2003 Nissan Altima lighting problems
17 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2003 Nissan Altima, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
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 for other recall work on suspension etc.
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?
Other problems reported for the 2003 Nissan Altima
- Engine 566 complaints
- Body & structure 128 complaints
- Electrical system 90 complaints
- Exhaust system 82 complaints
- Fuel system 51 complaints
- Cruise control 33 complaints
- Air bags 29 complaints
- Cooling system 25 complaints