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2015 Nissan Altima complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 6, 2021SC

THE DIM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM, ALLOWING ME NOT TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT UNLESS I HAVE MY HIGH-BEAMS ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I'VE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT.

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 6, 2021TX

THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH RECALL HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING WITHOUT A REMEDY FIX FOR TO LONG. IT CAME OUT MAY OF 2020. IN 4 MONTHS IT WILL BE A YEAR. I'M NOT ABLE TO DO MY SECOND JOBS WITH THE OUTSTANDING RECALL. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP. NISSAN NEEDS TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER WITH A LOANER UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE BECAUSE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T WANT THE HOOD FLYING UP.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 2, 2021150,000 milesNY

LOW BEAMS HAVE DEGRADED TO AN UNSAFE SITUATION. I CANT SAFELY SEE AT NIGHT WITHOUT HIGH BEAMS. SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Dec 30, 2020100,000 milesNH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS SPOUSE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HOOD INADVERTENTLY OPENED, CRASHING INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE HOOD LATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 29, 202025,000 milesGA

HELLO, I DRIVE A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA S WITH 115,000 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS PULLED OVER FOR NOT HAVING MY HEADLIGHTS ON. THE THING IS, MY HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SO INCREDIBLY DIM (AS A RESULT OF A FACTORY DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE) THAT THE POLICE OFFICER BEHIND ME COULDN'T TELL THAT THEY WERE ON. I WAS GIVEN A WARNING AND TOLD THAT I NEED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST. I'VE BEEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TWICE ABOUT THIS, BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BESIDES CHANGING THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. EVEN IF I DO, I WAS TOLD, THIS PROBLEM WILL LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. THE PLASTIC THAT IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDS MY HEADLIGHT IS CHEAP, AND AS IT HEATS UP, IT PRODUCES A GAS THAT FOGS UP THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS COMPLETELY USELESS AND THE RIGHT ONE I HAVE AROUND 3 FEET OF VISIBILITY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE MY CAR HAD 25,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM FED UP WITH IT. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT MY HIGH BEAMS ON. I KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING TO LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE TOO. HERE ARE SEVERAL ARTICLES I FOUND AFTER 30 SECONDS OF SEARCHING ON GOOGLE: HTTPS://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/THREADS/HEADLIGHTS-TOO-DIM-CANT-SEE-SOLUTION.508866/ HTTP://WWW.NISSANPROBLEMS.COM/ALTIMA-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS/ HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2015/LIGHTS/HEADLIGHTS_ARE_TOO_DIM.SHTML HERE IS A CLASS ACTION INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE: HTTPS://CHIMICLE

Wheels
Filed Dec 28, 2020IL

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD WHEN MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA STARTED SWERVING I PULLED OVER TO FIND MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE FACING INWARDS COME TO FIND OUT THE TOW TRUCK EMPLOYEE TOLD ME HAD JUST TOWED THE EXACT SAME KIND OF VEHICLE WITH THE SAME LOWER CONTROL ARM BREAK THE WEEK BEFORE. I SEE THERE IS A SERVICE CAMPION FROM NISSAN BUT AMY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED WHICH MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE I LIVE AND HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN A WINTER STATE

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 28, 2020132,000 milesTX

VEHICLE IN MOTION, HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET DRIVING. THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. IF DRIVING ON A ROAD NOT OTHERWISE LIGHTED BY STREETLAMPS, NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. HIGH-BEAMS ALWAYS HAVE TO BE USED. CHECKED GROUND WIRE, REPLACED BULBS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUES FOR A WELL OVER A YEAR.

Exterior LightingCrash
Filed Dec 26, 202081,000 milesGA

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM IT MAKES SEEING VERY DIFFICULT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN. THE 3RD LANE TURNED INTO A TURN LANE ON A CITY STREET THAT I COULDNT SEE DUE TO THE POOR LIGHTING AND WE STRUCK A CURB BLOWING OUT BOTH RIGHT SIDE TIRES AND RUINING THE WHEELS.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 22, 202071,000 milesCA

