My low beams have been so dim I cant see when night driving. I have complained to nissan corporation and they denied there was a problem, that they have never heard this complaint before even though it is all over the web. The dealership were the one that encouraged me to contact nissan. They said it would be too expensive to fix. I have been driving on my high beams at night for the past couple of years because I cant get it resolved. I have the bulbs replaced twice to no avail. Apparently its the reflective material behind the bulbs that are defective. Thank you!
2013 Nissan Altima lights complaints
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Low beams too low with new bulbs. Dealer says I need new housing
My nissan altima 2013 headlights are so poor that I cannot drive it at night. When I have to drive, I will either follow a car in front of me closely at night or use high beams. Degradation started to get worse by 3 year, I replaced with better bulbs and then with hids but still lighting is so poor that I only use this vehicle during day time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact noticed that while driving at various speeds, the headlights were very dim and was unable to see the roadway and vehicles ahead. The vehicle was taken to dick smith nissan of lexington (5536 sunset blvd, lexington, sc 29072) where they informed the contact that the failure was normal wear and tear. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.
The headlights are a projector beam, and through the years I've owned the car, the headlights continue to dim, I have changed the light bulbs 3 different times since owning the car, never truly solving the problem. The heat of the bulbs create a film on the projector lens that hampers strong light to get through to the roadway. This is a dangerous hazard that is a defect of the automaker, as this is all factory equipment installed in the vehicle.
Headlights to car become dim because reflectivity material in light housing deteriorated and no longer helps project sufficient source of light onto the road ahead. Even with brand new, and appropriate replacement lightbulbs do not provide any sufficient light. Very dangerous and cannot see at dark and almost not drivable without using brights option. Can get stopped by police for assumption that headlights are not appropriately on for the safety of the road for the driver and other drivers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the headlights were dim and made it difficult to see while driving in low light conditions. The vehicle was taken to hudson nissan of north charleston located at 7331 rivers ave, north charleston, sc 29406, where it was stated that failure was a known issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not subjected to a recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. The VIN was not provided.
The low beam headlights are very dim and makes driving at night extremely hazardous.
The low beam lights are on but basically non existent. A few times I've even pulled over to check if they both were off/burned out... They weren't. I have replaced bulbs with no change to the brightness I do or do not get. Only option currently is to drive in the dark with high beams, potentially blinding on coming traffic then!!! This issue is the same whether driving or stationary and has been ongoing with no remedy found yet.
The headlights are super dim when I am driving at night. I have replaced my headlights twice now to the brightest lights you can buy. When I drive at night I have to turn on my bright lights because I am not able to see the road in front of me with the regular headlights on. It is not safe to drive at night due to the headlights being so dim. I have been dealing with this issue since I purchased the car last summer.
Low beam headlights are too dim and unsafe for night driving.
The low beam headlights in my 2013 nissan altima are very dim. I changed the head lamps thinking that maybe the old lights had just aged and lost brightness. This did not make a significant change in the brightness. I researched on-line and found multiple reports that from 2013-2015 people with nissan altima's had similar complaints. The problem was concerning enough that during a routine maintenance of my vehicle I asked the dealer how much it would cost to replace the headlamp assemblies. It was around $1000. Yikes. Recently I had a 'near miss' that I partially attribute to the dim headlamps. I was driving on a local 2 lane road. There was a car coming in the opposite direction about 50 yards away. Suddenly a car behind that car pulled directly into my lane. To avoid a collision I immediately pulled the wheel right and went into a yard. I thought maybe the person had a heart attack and lost control of the car but when I looked back the person had swerved back into the correct lane. I thought maybe my lights were off but I checked and they were on. I've been driving for 35 years and have never had something like this happen before. Could have been somebody texting and driving? I would be interested to know if the 2013 nissan altima has a higher night time driving accident rate compared to other sedans. Regardless I think these headlamps are unsafe. I'm going to try to find a replacement headlamp and do the repair myself as I can't readily afford the $1000. This is the first time I have ever entered a complaint.
Driving at night is a huge safety issue with my 2013 nissan altima sv. With the low beams on you cannot see the road ahead or any obstacles that might be ahead. These headlight should be a recall. Horrible design.
Headlights very dim. Replaced bulbs multiple times but lights really not visible when driving at night or in rain.
Lighting on the 2013 nissan altima is a safety risk and potential liability waiting to happen. The visibility with the stock lights will limit your visibility and puts you and passengers at risk. This has to be corrected and taken seriously by nissan. The light that is illuminating has to be out of code for a legal acceptable vehicle.
The low beam lights do not project light out at night. Even after replacing with the same type bulb or even high definition bulbs, none of them project light. I cannot see while driving with the low beams. I have to drive with my high beam lights on at night.
Front headlights do not project out enough to be able to farther when driving causing a huge risk of an accident especially when you don't know the roads , you are not able to see what is ahead of you unlike other vehicles do, and when it rains it looks like you don't have your head lights on so you I have to drive with my high beams on and when passing other vehicles I have to shut the high beams off and I cannot see the road , I have gone off the road and almost crashed due to not being able to see , this is a huge problem for this I have owned a 2011 nissan altima and did not have this problem what so ever , there are so many complaints ,
Head lights very dim can hardly see far down road.
You can not use regular lights to see with this car at night. You may get a good foot of lighting in front of the car. Very dangerous. You could be driving down the highway and be surprised by a curb or going down a street at night with no lighting around you and hit something bc you can't see anything. The brights work wonders but I can't just go around blinding people...
The headlights on my 2013 nissan altima are very dim. Had the bulbs replaced but having the same problem.
Headlights very dim, cant see at night unless you use the brights, very dangerous, and passenger airbag remains off, common problem on a 2013 nissan altima.
Terrible headlights. I have already changed couple low beam bulb in order to increase night vision, but the result didn't change much. I do not see any roads clearly when I drive night time so it's not safe at all.
My headlights have deteriorated over time and now I cannot see at night unless I am using my bright lights. I work at night a lot and it's very dangerous and I'm very scared.
Purchased a 2013 nissan altima,07/2013 on february 2014. All seemed to be fine, one year after purchasethe low beam lights were very dim .it was difficult driving without using the high beam when l could. The forum's l viewed, stated this is a common problem with 2013-2018. Visit the dealer today for recalls and they told me that issue is not cover by warranty.
Lowbeams have dimmed to the point where I can not drive at night unless I use highbeams. Lowbeams are like driving with parking lights only
Air bag has had recalls taken care of but now has an airbag light on. Alsohdadlights are very dim when driving. New bulbs have been replaced.
Head lights just dimmed unable to drive at night
The front low beam regular headlights are way too dim now, there's barely any illumination. My wife was just pulled over last night as the officer thought she had her lights off. It's been this way for a while and so many people online are reporting the same problem. The bulbs themselves are just fine. It appears to be the reflective coating in the projector housing that burns off and then it basically stops projecting any light out. Very dangerous and now getting pulled over. This really should be a recall as you can barely see at night. Lots of similar complaints here: https://www.carcomplaints.com/nissan/altima/2013/lights/dim_low_beams.shtml
The low beam headlights are so dim passengers do not want to ride in my car because they fear for their safety. I cannot see more than a few feet in front of the car unless I have high beams on. This is the case on country roads at night. In the city, I must completely rely on street lights as they overwhelm the headlights of my car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving at night, the headlamps failed to adequately provide illumination for safe driving. The vehicle was taken to sheehy nissan of manassas located at (9010 liberia ave, manassas, va 20110). The contact was informed that both headlamp assembly needed to be replaced due to the projector bowl fading. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,254.
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