2009 NISSAN ALTIMA Problems & Recalls
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NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
1) What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The cylinders are constantly misfiring. 2 )How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Yes. 3) Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? ...
After the steering Lock anti theft activated, steering lock ESCL module does not allow to turn on the ignition even keys are inserted.
Was stopped at a red light - when light turned green car in front of me proceeded to go but stopped . I pressed on the brake at a speed of no more then 15 miles an hour and the driver side airbag from the steering wheel deployed . No other air bags deployed and there was no type of collision or cont...
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle using the key fob, the vehicle failed to start. The contact depressed the brake pedal and ignition button, and the vehicle failed to start. The contact was unable to depress the brake pedal to start the v...
Mileage: 80,000
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle using the key fob, the vehicle failed to start. The contact depressed the brake pedal and ignition button, and the vehicle failed to start. The contact was unable to depress the brake pedal to start the v...
Mileage: 80,000
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The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the fail...
Mileage: 166,000
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, there was an abnormal clanking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was driving rough. The contact stated that the ABS, brake, check engine, and TPMS warning lights were illum...
Mileage: 184,000
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, there was an abnormal clanking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was driving rough. The contact stated that the ABS, brake, check engine, and TPMS warning lights were illum...
Mileage: 184,000
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, there was an abnormal clanking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was driving rough. The contact stated that the ABS, brake, check engine, and TPMS warning lights were illum...
Mileage: 184,000
There is Transmission problems with the 2009 Nissan. The car shakes/ Vibrates when idle, when sitting to long at a light the idle engine delays the gas pedal from going forward, having to accelerate the gas pedal till it jumps to proceed to move forward, The liquid is up to date however the car can�...
There is Transmission problems with the 2009 Nissan. The car shakes/ Vibrates when idle, when sitting to long at a light the idle engine delays the gas pedal from going forward, having to accelerate the gas pedal till it jumps to proceed to move forward, The liquid is up to date however the car can�...
There is Transmission problems with the 2009 Nissan. The car shakes/ Vibrates when idle, when sitting to long at a light the idle engine delays the gas pedal from going forward, having to accelerate the gas pedal till it jumps to proceed to move forward, The liquid is up to date however the car can�...
I purchased this car and the dashboard is melting and sticky. It’s affecting visibility to the point where I found myself trying to lift up to look overtop of the blinding glare on my windshield due to my melting dashboard and got into an minor accident Like was reflecting off the dashboard onto t...
I purchased this car and the dashboard is melting and sticky. It’s affecting visibility to the point where I found myself trying to lift up to look overtop of the blinding glare on my windshield due to my melting dashboard and got into an minor accident Like was reflecting off the dashboard onto t...
I purchased this car and the dashboard is melting and sticky. It’s affecting visibility to the point where I found myself trying to lift up to look overtop of the blinding glare on my windshield due to my melting dashboard and got into an minor accident Like was reflecting off the dashboard onto t...
The component that failed was the steering lock control, and yes it's available upon request with a tow. I was stranded with no way of getting home. Problem has been confirmed by dealer. The vehicle has been inspected by the manufacturer. No there was no symptoms prior to the failure. 06
The component that failed was the steering lock control, and yes it's available upon request with a tow. I was stranded with no way of getting home. Problem has been confirmed by dealer. The vehicle has been inspected by the manufacturer. No there was no symptoms prior to the failure. 06
There's an obvious issue with the steering lock system in 2009 Altimas that Nissan fails to address with a recall. They opened an extended warranty period that ended in 2020 apparently, with no notification from the manufacturer or dealership that this was happening. Also, I have been seeing compl...
There's an obvious issue with the steering lock system in 2009 Altimas that Nissan fails to address with a recall. They opened an extended warranty period that ended in 2020 apparently, with no notification from the manufacturer or dealership that this was happening. Also, I have been seeing compl...
The contact owned a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, an unknown Chevrolet Postal truck pulled out and crashed into the vehicle. The steering wheel air bag exploded and hit his face. The contact sustained injuries to his face, wrist, chest, and hand duri...
Mileage: 160,000
Passenger airbag will not come on when you sit in seat
The contact owns a 2009 Nisan Altima. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to detect that the key was present, activating the anti-theft immobilizer and preventing the vehicle from starting. The “No Key Detected” warning light was illuminated. The veh...
Mileage: 55,000
Parked car at a coffee shop, turned off engine, exited and locked doors. Upon coming back to vehicle, the vehicle would not start. We tried jumping the vehicle battery, that did not work. We tried replacing the battery in the key fobs, that did not work. We inserted the fob into the a lot near the s...
UNKNOWN... I JUST GOT THIS CAR I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD IT PUT IN MY NAME YET BUT WHEN I DRIVE IT THERE'S A REALLY BAD GLARE I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING STICKY FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER THAT WAS ON THE DASH BUT IT'S NOT I GOT SOME GOO OFF AND TRIED TO CLEAN IT OFF AND TRIED TO USE A SCRAPER AND IT'S NEVER E...
UNKNOWN... I JUST GOT THIS CAR I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD IT PUT IN MY NAME YET BUT WHEN I DRIVE IT THERE'S A REALLY BAD GLARE I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING STICKY FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER THAT WAS ON THE DASH BUT IT'S NOT I GOT SOME GOO OFF AND TRIED TO CLEAN IT OFF AND TRIED TO USE A SCRAPER AND IT'S NEVER E...
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. Additionally, the steering wheel was locked. A message to wiggle the steering wheel while depressing the PUSH to START button was displayed. The contact stated that she followed the instructions however, the ...
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. Additionally, the steering wheel was locked. A message to wiggle the steering wheel while depressing the PUSH to START button was displayed. The contact stated that she followed the instructions however, the ...
Purchased the vehicle from Quality Auto sales llc.had tge vehicle less than 48 hours in traffic stopped. Had it towed to find they just put it together to rode off the lot but transmission is gone. Brought as is could have lost my life. Paid 6990.25.i feel misled and cheated tried to see if they wou...
Purchased the vehicle from Quality Auto sales llc.had tge vehicle less than 48 hours in traffic stopped. Had it towed to find they just put it together to rode off the lot but transmission is gone. Brought as is could have lost my life. Paid 6990.25.i feel misled and cheated tried to see if they wou...
Column steering sensor is out and car will not start. Nissan was covering this repair due to a known defect yet never recalled the car. I never had the issue until now and people in previous years were granted 1 repair. Nissan said I would have to cover it
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was...
Mileage: 100,000
I went to Autoworx on February 9, 2023 to purchase a 2009 Nissan Altima. The vehicle was very nice, looked good, no warning lights or anything. Drove great for about a week or 2. Then the car started breaking without me pressing the breaks. So I returned the car to Autoworx to have them check it out...
I went to Autoworx on February 9, 2023 to purchase a 2009 Nissan Altima. The vehicle was very nice, looked good, no warning lights or anything. Drove great for about a week or 2. Then the car started breaking without me pressing the breaks. So I returned the car to Autoworx to have them check it out...
I went to Autoworx on February 9, 2023 to purchase a 2009 Nissan Altima. The vehicle was very nice, looked good, no warning lights or anything. Drove great for about a week or 2. Then the car started breaking without me pressing the breaks. So I returned the car to Autoworx to have them check it out...
The passenger seat airbag light is blinking on the dashboard as well as the passenger airbag on/off light is on meaning that the passenger airbag if off. Dealership found code B1018 for the occupant sensor. They told me the passenger seat cushion needs to be replaced. This is a huge safety concer...
Car was working perfectly. Drove to school, nothing acting weird. Went to leave school and would not start. This is a push start ignition and it is stuck on lock with the key lights on. One orange/yellow stays on for a while and the other is the red flashing light. This is a steering lock module def...
Steering column locks, causing key Fob to not be recognized. Hence, car will not start. This s/b recalled for a fix.
My daughter drove the car to a gas station, pumped gas, came back out and the car wouldnt start. She was left stranded by a car that had to be towed. Had she been out of town without resources nearby she would have been in a very difficult situation. The engine randomly fails to start using push-...
Check engine light came on with sudden decrease in power. Code is P0840. Car is an 09, but has only 96k miles.
The air bag light went on. Had all previous codes cleared by mechanic. a week later, light is now blinking. In the past year, came out to a car that would not start. Battery may have a bad cell. I think there might be an electrical problem that causes the car to shut down spontaneously.
I was on the freeway on my way to LA then out of nowhere my car started to slow down then the check engine light came on and i was trying to move over to the emergency lane and and almost got hit by the car behind me and the one behind me in the lane i was switching in to once i got the side i turne...
I was on the freeway on my way to LA then out of nowhere my car started to slow down then the check engine light came on and i was trying to move over to the emergency lane and and almost got hit by the car behind me and the one behind me in the lane i was switching in to once i got the side i turne...
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO ENGINE FAILURE.
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the brake pedal was rigid. The contact's brother manipulated the ignition box until the vehicle was able to start. However, the failure reoccurred while the contact was in a parking lot. The contact was un...
Mileage: 120,000
The steering column lock actuator went out & left me stranded at night away from my home. I got in the car & it wouldn't start.
The steering column lock actuator went out & left me stranded at night away from my home. I got in the car & it wouldn't start.
The vehicle was working just fine when I went to the grocery store and came out. I unlocked the car using the key fob, sat inside and the car stopped detected my key. The steering was locked, I tried to place it near the start push button, tried putting it in the slot but nothing happened. And I tri...
The vehicle was working just fine when I went to the grocery store and came out. I unlocked the car using the key fob, sat inside and the car stopped detected my key. The steering was locked, I tried to place it near the start push button, tried putting it in the slot but nothing happened. And I tri...
The vehicle was working just fine when I went to the grocery store and came out. I unlocked the car using the key fob, sat inside and the car stopped detected my key. The steering was locked, I tried to place it near the start push button, tried putting it in the slot but nothing happened. And I tri...
My vehicle suddenly failed to start due to a defective ESCL, which locked the steering column. The vehicle needed to be towed to a Nissan dealership to replace the part at a cost of $1500. Defective ESCLs are a known issue and a service campaign was implemented by Nissan to replace these defective p...
The vehicle steering got locked and would not want to start again, this could of happen anywhere and spend more money to tow and also a risk being in the freeway. This should be a recall due to a lot of complaints, or a free repair due to being very expensive, almost 200 for a safety issue. There is...
The vehicle steering got locked and would not want to start again, this could of happen anywhere and spend more money to tow and also a risk being in the freeway. This should be a recall due to a lot of complaints, or a free repair due to being very expensive, almost 200 for a safety issue. There is...
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while at a stoplight, her vehicle would intermittently stall without warning. The contact had a friend inspect her vehicle, who immediately smelled an oil odor emitting from the vehicle. The contact's friend checked under her hood and di...
Mileage: 176,000
The contact's sister owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while her sister was driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine revved loudly but the vehicle would not accelerate above 20 MPH. Additionally, the vehicle overheated, causing the antifreeze to leak. The vehicle was towed to an ...
Mileage: 120,000
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the dashboard had started to melt due to sunlight exposure. She also stated that a glare from the melted dashboard would reflect onto the windshield, obstructing her vision while driving. The contact stated that the failure had worsened ...
Mileage: 50,000
The CVT transmission CONTINUES to "FAIL"; the transmission goes into "fail-safe mode" when the driving long distances. The engine/transmission will decelerate right in the middle of the roadway while traveling at highway speeds. This is dangerous and WILL cost someone their life.
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that upon pressing the start button to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start after several attempts. The contact stated that he was able to open the trunk and activate the alarm using the key fob, but the vehicle would not start. The...
Mileage: 60,000
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that upon pressing the start button to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start after several attempts. The contact stated that he was able to open the trunk and activate the alarm using the key fob, but the vehicle would not start. The...
Mileage: 60,000
In 2009 Nissan built S models with an SL package. These models came with a push button start in lieu of a key start. These vehicles came with an electronic steering wheel lock mechanism. The electronic steering wheel lock mechanism was deemed defective on the push button start vehicles. Nissan ult...
So while I am driving with a passenger my sign on my dashboard shows that there is no airbag for my passenger
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while his son was attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The contact mentioned that the vehicle failed to start and was given a jump start by another vehicle. The contact stated that the steering column box needed ...
Mileage: 80,000
My vehicle is inoperable due to electronic steering column box. This locking mechanism is not engaging and has caused the vehicle to stop operation. I have been told this system is an anti theft device. It stopped working all of the sudden and I had to have the vehicle towed home thankfully I did n...
2009 Nissan Altima It's relating to the Steering Assembly lock that was defective. I have this vehicle and this issue came up in 2013 and it was fixed. I had this issue come up again in late 2021 and I need to fix it again out of pocket. I read in your article that in 2017 Nissan issued a ...
I am having an issue where my car door (driver side) will either not unlock or not stay shut. I have been stuck in my car two days in a row after arriving at work but what is even more disturbing is that my car door went flying open last night on the way home from work when it was completely shut. E...
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle and attempting to start the vehicle, the contact depressed the Push to Start button and depressed on brake pedal to start the vehicle however, the vehicle would not start. The contact stated she tried to start ...
Mileage: 97,000
Steering column is locked not allowing the car to turn on.
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle would not start up. The vehicle was inspected by a locksmith and diagnosed with needing the electronic steering column lockbox replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of ...
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle and attempting to start the vehicle, the contact depressed the Push to Start button and depressed on brake pedal to start the vehicle however, the vehicle would not start. The contact had the vehicle towed to a...
Mileage: 80,000
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle and attempting to start the vehicle, the contact depressed the Push to Start button and depressed on brake pedal to start the vehicle however, the vehicle would not start. The contact had the vehicle towed to a...
Mileage: 80,000
My airbag light suddenly started blinking on my dashboard. For several years I have had problems with the orange center passenger air bag light working intermittently. I had a Nissan dealer inspect it and was told there was nothing wrong with it. It continued to act sporadically as before the vis...
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact noticed that the dashboard was melting, and sticky, and had an abnormal odor. In addition, there was a glare in the front windshield that caused visibility issues while driving. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufac...
Mileage: 148,000
Drove car to to store came back 20 minutes later car would not start. Red key appear on dash - Had to have car towed. Informed Steering wheel lockout. Nissian award of problem, but never issue recall. Base on my research found out they did a voluntary bring in your car to fix problem, but no reca...
Loss of power after 2-3 hours of driving, speed dropped down from 70mph to 45mph and then continue to drop to 20-25mph on the highway. Pull over on the should waited for about an hour and then it regained power for about an hour till once going uphill it loss power again. This is very dangerous to l...
Went to work with no issues. Got off and went to grocery store and when I came out to leave, car would not start. The key indicator and steering lock indicator on indicating a malfunction. Car would not start for no reason. After a day I had to have the car towed to my house at my expense. It is...
Key warning light on dash which indicates steering lock module malfunction
Steering lock mechanism malfunction leaving me stranded due to the car not starting. Intelligence key lock displaying indicating the issue being a malfunction. I was left stranded over 40 miles away from home. I’m stranded on an island and haven’t had any insurance rep look at it. Vehicle is bei...
Direct sun radiating on the dashboard has resulting in a deterioration of the surface, creating a sheen that creates a reflection on the windshield that is a constant distracts and under certain circumstances (depending on where the sun is at on the horizon), can impair the driver's view of traffic ...
My transmission went out on me while I tried to accelerate at a busy intersection. There was no check the engine light or maintenance required light that popped up but just wouldn't go nowhere. I had to call 911 in order to direct traffic on top of calling a tow truck. I had to wait 45 on both and ...
have 117,000 miles and my transmission went out, the car will start but will not go in drive and will not go in reverse.
IN 2020 RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN FOR STEERING COLUMN LOCK REPLACEMENT. TOOK CAR TO GREENVILLE NISSAN (GREENVILLE, NC). SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY NOT PART OF THAT RECALL, DESPITE THE NISSAN USA LETTER, SO I LEFT. APPROX. 9 MONTHS LATER (2/23/2021) THAT EXACT PART BRO...
Mileage: 139,000
I GOT IN MY CAR I DROVE UP TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE WHICH I TOOK MY NEIGHBOR TO TURN MY CAR OFF WENT IN CAME BACK OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK AT WHICH TIME I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE HOUSE WHICH COST ME $125 AND 3 HOURS. COME TO FIND OUT THE PART IS ON RECALL THAT CALLS...
Mileage: 192,000
CAR WOULD NOT START. WAS TOLD THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE IN 2014 AND IT WAS REPAIRED AFTER I WAS STRANDED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE 2014 REPAIR WAS A YEAR AND THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOR THE NISSAN HEADQUARTERS WOULD ASSIST IN THE $800...
Mileage: 150,000
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SEEMS TO BE FAULTY DUE TO A SENSOR FAIL. SO THE AIRBAG LIGHT MALFUNCTIONS AND THE AIRBAG WON'T WORK. SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD LOOK INTO A RECALL. IT IS A PROBLEM A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS SEEM TO HAVE (SEE HTTPS://M.CA...
I WAS LEFT STRANDED WHEN CAR WOULD NOT START. THANKFULLY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. TURNS OUT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. NISSAN HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THIS PART FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS DEFE...
Mileage: 64,000
I WAS LEFT STRANDED WHEN CAR WOULD NOT START. THANKFULLY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. TURNS OUT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. NISSAN HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THIS PART FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS DEFE...
Mileage: 64,000
A NIGHTMARE WHILE AWAKE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A BANK PARKING LOT I HIT A POLE LIGHTLY. I STOPPED THE CAR BEFORE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT A FAST SPEED. I TRIED BRAKING BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING FORWARD SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED SUV WITH THE DRIVER INSI...
Mileage: 165,000
A NIGHTMARE WHILE AWAKE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A BANK PARKING LOT I HIT A POLE LIGHTLY. I STOPPED THE CAR BEFORE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT A FAST SPEED. I TRIED BRAKING BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING FORWARD SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED SUV WITH THE DRIVER INSI...
Mileage: 165,000
A NIGHTMARE WHILE AWAKE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A BANK PARKING LOT I HIT A POLE LIGHTLY. I STOPPED THE CAR BEFORE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT A FAST SPEED. I TRIED BRAKING BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING FORWARD SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED SUV WITH THE DRIVER INSI...
Mileage: 165,000
MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THIS ALSO HAPPENED 8 YEARS AGO IN THE YEAR 2013. I WAS STRANDED BOTH TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. BUT NOW THERE IS NO LONGER A RECALL IN PLACE. THE REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY.
Mileage: 147,000
THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS CAUSED MY TYRODE TO COME OFF CAUSE THE BRACKET THAT IS ON THE STRUT BAR THAT THE STABALIZER BOLTS ONTO HAS BROKE OFF FROM WHERE ITS ATTACHED TO. I CAN NOT KEEP THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TIGHT IT HAS CAME OFF WITH ME DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHICH WAS SEAGOVIILLE RD. IN SEAGOBI...
Mileage: 210,000
THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS CAUSED MY TYRODE TO COME OFF CAUSE THE BRACKET THAT IS ON THE STRUT BAR THAT THE STABALIZER BOLTS ONTO HAS BROKE OFF FROM WHERE ITS ATTACHED TO. I CAN NOT KEEP THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TIGHT IT HAS CAME OFF WITH ME DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHICH WAS SEAGOVIILLE RD. IN SEAGOBI...
Mileage: 210,000
THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS CAUSED MY TYRODE TO COME OFF CAUSE THE BRACKET THAT IS ON THE STRUT BAR THAT THE STABALIZER BOLTS ONTO HAS BROKE OFF FROM WHERE ITS ATTACHED TO. I CAN NOT KEEP THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TIGHT IT HAS CAME OFF WITH ME DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHICH WAS SEAGOVIILLE RD. IN SEAGOBI...
Mileage: 210,000
WENT TO START MY CAR THE OTHER DAY AND IT FAILED TO START WITH A LITTLE KEY ICON ON THE DASHBOARD AND MY PUSH TO START BUTTON READING LOCK. I ASSUMED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT -20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT THE TIME, HOWEVER WHEN I WENT TO JUMP IT IT STILL WOULDN'T EVEN ATTEMPT TO TU...
Mileage: 165,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, THERE WAS A SECURITY ALERT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2014 THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO JEFFREY NISSAN (30800 GRATIOT AVE, ROSEVILLE, MI 48066) WHERE ...
MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 DOESN'T START AT ALL AND THE SYMPTOMS CLEARLY SHOWS THAT IS THE ISSUE WITH ESCL THAT NISSAN ALTIMA HAS ACKNOWLEGED, HOWEVER THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE IT WAS FOR A LIMITED TIME PERIOD AND I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT IT. TODAY I WAS STRANDED AS THE CAR WAS JUST NOT STARTING.TH...
Mileage: 75,000
THE STEERING COLUMN ON THE CAR HAS LOCKED ON ME TWICE IN TWO WEEKS, REQUIRING TWO SEPARATE TOWS, $800 IN REPAIRS, $427 IN TOWING AND $69 IN RENTAL AND UBER. CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP. I PARKED THE CAR BOTH TIMES AND WHEN I CAME BACK THE STEERING COLUMN WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED, BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE ...
Mileage: 130,000
THE 2009 ALTIMA ESCL FAILED IN MY CAR. THE KEY FOB REMAINS PROGRAMMED WITH THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT UNLOCK THUS RENDERING THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE. I WAS STRANDED IN A REMOTE AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR'S DRIVE FROM MY APPARTMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE OF WHICH A 'SERVICE CAMP...
Mileage: 220,000
THE 2009 ALTIMA ESCL FAILED IN MY CAR. THE KEY FOB REMAINS PROGRAMMED WITH THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT UNLOCK THUS RENDERING THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE. I WAS STRANDED IN A REMOTE AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR'S DRIVE FROM MY APPARTMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE OF WHICH A 'SERVICE CAMP...
Mileage: 220,000
SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN OFF MY CAR, A 'KEY' SYMBOL WILL DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD AND I AM UNABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES ALSO BECOME STIFF. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT RANDOM, BUT MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THE COLDER IT IS OUTSIDE. THE ISSUE IS WITH STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR, W...
Mileage: 130,000
STEERING LOCK MODULE FAILURE, NO START CONDITION. SECOND OCCURRENCE, STRANDED AGAIN. VEHICLE PARKED.
Mileage: 116,000
STEERING LOCK MODULE FAILURE, NO START CONDITION. SECOND OCCURRENCE, STRANDED AGAIN. VEHICLE PARKED.
Mileage: 116,000
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SEVERAL TIMES EVEN IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN IT. THE LIGHT WOULD FLASH OFF AND ON AND THEN GO OFF. NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND ALSO SHOWS THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOW AS WELL. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TH...
Mileage: 125,000
THE ELECTRIC COLUMN STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTIONED CAR CANNOT BE STARTED. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY WILL NOT COVER REPAIR COSTS
Mileage: 88,000
OUT OF NOWHERE A KEY LIGHT TURNED ON THE DASHBOARD. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC & WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY THE REMOTE. REPROGRAMMED THE REMOTE & CHANGED BATTERIES BUT THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I'VE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER LOCKS. THEY TOLD ME IT'LL COST TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE CAR RUNS PERFECTL...
Mileage: 116,000
WILL NOT START STEERING WHEEL LOCK DEFECTIVE LEFT ME STRANDED
Mileage: 95,000
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THIS AS A USED CAR.WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR A FEW WEEKS WITH IT WORKING JUST FINE UP UNTIL LAST THURSDAY WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND STOPPED FOR GAS.HE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN HE WENT TO TURN IT BACK ON, THE CAR WOULD NOT BUDGE.WE TRIED TO JUMP IT AND GOT...
Mileage: 116,000
A FAULTY STEERING LOCK ON THE ALTIMA PREVENTED ME FROM STARTING MY CAR. I WAS STRANDED IN A REMOTE AREA FOR 7.5 HOURS AT NEAR FREEZING WEATHER.
Mileage: 140,000
II WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT, NO WARNING OR ANYTHING
Mileage: 207,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE DROVE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ...
Mileage: 135,000
SOME TIMES DONT START THE KEY SIBOL APPESRS ALTIMA 2009 COUPE I LIVED IN PURTO RICO
Mileage: 57,000
DASHBOARD IS MELTING. STICKY AND SHINY IN HOT SUN CAUSING SEVERE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS.
DASHBOARD IS MELTING. STICKY AND SHINY IN HOT SUN CAUSING SEVERE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BELLEVUE NISSAN (14762 SE EASTGATE WAY, BELLEVUE, WA 98007, (425) 289-1200) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SE...
Mileage: 85,000
MODEL 09 ALTIMA HAS A KNOWN DEFECT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKS BECAUSE IT IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ITS OWN KEY. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT BUT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPEND ANYWHERE IF THIS PART HAD FAILED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR EXAMPLE. THE VEHICLE OPERATES USING PUSH START AND T...
Mileage: 117,000
MODEL 09 ALTIMA HAS A KNOWN DEFECT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKS BECAUSE IT IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ITS OWN KEY. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT BUT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPEND ANYWHERE IF THIS PART HAD FAILED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR EXAMPLE. THE VEHICLE OPERATES USING PUSH START AND T...
Mileage: 117,000
THE CAR STARTED DRIVING FUNNY AND I TOOK IT IN AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAS TO DO WITH THE STRUTS.
Mileage: 145,000
MY CVT TRANSMISSION BELT BROKE BUT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED MY SPEED SENSOR WAS FAILING AND ALSO MY STEP MOTOR I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS WITH VERY LITTLE PROBLEMS ALSO THE CAR IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL.
MY CVT TRANSMISSION BELT BROKE BUT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED MY SPEED SENSOR WAS FAILING AND ALSO MY STEP MOTOR I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS WITH VERY LITTLE PROBLEMS ALSO THE CAR IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL.
MY CVT TRANSMISSION BELT BROKE BUT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED MY SPEED SENSOR WAS FAILING AND ALSO MY STEP MOTOR I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS WITH VERY LITTLE PROBLEMS ALSO THE CAR IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL.
I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM GOING OUT WITH FRIENDS AND I GOT IN MY CAR TO LEAVE WHICH I DROVE TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE A FEW HOURS BEFORE RETURNING. SHE LIVES IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX SO I WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THERE WAS A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD THAT S...
Mileage: 167,500
STEERING COLUMN ACTUATOR LOCKED
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 149,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.
WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO WORK AND TRY TO TURN THE CAR, THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO TURN ON, THE CAR LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAVE THE KEY PRESENT AND IT'S TELLING ME IT'S LOCKED, THE STEERING WHEEL IS REALLY HARD (LOCKED) AND THE BREAK GOT REALLY HARD TO PRESS DOWN. I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH AND IT'...
WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO WORK AND TRY TO TURN THE CAR, THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO TURN ON, THE CAR LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAVE THE KEY PRESENT AND IT'S TELLING ME IT'S LOCKED, THE STEERING WHEEL IS REALLY HARD (LOCKED) AND THE BREAK GOT REALLY HARD TO PRESS DOWN. I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH AND IT'...
WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO WORK AND TRY TO TURN THE CAR, THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO TURN ON, THE CAR LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAVE THE KEY PRESENT AND IT'S TELLING ME IT'S LOCKED, THE STEERING WHEEL IS REALLY HARD (LOCKED) AND THE BREAK GOT REALLY HARD TO PRESS DOWN. I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH AND IT'...
WHILE IN MOTION AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO AN INTERSECTION MY STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE TURNING LEFT AND THEN IT LOCKED. WAS GOING TO HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER BETWEEN ROAD AND SIDEWALK WHERE PEDESTRIANS WALK, HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO PREVENT A CRASH. AFTER A COUPLE OF SE...
Mileage: 74,000
WHILE IN MOTION AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO AN INTERSECTION MY STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE TURNING LEFT AND THEN IT LOCKED. WAS GOING TO HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER BETWEEN ROAD AND SIDEWALK WHERE PEDESTRIANS WALK, HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO PREVENT A CRASH. AFTER A COUPLE OF SE...
Mileage: 74,000
WHILE IN MOTION AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO AN INTERSECTION MY STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE TURNING LEFT AND THEN IT LOCKED. WAS GOING TO HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER BETWEEN ROAD AND SIDEWALK WHERE PEDESTRIANS WALK, HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO PREVENT A CRASH. AFTER A COUPLE OF SE...
Mileage: 74,000
ITS MAKING ALOT NOISE JERKING WHEN DRIVING.
Mileage: 150,000
WHEN DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IN HEAT, THE CAR LOSES SPEED AND BEGINS TO DROP ON ITS OWN. AND IF UTILIZING MANUAL, THE GEARS WON'T DOWNSHIFT. I'VE HAD TO PULL OVER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAIT ABOUT 15 MINS BEFORE DRIVING AGAIN AND IT'S FINE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR NEEDS A TRANSMISSION COOLER KI...
Mileage: 145,354
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. WHICH CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND IS HARD TO SEE OUT. WHILE DRIVING HARD TO SEE ANYTHING. WHILE IN TRAFFIC HARD TO SEE OTHER CARS. THE GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD CAN BE BLINDING AS WELL IF THE SUN OR LIGHTS REFLECT..
INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. BASED ON REPLACING THE BRAKE SWITCH, KEY FOB, AND BATTERY THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINT FALLS WITH THE ESCL FAILING TO ENGAGE AND REPORT IT'S STATUS. SINCE THIS IS A PUSH BUTTON START AND THERE IS NO MANUAL BACKUP, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START W...
Mileage: 137,000
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THIS IS CAUSING A VERY SHINY SURFACE THAT REFLECTS LIGHT ON TO THE WINDSHIELD. WHICH MAKES VISIBILITY GREATLY IMPAIRED WHEN DRIVING TOWARD ANY BRIGHT LIGHT.
THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD IS MELTING HORRIBLY AND CREATES A MAJOR GLARE ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT AS ONCOMING LIGHT REFLECTS ONTO THE DASH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN GENERAL AS I HAVE HAD TIME WHERE THE GLARE DON'T NOT ALLOW THE ABILITY TO SEE IN FRONT OF ME. NOT ONLY IS IS HIG...
Mileage: 105,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) I WAS IN A REMOTE PARKING LOT AT NIGHT ALONE WHERN THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. IT WAS A POORLY LIT PARKING LOT AND I WAS A WOMAN BY MYSELF AT NIGHT AND SCARED. I WAS IN A PARKED STATE.
Mileage: 92,000
DOOR HANDLES ON CAR BREAK INTERNALLY PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING UNLOCKED OR OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER HAS REPLACED TWO AT MY EXPENSE AND NOW THE OTHER TWO ARE BROKEN WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. NO ABUSE OR ACCIDENT INVOLVED THEY JUST ALLL OF THE SUDDEN STOP WORKING. CONCERN IS IN AN EMERG...
Mileage: 130,000
I GOT MY CAR MAY 2020 FOR 3250 I GOT THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED AND ALSO THE FLEX PIPE THINKING THATS THE REASON THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN OR WHEN IM STOPPED AT A LIGHT I CAN PUSH THE PADEL TO THE FLOOR I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO GET A TUNEUP HE TOLD ME NO WAY IM NOT TOUCHI...
I GOT MY CAR MAY 2020 FOR 3250 I GOT THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED AND ALSO THE FLEX PIPE THINKING THATS THE REASON THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN OR WHEN IM STOPPED AT A LIGHT I CAN PUSH THE PADEL TO THE FLOOR I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO GET A TUNEUP HE TOLD ME NO WAY IM NOT TOUCHI...
I GOT MY CAR MAY 2020 FOR 3250 I GOT THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED AND ALSO THE FLEX PIPE THINKING THATS THE REASON THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN OR WHEN IM STOPPED AT A LIGHT I CAN PUSH THE PADEL TO THE FLOOR I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO GET A TUNEUP HE TOLD ME NO WAY IM NOT TOUCHI...
MY 2009 ALTIMA, WHILE PARKED, WILL NOT START, AND APPARENTLY, AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEVICE BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY OF ITS OCCURENCE.
Mileage: 70,000
MY 2009 ALTIMA, WHILE PARKED, WILL NOT START, AND APPARENTLY, AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEVICE BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY OF ITS OCCURENCE.
