Headlights extremely dim causing night driving hazard. Issue is due to degradation of reflector in headlight housing. I had to replace both headlight assemblies to resolve safety issue with the car. This is apparently a pronounced problem with nissan altimas per nissan online forums. Photo shows replacement headlight on left and the original defective headlight reflector on the right.
2013 Nissan Altima visibility complaints
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Driving on highway, absolutely no warning at all, hood flies open suddenly slamming into windshield while driving!!! After screaming of course, tried to keep vehicle straight, slowed, pulled over to right to safety. Unbelievably no other vehicles hit/involved, no crash - my vehicle has damage to hood, roof, both front fenders, interior overhead controls dropped out of the ceiling. Nissan not yet committing to paying for it 100% !!!!!! Even though a recall on this item was issued 1 month ago, and I found articles on this problem with the car going back to 2014 - and nissan dealership just had my car 4 months ago (march) working on another different recall !!!!
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.
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.
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...
Low beam headlights so dim that they provide almost no light to see the road. I've see similar complaints from many nissan altima 2013-15 owners. This is unsafe and nissan won't acknowledge this. It had been getting worse over the past year. I replaced bulbs but they did no good. Problem is in headlight reflector housing which reflects bulb's light. Lining degrades/burns off and light then gets absorbed, not reflected.
The low beam headlights on the 2013 altima are extremely dim. My car has 95,000 miles. I basically am unable to tell if my lights are on at night and can only see a few feet in front of the vehicle. This appears to be a widespread issue. I have attempted to contact nissan; however, no response was received. This is extremely dangerous and there will be a serious injury or death due to this issue unless nissan is forced to correct the problem with a recall. Please help!
The headlights are getting dimmer over time to the point you are unable to see at night to safely operate the vehicle. The reflective material inside the headlight assembly appears to be deteriorating and replacing the bulb does not help.
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.
Factory lighting is dim, cannot see at night. The projection is not strong enough for nyc night time. I need to use high beams and those arent even that good. It is not the light bulb
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.
My nissan altima 2013 is suffering from a severe defect when it comes to the cars low beams. The low beams have an issue with the projectors in the headset, it's not an issue with the light bulbs. This makes driving at night dangerous and nissan is not taking accountability for this design issue since this is not a light bulb burning out this is an issue with the design for the headlamps themselves. I can barely see the lines on the road.
Head light low beams are extremely dim. Even, I cannot see 2 meters in front of the car at nights. And this problem is not related with the light bulbs. It is related with the headlight projector housing (confirmed from different auto shops and internet complaints) that is losing its effectiveness by the time. Also, repairing this problem is very costly. Basically, both headlight assemblies have to be changed. We, as altima owners, are waiting for the recall action specifically for this problem from the nissan company. Unfortunately, it is very common safety problem among 2013 -2015 altimas.
One morning this summer, I sat down in my car and started the engine. I heard a loud pop and a large crack appeared, running down the middle of the windshield. The windshield was not struck by anything and was not moving at the time of the incident.
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
2013 altima headlights are unsafe. And after looking thru many complaints it looks as if the 2013-2015 were made with little care at all to civiliazation. There are many recalls and headlights should most definitely make the list. A car 5-6 yrs old shouldn't lose its headlights brightness. Never have I seen this before in any automobile. It's a shame you guys are making the public fix consistent problems on nissans end. Nobody has an extra $1500 lying around to fix a headlight assembly that should last 10+ years. Not only is that my only complaint, I also join the list of having no air conditioning due to problems no mechanic can seem to fix. Thanks for listening and hopefully the recall for these issues will be issued.
2 years into owning a nissan altima sv the low beam headlights suddenly went dim. The car was returned to the nissan dealer, no less than 5 times, with no solutions. My husband has changed the bulbs multiple times, with no improvement. We are forced to drive the car with highbeams on for visibility. Visibility is less than 20 ft at night, worse with rain or fog. This is a common issue with 2013-2015. Nissan needs to correct his problem
Headlights gradually get dimmer and dimmer making it very difficult and dangerous to drive at night. This is an obvious safety hazard. The problem is not simple wear and tear, rather it is the breaking down of certain materials within the headlight assembly. All it takes is a simple google search online of "2013 nissan altima dim headlights" or "2013 nissan altima headlight problems" to see that there are multiple websites where many people have posted the same problem. The diagnosis for me, and for everybody else I've read about online, is that the projection lenses become hazed over and/or the reflective material in the reflector bowl deteriorates, and the only way to fix the problem is to purchase the entire headlight assembly, and the average costs of parts and labor is over $1000.00 (my estimate at the local nissan dealership/service shop is $1089.53). Some testimonials online reported having this issue with as little as 30,000 in mileage. My issue started to arise at about 50,000 miles. This is a huge safety issue affecting many many people, thus a recall is more than warranted.
