Headlights problems of the 2013 Nissan Altima - part 2

Headlights to car become dim because reflectivity material in light housing deteriorated and no longer helps project sufficient source of light onto the road ahead. Even with brand new, and appropriate replacement lightbulbs do not provide any sufficient light. Very dangerous and cannot see at dark and almost not drivable without using brights option. Can get stopped by police for assumption that headlights are not appropriately on for the safety of the road for the driver and other drivers.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the low-beam headlights failed to produce adequate lighting. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact called deacon jones Nissan (3305 mclain st, goldsboro, nc 27534, (919)734-2411). The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 116,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the headlights were extremely dim and presented a driving hazard while driving at night or in low light conditions. The vehicle was taken to petro Nissan (6248 us-98, hattiesburg, ms 39402, (601) 450-1470) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was contacted however, there was no response. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

The headlights on my 2013 Nissan Altima are very dim. Had the bulbs replaced but having the same problem.

Headlights very dim, cant see at night unless you use the brights, very dangerous, and passenger airbag remains off, common problem on a 2013 Nissan Altima.

Driving at night is a huge saftey issue with my 2013 Nissan Altima sv. With the low beams on you cannot see the road ahead or any obstacles that might be ahead. These headlight should be a recall. Horrible design.

The front low beam regular headlights are way too dim now, there's barely any illumination. My wife was just pulled over last night as the officer thought she had her lights off. It's been this way for a while and so many people online are reporting the same problem. The bulbs themselves are just fine. It appears to be the reflective coating in the projector housing that burns off and then it basically stops projecting any light out. Very dangerous and now getting pulled over. This really should be a recall as you can barely see at night. . Read more...

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at night, the headlights are extremely dim to the point he could not view the road. The vehicle was taken to sheehy Nissan of manassas dealer, 9010 liberia Ave, manassas, va 20110) of the entire headlamp assembly needed to be replaced because the projector bowl faded due to deficiency of the thickness of the crown painting. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,254. Aw.

The low beam headlights in my 2013 Nissan Altima are very dim. I changed the head lamps thinking that maybe the old lights had just aged and lost brightness. This did not make a significant change in the brightness. I researched on-line and found multiple reports that from 2013-2015 people with Nissan Altima's had similar complaints. The problem was concerning enough that during a routine maintenance of my vehicle I asked the dealer how much it would cost to replace the headlamp assemblies. It was around $1000. Yikes. Recently I had a �near miss� that I partially attribute to the dim headlamps. I was driving on a local 2 lane road. There was a car coming in the opposite direction about 50 yards away. Suddenly a car behind that car pulled directly into my lane. To avoid a collision I immediately pulled the wheel right and went into a yard. I thought maybe the person had a heart attack and lost control of the car but when I looked back the person had swerved back into the correct lane. I thought maybe my lights were off but I checked and they were on. I've been driving for 35 years and have never had something like this happen before. Could have been somebody texting and driving? I would be interested to know if the 2013 Nissan Altima has a higher night time driving accident rate compared to other sedans. Regardless I think these headlamps are unsafe. I'm going to try to find a replacement headlamp and do the repair myself as I can't readily afford the $1000. This is the first time I have ever entered a complaint.

Head light low beams are dangerously dim. Can't see beyond 100 feet. I must drive with high beams on or can't see. Like having a small flashlight for head lights. Very dangerous easily can see an accident (crash) coming soon especially in rain at night. This is a common problem with the 2013 Altima. Nissan has not recalled yet Ford did in 2012 for the same problem. Somone is going to die. Delaler quoted $1200 to replace entire headlight assembly. This definitely must be recalled.

Front headlights do not project out enough to be able to farther when driving causing a huge risk of an accident especially when you don't know the roads , you are not able to see what is ahead of you unlike other vehicles do, and when it rains it looks like you don't have your head lights on so you I have to drive with my high beams on and when passing other vehicles I have to shut the high beams off and I cannot see the road , I have gone off the road and almost crashed due to not being able to see , this is a huge problem for this I have owned a 2011 Nissan Altima and did not have this problem what so ever , there are so many complaints ,.

