2015 Nissan Altima Complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS — Filed 09/10/2026

My car was hit and airbags did not deploy from driver side. The front driver side of my car is totalled. Not sure what force of an impact is needed for airbags to deploy but if my driver side tire rod broke and tire came off is this not sufficient force. This 2015 Nissan Altima has had many recalls. The last one was my front driver side head lamp almost caught on fire but mechanic found everything burned and melted because of electrical issue which was a recall. With my luck the recall expired apparently because it happened after the fact when it was no longer covered. I called and basically I was told too late. Now my airbags did not deploy.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING — Filed 04/10/2023

The head lights don’t illuminate properly and the headlight assembly was never changed. You are more than welcome to inspect them please do. I can’t see at all if normal lights are on only if high beam are. I have been pulled over for riding with my high beams on citing it’s a hazard but when I put my normal lights on I was also pulled over because they couldn’t tell my headlights were on. I could potentially crash or cause a crash trying to drive at night. The problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by an independent service center. The vehicle has not been inspected by the police or insurance. There were no warning lamps or messages and the problem first appeared in 2023

AIR BAGS — Filed 01/31/2025

Failure of Airbags to deploy after a rear end collision by another car. On 01.31.2025. My vehicle - a Nissan Altima 2015 was hit by an SUV while stopped at an intersection behind another vehicle. My Altima was thrust forward into the vehicle stopped ahead ome causing significant rear damage to the rear and front bumper, the trunk, and left tail lights. Despite the force of the collision and the resulting hit of the front car ahead, none of the Altima airbags deployed to protect me from serious injuries which can be potentially fatal. This indicates that the airbags may be faulty and non-operational. The car has been deemed a total loss and insurance has declined my claim and cannot compensate me because of limited collision coverage for the vehicle, and the offending driver fled the scene and cannot be identified. The offender almost ran me over as I tried to exit the vehicle to identify them. There are no warning lamps on the dashboard except - "trunk open" warning after the incident The police inspected the vehicle and details are in the police report attached

EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS — Filed 11/16/2023

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE VERY BAD LOW BEAM LIGHTING AT NIGHT. ITS SO TERRIBLE THAT ITS LIKE HAVING NO LIGHTS ON AT ALL AND RIDING WITH THEM ON CONSTANT HIGH BEAMS HAS RESULTED IN ME BEING PULLED OVER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BY POLICE BUT ITS ALSO UNSAFE TO ALL OTHER DRIVERS I PASS. THE LOW BEAMS WERE WHY I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN NOV OF 2023. THAT RESULTED IN ME GOING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT HITTING A TREE HEAD ON. FROM THAT ACCIDENT I ALSO LEARNED THE AIR BAGS WERE FAULTY BC THEY DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. I WAS ONLY INJURED WITH A FEW SCRAPES, BRUISES AND ALOT OF SORENESS BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE. I HAVE THE PHOTOS FROM THAT WRECK THAT SHOWS THE DAMAGE BUT ALSO HOW THE AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY AS WELL. I PLAN TO LOOK INTO WHAT OTHER ACTIONS I CAN TAKE AGAINST NISSAN SINCE THEY KNOW THESE ARE ISSUES AND HAVE NOT FIXED THEM. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER OF 2015. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THIS OCCURED BC I COULD NOT SEE BC OF THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS. I WAS ONLY GOING MAYBE 5 MPH. 10 MPH TOPS. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH QUESTIONS.

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS — Filed 10/07/2023

AIRBAG Didn't Deploy. Seatbelt didn't hold I hit the steeling wheel injury my chest hit my head blood on the brain broke my foot. vehicle was total No

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS — Filed 10/07/2023

I was on the 15 freeway going home and bent down to pick up something I dropped and hit the car that was stopped in front of me. What I remember is my glasses flying off and I hit my chest and head on the steering wheel and also broke my foot. At that time I realized that the air bag did not deploy and the seat belt did not hold me and I hit the steering wheel with full force. I spent three days in the trauma center being treated for bleeding on the brain. There was 10 recalls on this vehicle, a 2015 Nissan Altima, and 2 former owners did not carry out their responsibilities to get the recalls taken care of. Now I am suffering because the owners where too lazy to be responsable.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING — Filed 04/01/2023

Very dim headlights which create issues in less than ideal nighttime conditions.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING — Filed 10/12/2022