Mileage: 70,000
THE CAR SHAKES BADLY WHEN ON REVERSE AND I CAN SMELL A BURNT WIRE BUT HARD TO LOCATE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. *TR
Mileage: 148,215
THE CAR SHAKES BADLY WHEN ON REVERSE AND I CAN SMELL A BURNT WIRE BUT HARD TO LOCATE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. *TR
Mileage: 148,215
THE CAR SHAKES BADLY WHEN ON REVERSE AND I CAN SMELL A BURNT WIRE BUT HARD TO LOCATE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. *TR
Mileage: 148,215
LOCK STEERING MODULE FAILED. *TR
LOCK STEERING MODULE FAILED. *TR
THE CAR WON'T START, EVEN IF I PUT THE KEY FOB IN THE KEY HOLE NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK HAD A LOCKSMITH TRY TO REPROGRAM, BUT HE SAID THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THEY'RE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
THE CAR WON'T START, EVEN IF I PUT THE KEY FOB IN THE KEY HOLE NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK HAD A LOCKSMITH TRY TO REPROGRAM, BUT HE SAID THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THEY'RE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
FUEL READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. *TR
CAR IS JUMPING..TRANSMISSION. THE CAR JUMPS WHEN DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR TIME. I WAS TOLD THE CVT WAS AN "EXPERIMENTAL" TRANSMISSION
Mileage: 185,000
MY RADIATOR OR MY HOSES ARE LEAKING CAUSING A RADIATOR LEAKS. MAKING MY CAR OVERHEAT. I JUST FIXED MY SERPENTINE BELT.
Mileage: 171,000
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS STARTED TO PRODUCE A VERY SHINNY AND STICKY SUBSTANCE. THIS SUBSTANCE IS CREATING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD OF MY CAR WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE STREET IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL METHODS TO REMOVE THIS SUBSTANCE W...
Mileage: 145,000
DASHBOARD DESINTEGRATING. WHERE I LIVE IS VERY HOT IN THE SUMMER YET I PARK IN THE SHADE MOST OF THE TIME. AFTER A SURGE IN TEMPERATURE AND THEN A DROP TO FREEZING I NOTICED A SHINE TO THE TOP SEEMS ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I WENT TO WIPE IT OFF I WOULD NOT COME OFF AND WAS STICKY. FORCING IT ONLY MAD...
I PURCHASED THIS CAR JANUARY 2018. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. CURRENTLY, MY DASHBOARD IS SO STICKY THAT IT IS LITERALLY PEELING OFF AND HAS A TOXIC SMELL TO IT. I'VE TRIED CALL NISSAN AND THEY FIRST TOLD ME THERE WAS NO CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT, THEN THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS TO...
1. THE AIRBAG IS KEEP BLINKING AT ALL TIMES. 2. LOAD NOISE FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHEN START THE ENGINE AND ENGINE IS COLD. 3. A FEW WEEKS AFTER A RAINY DAY, WHEN THE WEATHER GETS HOT, INSIDE THE CAR SMELL VERY BAD AS IF THERE IS A ROTTEN OR DEAD ANIMAL IN THE CAR.
Mileage: 160,000
1. THE AIRBAG IS KEEP BLINKING AT ALL TIMES. 2. LOAD NOISE FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHEN START THE ENGINE AND ENGINE IS COLD. 3. A FEW WEEKS AFTER A RAINY DAY, WHEN THE WEATHER GETS HOT, INSIDE THE CAR SMELL VERY BAD AS IF THERE IS A ROTTEN OR DEAD ANIMAL IN THE CAR.
Mileage: 160,000
1. THE AIRBAG IS KEEP BLINKING AT ALL TIMES. 2. LOAD NOISE FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHEN START THE ENGINE AND ENGINE IS COLD. 3. A FEW WEEKS AFTER A RAINY DAY, WHEN THE WEATHER GETS HOT, INSIDE THE CAR SMELL VERY BAD AS IF THERE IS A ROTTEN OR DEAD ANIMAL IN THE CAR.
Mileage: 160,000
MY CAR WAS PARKED NEAR MY OFFICE AND IT REFUSED TO START ON 2/7/2020 EVENING. AFTER GETTING TOWED TO NEAREST LOCAL SERVICE CENTER IT WAS DETECTED IT HAS PROBLEM WITH ESCL AND IT WAS FIXED ON 2/11/2020.DUE TO URGENT NEED I COULDN'T TAKE TO NISSAN DEALER. LATER I DISCOVERED NISSAN IS RUNNING ELECTRONI...
Mileage: 103,000
THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE STREETS AND WOULDN'T START. I TRIED JUMP STARTING, CHANGING THE KEYS BATTERY, DIDN'T WORK. HAD TO TOW IT TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE FIGURED OUT WAS THIS STEERING LOCK PART, AND TOLD ME IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH ALTIMA 2009. I SEARCHED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME NAUSEATED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CARBON MONOXIDE TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH CONFIRMED A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK FROM T...
MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND WON'T STOP LOCKING EVERY SO OFTEN. LOTS OF NISSAN 09 ALTIMAS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THAT PART BUT MINE DOES NOT.
Mileage: 119,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ANTI-THEFT INDICATOR AND KEY ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MITCHELL NISSAN (1640 E PARK AVE, ENTERPRISE, AL 36330, (334) 347-9567) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MALFUNC...
Mileage: 98,000
I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE WORK AFTER HAVING NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING AND IT WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. I AM THE ONLY ONE WORKING IN THE HOME AND IT IS APPROACHING CHRISTMAS. I NOW HAVE NO CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK DUE TO THE STEERING LOCK BEING FAULTY. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS...
Mileage: 179,002
LEAVING FROM WORK I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED A YELLOW KEY INDICATOR LIGHT. I PROCEEDED TO STEP ON MY BRAKE TO START MY ENGINE AND MY CAR DID NOT START. ONCE DOING RESEARCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM I BEGAN TO SEE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH OWNERS OF THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. I THEN LEARNED ...
Mileage: 75,000
LEAVING FROM WORK I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED A YELLOW KEY INDICATOR LIGHT. I PROCEEDED TO STEP ON MY BRAKE TO START MY ENGINE AND MY CAR DID NOT START. ONCE DOING RESEARCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM I BEGAN TO SEE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH OWNERS OF THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. I THEN LEARNED ...
Mileage: 75,000
ON THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, AFTER WALKING OUT OF TARGET, I UNLOCKED MY CAR AND FOUND MY CAR WOULD NOT START WITH THE KEY FOB. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I WAS A FEMALE STRANDED ALONE IN A TARGET PARKING LOT. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF TRYING TO GET MY CAR TO START, A WO...
Mileage: 133,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE RUSTY WALLACE NISSAN (865-687-6111, LOCATED AT 4515 CLINTON HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN 37912). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF TH...
MY WIFE DRIVES OUR 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S TO WORK ON 3RD SHIFT AND ON HER LUNCH BREAK GOES TO HER CAR AND TAKES A NAP WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND WAS COMPLAINING TO ME FOR A MONTH OR MORE THAT SHE HAS THIS SMELL IN HER CAR LIKE A "GAS SMELL" AND ALSO WAS COMPLAINING OF BEING TIRED AND NAUSEOUS WHEN I...
Mileage: 100,000
I AM HAVING A STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE ON MY 2009 NISSAN. THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR OTHER 2009 NISSAN ( NOT SURE WHY) WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. THE CAR DID NOT START WHAT SO EVER AND STUCK WITH A TODDLER IS NOT ACCEPT...
Mileage: 174,400
WE ARE OWNERS OF ONE OF THE "MELTING DASH" ALTIMAS MODEL YEAR 2009. THE GLARE THAT THE DASH PROJECTS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD IN SUNNY CONDITIONS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, WE HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS OR PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE BAD REFLECTION IN THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE MELTED DASH....
Mileage: 15,000
THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT OPERATE IF IT'S DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE POWER TRAIN GOES INTO A NEUTRAL MODE. IT THEN REQUIRES A PULL OVER ONTO A FREEWAY TO ALLOW IT TO COOL DOWN FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL WORK. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE AMBIENT TEMPERATUR...
Mileage: 89,000
THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT OPERATE IF IT'S DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE POWER TRAIN GOES INTO A NEUTRAL MODE. IT THEN REQUIRES A PULL OVER ONTO A FREEWAY TO ALLOW IT TO COOL DOWN FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL WORK. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE AMBIENT TEMPERATUR...
Mileage: 89,000
THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT OPERATE IF IT'S DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE POWER TRAIN GOES INTO A NEUTRAL MODE. IT THEN REQUIRES A PULL OVER ONTO A FREEWAY TO ALLOW IT TO COOL DOWN FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL WORK. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE AMBIENT TEMPERATUR...
Mileage: 89,000
THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS GIVEN ME MAJOR PROBLEMS AFTER DRIVING FOR 60+ MILES. UP UNTIL THEN IT DOES FINE JUST AS IT HAS ALWAYS DONE AROUND TOWN DRIVING. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF OF DRIVING THE VEHICLES STOPS ALLOWING YOU TO GO OVER 40 MPH AND I FOUND THAT THIS IS CALLED 'LIMP MODE' WHICH IS TO P...
Mileage: 60,000
LEFT FRONT STRUT SPRING BROKE
Mileage: 70,000
THERE'S A LOUD CRUNCHING AND CRACKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD THIS. I ALSO FOUND LOOSE BALL BEARINGS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE WHEEL. IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS THE TOP RUNG OF THE SPRING HAS BROKEN OFF ON BOTH SI...
Mileage: 86,500
THERE'S A LOUD CRUNCHING AND CRACKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD THIS. I ALSO FOUND LOOSE BALL BEARINGS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE WHEEL. IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS THE TOP RUNG OF THE SPRING HAS BROKEN OFF ON BOTH SI...
Mileage: 86,500
I FIRST STARTED NOTICING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING OFF AND ON WHEN I WOULD PLACE A HEAVY ITEM IN THE SEAT. I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE CAR RUNNING. THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THEN IT EVENTUALLY WAS SAYING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS TURNED OFF WITHER ...
Mileage: 163,000
DRIVING THE HIGHWAY 75 MILES HOUR AND HAVE THE ACCELERATOR NOT RESPONSE. WAS TOLD CVT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING GOING INTO SAFE MOOD CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW AND ACCELERATOR NOT RESPONDING. BARELY PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAITING TO HAVE CONTROL AGAIN. WAS TOLD THAT A RADIATOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION ...
Mileage: 140,000
DRIVING THE HIGHWAY 75 MILES HOUR AND HAVE THE ACCELERATOR NOT RESPONSE. WAS TOLD CVT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING GOING INTO SAFE MOOD CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW AND ACCELERATOR NOT RESPONDING. BARELY PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAITING TO HAVE CONTROL AGAIN. WAS TOLD THAT A RADIATOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EDEN PRAIRIE NISSAN (12790 PLAZA DR, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344, (952) 567-2100) AND THE CONTACT WAS...
Mileage: 171,000
MY CAR WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY THE NIGHT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. AS SOON AS I WOKE UP THE FOLLOWING MORNING MY CAR WOULDN'T START UP AND A YELLOW KEY LIGHT WAS LIT UP. I'VE CHANGED MY KEY FOB BATTERIES, MY CAR BATTERY, AND OTHER THINGS I COULD DO. HOWEVER I COULDN'T GET BYPASSED AROUND MY STEERING WHEEL...
Mileage: 147,000
NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRE SENSORS, SPEED SENSORS, COILS, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE ROD, THE CTV TRANSMISSION, AND THE TRUNK LEAKS INTO THE TRUNK AND THE TAIL LIGHT'S. I HAVE REPAIRED ALL THESE THINGS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL ...
NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRE SENSORS, SPEED SENSORS, COILS, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE ROD, THE CTV TRANSMISSION, AND THE TRUNK LEAKS INTO THE TRUNK AND THE TAIL LIGHT'S. I HAVE REPAIRED ALL THESE THINGS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL ...
NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRE SENSORS, SPEED SENSORS, COILS, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE ROD, THE CTV TRANSMISSION, AND THE TRUNK LEAKS INTO THE TRUNK AND THE TAIL LIGHT'S. I HAVE REPAIRED ALL THESE THINGS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL ...
SEVERAL THINGS ARE WRONG OR GONE BAD. NISSAN SUPPOSE TO BE AWESOME VEHICLES WITH GOOD REPUTATION BUT TELL YOU IF I HAD KNOWN OR COULD HAVE FOR SEEN ALL THE TROUBLE, WOW. 1. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKING, OK THAT WAS FIXED IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN. MODULE IS BAD. 2. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMI...
Mileage: 173,789
SEVERAL THINGS ARE WRONG OR GONE BAD. NISSAN SUPPOSE TO BE AWESOME VEHICLES WITH GOOD REPUTATION BUT TELL YOU IF I HAD KNOWN OR COULD HAVE FOR SEEN ALL THE TROUBLE, WOW. 1. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKING, OK THAT WAS FIXED IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN. MODULE IS BAD. 2. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMI...
Mileage: 173,789
SEVERAL THINGS ARE WRONG OR GONE BAD. NISSAN SUPPOSE TO BE AWESOME VEHICLES WITH GOOD REPUTATION BUT TELL YOU IF I HAD KNOWN OR COULD HAVE FOR SEEN ALL THE TROUBLE, WOW. 1. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKING, OK THAT WAS FIXED IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN. MODULE IS BAD. 2. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMI...
Mileage: 173,789
NHTSA SAYS THE UPGRADED INVESTIGATION WILL NOT ONLY FOCUS ON 2009 MURANOS, BUT SAFETY REGULATORS WANT TO KNOW IF OTHER NISSAN MODELS MAY BE AFFECTED. HOW ABOUT THE NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID 2009...FRONT RIGHT AND REAR LEFT BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MAVIS W...
Mileage: 175,000
MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT OR AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING/FLASHING FOR OVER A YEAR. THE NISSAN DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $160 TO LOOK AT IT. IT JUST STARTED BLINKING ONE DAY.
Mileage: 120,000
TAKATA RECALL CVT TRANSMISSION. WAS COMING ON HIGHWAY GOING 55 THE SPEED DROP WASN'T SHIFTING GEARS ANYMORE I WAS DOWN TO 10 HAD TO GONON SIDE OF ROAD MY CAR STARTS BUT WILL NOT MOVE NO MORE THEN 10 SPEED TOOK TO MY NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY CVT TRANSMISSION THAT IT SEEMS THAT A LOT...
Mileage: 145,000
MY GRANDSON AND I WERE TAKING A 2 AND 1/2 HOUR TRIP TO VISIT FAMILY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR ON THE FREEWAY GOING ON AN UPHILL AND I BEGAN TO HEAR A WHINING SOUND AND MY SPEED STARTED TO DECREASE FROM 70 THEN TO 60 AND IT STARTED TO DECREASE MORE SO I THEN GOT OFF THE FREEWAY TURNED OFF THE CAR A...
Mileage: 98,000
MY GRANDSON AND I WERE TAKING A 2 AND 1/2 HOUR TRIP TO VISIT FAMILY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR ON THE FREEWAY GOING ON AN UPHILL AND I BEGAN TO HEAR A WHINING SOUND AND MY SPEED STARTED TO DECREASE FROM 70 THEN TO 60 AND IT STARTED TO DECREASE MORE SO I THEN GOT OFF THE FREEWAY TURNED OFF THE CAR A...
Mileage: 98,000
ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR ABOUT 45 MIN. THE ACCELERATION SPEED DROPS TO ABOUT 40 MPH. AND WHEN GOING ON HILLS ITS EVEN WORSE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW, BUT NOW I HAVE A SECOND ALTIMA THAT IS HAVING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES. AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ...
Mileage: 160,000
ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR ABOUT 45 MIN. THE ACCELERATION SPEED DROPS TO ABOUT 40 MPH. AND WHEN GOING ON HILLS ITS EVEN WORSE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW, BUT NOW I HAVE A SECOND ALTIMA THAT IS HAVING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES. AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ...
Mileage: 160,000
ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR ABOUT 45 MIN. THE ACCELERATION SPEED DROPS TO ABOUT 40 MPH. AND WHEN GOING ON HILLS ITS EVEN WORSE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW, BUT NOW I HAVE A SECOND ALTIMA THAT IS HAVING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES. AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ...
Mileage: 160,000
THE DASHBOARD ON IS MELTING.
THE DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE MELTING DUE TO THE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE CABIN. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SUN, THE TOP SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD MELTS, AND RESTRICTS THE FORWARD VISIBILITY BY CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO S...
Mileage: 150,000
THE DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE MELTING DUE TO THE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE CABIN. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SUN, THE TOP SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD MELTS, AND RESTRICTS THE FORWARD VISIBILITY BY CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO S...
Mileage: 150,000
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES DUE TO GLARE.
Mileage: 145,148
IT WON'T START MOST OF THE TIME AND WHEN IT DOES IT'LL ONLY LET ME GET UP TO MAYBE 20MPH AND THAT'S IT
Mileage: 20
IT WON'T START MOST OF THE TIME AND WHEN IT DOES IT'LL ONLY LET ME GET UP TO MAYBE 20MPH AND THAT'S IT
Mileage: 20
IT WON'T START MOST OF THE TIME AND WHEN IT DOES IT'LL ONLY LET ME GET UP TO MAYBE 20MPH AND THAT'S IT
Mileage: 20
"TAKATA RECALL" ON MAY 14, 2019, I SPOKE WITH A NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING MY DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD THAT IS MELTING AND HAS BECOME SHINY AND STICKY WITH A GLARE. IT IS DANGEROUS AS THE SILK SURFACE OF MY DASH GLARES ONTO MY WINDSHIELD AND TOTALLY OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW. THE REPRESENTATIVE INSTRUCTE...
I AM EXPERIENCING TWO SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE. 1. WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, MY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO GO THE SPEED LIMIT OR ACCELERATE. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT, LOSES POWER AND G...
Mileage: 137,000
I AM EXPERIENCING TWO SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE. 1. WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, MY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO GO THE SPEED LIMIT OR ACCELERATE. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT, LOSES POWER AND G...
Mileage: 137,000
WHEN ON THE ROAD AND GOIN UP A SMALL HILL THE TRANSMISSION LOOSES POWER DON'T WANT TO GO, LOOSE LOTS OF POWER
THE CAR LOSSES ACCELERATION WHILE IN THE HIGHWAY. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT'S HOT AND THERE'S NO WARNING AND THUS COULD BE FATAL.
Mileage: 134,000
THE CAR LOSSES ACCELERATION WHILE IN THE HIGHWAY. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT'S HOT AND THERE'S NO WARNING AND THUS COULD BE FATAL.
Mileage: 134,000
THE CAR LOSSES ACCELERATION WHILE IN THE HIGHWAY. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT'S HOT AND THERE'S NO WARNING AND THUS COULD BE FATAL.
Mileage: 134,000
MY ALTIMA HAS 257K MILES. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND THE CAR JUST DIED ON MY STREET. THE ENGINE MADE A WHINING SOUND AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR DOWN THE HILL TO MY HOUSE. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND I AM REPLACING THE CVT TRANSMISS...
Mileage: 257,000
FRONT STROUTS LIFT & RIGHT SIDE IS CRACKING.
Mileage: 110,000
MY CAR WOULD NOT START LEAVING ME AND MY CHILD STRANDED. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE OVER NIGHT. WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK IN THE MORNING IT WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT IT WASNT. I HAD IT CHECKED AT A NEAR BY AUTO STORE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE M...
Mileage: 89,000
UPON STARTING VEHICLE, THE RED AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT NEVER STOPS FLASHING AND PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, EVEN WITH ADULTS IN BOTH FRONT SEATS. PROBLEM CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING AND WITH SUBSEQUENT USE. SUDDEN FAILURE OF AIRBAG SENSORS.
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN INSTABILITY ISSUE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED MARTINS NISSAN OF FISHERS (13397 BRITTON PARK RD, F...
Mileage: 115,000
AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS ON A FAMILY TRIP AND ON THE INTERSTATE MY CAR SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FROM SPEEDS OF 60 -70MPH TO BARELY NOT MOVING AT ALL. CLEARLY THIS FRIGHTEN MY ENTIRE FAMILY. AFTER RESTING ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE FOR ALMOST AN HOUR THE CAR RESUMED BUT STARTED TO R...
Mileage: 206,143
AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS ON A FAMILY TRIP AND ON THE INTERSTATE MY CAR SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FROM SPEEDS OF 60 -70MPH TO BARELY NOT MOVING AT ALL. CLEARLY THIS FRIGHTEN MY ENTIRE FAMILY. AFTER RESTING ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE FOR ALMOST AN HOUR THE CAR RESUMED BUT STARTED TO R...
Mileage: 206,143
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ROUTE 17 NISSAN (45 NJ-17, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ 07604, 1-(855) 247-9368) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUD...
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH A MELTING DASH THAT IS STICKY AND CAUSES A GLARE WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE THRU THE WINDSHIELD.
Mileage: 60,543
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH A MELTING DASH THAT IS STICKY AND CAUSES A GLARE WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE THRU THE WINDSHIELD.
Mileage: 60,543
TAKATA RECALL
Mileage: 150,000
DASHBOARD BOARD IS MELTING AND MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING
THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THIS CAUSES A SHINY SURFACE WHICH IS REFLECTIVE IN THE SUN, CAUSING A MAJOR DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER
TAKATA RECALL LEAK IN THE STEERING WHEEL FLUID HOSE, STEERING WHEEL FLUID LEAKS OUT OF THE RUBBER BAND IN THE STEERING HOSE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO NOT BE ABLE TO TURN. TAKATA RECALL EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT CONNECTED OR WORKING. TAKATA RECALL SUSPENSION BROKEN CAUSING CAR TO RATTLE AND MA...
Mileage: 113,000
TAKATA RECALL LEAK IN THE STEERING WHEEL FLUID HOSE, STEERING WHEEL FLUID LEAKS OUT OF THE RUBBER BAND IN THE STEERING HOSE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO NOT BE ABLE TO TURN. TAKATA RECALL EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT CONNECTED OR WORKING. TAKATA RECALL SUSPENSION BROKEN CAUSING CAR TO RATTLE AND MA...
Mileage: 113,000
TAKATA RECALL LEAK IN THE STEERING WHEEL FLUID HOSE, STEERING WHEEL FLUID LEAKS OUT OF THE RUBBER BAND IN THE STEERING HOSE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO NOT BE ABLE TO TURN. TAKATA RECALL EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT CONNECTED OR WORKING. TAKATA RECALL SUSPENSION BROKEN CAUSING CAR TO RATTLE AND MA...
Mileage: 113,000
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. A SCAN OF THE VEHICLE SHOWS A PROBLEM WITH THE OCCUPANT SENSOR WHICH IS THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALMOST EVERY YEAR OF NISSAN ALTIMA AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBL...
Mileage: 101,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WILL NOT START AND IS BLINKING KEY ON DASH BOARD, CHANGED BATTERY IN REMOTE CONTROL, STILL WON'T START. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUM LOCK IS DEFECTIVE CAR WILL NOT START AFTER CHANGING BATTERY AND FUSES DISCONNECTING BATTERY AND CHANGING A RELAY FUSE.
EMAIL TO JACK DANIELSON FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING THEIR GRANDSON 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE BEING DRIVEN, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITHOUT A TRANSMISSION COOLER AND A SERVICE BULLETIN W...
I PURCHASED MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IN JANUARY OF 2017.. BY MAY 2017 I NOTICED AS THE CLIMATE CHANGED MY DASH WAS STICKY AND IF YOUR FINGER SCRAPED IT PIECES WOULD COME PFF.. I NOTICED MY DASH WAS MELTING AS THE SUMMER WENT ON AND IT WAS STICKY AND DUST OR A WASH CLOTH I USED TO CLEAN IT PARTICLES WER...
Mileage: 35
I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA JUST BOUGHT 2016. WHEN DRIVING 20 MIN OR MORE WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP ABOUT 3 SECONDS AFTER. YOU FEEL A SHIFT OR JOLT, IN THE ENGINE THE HARMONIC BALANCER OR TIMING CHAIN. I WAS DRIVING 70 DOWN I45 BUSY TRAFFIC, AS AUDIAL AND ALL A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS LOOSING POWER AND I WA...
Mileage: 140,000
I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA JUST BOUGHT 2016. WHEN DRIVING 20 MIN OR MORE WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP ABOUT 3 SECONDS AFTER. YOU FEEL A SHIFT OR JOLT, IN THE ENGINE THE HARMONIC BALANCER OR TIMING CHAIN. I WAS DRIVING 70 DOWN I45 BUSY TRAFFIC, AS AUDIAL AND ALL A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS LOOSING POWER AND I WA...
Mileage: 140,000
I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA JUST BOUGHT 2016. WHEN DRIVING 20 MIN OR MORE WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP ABOUT 3 SECONDS AFTER. YOU FEEL A SHIFT OR JOLT, IN THE ENGINE THE HARMONIC BALANCER OR TIMING CHAIN. I WAS DRIVING 70 DOWN I45 BUSY TRAFFIC, AS AUDIAL AND ALL A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS LOOSING POWER AND I WA...
Mileage: 140,000
THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WILL COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS NOT SAFE. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED ON, BUT WOULD NOT START.
WHEN I GIVE BREAK IT MAKES NOISE SO WENT TO MEINKE AND THEY CONFIRM THERE IS SUSPENSION ISSUE. THEN I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE SO FOUND THERE WAS RECALL FOR WHICH I DIDN'T RECEIVE LETTER. I FOUND IS RISK TO DRIVE AND EXPECTING NISSAN TO COVER THIS. I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE BUT FACING SOME SMALL ISSUE...
THE CAR ONLY GOES 20 MILES OF HOUR ON HWY AND IT STALLS IF YOUR AT A RED LIGHTNING OR STOP SIGN AND WANT HARDLY CLIMB HILLS OR MOUNTAIN AND IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING BURNING PLEASE HELP ME THE ONLY CAR I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH 3 KIDS
Mileage: 160,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR ISSUE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT INDICATES WHEN THE AIRBAGS ARE ON/OFF REMAINS LIT AT ALL TIMES. THIS INCLUDES NOTHING IN THE SEAT, AND WHEN A PERSON IS RIDING IN SEAT. AFTER INSPECTION DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANCY SENSOR; A SHORT OC...
Mileage: 104,912
MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT LUNCH TODAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. FAULTY STEERING LOCK. THE CAR WON'T START/DRIVE AT ALL DUE TO THIS. IT COSTS A SMALL FORTUNE TO HAVE REPLACED. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS BUT THERE SHOULD BE. DEALERSHIP SEES THIS A LOT.
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OCS HAS QUIT WORKING CAUSING THE PASSENGER AIR LIGHT TO STAY ON SAYING PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE OFF AND THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT TO FLASH. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAY SENSOR HAS WENT OUT IN PASSENGER SEAT BUT THEY NEED TO LOOK AT IT. MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD BEING THE AIRB...
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OCS HAS QUIT WORKING CAUSING THE PASSENGER AIR LIGHT TO STAY ON SAYING PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE OFF AND THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT TO FLASH. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAY SENSOR HAS WENT OUT IN PASSENGER SEAT BUT THEY NEED TO LOOK AT IT. MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD BEING THE AIRB...
STALLED AT INTERECTION WOULD NOT TURN ON. HAD TO BE TOUGHED TO DEALER.DEFECTIVE SREERING LOCK. SECOND TIME THIS PART REPLACED. NUMBEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS WITH PETITION SUBMITTED TO SENIOR VP SALES MARKETING BRIAN CAROLIN. DANGEROUS IN REMOTE OR DANGEROUS AREAS. NO RESPONSE.
Mileage: 60,000
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSORS FAULTY, LIGHT INDICATES AIR BAG OFF (CONSOLE AMBER), ALSO FLASHING RED LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, NO RECALLS YET BUT IN THE FORUMS IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT, ALSO THE WHOLE SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE COST IT'S MORE THAN $3...
Mileage: 118,000
HAD THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK REPLACED JANUARY OF 2019 FOR THE SECOND TIME. REPLACE IN 2013 ALSO. SERVUCE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT TOLD NOT MY SPECIFIC MODEL ALTIMA. ALL MODES USE THE SAME PART. CAR WONT START WHEN IT FAILS AND CAN OCCUR ANY TIME. WORRIED IT WILL FAIL...
Mileage: 96,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFFERY NISSAN (30800 GRATIOT AVE, ROSEVILLE, MI 48066, 586-510-1378) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...
Mileage: 131,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOCH NISSAN (525 BOSTON PROVIDENCE HWY, NORWOOD, MA 02062, 781-619-7200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...
Mileage: 145,000
RAIN WATER IS LEAKING FROM MY DASHBOARD AND GETTING ON MY FLOORBOARD. IT WAS STATIONARY AT THE MOMENT
Mileage: 137,000
TAKATA RECALL... I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A COMMERCIAL TRK DOING 50 MPH I WAS GOING 5 MPH GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, WHEN HIT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED & THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. RESULTING IN CONCUSSION, SERIOUS BACK, NECK & HIP INJURIES.. TWO COMPLETE SAFETY FA...
Mileage: 190,000
TAKATA RECALL... I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A COMMERCIAL TRK DOING 50 MPH I WAS GOING 5 MPH GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, WHEN HIT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED & THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. RESULTING IN CONCUSSION, SERIOUS BACK, NECK & HIP INJURIES.. TWO COMPLETE SAFETY FA...
Mileage: 190,000
"STEERING LOCK" WHICH CAUSES ME TO BE UNABLE TO START THEIR VEHICLES. THIS DEFECT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT CAUSE.
Mileage: 113,000
WITHOUT WARNING OUR NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 WOULD NOT START. UPON MY RESEARCH I FIGURED OUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM WHICH IS PART OF THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS FAULTY. THE TEMPORARY FIX IS TO BANG ON THE MECHANISM WITH A WRENCH UNTIL THE CAR STARTS.
Mileage: 115,000
TAKATA RECALL . NISSAN ALTIMA WHILE PARKED AT A GAS STATION, THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED. KEY FOB WAS STILL WORKING AND COULD OPEN AND LOCK THE CAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED THE KEY ALERT. I TRIED PUTTING THE KEY IN THE SLOT WHILE DOOR WAS OPEN, NOTHING HAPPENED. ...
Mileage: 151,000
TAKATA RECALL . NISSAN ALTIMA WHILE PARKED AT A GAS STATION, THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED. KEY FOB WAS STILL WORKING AND COULD OPEN AND LOCK THE CAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED THE KEY ALERT. I TRIED PUTTING THE KEY IN THE SLOT WHILE DOOR WAS OPEN, NOTHING HAPPENED. ...
Mileage: 151,000
STEERING LOCK MODULE KEEPS LOCK AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR
STEERING LOCK MODULE KEEPS LOCK AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR
THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A DEFECTIVE "STEERING LOCK" WHICH CAUSES OWNERS TO BE UNABLE TO START THEIR VEHICLES. THIS DEFECT CAN AFFECT OWNERS OF THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT CAUSE. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN ...
THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A DEFECTIVE "STEERING LOCK" WHICH CAUSES OWNERS TO BE UNABLE TO START THEIR VEHICLES. THIS DEFECT CAN AFFECT OWNERS OF THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT CAUSE. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN ...
ON DECEMBER 2, 2013 STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND CAR WOULDN'T START IT WAS STATIONARY. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT AN INTERNAL FAILURE WAS FOUND IN THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT AND REPROGRAMMED KEYS NO CHARGE DUE TO A RECALL AND UNDER WA...
Mileage: 131,090
NISSAN WEBSITE AT HTTPS://NISSANASSIST.WPENGINE.COM/CAMPAIGNS/ELECTRONIC-STEERING-COLUMN-LOCK-ESCL-SERVICE-CAMPAIGN/ STATED THAT NISSAN IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON SPECIFIC MY2009-10 NISSAN ALTIMA, ALTIMA COUPE, ALTIMA HYBRID, AND MAXIMA VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ELECTRONIC ...
Mileage: 108,526
TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSIONS ON THE NISSAN ALTIMA. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY CAR STALLS, PUT MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE PEDAL AND NOTHING, EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, COULD OF EASILY BEEN HIT BY SOMEONE GOING FULL SPEED FROM BEHIND. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN AND WHEN I WAS...
