POWERED OFF , LOCKING BREAKS AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE LOCKING STEERING WHEEL.
THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS IDLING HIGH WHEN DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT. WITHOUT REALIZING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, THE CAR WOULD JERK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. AS THE CAR WAS DRIVING TLAND WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS IT WOULD IDLE TO THE TOP AND WHEN IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN IT WOULD JERK INTO GEAR AND TAKE OUT. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD STALL AT 2ND GEAR AMD OF I WAS CROSSING TRAFFIC OR TURNING A CORNER IT WOULD STALL FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN KICK INTO HIGH GEAR WITH A HARD JERK.
TRANSMISSION STUTTERS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS AND REGULAR STREET DRIVING. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED.
VERY DIM HEADLIGHTS. CAN NOT SEE IN FRONT OF YOU WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS ON TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS LOOK LIKE REGULAR HEADLIGHTS WHEN TURNED ON, NOT VERY BRIGHT TO BE BRIGHT LIGHTS. IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I CHANGED OUT THE BULBS TWICE TO HALOGEN AND LED AND NEITHER FIXED THE PROBLEM.
THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE DIM AND DO NOT PROJECT OUT OR TO THE SIDE TOOK TO DEALER THREE TIMES AND NOTHING KEEP SAYING IT CHECKS OUT SO I TOOK A VIDEO WHILE ON THE HWY TO SHOW THEM AND THEY SAY NOTHING THEY CAN DO SO THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY MEANS NOTHING TO NISSAN I HAVE A SENTRA WE SEE FINE OUT OF
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF A NEPHEW WHO OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS NEPHEW WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HIS VISIBILITY WAS DECREASED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ILLUMINATED FROM THE HEADLAMPS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (ROYAL NISSAN LOCATED AT 9325 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70815) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REFLECTOR IN THE HEADLAMP HOUSING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
LOW BEAMS ARE DANGEROUSLY LOW AND HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE ACCIDENTS. NIGHT DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN WET CONDITIONS IS AWFUL! VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS!
I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE THE ACCELERATION PEDAL THERE IS SOMETIMES AN EXTENDED DELAY AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALWAYS, BUT I HAVE READ THAT ALOT PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW THE CAUSE. PERSONALLY, AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, TURNING OFF AND TURNING ON THE CAR SEEMS TO ALLOW IT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. MY SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE WITH THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN A TWO WEEK SPAN. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED DOWN ON A REGULAR TWO WAY ROADWAY. AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, AND THE RPMS WOULD JUST GO UP. THIS SAME EXPERIENCE HAPPENED ANOTHER TIME AS WELL. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT AS A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR SOME PROGRAMMING ON THIS CVT TRANSMISSION, AS THIS COULD BE A VERY POTENTIALLY BAD RISK, ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE LOSING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE CAN RESULT IN MAJOR ACCIDENTS/DEATHS.
I HAVE A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA S AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE MODULE AND FIX FOR $1000 - SECOND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE SEAT. - I DIDN'T EVEN GET A QUOTE FOR THAT. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY SAID SINCE MY CAR IS NOT ON RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I BELIEVE I CONTACTED THEM TWICE AND GOT THE SAME RESPONSE. IT PASSES INSPECTION SO I WILL JUST LIVE (OR DIE) WITH THE LIGHT ON. I JUST HOPE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM. I CAN'T SEE WELL AT NIGHT AS A RESULT. DEALER TOLD ME THE BULBS ARE FINE AND THAT THE PROBLEM RESIDES WITH THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. FILM HAS DEVELOPED ON THE LENSE/PROJECTOR. NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1,300 TO FIX THIS WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY CAR IS WELL KEPT (GARAGED)...
MY HEADLIGHT DIM NOT BRIGHT NEVER WAS PERFECT EVEN BEGINNING TIME BY TIME GETTING WORSE MAY GETTING MORE WORSE LAST YEARS . I REPLACED LIGHT BULB BUT DIDN'T CHANGED SAME DIM L AFRAID TO DRIVE EVENING NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IF RAINY DAY I DON'T DRIVE AT ALL BECAUSE U CANT SEE NOTHINK THESE HEAD LIGHT THAT BAD . .L BOUGHT MY CAR BEGINNING TO 2016 ONLY 4 YEARS OLD CAR.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WITH ONLY THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON. HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT I CAN NOT SEE MORE THAN A FOOT IN FRONT OF ME ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS. IT'S PRETTY MUCH LIKE DRIVING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS ON. EVEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE RIDDEN IN MY CAR CAN TELL THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NONEXISTENT. I SUFFERED SOME FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY CAR AFTER HITTING A GARBAGE CAN THAT I DID NOT SEE WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. THIS IS TRULY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE TRIED TO GET A BRIGHT BUILT (60% MORE VISION); HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT HELP.