This is one of the absolutely worst kind of problems that fundamentally affects the safety of the car when driven at night. Problem: Delamination of the headlight reflective material resulting in severely degraded headlights. A multitude of accounts including at least 2 YouTube videos with many comments confirming the problem state that there is so little light the car is or is next to undrivable at night. This is a MAJOR safety issue which I am currently working around by driving with my high beams on all the time after causing a blowout on the passenger side tire by hitting an object I couldn't see and replacing the halogen with xenon bulbs before I knew what the problem was. I also nearly hit a pedestrian one night. NISSAN settled a class action lawsuit that required NISSAN to notify all owners of 2013-2018 NISSAN Altimas and remedy the problem one of 3 ways but only up to Sept 2022. The website that describes the lawsuit is at http://www.altimaheadlightsettlement.com/case-documents.aspx The problem for me specifically is that because I purchased this car in Sept 2022, I didn't become an owner of the car until the very month the last remedies specified in the class action lawsuit expired. I can say with surety that every 2013-2018 NISSAN Altima not already fixed is a timebomb for potentially fatal accidents of all types hitting any person or object imaginable at night. I question the logic of a time limit for this problem because it will most likely occur depending on how often the car is driven at night. I have just contacted NISSAN USA and they refuse to voluntarily extend the warranty provided under the terms of the class action settlement, but the problem is so extremely bad that there should have been a recall done from the beginning and I hope this case is addressed by the DOT with expedience. Imagine all the Altimas that haven't been fixed which are on the road today at night. Every time it happens, there is a major possibility of death to someone.

AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES — Filed 03/12/2020

I HAVE BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS AND AIR BAG HAVE NEVER EXPLODED. THE AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK AND I HAVE BEEN TO NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER — Filed 05/31/2022

I was in the left turning lane and my light was green. I looked before making the turn and I proceeded to turn into 177st on Jamaica. As I made the left turn into the lane the 2009 black Honda Accord was speeding and hit the back end of my car as I was already in the street that I was turning into and he left the scene. I called 911 and told them that the person had left the scene but within 10 minutes he returned and wanted to argue, people who saw came out in my defense and calmed him down, I then asked for documentation as the police suggested that we switch informations and he was hesitant in giving them to me so he called the police himself. When we did exchange information, his insurance and registration are in someone else’s name and they are both expired as of 2020.

AIR BAGS — Filed 03/09/2022

The contact owned a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, a vehicle had failed to yield into oncoming traffic which resulted in her hitting the side of other vehicle at an angle on the front passenger side bumper. The contact stated that the airbags did not deploy upon impact. No medical attention was given at the scene and a police report was not filed. The contact's vehicle was towed to an independent body shop where it was deemed a total loss. The contact sustained injuries days after the accident and was treated at local hospital. A CT scan and X-ray showed that the contact suffered a concussion. She also experiences pain to her upper and lower back as well as neck but had yet to receive an official diagnosis for that. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that her vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V911000 (Air Bags). The failure mileage was approximatley165,000.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS — Filed 12/23/2021

Got hit in a magor accident airbags did not deploy on side or driver front or side and lighting on automatic handle lights wetw out reverse drive the lettets on handle think there wad a defect

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE — Filed 09/29/2021

Involved in +$6,000 not at fault front end crash on 9/29/2021 in Tampa Florida. Aggravated previous knee problems. Vehicle is currently at Caliper Collision in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Insurance involved. Air bag failed to go off. All front end safety sensors failed to work. Previously vehicle was taken to dealer to have forward collision/emergency braking fixed after light on dash was on. Was told it was fixed.

AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER — Filed 07/24/2021

I was driving and the vehicle started to accelerate on its own as I proceeded to press the brakes the vehicle got faster

POWER TRAIN — Filed 04/10/2021

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the transmission seemed as if it was experiencing a failure since the vehicle would jerk while driving with an abnormal odor of coolant burning. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7,200.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING — Filed 10/20/2016

I BOUGHT MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 3000 MILES. PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW IN 0CTOBER THAT SAME YEAR. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT AS STRONG AS THEY WERE BEFORE. I FIGURED THE BULBS WERE BEGINNING TO BURN OUT. SO I UPGRADED THEM TO AN LED H11 BULB AS THAT IS THE BULB THE MANUAL SAYS IS REQUIRED. THESE BULBS WERE NOT OVERLY EXPENSIVE BUT THEY WEREN'T CHEAP EITHER. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING. ABOUT ANOTHER YEAR LATER. THEY BEGAN TO GO DIM AS WELL. AT THIS POINT IT'S 2018 AND I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT ANYMORE. REPLACING THE ASSEMBLY THROUGH NISSAN WHICH THEY RECOMMEND BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM WOULD COST ME ABOUT $1000+THEIR TAXES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. VISIBILITY AT NIGHT IS ABOUT CLOSE TO ZERO. I CAN'T EVEN PICK UP MY FAMILY AND GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE IT JUST ISN'T SAFE TO DO SO. I HAVE TO MAKE TRIPS DURING THE DAYLIGHT AND BEFORE IT GETS DARK TO AVOID DRIVING DANGEROUSLY INTO THE NIGHT. I WEAR GLASSES AND CONTACTS AND I USE OTHERS DRIVING NEAR AND THEIR HEADLIGHTS TO SEE BETTER THAN MY OWN CAR. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND THEY WANT TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND POSSIBLY REPLACE THEM FOR OVER $1200 WHICH INCLUDES THE DIAGNOSTIC. THEY NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO QUICKLY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS ALMOST PAID OFF FOR BUT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO EVEN DRIVE ANYMORE. IT'S A CHEAPLY MADE VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO PUT SOMETHING ON A MARKET LIKE THIS. HOW HAVE THERE BEEN NO RECALLS YET FOR THIS? THIS IS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE NHTSA.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING — Filed 12/17/2020

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM IT MAKES SEEING VERY DIFFICULT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN. THE 3RD LANE TURNED INTO A TURN LANE ON A CITY STREET THAT I COULDNT SEE DUE TO THE POOR LIGHTING AND WE STRUCK A CURB BLOWING OUT BOTH RIGHT SIDE TIRES AND RUINING THE WHEELS.

