2015 Nissan Altima Body & structure Problems

The hood to my car randomly unlatched and smashed my windshield while I was going 30mph.

NHTSA ID

11727833

Incident

Mar 29, 2026

Got the recall about the hood latch took it to Nissan and had it fixed. My hood latch isn't staying latched now it pops up as I'm driving. and at times the hood latch won't let you open it . Something is wrong with it or the Nissan dealership in Erie Pennsylvania don't know what they are doing.

NHTSA ID

11712358

Incident

Jan 1, 2020

I am unable to see at night because my headlights are dim but keep passing inspection, and I am afraid I am going to crash... I have complained to my Nissan dealership since the recall was in effect but it has expired and I continuously pass inspection but when I drive at night I have to use high beams and can not see a thing. This is my 4th attempt for help. I almost hit a deer the other night. The lights are so dim that it seems that they are not even on..I have to turn my high beams on just to see and I was warned that I can recieve a ticket for driving with high beams on..I went to the Nissan company and they said there was nothing they could because they didn't honor the recall on the headlight assemblies anymore and I would have to pay $1500 to replace them. I'm disabled and can not afford to do that..what else can Nissan do I am getting ready to get rid of this and advise everyone of Nissan practices.

NHTSA ID

11688813

Incident

Sep 19, 2025

Hood latch will not release. Suspect the latch or components under the hood, similar to other Nissan Altima's that were recalled for same issue, failed similarly and now repairs and or quick access to engine bay in the event of an emergency is impossible without first repairing the latch and components involved. Called Nissan dealership they said some Nissan Altima's had been recalled for the same issue, but not mine. No indication of failure until owner attempted to open the hood. Hood had opened up till the last service at a Nissan dealership. Scheduled repair at a Nissan dealership at my own expense since it isn't covered under recalls like other Nissan Altima's.

NHTSA ID

11554098

Incident

Oct 24, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the hood opened unexpectedly. The contact steered to the side of the road where the passenger slammed the hood down to latch the hood securely. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the hood latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure caused damage to the fenders and the hood. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

NHTSA ID

11545567

Incident

Aug 19, 2023

Mileage

112,000 mi

When driving the car the hood flew up damaging the hood, windshield, and corner of the top fenders

NHTSA ID

11513639

Incident

Nov 20, 2022

Hello, On October 15th, close to 5 pm, I was driving on a busy highway surrounded by other cars when suddenly, the hood of my 2015 Nissan Altima slammed into my windshield. There was damage to the hood, a cracked windshield, the left side wheel was pulling to the side, and there was damage done near the sunroof top of my car. The interior light box inside the car was hanging. My insurance was made aware of the incident. I am a 67-year-old woman. I and others on that highway could have lost our lives. Please get in touch with me asap about this horrific incident. Photos were taken of the damages.

NHTSA ID

11489517

Incident

Oct 15, 2022

Both rear doors are not opening from the inside. At first the right side rear door wasn’t opening and I filed a complaint here-few years ago. Now the left side rear door has stopped opening from the inside.

NHTSA ID

11482909

Incident

Aug 17, 2022

Hood latch sensor doesn’t work

NHTSA ID

11474704

Incident

Jun 1, 2022

I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE CAR SHARING PLATFORM THAT I ADVERTISE MY CAR ON THAT IT HAD A RECALL SUMMER OF 2020 AND THAT I COULD NOT PUT MY CAR ON THE PLATFORM UNTIL THE SAFETY ISSUE WAS REPAIRED. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS MOSTLY PREVALENT WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF SALT USED FOR DEICING THE ROADWAYS ON THE EAST COAST. I AM ON THE WEST COAST SO DOES NOT APPLY TO ME. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE ANY MONEY WITH MY CAR WHICH IS THE ONLY REASON I PURCHASED IT. I CHECKED TODAY AND THERE IS STILL NO FIX... FOR A HOOD LATCH!! I CAN NOT SELL THE CAR AS AN ACTIVE RECALL, EVEN A MINOR ONE SUCH AS THIS, DEVALUES MY CAR AND I WOULD STILL OWE ON MY LOAN. NISSAN DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON THIS FIX HAS RESULTED IN ME LOSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN INCOME.

NHTSA ID

11398948

Incident

Jul 24, 2020

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD AN OPEN RECALL SINCE MAY 2020. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL "NO REMEDY YET AVAILABLE". DUE TO THIS OPEN RECALL I AM NOT ALLOWED TO RENT MY VEHICLE OUT, CAUSING ME TO LOSE MONEY EVERYDAY!

