2013 nissan altima, the headlights on the vehicle are poor quality. It is difficult if not impossible to see at night when utilizing the low beams. Visibility improves if you utilize the high beams.
2013 Nissan Altima lights complaints
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Low beam head light too dim can not see at night
Very dim low beam headlights
I hit a deer last week because my 2013 altima has no road illumination from the low-beam headlights. I was driving on a two-lane road with a 35 MPH speed limit, and I was going 30 MPH. I didn't realize how badly they had dimmed until this event happened, but I have found that I get more illumination from my fog lights than from my low-beam headlights. The high-beams still work great, but the interior lens over the low-beam headlights appears to be nearly opaque and passes nearly zero light even from upgraded, super-bright halogen bulbs. If they had worked like they should I would have seen the deer and avoided the collision. I believe this problem is known to nissan, but I am unaware that they have taken any action to address it. If a safety recall is not warranted, then I would at least expect them to advise altima owners of the tendency of their low-beams to grow dimmer over time than owners might expect. I have owned several vehicles of different makes and models for many years, but this is the only one that had this problem. I believe it is a life safety issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While operating the vehicle at night, the low beam headlights illuminated extremely low, causing a visibility hazard for the driver. The vehicle was taken to nissan of route 46 (440 rt. 46, east totowa, nj) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The dealer stated that the headlights were operating normally. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.
The headlights on our 2013 nissan altima have become progressively dim due to an obvious manufacturing defect. The following was told to me directly by the service lead at stone mountain nissan in georgia: overtime the reflective film in the headlight unit has burned/melted away. This causes the lights to not be reflective and therefore significantly less bright. However, nissan is not willing to cover any replacements as part of their warranty or as part of my extended, comprehensive warranty. Replacement units cost $1,300. The above is consistent with what I learned from an independent mechanic. That mechanic tested the headlight bulbs and confirmed that they were adequately bright, however the headlight unit was not generating the proper reflection and brightness. As stated above this is an obvious manufacturers defect to a critical safety component. There is seemingly nothing that any human could have done to cause the issue. A quick google search yielded several websites where consumers reported the exact same problem (such as this one: http://www.carproblemzoo.com/nissan/altima/2013/headlights-problems.php), indicating that this is a systemic problem with 5th generation altimas in the 2013-2015 model years, however nissan has its head firmly planted in the sand.
Dim headlights
The low beam lights are very dim. It's hard to drive at night. Unsafe
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving various speeds, the headlights were very low and the contact had to acticate the high beam headlights in order to see the road. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure recurred multiple times. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the low beam head lamps started to dim and illuminated approximately fifteen feet. The contact switched to the high beam headlights. The vehicle was taken to scott evans nissan (725 bankshead hwy, carrollton, ga 30117) where it was diagnosed that the materials inside the head lamp assembly had degraded and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.
Low beam headlights are becoming dimmer and dimmer. They are less bright, and more yellow. I have cleaned the lens covers. The headlights seem less bright than the driving lights. Recent passengers have said "al, turn on your headlights."
The headlights were never strong. They are now weaker than street lights or virtually any other car around me. Cars behind me case a shadow of my car where my beams should be. It's like driving with daytime running lights. My internet search shows this is a widespread problem with the 2013 altima. This is an extremely serious safety problem and I would like to know if this has been or will be investigated by the federal safety agency. At a minimum, nissan should repair the affected cars.
I filed a complaint with the federal safety agency in february of this year regarding a manufacturing defect that results in poor visibility due to low beam headlights not emitting enough light to adequately light the road ahead. In looking at the federal safety agency data base, complaints on this issue started in 2013. Since then there have been hundreds of complaints of defective headlights on 2013, 2014 and 2015 nissan altimas. I contacted nissan last week to complain again. They said I needed to take my car in to our local dealership, bill robertson nissan, to get the headlight problem diagnosed. I took my car in on 9/24/19. Their method of 'diagnostics' was to take another 2013 altima that they had on their lot and to put my car and that car side by side and turn on the headlights and then concluded that both sets of headlights looked about the same. They did not measure the light output or disassemble the headlights to see what might be causing the problem with my car. They simply compared my car to another car on their lot. And from the hundreds of complaints about 2013 altimas, most likely the car on their lot had defective headlights also. From reading complaints on the federal safety agency's database, it is clearly evident that the cause of the problems with the 2013 - 2015 altima headlights is due to corrosion of the reflective lining inside the headlight. This results in only a fraction of the light from the bulb being projected forward towards the road. Since I first complained, there have been many, many more complaints to the federal safety agency. This is clearly a manufacturing defect and also a huge safety problem. Why hasn't the federal safety agency initiated an investigation?