The vehicles low beam lights are dangerously dem and hard to see with them on. They have gotten worse over time and putting in new expensive headlight have not helped. The transmission still sometimes in a higher rmp. I have to tap on the brake to get it unstuck in that rpm.

I bought my 2013 Nissan Altima 2. 5 brand new in 2012. Over the past 7 years, my low beam headlights have gotten progressively dimmer, to the point that I cannot tell my lights are even on. I can no longer drive my car at night because I cannot see 5 feet in front of the car. If it rains, I am in bad shape because you can't see anything in front of you. When I took my car to the dealership for 90,000 mile service, the service advisor told me that replacing the headlight bulbs will not change or fix the issue. He stated that I needed whole new headlight assemblies, which would cost me approximately $1,000. I have an extended warranty for the car, but feel as this is a wide spread and known issue with the 2013-2015 Altima, that I should not have to pay out of pocket for the repair for my safety and safety of other drivers around me on the road.

The following has been an on-going situation. I have to use the high beam headlights at night because the low beam headlights do not provide sufficient illumination of the road to drive safely. I know that driving using high beams with on-coming traffic is not a solution, but neither is driving without proper illumination of highway in front of you. I have researched the problem and found many other Nissan Altima owners reporting the same problem with no apparent solution despite replacing the headlight bulbs, changing to hid or led bulbs, etc.

The headlights are getting dimmer over time to the point you are unable to see at night to safely operate the vehicle. The reflective material inside the headlight assembly appears to be deteriorating and replacing the bulb does not help.

Headlights have been very dim for years and now are way worse. I can't see at all to drive at night, except when I drive with my lights on bright constantly and even those aren't great. I have had no one flash me with my brights on, if that is any indication of how bad they are. I have had many almost accidents because of this. This is an extremely urgent safety issue. I love my car and there is nothing wrong with it, except for this. Nissan needs to do something for its customer's safety. I am looking at trading it in because of this even though I really don't want to and never buying Nissan again. ( I own three Nissan cars presently and this one is just horrible. ).

With time, the headlights on my car have deteriorated to the point where they may as well not be on at all after dark. It isn't the bulbs themselves, but an issue with the headlamp. It is incredibly dangerous, and I can barely drive my car at night-- let alone drive it safely. I've researched the issue, and it appears that there are many other Nissan Altimas made in 2013 and 2014 that have this same issue. The problem persists at all times, except when the bright lights are on. The headlights have been failing for some time now, and getting steadily worse each day.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated the headlights on his vehicle are to dim. The contact stated he replaced the headlight bulbs. However, the failure still occurred. The contact took the vehicle to gerald Nissan of north aurora( 213 hansen blvd, north aurora, IL 60542) where the vehicle was diagnosed with the reflectors for the headlights issue. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. However, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 103000.

Terrible headlights. I have already changed couple low beam bulb in order to increase night vision, but the result didn't change much. I do not see any roads clearly when I drive night time so it's not safe at all.

Headlights are too dim--where I can only see 4 ft in front of my car at nite. It's a very dangerous safety issue.

The headlights have dimmed and can barely see at night. This is a very serious safety issue that is known by Nissan and there are numerous issues reported all over the internet. This must be corrected by the manufacturer immediately before someone is seriously injured or killed. I own 2 of these vehicles and they both have the same issues with poor headlight projection! the headlight reflector deterioration is so bad that I can see the shadow of my car in my headlight beams from the car's headlights behind me. I do not feel that the owners of these vehicles should bear the cost for replacement of oem parts and/or aftermarket parts due to this issue being the #2 complaint on NHTSA website behind airbags and amounts to 15% of all complaints filed against the vehicle. The manufacturer should issue recall immediately for inspection and repair/replacement resolution by certified dealer.

2013 Nissan Altima headlights are extremely dim. The bulbs were replaced and the problem is still present. I've heard of other complaints about this same issue and I seem to be experiencing it now.

Lighting the headlights are very dim at night hard to see without the brights on. Was informed that reflective material deterioration is the cause. No recall from the manufacturer. Transmission the cvt transmission has gone out on me at 67,000 and again at about 186000 miles. No compensation or recall from the manufacturer on this either. Poor quality.