Mileage: 146,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. SUDDENLY, THE SUN ROOF DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND LANDED ON THE ROAD. THE SUN ROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. DON FRANKLIN LEXINGTON NISSAN (3360 RICHMOND RD, LEXINGTON, K...
P0776 CODES POPULATES AFTER 02 SENSORS WERE CHANGED. IT'S THE SOLENOID B PRESSURE LINE LOCATED IN THE VALVE BODY. IT AFFECTS THE CAR TO THE POINT WE'RE IT'S UNDRIVEABLE AND LOSES POWER. CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 3000RPMS IF IT DOES IT CAUSES THE CAR TO GO INTO LYMP MODE. THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINT...
Mileage: 95,000
P0776 CODES POPULATES AFTER 02 SENSORS WERE CHANGED. IT'S THE SOLENOID B PRESSURE LINE LOCATED IN THE VALVE BODY. IT AFFECTS THE CAR TO THE POINT WE'RE IT'S UNDRIVEABLE AND LOSES POWER. CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 3000RPMS IF IT DOES IT CAUSES THE CAR TO GO INTO LYMP MODE. THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINT...
Mileage: 95,000
P0776 CODES POPULATES AFTER 02 SENSORS WERE CHANGED. IT'S THE SOLENOID B PRESSURE LINE LOCATED IN THE VALVE BODY. IT AFFECTS THE CAR TO THE POINT WE'RE IT'S UNDRIVEABLE AND LOSES POWER. CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 3000RPMS IF IT DOES IT CAUSES THE CAR TO GO INTO LYMP MODE. THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINT...
Mileage: 95,000
THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN AND MAKES A WHINING SOUND WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY.
Mileage: 81,000
THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN AND MAKES A WHINING SOUND WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY.
Mileage: 81,000
MY DASHBOARD ON MY CAR IS MELTING. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AND IT. IT IS SO SHINY IT IS BLINDING ME WHILE I DRIVE DURING THE DAY.
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY. SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS I GAVE IT. I HAD MY 3 KIDS AND WIFE IN THE CAR. WE'RE LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO SOMEHOW COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR A TOW. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE ON ...
Mileage: 170,000
THE DASH HAS STARTED MELTING AS I AM FROM TEXAS, WHERE THE HEAT IS INTENSE IN THE SUMMERS. I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE OPTION TO PARK IN A GARAGE LIKE AT WORK 8 HOURS A DAY IN A PARKING LOT. I HAD LAID A FILE ON MY DASH AND IT STUCK TOO THE DASH. I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY UNUSUAL. WHEN I AM DRIVING IN THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WESTON NISSAN (3650 WESTON RD, DAVIE, FL 33331, (954) 888-6800) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFO...
Mileage: 2,500
CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE OF STEERING LOCK SYSTEM WILL NOT COME UNLOCK NO WARNING NOTHING
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS CAUSING SUCH A GLARE, DURING THE DAY BUT ALSO AT NIGHT MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Mileage: 110,000
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS CAUSING SUCH A GLARE, DURING THE DAY BUT ALSO AT NIGHT MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Mileage: 110,000
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. HAVE REPLACED PASSENGER SEAT WITH MALFUNCTIONING SEAT SENSOR TWICE WITHIN LAST 5 YEARS. NOW GETTING A WARNING OF AIRBAG MALFUNTION FOR THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. VEHICLE DOES THIS AT REST AND DRIVING. MY VEHICLE DOESN'T FALL UNDER TAKATA RECALL, BUT RIGHT NOW CAR IS UNS...
Mileage: 69,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICE, THE MESSAGE "NO KEY" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFFERY NISSAN (LOCATED AT 30800 GRATIOT AVE, ROSEVILLE, MI 48066...
Mileage: 38,000
I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER (A 10 YR OLD CHILD) SUFFERING FROM AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WHEN THE VEHICLE DID NOT TURN ON. MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 (SEDAN) HAD BEEN USED WITHOUT ISSUES JUST THE DAY BEFORE AND I HAD PARKED IT AT HOME. IT WAS PARKED AND WHEN I TRIED TURNING IT ...
Mileage: 53,400
I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER (A 10 YR OLD CHILD) SUFFERING FROM AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WHEN THE VEHICLE DID NOT TURN ON. MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 (SEDAN) HAD BEEN USED WITHOUT ISSUES JUST THE DAY BEFORE AND I HAD PARKED IT AT HOME. IT WAS PARKED AND WHEN I TRIED TURNING IT ...
Mileage: 53,400
DASHBOARD IS MELTING, STICKY AND IS DISCOLORING INSIDE WINDSHIELD. THE SUN REFLECTS OFF STICKY DASH. BROWN STICKY SUBSTANCE WON'T CLEAN OFF. ELECTRICAL DISPLAY BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL GOES OFF AND ON. MOSTLY IS OFF.
DASHBOARD IS MELTING, STICKY AND IS DISCOLORING INSIDE WINDSHIELD. THE SUN REFLECTS OFF STICKY DASH. BROWN STICKY SUBSTANCE WON'T CLEAN OFF. ELECTRICAL DISPLAY BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL GOES OFF AND ON. MOSTLY IS OFF.
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY 'NO AIRBAG'. PROBLEM SINCE 2014; ALONG WITH STEERING LOCK FAILURE (FIXED), ALONG WITH MANIFOLD EXHAUST PROBLEM(FIXED). WINDSHIELD WIPERS KEEP WEARING OUT, LEFT DRIVER SIDE BECAUSE BLADE IS TOO TIGHT; BRAKES VIBRATE WHEN STOPPING,;CAR VIBRATES AT 70 MPH, AND CAR S...
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY 'NO AIRBAG'. PROBLEM SINCE 2014; ALONG WITH STEERING LOCK FAILURE (FIXED), ALONG WITH MANIFOLD EXHAUST PROBLEM(FIXED). WINDSHIELD WIPERS KEEP WEARING OUT, LEFT DRIVER SIDE BECAUSE BLADE IS TOO TIGHT; BRAKES VIBRATE WHEN STOPPING,;CAR VIBRATES AT 70 MPH, AND CAR S...
IN THE WARM WEATHER 80 AND ABOVE THE CAR MAKES A WHINING NOISE AND STARTS TO LOSE ACCELERATION WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS THERE IS NO POWER WHICH IS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAYS LOSE ACCELERATION WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS THERE IS NO POWER WHICH HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAYS
Mileage: 150,000
START STOP BUTTING IS STUCK IN LOCK POSITION THEREFORE NOT STARTING THE CAR. FOBS DOOR UNLOCK, LOCK, TRUNK AND PANIC BUTTONS WORK BUT CAR DOES NOT TURN ON. CAR WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN FOB IS INSERTED IN THE LEFT HAND SIDE INSERT EITHER. HAPPENED AT 67 EAST SHORE ROAD, HOLBROOK MA AFTER CAR WAS SHUT OF...
Mileage: 115,000
START STOP BUTTING IS STUCK IN LOCK POSITION THEREFORE NOT STARTING THE CAR. FOBS DOOR UNLOCK, LOCK, TRUNK AND PANIC BUTTONS WORK BUT CAR DOES NOT TURN ON. CAR WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN FOB IS INSERTED IN THE LEFT HAND SIDE INSERT EITHER. HAPPENED AT 67 EAST SHORE ROAD, HOLBROOK MA AFTER CAR WAS SHUT OF...
Mileage: 115,000
I HAVE HAD THE CAR 2-3 YEARS NOW AND THE TIRES HAVE LOOSENED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND HAD TO DO SOME KIND OF STEERING COLUMN LOCK WORK, IT IS RUSTING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR PANEL, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF IT WHICH HAPPEN ON THE ROAD AT WORK WITH TWO OF MY CLIENTS....
Mileage: 154,000
I HAVE HAD THE CAR 2-3 YEARS NOW AND THE TIRES HAVE LOOSENED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND HAD TO DO SOME KIND OF STEERING COLUMN LOCK WORK, IT IS RUSTING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR PANEL, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF IT WHICH HAPPEN ON THE ROAD AT WORK WITH TWO OF MY CLIENTS....
Mileage: 154,000
I HAVE HAD THE CAR 2-3 YEARS NOW AND THE TIRES HAVE LOOSENED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND HAD TO DO SOME KIND OF STEERING COLUMN LOCK WORK, IT IS RUSTING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR PANEL, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF IT WHICH HAPPEN ON THE ROAD AT WORK WITH TWO OF MY CLIENTS....
Mileage: 154,000
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIT BELL. AND MY AIR BAG GOING OFF NO ACCIDENT I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR DAT THE RESET THAT FOR $ 125.00 THE TELL ME NEXT TIME I HAVE TO PAY $ 2745.00 TO FIX THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG, IF THE AIR BAG GOING OFF AGAIN I WONT TO NO WHY BECAUSE MY CAR NEVER BEEN IN A...
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIT BELL. AND MY AIR BAG GOING OFF NO ACCIDENT I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR DAT THE RESET THAT FOR $ 125.00 THE TELL ME NEXT TIME I HAVE TO PAY $ 2745.00 TO FIX THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG, IF THE AIR BAG GOING OFF AGAIN I WONT TO NO WHY BECAUSE MY CAR NEVER BEEN IN A...
STEERING LOCK FAILURE WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START UP ON 09 NISSAN ALTIMA. ELECTRICAL WORKS BUT ECSL DOESN'T ALLOW SENSOR TO START THE CAR. CAR WAS STATIONARY, IN THE PARKING LOT. FINDING NOW THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENT ISSUE WITH MANY MAKES/YEARS OF NISSAN VEHICLES.
Mileage: 98,711
MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS WERE STRANDED FOR A TIME DUE TO A SUDDEN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. THIS SUDDENLY MADE THE CAR INOPERABLE AND LEFT THEM OUT IN 102 TEXAS SUMMER HEAT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE. WE BOUGHT OUR CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP...
Mileage: 146,000
MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS WERE STRANDED FOR A TIME DUE TO A SUDDEN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. THIS SUDDENLY MADE THE CAR INOPERABLE AND LEFT THEM OUT IN 102 TEXAS SUMMER HEAT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE. WE BOUGHT OUR CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP...
Mileage: 146,000
MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS WERE STRANDED FOR A TIME DUE TO A SUDDEN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. THIS SUDDENLY MADE THE CAR INOPERABLE AND LEFT THEM OUT IN 102 TEXAS SUMMER HEAT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE. WE BOUGHT OUR CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP...
Mileage: 146,000
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 70 MPH, SPEED DROPPED TO APPROX 30-40 MPH. I HAD THE PEDAL TO THE MAT AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER THAN 30-40 MPH. TOOK IT OFF CRUISE CONTROL, IT STILL WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED WITH THE PEDAL TO THE MAT. SUDDENLY CAR ACCELERATED TO APPROX 80-90 MP...
Mileage: 120,000
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 70 MPH, SPEED DROPPED TO APPROX 30-40 MPH. I HAD THE PEDAL TO THE MAT AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER THAN 30-40 MPH. TOOK IT OFF CRUISE CONTROL, IT STILL WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED WITH THE PEDAL TO THE MAT. SUDDENLY CAR ACCELERATED TO APPROX 80-90 MP...
Mileage: 120,000
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CREATING A DANGEROUS GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD. I JUST HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT THIS PAST WEEK DUE TO THE GLARE BEING SO BAD THAT IT INTERFERES WITH MY EVERYDAY DRIVING. I AM LIVING WITH FEAR EVERY TIME I COMMUTE ANYWHERE WITH THIS VEHICLE WHOM I'VE OWNED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT FRO...
Mileage: 109,000
DASHBOARD IS SHINY AND LOOKS LIKE MELTING. THE SHINY DASHBOARD CAUSES THINGS TO STICK TO IT AND HAS UNKNOWN STICKY SUBSTANCE 'MELTED' ON IT. THIS CAUSES GLARES AND DIFFICULTY SEEING OUT OF FRONT WIND SHIELD WHEN DRIVING- PRIMARILY WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS THE SUN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 3 YEARS A...
Mileage: 126,000
WHEN IT'S REALLY HOT OUTSIDE AND I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS MY CAR STARTS TO LOSE POWER. WHEN HOLDING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR MUCH CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO STOP AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN DRIVE. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOESN'T EVER SAY THAT THE CAR IS HO...
Mileage: 125,000
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2012 SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR I NOTICED SOMETHING DIDN'T FEEL QUITE RIGHT I CALLED THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPT AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE THEY ASSURED ME EVERYTHING WAS OKAY BUT THEN IN 2016 I COMPLAINED TO NISSAN ABOUT THE WHINING NOISE AGAIN AND WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERST...
Mileage: 158,000
ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG DASH LIGHT WAS BLINKING. SO I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED FOR $125 (OF COURSE) THEN THE SERVICE ADVISER STATES THAT A SENSOR IN MY PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT WORKING AND IT CANNOT DETERMINE IF AN ADULT OR A CHILD IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER ...
Mileage: 86,166
ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG DASH LIGHT WAS BLINKING. SO I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED FOR $125 (OF COURSE) THEN THE SERVICE ADVISER STATES THAT A SENSOR IN MY PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT WORKING AND IT CANNOT DETERMINE IF AN ADULT OR A CHILD IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER ...
Mileage: 86,166
TRANSMISSION FAILED. WILL NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. WAS IN MOTION DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO WORK. THANK GOODNESS IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NISSAN HAS DENIED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.
Mileage: 100,000
ON OR ABOUT APRIL 4, 2015, L NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED NISSAN ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS REGARDING THE REPAIR WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE...
Mileage: 138,273
TRANSMISSION FAILED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY TOOK A TRANSMISSION FLIUID SAMPLE AND SENT TO NISSAN FOR TESTING. NISSAN DENIED WARRANTY CLAIMING THE FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED. THEY WANT $5400 FOR REPAIR. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
Mileage: 100,000
THE DASHBOARD IN MY NISSAN IS LITERALLY LIQUIFYING OVER THE LAST 7 MONTHS. THIS APPEARS TO BE KNOWN ISSUE THAT RESULTED IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN FL AGAINST NISSAN THAT WAS WON FOR THE PLANTIFFS. THERE IS FACEBOOK GROUP FOR NISSAN MELTING DASH BOARDS AND A NEWS STATION COVERED THE STORY: HTTPS:/...
THE DASHBOARD IN MY NISSAN IS LITERALLY LIQUIFYING OVER THE LAST 7 MONTHS. THIS APPEARS TO BE KNOWN ISSUE THAT RESULTED IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN FL AGAINST NISSAN THAT WAS WON FOR THE PLANTIFFS. THERE IS FACEBOOK GROUP FOR NISSAN MELTING DASH BOARDS AND A NEWS STATION COVERED THE STORY: HTTPS:/...
CARBON BUILD-UP ON VALVES CAUSING MISFIRE AND THE BREAK DOWN OF THE CATALYST. CODES P0300 AND P0303 STORED IN ECM. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF LONG ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD. INITIALLY, DEALERSHIP CITED NEED TO REPLACE IGNITION COIL, SOFTWARE UPDATE, FUEL LINE FLUSH. PICKED UP CAR AND IMMEDI...
Mileage: 59,802
STEERING WHEEL LOCK. THE ONLY WAY TO START MY CAR AT THIS POINT IS TO BANG ON IT WITH A HAMMER TO GET STARTED
Mileage: 126,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE R...
Mileage: 177,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE R...
Mileage: 177,000
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD, AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE OCS SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD FAILED, AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY $2500 TO REPLACE THE CUSHION SEAT. THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO AN AIRBAG RECALL INVOLVING 2013-2016 ALTIMA, AS WE...
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD, AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE OCS SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD FAILED, AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY $2500 TO REPLACE THE CUSHION SEAT. THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO AN AIRBAG RECALL INVOLVING 2013-2016 ALTIMA, AS WE...
DASH BOARD RECALL - I BOUGHT MY ALTIMA USE BACK IN 2016. I RECENTLY TOOK IT IN TO GET IT SERVICED AND ASKED ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE DASH BOARD WHICH THE AGENT FURTHER TOLD ME THAT THEIR WAS A CLAIM LAST YEAR FOR THE DASH BOARD ISSUE, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE ABOUT THE ISSUE UNTIL I B...
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD *TR
Mileage: 140,037
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, A LOUD HUMMING NOISE AND A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD AS WELL AS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE CO...
Mileage: 150,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK WON'T ALLOW ME TO TURN CAR ON.
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BLINKING ON AND OFF. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SENSOR
DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CAUSING A GLARE TO MY WINDSHIELD WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO VISIBLY SEE WHEN THE SUN IS OUT. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING BUT IT DEFINITELY CAUSING A PROBLEM FOR ME TO SEE CLEARLY.
CAR WILL NOT START DUE TO THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK, IT WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME.
Mileage: 87,000
MY AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK ON THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. THEY HAVE STOPPED WORKING FOR SOME TIME NOW. THE LIGHT IS STEADY BLEAKING ON THE DASH SHOWING ITS NOT WORKING.
NISSAN WAS A CAR I REALLY TRUST, BUT FROM NOW MY OPINION CHANGED. I BOUGHT MY NEW NISSAN IN 2009 FROM A NISSAN DEALER. AFTER FOUR YEARS OF USE (2013) THE NISSAN RELEASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A EN ELECTRONIC PIECE THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL (THE FAMOUS ESCL). MY CAR STOP WORKING DUE TO THIS ISSUE, IT ...
Mileage: 70,789
STEERING LOCK MECHAINISM. CAR WONT START
Mileage: 111,000
TAKATA RECALL : VEHICLE JERKS UNEXPECTEDLY AND ABRUPTLY SLOWS DOWN. 35/MH...CITY STREET.
TRANMISSION STOP WORKING AND LEAK JUST BOUGHT AND NOW 2 YEARS LATER WENT OUT
Mileage: 190,000
THE CAR STEERING LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T START THE CAR
Mileage: 119,000
MY CAR WOULDN'T START. THE ESCL BOX LOCKED UP FOR 3 DAYS! NOW I HAVE TO PAY $150 TO HAVE IT FIXED PER MY WARRANTY COMPANY. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR 60 WHOLE DAYS, AND IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES WITH VERY LITTLE SUCCESS AND A LOT OF FRUSTRATION AND TIME LOST! PLEASE CALL ME. WILL YOU PAY FOR THE...
MY CAR WOULDN'T START. THE ESCL BOX LOCKED UP FOR 3 DAYS! NOW I HAVE TO PAY $150 TO HAVE IT FIXED PER MY WARRANTY COMPANY. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR 60 WHOLE DAYS, AND IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES WITH VERY LITTLE SUCCESS AND A LOT OF FRUSTRATION AND TIME LOST! PLEASE CALL ME. WILL YOU PAY FOR THE...
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED.
Mileage: 159,659
TAKATA RECALL - ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN AFFECTED BY HE RECALL I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY WHICH AFFECTS THE AMBER DASHBOARD PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FROM WORKING PROPERLY WHICH THEREFORE WILL NOT ALLOW THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. OR MORE SO ALL...
Mileage: 95,000
TAKATA RECALL - ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN AFFECTED BY HE RECALL I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY WHICH AFFECTS THE AMBER DASHBOARD PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FROM WORKING PROPERLY WHICH THEREFORE WILL NOT ALLOW THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. OR MORE SO ALL...
Mileage: 95,000
TAKATA RECALL - ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN AFFECTED BY HE RECALL I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY WHICH AFFECTS THE AMBER DASHBOARD PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FROM WORKING PROPERLY WHICH THEREFORE WILL NOT ALLOW THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. OR MORE SO ALL...
Mileage: 95,000
WON'T START ESLC STEERING WHEEL LOCK DEFECTIVE. PURCHASED CAR THEN STOPPED AT GAS STATION TURNED OFF CAR WON'T START AGAIN. SHOWED YELLOW KEY FLASHINGS LIGHT ON DASH.
Mileage: 192,000
WON'T START ESLC STEERING WHEEL LOCK DEFECTIVE. PURCHASED CAR THEN STOPPED AT GAS STATION TURNED OFF CAR WON'T START AGAIN. SHOWED YELLOW KEY FLASHINGS LIGHT ON DASH.
Mileage: 192,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. WOULD NOT START. STRANDING WIFE IN 0 DEGREE TEMPERATURES.
Mileage: 120,000
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON/OFF WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW) ON THE CENTER OF THE DASH LIGHTS UP INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS EVEN IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF.
Mileage: 48,300
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT NOW SITS IN MY GARAGE. I WENT TO LEAVE TO RUN ERRANDS AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. MY HUSBAND FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE ESCL - ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I FOUND QUITE A BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE ESCL. FOR ONE, IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO HAVE...
Mileage: 73,500
TAKATA RECALL MY STEERING LOCK JUST WENT OUT ON MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR LAST YEAR HOWEVER I DID NOT KNOW IT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP UNTIL 2015 FOR THE STEERING LOCK IF THIS CAR IS STILL BEING SOLD THROUGH DEALERSHIPS IT SHOULD BE TOLD TO THE BUYER OF ANY RECALL ISSUES THA...
Mileage: 115,000
TRAVELING ON A CA FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOSES POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE UNTIL IT COOLED DOWN. THE CAR HAD 85,000 MILES AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND SO A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. 2 YEARS AND 60,000 MILES LATER WHILE ON THE FREEWA...
Mileage: 145,000
THE KEY FOB FOR THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WORKS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR DOORS, BUT IT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WITH THE KEY SYMBOL INDICATING AN ERROR. I WENT TO GO START MY VEHICLE MAYBE AN HOUR AFTER I HAD JUST USED IT TO GET HOME AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL. WHEN THE PUSH TO START BUTTON...
Mileage: 80,000
ESCL HAS GONE OUT TWICE NOW. FIRST TIME NISSAN REPAIR AT THEIR COST. THIS TIME THEY WON'T REPLACE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NISSAN KNOWS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT ON THEIR PART. I HAD TO PAY TOWING CHARGE AND REPLACE ESCL FOR THE SECOND TIME!! $1000 FIX.
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE COMPLETELY TOTALED. IT WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 2 MILES PARKED AND SHUT OFF. WITHIN 15 MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.
Mileage: 100,000
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE COMPLETELY TOTALED. IT WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 2 MILES PARKED AND SHUT OFF. WITHIN 15 MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.
Mileage: 100,000
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE COMPLETELY TOTALED. IT WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 2 MILES PARKED AND SHUT OFF. WITHIN 15 MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.
Mileage: 100,000
I LOVE MY ALTIMA. BUT RECENTLY IT'S AN EXPENSIVE PAIN IN THE NECK. RECENTLY MY AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY AIRBAG SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING. SINCE THE SENSORS IS IN THE SEAT, I HAVE TO PAY $3,100 TO REPLACE THE BOTTOM CUAHION IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. MY HAS WA...
Mileage: 65,000
I LOVE MY ALTIMA. BUT RECENTLY IT'S AN EXPENSIVE PAIN IN THE NECK. RECENTLY MY AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY AIRBAG SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING. SINCE THE SENSORS IS IN THE SEAT, I HAVE TO PAY $3,100 TO REPLACE THE BOTTOM CUAHION IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. MY HAS WA...
Mileage: 65,000
I LOVE MY ALTIMA. BUT RECENTLY IT'S AN EXPENSIVE PAIN IN THE NECK. RECENTLY MY AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY AIRBAG SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING. SINCE THE SENSORS IS IN THE SEAT, I HAVE TO PAY $3,100 TO REPLACE THE BOTTOM CUAHION IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. MY HAS WA...
Mileage: 65,000
I CAN'T GET MY CAR TO START BECAUSE IT WON'T RECOGNIZE MY KEY. NISSAN HAS A CAMPAIGN AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO HELP SOME OF THE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHOSE VEHICLE WON'T START DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCKS. HOWEVER, THESE RECALLS ARE VIN SPECIFIC AND EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE HAS T...
Mileage: 115,000
CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE, MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS, 120K MILES BECAUSE THEY USED A BAD PRODUCT. MY VEHICLE HAS 140,000 MILES SO NISSAN DECLINED TO COVER REPAIR COST. MY VEHICLE SHOWED NO SIGN OF ISSUES UNTIL IT SUDDENLY WOULDN'T ENGAGE AT A STOP LIGHT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT IS FR...
Mileage: 140,000
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 143K MILES; VIOLENT SHAKING WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED
Mileage: 143,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CONTROL HAS FAILED TWICE. NISSAN HAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE ONCE, AND HAS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR ALL 2009. HOWEVER, THE 3 YEAR OLD REPLACEMENT FAILED WITH NO WARNING AND LEFT ME STRANDED AND HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED.
Mileage: 116,000
TOOK VEHICHLE HUNTING. WHEN I RETURNED TO CAR FOUND THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE. HAD TO FLAG DOWN A CAR TO FIND A RIDE BACK TO WHERE I COULD GET CELL COVERAGE AND CALL WIFE FOR A RIDE HOME. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUM LOCK WAS THE CULPRIT. ALS...
Mileage: 160,000
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LATE AT NIGHT, JUST GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR MADE A LOUD SOUND AND THEN STOPPED MOVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAME ON. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY...
Mileage: 124,000
STARTING IN APRIL 2016 WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN ENTIRELY. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE HAD JUST OVER 100,000 MILES AND SHE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY EXPRESS WAY BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND AKRON I-77. SHE COSTE...
Mileage: 152,000
BURNING TOO MUCH OIL , HAD TO ADD 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGE...PISTON RING PROBLEM CAUSING MISFIRE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY EVERY 2 MONTHS CAUSING SPARK PLUGS BURNT OUT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (RON MARHOFER NISSAN, 247 HOWE AVE, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH, 44221) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE MAN...
Mileage: 103,000
MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IT'S VERY STICKY.. THE GLARE IS A MAJOR CONCERN THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S DAY OR NIGHT IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD.
Mileage: 22,000
MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IT'S VERY STICKY.. THE GLARE IS A MAJOR CONCERN THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S DAY OR NIGHT IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD.
Mileage: 22,000
MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IT'S VERY STICKY.. THE GLARE IS A MAJOR CONCERN THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S DAY OR NIGHT IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD.
Mileage: 22,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK DUE TO A CRASH AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. AS THE TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, BUT THE SHIFTER JAMMED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WIT...
Mileage: 40,000
CAR WILL NOT START AND KEY LOCK IS ON AS WELL AS THE RED LIGHT WITH THE CAR FLASHING INSIDE OF THE CAR. I LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP AND IT STATED SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEING A STEERING MECHANISM. I WAS PARKED IN A RESTAURANT GOT OUT TO GET MY FOOD AND CAME BACK TO THE CAR AND CAR WOULDN'T START.
Mileage: 142,956
CAR WILL NOT START AND KEY LOCK IS ON AS WELL AS THE RED LIGHT WITH THE CAR FLASHING INSIDE OF THE CAR. I LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP AND IT STATED SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEING A STEERING MECHANISM. I WAS PARKED IN A RESTAURANT GOT OUT TO GET MY FOOD AND CAME BACK TO THE CAR AND CAR WOULDN'T START.
Mileage: 142,956
I HAVE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND IT HAS A VERY STICKY, SHINY DASHBOARD. SOME PART OF THE DASHBOARD IS SO SHINY THAT IT CREATES A GLARE ON WINDSHIELD DURING DAYTIME WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUTSIDE AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE OTHER CARS, PEDESTRIANS ETC.DURING DRIVING. THIS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AN...
Mileage: 75,000
I HAVE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND IT HAS A VERY STICKY, SHINY DASHBOARD. SOME PART OF THE DASHBOARD IS SO SHINY THAT IT CREATES A GLARE ON WINDSHIELD DURING DAYTIME WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUTSIDE AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE OTHER CARS, PEDESTRIANS ETC.DURING DRIVING. THIS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AN...
Mileage: 75,000
I HAVE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND IT HAS A VERY STICKY, SHINY DASHBOARD. SOME PART OF THE DASHBOARD IS SO SHINY THAT IT CREATES A GLARE ON WINDSHIELD DURING DAYTIME WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUTSIDE AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE OTHER CARS, PEDESTRIANS ETC.DURING DRIVING. THIS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AN...
Mileage: 75,000
TAKATA RECALL,FACTORY DASHBOARD EXPLOTION AND GLARE DEFFECT
Mileage: 94,000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN IN PARKING LOT. DASH DISPLAY SHOWED A KEY LIGHT BUT INFORMATION CONSOLE DID NOT STATE THE PROBLEM. OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE WERE MOTHER AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN 90+ DEGREE HEAT. COULD NOT OPERATE AIR CONDITIONING AND HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO RESIDENCE. UPO...
Mileage: 96,000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN IN PARKING LOT. DASH DISPLAY SHOWED A KEY LIGHT BUT INFORMATION CONSOLE DID NOT STATE THE PROBLEM. OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE WERE MOTHER AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN 90+ DEGREE HEAT. COULD NOT OPERATE AIR CONDITIONING AND HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO RESIDENCE. UPO...
Mileage: 96,000
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM. I WAS FIXED ONCE BY DEALERSHIP UNDER EXTENDED WARRENTY THEY SAY. THEY TOLD ME RECALLED. NOW ONLY "CERTAIN 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA" ARE RECALLED AGAIN. MINE IS BROKE AGAIN AND COST IS APPROX $900. THEY SAID I GET NO ASSISTANCE EVEN PAYING FOR IT BECAUSE OF THE MILES ON M...
Mileage: 155,000
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM. I WAS FIXED ONCE BY DEALERSHIP UNDER EXTENDED WARRENTY THEY SAY. THEY TOLD ME RECALLED. NOW ONLY "CERTAIN 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA" ARE RECALLED AGAIN. MINE IS BROKE AGAIN AND COST IS APPROX $900. THEY SAID I GET NO ASSISTANCE EVEN PAYING FOR IT BECAUSE OF THE MILES ON M...
Mileage: 155,000
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT FAILS TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. YOU PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPMS GO HIGHER BUT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T PICK UP IN SPEED. IT ACTUALLY DECREASES AS YOU ARE GOING UP A HILL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS THE ...
Mileage: 185,000
CPSC:THIS WINTER I WAS NOTICING AND HAVING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS WITH GLARE AND SUN AND LIGHTS AT NIGHT REFLECTING ON THESE SHINY "MELTED" AREAS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD IN THE RIGHT CONDITIONS. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, MY DASH WAS ALL ORIGINALLY A BLACK MATTE FINISH AND GLARE WAS NEVER A PRO...
CPSC:THIS WINTER I WAS NOTICING AND HAVING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS WITH GLARE AND SUN AND LIGHTS AT NIGHT REFLECTING ON THESE SHINY "MELTED" AREAS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD IN THE RIGHT CONDITIONS. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, MY DASH WAS ALL ORIGINALLY A BLACK MATTE FINISH AND GLARE WAS NEVER A PRO...
COMING HOME FROM FLORIDA IN 2013, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. ONCE WE STOPPED AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR 15-20 MINUTES, WE WERE ABLE TO GO ANOTHER 100-150 MILES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AG...
Mileage: 120,000
COMING HOME FROM FLORIDA IN 2013, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. ONCE WE STOPPED AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR 15-20 MINUTES, WE WERE ABLE TO GO ANOTHER 100-150 MILES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AG...
Mileage: 120,000
PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED, DISARMING THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS SEAT CUSHION SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 YEARS AGO BY OWNER, AND NOW A SECOND OEM SENSOR HAS FAILED. NO INJURY HAS OCCURRED BUT WOULD HATE TO FIND OUT WHAT DEATH OR INJURY COULD BE PREVENTED IF NISSAN OR NHTSA...
Mileage: 61,500
MY CAR LEFT ME STRANDED AS I WENT TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTERS FROM DAYCARE. I HAD TO PAY TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, MY KEY FOB WOULD ALLOW ME TO LOCK MY DOORS AND TURN ON THE ALARM BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING IN THE COMPLAINTS COMMENTARY AND THE MAJORITY OF YOUR COMPLAINT...
Mileage: 178,000
KEY LOCKING MECHANISM STALLED ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES...
