Nissan Altima Complaints (2015)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#11173428January 31, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
EXTREMELY DIM LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I CAN BARELY SEE MORE THAN A FEW CAR LENGTHS AHEAD OF ME AND IT FEELS VERY UNSAFE AT NIGHT. I NEED THIS TO BE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172539January 28, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. LOW BEAM BULBS WERE REPLACED, AND LIGHTS ARE STILL VERY DIM. UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD - ESPECIALLY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IN THE RAIN, AND IN AREAS WITH SOME STREET LIGHTING. MUST USE HIGH BEAMS AT ALL TIMES TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT AND IN THE RAIN. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172146January 25, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM, LIKE TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE MORE THAN ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE CAR. I HAVE TRIED NEW BULBS AND DIFFERENT BULBS, TO NO AVAIL. THEY ARE HORRIBLE. THIS IS ONGOING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171817January 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35-65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN MANUFACTURER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: 15-102. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171002January 19, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DIM HEADLIGHT PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170160January 15, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
ON 12/30/2018 I HAD JUST LEFT THE PARKING LOT OF THE LOCAL WALMART AND WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP FOR A STOPLIGHT ON THE CORNER OF COUNTY HWY Z AND STATE ROAD 13, WAITING TO TURN LEFT. ON THE GREEN, I TURNED AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AND MY HOOD FLEW OPEN TO THE POINT OF SLAMMING INTO THE ROOF OF THE CAR DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND CLOSED THE HOOD AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME. WHEN HOME I CHECKED TO SEE IF POSSIBLE RECALL ON HOOD. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AFTER THE HOLIDAYS AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THEREFORE THEY COULDN'T FIX ANY DAMAGES AND I WAS TO CONTACT CONSUMER AFFAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170018January 14, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PROJECT OR ILLUMINATE BRIGHTLY ENOUGH TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARMAX (LOCATED AT 130 MASON MCKNIGHT JR PKWY, AUGUSTA, GA 30907, (706) 650-1248) AND THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULB REPLACEMENT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165155January 8, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM ARE BECOMING LESS EFFECTIVE AT LIGHTING UP THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THIS BEGAN IN 2017, BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK JUST FINE, BUT THE LOW BEAMS ARE TERRIBLY DIM ON ROADS THAT HAVE NO STREET LIGHTS. ON ROADS WITH STREET LIGHTS, I FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING WITH THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE CAR IS BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164811January 7, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHTS JUST GOT DIM AND KEPT GETTING DIM. ROOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SHORTAGE SOMEWHERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165529January 6, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DIMMED OVER THE TIME SINCE I BOUGHT CAR, DRIVING IN NIGHT VERY UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165304January 5, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROJECT ON LOW BEAM. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ONLY HAVE PARKING LIGHTS ON IT IS SO DIM. IT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER DARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164088December 30, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
I TOOK MY CAR TO BE SERVICED AT DISCOUNT TIRE SHOP IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. I PAID $195.00 TO HAVE MY BRAKES REPLACED, BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. I RE-QUESTED HAVING MY BRAKES REPLACED. NOT ONCE DID THE TECH ASK IF I WANTED MY OLD BRAKES CONFISCATED. THE TECH TOLD ME THAT THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANYTHING WITH THE BRAKES. HE ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED; I TOLD HIM YES, IF IT MEANS THE SQUEAKING WILL STOP. THEY REPAIRED THE BRAKES AND THE SQUEAKING BECAME EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE. I DEMANDED MY MONEY BACK FROM THE DEALER MANAGER, AND HE REFUSES TO GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK. HE DROVE MY CAR AFTER THE REPAIR AND MY FAMILY MEMBER AND I BOTH HEARD THE CAR SQUEAKING; HOWEVER, THE MANAGER TOLD US HE DID NOT HEAR ANY SQUEAKING. TO DATE THE BRAKE IS STILL SQUEAK-ING. THE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT BOTH HE AND HIS CHILDREN ALL HAVE ALTIMAS, SO I ASSUME THAT HE TOOK MY BRAKES TO USE ON ONE OF THEIR CARS. HE TOOK MY BRAKES AND IT APPEARS THAT HE DID ABSOLUTELY TO MY OLD BRAKES; BECAUSE IT WAS ON THAT DATE SQUEAKING AND TO DATE, SQUEAKING EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE. I AM AGAIN REQUESTING THAT THIS MANAGER, REIMBURSE ME $189.00 FOR A BRAKE JOB THAT WAS SIMPLY NO DONE, OR THAT WAS INCORRECTLY REPAIRED. (MORE DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST). HE STATED THAT HT WOULD REIMBURSE ME MY $189.00; YET TO DATE, HE HAS NOT DONE SO. IT SHOULD BE NOTED: I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2017; MY DEALER PROVIDED ME WITH NO TYPE OF SAFETY RECALLS WHATSOEVER, I JUST LEARNED TODAY THAT THERE WERE RECALLS. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163406December 26, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I STEP ON GAS PEDAL THE CAR HAS NO POWER, SEEMS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN LOW GEAR, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLS. VERY DANGEROUS, ONLY WORKS CORRECTLY AFTER THE CAR IS STOPPED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF. APPROX 77,000 MILES...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163458December 26, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
