Fog Light Switch problems of the 2013 Nissan Altima

Low beam headlights are dangerously dim. Fog lights are brighter than low beams. Must drive car with high beams on to see at night. Illegal to drive with high beams on - fear ticket for traffic violation. Fear causing an accident because of blinding another oncoming driver with high beams on. Had one low beam die while on a 250 mile trip and could not see at night with only one low beam on. I have heard of other complaints for 2013-15 Nissan Altima headlamps being too dim. (series 5-?) bought car new in 2014 and have had problems with lights for three years. Preliminary reports indicate plastic reflective bowl in headlamp is defective because materials degrade and wear out over time. Nissan has remained silent and dealership will check for moisture and state that headlamps are withing specs. These headlamps are defective and the ntsb should investigate and issue a recall. - before someone gets hurt or dies. I could not see pedestrians crossing the road last night while my low beams were on. My vision is fine and my speed was only 30 mph on a city street, but pedestrians crossing the road were not seen by myself or front seat passenger until it was almost too late. I just replaced the headlamps with upgraded sylvania bulbs not more than a week ago. Nissan should replace the front headlamp lenses on both the left and right side - without charge. A safety recall needs to be issued.

Low-beam headlights have dimmed over time. I purchased car brand new and cannot see without fog lights being on. Replaced bulbs but problem is with the reflective coating inside the headlamp assembly. Many other people having the same problem with their vehicles also.

I recently replaced my low beams, again, and it didn't make a difference. My fog lights are brighter than my low beams. When I replaced my bulbs initially in November 2018 it wasn't until my fog lights went out that I noticed my headlights were dim. I replaced them with the brightest halogen bulb. In October they appeared to be out but were so dim the only way they were visible was standing within feet of the car. I replaced them with led bulbs and it didn't make a significant improvement. After doing some research I discovered this is a common issue with this vehicle. Like many others I will have my headlight assemblies replaced due to this safety issue. While oncoming vehicles can see me this failing safety feature could jeopardize my ability to see something in the road. I currently limit my driving at night but emergencies happen and Nissan should be replacing all of these assemblies. Headlights are so crucial to ensure the safety of all on the road.

I hit a deer last week because my 2013 Altima has no road illumination from the low-beam headlights. I was driving on a two-lane road with a 35 mph speed limit, and I was going 30 mph. I didn't realize how badly they had dimmed until this event happened, but I have found that I get more illumination from my fog lights than from my low-beam headlights. The high-beams still work great, but the interior lens over the low-beam headlights appears to be nearly opaque and passes nearly zero light even from upgraded, super-bright halogen bulbs. If they had worked like they should I would have seen the deer and avoided the collision. I believe this problem is known to Nissan, but I am unaware that they have taken any action to address it. If a safety recall is not warranted, then I would at least expect them to advise Altima owners of the tendency of their low-beams to grow dimmer over time than owners might expect. I have owned several vehicles of different makes and models for many years, but this is the only one that had this problem. I believe it is a life safety issue.

I just purchased my car used 9/24/2019 with 73,000 miles. Since day one the headlights have not worked properly when you turn them on at night you can't see the road it looks like parking lights are on I've ran off the edge of the road several times because I couldn't see the road or divider lines. The only way to see the road safely is to turn the fog lights on too and even with them on it's still dull I have to turn my bright lights on to see clearly and those seem like they should be the low beams not the high beams. We've had rain for 2 days and that makes it even more hazardous to drive especially at night I'm scared I'll hit another car because I can't see. I've changed the bulbs twice with no luck I can't keep spending money on a problem that I have learned from googling is a very common problem with my year vehicle. I have 2 young boys and worry about this safety issue with the headlights. I thought for sure this would be a recall but the dealership said that yes it was a common issue with 2013-2015 Nissan Altimas there was no recall as of right now.

Low beam lights are extremely dim and make driving at night without high beams and fog lights very dangerous especially in rain or wet road conditions. Cannot see curbs for traffic islands, cannot see usual road signs, cannot see signs overhead clearly. High beams are annoying and risky to oncoming traffic.

