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.
The low beam headlights are entirely inadequate to provide sufficient light intensity and fail to safely illuminate the street ahead of you. This creates a very dangerous situation when driving at night, while raining, or under any low visibility conditions since you are not able to see objects. This issue was not present when I purchased the vehicle new, but became a serious safety hazard around 50,000 miles. Unfortunately, I have to drive with the high beams at night to be able to safely see. Sometimes, when I switch to low for an oncoming vehicle, I suddenly find myself driving completely without sufficient light.
I own a 2015 Altima. I noticed I was having trouble seeing at night, so I asked my mechanic how much new headlights would cost. While they were looking over the headlight assembly they noticed that the headlights appeared to be melting the assembly, causing the light to distort; hence my trouble seeing at night. I took the car to milford Nissan who looked it over and checked all the wiring but said that the distortion was not their issue as the car has 48,000 miles on it and is no longer protected. I stated this made no sense to me as the car is only two years old, and what exactly does mileage have to do with how ell the headlights work. I was told they would not pay for it. Again I asked for more clarification and stated would contact Nissan usa, and again told this would require a whole new headlight assembly and they were not paying for it. I did and they investigated, and said the issue was looked at by their dealer and it fell under wear and tear and was not covered. I asked how exactly this fell under wear and tear as headlight and mileage are not connected, and I am unable to see clearly at night, and this is a Nissan build issue, and therefore your responsibility. I was told it was not and the case was closed. I asked for something in writing as I cannot see at night and want something saying Nissan looked at it and sated their was not a problem worth fixing on their end, and that you would not assume responsibility. My wife and I looked on line and noticed that other people have similar issues with Nissan vehicles and headlight visibility at night. I also included pictures of the headlight and you can see where the heat has cleared a path and distorted the light. Thank you taking the time to review my case.
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the low beam headlamps were dim. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they adjusted the lights however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 7. updated 08/16/16 the consumer stated it was difficult to drive at night, with just using the low beam headlights. Updated 10/17/8/16.
I recently switched from an Audi A6, which uses hid bulbs to a 2015 Nissan Altima 2.5 L. this model uses halogen bulbs, as I have discovered. I was driving at night during the first week of owning the Nissan and had poor visibility of the road. I was driving slowly toward a stoplight and could not see the small strip of median to my left as I was coming to the stoplight. I hit it, and the sidewall in the passenger-side tire blew out. I later looked up the vehicle safety report on this model and I see that it received a "poor" under the "headlights" section of the iihs website. See: www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/V/Nissan/Altima-4-door-sedan/2015 I feel very unsafe in this car. I have not had any such collision with a median or otherwise in over ten years. I just can't see at night with this new car.
Low beam headlights dangerously low light levels while driving during night time conditions. High beams are almost always used to drive at night, as the cars low beams are unfit to drive. Contacted manufacturer, supposedly did an investigation with the dealer. They didn't even contact the correct dealer about the headlight issue.
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- Avery, TX, USA