CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2015 Nissan Altima shows multiple problem trends, continuing the poor reputation of the 2013 & 2014 Altima, prompting us to give it our "Beware of the Clunker" badge.
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Hood latch will not release. Suspect the latch or components under the hood, similar to other Nissan Altima's that were recalled for same issue, failed similarly and now repairs and or quick access to engine bay in the event of an emergency is impossible without first repairing the latch and components involved. Called Nissan dealership they said some Nissan Altima's had been recalled for the same issue, but not mine. No indication of failure until owner attempted to open the hood. Hood had opened up till the last service at a Nissan dealership. Scheduled repair at a Nissan dealership at my own expense since it isn't covered under recalls like other Nissan Altima's.
Hello, On October 15th, close to 5 pm, I was driving on a busy highway surrounded by other cars when suddenly, the hood of my 2015 Nissan Altima slammed into my windshield. There was damage to the hood, a cracked windshield, the left side wheel was pulling to the side, and there was damage done near the sunroof top of my car. The interior light box inside the car was hanging. My insurance was made aware of the incident. I am a 67-year-old woman. I and others on that highway could have lost our lives. Please get in touch with me asap about this horrific incident. Photos were taken of the damages.
Both rear doors are not opening from the inside. At first the right side rear door wasn-??t opening and I filed a complaint here-few years ago. Now the left side rear door has stopped opening from the inside.
I was notified by the car sharing platform that I advertise my car on that it had a recall summer of 2020 and that I could not put my car on the platform until the safety issue was repaired. The safety issue is mostly prevalent where there is a lot of salt used for deicing the roadways on the East coast. I am on the West coast so does not apply to me. I have not been able to make any money with my car which is the only reason I purchased it. I checked today and there is still no fix... for a hood latch!! I can not sell the car as an active recall, even a minor one such as this, devalues my car and I would still owe on my loan. Nissan dragging their feet on this fix has resulted in me losing thousands of dollars in income.
My vehicle has had an open recall since May 2020. However, there is still "no remedy yet available". due to this open recall I am not allowed to rent my vehicle out, causing me to lose money everyday!
In 2018, while filling up my gas, I accidentally pulled the hood release lever instead of my gas release lever. After pulling away, while driving the hood released and flew up to my window, causing damage along the hood. Since this incident, I have been going back and forth with Nissan to get it repaired. They initially denied that it was the hood latch problem, as at the time, my VIN number wasn't included in the recalls (although what happened to me was exactly what was included in the recall). I was able to get an appoint with Nissan Corp who inspected my car and claimed that the damage was a result of rusting to the hood latch so there wasn't anything they could do. Now that my VIN number is included in the recall, I tried again to get the damage repair/cost covered, but they continue to deny my request stating the rust caused it. (this recall states that rust will form and cause the accident) I don't know where to turn to now as Nissan is being impossible to get help from. Now, even the hood release lever isn't working.
The hood safety latch failed causing the hood to fly open. The hood cracked the windshield and damaged two body panels on the car. The incident happened on a 4 lane state route traveling West going approximately 30 mph. I had just turned onto the road and was accelerating.
I cannot recall the exact date, but late 2018/early 2019, while driving down a residential street I noticed how dim my headlights were. Being that my car is a 2015 model, I naively equated it to age and lightbulb dimness; which was not the case. I swapped head light bulbs, to no avail; I opted for the most expensive head light bulb in autozone, but still hella dim. In my most recent visit to sheehy Nissan service, a recommended service is to "replace headlight assembly/bad reflections." In addition to the service being recommended, I was informed that it has been a problem voiced to service techs by many other 2015 Nissan Altima owners.
The secondary hood latch recall has been outstanding without a remedy fix for to long. It came out may of 2020. In 4 months it will be a year. I'm not able to do my second jobs with the outstanding recall. This needs to be fixed asap. Nissan needs to provide customer with a loaner until something is done because it's a safety issue and I don't want the hood flying up.
5 years old and had to replace complete subframe, Nissan would not cover due to living by the ocean, other 2 Altima's from 08 have no issues. Repair cost was $3000. Figured out issue when right front bottomed out and A-arm sitting on the ground.
I was driving on the highway, heading home and randomly the hood on the car flew open. I believe the hood latch is faulty due to the recall. I was driving at 40 mph on the hwy. My view was obstructed but I safely pulled the vehicle in to the service lane. I hopped out the car to check the damages and notice the front panels on both sides of my vehicle was broke because of the hood latch flying opened. Luckily my windshield did not break due to this because as the driver I've could've been injured. The hood would not safely closed and I had to drive slow on the street to make home safely. Geico insurance has pictures and more explanations of the damages.
My wife's 2015 Altima 2.5 sl has a tremendous water leak on the drivers side filling the cabin with inches of water. This vehicle has been garage kept for the 5yrs, but with the purchase of my new car we know keep the Altima in the driveway. After a recent rain I noticed a very strong musty, moldy odor and the sound of water as I backed out of the driveway, as I reached level ground my feet where soaked with water. I have had the drain tubes cleaned and cleared as this was mention to me at the dealership as a common problem. This did not fix the water leak and Nissan requires $475 to check the problem further. I did a search online and noticed this is a common problem with Nissan vehicles, as this water leak seem to come from faulty structural welding it's a safety hazard to the electrical system and safety of the vehicle as a whole, we now experience slight electrical glitches with our Altima which again I feel is a safety hazard.
The Nissan manufacturer claim they can't remedy this safety recall issue till mid 2021 and I use my vehicle commercially. As of result my vehicle has been removed from turo site as being a safety concern to which I'm not allowed to correct due to Nissan.
On 8/8/2020 I was going to my niece's birthday party. While the car was in motion on the beltway, my hood popped up 5 times. I had to continuously pull over on the shoulder of the beltway (which is very dangerous) to keep re-closing the hood. I was very scared and concerned the hood would fly up while I was driving which would cause me not to be able to see the road at all. This was not the first time that this has happened. It's been happening on and off for at least 2 weeks. On 8/10/2020 I took my vehicle to the dealership for regular maintenance and to my surprise Nissan doesn't have a fix to this problem. I now have to be without my vehicle for how ever long until Nissan can come up with a temporary fix and was not offered a loaner vehicle. I am highly disappointed with Nissan and I have been a customer for years.
Received recall notice 20V-315, stating the secondary hood latch may not function properly. Letter indicates a remedy expected in the mid-2021 timeframe. This is unexceptable as this is not a new issue and has been a known issue since at least 2016.
While driving on a city street the hood of the car flew open damaging both fenders. Hood was closed but the latch did not secure causing it to fly open causing damage to the body of the vehicle.
I was driving home from the gym when my car had a funky smell, so I stopped at a friends house, I opened the hood and it turned out it was something with my tires, but the smell went away, as soon as I got back into my vehicle a D I drove maybe a quarter mile away I was making a left hand turn when my hood suddenly popped open, even though I made sure it was closed, that has never happened to me and ever since then I been afraid of opening the hood to even check on anything.
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- Indianapolis, IN, USA