STRUCTURE,ENGINE — Filed 05/15/2020

HIT BACK OF CAR AT RED LIGHT. AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

EXTERIOR LIGHTING — Filed 12/15/2015

I HAVE SPENT OVER 500 ON LIGHTS BULBS AND LIGHTING ON THIS ALTIMA 2015 '..THE HEADLIGHTS OR THE BULBS ARE TRASH THERE R VERY VERY VERY DIM FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE,I WAS TOLD TO CHANGE,REPLACE,RESTORATION ITS LIKE IM GETTING THE RUN AROUND AND NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND ITS RIDICULOUS TO PRODUCE POOR LIGHTING ON A CAR AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY NOW!! I DRIVE IN THE DAY NOW WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT CAUSE NO LIGHTS HAVE TO USE BRIGHT LIGHTS TO SEE WHOM EVER IT MAY CONCERN THIS NEED TO BE RECALL NOOOOWWW BEFORE SOMEBODIES DIE BECAUSE OF A SIMPLE FIX THAT NISSAN SEEMS LIKE THEY DON'T WANT TO ADDRESS UNTIL SOMEONE DIES IN A CRASH '..NOW!!!!!

AIR BAGS — Filed 11/21/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE T- BONED HIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES ON HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE AND HAD RECEIVED PHYSICAL THERAPY AND STILL SEEKING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO SEE IF NEEDING A SURGERY FOR A SCIATIC NERVE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS SON WHO WAS SITTING ON PASSENGER REAR SIDE, ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES ON HIS RIBS AND BACK AND HAD RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. *DT *LN *JB CASE NUMBER (XXX) DOB (XXX) TAG (XXX) VIN (XXXXXX) DRIVER'S LICENSE (XXX) INSURANCE POLICY (XXX) ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

AIR BAGS — Filed 10/17/2019

IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 60MPH GOT HIT ON DRIVERS SIDE AND FRONT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE AIRBAGS MUST BE HUNG UP BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND SHOULD DEPLOY ANYTIME YOU ARE HIT GOING OVER 25MPH

AIR BAGS — Filed 08/08/2019

IN A VEHICLE TOTAL, GOING ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR , AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY , FRONT END DAMAGE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER — Filed 07/24/2019

I BELIEVE MY AIRBAGS MAY HAVE SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT AT AROUND 45 - 50 MPH, SHOCKING AND BLINDING ME, CAUSING ME TO VEER OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CRASHING INTO A DITCH, TOTALING MY CAR. ALL I REMEMBER WAS ONE SECOND, I WAS DRIVING AND THE NEXT, I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING AND WAS BRAKING & SCREAMING, ON A WILD, BUMPY RIDE, NOT KNOWING WHERE TO STEER BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE PAST THE AIRBAGS AND DUST/CHEMICALS/SMOKE.

AIR BAGS — Filed 11/21/2018

I WAS DRIVING WHEN A MAN RAN THE STOP SIGN AND PLOWED INTO THE SIDE OF MY CAR. I COULD SEE THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP SO I SWERVED AND STARTED BRAKING IN ORDER TO MISS HIM. I HAD NO WERE TO GO BECAUSE THERE WAS A GUARD RAIL ON MY DRIVERS SIDE AND PEOPLE SITTING AT THE STOP SIGN THAT I ALMOST HIT HEAD ON TRYING TO AVOID THIS GUY. HE HIT ME SO HARD THAT IT BROKE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE AND IT TOTALED MY CAR. BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO GET TOSSED AND BRUISED UP EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS IN THIS VEHICLE. I DO HAVE A POLICE REPORT AND AN ATTORNEY CONCERNING THIS MATTER. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL. *DT CONSUMER STATED SHE WOULD FOLLOW UP ON 06/26/19 AND HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE SINCE.*JB

SERVICE BRAKES — Filed 05/09/2019

BREAK FAILURE BY SUDDEN - ON 05/09/19 WHEN I TRY TO PARK MY CAR, I STEPPED ON BREAK AND SLOWLY MOVE INTO PARKING SPOT; THE BREAK WAS SUDDENLY DROP INTO VACUUM WITHOUT RESISTANCE. MY BRAIN REACTION BY TRYING TO STOP A CAR, BUT SINCE THE BREAK SUDDENLY FAILURE, I CHANGED FROM BREAK PEDAL TO GAS AND CAUSE THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD, WHICH HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.