NHTSA ID

11398443

Incident

Jan 2, 2020

IN 2018, WHILE FILLING UP MY GAS, I ACCIDENTALLY PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE LEVER INSTEAD OF MY GAS RELEASE LEVER. AFTER PULLING AWAY, WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD RELEASED AND FLEW UP TO MY WINDOW, CAUSING DAMAGE ALONG THE HOOD. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH NISSAN TO GET IT REPAIRED. THEY INITIALLY DENIED THAT IT WAS THE HOOD LATCH PROBLEM, AS AT THE TIME, MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS (ALTHOUGH WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WAS EXACTLY WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL). I WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINT WITH NISSAN CORP WHO INSPECTED MY CAR AND CLAIMED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF RUSTING TO THE HOOD LATCH SO THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. NOW THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, I TRIED AGAIN TO GET THE DAMAGE REPAIR/COST COVERED, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO DENY MY REQUEST STATING THE RUST CAUSED IT. (THIS RECALL STATES THAT RUST WILL FORM AND CAUSE THE ACCIDENT) I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN TO NOW AS NISSAN IS BEING IMPOSSIBLE TO GET HELP FROM. NOW, EVEN THE HOOD RELEASE LEVER ISN'T WORKING.

NHTSA ID

11396786

Incident

Nov 28, 2018

Mileage

70,000 mi

THE HOOD SAFETY LATCH FAILED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN. THE HOOD CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD AND DAMAGED TWO BODY PANELS ON THE CAR. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A 4 LANE STATE ROUTE TRAVELING WEST GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. I HAD JUST TURNED ONTO THE ROAD AND WAS ACCELERATING.

NHTSA ID

11394994

Incident

Jan 24, 2021

Mileage

116,000 mi

I CANNOT RECALL THE EXACT DATE, BUT LATE 2018/EARLY 2019, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET I NOTICED HOW DIM MY HEADLIGHTS WERE. BEING THAT MY CAR IS A 2015 MODEL, I NAIVELY EQUATED IT TO AGE AND LIGHTBULB DIMNESS; WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. I SWAPPED HEAD LIGHT BULBS, TO NO AVAIL; I OPTED FOR THE MOST EXPENSIVE HEAD LIGHT BULB IN AUTOZONE, BUT STILL HELLA DIM. IN MY MOST RECENT VISIT TO SHEEHY NISSAN SERVICE, A RECOMMENDED SERVICE IS TO "REPLACE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY/BAD REFLECTIONS." IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICE BEING RECOMMENDED, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM VOICED TO SERVICE TECHS BY MANY OTHER 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS.

NHTSA ID

11388535

Incident

Feb 18, 2019

THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH RECALL HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING WITHOUT A REMEDY FIX FOR TO LONG. IT CAME OUT MAY OF 2020. IN 4 MONTHS IT WILL BE A YEAR. I'M NOT ABLE TO DO MY SECOND JOBS WITH THE OUTSTANDING RECALL. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP. NISSAN NEEDS TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER WITH A LOANER UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE BECAUSE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T WANT THE HOOD FLYING UP.

NHTSA ID

11386881

Incident

Jan 6, 2021

5 YEARS OLD AND HAD TO REPLACE COMPLETE SUBFRAME, NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER DUE TO LIVING BY THE OCEAN , OTHER 2 ALTIMA'S FROM 08 HAVE NO ISSUES . REPAIR COST WAS $3000 . FIGURED OUT ISSUE WHEN RIGHT FRONT BOTTOMED OUT AND A-ARM SITTING ON THE GROUND.

NHTSA ID

11375116

Incident

Jan 13, 2020

Mileage

64,349 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HEADING HOME AND RANDOMLY THE HOOD ON THE CAR FLEW OPEN. I BELIEVE THE HOOD LATCH IS FAULTY DUE TO THE RECALL. I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON THE HWY. MY VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED BUT I SAFELY PULLED THE VEHICLE IN TO THE SERVICE LANE. I HOPPED OUT THE CAR TO CHECK THE DAMAGES AND NOTICE THE FRONT PANELS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY VEHICLE WAS BROKE BECAUSE OF THE HOOD LATCH FLYING OPENED. LUCKILY MY WINDSHIELD DID NOT BREAK DUE TO THIS BECAUSE AS THE DRIVER I'VE COULD'VE BEEN INJURED. THE HOOD WOULD NOT SAFELY CLOSED AND I HAD TO DRIVE SLOW ON THE STREET TO MAKE HOME SAFELY. GEICO INSURANCE HAS PICTURES AND MORE EXPLANATIONS OF THE DAMAGES.