MY CAR AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT I DIDNT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT, I DROVE IT LIKE THAT FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, MY HUSBAND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET CHECKED OUT, FIRST DEALER TOLD ME THE COST WAS GOING TO BE 1600.00 AND THEY QUOTED ME THE PART WAS GOING TO COST 1200.00, I REFUSED TO PAY THAT MUCH AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE PRICE LOWERED TO 900.00 BUT THEY COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER, SO THEY RESET THE AIR BAG WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS OFF, THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, A FEW DAYS LATER I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD SAY, FIRST DAY THEY RESET THE AIRBAG LIGHT I ASKED IF THE AIRBAG IS ACTIVATED THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW, I SAID WELL ITS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE, I ASKED HOW CAN THE AIRBAG BE DEPLOYABLE THEN, HE SAID WE WILL NEED TO CHANGE OUT THE AIRBAG, SO THEY ORDERED THE AIRBAG AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED IT, I ASKED WHAT IF THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN HE SAID THEN WE WILL HAVE TO SEE WHATS NEXT ON THE LIST OF PARTS TO REPLACE, SO IN OTHER WORDS IT JUST CHANGE OUT PARTS BY TRIAL AND ERROR, I DROVE OFF AND THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND UNFORTUNATELY I AM DRIVING MY CAR WITH OUT A ACTIVATED AIRBAG, I AM AFRAID TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE COST AND TRIAL BY ERROR THEM NOT KNOWING HOW TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM, CURRENTLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVATED WHILE THAT LIGHT IS ON.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 14, 202095,000 milesNJ

MY DAILY COMMUTE TAKES ME THROUGH RURAL, RELATIVELY UNLIT AREAS AT NIGHT. THIS HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSAFE IN THE LAST YEAR AS MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE DIMMED TO THE POINT WHERE I AM UNABLE TO SEE MORE THAN 60-70 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS DEER ARE ABUNDANT IN THE AREA I DRIVE THROUGH AND ANY AMOUNT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER FURTHER HINDERS SAFE DRIVING.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 11, 2020MN

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM AND DIFFICULT TO SEE IN NIGHTS. I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHTS. NISSAN DOESN'T HAVE A WAY TO FIX. A FULL REPLACEMENT WILL COST SEVERAL 1000 DOLLARS BUT NOT REPORTED TO YIELD RESULTS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 1, 202025,000 milesTX

OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (APROX. 2 YEARS), THE HEADLIGHT LOW-BEAM OUTPUT HAS DECREASED TO UNSAFE LEVELS. AT NIGHT, IT IS HARD TO TELL IF THE HEADLIGHT ARE EVEN ON, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT SEEM TO LIGHT UP THE ROAD AT ALL. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE BULBS, AND CLEANING THE LENS, BUT NEITHER HAS HELPED. I LOOKED FURTHER INTO THE ISSUE, AND IT APPEARS THE REFLECTOR MATERIAL INSIDE THE PROJECTOR HEADLIGHT HAS BURNT OFF FROM REGULAR USE IN THE 2 YEARS THAT I OWNED THE CAR (PURCHASED NEW), THERE IS ALMOST NO REFLECTIVE MATERIAL LEFT IN THE PROJECTOR HEADLIGHT. I CHECKED WITH NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND THAT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT IS COVERED BY ANY OF THE WARRANTIES, THERE IS ALSO NO RECALL FOR THIS PART WHICH I FIND COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. EVERY SINGLE 2014+ ALTIMA THAT I SEE ON THE STREET APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR ISN'T LIT, AND I AM SURE IT IS ALSO DUE TO THE BURNED OFF REFLECTORS IN THEIR HEADLIGHTS AS WELL.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 1, 202058,000 milesSC

MY HEAD LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT, I ALMOST HIT A TROOPER ON A DARK ROAD AT A SCHOOL ,LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND HE HAD ON DARK CLOTHES.THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING DIMER EVERY NIGHT.I WAS TURNING IN TO A SCHOOL .

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 28, 202069,000 milesWA

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GETTING DIMMER OVER TIME (SO BAD ITS HARD TO SEE!!) REPLACING THE BULBS HAS NOT HELPED! VERY UNSAFE!!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 26, 2020110,000 milesKY

WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH THE LIGHTS ON LOW BEAM THEY ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Nov 23, 2020103,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 22, 2020TX

POOR LOW LIGHTING

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 17, 202064,349 milesFL

5 YEARS OLD AND HAD TO REPLACE COMPLETE SUBFRAME, NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER DUE TO LIVING BY THE OCEAN , OTHER 2 ALTIMA'S FROM 08 HAVE NO ISSUES . REPAIR COST WAS $3000 . FIGURED OUT ISSUE WHEN RIGHT FRONT BOTTOMED OUT AND A-ARM SITTING ON THE GROUND.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 13, 2020MA

MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I FINANCED MY CAR BACK IN 2015 I'M THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP WON'T HELP ME

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Nov 13, 202065,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HOOD LATCH OPENED INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT FENDERS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FILED A CASE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Nov 7, 2020FL

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM AND CONTINUALLY DECREASE. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON. I SEE ONLINE THAT MANY HAVE MADE THIS COMPLAINT. PLEASE ADVISE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*DT*JB