After purchasing this vehicle brand new, first owner in September 2013, 4 months later the left fog light went out did not think anything of it. Two months later the right head light went out. Thought it was weird but did not stress myself about it. A year later the right rear light only works when you tap it. Now I am driving all the lights are out from the car. No brake lights no park lights no lights. Took my vehicle to tire kingdom to change bulbs only to find out the new bulbs are not working either and the vehicle has a n electrical problem. Never did understand why drivers behind me would honk their horns at me or be flashing me with their high beam lights. Nissan needs to fix this issue as well as their air conditioning problem. The vehicle only gets cool when the vehicle is in motion. You cannot have the a/c on when being stationary the a/c only produces heat during that time.

The headlights are increasingly diminishing in regards to the distance in which it projects as the car ages though from day one the headlights were poor in which moon or fog lights were installed to supplement this issue. The faster you travel the poorer the quality of the lighting. I've changed headlights at the dealership and this has not resolved the issue, I've even adjusted the headlight projection to no resolve. There is no known solution to this matter as apparently Nissan refuses to take any action and driving at night is a double edge sword, the driver drives blinded as the poor projection or the driver uses high beams and blinds other drivers which further increases danger of the general public.

I've had the vehicle for 4 yrs and about 3-4 months ago the low beam headlights began to appear dim. I changed out the bulbs thinking that the factory bulbs were going bad. After replacing the bulbs, there was no change in the lighting. It is now unsafe to drive the vehicle at night due to not being able to see more than 3-5 feet in front of you and that is only because the fog lights are on. We have resorted to riding around with the high beams on because of this problem. I've had at least two different Nissans, that I have had at least 8-10 yrs and have never encounter this problem before. Nhtsa and Nissan need to look into this because from other complaints I've read this sounds like the headlight/lamp assembly is defective.

Over he past year we noticed our headlights getting significantly dimmer. Looking at them from the outside the plastic was clear and lights seemed to be bright a night. However after several months the lights would not light up the road any better than a good flashlight. We consistently had to drive with high beams just to see the road. One night we compared the fog lights to the headlights and found the fog lights lit up the road better. After speaking with two dealerships we finally decided to get the headlights replaced for almost $500 and that was at dealers cost ( they wanted to help). I retained the headlights and found that the issue was the plastic lens that focused the headlights. The lens had become cloudy and although it looked like a lot of light emanated from the headlights it was so dispersed that very little was focused down the road. We found this extremely unsafe to continue driving with brights on all the time and paid the price to replace them. Nissan denied our claim to defray the cost of the replacements stating it was out of warranty. This was certainly not a mileage warranty issue. Had a car sat still for a few years it would have experienced the same issue with zero miles. Again this is a safety issue and the Nissan should at a minimum reduce the price of replacing the headlights (regular cost is over $700). It should be dealt with as a safety issue due to a substandard part in the headlight assembly.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the low beam headlights failed to illuminate properly, which resulted in extremely low visibility. The contact replaced the bulbs more than once; however, the lighting was so dim that the fog lights and high beam headlights had to be used as an alternate option. The manufacturer was contacted. The dealer was not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was not available.

The low beam headlights have decreased in brightness after approx car being 4-5 years old & today are practically non existent. Dec 2019 I had to have headlights replaced with a halogen set of lights because new headlight bulb did nothing to increase visibility at night. I've had to run headlights on low beam & fog lights for a few years to have very low visibility. At this time the headlights are virtually non existent except when running on high beams which is causing a great danger to me, my husband & other drivers on road. Nissan has stated they're investigating the issue with these headlights & denies any responsibility due to car being in warranty or recall issued.

Highlights are dangerously dim. I luckily have fog lights to help but the headlights had gotten me pulled over for being so dim. Luckily the officer let me off with a warning to just get it replaced. I had already replaced the headlights once before when they had gotten dim at about 40kmiles with hid and now I realized they are dim again. I drive a lot so I just realized at 113k miles how dim they were when the officer had pulled me over.

Fog light shattered on passenger side. I confirmed it was not impact related and returned the car to the dealership. They would not look at the problem unless I paid for the part first. I replaced the part myself and found that the light unit had: 1. Not been tightened down and 2. And incredibly, had been assembled by someone who used a cigarette butt as a washer under one of the two bolts that hold the light unit in place.