Can not move the gear shift out of park at times, I have to use the gear shift release mechanism. The gear shift will move sometimes but more often than not. My headlights are so dim I can't drive my car at night because of it. I have installed brighter lights and that was waste of money because they still don't shine brighter.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While the vehicle was stationary at a red light, the sun roof exploded without warning. There were no injuries. The dealer (vaden nissan of hilton head, 200 fording island rd, bluffton, sc 29910) was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in an open recall. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 59,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Lights on low beam are hazardous because they don't provide enough light to see at night while driving. I have to use high beams to see at night while driving. It apparently is a defect on 2013 nissan altimas and it must be fixed before something bad happens!
Low beams don't work properly even after replacing bulbs. This issue started around late 2017.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vent controls failed to function when using the air conditioner and hot air blew out of the vents. The vehicle was inspected by more than one independent mechanic. The dealer (autonation nissan las vegas, 5800 w sahara ave, las vegas, nv 89146, 702‑886‑2004) diagnosed that the air compressor needed to be replaced. The contact was uncertain whether or not the vehicle was included from a manufacturer campaign for the 9999 cummins air compressor. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving approximately 75 MPH, the hood independently opened and damaged the windshield and roof. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was driven away by the contact. A local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that she had to pay for the repairs and request reimbursement. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v029000(latches/locks/linkages). The failure mileage was unknown. *dt
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air conditioning unit failed to dispense cool air. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the air compressor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that the air compressor was previously replaced three times, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was given the option to go to another dealer to ensure that the failure be resolved. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
I have a 2013 nissan altima and the sunroof exploded! As I was parking at a local grocery store I heard a loud boom. It sounded like a gunshot / or an impact to my car. I stayed in the vehicle thinking someone shot at me. No one in the parking lot seemed to have heard anything. I get out of the car and at first didn't notice. I only looked at the tires and body to see what hit it. I get back in the car and hear cracking. I open the shade and bits of glass fell. I was like wow. How did this happen. There is no impact spot nor crater. Nothing to show if it was shattered by a rock or anything. I looked all around the ground. I kind of thought maybe a bird fell. But nothing. Robbins nissan did nothing to help. All they said was after other complaints and investigations they concluded that the sunroof o my shatters on impact. Well how can this be if I was in a parking lot. Also the temperature that day didn't get above 90 degrees. It was not a really hot day here in houston. I'm not sure what to do. It's too expensive to replace. I had to drive home and when I did the center piece flew out :( I have it taped up! It's been 3 months. I just don't believe I should pay for a repair that was a manufacturing defect.
We noticed that our car's black dashboard was becoming sticky and shiny during the summer. This has developed into a serious safety issue because it affects my visibility when I'm driving. The melting dashboard creates a strong glare or reflection on the windshield which impedes my ability to see the road and my surrounds. I notified my local dealership and they refused to help me with this problem. I called nissan consumer affairs which also denied my request to solve this issue. It appears that the dashboard material that is used was not properly tested for higher temperatures or that this is simply a defective part. The residue on the surface of the dashboard could also be a health hazard as the dashboard is clearly degrading and may be emitting fumes within the cabin. I also suspect that left untreated, this melting dashboard has the potential to impact the deployment of airbags within the vehicle. I expect that nissan addresses these concerns and offers a solution to this manufacturing defect before it causes an accident.
Nissan altima 2013, 50,000 miles. Has a cracked windshield. I have seen many reports of other owners that have the same problem. This should be investigated and a recall should be acquired since it is a safety concern. If there's a car accident and the air bags deploy with a crack windshield the air back may not deploy correctly. The vehicle had been stationary for a couple months. Crack appeared all of a sudden. I do not recall a hard impact by a rock or other similar debris. The car had not been driven in the freeway.
I bought a nissan altima new in 2013 and my dash has become extremely sticky and shiny causing a bad visibility glare in my windshield when I drive. I contacted nissan but they refused help even with a purchase of an extended warranty.
Please investigate if the windshields on 2013 nissan altima's are defective in nature. That is, do these windshields have a propensity to easily crack possibly due to weakness or defective manufacturing? Our brand new altima which has less than 2 years old suffered a crack windshield passenger side, that appeared out of nowhere. Other drivers have also reported similar incidences, see: http://www.carcomplaints.com/nissan/altima/2013/windows_windshield/windshield_cracked.shtml. This does not appear to be an isolated incident and could be a result of a weak windshield, please investigate.
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