Air Bags
Filed Nov 3, 202083,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS LIKE THE FAILURE STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Oct 27, 202049,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE REZI NISSAN ATLANTA (2551 THE NALLEY WAY, ATLANTA, GA 30360) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 23, 2020LA

I CHANGE MY DIM HEADLIGHTS AND I STILL CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA

Engine
Filed Oct 22, 2020104,000 milesGA

WELL I BOUGHT MY 2015 ALTIMA A YEAR AGO AND NOW IT TRIES TO OVER HEATED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH, AND WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT WILL MOVE BUT AFTER I THROW IT IN DRIVE I LOSE ALL POWER WITH ACCELERATION THE CAR ON JUST NO REV OR ANYTHING

Power Train
Filed Oct 21, 2020117,000 milesNC

DRIVING DOWN THE US23/119 INTERSTATE NEAR PIKEVILLE, KY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED DECELERATING FROM 60 MPH AND WOULD NO LONGER ALLOW ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE SPEED KEPT DECREASING UNTIL IT WAS GOING LESS THAN 20 MPH AND TH DRIVER HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A TOW TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE DANGER WAS IT OCCURRED SO SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH NO WARNING AND VEHICLES EASILY COULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH OUR VEHICLE. UPON LEARNING OF THE REPAIR NEEDED I SEARCHED FOR OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA. I FOUND THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT FOR 2013-16 VEHICLES DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE SUIT SETTLED WITH AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY BY 24 MONTHS OR 24,000 MILES. HOWEVER, THIS RESOLUTION, IN MY OPINION, IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS FROM PAYING OFTEN IN EXCESS OF $3000 FOR A REPAIR AND THE RISK OF LIFE WHILE DRIVING A KNOWN FAULTY PRODUCT. NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INCREASE THE WARRANTY PERIOD TO BE MORE TIED TO THE LIFE OF A TRANSMISSION AND PROTECT CONSUMERS OF POTENTIAL INJURIES DUE TO THEIR KNOWN FAULTY PRODUCT.

Wheels
Filed Oct 18, 202064,870 milesPA

WHEEL SENSOR WIRING NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I WAS ADVISED THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM.

Steering
Filed Oct 16, 2020NY

WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT I WENT DOWN A STEEP RAMP AND THE RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE I PULLED OVER TO CHECK AND THE ARM LOOK RUSTED OUT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 16, 202074,438 milesAZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOROUGHBRED NISSAN LOCATED AT 5163 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85711, (520) 618-6500, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, 11 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER A THIRD TIME AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,438.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 16, 202080,000 milesNC

THE LOW BEAM DRIVERS HEADLIGHT HAS BECOME VERY DIM. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME HALOGEN TYPE, BUT THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE. THE HEADLAMP APPEARS TO BE CLOUDED ON THE INSIDE LENS. THE EXTERIOR HEADLAMP SURFACE IS CLEAR. THIS IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME.

Engine
Filed Oct 11, 2020SC

CAR RANDOMLY STALLS AND STUTTERS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. CAN CLEAR CODE BUT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS COMES BACK. HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, SOMETIMES DAYS IN A ROW.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 3, 2020AL

HEADLIGHTS ARE REAL DIM THE LENS ARE CLEAN AN CLEAR CANT HARDLY TELL THEY ARE ON

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 29, 202022,000 milesFL

THE VISIBILITY IS VERY POOR. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 22K ON IT.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Sep 28, 2020NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH UNINTENTIONALLY OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON CLOSING THE HOOD, THE CONTACT NOTICED DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES OF THE TOP OF THE HOOD. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 24, 2020100,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT PROJECTION WAS INADEQUATE FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. EXTON NISSAN (200 W LINCOLN HWY, EXTON, PA 19341, (610) 594-7400) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PROJECTOR MECHANIC WAS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING THE DIMNESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BUT, PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. A CASE WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Power Train
Filed Sep 20, 2020107,000 milesMA

I BOUGHT MY CAR 2017 FROM DEALER ITS 107000 MILES ON IT AND SUDDEN CAR TRANSMISSION START MAKING NOISE WHILE I WAS ON HIGHWAY , NISSAN DEALER CHECKED MY CAR AND THEY SAY MY TRANSMISSION HAVE TO CHANGE WHICH COST 4000$ AND IT ALOT AND IF I DONT DO MY CAR WILL BE STOP ANY TIME I NEED HELP BECAUSE IT IS TOO EARLY TO BRAKE DOWN TRANSMISSION THANK YOU