NHTSA ID

11359793

Incident

Aug 6, 2020

Mileage

60,000 mi

MY WIFE'S 2015 ALTIMA 2.5 SL HAS A TREMENDOUS WATER LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FILLING THE CABIN WITH INCHES OF WATER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT FOR THE 5YRS, BUT WITH THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW CAR WE KNOW KEEP THE ALTIMA IN THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER A RECENT RAIN I NOTICED A VERY STRONG MUSTY, MOLDY ODOR AND THE SOUND OF WATER AS I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AS I REACHED LEVEL GROUND MY FEET WHERE SOAKED WITH WATER. I HAVE HAD THE DRAIN TUBES CLEANED AND CLEARED AS THIS WAS MENTION TO ME AT THE DEALERSHIP AS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT FIX THE WATER LEAK AND NISSAN REQUIRES $475 TO CHECK THE PROBLEM FURTHER. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES, AS THIS WATER LEAK SEEM TO COME FROM FAULTY STRUCTURAL WELDING IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AS A WHOLE, WE NOW EXPERIENCE SLIGHT ELECTRICAL GLITCHES WITH OUR ALTIMA WHICH AGAIN I FEEL IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

NHTSA ID

11352208

Incident

May 1, 2020

THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER CLAIM THEY CAN'T REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL ISSUE TILL MID 2021 AND I USE MY VEHICLE COMMERCIALLY. AS OF RESULT MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM TURO SITE AS BEING A SAFETY CONCERN TO WHICH I'M NOT ALLOWED TO CORRECT DUE TO NISSAN.

NHTSA ID

11349120

Incident

May 26, 2020

Mileage

169,000 mi

ON 8/8/2020 I WAS GOING TO MY NIECE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE BELTWAY, MY HOOD POPPED UP 5 TIMES. I HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE BELTWAY (WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS) TO KEEP RE-CLOSING THE HOOD. I WAS VERY SCARED AND CONCERNED THE HOOD WOULD FLY UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHICH WOULD CAUSE ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AT ALL. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS. ON 8/10/2020 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TO MY SURPRISE NISSAN DOESN'T HAVE A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE TO BE WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR HOW EVER LONG UNTIL NISSAN CAN COME UP WITH A TEMPORARY FIX AND WAS NOT OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN AND I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER FOR YEARS.

NHTSA ID

11344324

Incident

Aug 8, 2020

Mileage

101,000 mi

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 20V-315, STATING THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. LETTER INDICATES A REMEDY EXPECTED IN THE MID-2021 TIMEFRAME. THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE AS THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE AND HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2016.

NHTSA ID

11340689

Incident

Jul 20, 2020

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE HOOD OF THE CAR FLEW OPEN DAMAGING BOTH FENDERS. HOOD WAS CLOSED BUT THE LATCH DID NOT SECURE CAUSING IT TO FLY OPEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11339913

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

Mileage

130,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GYM WHEN MY CAR HAD A FUNKY SMELL, SO I STOPPED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE, I OPENED THE HOOD AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS SOMETHING WITH MY TIRES, BUT THE SMELL WENT AWAY, AS SOON AS I GOT BACK INTO MY VEHICLE A D I DROVE MAYBE A QUARTER MILE AWAY I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MY HOOD SUDDENLY POPPED OPEN, EVEN THOUGH I MADE SURE IT WAS CLOSED, THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME AND EVER SINCE THEN I BEEN AFRAID OF OPENING THE HOOD TO EVEN CHECK ON ANYTHING. *TR

NHTSA ID

11337405

Incident

Jun 29, 2020

Mileage

50,000 mi

THE HOOD OPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE HOOD STRUCK AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, DAMAGED BOTH FENDERS AT THE TOP AND OBSCURED THE DRIVERS PATH.

NHTSA ID

11331391

Incident

Jun 27, 2020

Mileage

71,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED OF 50 MPH AND MY HOOD FLEW OPEN. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TRY AND PULLOVER WITH NO VIEW OUT MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. THERE IS DAMAGE TO MY HOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA DUE TO THIS MISHAP. I AM AFRAID TO EVER OPEN MY HOOD IN CASE IT DOES NOT SHUT PROPERLY AGAIN. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2019. I HAD MY SON IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

11327353

Incident

Jan 1, 2020

Mileage

72,500 mi