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA HAVE CONTINUED TO GET DIM. I CAN BARELY SEE AT NIGHT, WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING. IT LOOKS LIKE MY LIGHTS ARE NOT ON AT ALL FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. MY BRIGHTS WORK FINE. I CHANGED BOTH BULBS TO LED AND THERE IS NO CHANGE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I AM GOING TO BUY NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT PROJECTED FROM THE HEADLAMPS WERE EXTREMELY DIM AND INSUFFICIENT FOR SAFE VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICART NISSAN DEALER, (4255 S HAMILTON RD, # 190, GROVEPORT, OH 43125, (614) 836-6506) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,400.
WHINING LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENT WHEN IDLE AND LOUDER WHEN DRIVING.
WHEN YOUR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE BRIGHTER THAN YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. HAVE REPLACED BULBS WITH MAXIMUM BRIGHTNESS TWICE. POLY-CARBONATE HOUSING IS STILL RELATIVELY CLEAR, NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS HARROWING. ON HIGHWAY, WHEN CARS ARE BEHIND, THEIR HEADLIGHTS CREATE A SHADOW THAT THE ALTIMA BEAMS CANNOT OVERCOME. ON CITY STREETS OR COUNTY ROADS IF THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS THE LOW BEAMS PROJECT ABOUT 20 FEET. HIGH BEAMS OK UNTIL ENCOUNTER ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND MUST SWITCH TO LOW BEAMS. AT THAT POINT YOU ARE TOTALLY IN THE BLACK DUE TO THE ALTIMA WEAK BEAMS AND THE ON-COMING HEADLIGHTS. THE BEST YOU CAN DO IS HOPE THAT A WHITE LINE IS PAINTED ON THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY AND TRY TO STAY IN THE LANE. FOG CONDITIONS AT NIGHT ARE HORRIBLE WITH WEAK LOW BEAM LIGHTS. VISIBILITY IS ABOUT 3 FEET. TURNING HIGH BEAMS ON MAKES IT EQUALLY BAD. I CAN TRY TO TAKE SOME COMPARISON PICTURES IF NHTSA THINKS IT WILL HELP CLARIFY THIS WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT REFLECTOR USED IN LIGHTING HOUSING GOES BAD AND VERY LITTLE LIGHT IS ACTUALLY PROJECTED, NO MATTER WHAT BULB IS INSTALLED. MY VEHICLE IS ALMOST UNUSABLE AT NIGHT AND DEFINITELY IN RAIN OR FOG. ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT LET MY TEEN DRIVE THE ALTIMA AT NIGHT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS USG SUPPORT. NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY - REFUTING CLAIMS BY OWNERS AND STATING OVER $1000 TO FIX
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HOOD FLEW UP ONTO MY WINDSHIELD. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING... I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE HOOD IS LATCHED SHUT.
LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY FAINT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT OR BAD WEATHER IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE EVERYONE ALWAYS ASKS IF I HAVE MY LIGHTS ON. I DON'T EVEN DRIVE AT NIGHT OR BAD WEATHER ANYMORE DUE TO THE LACK OF LIGHTING BEING PROJECTED FROM MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA IT'S TOO UNSAFE FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS IN MY CAR AND I HAVE 20/20 VISION SO IT'S NOT MY EYES!
I HAVE SPENT OVER 500 ON LIGHTS BULBS AND LIGHTING ON THIS ALTIMA 2015 '..THE HEADLIGHTS OR THE BULBS ARE TRASH THERE R VERY VERY VERY DIM FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE,I WAS TOLD TO CHANGE,REPLACE,RESTORATION ITS LIKE IM GETTING THE RUN AROUND AND NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND ITS RIDICULOUS TO PRODUCE POOR LIGHTING ON A CAR AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY NOW!! I DRIVE IN THE DAY NOW WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT CAUSE NO LIGHTS HAVE TO USE BRIGHT LIGHTS TO SEE WHOM EVER IT MAY CONCERN THIS NEED TO BE RECALL NOOOOWWW BEFORE SOMEBODIES DIE BECAUSE OF A SIMPLE FIX THAT NISSAN SEEMS LIKE THEY DON'T WANT TO ADDRESS UNTIL SOMEONE DIES IN A CRASH '..NOW!!!!!
AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO OF THE CAR RUNNING IT STARTS TO DO THIS THING WHERE IS DOES NOT ACCELERATE FOR A COUPLE SECONDS WHILE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. IT THEN STARTS TO ACCELERATE WITH A DELAY. WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY.
THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. I HAVE HAD THE NISSAN DEALER CHECK THESE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD FOR NIGHT DRIVING. I HAVE TO USE MY BRIGHTS TO BE ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT. MY GRANDDAUGHTER BORROWED MY CAR AND SHE THOUGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF. THESE HEADLIGHTS NEED A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE T- BONED HIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES ON HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE AND HAD RECEIVED PHYSICAL THERAPY AND STILL SEEKING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO SEE IF NEEDING A SURGERY FOR A SCIATIC NERVE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS SON WHO WAS SITTING ON PASSENGER REAR SIDE, ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES ON HIS RIBS AND BACK AND HAD RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. *DT *LN *JB CASE NUMBER (XXX) DOB (XXX) TAG (XXX) VIN (XXXXXX) DRIVER'S LICENSE (XXX) INSURANCE POLICY (XXX) ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB
DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEAD LIGHTS DIM, NOT PROJECTING ENOUGH LIGHT TO PROVIDE CLEAR PATH OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BOTH INNER BULBS HAVE HAZED OVER TO A CLOUDY WHITE, NO LONGER CLEAR, AND NOT ALLOWING LIGHT THROUGH. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, WAS TOLD BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE $1100.00 REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE ADEQUATELY. THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER MCGUIRE NISSAN LOCATED AT 716 WEST GENESEE ST, SYRACUSE NY 13204, (315) 802-4432 WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED ON ONE OCCASION WHILE TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF THE RESIDENCE, THE CONTROL ARM DETACHED FROM THE SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE SUB FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MIKE ERDMAN NISSAN LOCATED AT 4560 HIGHWAY 520, COCOA FL 32926, (321)453-2050, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR SUB FRAME AND CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE, CASE NUMBER: 38348110. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,387.
I TRIED TO RELEASE THE HOOD BY WAY OF PULLING THE INTERIOR LATCH, IT DID NOT OPEN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT DAY. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND PRESSED ON IT (TO BE SURE IT WAS CLOSED) AND DROVE AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION. I WAS DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE HOOD LET GO AND HYPEREXTENDED AND FLEW UP IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, OVER TIME, THE FRONT HEADLAMPS DIMMED SIGNIFICANTLY, WHICH AFFECTED HIS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BULBS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. (HIGH BEAM IS FINE.) LOW BEAMS ARE SO DIM YOU HAVE TO ALSO USE THE FOG/DRIVING LIGHTS TO SEE AT NIGHT, MY CAR HAS THEM, SOME MODELS DON,T. CHANGING THE BULBS DID NOT HELP AT ALL, OUTSIDE LENS IS CLEAR. USING HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT IRRITATES AND IS DANGEROUS TO ON COMING DRIVERS. I DON'T LIKE DRIVING LIKE THAT AT ALL. LOW BEAMS SHOULD BE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO BE SEE, THEY ARE NOT.
HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. BULBS WERE CHANGED AND DON'T HELP. AFTER READING ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS. WE CAN ONLY DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.
THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2015 IS REALLY WEEK AND IS BECOMING WEAKER DAY BY DAY TO THE POINT IT'S HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT ESPECIALLY IN RAIN, SNOW OR FOG. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS ACCUMMULATION OF WATER VAPOR INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THEY DON'T GO AWAY.
MY HEADLIGHTS ARE GETTING DIMMER AND DIMMER. I REPLACED THE BULBS TWICE. BUT THEY ARE STILL DIMMING. NOW HAVING TO USE HIGH BEAMS ALL THE TIME.
LENS IN THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING IS BURNT OFF TO THE POINT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. BIG SAFETY ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS.
LENS IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS BURNT OFF AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE LATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IT SYSTEM ERROR WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V029000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
WHEN I 1ST BOUGHT THE CAR I UPGRADED THE HEADLIGHTS TO LED LOW BEAMS. THIS PRODUCED A NICE LIGHT AND THE LIGHTING INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH A VERY SHARP CUTOFF LINE. THIS WAS ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. NOW THE LOW BEAMS BARELY PRODUCE A BLOB OF LIGHR AND THERE IS NO CUTOFF LINE FOR THE LIGHTS VISIBLE. MY FOG LIGHTS ACTUALLY LIGHT UP THE ROAD BETTER THAN THE LOW BEAMS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH VERY VISIBLE LIGHT ACTUALLY HITTING THE ROAD. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THESE HEADLIGHTS VERY SOON AS I DO ALLOT OF NIGHTTIME DRIVING GOING TO AND FROM WORK IN THE WINTER MONTHS. IF THE ROADS ARE WET OR DAMP THE LIGHTING DOES NOT EVEN LIGHT UP THE LANE MARKER LINES THIS MAKES IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE ESSPECIALLY ON CURVY ROADS.