Mileage: 30,000
TAKATA RECALL. DEALERSHIP SAYS ENTIRE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR ISSUE. WILL COST OVER $1,400 TO REPLACE DUE TO SHORTAGE IN REPLACEMENT SEATS. WILL ONLY WARRANTY FOR 1 YEAR IF REPLACED.
Mileage: 110,000
I PURCHASED A NISSAN ALTIMA 09 AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL 8/03/17. AS I WENT TO TURN THE CAR ON A LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH BOARD INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK. I FIGURED IT WAS A QUICK FIX SO I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S A FAULTY STEERING LOCK...
Mileage: 125,000
I PURCHASED A NISSAN ALTIMA 09 AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL 8/03/17. AS I WENT TO TURN THE CAR ON A LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH BOARD INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK. I FIGURED IT WAS A QUICK FIX SO I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S A FAULTY STEERING LOCK...
Mileage: 125,000
CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOT WORKING CAUSING THE CAR TO DRIVE INEFFECTIVELY, CAR SPEED DECLINES AND SOMETIMES THE CAR RPMS STAY AT 3000 AND WON'T ACCELERATE.
CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOT WORKING CAUSING THE CAR TO DRIVE INEFFECTIVELY, CAR SPEED DECLINES AND SOMETIMES THE CAR RPMS STAY AT 3000 AND WON'T ACCELERATE.
CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOT WORKING CAUSING THE CAR TO DRIVE INEFFECTIVELY, CAR SPEED DECLINES AND SOMETIMES THE CAR RPMS STAY AT 3000 AND WON'T ACCELERATE.
MY NISSAN ALTIMA WAS IN A 4+ ROLLOVER AT @65 MPH, WEST BOUND ON I-8 NEAR BOULEVARD CALIFORNIA ABOUT DAWN AND JUST EAST OF SANDIEGO . WHEN A SUDDEN RAIN DOWNBURST, THE CAR HYDROPLANED AND LEFT THE ROAD AND PROCEEDED TO ROLL 4+ TIMES. I HAVE YET TO SEE THE ACCIDENT REPORT. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENG...
Mileage: 129,600
THE WON'T START DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T LOCK SO THE CAR WON'T START
TAKATA RECALL CAN'T DRIVE TOO FAR CUZ LOSING POWER AFTER HOUR....WE CANT GO TO FAMILY VACATION ON LONG TRIPIF ITS LOWER THAN $200 THAT'S OK BUT IF IT'S CVT TRANSMISSION IT'S WAY OVER MY BUDGET IT'S COST OVER $5,000......I LOOK OVER ON GOOGLE N SEEN A LOTS OF PPL HAD THIS PROBLEM.....
Mileage: 100
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND THE SPEED DRASTICALLY DECREASES AND LOSES ALL POWER! THERE IS NO WARNINGS.
Mileage: 78,500
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND THE SPEED DRASTICALLY DECREASES AND LOSES ALL POWER! THERE IS NO WARNINGS.
Mileage: 78,500
THE PUSH-BUTTON STARTER SYSTEM FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED. THIS IS A STEERING LOCK ISSUE VERY COMMON TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL.
Mileage: 69,500
THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON AND THE "ON" INDICATOR IS LIT WHERE THE PUSH BUTTON IS. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DOES NOT START.
Mileage: 125,000
THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON AND THE "ON" INDICATOR IS LIT WHERE THE PUSH BUTTON IS. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DOES NOT START.
Mileage: 125,000
TRAVELING UP HILL MY CAR LOSES POWER AND GOES TO SOME KIND OF SAFTY MODE AND ITS VERT SCARY IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN' IN THE CAR
Mileage: 9,986,800
I CHANGE MY RADIATOR 2 TIMES - AND THEY CHANGE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK AND THEY CHARGE ME 1,200 . I HAVE CHANGE THE PRESSURE SENSORS COUPLE TIMES . THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING
I CHANGE MY RADIATOR 2 TIMES - AND THEY CHANGE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK AND THEY CHARGE ME 1,200 . I HAVE CHANGE THE PRESSURE SENSORS COUPLE TIMES . THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING
I CHANGE MY RADIATOR 2 TIMES - AND THEY CHANGE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK AND THEY CHARGE ME 1,200 . I HAVE CHANGE THE PRESSURE SENSORS COUPLE TIMES . THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING
FRONT STRUTS HAVE CRACKS IN THEM. ALSO, THE CAR IS ON ITS CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
Mileage: 57,000
THE NISSAN ALTIMA'S CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN A YEAR. ALSO, THE STRUTS HAVE CRACKS IN THEM AS WELL.
Mileage: 55,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ONCE THE ENGINE GETS HOT THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND ONCE YOU STOP THE CAR AND LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN IT RUNS FINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ONCE THE ENGINE GETS HOT THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND ONCE YOU STOP THE CAR AND LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN IT RUNS FINE
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I GO UP. HILL I LOSE POWER CANT DRIVE UNTIL THE TRANMISSION COOLS DOWN
Mileage: 316
STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT FAILURE. MY CAR WAS ALL OF THE SUDDEN DEAD AT HOME DEPOT THE OTHER DAY AND THIS WAS THE SECOND TIMES IT HAPPENED. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED BUT I WAS ABLED TO START MY CAR THE NEXT DAY SO I THOUGHT IT WAS OK. UNTIL COUPLE DAYS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I HAD TO TOW...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS FURTHER TESTING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE M...
Mileage: 130,000
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT MILEAGE #135828 ON MY ALTIMA 2009 2.5S. INITIALLY THE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TOTALLY USUALLY AFTER EXCITING THE FREEWAY. IT TOTALLY WENT OUT WHILE PARKED. IT WOULD TRY TO TURN OVER WITH NO LOCK.MODELS 2.5L 4 CYLINDER AND 3.5L V6 YEARS 1993 / 2002-2013 MILEAGE 136212 HAVE...
Mileage: 135,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DECELERATED. THE RPMS WERE BETWEEN 4 AND 5. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. WHEN THE CONTACT BEGAN DRIVING AGA...
Mileage: 157,000
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON REGULAR ROADS ABOUT TO GET ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY ISSUE WITH ALL FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY WORKING. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE BY THE TOGGLE SWITCH, HOWEVER THE HAZARD BUTTON WOULD ACTIVATE THEM. THEN MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF ON THEIR OWN(THIS WAS AT ...
Mileage: 42,475
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON REGULAR ROADS ABOUT TO GET ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY ISSUE WITH ALL FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY WORKING. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE BY THE TOGGLE SWITCH, HOWEVER THE HAZARD BUTTON WOULD ACTIVATE THEM. THEN MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF ON THEIR OWN(THIS WAS AT ...
Mileage: 42,475
DASH BOARD IS MELTING
Mileage: 96,229
STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT HAS FAILED
Mileage: 95,000
"TAKATA RECALL" ON THURSDAY, MAY 11TH, 2017, I LEFT FOR AN APPOINTMENT. AFTER THE APPOINTMENT, I TRIED STARTING THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS A BIT STIFF. I TRIED THE BATTERY, BUT NO RELIEF. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED....
Mileage: 132,000
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT. VEHICLE WILL NOT START, SEEMS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT HAPPENED.
Mileage: 139,000
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT. VEHICLE WILL NOT START, SEEMS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT HAPPENED.
Mileage: 139,000
CPSC:MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN LITTLE OVER 2 MINUTES. WHOLE CAR BURNED. *BF UPDATED 05/10/2017*JS
THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON THE CAR AND I COULDNT GET IT UNLOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED TO GET REPLACED SO I DID HOWEVER I FOUND OUT LATER THIS WAS A RECALL
Mileage: 135,000
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD (1 HOUR+) IN WARM WEATHER (80 DEGREES+). VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER, WITH RPMS NEVER REACHING ABOVE 2000, DRASTICALLY REDUCING ACCELERATION AND SPEED. DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THIS CREATES A SERIOUS DANGER. THIS HAS BE...
Mileage: 115,000
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD (1 HOUR+) IN WARM WEATHER (80 DEGREES+). VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER, WITH RPMS NEVER REACHING ABOVE 2000, DRASTICALLY REDUCING ACCELERATION AND SPEED. DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THIS CREATES A SERIOUS DANGER. THIS HAS BE...
Mileage: 115,000
AFTER LEAVING THE HOUSE FOR WORK MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I PAID TO HAVE SOME COME OUT THINKING IT COULD POSSIBLY BE BATTERY OR STARTER RELATED. COM TO FIND OUT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A ESCL SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON LIKE VEHICLES. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT NEED TO BE FIXED. THANK GOD I WAS ...
Mileage: 96,000
STEERING IS LOCK AND IT DOES TURN ON AND IT NEVER DID THIS IT WORK GOOD
STEERING IS LOCK AND IT DOES TURN ON AND IT NEVER DID THIS IT WORK GOOD
LOCK STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED.
MY NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN IN PLACE BUT MY VIN DOESNT QUALIFY EVEN THOU ITS ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING 1003 TO FIX THIS. KINDLY HELP
Mileage: 92,000
I BOUGHT THE CAR AT ROUGHLY 54K MILES. APPROXIMATELY AROUND 62K, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I WORK ON RESIDENTIAL AC UNITS. MY PRESSURES ARE EQUALIZED. I BYPASSED THE PRESSURE SWITCH TEMPORARILY DURING DIAGNOSTICS TO SEE IF THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED ...
I BOUGHT THE CAR AT ROUGHLY 54K MILES. APPROXIMATELY AROUND 62K, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I WORK ON RESIDENTIAL AC UNITS. MY PRESSURES ARE EQUALIZED. I BYPASSED THE PRESSURE SWITCH TEMPORARILY DURING DIAGNOSTICS TO SEE IF THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED ...
I BOUGHT THE CAR AT ROUGHLY 54K MILES. APPROXIMATELY AROUND 62K, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I WORK ON RESIDENTIAL AC UNITS. MY PRESSURES ARE EQUALIZED. I BYPASSED THE PRESSURE SWITCH TEMPORARILY DURING DIAGNOSTICS TO SEE IF THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED ...
PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS WITH SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT, THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THAT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISARMED. VERY UNSAFE. TIRES TPMS VALVES CONSTANTLY LEAK EVEN AFTER SERVICE. REPLACED 3 OUT OF 4 OF THEM, AND 4TH ONE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 26,000
PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS WITH SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT, THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THAT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISARMED. VERY UNSAFE. TIRES TPMS VALVES CONSTANTLY LEAK EVEN AFTER SERVICE. REPLACED 3 OUT OF 4 OF THEM, AND 4TH ONE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 26,000
PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS WITH SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT, THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THAT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISARMED. VERY UNSAFE. TIRES TPMS VALVES CONSTANTLY LEAK EVEN AFTER SERVICE. REPLACED 3 OUT OF 4 OF THEM, AND 4TH ONE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 26,000
TRANSMISSION BROKE AT 119,000, WAS FIXED, JUST UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. BEGAN WHINING, WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION COOLER, INSTALLED FOR $1,000+. NOW, AT 149,000 TRANSMISSION HAS BROKEN AGAIN. IT WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT ACCELERATION QUIT ON A CITY STREET.
Mileage: 149,000
THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REMEDY. TOYOTA WILL REPLACE ON THEY'RE VEHICLES, BUT NOT NISSAN.THE DASH FROM THE INTENSE HEAT IN SOUTH FLORIDA, HAS BECOME STICKY AND IS CRACKING. IN SOME AREAS, IT CAN BECOME SHINY CAUSING A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIN...
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK SYSTEM, WHICH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITHIN THESE CARS. THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MOST OWNERS WON'T MALFUNCTION UNTIL FURTHER MILES LIKE MINES. I WAS AT MY PARENTS HOUSE VISITING "THANK LORD" WHICH WAS N...
Mileage: 147,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED INTO A BLACK, STICKY, REFLECTIVE LIQUID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO THE LIQUID REFLECTING THE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSE...
Mileage: 122,000
I TRIED TO START NISSAN ALTIMA AFTER SHOPPING AND WOULD NOT START. STEERING WAS LOCKED UP AND TRANSMISSION.I WAS NOT IN THE SAFEST PART OF TOWN SO I WAS WORRIED FOR MY SAFETY.THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME SO I KNEW IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK UNIT GONE BAD AGAIN. FIRST TIME WAS 3 YEARS AGO ...
Mileage: 86,122
THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT AIR BAG LIGHT OFF WON'T DISAPPEAR WHEN OCCUPIED.
Mileage: 97,250
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL HAD MELTED AND THE SURFACE BECAME VERY SMOOTH. THE FAILURE CAUSED AN EXTREME GLARE AND VISIBILITY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAYTIME. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRE...
Mileage: 60,000
CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
Mileage: 75,000
TAKADA RECALL- THE CAR WAS STATIONAY AND WOULD NOT START.
TAKADA RECALL- THE CAR WAS STATIONAY AND WOULD NOT START.
THE SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND IS NO LONGER ABLE TO TELL IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT TO TURN ON THE AIRBAG.
Mileage: 100,000
REPLACED STEERING LOCK DECEMBER 6, 2013, AND AGAIN MARCH 7, 2017. HAS LEFT ME STRANDED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. REPLACED WITH NISSAN PART THAT THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO REPLACE WITH SAME DEFECTIVE PART AGAIN 3 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS LATER AT MY OWN EXPENSE THE SECOND TIME.
Mileage: 83,282
REPLACED STEERING LOCK DECEMBER 6, 2013, AND AGAIN MARCH 7, 2017. HAS LEFT ME STRANDED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. REPLACED WITH NISSAN PART THAT THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO REPLACE WITH SAME DEFECTIVE PART AGAIN 3 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS LATER AT MY OWN EXPENSE THE SECOND TIME.
Mileage: 83,282
I HAD A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA WHILE THE CARE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE REPAIR FACILITY DIAGNOSED A STRUT BROKEN AND HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT STRUT MODULAR ASSY AND THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT ASSY ALSO. THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR COST $1.020.26
Mileage: 65,000
MY DASH IS MELTING MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE!!
MY DASH IS MELTING MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE!!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GLARE ON THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH MADE DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLARE IMPAIRED THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD SEEMED AS IF IT WERE MELTING. THE M...
Mileage: 113,239
MELTING DASHBOARD CAUSES GLAZE ON WINDSHIELD. UNSAFE DRIVING UNDER HEAVY SUNSHINE.
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WILL NOT START, CAN NOT MOVE GEARS, LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS AND WINDOWS DON'T WORK. THE PART HAD A RECALL THAT NEEDS TO BE REINSTATED.IF THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE I COULD HAVE BEEN RAPED OR KILLED. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE!
Mileage: 75,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WILL NOT START, CAN NOT MOVE GEARS, LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS AND WINDOWS DON'T WORK. THE PART HAD A RECALL THAT NEEDS TO BE REINSTATED.IF THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE I COULD HAVE BEEN RAPED OR KILLED. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE!
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT UNKNOWN PARTS RELATED TO THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM NEE...
Mileage: 88,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT UNKNOWN PARTS RELATED TO THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM NEE...
Mileage: 88,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT UNKNOWN PARTS RELATED TO THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM NEE...
Mileage: 88,000
STEERING LOCK HAS BROKEN AND THERE IS NO WAY TO START MY CAR - IT LEFT ME STRANDED AT NIGHT AND I UNDERSTAND NISSAN WILL NOT HONOR A RECALL THAT THEY HAD FOR THIS BEFORE. I WAS PARKED IN A LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED. I HAD MY CAR TOWED, THEN IT WORKED BRIEFLY BUT HAS STOPPED AGAIN. THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC K...
Mileage: 86,000
THE START PUSH BUTTON IGNITION AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WILL NOT ENGAGE.. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE BRAKE PAD TO DEPRESS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I AM LEFT DEAD IN THE WATER WITH NO WAY TO START OR USE THE ACCESSORIES FUNCTION TO TURN ON THE RADIO OR ALLOW MY PHONE...
THE START PUSH BUTTON IGNITION AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WILL NOT ENGAGE.. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE BRAKE PAD TO DEPRESS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I AM LEFT DEAD IN THE WATER WITH NO WAY TO START OR USE THE ACCESSORIES FUNCTION TO TURN ON THE RADIO OR ALLOW MY PHONE...
THE START PUSH BUTTON IGNITION AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WILL NOT ENGAGE.. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE BRAKE PAD TO DEPRESS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I AM LEFT DEAD IN THE WATER WITH NO WAY TO START OR USE THE ACCESSORIES FUNCTION TO TURN ON THE RADIO OR ALLOW MY PHONE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LOCK WAS FAULTY AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LOCK WAS FAULTY AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Mileage: 125,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE RENDERED THE CAR UNSTARTABLE
Mileage: 84,000
WHEN I LEFT THE OFFICE TO START MY CAR YESTERDAY EVENING ON 2/15/2017, I USED MY KEY FOB TO REMOTELY UNLOCK MY PARKED 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE THOUGH, THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION DID NOTHING. THE CAR DID NOT START, NOR WOULD IT SWITCH TO ACCESSORY MODE. ...
Mileage: 91,000
MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 LEFT ME STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT AT NIGHT. THE STEERING WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE CAR WOULD DO NOTHING! LUCKILY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CAR DID START. NOW A MONTH LATER, THANKFULLY, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME! I COULD HAVE BEEN MURDERED OR RAPED IN THAT PARK...
Mileage: 157,000
MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 LEFT ME STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT AT NIGHT. THE STEERING WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE CAR WOULD DO NOTHING! LUCKILY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CAR DID START. NOW A MONTH LATER, THANKFULLY, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME! I COULD HAVE BEEN MURDERED OR RAPED IN THAT PARK...
Mileage: 157,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12...
Mileage: 128,000
CAR WOULD NOT START, LOCKED UP ON ME. VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN, TOLD IT WILL COST ME CLOSE TO $1000 TO REPAIR, NOTICED OTHER COSTUMERS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 6 YEARS WHICH EXPIRED 4-25-2015. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PLAZA PARKING LOT
Mileage: 133,000
CAR WOULD NOT START, LOCKED UP ON ME. VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN, TOLD IT WILL COST ME CLOSE TO $1000 TO REPAIR, NOTICED OTHER COSTUMERS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 6 YEARS WHICH EXPIRED 4-25-2015. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PLAZA PARKING LOT
Mileage: 133,000
ISSUE WITH STEERING WHEEL THAT CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO TURN ON
ISSUES WITH STEERING WHEEL WHICH LEADS TO THE CAR NOT TURNING ON AT ALL .
ISSUES WITH STEERING WHEEL WHICH LEADS TO THE CAR NOT TURNING ON AT ALL .
ISSUES WITH STEERING WHEEL WHICH LEADS TO THE CAR NOT TURNING ON AT ALL .
DROVE TO WORK FINE. CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR AN HOUR LATER THE CAR COULDN'T START OR ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER. THE BATTERY IS BRAND NEW SO THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE. TURNS OUT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING CYLINDER LOCK IS BAD. TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET THE CAR TO START. CAR WAS STATIONARY...
Mileage: 98,000
WIFE DROVE CAR TO WORK, GOT READY TO LEAVE AND CAR WOULD NOT START. SECURITY LIGHTS ON DASH WAS LIT UP . I CAME HOME FROM WORK TRIED EXTRA KEY FOB AND TRIED NEW CAR BATTERY, STILL WOULD NOT START. HAD CAR TOWED 25 MILES TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY MODULE, A WEL...
Mileage: 68,428
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH NO WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE...
THE STEERING LOCK MODULE NEEDS REPLACED AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO LOCATION WITHOUT ANY ISSUE AND PARKED. ONCE I RETURNED TO THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START, WAS UNABLE TO JUMP START THE CAR. CAR WAS TOWED.
Mileage: 106,000
THE STEERING COLUMN RECALL WAS REPAIRED, BUT WARRANTY WAS OFF. HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED AND RECALL ON IT WAS OFF. AUTOMOBILE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT SLOWED TO A CRAWL ON THE HIGHWAY
Mileage: 169,000
THE STEERING COLUMN RECALL WAS REPAIRED, BUT WARRANTY WAS OFF. HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED AND RECALL ON IT WAS OFF. AUTOMOBILE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT SLOWED TO A CRAWL ON THE HIGHWAY
Mileage: 169,000
I WAS UNABLE TO START MY CAR AND WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT AT WORK FOR OVER 3 HOURS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. ONCE I GOT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH MY STEERING LOCK AND IT WOULD COST $1,300. I CAME IN 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT DUE TO AN INDICATOR LIGHT CO...
Mileage: 128,000
MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AT A GAS PUMP WHEN IT FAILED TO START. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALER TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) UNIT WHICH HAD FAILED AND PREVENTED THE ENGINE TO START. NISSAN HAD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, 72 MONTHS/UNLIMITED MILEAGE DUE TO KNOWN MANUFACTURING I...
Mileage: 119,500
MY NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE STEERING LOCK. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH NO CELL SERVICE. IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SO I WAITED IN MY CAR UNTIL MORNING. I THEN WALKED 5 MILES TO THE NEAREST CONVENIENCE STORE TO CALL AAA. ONCE I GOT MY CAR TOWED HOME, I CALLED NISSAN & DESP...
Mileage: 129,000
MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AFTER FUELING AT A GAS PUMP.
Mileage: 121,000
MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AFTER FUELING AT A GAS PUMP.
Mileage: 121,000
VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND VEHICLE WAS IN A VERY RISKY AREA. WE WERE AFRAID FOR OUR SAFETY AND AFRAID THAT OUR VEHICLE MIGHT BE DAMAGED BY VANDALS IN THAT AREA.
Mileage: 49,000
STEERING LOCK REPAIR.
I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL TO RUN SOME ERRANDS. IT STARTED FINE. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT WAS FREEZING COLD. MY CAR WAS BLOCKING THE GAS PUMP AND IT COULD NOT BE MOVED. I RULED OUT THE KEY FOB BECAUSE IT STILL UNLOCKED THE DOORS. I INSERTED THE K...
Mileage: 86,000
I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL TO RUN SOME ERRANDS. IT STARTED FINE. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT WAS FREEZING COLD. MY CAR WAS BLOCKING THE GAS PUMP AND IT COULD NOT BE MOVED. I RULED OUT THE KEY FOB BECAUSE IT STILL UNLOCKED THE DOORS. I INSERTED THE K...
Mileage: 86,000
I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL TO RUN SOME ERRANDS. IT STARTED FINE. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT WAS FREEZING COLD. MY CAR WAS BLOCKING THE GAS PUMP AND IT COULD NOT BE MOVED. I RULED OUT THE KEY FOB BECAUSE IT STILL UNLOCKED THE DOORS. I INSERTED THE K...
Mileage: 86,000
MY STEERING INTERLOCK IN MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WENT OUT ON ME. I GOT STRANDED FOR 3 HOURS IN 20 DEGREES WEATHER WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON UNTIL MY TOW TRUCK FINALLY GOT THERE. CAR WOULD START SO I COULDN'T EVEN TURN HEAT ON TO KEEP MY SON WARM. NISSAN IS STILL HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THESE AND WON'T COVER T...
Mileage: 127,000
MY STEERING INTERLOCK IN MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WENT OUT ON ME. I GOT STRANDED FOR 3 HOURS IN 20 DEGREES WEATHER WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON UNTIL MY TOW TRUCK FINALLY GOT THERE. CAR WOULD START SO I COULDN'T EVEN TURN HEAT ON TO KEEP MY SON WARM. NISSAN IS STILL HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THESE AND WON'T COVER T...
Mileage: 127,000
ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2017 APPROXIMATELY 5:45 PM, I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF ON KIRKWOOD HIGHWAY IN NEWARK, DE WHICH IS 3 LANES. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND HESITATE TO TAKE OFF. WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD S...
Mileage: 135,000
ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2017 APPROXIMATELY 5:45 PM, I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF ON KIRKWOOD HIGHWAY IN NEWARK, DE WHICH IS 3 LANES. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND HESITATE TO TAKE OFF. WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD S...
Mileage: 135,000
THE STEERING LOCK FAILED WITHOUT WARNING,LEAVING ME STRANDED.THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS TO HAVE THE CAR TOED TO A DEALER. THE PRICE OF THE PART WAS VERY HIGH AND THE LABOR WAS VERY HIGH ALSO.NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT SEND A NOTIFICATION TO ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED...
Mileage: 103,000
STEERING LOCK FAIL. MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE PART. CAR WON'T START AND NISSA WON'T PAY FOR IT.
Mileage: 92,000
WHEN LEAVING WORK CAR WOULD NOT START USING THE PUSH START. AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK AND IT WAS ONLY COVERED FOR AN EXTENDED 6 YEARS AFTER ORIGINAL PURCHASE. I FEEL THAT IF THEY KNEW THAT THIS PART WAS FAULTY THEY SHOULD HAVE OFFERED A RECALL. A $1000 D...
THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE....IT STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND SHIFTS SO HARD MY PASSENGERS THINK I'M SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. AND NOW THE STEERING LOCK MODULE HAS FAILED. AFTER READING 100S OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SA...
THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE....IT STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND SHIFTS SO HARD MY PASSENGERS THINK I'M SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. AND NOW THE STEERING LOCK MODULE HAS FAILED. AFTER READING 100S OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SA...
OUT OF NOWHERE, I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO START IT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON. I THOUGHT MY KEY BATTERY DIED AND AFTER TRYING DIFFERENT KEYS, ETC, DETERMINED THERE WAS ANOTHER ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK. AF...
Mileage: 60,000
OUT OF NOWHERE, I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO START IT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON. I THOUGHT MY KEY BATTERY DIED AND AFTER TRYING DIFFERENT KEYS, ETC, DETERMINED THERE WAS ANOTHER ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK. AF...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DID NOT START AGAIN. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE BATTERY DIED AND WENT TO GET JUMPER CABLES. WHEN HE RETURNED, THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT AND A REPORT WAS FIL...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DID NOT START AGAIN. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE BATTERY DIED AND WENT TO GET JUMPER CABLES. WHEN HE RETURNED, THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT AND A REPORT WAS FIL...
Mileage: 105,000
STEERING LOCK UNIT FAILURE, CAR WOULDN'T START AND LEFT ME STRANDED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I UNDERSTAND THIS PART HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF FAILURES FROM ONLINE RESEARCH FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED
Mileage: 141,000
WATER LEAKS INSIDE THE CAR EVERY TIME IT RAINS, WHEN IT'S STATIONARY. WATER IS ALL OVER THE FRONT FLOOR MATS AND BACK FLOOR MATS. FROM THE MOMENT I BOUGHT THE CAR, WATER GOT TRAPPED IN THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. I HAD TO MANUALLY DRAIN THE WATER BY LIFTING THE RUBBER ON THE EDGES OF THE DOOR. CUR...
Mileage: 70,000
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: THE ALTIMA'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR AN EXTENDED TIME (>1.5 HOURS). THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES DRIVING ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY ON LONG ROAD TRIPS. THE ALTIMA IS IN OVERDRIVE, TRAVELING A...
Mileage: 60,000
NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CAR WILL NOT START. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART FOR SOME OF ITS VEHICLES. THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE CONTINUED.
Mileage: 90,000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND I WAS STRANDED. MY CELL PHONE BATTERY WAS DYING AND COULD NOT RECHARGE BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCK PART MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF AND THEY WILL NOT RECALL OR REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DISAB...
CAME OUT TO GET IN THE CAR WHICH WAS PARKED, USED THE FOB TO UNLOCK THE DOOR GOT INTO THE CAR AND NOTHING. THE BRAKE WAS HARD TO PRESS, THE STEERING WAS LOCKED, COULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR, THE CAR COULD NOT BE JUMPED WITH CABLES. I HAD 2 INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISS...
Mileage: 77,000
CAME OUT TO GET IN THE CAR WHICH WAS PARKED, USED THE FOB TO UNLOCK THE DOOR GOT INTO THE CAR AND NOTHING. THE BRAKE WAS HARD TO PRESS, THE STEERING WAS LOCKED, COULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR, THE CAR COULD NOT BE JUMPED WITH CABLES. I HAD 2 INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISS...
Mileage: 77,000
CAME OUT TO GET IN THE CAR WHICH WAS PARKED, USED THE FOB TO UNLOCK THE DOOR GOT INTO THE CAR AND NOTHING. THE BRAKE WAS HARD TO PRESS, THE STEERING WAS LOCKED, COULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR, THE CAR COULD NOT BE JUMPED WITH CABLES. I HAD 2 INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISS...
Mileage: 77,000
WHILE VISITING A LOCAL PARK I CAME BACK TO MY CAR TO FIND IT UNABLE TO BE STARTED. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC START AND THE KEY FOB BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED BUT IT WAS A FAULTY PART WITHIN THE CAR, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK, THAT PREVENTED ME FROM BEING ABLE TO START MY CAR. I WAS LEFT STRANDED I...
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA CAR WOULD NOT START. LEFT STRANDED AT WORK. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO HOME AND THEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. COST OF ELECTRONIC BOX IN STEERING 1100.00. THIS IS WRONG SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
AS I WAS LEAVING WORK ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT ABOUT 11:35PM WHEN I GOT TO MY CAR, I FOUND MYSELF STUCK IN A PARKING LOT TRYING TO TURN ON MY IGNITION. THE CAR DIDN'T GIVE ME NO WARNING AS THE DASHBOARD GAVE ME A SYMBOL OF THE WORD "KEY" DISPLAY WITH A KEY BELOW IT. I WOULD PUSH THE BRAKE AND THE START BU...
Mileage: 69,527
AS I WAS LEAVING WORK ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT ABOUT 11:35PM WHEN I GOT TO MY CAR, I FOUND MYSELF STUCK IN A PARKING LOT TRYING TO TURN ON MY IGNITION. THE CAR DIDN'T GIVE ME NO WARNING AS THE DASHBOARD GAVE ME A SYMBOL OF THE WORD "KEY" DISPLAY WITH A KEY BELOW IT. I WOULD PUSH THE BRAKE AND THE START BU...
Mileage: 69,527
AS I WAS LEAVING WORK ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT ABOUT 11:35PM WHEN I GOT TO MY CAR, I FOUND MYSELF STUCK IN A PARKING LOT TRYING TO TURN ON MY IGNITION. THE CAR DIDN'T GIVE ME NO WARNING AS THE DASHBOARD GAVE ME A SYMBOL OF THE WORD "KEY" DISPLAY WITH A KEY BELOW IT. I WOULD PUSH THE BRAKE AND THE START BU...
Mileage: 69,527
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 85,122
MY DAUGHTER DROVE THE CAR TO HER HOSPITAL IN NJ AND WHEN SHE RETURNED A FEW HOURS LATER TO DRIVE BACK TO HER HOME ON LI THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE REMOTE OPENED THE DOORS BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AND CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN SHE PUSHED THE START BUTTON. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY ESCL...
Mileage: 80,000
INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND NEED TOW TO NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIR. THERE IS NO WARNING FOR THIS MALFUNCTION.
Mileage: 78,000
I WAS READY TO LEFT ANOTHER LABOR DAY AFTER 10HRS WORK,REALLY BAD DAY I MEAN RAINING ALL DAY. BY THE TIME I WAS READY TO LEAVE AND START MY ALTIMA09 I GET THIS TERRIFIC NOTICE THAT MY CAR WON'T START,IMMEDIATELY IN MEDIA CONTACT DEALER ON LAS VEGAS NEVADA WERE I LIVE AND THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE NEED...
CAR WOULD NOT START WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE KEY FOB. ELECTRICAL STEERING CONTROL LOCK FAILED. LEFT DAUGHTER STRANDED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
Mileage: 113,000
MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S COUPE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WITH NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER UNTIL 3 MORNINGS AGO WHEN I WAS AT HOME AND LEAVING FOR WORK. I OPENED MY CAR DOOR WITH THE PUSH-BUTTON KEY AND TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT ISSUES. WHEN I PUSHED THE START/IGNITION BUTTON NEXT TO THE STEERING WHEEL ...
