| Issue ID | 1677920 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11341785 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 25/07/20 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Driving on highway, absolutely no warning at all, hood flies open suddenly slamming into windshield while driving!!! After screaming of course, tried to keep vehicle straight, slowed, pulled over to right to safety. Unbelievably no other vehicles hit/involved, no crash - my vehicle has damage to hood, roof, both front fenders, interior overhead controls dropped out of the ceiling. Nissan not yet committing to paying for it 100% !!!!!! Even though a recall on this item was issued 1 month ago, and i found articles on this problem with the car going back to 2014 - and nissan dealership just had my car 4 months ago (march) working on another different recall !!!! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 85000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CARMEL, NY |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3APXDCXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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