2013 Nissan Altima: windshield cracks

Filed Jun 28, 2020 · Body · MA

On friday 6/26/2020 while driving on the ma turnpike I-90 w, shortly before exit 20, the hood of my 2013 nissan altima flew all the way back crashing into the windshield and front portion of the roof. Luckily I was able to slow down and peek under the bottom portion of the hood to pull over to the side of the highway. My windshield was cracked, both side fenders were bent up/ slightly displaced, the roof was dented, inside the car the ceiling speaker/ sunglass console came crashing down and my hood was dented and having trouble staying shut. I managed to secure it down and drove slowly to exit 20. I immediately stopped at an auto shop near by and the owners first words were, "looking at your car, I can tell you this is exactly how people get killed in motor vehicle accidents". I am not surprised. Had I not been able to see or safely slow down, I may be dead. The shop owner showed how the sprained hinges allow the hood to go all the way back causing windshield damage mainly due to the secondary hood latch not functioning properly. He did spray some wd 40 on the latch to get it to function a little better; he stated that the vehicle was not safe and would not recommend driving it. The damage was estimated at $4000.

Filed Nov 24, 2015 · Visibility · 50,000 miles · WI

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.

Filed Nov 23, 2015 · Locks · 35,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving 45 MPH, the hood unlatched without warning and impacted the windshield causing damages to the roof and sun roof, and the windshield glass cracked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the secondary hood latch failed and needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the vehicle had previously been repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v116000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 35,000.

Filed Mar 3, 2015 · Visibility · 18,000 miles · NY

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.

Filed May 9, 2014 · Visibility · 9,400 miles · NJ

I bought the car on may 5th with 8900 miles on it. Two weeks later at 9400 miles, I parked the car with no issues. Woke up the next morning and it had a huge crack in the windshield. It started about 5" from the top on the drivers side, sloped down and across my windshield for about 16"s. After very little research, I've noticed this has been a common complaint.

Filed May 5, 2014 · Visibility · 8,200 miles · KS

I purchased my car from davis-moore in wichita, kansas on june 27, 2014. I then had to have the windshield replaced in january because of a "stress fracture crack." that windshield cracked in early april (at least eighteen inches) but dealer says it is from a rock chip, so they won't replace. The rock chip they claim caused the crack is barely detectable. I parked my vehicle in the garage in the evening, it turned cold overnight, and the next morning the crack was there.

Filed Apr 3, 2014 · Visibility · 30,265 miles · GA

Parked car at my office at 2:40pm to deliver a printer. Returned to the car and a crack in the windshield had began to appear beginning at the bottom, near center, of the windshield. Thus far it has grown to about 12 inches in height. It seems to be expanding further.

Filed Sep 23, 2013 · Visibility · 1,390 miles · VA

Nissan seriously needs to issue a recall! I have a brand new 2013 nissan altima (less than 2 months old) and I was at a drive thru waiting for my food when all of a sudden, my windshield cracked. The crack is very large and it's on the bottom right hand side of the windshield by the passenger seat. Nothing even hit the windshield to cause it to crack and I had a passenger in the car at the time this occurred to confirm that. I cannot believe I have to replace a windshield of a car I just bought less than 2 months ago. I'm actually scared to replace it because I don't want the same thing to happen again. If you google "altima windshield cracked for no reason" you will see that there has been numerous complaints from altima owners about this issue for the last couple of year. However, nothing has been done to resolve it. Please investigate to see if there is a design flaw that is causing extra stress on the window. I've never had to replace a windshield or have seen one crack right in front of me without anything striking it. Updated 10/22/13 *cn updated 10/29/13

Filed Aug 19, 2013 · Visibility · 2,500 miles · GA

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 3000 miles suffered a crack windshield passenger side. 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.