2003 Nissan Altima Exterior Lighting Problems
- 10
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 10 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan altima. While driving at night, the low beam headlights turned off without warning. The contact had to drive with the high beam headlights activated to reach her destination. The same failure occurred multiple times. The dealer (nissan of mobile, 1015 east interstate 65, service rd s, mobile, al 36606) stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 09e012000…
ODI 11123220
Body · Exterior Lighting
On a visit to the nissan dealership to have my headlight replaced, i was informed the floor on the passenger side was rotted/rotting and needed to be replaced. I've not had it repaired as of yet b/c i'm comparison shopping based on the price quoted by the dealership. I purchased the car in 2006, had the engine replaced due to failure in 2011, the radiator replaced in 2013 and now preparing to replace the floor…
ODI 10504608
Body · Exterior Lighting · Steering
I had to replace the steering at 84000 miles because the steering had a knocking sound everytime you turn it left or right,or when you go over a bump,,,,it was very slack and eventually it felt as though it would fall out at anytime.....was advised at the dealership that it needed to be replaced no explanation could have been given . This was done yesterday 08/22/2013. Now there is a very huge rust hole on the…
Crash reported
ODI 10536851
Exterior Lighting
Nissan altima 2003 exterior headlights started to melt around the low beam bulb. Dealer glendale nissan, glendale heights il stated that they carried out a recall by putting grounding plates in 2006. No grounding plates were found and no physical mark of anything touching and absorbing the heat from the bulb was found. It is very likely that this recall item was inadvertently omitted when the car went to the dealer…
Fire reported
ODI 10362277
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Tires
I am on my 3rd set of tires on my 2003 altima it has only 78,000 miles on it . I rotate my tires every 5,000 miles the tires sound like they are coming apart. The headlight lens are turning foggy and yellow cutting down on the headlight visibility. Motor busing went bad car would not pass state inspection. Alternator went bad at 50,000 miles. Driver door hinge is bad want stay open if car is a little uneven. Had to…
ODI 10349537
Air Bags · Engine And Engine Cooling · Exhaust System · Exterior Lighting · Seat Belts · Seats
My car shut of on me while driving at night which was hard to see because the headlamps didn't give much light and both airbags deployed and my seat belts don't work either...i own a 2003 nissan altima...the car would usually turn of on me like that but not a higher speeds...the car's engine has been making a loud noise it had 3 recalls for it( headlamp recall, engine exhaust recall, & engine cooling recall) before…
Crash reported
ODI 10290059
Exterior Lighting
Headlights are not sealed leading to the fogging of the lens which makes it hard or unclear for the driver to see at night while driving. *tr
ODI 10276570
Engine And Engine Cooling · Exterior Lighting
The car seems to not start once it ran for a short time. Example i drive to the supermarket turns on fine, once i leave it is hard to start. Almost seem to be flooded. It use to do it once a week know its doing it everyday. Just recently i was driving and it turned off on me. From the nissan blogs it looks like this year has been giving problems. Another complain is the exterior lights they are faded or stain from…
ODI 10241139
Exterior Lighting
My low beam headlights keep burning out every 6 months or so. There is a service bulletin on this, but nissan refuses to fix the issue. The tsb in question is: service bulletin number : 05057. What should i do when a dealer refuses to perform service on an issue that the nhtsa has clearly recognized? *tr
ODI 10225926
Engine · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan altima. The contact stated that the intelligent power distribution module (ipdm) failed several times. The contact also experienced failures with the head lamp housing unit. The manufacturer denied assistance with any repairs because the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 10v517000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was…
ODI 10460702
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2003 Nissan Altima.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.