Mileage: 69,500
MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S COUPE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WITH NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER UNTIL 3 MORNINGS AGO WHEN I WAS AT HOME AND LEAVING FOR WORK. I OPENED MY CAR DOOR WITH THE PUSH-BUTTON KEY AND TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT ISSUES. WHEN I PUSHED THE START/IGNITION BUTTON NEXT TO THE STEERING WHEEL ...
Mileage: 69,500
I HAD STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE IN AN AREA THAT WAS UNSAFE AND I COULD NOT START MY CAR AGAIN TO DRIVE AWAY. I HAD TO CALL EMERGENCY ROAD SIDE SERVICE TO TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED MY CAR FOR A $900 FEE. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THI...
Mileage: 113,000
CAME OUT OF THE STORE COULDN'T START VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN, BRAKES WERE HARD TO STEP ON, "KEY" LIGHT ON! DOORS ABLE TO UNLOCK AND LOCK AND TRUNK. TOWED 3X NOBODY COULD FIX IT SAID NEEDS TO GO BACK TO NISSAN NOBODY COULD EVEN GET A DIAGNOSTIC OUTPUT ON IT..SITTING AT NISSAN NOW...
Mileage: 149,900
CAME OUT OF THE STORE COULDN'T START VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN, BRAKES WERE HARD TO STEP ON, "KEY" LIGHT ON! DOORS ABLE TO UNLOCK AND LOCK AND TRUNK. TOWED 3X NOBODY COULD FIX IT SAID NEEDS TO GO BACK TO NISSAN NOBODY COULD EVEN GET A DIAGNOSTIC OUTPUT ON IT..SITTING AT NISSAN NOW...
Mileage: 149,900
CAME OUT OF THE STORE COULDN'T START VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN, BRAKES WERE HARD TO STEP ON, "KEY" LIGHT ON! DOORS ABLE TO UNLOCK AND LOCK AND TRUNK. TOWED 3X NOBODY COULD FIX IT SAID NEEDS TO GO BACK TO NISSAN NOBODY COULD EVEN GET A DIAGNOSTIC OUTPUT ON IT..SITTING AT NISSAN NOW...
Mileage: 149,900
TAKATA RECALL THE STEERING LOCK COLUMN ON THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, AS IT IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT CAN EFFECT ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN YOUR BRAND ENOUGH TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE.
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. KEYLIGHT FLASHED. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED IN HEAVY RAIN FROM MY WORK IN AN UNSAFE AREA AND TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND DEALERSHIP. CAR HAS FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. NISSAN WILL NOT HONOR EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE TO NISSAN. I WAS TOLD BY NIS...
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. KEYLIGHT FLASHED. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED IN HEAVY RAIN FROM MY WORK IN AN UNSAFE AREA AND TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND DEALERSHIP. CAR HAS FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. NISSAN WILL NOT HONOR EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE TO NISSAN. I WAS TOLD BY NIS...
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. KEYLIGHT FLASHED. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED IN HEAVY RAIN FROM MY WORK IN AN UNSAFE AREA AND TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND DEALERSHIP. CAR HAS FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. NISSAN WILL NOT HONOR EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE TO NISSAN. I WAS TOLD BY NIS...
MY CAR WOULDN'T START, WITH NO WARMING OR INDICATOR. THANKFULLY, FOR MY SAFETY, IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT, HOWEVER, THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS SITUATION. I LOOKED THROUGH THE MANUAL AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL LOCK THAT WILL COST AROUND $1,000. THIS IS A COM...
Mileage: 73,000
MY DAUGHTER 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH SHE BROUGHT FROM TURNERSVILLE NISSAN IN TURNERSVILLE NJ FEB LAST YEAR 2016 HER CAR WOULD NOT START COME FIND OUT IT WAS STEERING WHEEL LOCK DEFECT WHICH WAS RECALL FOR THAT THEY TELLING HER RECALL DATE ENDED THEY KNOW GOING CHARGE HER 900 DOLLARS FIX IT IF KNEW R...
ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR WOULD NOT START THE IGNITION AFTER LOCKING IT. EVEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WON'T COME UP. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE CITY AND COULD GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) HAD GONE CORRUPT. WHEN I SEARCHED ON INTERNET, IT APPEA...
Mileage: 80,100
MY CAR WAS PARKED IN A BUSINESS LOT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START. IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE KEY FOB. IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STERLING LOCK SYSTEM IN THE CAR. AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN SAI...
Mileage: 100,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN. NISSAN PUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT ENDED JANUARY 1ST 2016. THIS IS A FAULTY PART AND MUST BE ADDED TO RECALL LIST. WENT TO WORK IN JANUARY OF 2017, UPON GOING TO LEAVE AFTER FACILITY WAS LOCKED UP FOR NIGHT MY CAR HAD A YELLOW...
Mileage: 133,036
I WAS AT A GAS STATION IN A UNSAFE AREA (HIGH CRIME) AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. MY CAR WENT INTO "LOCK MODE", AFTER RESEARCH THE STEERING LOCK CAN MALFUNCTION ON THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. LOOKS LIKE THE WARRANTY USED TO BE 8 YEARS AND IT WAS CHANGED TO 6 YEARS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 8TH YE...
I WAS AT A GAS STATION IN A UNSAFE AREA (HIGH CRIME) AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. MY CAR WENT INTO "LOCK MODE", AFTER RESEARCH THE STEERING LOCK CAN MALFUNCTION ON THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. LOOKS LIKE THE WARRANTY USED TO BE 8 YEARS AND IT WAS CHANGED TO 6 YEARS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 8TH YE...
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONED, LEAVING THE CAR ENTIRELY INCAPABLE OF STARTING. THE CAR HAD BEEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS AT WORK, SNOW HAD STARTED TO FALL AND IT DIPPED INTO FREEZING TEMPERATURES. I WENT TO LEAVE WORK LATE AT NIGHT ONLY TO FIND I COULD NOT START THE CAR DESPITE MY ...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS FAILED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER...
Mileage: 108,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I AM WRITING ON BEHALF OF MY 80 YEAR OLD PARENTS. THIS 2009 ALTIMA IS THEIR ONLY VEHICLE AND SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. AT WORK LAST WEEK, MY MOTHER WAS HEADED HOME TO CHECK ON MY FATHER WHO HAS RECENTLY ...
Mileage: 43,989
AFTER MY 4.5 HR. SHIFT AT THE HOSPITAL, I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR & IT WOULDN'T START. IT SHOWED "NO KEY". I HAD BATTERY POWER BUT THE OWNER'S MANUAL SHOWED THAT THE FOB WAS NOT CONNECTING TO THE CAR. I WAS STRANDED AND IT WAS BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES. THE NEXT DAY AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERIES IN TH...
Mileage: 73,965
I WAS READY TO GO HOME AT THE LIGHTRAIL STATION AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO START. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND COLD, PLUS THE STATION IS IN A NOT-SO-SAFE PLACE. I HAD TO CALL MY WIFE TO COME WITH OUR 5 WEEK OLD INFANT IN HER CAR TO GET AAA. THE AAA GUY COULD NOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEN WE TO...
Mileage: 96,000
DROVE HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY WITH NO ISSUES. THEN A COUPLE HOURS LATER, I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND THERE WAS A STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN ON. COST TO FIX WITH TOW NEARLY $1200.
Mileage: 76,500
THE CAR FAILED TO START DUE TO A STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM FAILURE AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THIS FAILURE, HOWEVER THESE UNITS SHOULD BE FAIRLY RELIABLE AND SHOULD NOT BE FAILING. IT APPEARS THAT THE UNIT...
Mileage: 99,656
OWNER OF A 09 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S. MY WHOLE FAMILY GOT STUCK WITH THE CAR THAT DIDNT START AT ALL, THERE'S A KEY LOGO IN THE DASH PANEL SHOWING SO I WENT TO FIND SOME SOLUTIONS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IM LOST BECAUSE IT WONT START AGAIN UNTIL FIX BY A DEALER. NO FUN AT ALL BECAUSE I FOUND THAT I MIGH...
Mileage: 108,000
OWNER OF A 09 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S. MY WHOLE FAMILY GOT STUCK WITH THE CAR THAT DIDNT START AT ALL, THERE'S A KEY LOGO IN THE DASH PANEL SHOWING SO I WENT TO FIND SOME SOLUTIONS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IM LOST BECAUSE IT WONT START AGAIN UNTIL FIX BY A DEALER. NO FUN AT ALL BECAUSE I FOUND THAT I MIGH...
Mileage: 108,000
OWNER OF A 09 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S. MY WHOLE FAMILY GOT STUCK WITH THE CAR THAT DIDNT START AT ALL, THERE'S A KEY LOGO IN THE DASH PANEL SHOWING SO I WENT TO FIND SOME SOLUTIONS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IM LOST BECAUSE IT WONT START AGAIN UNTIL FIX BY A DEALER. NO FUN AT ALL BECAUSE I FOUND THAT I MIGH...
Mileage: 108,000
STEERING LOCK DEFECTIVE, KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN SINCE 2009, REFUSED TO RECALL THE CARS INVOLVED. I JUST SPENT $923.00 TO FIX MY '09 WITH 91K MILES ON IT. CAR LEFT ME STRANDED IN A SAFE SPOT, FORTUNATELY. AFTER I PARKED, WALKED AWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES, TRIED TO RESTART, NOTHIING BUT THE TWO KEY LI...
Mileage: 91,000
STEERING LOCK MECHANISM ABRUPTLY FAILED PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY BUT THE PROBLEM CAUSED ME AND MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN STRANDED IN SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS.
Mileage: 92,000
FAULTY STEERING CONTROL LOCK DISABLED ENGINE; WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN PARKING LOT.
Mileage: 136,000
CAR WAS PARKED. CAR WONT START OR CRANK. THE FOB OPENS AND LOCKS DOORS, BUT ENGINE WONT START. DEALER REPLACE STEERING LOCK UNIT. NISSAN FORUMS ARE FULL OF COMPLAINTS FROM 2012 - 2013 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NISSAN DID EXTEND WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT ONLY OF FEW YEARS WITH OUT ISSUING A RE-CALL OR NO...
Mileage: 82,105
I GO TO COLLEGE IN A REMOTE PART OF NEBRASKA AND IN THE WINTERS IT GETS REALLY COLD AND WHEN YOU HAVE A CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND IT DOES NOT WANT TO START. THANKS NISSAN FOR NOT CARING IF I DIE OF EXPOSURE. I LIVE IN REMOTE TOWN THAT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A GROCERY STORE. EVERYTHING IS CLOSED BY...
Mileage: 84,259
ON 1/6/17 MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START DUE TO A LOCKED STEERING COLUMN. I WAS STRANDED AT A SCHOOL IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, AND HAD TO ASK SOMEONE FOR A RIDE. THIS PART HAS BEEN BREAKING DOWN FOR AWHILE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO FIND A RIDE. THE TEMPERATURE IN KC THAT DAY WAS BETWEEN 1...
Mileage: 100,000
MY BRAKE SWITCH WENT OUT IN SEPTEMBER. AT ANY GIVEN TIME MY CAR WOULDN'T START. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDDLE MY BRAKE LIGHT WOULDN'T COME ON. THIS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD RUN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I TRAVEL UP AND DOWN THE ...
MY BRAKE SWITCH WENT OUT IN SEPTEMBER. AT ANY GIVEN TIME MY CAR WOULDN'T START. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDDLE MY BRAKE LIGHT WOULDN'T COME ON. THIS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD RUN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I TRAVEL UP AND DOWN THE ...
STARTED CAR WITH NO ISSUES AND DROVE TO A PLACE OF BUSINESS. APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS LATER, CAR (STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT) UNLOCKED, BUT WOULD NOT START. "KEY" INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKS, WHICH USUALLY MEANS REMOTE BATTERY IS LOW. AS I ATTEMPT TO PUSH BRAKE AND PUSH BUTTON TO START CAR, RED LIGHT BLINK...
TAKATA RECALL. LAST EVENING I WENT TO THE CLOSEST STORE, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE 12 MILES FROM HOME. I DID AS MANY DO WHEN GETTING TO A STORE. TURNED OFF MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND LOCKED IT AS I WAS WALKING AWAY FROM THE STORE. I HAD LEFT MY CAR OFF ROUGHLY 15 MINUTES. WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR THERE WERE N...
Mileage: 151,000
STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR: STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WENT OUT AND LEFT MY DAUGHTER STRANDED AND WE HAD TO HAVE VEH TOWED. THERE WAS NO ALTERNATE WAY TO START CAR OR PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO ROLL IT OUT OF THE WAY. ALL DUE TO A PUSH START BUTTON ON CAR AND NO OTHER WAY TO OPERATE IT SAFELY. HAVING TO HAVE IT ...
THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED SUDDENLY. I DROVE TO THE GROCERY STORE AND PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY CAR TO LEAVE, THE CAR DIDN'T START. IT DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB AND DID NOT ALLOW ME TO USE THE OVERRIDE SYSTEM. THE STEERING LOCK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT TOWED ...
Mileage: 118,000
THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM FAILED RENDERING THE CAR COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. I DROVE THE CAR WHICH OPERATED PERFECTLY WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS, TURNED IT OFF AND NEXT TIME I GOT INTO THE CAR TO START IT AND DRIVE AWAY. THE INTELLIGENT KEY (PUSHBUTTON START) DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEY WAS IN THE CAR ...
Mileage: 49,150
I AM UNABLE TO START MY CAR DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. MY KEY FOB WORKS PERFECTLY FINE AND I DID NOT DO ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR YET I CANNOT DRIVE IT AND I AM STUCK IN THE FRIGID COLD IN FRONT OF MY JOB.
Mileage: 170,000
ELECTONIC STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK FAILED. IT FAILED IN A PARKING LOT IN THE EVENING AND LEFT ME STRANDED.
Mileage: 50,000
WE HAVE A DEFECTS IN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) WHICH HAS DISABLE THE PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION ON NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 SL. IT CAN HAPPENED ANYTIME WHICH PUT A PERSONS LIFE IN DANGER IF YOU GET STUCK ON OR TO F THE ROAD. BASED ON MY RESEARCH I HAVE READ NUMEROUS CASES WHERE VERY SAME SITUAT...
Mileage: 98,000
WE HAVE A DEFECTS IN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) WHICH HAS DISABLE THE PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION ON NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 SL. IT CAN HAPPENED ANYTIME WHICH PUT A PERSONS LIFE IN DANGER IF YOU GET STUCK ON OR TO F THE ROAD. BASED ON MY RESEARCH I HAVE READ NUMEROUS CASES WHERE VERY SAME SITUAT...
Mileage: 98,000
DEC 2 2016..ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 5AM CAR WOULD NOT START AT GAS PUMP AFTER ALL FAIL ATTEMPT TO START EVEN BY NISSIAN PRO..CAR WAS TOWED..ONE HOUR TO REPAIR 880 DOLLAR STEERING LOCK..LOST 2 DAY PAY.. NEVER RECIEVED EXTENDED WARRANTY YET WAS TOLD CAR HAS 65000 EXCELLENT CONDITION SO I THOUGHT..NISSIAN...
MY CAR WAS PARKED ON THE STREET WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AND NOTHING, THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER. THE FOB IS RECOGNIZED AND THE LIGHTS WORK. TRIED JUMPING BUT NOTHING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED INTIALLY BUT SINCE BEING TOWED, THE WHEEL IS NOW LOCKED. BRAKE IS HARD TO PUSH WHEN ATTEMPTING ...
Mileage: 129,000
ARRIVED AT A GAS STATION TO FUEL UP, AFTER I WAS DONE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE STEERING LOCK PUMP (WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE PUSH TO START MECHANISM) IS WORN OUT WHICH STOPS THE CAR TO TURN ON
ARRIVED AT A GAS STATION TO FUEL UP, AFTER I WAS DONE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE STEERING LOCK PUMP (WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE PUSH TO START MECHANISM) IS WORN OUT WHICH STOPS THE CAR TO TURN ON
THE " STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR" IS FAILING KEEPING CAR FROM STARTING AND STRANDING ME WITH NO ALTERNATIVES MEANS TO START CAR. THIS AN APPARENT KNOWN PROBLEM TO NISSAN YET THEY REFUSE TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL.
Mileage: 71,000
POWER STEERING LOCK, HAS BROKE AGAIN AFTER BEING FIXED JUST 50,000 MILES BEFORE. IT IS TIME FOR A RECALL. THIS HAPPENED IN SITUATION WHERE I COULD DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. GETTING A TOW AND A BILL OF OVER 1000 IS NOT MY VERSION OF A GOOD DAY. RECALL!!
PARKED CAR AT A PLANET FITNESS BECAUSE MY 6 YEAR OLD AUTISTIC DAUGHTER WAS HAVING A MELTDOWN. WHEN THAT WAS ALL AND DONE WITH WE COME BACK TO THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT TURN ON. THE NO KEY ICON COMES ON THE LEFT TOP SIDE THE LOCK SIGN IS BLINKING, AND NO KEY IN THE MIDDLE RED SIGN. . MY CHILDREN AND I ...
Mileage: 125,000
NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 HAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM. SUDDENLY THIS EVENING AFTER WORK WHEN I GET BACK TO THE CAR, IT JUST DID NOT START. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ANY REMOTE PLACE AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT ...
Mileage: 80,000
NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 HAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM. SUDDENLY THIS EVENING AFTER WORK WHEN I GET BACK TO THE CAR, IT JUST DID NOT START. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ANY REMOTE PLACE AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT ...
Mileage: 80,000
NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 HAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM. SUDDENLY THIS EVENING AFTER WORK WHEN I GET BACK TO THE CAR, IT JUST DID NOT START. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ANY REMOTE PLACE AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT ...
Mileage: 80,000
RECENTLY MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA EXPERIENCE A STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE THAT LEFT MY CAR INCOMPACITATED (UNABLE TO START) AND LEFT ME IN FREEZING COLD TEMPERATURES.
Mileage: 151,000
NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 PARKED ON SIDE OF ROAD IN ORDER TO CHANGE DRIVERS. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTIVATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EMOTIONALLY DAMAGING EXPERIENCE. WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EASY ROUTINE ...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 TL TIRES, SIZE: 215/55R17 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE INNER AND OUTER WALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES CRACKED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILU...
Mileage: 86,500
THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE THE CAR SHUT OFF CAUSING IT TO STEER HARD. THEN CAR WON'T START. IT COSTS $800+ TO FIX THE CAR. IT ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT.AND AT ONE TIME THIS PART HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON IT THEN NISSAN CHANGED IT TO 6 YEARS WHEN THEY STARTED TO GET COMPLAINTS. ...
Mileage: 70,000
ON 12/26/11 I WENT TO DO AN ERRAND. I PARKED THE CAR, CAME BACK, AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. ALL THE ELECTRICAL WORKED. I HAD THE KEY WITH ME, YET THE CAR WOULD START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CAPITOL NISSAN IN ATLANTA. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY STEERING LOCK UNIT. THEY REPLACED THE PAR...
Mileage: 59,125
TAKATA RECALL, DEFECT STEERING LOCK UNIT, UNABLE TO START ENGINE! AFTER PARKED NISSAN 2009 ALTIMA AT A SHOPPING MALL, "NOKEY" LIGHT IS ON, CAR CAN BE LOCK AND UNLOCK THROUGH REMOTE CONTROL KEY, BUT NO DISPLAY INFORMATION VISIBLE AT THE DASH BOARD, WHEEL IS LOCKED AND UNABLE TO SWITCH GEAR. NOTHING C...
TAKATA RECALL, DEFECT STEERING LOCK UNIT, UNABLE TO START ENGINE! AFTER PARKED NISSAN 2009 ALTIMA AT A SHOPPING MALL, "NOKEY" LIGHT IS ON, CAR CAN BE LOCK AND UNLOCK THROUGH REMOTE CONTROL KEY, BUT NO DISPLAY INFORMATION VISIBLE AT THE DASH BOARD, WHEEL IS LOCKED AND UNABLE TO SWITCH GEAR. NOTHING C...
TAKATA RECALL, DEFECT STEERING LOCK UNIT, UNABLE TO START ENGINE! AFTER PARKED NISSAN 2009 ALTIMA AT A SHOPPING MALL, "NOKEY" LIGHT IS ON, CAR CAN BE LOCK AND UNLOCK THROUGH REMOTE CONTROL KEY, BUT NO DISPLAY INFORMATION VISIBLE AT THE DASH BOARD, WHEEL IS LOCKED AND UNABLE TO SWITCH GEAR. NOTHING C...
MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ROADSIDE AND WOULD NOT START DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WHICH IS APPARENTLY AN ANTI THEFT DEVICE. I WAS STUCK IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER WITH NOBODY AROUND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE COMPANY ISSUED A LIMITED WARRANTY IN WHICH I COULD NOT GET T...
Mileage: 50,000
CAR WOOULD NOT START WITH PUSH BUTTON. DID START REMOTELY BUT AS SOON AS TRIED TO RESTART CAR AFTER GETTING IN, CAR WOULD NOT START. DEFECTIVE LOCKING MECHANISM IN STEERING WHEEL SO WOULD NOT START. IF LATE AT NIGHT IN NO CELL SERVICE AREA WHAT DO YOU DO? NO WAY TO CALL FOR HELP? CAR NO START?...
Mileage: 55,000
CAR WOOULD NOT START WITH PUSH BUTTON. DID START REMOTELY BUT AS SOON AS TRIED TO RESTART CAR AFTER GETTING IN, CAR WOULD NOT START. DEFECTIVE LOCKING MECHANISM IN STEERING WHEEL SO WOULD NOT START. IF LATE AT NIGHT IN NO CELL SERVICE AREA WHAT DO YOU DO? NO WAY TO CALL FOR HELP? CAR NO START?...
Mileage: 55,000
WHILE HOME FROM COLLEGE FOR THE HOLIDAYS, MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WAS STRANDED AT A GYM AFTER HOURS. WE HAD TO HAVE HER CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS 60 +/- MILES AWAY. WE HAVE SINCE FOUND THE STEERING MECHANISM IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND IN FACT THE WARRAN...
Mileage: 119,000
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ATIMA . I GOT IN MY CAR TODAY IT STARTED OK, WENT TO DROP MY DAUGHTER AT DAYCARE, AND AFTER GETTING BACK TO CAR, IT WOULD NOT START, SHOWED PICTURE OF STEERING WHEEL AND PUSH BUTTON WOULD NOT START THE CAR, I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE HERE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE STEERING SECURIT...
Mileage: 77,000
WENT OUT TO GO HOME FROM WORK AND IT WOULD NOT START...WAITED 3 HOURS FOR AAA AND FINALLY CANCELLED IT WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE...I HAD CALLED NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT IT SHOULD WORK IF I PUT THE FOB IN THE LITTLE FOB INSERT ON THE CAR...DID NOT START.....
Mileage: 77,300
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL); THIS WAS A COVERED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT UNTIL JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL OR THAT THIS MIGHT HAVE EVEN BEEN AN ISSUE. I WAS PARKED OUT NEAR A LAKE AND HAD TO CALL MY FRIENDS TO PICK ME UP AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED. THIS IS NOT A SMALL IS...
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL); THIS WAS A COVERED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT UNTIL JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL OR THAT THIS MIGHT HAVE EVEN BEEN AN ISSUE. I WAS PARKED OUT NEAR A LAKE AND HAD TO CALL MY FRIENDS TO PICK ME UP AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED. THIS IS NOT A SMALL IS...
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MODULE FOR MY CAR IS STARTING TO GO BAD. ONCE THE MODULE DOES GO BAD I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO START MY CAR AND WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED WHERE THE CHARGE BEGINS AT $800 TO HAVE THE PART REPAIRED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AMONG NISSAN CAR...
Mileage: 91,000
THE CAR WOULD NOT START WITH FOB. WAS NOT THE BATTERY, HAD POWER THROUGHOUT THE CAR. THE KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLASHING IN THE DASH. BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE ESCL UNIT. NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTIFICATION. LUCKILY, I WAS AT WORK WH...
Mileage: 105,000
MY VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR IT DIDN'T MAKE A SOUND AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS NOT LOCKED. GOT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTION. READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MY 2009 ALTIMA. I REPAIR COST WA...
Mileage: 142,000
UNABLE TO START CAR DUE TO STEERING LOCK FAILURE. CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE ON COLD WINTER NIGHT. LEFT BUSINEES EARLY AM, CAR RECOGNIZED SMART KEY BUT WOULD NOT PASS OUT OF LOCK POSITION. HAD BATTERY AND REMOTE CHECKED ISSUE DUE TO FAILURE IN THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE
Mileage: 87,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S WON'T START AND LEFT MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER STRANDED IN COLD WEATHER. APPEARS TO BE A STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE (PART # 48700-9N00B). IF THIS OCCURRED JUST THREE DAYS EARLIER, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN SUB-ZERO WEATHER. SHE RETURNED TO HER CAR AFTER RUNNING SOME ...
Mileage: 58,000
TAKATA INFLATOR MY NISSAN WAS STOPPED TO PICK MY GRANDKIDS UP FROM SCHOOL AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULDN'T START AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND WE WAS STRANDED FOR TWO HOURS TELL I GOT TOWED TO MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE
Mileage: 99,000
NISSAN KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM OF THE DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM, BUT DID NOT DO A RECALL. THEY CHANGED AN INDEFINITE WARRANTY TO A 6 YEAR WARRANTY IN JANUARY 2016. I RAN TO THE STORE ON MY LUNCH HOUR TO PICK UP A FEW ITEMS, CAME OUT AND CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO NISSAN. ...
Mileage: 94,000
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD, AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE OCS SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD FAILED, AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY $3500 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT. THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO AN AIRBAG RECALL INVOLVING 2013-2016 ALTIMAS, AS WEL...
Mileage: 93,000
12-2-16, FRIDAY 9:30 PM VERY COLD IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO. CAR IN PARKING LOT WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF A STEERING LOCK FAILURE. CALLED NEIGHBOR 25 MILES AWAY FOR A RIDE HOME. 12-3-16,SAT.CAR TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER WHERE PURCHASED. REPAIR WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $1,000. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATE...
Mileage: 55,400
STEERING WHEEL LOCK /IGNITION , CAR NOT ABLE TO START USING KEY FOB , TOTAL STEERING AND BRAKE LOCK . GOT OFF WORK AND COULD NOT START CAR , WAS RUNNING FINE PRIOR TO WORK 7AM
Mileage: 64,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK /IGNITION , CAR NOT ABLE TO START USING KEY FOB , TOTAL STEERING AND BRAKE LOCK . GOT OFF WORK AND COULD NOT START CAR , WAS RUNNING FINE PRIOR TO WORK 7AM
Mileage: 64,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK FAILURE OCCURRED FOR NO REASON, FAULT, WEAR AND TEAR, LEAVING ME STRANDED WITHOUT THE KEY WORKING TO START THE STATIONARY CAR. NISSAN ADMITTED A DEFECT AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK PART KNOWING THIS, BUT PLACED AN EXPIRATION ON TH...
Mileage: 70,000
THE STEERING LOCK FAILED. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND WAS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND IT IS NOW GOING TO COST ME $957 TO FIX FOR PARTS AND LABOR.
Mileage: 93,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Mileage: 91,000
THE POWER LOCK STEERING KEEPS ON LOCKING THE START SYSTEM AND CAR CAN`T START .
THE POWER LOCK STEERING KEEPS ON LOCKING THE START SYSTEM AND CAR CAN`T START .
THE POWER LOCK STEERING KEEPS ON LOCKING THE START SYSTEM AND CAR CAN`T START .
3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS MY WIFE HAS BEEN STRANDED IN SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURE DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) NOT UNLOCKING. EACH TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN STOPPED AND DOES NOT RESTART. HAVING READ MULTIPLE REPORTS NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE PART AND EVEN REMOVED IT FROM 2...
Mileage: 60,000
3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS MY WIFE HAS BEEN STRANDED IN SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURE DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) NOT UNLOCKING. EACH TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN STOPPED AND DOES NOT RESTART. HAVING READ MULTIPLE REPORTS NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE PART AND EVEN REMOVED IT FROM 2...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Mileage: 28,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK/SMART KEY LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE M...
Mileage: 60,000
I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE THIS MORNING, WHICH HAS A PUSH-BUTTON START, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 6 DEGREES. I GOT A LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT THAT INDICATES THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM (ATTACHED PHOTO). THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNLE...
Mileage: 77,000
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ALL DAY WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I DECIDE TO THE GROCERY STORE WITH MY SON AND AFTER DOING ALL MY SHOPPING I GET BACK INTO MY CAR AND THE KEY SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON AND I TRIED TO START THE CAR BY PRESSING THE PUSH START BUTTON AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE KEY ALLOWS ME TO LOCK AN...
I WAS PARKED IN BANK PARKING LOT ON 601. S CLARK ST, CHICAGO, IL WHEN PUSHING THE THE START PUSH BUTTON, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE KEY SYMBOL WAS ILLUMINATING. TRIED TO JUMP THE BATTERY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. CONTACED NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO TROUBLESHOOT. SO, I HAD FMY BOYFRIEND DR...
Mileage: 60,616
2012-I WAS HEADED TO MY CAR TO DRIVE HOME FROM WORK. MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I TRIED JUMPING THE BATTERY AND A FEW OTHER THINGS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS WINTER IN MICHIGAN AND IT WAS SNOWING AND IT WAS FREEZING OUT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE MAKE AND MODEL YEAR, 2009 ALTIMA, I REALIZED THE PROBLEM WA...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE MAN...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE MAN...
Mileage: 45,000
I AM THE LATEST VICTIM OF FAULTY STEERING LOCK ON 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL IT HAPPENED WITH ME. I ALONG WITH MY FAMILY (INCLUDING 10 MONTHS OLD KID) WENT OUT AROUND 7:30 PM ON 10TH DEC 2016 AND STOPPED TO FILL FUEL AT THE NEARBY FUEL STATION. SWITCHED OFF CAR'S IGNITION BEFORE FILLING...
Mileage: 78,200
SO I WAS AT WORK CAME OUT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START...THOUGHT IT WAS MY BATTERY IT WASNT THAT. GOT IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP.YOUNG LADY ADVISED ME IT WAS STEERING COLUMN LOCK.AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH I SEEN THIS MATTER TO ALOT OF NISSAN CUSTOMER'S.THE COST WAS OVER 1,000 DOLLARS AND S...
Mileage: 130
INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP AND CAR WILL NOT START, IT DOESN'T CRANK, NOT EVEN A CLICK FORM THE STARTER, THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK. SEEMS TO BE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) AS I GOOGLED FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS ON THI...
MY CAR WILL NOT START THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENS IN 2012 THEY CHANGED MY CAR BATTERY AND IN 2013 IT WOULDN'T START AFTER WORK AND I TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE STEERING AND BREAK LOCK MECHANISM AND NOW 2016 MY CAR WON'T START AND IT IS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE INTELLIGENT KEY MALFUNCTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...
Mileage: 100,000
I DROVE TO WORK EVERYTHING WAS FINE WENT OUT ON BREAK TO START MY CAR AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING WINDOWS ARE LOWERED AND IT STARTED TO RAIN THE STEERING LOCK HAS WENT OUT AND LEAVES YOU KNOW WAY OF DOING ANYTHING WITH THE CAR NOW I HAVE TO MISS WORK TO GET VEHICLE PUT IN TO A DEALERSHIP I SEE MANY OTHERS...
I DROVE TO WORK EVERYTHING WAS FINE WENT OUT ON BREAK TO START MY CAR AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING WINDOWS ARE LOWERED AND IT STARTED TO RAIN THE STEERING LOCK HAS WENT OUT AND LEAVES YOU KNOW WAY OF DOING ANYTHING WITH THE CAR NOW I HAVE TO MISS WORK TO GET VEHICLE PUT IN TO A DEALERSHIP I SEE MANY OTHERS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING IGNITION LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED...
Mileage: 90,000
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. ONLINE RESEARCH REFERS TO "ACTUARY" NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE DOOR WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK BUT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. FORTUNATELY, OTHER DOORS STILL FUNCTION.
Mileage: 60,000
WENT TO WORK CAR, WILL NOT START WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK. STANDARD FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. NO WARNING IT WAS GOING BAD.
