Fog Light Switch Problems of Nissan Altima

Driving at night is very dangerous for me to drive with my kids home I'm a single parent the headlights mainly low beams are very very low you can even till they are on the police pulled me over and made a joke saying I would be better off using two flashlights can you please tell me the problem or help I almost was in a accident with my children in the car is the low beams the highbeams I've had to resort to put a fog lights on my car thank you please respond.

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Hello, I drive a 2015 Nissan Altima. I'm writing because I believe the headlight assembly on this vehicle are defective. They've quickly corroded and do not provide the proper lighting for safe driving at night. The lighting is extremely dim, and hazy at all times. I often have to use my fog lights to drive at night which are brighter than my headlights. If I'm able to without impacting another drivers vision I have to drive with high beams. I am a 22 year old with 20/20 vision so therefore the issue is not my own vision or motor skills. I have replaced both headlights 2 times in the past year with high grade headlights and it has made zero difference. I also see this is a common problem with this generation of Nissan Altima�s. The vehicle has this issue at all times.

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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.

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My low beam lights are barely lighting up the road even after changing the bulbs. It's coming from the silver housing part that holds the bulbs and Nissan needs to replace this. I almost hit a person walking last night. I was driving down a dark road going slow. I have to use my fog lights just to help me out some and it's still not enough lighting. My brights work great it's just the low beam.

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.

Main headlights are extremely dim. They have gotten progressively worse over the past two years and now help almost not at all. If I did not have fog lights I would have to drive with the high beams on in order to see at night.

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.

When I 1st bought the car I upgraded the headlights to led low beams. This produced a nice light and the lighting increased significantly with a very sharp cutoff line. This was about 18 months ago. Now the low beams barely produce a blob of lighr and there is no cutoff line for the lights visible. My fog lights actually light up the road better than the low beams. This is very dangerous driving at night with very visible light actually hitting the road. I will need to replace these headlights very soon as I do allot of nighttime driving going to and from work in the winter months. If the roads are wet or damp the lighting does not even light up the lane marker lines this makes it very hard to drive esspecially on curvy roads.

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.

The low beam headlights on our 2014 Nissan Altima are so dim you can barely see. I changed the bulbs out to a brighter aftermarket led bulb and the difference is minimal at best. The high beams are still very bright but they are not the projection style. In order to be able to see at night when there is oncoming traffic I must keep the fog lights onto light up the road. The illumination is so poor that security lights that are over people's driveways are brighter than the headlights and driving at night in the rain is basically impossible on low beam. I've talked to a Nissan mechanic and he said the only true fix will be to replace the entire headlight assembly because their are issues with the materials breaking down inside the projector portion of the headlight assembly. If that's the case Nissan has done a poor job of designing their headlight assembly and should replace them at their cost as this is a very real hazard. After speaking to the mechanic I started looking online and have found this isn't an isolated issue, evidently it's all Altimas from 2013-2015 that are experiencing this problem.

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 noticed last year that my low beam headlights were really dim, literally the fog lights illuminate farther than the low beam lights. I bought new bulbs that were led and my high beam lights are really bright, however the low beam lights are still just as they were before. I did some research online and found that many Nissan Altima 2013-2015 owners were experiencing the same issue. This is a very serious issue when driving at night, if you can't see without your bright lights on!!! why has there not been a recall done on the headlights yet???? surely something can be done about this before there is a tragic wreck because a driver can't see two feet in front of the car while going down the road.

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.

Hello, I drive a 2015 Nissan Altima s with 115,000 miles on it. The other night I was pulled over for not having my headlights on. The thing is, my headlights were on. My headlights are so incredibly dim (as a result of a factory defect in my vehicle) that the police officer behind me couldn't tell that they were on. I was given a warning and told that I need to address this problem. I have tried to address this issue in the past. I've been to the Nissan dealership twice about this, both times I was told that this is a well known issue but there is nothing that can be done besides changing the entire headlight assembly. Even if I do, I was told, this problem will likely happen again. The plastic that immediately surrounds my headlight is cheap, and as it heats up, it produces a gas that fogs up the entire headlight. The left headlight is completely useless and the right one I have around 3 feet of visibility. This has been happening since my car had 25,000 miles on it and I am fed up with it. It is too dangerous for me to drive at night without my high beams on. I know this is happening to lots of other people too. Here are several articles I found after 30 seconds of searching on google: https://www. Nissanclub. Com/threads/headlights-too-dim-cant-see-solution. . Read more...

I bought my 2015 Nissan Altima new on October 1, 2014. Because I usually drive in urban areas with good street lighting, I did not notice my weak low beam headlights until July 2, 2017. I went to one dealership which told me my lights were ok. I subsequently got �warnings� from 2 police officers who told me my lights were too dim. I then took the car to another Nissan dealership where no problem was found. I took it back to the first dealership which again found no problem. I then got pulled over a third time. Took my car to an independent mechanic who changed the headlights (charged me about $150) which did not help. I then called and wrote to Nissan: phone customer service refused to talk to me and my letter to a company officer went unanswered. I then went to another mechanic specializing in headlights, showed them my original and the replacement headlights (both sets were good), so he suggested that I get hid headlights. Those cost about $250, and did not help. When I took my car to a Nissan dealership in alexandria, va, that dealership diagnosed moisture in my headlights and said that since I'd always gotten maintenance and repairs at a dealership, they would have gotten Nissan to split the cost of repairs. But since I'd hadhid headlights installed, I'd have to pay the entire $1,600 cost of repairs myself. I've had to drive at night with my high beams on. My headlights are not strong enough to reach the bumper of the car in front of mine while stopped at a traffic light. Early next month, I'm going to pay another $500 for a new headlight assembly + installation of fog lights, because the mechanic at the specialized shop (who has a 2014 Nissan Altima with the same problem) says that this is a faulty design. All in all, I'll have spent almost $1,000 on a problem Nissan knows about and won't address. I have videos that clearly show this problem.

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.