AS I WAS DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND RESTED ON THE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162857December 20, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT IT IS DANGEROUS AT NIGHT *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162225December 18, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PRODUCE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO SEE THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WINDSOR NISSAN (590 US-130, EAST WINDSOR, NJ 08520, (609) 448-1411) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 33864131 AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156114December 5, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG INDICATOR ON DASHBOARD CAME ON SUDDENLY ONE MORNING AT MILEAGE OF 86,500 AND WOULD NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER RE-STARTING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT WAS A FAULTY OCS FOR THE OCCUPANT SIDE AIRBAG AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVER EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A GOLD 120,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH NO-DEDUCTIBLES. THIS IS ONE OF HE EXCLUDED PARTS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I REACHED OUT TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON 11-30-18 AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH A HELEN EMPLOYEE #7319348 AND WAS ASSIGNED CASE# 33678608 AND WAS TOLD SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK TO ME BY THE END OF THE DAY 12-3-18. ON 12-3-18 BRANDAN FRO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS CALLED BACK, BUT I MISSED HIS CALL. I RETURNED HIS CALL AND LEFT MESSAGES FOR HIM TO CALL ME BACK ON 2 MORE OCCASIONS BUT DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM HIM. ON THE MORNING OF 12-5-18 I CALLED HIM AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH HIM. BRANDAN EMPLOYEE # 33678608 TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE COVERING THE PART OR LABOR INVOLVED (APPROX COST ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP OF $450 FOR PARTS AND LABOR). I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAD A TOTAL OF 8 RECALLS DOCUMENTED UNDER THE NHTSA OF WHICH 3 OF DEALT WITH THE OCCUPANT SIDE AIRBAG AND OCS (#16V911000, #16V24400 AND #15V681000) AND THAT IT WAS A SAFTY ISSUE AND WAS NO FAULT OF OURS AND BASED UPON ALL THIS INFORMATION THE CORRECT THING TO DO WOULD BE TO COVER THIS ISSUE. HE APOLOGIZED OVER-AND-OVER BUT WOULD NOT COMMIT TO COVER THIS. IT IS OF MY OPINION AND THE OPINION OF THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS ISSUE IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO ANY ONE OF THOSE 3 RECALLS AND I AM THEREFORE CALLING UPON THE NHTSA TO ASSIST WITH THIS BY ADDING THIS AS ANOTHER RECALL AND ALLOWING US TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE ISSUE AS WELL AS TO PROTECT OTHER OWNERS THAT MAY ENCOUNTER THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155681December 3, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS R SO DIM THAT AT NIGHT IT SEEMS THEY ARE OFF. THE LENS COVER IS NOT OXIDIZED AND THE BULBS ARE ONLY TWO YEARS OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154968November 27, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
CPSC: I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN YESTERDAY WHEN MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FELL OFF OF MY CAR INTO THE ROAD. I HAD TO TURN MY WIPER BLADES OFF AND TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON IN ORDER TO SAFELY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED, I SAW THAT THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT ATTACHES TO THE CAR WAS STILL FIRMLY IN PLACE, BUT THE REST OF THE BLADE APPEARED TO HAVE SNAPPED OFF. *DT *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153303November 23, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE PLASTIC HANGING ROD OF DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS BROKEN AND DROPPED WHILE DRIVING, BLOCKING THE VIEW OF DRIVER. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THE HANGING ROD IS MADE OF PLASTIC, SINCE THE VISOR NEEDS TO BE INSERTED BACK TO POSITION WITH FORCE AND IS USED ON DAILY BASIS. AFTER ONLINE SEARCH, I HAVE REALIZED THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON FOR NISSAN BRAND. THE DEALERSHIP ASKS MORE THAN $200 PLUS TAX FOR THIS PART. I HAVE A PREFERED GOLD EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH DOES NOT COVER THIS DEFECTIVE PART. MY CAR IS 2015 MODEL. HOW CAN A MANUFACTURER USE A PLASTIC FOR A HANGING ROD , BECAUSE IT IS HIDDEN UNDERNEATH THE FABRIC OF THE VISOR? IT IS A FRAUDULENT DESIGN USING A PLASTIC, WHICH CAN NOT SUSTAIN THE FORCE AND DESTINED FOR FAILURE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE IT FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DROPPED IN FRONT OF ME, BLOCKING MY VIEW OF ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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