Mileage: 114,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS DEFECTIVE. IT'S FAILED IN MY CAR TWICE NOW LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS. THE CAR WILL BE RUNNING PERFECTLY WHEN I ARRIVE AT MY DESTINATION AND I PROCEED TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND LEAVE. UPON RETURNING, THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ...
CAR WOULDN'T START OUT OF NOWHERE. NO ELECTRICITY OR ANYTHING NOW I'M OUT OF TWO GRAND FOR A NISSAN DEFECT WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. STRANDED MYSELF AND THREE KIDS AT MIDNIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A DARK PARKWAY IN TEN DEGREES WEATHER!!! I HAD NO MONEY FOR TOWING. WHAT NERVE OF N...
Mileage: 50,000
THE STEERING LOCK BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT IN A PARKING LOT, FORCING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE 10 MONTH OLD TWIN DAUGHTERS AND THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON A MAIN ROAD OR HIGHWAY AND GOING AT A FASTER SPEED. SUPPOSEDLY THIS IS A WELL-KN...
Mileage: 110,000
THE STEERING LOCK BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT IN A PARKING LOT, FORCING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE 10 MONTH OLD TWIN DAUGHTERS AND THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON A MAIN ROAD OR HIGHWAY AND GOING AT A FASTER SPEED. SUPPOSEDLY THIS IS A WELL-KN...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH TO START FEATURE FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH TO START FEATURE FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...
Mileage: 78,000
THE CAR DOESNT START BECAUSE THE CAR'S STARTING SYSTEM IS FAULTY. IT IS CALLED ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILURE. ONLY NISSAN DEALERS CAN FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY CHARGE EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR REPLACING A SMALL PART AND FOR LABOR. THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY A USER ERROR BUT BECAUSE OF...
Mileage: 60,000
THE CAR DOESNT START BECAUSE THE CAR'S STARTING SYSTEM IS FAULTY. IT IS CALLED ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILURE. ONLY NISSAN DEALERS CAN FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY CHARGE EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR REPLACING A SMALL PART AND FOR LABOR. THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY A USER ERROR BUT BECAUSE OF...
Mileage: 60,000
WHEN LEAVING TO GO HOME FROM AN EVENT FOR MY KIDS, THE CAR WOULD NOT AND COULD NOT START. THE KEY LOCK SYMBOL (RED) AND LOCK SYMBOL (YELLOW) WERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WHICH MANY HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDE...
THE DATE WAS 12/7/2016. MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FAILED TO START AT THE END OF MY SHIFT AT WORK. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT WHAT I HAD WAS A FAULTY ESCL. I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL CAR. THE CAR FAILS TO EVEN TURN ON THE TO THE ACC MODE. NISSAN KNOWS THAT THIS IS A P...
Mileage: 107,000
STERLING LOCKED, CANNOT OPERATE VEHICLE
Mileage: 49,000
DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM. DOES NOT ALLOW CAR TO START AT ALL. CAR WAS PARKED AND AFTER SCHOOL, WAS NOT ABLE TO START.
Mileage: 70,000
THE ESCL DIED TODAY, AT NIGHT HERE IN MAINE. SEARCHING THE FOR THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN, WHICH DID NOTHING TO PREVENT MY TEENAGER FROM BEING STRANDED, AT NIGHT. I SEE THE PART IS ON AMAZON FOR ONLY $400, AND TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO INSTALL. WHY DOES A DEALER...
Mileage: 118,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND PARKED. WHEN LEAVING TO GO HOME, THE CAR WOULD NOT AND COULD NOT START. THE KEY LOCK SYMBOL (RED) AND LOCK SYMBOL (YELLOW) WERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WHICH MANY HAS BEEN COMPLAINI...
Mileage: 90,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND PARKED. WHEN LEAVING TO GO HOME, THE CAR WOULD NOT AND COULD NOT START. THE KEY LOCK SYMBOL (RED) AND LOCK SYMBOL (YELLOW) WERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WHICH MANY HAS BEEN COMPLAINI...
Mileage: 90,000
I GOT IN MY CAR THE OTHER DAY TO RUN TO THE STORE AND THE CARS PUSH BUTTON IGNITION WOULD NOT START THE CAR, THE LLGHT ON THE DASH SUGGESTS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED, BUT IT IS LOCKED. VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY
I GOT IN MY CAR THE OTHER DAY TO RUN TO THE STORE AND THE CARS PUSH BUTTON IGNITION WOULD NOT START THE CAR, THE LLGHT ON THE DASH SUGGESTS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED, BUT IT IS LOCKED. VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY
I GOT IN MY CAR THE OTHER DAY TO RUN TO THE STORE AND THE CARS PUSH BUTTON IGNITION WOULD NOT START THE CAR, THE LLGHT ON THE DASH SUGGESTS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED, BUT IT IS LOCKED. VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY
THE STEERING LOCK CEASED UP AND MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. I WENT INTO A STORE CAME OUT AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DO ANYTHING! THE KEY BUTTON WOULD COME ON BUT NOTHING ELSE. WAS LIKE I WASNT EVEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN WITH ME AND IT WAS IN THE EVENING. WINTER TEMPS ARE ...
Mileage: 130,000
FOR THE 2ND TIME, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS! THIS IS NOT NORMAL MAINTENANCE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD NISSAN OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PART ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS. I AM SO DISGUSTED WITH NISSAN!!
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAS FAILED LEAVING THE CAR UNABLE TO BE STARTED. I WAS STRANDED AT MY WORK AND THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM YET ARE UNWILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL AND MY CAR IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS PROB...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD NOT ENGAGED IN ORDER FOR THE KEY TO TURN INTO THE START POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CO...
Mileage: 113,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 09 NISSAN, CONTACTED NISSAN AND OPENED A CASE, THEY CALLED BACK AND REFUSED TO HELP, WITH ANYTHING. WHAT A JOKE NISSAN IS TURNING OUT TO BE. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF POSTS ...
Mileage: 115,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 09 NISSAN, CONTACTED NISSAN AND OPENED A CASE, THEY CALLED BACK AND REFUSED TO HELP, WITH ANYTHING. WHAT A JOKE NISSAN IS TURNING OUT TO BE. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF POSTS ...
Mileage: 115,000
WAS DRIVING ALTIMA RUNNING GREAT GOT NE TIRES SERVICE DONE. WENT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN I CAME BACK TO START THE ALTIMA WOULDN'T START. I TRIED EVERYTHING CHANGING BATTERIES IN CAR, REMOTE BATTERIES CHANGED. I FINALLY CAME ACROSS THIS VIDEO AND EXPLAIN EVERYTHING THAT WAS HAPPENING AND SAID NISSAN ...
Mileage: 96,000
WAS DRIVING ALTIMA RUNNING GREAT GOT NE TIRES SERVICE DONE. WENT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN I CAME BACK TO START THE ALTIMA WOULDN'T START. I TRIED EVERYTHING CHANGING BATTERIES IN CAR, REMOTE BATTERIES CHANGED. I FINALLY CAME ACROSS THIS VIDEO AND EXPLAIN EVERYTHING THAT WAS HAPPENING AND SAID NISSAN ...
Mileage: 96,000
TAKATA RECALL THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM FAILED ON ME WITH MY EIGHT MONTH YEAR OLD BABY IN THE CAR ON A COLD FALL DAY I WAS STUCK FOR 2 HOURS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK COMPANY NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD COST 1000. DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET IF IT FAILS AGAIN ANOTHER 1000 DOLLARS...
THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED WHILE STOPPED AND PARKED, RESULTING IN MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER BEING STRANDED TWICE IN A 3 DAY PERIOD. THE FIRST DAY A LIGHT TAPPING ON THE DEVICE ALLOWED THE CAR TO BE STARTED. BUT AFTER THE SECOND TIME, NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO GET THE CAR TO START. THIS HAS HAPP...
Mileage: 140,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILED AND WAS STICKS AND STRANDED. I AM A FULL TIME STUDENT AS WELL AS WORKING FULL TIME. HAD TO GET MY 09 ALTIMA TOWED TO THE DEALSHIP AND LOST OUT ON WORK AND MADE MY DAILY LIFE A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. IT IS GOING TO COST ME $1100 JUST FOR THE PART AND LABOR. ...
Mileage: 109,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILED AND WAS STICKS AND STRANDED. I AM A FULL TIME STUDENT AS WELL AS WORKING FULL TIME. HAD TO GET MY 09 ALTIMA TOWED TO THE DEALSHIP AND LOST OUT ON WORK AND MADE MY DAILY LIFE A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. IT IS GOING TO COST ME $1100 JUST FOR THE PART AND LABOR. ...
Mileage: 109,000
STEERING COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM I WAS STRANDED IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH MY 3YEAR OLD WHEN THE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM FAILED AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD STOPPED TO DROP OFF MY 6 YEAR OLD AT SCHOOL AND WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A P...
Mileage: 85,000
MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND I WAS FORCED TO SIT IN MY CAR FOR HOURS AS THE STORES HAD CLOSED AND IT TOOK OVER A HOUR TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED. THIS LEFT ME IN A SITUATION IN WHICH I COULD HAVE BEEN HARMED AS A YOUNG WOMAN IN VULNERABLE SITUATION. NISSAN STATES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER IRREGULARITY WHI...
Mileage: 106,000
MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND I WAS FORCED TO SIT IN MY CAR FOR HOURS AS THE STORES HAD CLOSED AND IT TOOK OVER A HOUR TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED. THIS LEFT ME IN A SITUATION IN WHICH I COULD HAVE BEEN HARMED AS A YOUNG WOMAN IN VULNERABLE SITUATION. NISSAN STATES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER IRREGULARITY WHI...
Mileage: 106,000
CAR WON'T START DO TO A DEFECTIVE ESCL ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. THE CAR LEFT ME STRANDED AFTER WORK AT MIDNIGHT. THE CAR IS USELESS IT DOES NOT START. I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ESCL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOCK STEERING AND SCREW STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO ...
Mileage: 72,640
IN THE EVENING OF NOV 26, 2016. IT WAS A FREEZING COLD NIGHT. MY CAR COULD NOT START WITH "KEY AND KEY SIGN" LIGHT ON. IT WAS ON BRIEFLY BEFORE. BUT IT WENT AWAY AFTER CHANGING BATTERY ON THE FOB. THIS TIME I TRIED ALL TRICKS FROM INTERNET AND IT DOES NOT WORK. FINALLY I TOOK THE ELECTRIC STEERING L...
Mileage: 43,000
THE VEHICLE STEERING LOCKED UP IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, LEAVING ME STRANDED, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING LEAVING ME WITH NO TRANSPORTATION. THE SHUTTLE VAN HAD SHUT DOWN FOR THE DAY, BEING OUT OF WORK AND NOT HAVING THE FUNDS FOR A RENTAL CAR, I DID GET A LOANE...
Mileage: 57,000
LUCKILY THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULDN'T START FOR THIS INCIDENT. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. WE'RE GLAD IT WASN'T BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME IT FAILED AND POSSIBLY LOCKED UP THE STEERING COLUMN. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THE REPLACEME...
Mileage: 94,420
LUCKILY THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULDN'T START FOR THIS INCIDENT. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. WE'RE GLAD IT WASN'T BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME IT FAILED AND POSSIBLY LOCKED UP THE STEERING COLUMN. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THE REPLACEME...
Mileage: 94,420
LUCKILY THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULDN'T START FOR THIS INCIDENT. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. WE'RE GLAD IT WASN'T BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME IT FAILED AND POSSIBLY LOCKED UP THE STEERING COLUMN. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THE REPLACEME...
Mileage: 94,420
MY CAR WILL NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GARAGE. I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE CAR AND REPLACED THE BATTERY ON THE KEY FOB. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE THE STEERING CONTROL UNIT IN WHICH IS PRETTY PRICEY....I JUST REPLACED THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN WHICH COST ME $...
Mileage: 151
MY NISSAN ALTIMA. 2009. BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK COIL THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO START SO A PERSON WALKING BY TOLD ME THAT HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK COIL. SO I LOOKED IT UP AND IT WAS RECALLED WHEN I CALLED NISSAN THEY TOLD ME YESTERDAY WAS THE LAS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. THE KEY ICON ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...
Mileage: 79,000
TWO DAYS BEFORE MY CAR TURNED OFF AND WON'T TURN ON AGAIN THIS KEY SYMBOL AND THE WORD "KEY" SHOWED UP ON MY DASHBOARD. TWO DAYS LATER, WE WENT TO SUNDAY DINNER PARKED, I FORGOT TO ROLL THE WINDOWS UP. I GO TO TURN THE CAR ON AGAIN AND IT WONT START. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ALMOST 30 MILES AND NOW TH...
Mileage: 79,000
MY HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK COLUMN AND RIGH NOW NO MOVE AND WHAT CAN YOU TO HELP ME? MY IS IN MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW BUT MO START.
DROVE MY 2009 ALTIMA TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR AN EVAP CANISTER SES LIGHT ISSUE. GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO GET EARLY BIRD PAPERWORK AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART WHEN I RETURNED TO IT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MY RECEIPT FOR THE STEERING LO...
Mileage: 76,287
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN "INTELLIGENT KEY" WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON DASHBOARD. I CONTINUED TO MY WORK PLACE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, IGNITION SELF START WOULD NOT WORK AND I HAD TO CONTACT AAA TO BRING CAR TO DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN TH...
Mileage: 119,000
WENT TO WORK. ONCE ENTERING BACK INTO THE VEHICLE IT WOULDN'T START SHOWED KEY ICON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT IS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE. I CALLED NISSAN AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE RECALL ENDED IN 2015. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. ONCE I SPOKE TO GENE AT NIS...
Mileage: 138,355
STEERING WHEEL LOCK RECALL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED ALL THE WAY AROUND AND WOULD NOT LOCK CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UN-DRIVEABLE. ONCE THE CAR WAS POWERED OFF AND TO A STOP THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP AGAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONSISTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BOTTOM ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REP...
Mileage: 66,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONSISTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BOTTOM ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REP...
Mileage: 66,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONSISTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BOTTOM ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REP...
Mileage: 66,000
MY DAUGHTER WAS STRANDED IN A NOT SO GREAT AREA WHEN HER CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMA'S ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL). NISSAN DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE, BUT INSTEAD OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IF THE PART FAILED, WITHOUT NOTIFYING CO...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MASS SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 80,000
MY CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE . THIS IS ALSO KNOWN BY NISSAN AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE. WHICH IS VERY UNFORTUNATE TO THE NISSAN OWNERS AND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX.
VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AFTER STEERING MECHANISM MALFUNCTION.
Mileage: 85,000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AFTER STEERING MECHANISM MALFUNCTION.
Mileage: 85,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE TO START. THIS OCCURRED VERY FAR FROM HOME AND WITHOUT WARNING. NASSAN IS AWARE OF THIS AND DOES NOT ACT IN FAVOR OF OWNERS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM THUS ALLOWING FOR COSTLY EXPENSE AND REPAIRS.
Mileage: 120,000
I WENT TO THE MALL TO DROP OFF A PAINTING AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START WHEN I LEFT AND WAS GIVING ME THE KEY INDICATOR SO AFTER A 20 SECOND SEARCH ON GOOGLE I FOUND THAT A LOT OF NISSAN OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME, WHICH WAS THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NOT RECEDING TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE IN ORDER TO...
Mileage: 80,000
STEERING LOCK CONTROLER IS BROKEN AND ITS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL ALTIMA AND NISSAN DOESN'T TAKE RISPONSIBILITY
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK PREVENTS YOUR PUSH TO START TO OPERATE AND THIS WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR LIFETIME BUT NISSAN SINCE HAS ACTUALLY MADE IT ONLY AVAILABLE TILL JANUARY 2016 WHICH IS DEF STILL COMING UP AS AN ONGOING ISSUE TODAY
THE KEY LIGHT STAYS ON. THE CAR KEEPS GIVE ME LOW BATTERY WARNING EVEN I JUST CHANGES THE BATTERY IN KEY FOB. NOW THE "🔑 /KEY" LIGHTS ON. THE CAR COULD NOT START.
Mileage: 43,000
MY CAR WOULD NOT START. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM - ONLY IF THE CAR WAS AFFECTED - AND IT HAPPENED TO MY CAR AFTER THE WARRANTY ON THE RECALL EXPIRED. I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL DESPITE THE FACT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A DEALER. THE NISSAN CUSTOMER S...
Mileage: 76,000
CAR STALLED TWICE BOTH PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. BATTERY WORKS AND KEY FOB WORKS WITH DOORS. BUT ENGINE WONT START WITH PUSH BUTTON START. ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECT.
CAR STALLED TWICE BOTH PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. BATTERY WORKS AND KEY FOB WORKS WITH DOORS. BUT ENGINE WONT START WITH PUSH BUTTON START. ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECT.
CAR STALLED TWICE BOTH PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. BATTERY WORKS AND KEY FOB WORKS WITH DOORS. BUT ENGINE WONT START WITH PUSH BUTTON START. ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECT.
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, LEAVING MYSELF AND TWO CHILDREN STRANDED.
Mileage: 160,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, LEAVING MYSELF AND TWO CHILDREN STRANDED.
Mileage: 160,000
STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED CAR WILL NOT START. NISSAN HAS KNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T REPAIR HONOR REPAIRING A DEFECTIVE PART.
Mileage: 100,000
"TAKATA RECALL" THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN MY ALTIMA AND IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE ROAD! THE BATTERY WASN'T DEAD, THE CONTROL KEY WASN'T BAD EITHER. THE DEALER SAYS IS A $1,300 REPAIR JOB! IT'S THE STEERINGG WHEEL LOCK THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND I HAVE SEEN YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO T...
Mileage: 88,888
"TAKATA RECALL" THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN MY ALTIMA AND IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE ROAD! THE BATTERY WASN'T DEAD, THE CONTROL KEY WASN'T BAD EITHER. THE DEALER SAYS IS A $1,300 REPAIR JOB! IT'S THE STEERINGG WHEEL LOCK THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND I HAVE SEEN YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO T...
Mileage: 88,888
STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING CAR NOT TO START. WAS HAVING A SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK AT THE TIME AND WAS IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION. THANKFULLY OTHERS WERE AROUND THAT COULD TAKE ME TO THE ER. THIS PART WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AS EVIDENCED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT NO CUSTOMER ...
Mileage: 131,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING CAR NOT TO START. WAS HAVING A SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK AT THE TIME AND WAS IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION. THANKFULLY OTHERS WERE AROUND THAT COULD TAKE ME TO THE ER. THIS PART WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AS EVIDENCED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT NO CUSTOMER ...
Mileage: 131,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE. LEAVES CAR DISABLED WHERE EVER YOU ARE. CAR WILL NOT START. MUST BE TOWED. NISSAN HAD AN EARLIER RECALL BUT NEVER PUBLISHED IT TO 2009 ALTIMA OWNERS.
Mileage: 135,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE. LEAVES CAR DISABLED WHERE EVER YOU ARE. CAR WILL NOT START. MUST BE TOWED. NISSAN HAD AN EARLIER RECALL BUT NEVER PUBLISHED IT TO 2009 ALTIMA OWNERS.
Mileage: 135,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE. LEAVES CAR DISABLED WHERE EVER YOU ARE. CAR WILL NOT START. MUST BE TOWED. NISSAN HAD AN EARLIER RECALL BUT NEVER PUBLISHED IT TO 2009 ALTIMA OWNERS.
Mileage: 135,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) HAS BROKEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND MY CAR HAS BECOME A GIANT BRICK AND I CAN'T EVEN PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO MOVE IT. I WALKED OUT TO START MY CAR FOR WORK ONE DAY AND I FOUND OUT MY CAR WAS DEAD.
Mileage: 136,000
TAKATA RECALL MY DAUGHTERS 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS RUNNING FINE, SHE PARKED IT AND RAN INSIDE TO GRAB HER SCHOOL LANYARD AND RIGHT BACK OUT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL WHEN IT WOULDNT START. THE KEY FOB WAS IN THE CAR, AND IT WAS AS IF THE CAR DIDNT RECOGNIZE IT. WE SEARCHED ONLINE AND DID OUR OWN TROUBL...
Mileage: 90,000
WHEN PARKING IN REVERSE, CAR DOES NOT START AFTER 2 MINUTES. THE ELECTRONIS STEERING COLUMN LOCK UNIT (ESCL) MALFUNCTIONS AND SHOWS ERROR SYMBOL ON DASHBOARD SHOWING THAT IMMOBILIZER IS ACTIVATED AND STEERING IS LOCKED. IT IS UNSAFE, DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION. I HAVE FAMILY, WITH LITTLE KIDS IN...
Mileage: 75,000
ESCL REPLACED AFTER FAILING TO ALLOW PUSH BUTTON START AND FAILED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER.
Mileage: 120,000
THE KEY ICON DISPLAYS AND THE CAR DOES NOT START WHILE IT WAS STATIONARY. DEALER SAID STEERING LOCK UNIT (NISSAN PART #: 48700-9N00B) IS SHORT CIRCUITED. NISSAN DEALER IS ASKING FOR $1,100 TO FIX IT.
I WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE IN DOWNTOWN ALBANY DOING SOME WORK, BUT WHEN IT CAME TIME TO LEAVE I GOT IN MY CAR WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE STREET AND MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T START. I TOWED IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP NEARBY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR IS THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY. APPARENTLY TH...
Mileage: 92,000
THE CAR WILL NOT START WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKE AND PUSH THE BUTTON FOR IT TO START. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MODULE. IT WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION BUT WE WERE STRANDED AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED.
Mileage: 46,000
THE CAR WILL NOT START WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKE AND PUSH THE BUTTON FOR IT TO START. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MODULE. IT WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION BUT WE WERE STRANDED AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED.
Mileage: 46,000
I HAVE NISSAN ALTIMA 2009. MY CAR WAS PARKED AT HOME AND JUST WOULD NOT START. ABLE TO OPEN DOORS WITH KEY FOB BUT NOT START WITH THE PUSH BUTTON. FOUND THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS THE PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST ME $1100 TO FIX IT. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND H...
Mileage: 42,000
STEERING COLUMN LOCK
Mileage: 81,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EMAIL THAT INFORMED HER OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE...
Mileage: 91,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EMAIL THAT INFORMED HER OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE...
Mileage: 91,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, BOTH WITH THE PUSH TO START BUTTON AND THE EMERGENCY KEY SLOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, BOTH WITH THE PUSH TO START BUTTON AND THE EMERGENCY KEY SLOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWE...
STEERING WHEEL WON'T LOCK THERE FOR IM NOT ABLE TO TURN ON MY CAR
MY STATIONARY CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I INSERTED THE KEY. I WAS STRANDED. NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY 1000 FOR MY ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK TO BE REPLACED. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2009 NI...
Mileage: 111,000
PARKED IN GARAGE, WOULDN'T START, STEERING LOCK SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING SO THE ENGINE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE PUSH BUTTON START, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO AUTO MECHANIC TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED FOR $1,000 PLUS TOWING! NISSAN STOPPED USING THIS PART IN 2010 SO THEY MUST KNOW IT WAS A BAD PART. I COULD HAV...
Mileage: 124,000
PARKED IN GARAGE, WOULDN'T START, STEERING LOCK SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING SO THE ENGINE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE PUSH BUTTON START, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO AUTO MECHANIC TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED FOR $1,000 PLUS TOWING! NISSAN STOPPED USING THIS PART IN 2010 SO THEY MUST KNOW IT WAS A BAD PART. I COULD HAV...
Mileage: 124,000
CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIS STEERING COLUMN LOCK UNIT (ESCL) THIS IS VERY UNSAFE I COULD HAVE BEEN WITH MY CHILDREN AT A UNSAFE AREA FOR NISSAN TO TELL ME WARRANTY IS NOT AVAIABLE ANYMORE. THE PRICE TO GET THIS FIX IS 1200 THIS IS SO UNFAIR IF ITS A NISSAN ISSUE
Mileage: 105,000
STICKY AND MELTING DASHBOARD IN MY NISSAN ALTIMA . I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE DURING SUNNY DAYS AND ABOUT TO GET INTO ACCIDENT COUPLE OF TIMES THIS SUMMER.
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND "KEY FOB" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND "KEY FOB" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK...
Mileage: 50,000
MY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK HAS MALFUNCTIONED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THIS MALFUNCTION DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB, PREVENTING IGNITION. I WAS STRANDED IN A REMOTE PART OF A FOREST PRESERVE AND BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT START I HAD TO HIKE OUT 6 MILES UNTIL I GOT CELL PHONE CO...
Mileage: 85,000
MY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK HAS MALFUNCTIONED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THIS MALFUNCTION DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB, PREVENTING IGNITION. I WAS STRANDED IN A REMOTE PART OF A FOREST PRESERVE AND BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT START I HAD TO HIKE OUT 6 MILES UNTIL I GOT CELL PHONE CO...
Mileage: 85,000
CAR WONT START BECAUSE OF BAD STEERING LOCK. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2009 ALTIMA AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND COVERED BY NISSAN. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN OF FAULTY PART.
WHILE OUT SHOPPING, I RETURNED TO THE CAR AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TRIED TO START IT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. IT WAS DARK OUT, AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE STORE PARKING LOT, IN ADDITION TO IT NOT STARTING. WHEN TOWED TO DEALER, THEY SAID ...
Mileage: 122,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK DISABLED THE STARTER SO THAT I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR. I WAS IN A WAL MART PHARMACY PARKING LOT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. MY WIFE IS UNDERGOING CHEMO-THERAPY FOR BREAST CANCER AND WE HAD TO WAIT ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE WE COULD GET A RIDE HOME. THE WAIT MADE MY WIFE FEEL W...
Mileage: 105,000
WITHIN THE LAST MONTH I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK 3 TIMES AND IT'S VERY FRUSTRASTING. WHEN I BOUGHT AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A VERY RELIABLE CAR. THIS PAST SATURDAY I HAD TO GET IT TOWED BECAUSE IT FAILED TO TURN ON WHILE I WAS GROCERY SHOPPING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE, WHICH FLATTENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 25,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE, WHICH FLATTENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 25,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE, WHICH FLATTENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 25,000
STEERING LOCK SWITCH FAILED, WHICH PREVENTED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM LOCKING WHEN PARKED, AND THE CAR FROM STARTING. BATTERY IS IN GOOD CONDITION. REQUIRED TOWING FOR REPAIR. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE STEERING LOCK ISSUE, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ALTHOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENT PART FAILURE.
Mileage: 128,000
MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND NOW IT WILL NOT START...... I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 ALTIMA AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT COEVER UNDER WARRANTY
Mileage: 72,000
"THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A DEFECTIVE "STEERING LOCK" WHICH CAUSES OWNERS TO BE UNABLE TO START THEIR VEHICLES. THIS DEFECT CAN AFFECT OWNERS OF THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT CAUSE. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN...
TODAY THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL LOCK WENT OUT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL TO COVER THIS DEFECTIVE PART. CLEARLY NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE HAD RECALLS THAT EXPIRED. THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE THAT AN OWN...
Mileage: 149,500
CAR WILL NOT START DUE TO ESCL ISSUES HEADLIGHT TURN ON DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCK , RED AND YELLOW KEY ICON FLASHES
Mileage: 57,000
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL IN LOUISIANA. THE DASHBOARD OF THE CAR HAS BECOME VERY STICKY AND SHINY AS IF IT IS MELTING. ON A SUNNY DAY THE REFLECTION ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY RESULTING IN A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.
NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK ISSUE I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE ON MONDAY (OCT.9) AND EXPLAIN THAT MY CAR DID NOT START. I ALREADY KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE IS, SINCE IT IS WRITTEN IN NISSAN BOOKLET(THE SYMBOL THAT ON DASHBOARD) THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO NISSAN SHOP, AND WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN GO TO RES...
Mileage: 50,000
DASH BOARD HAS MELTED AND GOTTEN STICKY. BECAUSE OF THE MELTING IT HAS GOTTEN VERY SHINY AND CAUSES TERRIBLE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THUS RESTRICTING VIEW AND MAKING DRIVING DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LACK OF VISION ON THE ROAD. IT IS ALSO VERY MESSY IF YOU TOUCH OR LAY ANYTHING ON THE DASH. I WOULD SU...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN AND CLEANING PRODUCTS CREATED A GLARE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT HINDERED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WON'T START. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1,000!! I SOON FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN ALTIMAS AND THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENSION FOR THIS PROBLEM B...
Mileage: 142,822
AFTER LEAVING A DOCTOR'S APT ON 4 OCT, I GET TO MY CAR AND IT WANT START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING IS LIT UP O THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WHEN I HIT THE PUSH START BUTTON, THE LOCK LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND I CANNOT PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN. THE STEERING COLUMN IS COMPLETELY LOCKED. I RECALLED GET...
ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILED AND LEFT ME STRANDED AT WORK. HAD TO WAIT 2 HOURS FOR SOMEONE TO COME GET ME.
Mileage: 67,000
ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILED AND LEFT ME STRANDED AT WORK. HAD TO WAIT 2 HOURS FOR SOMEONE TO COME GET ME.
Mileage: 67,000
ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILED AND LEFT ME STRANDED AT WORK. HAD TO WAIT 2 HOURS FOR SOMEONE TO COME GET ME.
Mileage: 67,000
I TRIED TO START MY CAR ON A RAINY COLD NIGHT& IT WAS DARK OUT. MY CAR WOULD NOT START SO I CALLED TRIPE A & WAITED AN HOUR & THEY COULD NOT START IT. IT WASN'T THE BATTERY. I WAITED FOR A RIDE & WAITED ANOTHER HOUR AFTER THEY LEFT. I WAS 45 MINS AWAY FROM HOME. I GOT A RIDE BACK THE NEXT DAY &...
Mileage: 136,175
THE ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILURE WHICH WOULDN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO START IS THE MOST STUPID THING I'VE EVER HEARD. AND THAT NISSAN WOULDN'T RECALL IT IS A BIG SHAME ON THE MANUFACTURER. ON TOP OF THAT, THEY CHARGE RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED ($600+LABOR)??!! THI...
Mileage: 96,000
THE ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILURE WHICH WOULDN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO START IS THE MOST STUPID THING I'VE EVER HEARD. AND THAT NISSAN WOULDN'T RECALL IT IS A BIG SHAME ON THE MANUFACTURER. ON TOP OF THAT, THEY CHARGE RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED ($600+LABOR)??!! THI...
Mileage: 96,000
THE ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILURE WHICH WOULDN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO START IS THE MOST STUPID THING I'VE EVER HEARD. AND THAT NISSAN WOULDN'T RECALL IT IS A BIG SHAME ON THE MANUFACTURER. ON TOP OF THAT, THEY CHARGE RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED ($600+LABOR)??!! THI...
Mileage: 96,000
IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAIL. COMMON WITH 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S
THE PUSH BUTTON START WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY "FOB". I CAN STILL UNLOCK AND LOCK MY DOORS WITH THE FOB, POP OPEN MY TRUNK, BUT THE SYSTEM THAT IS SUPPOSED TO RECOGNIZE MY KEY AND UNLOCK MY STEERING WHEEL IS FAULTY. READING UP THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY '09 ALTIMAS AND NISSAN EVEN EXTENDED ...
Mileage: 12
THE PUSH BUTTON START WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY "FOB". I CAN STILL UNLOCK AND LOCK MY DOORS WITH THE FOB, POP OPEN MY TRUNK, BUT THE SYSTEM THAT IS SUPPOSED TO RECOGNIZE MY KEY AND UNLOCK MY STEERING WHEEL IS FAULTY. READING UP THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY '09 ALTIMAS AND NISSAN EVEN EXTENDED ...
Mileage: 12
DASHBOARD HAS A STICKY RESIDUE THAT CONTINUES TO WORSEN. THE GLARE FROM THE STICKY RESIDUE REDUCES VISIBILITY.
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE SPEED WOULD REDUCE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN W...
Mileage: 75,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED AS, ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL ISSUE. *SMD
WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING WHAT SO MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE NOTED ONLINE... THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM HAS MALFUNCTIONED. (THE KEY LIGHT IS ON, THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T LOCK, DOORS STILL LOCK/ UNLOCK). THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED FRUSTRATI...