In recent weeks the car's headlights have been extremely weak especially when using low beams. In a dark area I can barely see the road even a few feet in front of the car. When I checked the lights, both are working, just not working well enough to function. It's becoming very dangerous to drive at night.

Low beam headlights are very dim. When I first bought the car they were so bright that I was getting brights flashed at me with people thinking I had my high beams on. Now they barley are bright. It is very hard to see at night unless I have my high beams on. I thought it was the head lamp itself but I have replaced them. I have also had to replace my low beams 4 times since I've owned the car for them burning out. Once at the time. After reading so many complaints about it, why isn't Nissan taking care of this issue? I love my car but hate the headlights. This has been an on going issue for the last 3 years.

The headlights are not "strong" enough to actually light the road or anything in front of the car. Verified not bulb issue. These headlights are not safe to drive at night as there really isnt any visibility. Ive been dealing with this and fighting this issue for years but just realized I was able to make this complaint since Nissan wont address issue.

I purchased my Altima from a dealership as a certified used vehicle. The first time I drove at night I noticed that the headlights were dangerously dim. The headlights were so dim, that (while the car was stationary) I turned the headlights on and off, and there was no difference in visibility. I returned to the dealership within a week, where they charged me to install upgraded bulbs. This did not fix the problem- even with upgraded, brighter bulbs there in no projection of light onto the roadway. The lights are visible from the outside (if you are looking at the car, you can see that the lights are on), but from the outside looking at the car you can see that they appear very dim. The bright setting on the vehicle appears to be unaffected. The vehicle is not safe to operate in the dark without the bright setting being utilized and presents a hazard to both occupants of the vehicle and people and property outside of the vehicle. The dealership is going to try changing out the bulbs again, but if that doesn't work they are telling me that there is nothing that can be done- which means that the vehicle is unsafe to operate in dim or dark light conditions.

Head light low beams are extremely dim. Even, I cannot see 2 meters in front of the car at nights. And this problem is not related with the light bulbs. It is related with the headlight projector housing (confirmed from different auto shops and internet complaints) that is losing its effectiveness by the time. Also, repairing this problem is very costly. Basically, both headlight assemblies have to be changed. We, as Altima owners, are waiting for the recall action specifically for this problem from the Nissan company. Unfortunately, it is very common safety problem among 2013 -2015 Altimas.

Low beam headlights are to dim to be safe, changing the bulb does not solve the problem. This problem is unsafe on a normal night and worse on a dark rainy night. On a remote highway this is very bad and even in town with street lights it is not safe.

Low beam headlights have been getting dimmer over the past few years to the point I need to ride with my high beams on. My passengers ask me if I have my headlights on. I would expect to see a recall since this is a safety issue.

The low beam headlights are dangerously dim creating hazardous driving conditions when operating the vehicle after dark. This appears to be a common problem with the Altima related to the deterioration of the reflector bowl in the lamp assembly. As a safety concern I am requesting NHTSA to order Nissan to recall the affected vehicle's for repair.

Headlight enclosures deteriorate causing dangerously low light from headlights creating limited sight distance at night.

Very dim low beam headlights.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at night, the low beam headlights failed to provide adequate illumination to safely operate the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to monroe Nissan (5510 west highway 74, monroe, nc 28110, (980)313-8400) where the mechanic cleaned the headlight housings however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000.

I noticed in November 1, 2019 that the low beam headlights were becoming increasingly dim. This issue has gotten progressively worse to the point that I have to turn on the bright lights to see at night. The dim low beam lights create a serious safety issue on all types of roads. My work as a registered nurse requires 12 hour shifts, which means I leave home when it's dark and leave work when it's dark. When I questioned a Nissan dealership, I was told it was a Nissan defect and nothing could be done to correct it. I was also told I could replace with aftermarket parts, which is very expensive. I was told not to replace with Nissan parts because I would have the same issue since the defect is Nissan. I contacted Nissan in nashville to file a complaint and was told nothing could be done because my car is out of warranty. I was only given an option to ask the Nissan dealer for a discount.