10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,938 miles

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problem #14

Apr 172020

Altima

  • miles
1st. I would like to report defective windshields, I've replaced it once and the one I replaced got a crack now also. I don't speed I don't tailgate I drive proper and my insurance records my driving. My car has less that 33k and I've owned it for 4 years. 2nd. I would to report crappy transmission, the car struggles to accelerate in times you need it most.

- Kansas City , MO, USA

problem #13

Jan 212023

Altima

  • miles
I-??m driving on expressway going southbound with no traffic & out of no where the hood jumps open, the result of that resulted in the windshield being cracked also the sunroof. The glass from sunroof came Shattered & hit me & my daughter forehead leaving glass inside the car. These was a traumatic experience, and actually my very first Nissan.

- Matteson, IL, USA

problem #12

Apr 292022

Altima

  • miles
When the rearview mirror was adjusted, the mirror fell off of the windshield entirely and took a chunk of glass out with the rearview mirror.

- Union City, TN, USA

problem #11

Jun 232021

Altima

  • miles
Upper left side wind shield. I went to kill a mosquito and pushed it up against the windshield with my hand and the windshield cracked. It was very little pressure.

- Stockdale , TX, USA

problem #10

Jun 292021

Altima

  • miles
The windshield was randomly cracked without having any impact marks. The car was parked with no cracks on a sunny day and i came to my car within any hour to a cracked windshield. The issue is well know with these vehicles. I have plenty of pictures for evidence as well. Below are pictures of people with similar problems

- Raleigh , NC, USA

problem #9

Dec 142020

Altima

  • 32,000 miles
I am filing this complaint to let you know that Nissan windshields are very brittle. I went to smush a bug and it shattered it. This has been an ongoing problem in our 6th gen Nissan Altima group and we want it to get fixed. This is a safety concern, and not only to mention how expensive the windshields are.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #8

Dec 242019

Altima

  • miles
There is a significant glare on the windshield that is extremely distracting. This occurs in sunny weather. I have pictures of this, at one point it almost blocked out a traffic light. The glare--and I am talking about the driver's side of course, comes from a combination of the hump and finish on the part of the dashboard nearest the windshield. No satisfaction from Nissan.

- Essex, CT, USA

problem #7

Feb 182020

Altima

  • 303 miles
Windshield washer pressure is not adequate enough top clean the windshield

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #6

Dec 272018

Altima

  • 300 miles
While driving or stationary of the vehicle. When spraying water on the windshield from the windshield washer sprayers, it only sprays on the bottom of the windshield and does not cover the entire windshield. You have to continuously spray water so the wipers can spread the water on the windshield. But doing this does not always make the windshield clean. This is a huge safety concern. The water sprays on the underside of the hood and then onto the windshield. The dealer has not yet been advised of this issue. The way the washer sprayers are mounted, I doubt that the problem can be easily fixed.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

problem #5

Aug 052019

Altima

  • 100 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the rearview mirror did not adjust high enough for proper visibility. The contact lowered the seat more than necessary in order to see the road. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not respond. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100.

- Howard Beach, NY, USA

problem #4

May 222019

Altima

  • 7,000 miles
When using the windshield wiper fluid it barely shoots out. It only cover 1/4 of the whole windshield. This became very dangerous when I was driving back home in the highway when lovebugs covered my windshield.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #3

Mar 092019

Altima

  • 1,200 miles
While driving along a highway in the middle lane, my fianc heard a loud noise that sounded like a loud bang. He thought something had fallen on top of the sunroof but found it strange because there was no trees around for that to happen. When he stopped and got out of the car, he found that the entire windshield had shattered into little pieces. Luckily he was not injured and no glass came through the car because the shield was closed. There were no dent or impact marks on the sunroof or any part of the car. When we had a mechanic look at it, he told us that the break band from the inside and was almost 'pushed up' in a way. Nissan had denied our claim, and paying the deductible and getting it fixed, I still hear a rattling noise coming from above.

- Keyport, NJ, USA

problem #2

Feb 142019

Altima

  • 225 miles
I became aware of the automatic windshield washer problem when I tried to clear off dust and grime from our new 2019 Nissan Altima while driving on the highway. When I activated the washers to clean the windshield, the washer fluid barely splashed onto the bottom of the windshield. I had to repeatedly activate the system to even get the windshield partly clean. I went to the dealership the next day to get the problem fixed. To my chagrin, I was told no one else had complained about this problem and that the washers operate as they were designed to do. But I was also told that the placement of the windshield washer nozzles under the hood results in the fluid stream hitting the underside of the hood first and then it only partly hits the windshield about 1/3 of the way up on the windshield. I consider this to be a serious safety issue and an inept design flaw because the dealership said they cannot adjust the fluid stream to shoot up on the windshield the way every other car in the world does. I have to live with a barely cleanable windshield because some designer never tried out the washers in the real world. Please look into this safety problem.

- Canton, OH, USA

problem #1

Nov 092018

Altima

  • miles
Defective rearview 'anti-glare' mirror hardly reduces any light at night from vehicles behind the car. Almost impossible to drive without distraction or blinding light. This is a defect in manufacturing and should be replaced with a design that reduces light at night. As is, this is a dangerous design, which can cause a collision due to the blinding light that is nearly uncontrollable. You can see from the photos the mirror is functioning but it's absolutely a terrible design that almost doesn't reduce light at all.

- Wilmette, IL, USA