37 complaints reported

2015 Nissan Altima Structure

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
37
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Mar 2019

HOOD OF THE CAR RANDOMLY POPPED OPEN. WENT TO SHUT IT AND IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS TENSION WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE. DROVE IT AGAIN AND THE HOOD POPPED OPEN AGAIN. WASN'T FULLY OPEN AS THE SAFETY LATCH WAS STILL WORKING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2019
Feb 2019

I JUST PURCHASED A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SL SEDAN. WHILE TAKING FOR A TEST DRIVE AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE, MY 12-YEAR-OLD ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW PART WAY AND HER DOOR POPPED OPEN! I HAD TO PULL OVER TO CLOSE THE DOOR. IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND THE DOOR IMMEDIATELY POPPED OPEN. I COULD NOT CLOSE THE DOOR UNTIL I ROLLED THE WINDOW BACK UP. I LEARNED OF THE RECALL FOR THE WINDOW HITTING THE DOOR RELEASE AND REPORTED IT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE CENTER WHERE I TOOK IT AS WELL AS TO NISSAN NA. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND A REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME TODAY TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS DANGEROUS! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE MANUFACTURERS FIX SAFETY ISSUES THAT COME UP EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN A POOL OF VINS TARGETED IN RECALL CAMPAIGNS. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO FIX THEM ALL, NOT JUST CHOICE ONES. ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS PROOF OF THE MALFUNCTION HAPPENING. *DT THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND REROUTED THE CABLES IN THE DOOR AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2019
Jan 2019

ON 12/30/2018 I HAD JUST LEFT THE PARKING LOT OF THE LOCAL WALMART AND WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP FOR A STOPLIGHT ON THE CORNER OF COUNTY HWY Z AND STATE ROAD 13, WAITING TO TURN LEFT. ON THE GREEN, I TURNED AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AND MY HOOD FLEW OPEN TO THE POINT OF SLAMMING INTO THE ROOF OF THE CAR DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND CLOSED THE HOOD AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME. WHEN HOME I CHECKED TO SEE IF POSSIBLE RECALL ON HOOD. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AFTER THE HOLIDAYS AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THEREFORE THEY COULDN'T FIX ANY DAMAGES AND I WAS TO CONTACT CONSUMER AFFAIRS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2018
Dec 2018

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND RESTED ON THE WINDSHIELD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2018
Jul 2018

WHILE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE MAIN STREE I LET THE REAR WINDOW DOWN BEHIND DRIVER AND DOOR UNLOCKED AND FLEW OPEN COULDN'T CLOSE UNLESS THE WINDOW WAS PUT UP CONFUSED PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN AGAIN WITH SAME RESULT NEXT DAY DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE FROM INSIDE OR OUT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2018
Apr 2018

2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RUST SPOTS ON ROOF OF VEHICLE. *LD *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2018
Feb 2017 Crash

HOOD FLIES UP RANDOMLY DUE TO LATCH RECALL. RESULTED IN SCRATCHES AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WENT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. NISSAN REFUSED TO COVER DAMAGES STATING THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO PROVE ITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENT. YOU TRY DRIVING WITH HOOD IN YOUR FACE AND SEE IF YOU CAN AVOID NOT KILLING YOURSELF...UPDATED 03/01/17 *BF *CN

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2016
Jan 2017 Crash Injury

NISSAN HAD A HOOD RELEASE ISSUE WHICH RESULTED IN A RECALL. MY HOOD POPPED UP AND RESULTED IN SCRATCHES TO BOTH SIDES OF MY CAR. I REPORTED IT TO NISSAN AND THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. I WENT TO RUSS DARROW NISSAN MILWAUKEE TO FIX, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY. I WENT AMATO NISSAN TO HAVE THE HOOD REPAIRED AGAIN AFTER THE HOOD PIPED UP AGAIN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2016
Jul 2016

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSATE HIGHWAY I77 IN JULY 2016 WITH AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE OF ~100F THE SUNROOF EXPLODED / SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE INSIDE SLIDING PANEL WAS CLOSED SO NO PASSENGERS WERE AFFECTED BY FLYING GLASS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2016
May 2016

BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE TRUNK RECALL IN APRIL. THE TRUNK OPENED AND WHAT SHUT EITHER THE RECALL WASN'T DONE AT ALL OR THE RECALL FIX DOES NOT WORK. ROYAL PALM BEACH NISSAN. ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED HAD TO DRIVE HOME ALMOST 200 MILES WITH IT TIED AND CONSTANTLY TIGHTENING IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2016
Oct 2015

I AM UNABLE TO CLOSE THE HOOD OF MY CAR COMPLETELY. THE HOOD LATCH IS LOOSE AT ALL TIMES AND I AM UNABLE TO USE THE "OPEN HOOD" BUTTON ON THE INTERIOR. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR IT'S FIRST SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT EDISON NISSAN DEALERSHIP (04/21/2015), THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THE RECALL WAS ADDRESSED AND SERVICED. TODAY ON 08/10/2015, THE HOOD POPPED OPEN AND I AM UNABLE TO CLOSE IT. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO SET UP A REPAIR, BUT NO SERVICE MANAGERS OR STORE MANAGERS WERE AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS MY CONCERNS AND THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS UNABLE TO SET UP A COURTESY LOANER CAR FOR ME TOMORROW, WHICH WOULD ALLOW ME TO DROP OFF MY CAR FOR REPAIR AND STILL GET TO WORK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2015
Apr 2015

THE DASHBOARD/CENTER CONSOLE AREA HAS HIGHLY REFLECTIVE/SHINY PLASTIC, THAT REFLECTS THE SUN INTO THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS EYES, TEMPORARILY BLINDING THEM A LARGE AREA OF THE CENTER CONSOLE IS HIGHLY REFLECTIVE, EVERYTHING AROUND THE STEREO CONTROLS AND UPPER CENTER VENTS.. THIS IS A HAZARD, AND NOT FOUND ON MANY OTHER MANUFACTURERS . *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2015

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Quick Summary

The 2015 Nissan Altima has 37 Structure complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.