# 2022 Nissan Altima - Bad headlights **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** nissan\ **Created:** [July 27, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305 "2021-07-27T19:52:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hill13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@Hill13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hill13)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/1 "2021-07-27T19:52:15Z")
Very dangerous dim headlights even after replacing! Please recall these dangerous headlights!! ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/2 "2021-07-27T23:34:47Z")
As if we could. With used car prices being as high as they are, you might get a good deal trading it in. But I think anyone would be highly suspicious of you trading in a 2022, I haven’t seen any 2022s offered for sale new. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/3 "2021-07-28T00:42:51Z")
It’s also possible the headlights aren’t aimed properly. There are YouTube videos that will show you how but if this is a brand new vehicle it’s best to have the dealership do it. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/4 "2021-07-28T00:45:00Z")
Are you sure you’re turning your headlights on? You would be surprised by the number of cars I see driving at night with just their “Daytime Running Lights”. It’s very easy to tell because they have no taillights on. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/5 "2021-07-28T01:18:40Z")
> [@Hill13](#): > > Please recall these dangerous headlights!! Who do you think we are? Nissan? NHSTA? Contact Nissan customer service, The number is in your owners manual. If you want to make a safety complaint go make it at [https://www.nhtsa.gov/](https://www.nhtsa.gov/) ---
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/6 "2021-07-28T02:20:20Z")
> [@It\_s-Me](#): > > You would be surprised by the number of cars I see driving at night with just their “Daytime Running Lights”. I think we have a winner! ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/7 "2021-07-28T23:09:12Z")
> [@It\_s-Me](#): > > Are you sure you’re turning your headlights on? Hadn’t thought of that. My Corolla has automatic headlights and I generally don’t need to turn them on. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/8 "2021-07-28T23:36:57Z")
Surprising. Most of the complaints here about new car headlights seems to be that they are too bright and distract other drivers. OP, suggest you visit a dealership and ask them to make sure you’re turning on the headlights correctly. Turning on the headlights used to be a straightforward operation, but not much is simple with new cars these days. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/9 "2021-07-28T23:44:55Z")
NISSAN has had a lot of complaints about dim headlights for a few years. there was a class action lawsuit for it. but I think it only went up to 2018 ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/10 "2021-07-28T23:52:44Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > OP, suggest you visit a dealership and ask them to make sure you’re turning on the headlights correctly No dealer trip needed . Just the ability to open the glove box and pull out the owner manual . Of course I don’t think this is a 2022 vehicle and Hill13 is probably another drive by. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/11 "2021-07-29T00:08:27Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > Hill13 is probably another drive by. Since the lockdown restrictions were lifted we seem to getting more drive by’s never to be seen again. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/12 "2021-07-29T19:03:14Z")
> [@Renegade](#): > > we seem to getting more drive by’s never to be seen again. I’m not going to make a smart aleck comment just to explode a few heads, but yeah check the light switch. Both of my cars are automatic but they may still sell some cars without, I dunno. I do know that my Pontiac is a lot more sensitive to the darkness than my Acura is. A little dusk, tunnel, or fog and my Pontiac lights come on. Not so with the Acura and many times I will just turn them on in low visibility conditions. The light sensor could also be faulty. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/13 "2021-07-29T19:17:01Z")
I dont think the 2022 is even out yet. dealer problem ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/14 "2021-07-29T19:56:46Z")
Bet year is a typo. New car lights are 99% adequate. There are a few cars with bad lights. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/15 "2021-07-29T20:53:01Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > There are a few cars with bad lights. And there are far too many people who drive around with just their _Daytime Running Lights_ at night, and then they wonder why their “headlights” are so dim. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/16 "2021-07-29T20:57:47Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > New car lights are 99% adequate. And quite a few people who want to bork even those up by putting cheap Chinese LED bulbs in them! I was followed by a Highlander with DRLs a few weeks ago. Very bright DRLs that “jiggled” in broad daylight and glared in my rearview mirror. Would set an epileptic into a seizure. Must have been cheap LED replacement bulbs. Almost drove me into road rage. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-nissan-altima-bad-headlights/178305/17 "2021-07-29T21:31:57Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > And quite a few people who want to bork even those up by putting cheap Chinese LED bulbs in them! The number of people who think that they are “upgrading” their car by buying automotive junk from aisle 9 at Walmart is ridiculously large.