MY DIM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY LOW. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE DIM HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP AFTER VIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FEEDBACK FROM DEALERSHIPS LESS THAN HELPFUL. I KNOW THAT HEADLIGHTS (BULBS) SHOULD BE REPLACED FROM TIME TO TIME. HOWEVER, AFTER REPLACING BULBS THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE HEADLIGHTS, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, IS BELOW INDUSTRY STANDARDS. AS OF NOW THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA AS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE NOT DISCOVERED ANY REAL INFORMATION FROM NHTSA, PRO OR CON, ON THIS ISSUE WHICH IS CONCERNING TO ME. I WOULD HOPE THAT DUE DILIGENCE AND FOLLOW UP TO CONSUMERS FROM NHTSA, ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT, IS FORTHCOMING OR AT THE LEAST DIRECTIVES ARE GIVEN AS TO RESOLUTIONS TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, PURCHASING BRIGHTER BULBS DON'T SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED THAT. YOUR FEEDBACK WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED CONCERNING THIS HEADLIGHT SAFETY ISSUE ON MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA.
WHEN I HAD BROUGHT MY CAR LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER THE HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT WORKING ONLY THE HIGH BEAM WORKS.
P17F1 CVT JUDDER CODE...THERE ARE RECALLS ON V6 NISSAN ALTIMAS FROM 2015, BUT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE 4 CYLINDER MODELS, YET THE CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. MOST LIKELY THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED REPLACED. VERY COSTLY FOR A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE ($3500 FROM NON-DEALER, $4000 - $5000 DEALER ESTIMATE). DEALER CHARGES $140 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION COMPANY I SPOKE WITH SAID THIS WAS THE 4TH ALTIMA HE HAD SEEN THIS WEEK WITH THE SAME ISSUE....TYPICALLY HAPPENS BETWEEN 100,000 - 120,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAS 111,000 MILES.
MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR DOES NOT LOCK. I'M ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND LOCKED. THE INITIAL ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED AND ALARM WAS ENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE ALARM WENT OFF. IT ALSO OPENS WHEN CAN IS ON AND LOCKED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BULB, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
SHOWING CODE P0841
I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER HOME FROM PRE-K AND HAD BEEN IN THE CAR FOR 10 MILES WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AT A VERY BUSY FOUR -WAY INTERSECTION. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. I WAS SHOCKED. IT WAS PERFECTLY FINE ONE MINUTE AND DID NOT MOVE THE NEXT MINUTE. THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WOULDN'T GO. AFTER PRESSING A FEW TIMES, THE CAR STARTED TO GO VERY SLOWLY. I TOOK SOME BACK ROADS STOPPING AT DIFFERENT PARKING LOTS HOPING TO MAKE IT HOME. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT AT 59,700 MILES, MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA'S CVT TRANSMISSION IS NON-FUNCTIONAL & THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS STARTING TO SHOW UPL. I OWE MONEY ON THE LOAN AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR START FROM SCRATCH. NO RECALLS. NO HELP. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT.
MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. HAD HARRY GREEN IN CLARKSBURG WV LOOK AT IT 1125/2019. FOUND NOTHING. SAID THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A COMPUTER AND NO ERRORS WERE REPORTED. DOES IT IN MOTION. THE OF ROAD DOESN'T SEEM TO TRIGGER IT
THE LIGHTS ARE BECOMING DIMMER AND DIMMER, CHANGING THE BULBS DOES NOT HELP. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE IN THE REFLECTOR. THE WHOLE LIGHTING UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND NISSAN WON'T REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT IN THE LIGHTS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS TO EVEN SEE.
THE POWER STEERING SEEMS LIKE IT IS OBVIOUSLY MILDLY STIFF WHILE DRIVING.
HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, EVEN AFTER REPLACING WITH AFTERMARKET LIGHTS, AT NIGHT, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE
HAVE OWNED CAR FOR 2.5 YEARS. INITIALLY HEADLIGHTS APPEARED FINE. THE HEADLIGHTS BRIGHTNESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS HAS DEGRADED SO MUCH THAT I BELIEVE NIGHT DRIVING PUTS THE DRIVER AT GREAT RISK. VISIBILITY WITH LOW BEAMS SEEM MORE LIKE PARKING LIGHTS. NO USEFUL LIGHTING FOR MORE THAN A FEW FEET. THE HIGH BEAM NOW SERVE AS MY LOW BEAM AND THEY APPEAR TO BE DECLINING. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND UNSETTLING! I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP INITIALLY THINKING IT WAS THE BULB. THEY SAID IT WASN'T THE BULB, BUT THE REFLECTORS. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM. A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE! THIS IS CLEARLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I'M TOTALLY FEARFUL IF IT SHOULD RAIN AS IT FURTHER REDUCES THE LIMITED VISIBILITY. AMAZING THAT THIS PROBLEM AND CONCERN THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR AT LEAST A FEW YEARS CONTINUES TO GO UNADDRESSED.
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