Mileage: 90,000
THE STEERING LOCK HAS NOW BECOME COMPLETELY INCOMPETENT, DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2009, 2010 MODELS. YET FOR SOME REASON I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THAT. ALSO, NOW FINDING OUT THAT THE RECALL EXTENSION WAS CUTOFF IN JANUARY OF 2016. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED ...
Mileage: 135,000
ECSL WENT OUT AND MY HIGH SCHOOL DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME AS WE WERE OUT OF TOWN, THIS COULD REALLY BE A HAZARD AND DEFINITELY WAS COSTLY AS FAR AS TOWING, THANK GOD WE HAVE AN EXTRA VEHICLE BUT SHE HAD TO FIND TRANSPORTATION, HAD THE STRESS BEING 17 AND NOT REALLY KNOWING WHAT TO DO...
ECSL WENT OUT AND MY HIGH SCHOOL DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME AS WE WERE OUT OF TOWN, THIS COULD REALLY BE A HAZARD AND DEFINITELY WAS COSTLY AS FAR AS TOWING, THANK GOD WE HAVE AN EXTRA VEHICLE BUT SHE HAD TO FIND TRANSPORTATION, HAD THE STRESS BEING 17 AND NOT REALLY KNOWING WHAT TO DO...
A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS LEFT STRANDED AT WORK, HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. A YELLOW KEY APPEARED ON DASH BOARD AS IF THE CAR WAS NOT SENSING THE KEY FOB EVIDENT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TURNS OUT TO BE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISSUE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART HOWEVER I...
MELTING DASHBOARD. MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE. ALSO THE CRACKING AND PEELING MAY BE EFFECTING THE AIRBAG FUNCTIONS.
Mileage: 18,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LOCKED IT WITH THE FOB, IT FAILED TO START UPON HER RETURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ESC NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LOCKED IT WITH THE FOB, IT FAILED TO START UPON HER RETURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ESC NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LOCKED IT WITH THE FOB, IT FAILED TO START UPON HER RETURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ESC NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 68,000
TAKATA RECAL: 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A FAULTY STEERING LOCK. THIS IS CAUSING ME TO BE STRANDED AND NOT ABLE TO HAVE A FUNCTIONAL CAR. I HAVE NO RECEIVE ANY NOTICED ABOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS IS UNSAFE BEING STRANDED. I AM LOOKING TO GET A RECALL ON THE PART OF HAVE A PART PROVIDED TO ME...
WHILE I WAS AT WORK AND DONE WITH MY SHIFT I WENT OUT TO MY CAR AND PRESS THE BREAK AND PUSH THE PUSH START BUTTON IT DID NOT START IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK IS DEFECTIVE I COULD'VE BEEN HURT OR KILLED OR PUT IT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF I HAD NO ONE AROUND ME TO HELP ...
I WAS DRIVING THE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND A "KEY" INDICATOR CAME ON. AFTER I DROPPED THEM OFF AND WENT TO LEAVE AGAIN, THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I COULD LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY SENSOR; BUT NOTHING ELSE WOULD WORK. I HAD AAA CHECK THE BATTERY AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE TECHNICIAN CALLED ...
Mileage: 87,061
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE IS...
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE IS...
Mileage: 68,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK CONTROL I HAVE BEEN STRANDED 4 TIMES DO TO ME CAR NOT STARTING WITH MY CHILD IN CAR I RESEARCHED AND NISSAN HAS HAD ALIT OF COMPLAINTS ON IT JUST WANT IT FIXED BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER.
AFTER ROUTINE DRIVE, CAR "FROZE-UP" DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, CAR WOULD NOT START, WHEEL DID NOT TURN, CAR WOULD NOT START, CAR DEAD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH "STEERING / ENGINE LOCKING-UP" AND CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ...
Mileage: 120,000
AFTER ROUTINE DRIVE, CAR "FROZE-UP" DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, CAR WOULD NOT START, WHEEL DID NOT TURN, CAR WOULD NOT START, CAR DEAD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH "STEERING / ENGINE LOCKING-UP" AND CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ...
Mileage: 120,000
NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THEIR FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK UNIT THAT IS NEEDED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. IF IT DOES NOT LOCK THE WHEEL IN PLACE IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE PUSH START IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, THUS LEAVING THEIR OCCUPANTS STRANDED WITH NO OPTION OTHER THAN TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES...
NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THEIR FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK UNIT THAT IS NEEDED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. IF IT DOES NOT LOCK THE WHEEL IN PLACE IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE PUSH START IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, THUS LEAVING THEIR OCCUPANTS STRANDED WITH NO OPTION OTHER THAN TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES...
NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THEIR FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK UNIT THAT IS NEEDED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. IF IT DOES NOT LOCK THE WHEEL IN PLACE IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE PUSH START IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, THUS LEAVING THEIR OCCUPANTS STRANDED WITH NO OPTION OTHER THAN TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES...
TAKATA RECALL STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT MALFUNCTION
Mileage: 65,000
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW DROVE THE CAR TO WORK IN THE MORNING WITH NO ISSUES. WHEN SHE WENT TO LEAVE AT THE END OF HER EVENING SHIFT, THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON WHEN THE PUSH BUTTON START WAS PRESSED. THANKFULLY A CO-WORKER WAS STILL WITH HER AND ABLE TO DRIVE HER HOME, OTHERWISE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED...
Mileage: 88,000
ESCL - ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK I WENT TO THE STORE FAR FROM HOME AND WHEN I TRIED STARTING THE CAR IT DID NOT START. THE DOOR LOCKS WORKED BUT NOTHING ELSE WOULD COME ON. I CHECKED ONLINE AND IT STATED THAT IT WAS ESCL. I PUT IN A USED ONE AND IT WORKED. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO REPLACE THA...
Mileage: 91,000
THE ALTIMA IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) UNIT THAT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF TO HELP PREVENT THEFT. ESCL MAY MALFUNCTION AFTER THE VEHICLE IS LOCKED AND COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. THIS CONDITION, SHOUL...
Mileage: 190,345
INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT WOULD COME ON BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START OR DO ANYTHING, BUT THE LOCK/UNLOCK FEATURE WOULD STILL WORK. APPARENTLY THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE
THE STEERING LOCK IS CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES AND THIS IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE BEEN AT MY HOUSE WHERE IT HASN'T WORKED, I HAVE BEEN AT WORK.
Mileage: 117,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY FOBS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ...
Mileage: 135,000
THE CAR WAS SLUGGISH DRIVING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY AND WENT DEAD. IT WOULD NOT START AND COULD NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKES THEY WERE LOCKED. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE ON THE DRIVING ON THE STREET OR FREEWAY MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND SINCE IT JU...
Mileage: 93,000
MALFUNCTION WITH THE STEERING LOCK THAT WON'T ALLOW THE CAR TO START. WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKES TO START THE CAR THE CAR IT IS STATING THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK.
OUR 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A DASHBOARD THAT IS MELTING AND GOOEY. IT MAKES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND MAKES DRIVING DANGEROUS. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE HOLDING NISSAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS NEEDED REPAIR. THIS IS THE SECOND VEHICLE WE OWN THAT IS HAVING DASHBOARD ISSSUES. OUR OTHER IS A CRA...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE...
Mileage: 85,300
AFTER SITTING I CANNOT START MY CAR,STEERING SEEMS TO BE STUCK AND BRAKE IS VERY HARD TO PRESS DOWN.CAR HAS ONLY 50.000 MI.
Mileage: 50,000
DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING GLARE ON WINDSHIELD.
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT I PURCHASED AS A PRE OWNED IN 2012. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR OIL CHANGES AND REPAIRS ON MANY OCCASIONS. AT NO TIMES WHILE THE CAR WAS GETTING SERVICED WAS I INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK SENSO...
Mileage: 78,634
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR NO REASON THE ENGINE SLOWS DOWN AND WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE BY PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE ENGINE RESPONDS AND SPEEDS UP. THERE IS ALSO A WHIRRING SOUND WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION...
Mileage: 132,000
NOTICE A KEY INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH... VEHICLE WOULDN'T START! I WAS IN A VERY DARK AREA BY MYSELF AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE BECAUSE I WAS ALONE AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN!!
Mileage: 146,000
NOTICE A KEY INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH... VEHICLE WOULDN'T START! I WAS IN A VERY DARK AREA BY MYSELF AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE BECAUSE I WAS ALONE AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN!!
Mileage: 146,000
MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK IS DEFECTIVE, MY SISTER GOT STUCK AFTER A PIT STOP TRAVELING FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I CAME ACROSS INFORMATIONS SHOWING IT WAS A FACTORY DEFAULT. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2013 AND WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP
CAR WILL NOT START. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTION. CAR PARKED ON STREET IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. AT LEAST I'M NOT ON A TRIP. NISSAN WON'T FIX UNDER A RECALL. THEY HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT EXPIRED. OWNERS OF PRE-OWNED CARS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED.
Mileage: 82,377
CAR WILL NOT START. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTION. CAR PARKED ON STREET IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. AT LEAST I'M NOT ON A TRIP. NISSAN WON'T FIX UNDER A RECALL. THEY HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT EXPIRED. OWNERS OF PRE-OWNED CARS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED.
Mileage: 82,377
I PARKED MY CAR IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT, RAN IN TO TAKE CARE OF SOME ERRANDS. WHEN RETURNING TO MY CAR TO LEAVE IT WOULD NOT START. IT KEPT SAYING TO PRESS THE BRAKE WHEN I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AND TRYING TO START. IT NEVER STARTED. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. IT WILL NOT EVEN COME ON AUXIL...
Mileage: 130,000
MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR BATTERY IS FINE AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY FOB IS ALSO WORKING FINE AND WAS EVEN TRIED WITH A NEW BATTERY. PUSHING THE START BUTTON DOES NOTHING AND THE TWO KEY LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOTH LIGHT UP WHEN IN THE CAR. AFTER CHECKING THE MANUAL, CALLING THE DEALER, AND CHECKING ...
Mileage: 100,500
STEERING LOCK FAILURE CAUSED CAR TO BE UNABLE TO BE STARTED. OWNER STRANDED AT WORK WITH VEHICLE IN PARKING GARAGE. NEEDED A TOW AND NOT EASY TO FIND TOW COMPANY THAT WAS WILLING TO PICK UP ON 5TH LEVEL OF PARKING GARAGE. DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH 2009 NISSAN ALTIMAS...OWNER W...
Mileage: 210,000
THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING IN 2009-2011 NISSAN ALTIMA AND MAXIMA VEHICLES. WHEN TURNING OFF VEHICLE, THE STEERING LOCKS AND WHEN YOU GO TO TURN IT BACK ON, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT UNLOCK AFTER TURNING KEY ON. VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO STEERING WHEEL BEING LOCKED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAIN...
Mileage: 80,000
CAR WILL NOT START DUE TO STEERING LOCK ON VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED X 4. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC ONLY TO BE TOLD REPAIR IS 900.00. CONTACTED NISSAN WHO IS GOING BACK ON THEIR WORD TO PAY FOR REPAIR. CAR ALSO HAS AIRBAG LIGHTS THAT COME ON WHILE DRIVING. CAR IS ALWAYS IN PARKED POSITIONED WHE...
Mileage: 65,000
CAR WILL NOT START DUE TO STEERING LOCK ON VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED X 4. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC ONLY TO BE TOLD REPAIR IS 900.00. CONTACTED NISSAN WHO IS GOING BACK ON THEIR WORD TO PAY FOR REPAIR. CAR ALSO HAS AIRBAG LIGHTS THAT COME ON WHILE DRIVING. CAR IS ALWAYS IN PARKED POSITIONED WHE...
Mileage: 65,000
ISSUE: STEERING LOCK FAULT PREVENTING CAR FROM STARTING. DEAR SIR: I AM VERY ANGRY, FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ONGOING ISSUE WITH MY '09 ALTIMA. I AM SURE YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW DISCONCERTING IT IS TO NOT KNOW WHEN OR IF YOUR CAR WILL START. I HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY STRANDED BY THIS ...
Mileage: 136,000
CAR WILL NOT START WITH KEY FOB . CALLED TOW ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. LAST TOW WAS TOLD TO KNOCK ON STEERING LOCK BOX TO START CAR. CAR WAS TOWED DUE TO INABILITY TO GET CAR RUNNING. UNABLE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AT DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF COST OF 100. UNABLE TO PAY FOR TOW BECAUSE OF 65 DOLLAR ...
Mileage: 65,000
CAR WILL NOT START WITH KEY FOB . CALLED TOW ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. LAST TOW WAS TOLD TO KNOCK ON STEERING LOCK BOX TO START CAR. CAR WAS TOWED DUE TO INABILITY TO GET CAR RUNNING. UNABLE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AT DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF COST OF 100. UNABLE TO PAY FOR TOW BECAUSE OF 65 DOLLAR ...
Mileage: 65,000
I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM COMMON TO 2009 ALTIMAS. THE STEERING LOCK IS DEFECTIVE AND LEFT ME STRANDED. I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND DEPENDING ON THE AREA AND TIME OF DAY, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I NEED A CAR THAT WORKS PROPERLY AND I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ...
Mileage: 117,000
STEERING LOCK FAILURE. THE CAR HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED LAST YEAR. MY CAR IS UNUSABLE DUE TO THE HIGH COST TO REPLACE THIS PART. (1000.00) NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THIS PART AND COVER THE COST SINCE IT...
Mileage: 93,000
STEERING LOCK. THE STEERING LOCK WILL FAULT AND PREVENT THE CAR TO BE STARTED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE A PERSON CAN BE STRANDED. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS MIGHT BE A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL (DEALER HAD MENTIONED THIS FACT).
Mileage: 210,000
STEERING LOCK IS STUCK ON MY CAR AND IT WILL NOT START. THE KEY LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY AND THE CAR IS LOCKED DOWN AND WOULDN'T START. I WAS STRANDED IN A VERY SCARY PART OF TOWN THAT I HAD TO WAIT AT FOREVER FOR SOMEONE TO COME GET ME.
Mileage: 113,000
CAR WOULD NOT START STEERING LOCKED UP, TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK BOX WHICH WAS ON RECALL AND I NEVER RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE, DEALER SAID VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH WITH RECALL BUT MY NISSAN IS CLEARLY A 2009, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IF THIS PART IS NOT REPLACED I CAN NOT START MY CAR AND THE PA...
Mileage: 134,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT INSULATOR WAS CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSTABLE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A ...
Mileage: 90,000
I GOT GAS AT A STATION IN HAVANA, THEN TRIED TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING. THE KEY SYMBOL CAME UP ON THE DASH. MY HUSBAND BROUGHT THE EXTRA KEY FOB AND STILL NOTHING. BRAKES WERE LOCKED, NO POWER TO THE ENGINE. KEY FOB WORKED FOR LOCKING BUT NOT FOR POWER. AAA TOWED MY CAR TO KRAFFT NISSAN WHER...
Mileage: 148,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER BEING OPERATED AND TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILED AND NE...
Mileage: 133,000
ON MY WAY HOME MY INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS THINKING THAT I HAD TO CHANGE THE BATTERY IN MY REMOTE.. ONCE I DID THAT, NOTHING CHANGED. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY CAR. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO WORK. WHEN I GOT OFF MY CAR WOULDN'T START AND THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN!! I LOOKED IT UP AND IT'S ...
Mileage: 109,167
THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY WHICH SOMETIMES CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. MY SON 18 AND THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE HAS STATED THAT SOMETIMES ON SUNNY DAYS THERE IS A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED BY THE STICKY DASHBOARD. MY CONCERN IS FOR HIS SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF...
Mileage: 20,000
TAKATA RECALL I AM EMAILING WITH HOPES THAT NISSAN WILL ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S STEERING LOCK FAILURE. THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART WAS EXTENDED, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A COMPANY CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A PART IS DEFEC...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...
Mileage: 110,000
MY INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING SYSTEM IS GOING OUT AND ALSO MY STEERING LOCK SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT AND THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE PART HAS BEEN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT YET I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THAT ONE NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART MYSELF FINANCIALLY
ISSUE: UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CONDITIONS: 2PM/CLEAR/PARKING LOT WHILE MAKING U-TURN TO THE RIGHT, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. STEPPED AGAIN ON BRAKES, MORE FIRMLY, BUT DID NOT SLOW CAR WHICH CONTINUED TO ROLL SLOWLY FORWARD ABOUT 7 MPH. SUDDENLY, LOUD REVVING, CAR CONTINUED FORWARD ROLL. IMMEDIA...
Mileage: 25,290
ISSUE: UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CONDITIONS: 2PM/CLEAR/PARKING LOT WHILE MAKING U-TURN TO THE RIGHT, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. STEPPED AGAIN ON BRAKES, MORE FIRMLY, BUT DID NOT SLOW CAR WHICH CONTINUED TO ROLL SLOWLY FORWARD ABOUT 7 MPH. SUDDENLY, LOUD REVVING, CAR CONTINUED FORWARD ROLL. IMMEDIA...
Mileage: 25,290
ISSUE: UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CONDITIONS: 2PM/CLEAR/PARKING LOT WHILE MAKING U-TURN TO THE RIGHT, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. STEPPED AGAIN ON BRAKES, MORE FIRMLY, BUT DID NOT SLOW CAR WHICH CONTINUED TO ROLL SLOWLY FORWARD ABOUT 7 MPH. SUDDENLY, LOUD REVVING, CAR CONTINUED FORWARD ROLL. IMMEDIA...
Mileage: 25,290
THEY GOT IT DO SOMETHING WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT HAD HAPPEN TO EVERYBODY THAT OWN A 09 ALTIMA, STEERING LOCK IS REALLY EXPENSIVE TP FIX IT.
Mileage: 140,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA VIN NUMBER [XXX] HAS MANY SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT BEING REPORTED WITH MY VIN NUMBER. THE STRUTS, STEERING LOCK BOX{WHICH I PAID 900.00 TO REPAIR], ABS SPEED CONTROL SENSOR,ENGINE OIL COOLANT AND MOST OF ALL THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAVE WENT OUT ON MY CAR AND NISSAN WILL NOT HEL...
Mileage: 210,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA VIN NUMBER [XXX] HAS MANY SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT BEING REPORTED WITH MY VIN NUMBER. THE STRUTS, STEERING LOCK BOX{WHICH I PAID 900.00 TO REPAIR], ABS SPEED CONTROL SENSOR,ENGINE OIL COOLANT AND MOST OF ALL THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAVE WENT OUT ON MY CAR AND NISSAN WILL NOT HEL...
Mileage: 210,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA VIN NUMBER [XXX] HAS MANY SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT BEING REPORTED WITH MY VIN NUMBER. THE STRUTS, STEERING LOCK BOX{WHICH I PAID 900.00 TO REPAIR], ABS SPEED CONTROL SENSOR,ENGINE OIL COOLANT AND MOST OF ALL THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAVE WENT OUT ON MY CAR AND NISSAN WILL NOT HEL...
Mileage: 210,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA VIN NUMBER [XXX] HAS MANY SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT BEING REPORTED WITH MY VIN NUMBER. THE STRUTS, STEERING LOCK BOX{WHICH I PAID 900.00 TO REPAIR], ABS SPEED CONTROL SENSOR,ENGINE OIL COOLANT AND MOST OF ALL THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAVE WENT OUT ON MY CAR AND NISSAN WILL NOT HEL...
Mileage: 210,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA VIN NUMBER [XXX] HAS MANY SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT BEING REPORTED WITH MY VIN NUMBER. THE STRUTS, STEERING LOCK BOX{WHICH I PAID 900.00 TO REPAIR], ABS SPEED CONTROL SENSOR,ENGINE OIL COOLANT AND MOST OF ALL THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAVE WENT OUT ON MY CAR AND NISSAN WILL NOT HEL...
Mileage: 210,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA VIN NUMBER [XXX] HAS MANY SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT BEING REPORTED WITH MY VIN NUMBER. THE STRUTS, STEERING LOCK BOX{WHICH I PAID 900.00 TO REPAIR], ABS SPEED CONTROL SENSOR,ENGINE OIL COOLANT AND MOST OF ALL THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAVE WENT OUT ON MY CAR AND NISSAN WILL NOT HEL...
Mileage: 210,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IS CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DEFECTS IN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL). THE CAR JUST CUT OFF ON ME AS I WAS PARKING IN A PARKING SPOT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE GEAR IN PARK. IT DISABLED THE PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION ON MY CAR AND LOCKED MY STEERING COLUMN...
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IS CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DEFECTS IN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL). THE CAR JUST CUT OFF ON ME AS I WAS PARKING IN A PARKING SPOT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE GEAR IN PARK. IT DISABLED THE PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION ON MY CAR AND LOCKED MY STEERING COLUMN...
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IS CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DEFECTS IN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL). THE CAR JUST CUT OFF ON ME AS I WAS PARKING IN A PARKING SPOT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE GEAR IN PARK. IT DISABLED THE PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION ON MY CAR AND LOCKED MY STEERING COLUMN...
THE BRAKE SWITCH ON THE ALTIMA HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE NEW. THE FIRST PART WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2015 DUE TO THE CAR NOT STARTING, AND THE VEHICLE NOT RECOGNIZING THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED (REQUIREMENT FOR KEY LESS START). UPON DEALER INSPECTION, I WAS CHARGED A VERY HEFTY FEE FO...
Mileage: 120,000
STEERING LOCK COLUMN FAILURE. JUST OUTSIDE OF THE SUPPOSED EXTENDED WARRANTY. CALLED NISSAN TOOK A WEEK TO HEAR BACK SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS. ABOUT A $1000 TO REPLACE!
I WAS OUT HANDLING BUSINESS ALL DAY FRIDAY AND LATER THAT EVENING I HAD TO MAKE MY LAST STOP. I WENT INTO THE STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT MY CARE HAD NO POWER AND MY STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE. THE KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, BUT I STILL HAD NO IDEA OF HOW I WOULD GET MY CAR STARTED.. I CALLED MY HU...
I WAS OUT HANDLING BUSINESS ALL DAY FRIDAY AND LATER THAT EVENING I HAD TO MAKE MY LAST STOP. I WENT INTO THE STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT MY CARE HAD NO POWER AND MY STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE. THE KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, BUT I STILL HAD NO IDEA OF HOW I WOULD GET MY CAR STARTED.. I CALLED MY HU...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE KEY FAILURE AND SECURITY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 127,000
FIRST PROBLEM IS STATIONARY WHILE PARKED. CAR WAS BUMPED BY ANOTHER WHILE PARKED AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHOUT BEING BUMPED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. HAD TO TOW TO GARAGE TO UNLOCK. HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. EXPENSIVE TO FIX . SECOND PROBLEM IS WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAYS. ON HOT ...
Mileage: 130,000
FIRST PROBLEM IS STATIONARY WHILE PARKED. CAR WAS BUMPED BY ANOTHER WHILE PARKED AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHOUT BEING BUMPED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. HAD TO TOW TO GARAGE TO UNLOCK. HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. EXPENSIVE TO FIX . SECOND PROBLEM IS WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAYS. ON HOT ...
Mileage: 130,000
THE STEERING WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE THEREFORE THE CAR WILL NOT START.
I WAS PARKED AT THE HAIRDRESSERS I CAME OUT MY CAR WOULD NOT START. IT IS THE STEERING MODULE WHICH NISSAN KNOWS IS A FAULTY PART BUT DOESN'T WANT TO DO A RECAL FOR. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRENTY INSTEAD OF DOING A RECALL I AM 7 MONTHS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO AM PAYING $1000.00 FOR A PART THAT N...
Mileage: 88,213
DROVE MY CAR LIKE I NORMALLY DO. I PARK. RETURN TO MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE RED KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUSH THE START BUTTON. MY STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP. I'VE BEEN TOLD...
MY CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER I PARKED IT ON A CITY STREET, I WAS STRANDED AT NIGHT! AFTER THANKFULLY BEING ABLE TO SAFELY GET A RIDE AND LEAVING MY CAR, I HAD TO GO BACK TO MY CAR THE NEXT DAY. I HAD CHANGED THE KEY BATTERY THINKING THAT COULD BE REASON, BUT THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO C...
Mileage: 72,554
CAR WAS PARKED SO MY SPOUSE COULD RUN AN ERRAND. WHEN HE WENT TO START UP THE CAR, THE ENGINE WOULDN'T TURN OVER AND THE STEERING DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS A...
Mileage: 113,976
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, AND AN UNKNOWN KEY SYMBOL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT TH...
LEFT ME STRANDED IN 98 DEGREE HEAT. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED ONLY TO FIND OUT ONLY THE DEALERSHIP COULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER. FOUND OUT IT WAS A STEERING LOCK ISSUE THAT HAPPENS TO MOST 2009 AND 2010 ALTIMA'S. NISSAN HAD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, KNOWING IT WAS AN IS...
Mileage: 130,000
I PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER COMING HOME FROM THE GYM. ABOUT 45 MIN I LEFT OUT TO GO TO WORK. I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT COME ON. MY PUSH TO START BUTTON LOCKED LIGHT APPEARED AND A PICTURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES WITH ARROWS POINTING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I CALLED ROADS...
Mileage: 90,000
STEERING LOCK BECOMES STUCK (WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO BE STARTED). THIS HAPPENS FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON. MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED AS WELL. ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND HAVE THE STEERING LOCK REPLACED. NISSAN ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION OF 3 YEARS WHICH EXPIRED IN JANUARY 2016. H...
Mileage: 65,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK FAILS AND LOCKS THE STEERING-WHEEL. THE CAR FAILS TO START AGAIN. I AM WORRY THIS WILL LOCK WHILE DRIVING. IS UNRELIABLE. REPAIR COST GOES UP TO THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Mileage: 170,000
COMMON PROBLEM FROM ALL NISSAN 2009 OWNERS.... STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAS FAILED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND THE SAFETY POINT IS THAT IT CAN GO OUT AT ANYTIME AND LEAVE MY WIFE STRANDED IN PLACES SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY
Mileage: 70,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA SLOWS DOWN FROM 75 MPH TO 40-35 AFTER TRAVELING FOR 4 HOURS ON LONG DISTANCE (TRIPS) . I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO COOL OFF AND GAIN SPEED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGERS TO WHEN BIG TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE COMING BEHIND YOU AT A FAST SPEED AND...
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA SLOWS DOWN FROM 75 MPH TO 40-35 AFTER TRAVELING FOR 4 HOURS ON LONG DISTANCE (TRIPS) . I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO COOL OFF AND GAIN SPEED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGERS TO WHEN BIG TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE COMING BEHIND YOU AT A FAST SPEED AND...
ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK ESCL. WHEN IT FAILS, YOU INSTANTANEOUSLY, WITH NO WARNING CANNOT START YOUR VEHICLE. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO TOW CAR TO A DEALER, WHICH WILL CHARGE YOU A LARGE AMOUNT ($1000 OR MORE) TO REPLACE IT. THIS SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF AN IMMEDIATE RECALL AS THIS HAS LONG B...
Mileage: 119,504
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PRESSING THE PUSH TO START BUTTON, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ UP...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PRESSING THE PUSH TO START BUTTON, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ UP...
Mileage: 70,000
ON JULY 11TH I WENT TO THE STORE TO PICK UP SOME ITEMS. WHEN I LEFT THE STORE TO GET IN MY CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. I DRIVE A TWO DOOR NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE 2009. THE STEERING LOCK HAD MALFUNCTIONED LEAVING ME STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT WHILE IT WAS 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I HAD A LOCK SMITH COME AND USE H...
Mileage: 107,000
STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED . CAR WOULD NOT START LEFT ME STRANDED AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO DEALER . $ 1000 OUT OF POCKET COST FOR DEFFECTED PART THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER EXPENSIVES DUE TO END OF THEIR EXTENDED WARANTY CAMPAIGN ????LIKE OBVIOUSLY NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC., HAVE ...
Mileage: 85,000
THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEN THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT TO FIX.
Mileage: 54,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK SENSOR FAIL UNABLE TO START CAR OR LOCK OR START. FORTUNATELY HAD JUST PARK VEHICLE.. ON CITY STREET
Mileage: 98,374
STEERING WHEEL LOCK CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL COMPLETELY.
Mileage: 900,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL COMPLETELY.
Mileage: 900,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE. THANKFULLY I WAS AT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SO I WAS IN A LIT PARKING LOT. HOWEVER, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I WAS STRANDED, AS THE CAR IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE ONCE THIS OCCURS.
Mileage: 83,600
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WILL NOT START THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT THAT NEEDS REPLACED. $1,100. NISSAN KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ONLY UNTIL 2015. IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE WHY WAS I NEVER TOLD ABOUT IT. I WOULD HAVE HAD THEM REPLACE IT A LONG TIME AGO. WE SHOULD HAVE BEE...
Mileage: 92,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WILL NOT START THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT THAT NEEDS REPLACED. $1,100. NISSAN KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ONLY UNTIL 2015. IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE WHY WAS I NEVER TOLD ABOUT IT. I WOULD HAVE HAD THEM REPLACE IT A LONG TIME AGO. WE SHOULD HAVE BEE...
Mileage: 92,000
ELECTRONIC IGNITION WONT START THE CAR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. MY FRIEND HAD SAME ISSUE COST HIM ALMOST 1000K TO REPAIR THE CAR. THEY TOLD HIM THAT A COMMON ISSUE ALL CARS HAVE BECAUSE ITS ONE MANUFACTURE WHO MAKES THIS KEY START
TAKATA RECALL MY STEERING IS LOCKING AND WON'T LET ME TURN ON THE CAR IT WAS STATIONARY. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AGAIN AND FIXED FOR EVERYONE.
Mileage: 110
DASH BOARD MELTING VERY STICKY CAN'T CLEAN BLINDING GLARE IN WINDSHIELD WHEN IN SUN HARD TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BUT AS I HAVE READ THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN IN HOT HUMID CLIMATE ALONG WITH THE STEERING LOCK DEFECTS .SEEMS NISSAN DOESN'T CARE ABOUT SAFETY ONLY WANTS TO SELL TH...
Mileage: 85,000
CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. A PART THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWINGLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON MULTIPLE TIMES.
Mileage: 106,000
I WENT TO START MY2009 NISSAN ALTIMA CAR THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY DOOR AND IT DID NOT START, THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BUT IT WOULD NOT START IT WAS IN THE LOCK POSITION . I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRICAL TECH FOUND THAT THE STEERING LOCK FAILED. ...
Mileage: 99,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PUSH BUTTON KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE NEXT DAY, THE PUSH BUTTON START FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM, WHICH PERTAINED TO THE REPLACEME...
Mileage: 100,000
AFTER WORK TRIED TO START THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER, BUT IT WONT START. WE TOWED IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS AN 'ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK COLUMN ' -ESCL FAILURE . JUST GOOGLE IT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT COST US ABOUT $1000 TO FIX IT. NISSAN...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK WHICH WON'T ALLOW THE CAR TO START. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND FOR MY GENERAL SAFETY AND USE OF MY CAR, THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY NISSAN MOTOR INC.
Mileage: 103,000
I HAVE A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK WHICH WON'T ALLOW THE CAR TO START. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND FOR MY GENERAL SAFETY AND USE OF MY CAR, THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY NISSAN MOTOR INC.
Mileage: 103,000
NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 HAD A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK THAT CAUSED ME TO BE STRUCK ALONE LATE AT NIGHT ON AT CVS STORE. MY CAR WAS NOT AT ALL STARTING. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER THE NEXT DAY. I FOUND THIS ISSUE AS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE STRUCK IN ISOLATED PLACE ...
Mileage: 80,000
CAR WON'T START. STEERING LOCK IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING IGNITION PROBLEM.
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STRUTS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ...
Mileage: 95,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK THAT CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED ALONE LATE AT NIGHT ON JUNE 10, 2016 - NOT ABLE TO START MY CAR. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND T...
Mileage: 134,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK THAT CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED ALONE LATE AT NIGHT ON JUNE 10, 2016 - NOT ABLE TO START MY CAR. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND T...