My 2013 nissan altima headlights are very dim and I have to drive with brights on just to see at night. This is a real safety concern. I have replaced the bulbs three times with LED, hid and back to halogen and they have not fixed the problem. They continue to get dimmer and dimmer.
Low beam lights get extremely dim, my turn signal lights are brighter than the headlights!!!!!!!!! This creates a safety issue driving at night. As an uber driver, I can spot my generation altima from far away just cause it always has the dimmest lights unless the altima has hid
The headlights are very dim even after ordering new ones to replace the factory headlights. I actually stopped and got out of the car to make sure the headlights were even on. Definitely not a car to be driven after dark!
I have a 2013 nissan altima s and low beam lights are really bad at night and I can not see with them on. I have to drive with the high beams on which is a really bad safety issue for myself and other drivers. I have gotten blown at and cursed at because of this and even gotten pulled over. Nissan please fix this problem because it is unsafe to drive like this.
I have a 2013 nissan altima s and low beam lights are really bad at night and I can not see with them on. I have to drive with the high beams on which is a really bad safety issue for myself and other drivers. I have gotten blown at and cursed at because of this and even gotten pulled over. Nissan please fix this problem because it is unsafe to drive like this.
We have bad headlights. At night with low beams you cannot safely drive. You are forced to use high beams. Dealer has no solution other than replace for 1000k. On top of that the transmission went out at 70k. Unacceptable. But the lights are a huge safety issue and should be recalled. Nissan claims they are aware but do nothing
Low beam headlights have always been very dim. Hard to see much farther than than 20 feet. Have to drive with the high beams for safety. Very dangerous have replaced bulbs with LED and halogen and have had them aligned. No help. Please look into this.
The headlughts on this vehicle are horrendous! Driving around with high beams on is the only way to see anything at night. Every person I have spoke with that owns this vehicle have said the same thing. Basically useless turning the headlights on.
When driving at night, the low beams are extremely dim, causing me to drive with my high beams on continuously. The low beams only illuminate approximately 10 feet in front of vehicle. This is a known issue to nissan and they refuse to fix the issue. I asked them about the issue and was quoted almost $1300 for the fix.
When I first bought my car the headlights worked fine, now they are so dim you cannot see when driving at night or in the rain. I spoke with a mechanic to see what was going on with the light, and told me that the chrome around the light bulb is not reflecting the light of the bulb and that is why its so dim. He also advised me that this is a common issue that he sees in nissan altimas 2012 and above. The cost for replacing the headlights is about 1200 dollars to fix.
I bought the 2013 nissan ultima with stock lights. While driving at night with my low beams on I could not operate the vehicle safely because I could not see the road. I tried replacing the low beams three separate times with high priced LED lightbulbs and I still have the same issue. I can not drive at night because I can not see the lines or the road. Driving at night causes me to become a safety hazard to other drivers. I have discovered that countless people have this issue with the same model. I can get it fixed through nissan but it will cost roughly $1,000 and I do not have that kind of money to fix a problem that is not my fault. I am asking for a recall of this particular port of the car, otherwise, if I continue to drive at night it is only a matter of time before I hurt myself or others.
The head light on my nissan altima 2013 sv is very dim I have to use the high beam most of the time at night driving which is very dangerous for the oncoming traffic and may cause an accident, I try to avoid driving at night for that reason. I even replace the bulbs with the most expensive ones but that did not help at all. I just found out that others also have the same problem with the same model car.
On august 28, 2019, I was pulled over for my headlight being out. I smacked the light and it came back on. I was issued a ticket giving me time to get the problem fixed. My mechanic happened to google the issue with my headlights and discovered this. Http://www.nissanproblems.com/altima-projector-headlights/
The low beam headlights are very dim. Nighttime visibility is nearly non-existent as I cannot drive on low beam at night. I have replaced the bulbs with philips h11 visionplus and no change.
The low beam lights do not provide enough lighting at night.it is very hard to see without using the high beams.I have replaced the bulbs and even the high intensity bulbs do not improve the lighting enough to be safe to drive at night.I see a lot of online complaints but no recall. I called the dealer and they are saying they are not aware of any issue and want to charge 128$ to diagnose the problem that I know is a inferior headlight design. I have even been following friends in other vehicles and they mention that the headlights are very dim.
The headlights have progressively become more and more dim. I have replaced the bulbs with no improvement to the problem. It has become dangerous to drive at night unless I use my brights. My mechanic said the material in the projector has worn down and the entire assemblies will need to be replaced. This is clearly a widespread manufacturing flaw and should be addressed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. Front head lights illumination was very dim visibility hazard was present head light assembly was faulty the contact stated that the front head lights illumination was very dim make night vision very poor for the driver. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic who cleaned the lens and assembly but the failure remained and the assembly would needed to be replaced. The local dealer(known) and manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 90,000.
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