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 18, 202060,000 milesNY

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HEADING HOME AND RANDOMLY THE HOOD ON THE CAR FLEW OPEN. I BELIEVE THE HOOD LATCH IS FAULTY DUE TO THE RECALL. I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON THE HWY. MY VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED BUT I SAFELY PULLED THE VEHICLE IN TO THE SERVICE LANE. I HOPPED OUT THE CAR TO CHECK THE DAMAGES AND NOTICE THE FRONT PANELS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY VEHICLE WAS BROKE BECAUSE OF THE HOOD LATCH FLYING OPENED. LUCKILY MY WINDSHIELD DID NOT BREAK DUE TO THIS BECAUSE AS THE DRIVER I'VE COULD'VE BEEN INJURED. THE HOOD WOULD NOT SAFELY CLOSED AND I HAD TO DRIVE SLOW ON THE STREET TO MAKE HOME SAFELY. GEICO INSURANCE HAS PICTURES AND MORE EXPLANATIONS OF THE DAMAGES.

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Sep 16, 2020CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Trunk Lid › Lock
Filed Sep 14, 202050,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR HOOD DOOR WAS UNSECURED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (STRUCTURER) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 13, 202080,000 milesGA

2015 NISSAN ALTIMA - THE LOW BEAMS PROVIDE INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING DURING NIGHT DRIVING AND CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2018. I REPLACED THE BULBS BUT THERE WERE NO IMPROVEMENTS. FRIENDS AND FAMILY NOTICE THE PROBLEM AND ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT IN THIS CAR. RESEARCH SHOWS THE PROJECTOR BOWLS ARE DEFECTIVE AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME NEARLY $1K TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 11, 202060,000 milesDE

I WAS DRIVING AND REALIZED MY HOOD WASN'T LOCKED IN PLACE PROPERLY. AS I'M DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE (I-95) THE HOOD WAS SEEMINGLY BLOWING WITH THE WIND GOING UNDER IT. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON I-95 TO LIFT AND FORCE IT TO CLOSE DOWN COMPLETELY.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 8, 2020PA

RECALL NOTICE SENT TO DECEASED OWNER AND NOT THE CURRENT OWNER. NISSAN DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A WAY TO CHANGE OR ADD CURRENT OWNERS' INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALLS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 6, 202086,000 milesGA

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. VERY POOR VISIBILITY CAUSING TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 3, 202012,000 milesFL

THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS HAVE BECOME DIM TO THE POINT WHERE MY VISION IS IMPAIRED DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING.

Power Train
Filed Sep 2, 2020185,000 milesMD

MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA BEGAN STALLING WHEN I ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT STALLED AND EVENTUALLY SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE STRUGGLING TO SHIFT GEARS BEGAN MOVING FORWARD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, I WAS FORCED TO ABRUPTLY ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WHEN I APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE STRAINED TO MOVE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE BUT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE NORMAL SPEED. THE VEHICLE DOES HESITATE EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 2, 202050,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULBS WERE INOPERABLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT USED THE HIGH BEAM WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UNIVERSAL NISSAN (12785 S. ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL, ORLANDO, FL 32837) WHERE THE HEADLAMP BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 31, 2020TX

MY WIFE'S 2015 ALTIMA 2.5 SL HAS A TREMENDOUS WATER LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FILLING THE CABIN WITH INCHES OF WATER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT FOR THE 5YRS, BUT WITH THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW CAR WE KNOW KEEP THE ALTIMA IN THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER A RECENT RAIN I NOTICED A VERY STRONG MUSTY, MOLDY ODOR AND THE SOUND OF WATER AS I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AS I REACHED LEVEL GROUND MY FEET WHERE SOAKED WITH WATER. I HAVE HAD THE DRAIN TUBES CLEANED AND CLEARED AS THIS WAS MENTION TO ME AT THE DEALERSHIP AS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT FIX THE WATER LEAK AND NISSAN REQUIRES $475 TO CHECK THE PROBLEM FURTHER. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES, AS THIS WATER LEAK SEEM TO COME FROM FAULTY STRUCTURAL WELDING IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AS A WHOLE, WE NOW EXPERIENCE SLIGHT ELECTRICAL GLITCHES WITH OUR ALTIMA WHICH AGAIN I FEEL IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 31, 202097,000 milesAZ

ARIZONA EMISSIONS TESTING PROVIDED ME A RECALL ON SECONDARY HOOD LATCH. ON 8/31/20 I CALLED THOROUGHBRED NISSAN TO CORRECT AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID PARTS WILL NOT BE READY, IF READY BY NEXT YEAR.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 30, 2020CO

MY BACK BREAK LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT AND THE CASING LOOKS LIKE IT'S BURNED NOW. COULD IT CATCH FIRE?

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Aug 28, 2020AZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTO NATION NISSAN DEALER LOCATED IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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