| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004002039 | Incident Date: Nov, 03 2004 |
| Consumer's City: ANGIER | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: ALTIMA | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1N4AL11D05C | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 16 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 03 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a new 2005 nissan altima the first time i drove the car at night and turned on the low beam headlights, i noticed that the lights projected far less than i had been used to in the 1998 altima or even the 1988 subaru that we have. driving at night is scary, uncomfortable and most certainly dangerous. my wife, the second driver in our family, noticed the problem, as did a neighbor.one evening i lined up both the 1998 altima and the 2005 altima side by side and turned on the low beam headlights of each. the new 2005 altima headlamps projected less than 2/3rds the distance as the 1998 altima. i contacted the dealer and manufacturer to no avail. nissan issued me a reference complaint no.4858724. they said that there was no problem and that it just may be the design. the design! they advised me to go to another dealer preferably at night. the service departments close at night so that is a very remote possibility. i asked if they could recommend after market bulbs that i, at my own expense, could have installed. they offered no advice. these headlamps are a real danger to all night drivers especially elderly drivers. this is a an imminent or even fatal danger. an accident waiting to happen! i sincerely hope you will investigate this dire situation and i pray no lives are lost in the mean time. *jb |