Mileage: 134,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK THAT CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED ALONE LATE AT NIGHT ON JUNE 10, 2016 - NOT ABLE TO START MY CAR. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND T...
Mileage: 134,000
DROVE 40 MILES TO A SHOPPING CENTER ONE EVENING. RETURNING TO CAR A SIGNAL ON DASHBOARD RELAYED THAT MY CAR DID NOT RECOGNIZE MY CAR KEY. CAR WOULD NOT START. NO WAY TO BYPASS THE PUSH BUTTON START. DUE TO THE LATENESS OF THE HOUR AND THE FACT WE WERE FLYING OVERSEAS THE NEXT DAY, I HAD TO HAVE C...
THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED, RESULTING IN MY CAR BEING UNABLE TO START. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PARKED IN A REMOTE LOCATION, I COULD HAVE FROZEN OR STARVED TO DEATH. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AS I FOUND FROM DOING SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, WITH HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR ...
Mileage: 47,000
STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION!! GOT STRANDED IN THE ARIZONA HEAT BECAUSE ESCL MALFUNCTIONED!!! NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 WOULDN'T START, HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO AUTO SHOP TO BE TOLD IT'S A STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION!! NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT!!!! I'M DISSATISFY WITH NISSAN
I WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AT A RELATIVES, HAD TO MOVE MY VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY TO THE STREETS. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO START MY VEHICLE TO GO HOME SIX HOURS LATER, IT WOULD NOT START. I CONTACTED TRIPLE A, THEY WASN'T SUCCESSFUL GETTING MY VEHICLE STARTED, SO I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO PEP ...
Mileage: 90,000
I WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AT A RELATIVES, HAD TO MOVE MY VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY TO THE STREETS. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO START MY VEHICLE TO GO HOME SIX HOURS LATER, IT WOULD NOT START. I CONTACTED TRIPLE A, THEY WASN'T SUCCESSFUL GETTING MY VEHICLE STARTED, SO I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO PEP ...
Mileage: 90,000
WENT TO START CAR TO RUN AN ERRAND WHILE AT WORK ON LUNCH BREAK TO GET IN THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I'LL HAVE TO GET THE CAR TOWED NOT TO INCLUDE THE DAYCARE LATE FEES THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO PICK MY CHILD UP FROM DAYCARE BECAUSE THEY CLOSE, NEEDLESS TO SAY I...
Mileage: 123,000
STEERING LOCK ON A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA BROKE JUNE 13,2016. 1100 DOLLARS TO FIX AT DEALER.
ON 6/11/16 DROVE TO GAS STATION WENT HOME CAME OUT TO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON SAW A YELLOW KEY LIGHT GOOGLED IT DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH IT AUTOMATICALLY CAME UP NISSAN POWER STEERING WENT THE PLACE I'M FINANCING MY CAR FROM SAYS THAT MY FOB KEY HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO MY ...
Mileage: 106,000
STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT DIED. NO SIGNS OF WEAR, CAR JUST DIDN'T START ON A RANDOM DAY. DEALERSHIP SPECIFICALLY SAID, "FOUND STEERING LOCK CONT- UNIT INTERNALLY OEPN...)" WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP HOW THIS CAN HAPPEN, HIS RESPONSE WAS "IT CAN JUST HAPPEN OVER TIME".
Mileage: 85,000
STEERING LOCK FAILURE...CAR BROKE DOWN AT GAS STATION, WON'T START, BRAKE WON'T WORK, CAR IS LOCKED UP. NOW I HAVE $1,000 BILL TO FIX A PROBLEM I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Mileage: 130,000
TRY TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THE PUSH BUTTON START AND INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE DASH DO NOT WORK. TRIED JUMPING THE CAR AND NOTHING. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A CERTIFIED GOODYEAR REPAIR FACILITY. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW STEERING COLUMN MODULE. COST OF AP...
Mileage: 84,000
DROVE TO WORK ON 6-4-2016. WENT OUT TO MOVE MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. LIGHTS WERE WORKING, ALARM WAS WORKING BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED A TINY KEY EMBLEM ON THE DASH THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE, COME TO FIND OUT IT IS THE STEERING LOCK WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL ON. CALLED NISSAN DEALERS...
Mileage: 89,000
DROVE TO WORK ON 6-4-2016. WENT OUT TO MOVE MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. LIGHTS WERE WORKING, ALARM WAS WORKING BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED A TINY KEY EMBLEM ON THE DASH THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE, COME TO FIND OUT IT IS THE STEERING LOCK WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL ON. CALLED NISSAN DEALERS...
Mileage: 89,000
I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK ON 6/8/16. I CAME OUT TO MY CAR AFTER WORK AND MY CAR RECOGNIZED MY KEY TO LOCK/ UNLOCK IT. MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND MY BREAK WAS TIGHT. IT WAS 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND MY CAR WAS SCORCHING HOT. I HAD NO ONE TO COME PICK ME UP FOR OVER AN H...
Mileage: 130,000
CAR WOULD NOT START, TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSED AS FAILED STEERING LOCK MECHANISM, A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT NISSAN DID NOT RECALL. THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION AT THE TIME, HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING IT TOWED SINCE EVEN IN NEUTRAL THE STEERING WAS LOCKED DOWN.
CAR WOULD NOT START, TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSED AS FAILED STEERING LOCK MECHANISM, A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT NISSAN DID NOT RECALL. THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION AT THE TIME, HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING IT TOWED SINCE EVEN IN NEUTRAL THE STEERING WAS LOCKED DOWN.
MY 2009 NISSAN ULTIMA WAS PARKED IN MY WORK PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT START KEYLESS ENTRY PAD MOUNT FUNCTION AND HAD THE LOCK STEERING GAVE ME PROBLEMS AND IT WOULD NOT START I FELT ENDANGERED BECAUSE EVERYONE AT WORK LEFT AND I WAS ALL ALONE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK.
NOT TOO LONG AGO MY CAR WOULD NOT START IN SEVERAL OCASSIONS I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AGES 4 & 7 IN THE HEAT STRANDED BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY... I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMERS AFFAIRS AT ONE POINT THEIR WAS A RECALL BUT HAS EXPIRE IN 2015 ..NOW ITS JUNE 2016 AND MY CAR JUST STA...
NOT TOO LONG AGO MY CAR WOULD NOT START IN SEVERAL OCASSIONS I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AGES 4 & 7 IN THE HEAT STRANDED BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY... I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMERS AFFAIRS AT ONE POINT THEIR WAS A RECALL BUT HAS EXPIRE IN 2015 ..NOW ITS JUNE 2016 AND MY CAR JUST STA...
NOT TOO LONG AGO MY CAR WOULD NOT START IN SEVERAL OCASSIONS I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AGES 4 & 7 IN THE HEAT STRANDED BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY... I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMERS AFFAIRS AT ONE POINT THEIR WAS A RECALL BUT HAS EXPIRE IN 2015 ..NOW ITS JUNE 2016 AND MY CAR JUST STA...
I PARKED MY CAR WHEN ARRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT, I NOTICED THE INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT WAS LIT, BUT DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. I CAME OUT TO MY CAR THE NEXT DAY TO TAKE IT TO WORK, I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT WAS STILL LIT AND TRIED TO START MY CAR, BUT IT WOULDN'T START. SO I REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN MY...
Mileage: 50,000
MY CAR LEFT ME STRANDED BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE. I WENT TO START THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL. NISSAN DOESN'T SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS CLEARLY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT STRANDS THE DRIVER. THE CAR BECOMES IMMOBILE AND DEAD. THE ONLY WA...
Mileage: 109,000
PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR HAS FAILED. THE AMBER PASSENGER OCCUPANT DASHBOARD LIGHT ALWAYS REMAINS ON. THIS MEANS THAT EVEN WITH THE SEAT OCCUPIED BY AN APPROPRIATE SIZED ADULT, THE LIGHT SAYS THE OCCUPANT IS NOT BEING 'SENSED'. ALSO, THE CONTROL PANEL ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A RED FLASHING...
Mileage: 83,000
PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR HAS FAILED. THE AMBER PASSENGER OCCUPANT DASHBOARD LIGHT ALWAYS REMAINS ON. THIS MEANS THAT EVEN WITH THE SEAT OCCUPIED BY AN APPROPRIATE SIZED ADULT, THE LIGHT SAYS THE OCCUPANT IS NOT BEING 'SENSED'. ALSO, THE CONTROL PANEL ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A RED FLASHING...
Mileage: 83,000
PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR HAS FAILED. THE AMBER PASSENGER OCCUPANT DASHBOARD LIGHT ALWAYS REMAINS ON. THIS MEANS THAT EVEN WITH THE SEAT OCCUPIED BY AN APPROPRIATE SIZED ADULT, THE LIGHT SAYS THE OCCUPANT IS NOT BEING 'SENSED'. ALSO, THE CONTROL PANEL ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A RED FLASHING...
Mileage: 83,000
DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CRACKING. THIS CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 08, IT ONLY HAS 6055 MILES ON IT, & WHEN EVER IT WAS OUT, IT ALWAYS HAD A SUNSHIELD. BEEN READING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, & A LAWSUIT SHOULD BE FILED AS WAS DONE FOR TOYOTA. IT DOES CREATE A VISION HAZARD AND...
Mileage: 6,055
MELTING DASHBOARD CANNOT SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD WHEN SUN IS SHINING ON THE DASH. GLARE IS SO BRIGHT. DASH COLLECTS DIRT. IF YOU TOUCH IT YOU FINGER WILL SINK INTO THE MELTING DASH.
Mileage: 18,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START LEAVING ME STRANDED WITH MY FAMILY WITHOUT ANY OTHER WAY OR FORM OF STARTING MY CAR. NISSAN WILL NOT RESPOND OR FIX THE ISSUE DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY WITH ONLY 80K ON THE CAR.
Mileage: 80,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START LEAVING ME STRANDED WITH MY FAMILY WITHOUT ANY OTHER WAY OR FORM OF STARTING MY CAR. NISSAN WILL NOT RESPOND OR FIX THE ISSUE DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY WITH ONLY 80K ON THE CAR.
Mileage: 80,000
STEERING LOCK 48700-9N00B WENT OUT NO WARRANTY NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID. WE DID NOT GET ANY INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. ALL THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IS GIVING US THE RUNAROUND SAID WE COULD BRING IT IN AND IT WOULD COST US $1K DOLLARS AFTER PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS THERE ISSUE DON'T SEE HOW THEY ARE NOT RE...
STEERING LOCK 48700-9N00B WENT OUT NO WARRANTY NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID. WE DID NOT GET ANY INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. ALL THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IS GIVING US THE RUNAROUND SAID WE COULD BRING IT IN AND IT WOULD COST US $1K DOLLARS AFTER PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS THERE ISSUE DON'T SEE HOW THEY ARE NOT RE...
STEERING LOCK 48700-9N00B WENT OUT NO WARRANTY NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID. WE DID NOT GET ANY INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. ALL THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IS GIVING US THE RUNAROUND SAID WE COULD BRING IT IN AND IT WOULD COST US $1K DOLLARS AFTER PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS THERE ISSUE DON'T SEE HOW THEY ARE NOT RE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...
Mileage: 43,918
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...
Mileage: 43,918
THE CAR SUDDENLY DIDNOT START AND WHEN CHECKED WITH THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE OF ELECTRONIC STERRING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE OF 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA.
Mileage: 43,918
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START FOR ME TODAY WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO ATLANTA. I STOPPED FOR GAS AND ONCE I HOPPED ON MY CAR, IN AN UNKNOWN LOCATION, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY SIGNS OR ISSUE WITH MY CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT 3 YEARS AGO. AFTER WAITING FOR HOURS IN A TOWN IN WHICH W...
Mileage: 103,000
STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION AND NOW I'M UNABLE TO START MY CAR. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HASN'T RECALLED AND NOW MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND I HAVE TO PAY $900 TO GET IT FIXED
STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION AND NOW I'M UNABLE TO START MY CAR. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HASN'T RECALLED AND NOW MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND I HAVE TO PAY $900 TO GET IT FIXED
ON APRIL 10, 2016, THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PRIOR PROBLEMS, COMPLETELY FROZE WHILE I WAS PARKED IN A DIFFERENT CITY FROM MY HOME. I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR OR DO ANYTHING. I TRIED JUMPING THE ENGINE AND IT DID NOT HELP. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ...
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED AFTER MY SON HAD PARKED HIS CAR AT A CONVENIENCE STORE. THIS LEFT MY SON IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH NO ACCESS TO A FUNCTIONING CAR IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I DO NOT CONSIDER TO BE SAFE. THE RESOLUTION WAS TO CALL AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE THE VEHI...
Mileage: 89,406
STEERING LOCK RELEASE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR ON; CAN'T START CAR. IT'S SITTING LIKE A BUMP IN MY DRIVEWAY. THANKS GOODNESS IT DIDN'T LEAVE ME STRANDED!! BUT NOW I'M CARLESS!!
Mileage: 146,000
STEERING LOCK RELEASE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR ON; CAN'T START CAR. IT'S SITTING LIKE A BUMP IN MY DRIVEWAY. THANKS GOODNESS IT DIDN'T LEAVE ME STRANDED!! BUT NOW I'M CARLESS!!
Mileage: 146,000
THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND SO THE CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED. I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED FOR $900 BEFORE TAXES. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE ON THE PART AND HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT THE EXTENSION ENDED IN 2015. I DON'T U...
Mileage: 70,000
MY STEERING LOCK FAILED . I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AT THE AIRPORT PARKING LOT WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD AND MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS. I HAD TO PAY A TOWNING TRUCK TO TOW ME. WITCH COST ME $560! LATER TO CONTACT NISSAN ABOUT THE WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD IT HAD EXPIRED IN JANUARY! I CALLED IN MARCH...
Mileage: 76,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MANUFACTURER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNO...
Mileage: 147,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MANUFACTURER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNO...
Mileage: 147,000
I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IN 2013. THE DASHBOARD HAS MELTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS BECOMING A PROBLEM. IT REFLECTS OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSES A TERRIBLE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS A STICKY MESS. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASE AND TH...
FIRST TIME 2013 OCCURED ON FREEWAY ABOUT 3 HRS INTO DRIVE. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH THE CAR BEGAN LOOSING POWER N SPEED QUICKLY. THOUGHT CARS WERE GOING TO SLAM INTO CAR. PULLED OVER TURNED OFF N PLACED KEY IN CHARGING COMPARTMENT. 15 MINS OR SO TURNED ON N RAN FINE AFTER THAT. 2015 ON BUSY ...
Mileage: 107,000
TAKATA RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK FAILURE. MY LOCK FAILURE OCCURRED ON 05-22-16. I RETURNED HOME AFTER A DAY OF SPENDING TIME WITH SOME FRIENDS. I PARKED MY CAR AND LATER THAT EVENING, I DECIDED TO GO TO THE STORE. ONCE I GOT IN THE CAR, I COULDN'T STAR...
Mileage: 114,500
TAKATA RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK FAILURE. MY LOCK FAILURE OCCURRED ON 05-22-16. I RETURNED HOME AFTER A DAY OF SPENDING TIME WITH SOME FRIENDS. I PARKED MY CAR AND LATER THAT EVENING, I DECIDED TO GO TO THE STORE. ONCE I GOT IN THE CAR, I COULDN'T STAR...
Mileage: 114,500
I OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ON MAY 16, 2016 I ARRIVED HOME AT 10:30 I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY TURNED THE CAR OFF AN WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE. I PREPARED MY DAD'S LUNCH AND WENT BACK INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NO LONGER START THE A RED CAR LIGHT WITH KEY WAS BLINK...
I OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ON MAY 16, 2016 I ARRIVED HOME AT 10:30 I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY TURNED THE CAR OFF AN WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE. I PREPARED MY DAD'S LUNCH AND WENT BACK INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NO LONGER START THE A RED CAR LIGHT WITH KEY WAS BLINK...
I OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ON MAY 16, 2016 I ARRIVED HOME AT 10:30 I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY TURNED THE CAR OFF AN WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE. I PREPARED MY DAD'S LUNCH AND WENT BACK INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NO LONGER START THE A RED CAR LIGHT WITH KEY WAS BLINK...
STEERING LOCK FAILED STRANDING ME WITH A NON STARTING CAR 190 MILES FROM HOME WITH A TODDLER WITH NO HEAT OR AC.... IT IS A COMMON NISSAN FAILURE AND NISSAN WILL NOT ASSIST
Mileage: 118,000
MY 2009 ALTIMA WOULD NOT START, CHECKED BATTERY IN CAR, PUT NEW BATTERY IN KEY FOB AND STILL NOTHING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY THE STEERING LOCK. HIT ON THE BOX AND FINALLY CAR STARTED. IT HAS DONE THIS TOO ME 2 TIME IN THE LAST WEEK. I WAS NOT AT HOME EITHER TIM...
Mileage: 134,000
CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE STEERING LOCK WILL NOT DISENGAGE.
Mileage: 85,000
THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN LOCK (PART # 48700-9N00A) ON THIS CAR. WHEN THIS COMPONENT FAILS, IT LEAVES YOU STRANDED BY BEING UNABLE TO START THE CAR. I HAD JUST ENDED MY LATE SHIFT ONLY TO FIND THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT START. FORTUNATELY NOTHING HAPPENED...
Mileage: 116,121
THE LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE KEY FOB OR DOOR BUTTON ARE USED. I HAVE REPLACED 3 OUT OF THE FOUR DOOR LOCKS MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM RECURRING. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE NEEDING TO EXIT THE CAR OR ENTER THE CAR QUICKLY. FURTHERMORE, ALL OF THE LOCKS HAVE LOCKED WHEN TH...
Mileage: 75,000
TAKATA RECALL - I BELIEVE MY CAR HAS THAT ESCL PROBLEM BECAUSE I CANT TURN ON MY CAR AT ALL. ON MONDAY EVENING I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK FROM HOME AND MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL INNOTICE THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS WOBBLING. I ARRAVIED AT WORK PARKED MY CAR AND WENT IN MY WORKPLACE FOR A MEETING THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS M...
Mileage: 120,000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE BRAKE WAS EXTREMELY STIFF, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND PUSHING THE START BUTTON DID NOTHING. AAA CAME AND SAID IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR OR STARTER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER ' THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK MODULE WHICH HAD...
Mileage: 88,000
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM DEFECT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS DEFECT I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE . THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN SO COMMON THAT A WARRANTY WAS PLACED ON THIS PART UNTIL 2014.BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS TH...
STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED CAUSING MY WIFE TO BE STRANDED. THIS PROBLEM IS EFFECTING THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF 2009 NISSAN ALTIMAS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART.
Mileage: 120,000
HAVING ISSUES WITH CAR NOT STARTING FREQUENTLY IT SEEMS A RECALL SHOULD BE COMPLETED. ALSO SEARING AT TIMES IS AN ISSUE.
Mileage: 90
HAVING ISSUES WITH CAR NOT STARTING FREQUENTLY IT SEEMS A RECALL SHOULD BE COMPLETED. ALSO SEARING AT TIMES IS AN ISSUE.
Mileage: 90
THE CAR WILL NOT START. THERE IS A YELLOW KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH AND A RED CAR LIGHT THAT BLINKS. THE BATTERY IN THE KEY IS FINE AND OPENS THE CAR DOORS AND LOCKS THEM OK. I GOT INTO THE CAR THIS MORNING AND IT WILL NOT START.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WAS UNABLE TO START. THE "PUSH TO START" DID NOT START THE ENGINE AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE COVERED. TH...
Mileage: 143,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WAS UNABLE TO START. THE "PUSH TO START" DID NOT START THE ENGINE AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE COVERED. TH...
Mileage: 143,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WAS UNABLE TO START. THE "PUSH TO START" DID NOT START THE ENGINE AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE COVERED. TH...
Mileage: 143,000
I PULLED IN TO THE GAS STATION LATE NIGHT DECEMBER 9,2015, AND AFTER FILLING UP, THE CAR REFUSED TO START. WHEN TESTED IT SHOWED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FINE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (EVEN THE TOW COMPANY WORKER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAR). TRUE TO THE WORKER'S EXPER...
Mileage: 63,883
ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK (ESCL) FAILURE: CAR WILL NOT START DUE TO THIS FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
Mileage: 100,000
APRIL 20 GOT OFF OF WORK WENT TO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND HAD BATTERY REPLACED. VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT START. LOOKED ON LINE AND SEEMS IT IS THE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM FAILURE THAT IS DISABLING MY CAR. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART B...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK FRACTURED. THE COMPONENT WAS RECALL...
Mileage: 78,479
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK FRACTURED. THE COMPONENT WAS RECALL...
Mileage: 78,479
THE ESCL WHEEL LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE TO LET THE VEHICLE START
Mileage: 75,000
THE ESCL WHEEL LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE TO LET THE VEHICLE START
Mileage: 75,000
THE ESCL WHEEL LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE TO LET THE VEHICLE START
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS REPAIRE...
Mileage: 30,000
TAKADA I GOT STRANDED ON MY WORK MY CAR WOULDN'T TURN ON AT ALL HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME. AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AUTO SERVICE CAME TO FIND OUT ITS THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY I'M BEING CHARGED 975.00 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIX CAME TO FIND OUT ALOT OF PEOPLE WARE COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM THERESO...
CAR WILL NOT START OR TURN ON ACCESSORIES. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE CAR UNTIL AAA CAN TO TOW IT TO THE DEAL.
Mileage: 178,000
CAR WILL NOT START OR TURN ON ACCESSORIES. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE CAR UNTIL AAA CAN TO TOW IT TO THE DEAL.
Mileage: 178,000
CAR WON'T START. IT'S STUCK IN LOCK POSITION.
Mileage: 174,000
STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED LEAVING THE CAR COMPLETELY DISABLED AND UNABLE TO MOVE AT ALL. NISSAN HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS BEING A VERY CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS BUT DID NOT RECALL THE PART. THE EXTENDED WARRANTEE ENDED MARCH 31 2015 AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INDEFINITELY BECAUSE NISSAN KNOWS THES...
Mileage: 110,000
I WAS ABOUT TO START MY CAR AT A GAS STATION THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START LEAVING ME STRANDED IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILURE WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM SENSING YOUR KEY FOB WHICH PREVENTS YOU FROM STARTING TH...
I WAS ABOUT TO START MY CAR AT A GAS STATION THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START LEAVING ME STRANDED IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILURE WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM SENSING YOUR KEY FOB WHICH PREVENTS YOU FROM STARTING TH...
STEERING LOCK WENT WITH NO WARNING. NISSAN AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HASN'T RECALLED. COST $959.21 TO FIX. WAS SHOPPING CAR SHUT OFF. WHEN I RETURNED WITH GROCERIES WOULDN'T START. HAD TO TOW TO DEALER
Mileage: 73,000
I CAN NOT START MY CAR. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IT WILL NOT TRIGGER MY AUTOMATIC KEY TO TURN MY CAR ON. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES I AM NOT ABLE TO START MY CAR. NOW I HAVE TO FIX THE BRAKE LIGHT AND HARNESS FOR 600$ AT MY LOCAL TRUSTWORTHY REPAIR SHOP. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE...
Mileage: 107,000
KEY LIGHT APPEARED TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LUNCH TIME. THE BATTERY CHANGED IN THE KEY I WENT BACK TO WORK. AT THE END OF THE WORK DAY WENT OUT TO GO HOME CAR WOULD NOT START! IT WILL NOT MOVE FROM LOCK TO ACC! CANNOT RESET SO THE CAR CAN START WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED!
Mileage: 150,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE- DISABLING THE CAR WHERE IT WILL NOT START. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TO GET THE CAR FIXED IT'S GOING TO BE OVER 1000 DOLLARS.
STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE- DISABLING THE CAR WHERE IT WILL NOT START. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TO GET THE CAR FIXED IT'S GOING TO BE OVER 1000 DOLLARS.
I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND WAS INSIDE FOR 30 MIN. WHEN I GOT BACK TO MY CAR, IT WOULD NOT START, IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN UNIT FAILURE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, CAR HAS UNDER 50K MILES.
Mileage: 49,900
NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 ISSUE: ESCL, STEERING WHEEL LOCK, ENGINE WON'T START AND KEY IS IN CAR.
NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 ISSUE: ESCL, STEERING WHEEL LOCK, ENGINE WON'T START AND KEY IS IN CAR.
THE ELECTRIC WHEEL LOCK SYSTEM FAILED RENDERING MY CAR NON OPERATIONAL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT IT WILL FAIL AND IS NOT DUE TO MAINTENANCE NEGLECT. WHEN IT FAILS IT DISABLES THE IGNITION ...
Mileage: 126,000
WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN AND DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE AREA I WAS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE TO, I DID NOT GO. HOWEVER, ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON I GOT INTO VEHICLE, TRIED TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. NOW, IF I HAD OF GONE OUT OF TOWN LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO, I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED. I OFTEN HAVE ...
Mileage: 66,500
WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN AND DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE AREA I WAS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE TO, I DID NOT GO. HOWEVER, ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON I GOT INTO VEHICLE, TRIED TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. NOW, IF I HAD OF GONE OUT OF TOWN LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO, I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED. I OFTEN HAVE ...
Mileage: 66,500
WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN AND DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE AREA I WAS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE TO, I DID NOT GO. HOWEVER, ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON I GOT INTO VEHICLE, TRIED TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. NOW, IF I HAD OF GONE OUT OF TOWN LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO, I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED. I OFTEN HAVE ...
Mileage: 66,500
DROVE TO LAREDO, TEXAS TO GET NEW TIRES FOR MY VEHICLE. WHEN THE AUTO TECHNICIAN WENT TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE PARKING LOT IT WOULD NOT START. THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING THEY COULD THINK OFF, BATTERY, BATTERY CABLES, ALTERNATOR. THEY CALLED AN ELECTRONIC SPECIALIST TO COME CHECK THE CAR. IT SEEME...
Mileage: 94,334
I LEFT WORK AND WENT TO START MY CAR WHEN I WASN'T GETTING ANY SORT OF RESPONSE. TRIED REPALCING THE BATTERY AND THE KEYFOB BATTERY TO NO AVAIL. I LEARNED IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK AND THAT WOULD COST ME 1100 DOLLARS TO HAVE REPAIRED. HOW COULD THE WARRANTY NOT BE UNLIMITED ON A CAR SO TERRIBLE. WHA...
Mileage: 98,000
THE DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS MELTING DUE TO WARM CLIMATE. WHEN DRIVING TOWARDS THE SUN THE GLOSS OF THE METING DASHBOARD REFLECTS THE SUN BACK UP INTO THE LOWER WINDSHIELD. THIS IS BLINDING TO THE DRIVER AND OBSCURES VISIBILITY THROUGH THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THIS CONDITION EX...
MY CAR STARTED FINE YESTERDAY I SAW THE KEY LIGHT CAME ON I ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS LOW. I CHANGED THE BATTERY IN BOTH KEYS. THE NEXT DAY MY FIANCEE DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AN HOUR AWAY. IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING IS NOT LOCKED BUT THE CAR WILL NOT ...
Mileage: 140,000
MY CAR STARTED FINE YESTERDAY I SAW THE KEY LIGHT CAME ON I ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS LOW. I CHANGED THE BATTERY IN BOTH KEYS. THE NEXT DAY MY FIANCEE DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AN HOUR AWAY. IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING IS NOT LOCKED BUT THE CAR WILL NOT ...
Mileage: 140,000
DROVE THE CAR TO WORK, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. TRIED TO START HE CAR AFTER WORK, AND I GOT THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT. CANNOT START CAR. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO A FAULTY STEERING LOCK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN SINCE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO SIX YEARS, BUT THEY HAVE...
Mileage: 70,000
THE CAR WAS STARTING FINE NO WARNINGS AT ALL THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WENT TO OUR PLACE OF WORSHIP AND WHEN WE CAME OUT IT WOULD NOT START. HAD TWO LIGHTS ON DASH ONE WAS THE INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT THE OTHER WAS THE RED CAR FLASHING WITH KEY IN THE MIDDLE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND FORTUNATELY, WE ...
Mileage: 71,000
COULD NOT START THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS IN SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ON MY WAY TO FLORIDA FROM NY AND HAD STOPPED A NUMBER OF TIME ALONG THE WAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY WHICH KEPT THE CAR FROM STARTING. I FOUND OUT...
Mileage: 81,326
STEERING LOCK MODULE FAILED AFTER I PARKED.CAR WOULD NOT START.CAR HAD TO BE TOWED.WHY NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Mileage: 82,368
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND PREVENTED HIM FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE KEY NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED MORE THAN O...
Mileage: 54,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAVE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THEIR STEERING COLUMNS (ESCL) BEING DEFECTIVE. I WENT TO MY SONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO PICK HIM UP. I TURNED OFF THE CAR WENT IN TO THE SCHOOL TO GET HIM. I CAME BACK OUT TO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THEIR WAS A KEY LIGHT THAT CAME ON THAT TOLD ME IT HAD ...
Mileage: 92,000
MY NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. A YELLOW KEY SHOWS UP ON THE DASH BOARD THAT PREVENT IT FROM STARTING. THIS PROBLEM PREVENTED ME FROM GOING TO WORK AND WOULD COST ME OVER A 1000. IMAGINE IF LOCATION MY CAR STOP WAS UNSAFE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THIS UNSAFE AND NISSAN SHOULD COVER THE COST FOR T...
MY NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. A YELLOW KEY SHOWS UP ON THE DASH BOARD THAT PREVENT IT FROM STARTING. THIS PROBLEM PREVENTED ME FROM GOING TO WORK AND WOULD COST ME OVER A 1000. IMAGINE IF LOCATION MY CAR STOP WAS UNSAFE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THIS UNSAFE AND NISSAN SHOULD COVER THE COST FOR T...
I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND WAS PREPARED TO LEAVE TOWN TO VISIT MY SISTER. I PACK MY CAR AND GET READY TO LEAVE (MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION IN MY GARAGE ALL NIGHT) I WENT TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING! I ASSUMED THE BATTERY AT FIRST BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. I CALLED NISSAN AND I WAS TOLD MY ST...
Mileage: 80,000
I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND WAS PREPARED TO LEAVE TOWN TO VISIT MY SISTER. I PACK MY CAR AND GET READY TO LEAVE (MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION IN MY GARAGE ALL NIGHT) I WENT TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING! I ASSUMED THE BATTERY AT FIRST BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. I CALLED NISSAN AND I WAS TOLD MY ST...
Mileage: 80,000
I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND WAS PREPARED TO LEAVE TOWN TO VISIT MY SISTER. I PACK MY CAR AND GET READY TO LEAVE (MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION IN MY GARAGE ALL NIGHT) I WENT TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING! I ASSUMED THE BATTERY AT FIRST BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. I CALLED NISSAN AND I WAS TOLD MY ST...
Mileage: 80,000
I DROVE MY NISSAN ALTIMA TO WORK AS I NORMALLY DO, PARKED IN THE SAME SPOT I ALWAYS PARK IN. NO PROBLEM AT THAT POINT. AT THE END OF MY WORK DAY I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME AND IT WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED AN ICON SHOWING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, IT STATED ONE WORD: KEY. I CALLED MY HUSBAND...
Mileage: 55,465
I DROVE MY NISSAN ALTIMA TO WORK AS I NORMALLY DO, PARKED IN THE SAME SPOT I ALWAYS PARK IN. NO PROBLEM AT THAT POINT. AT THE END OF MY WORK DAY I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME AND IT WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED AN ICON SHOWING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, IT STATED ONE WORD: KEY. I CALLED MY HUSBAND...
Mileage: 55,465
APPROXIMATELY 2-2.5 WEEKS AGO AN INDICATOR LIGHT WITH A PICTURE OF A KEY AND THE WORD "KEY" APPEARED ON MY DASH. IT STAYED ON FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THAT MORNING BUT THEN DISAPPEARED. IT DROVE FINE HOWEVER I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I TOOK THE APPROPRIATE ACTION. I LOOKED ONLINE AND READ ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING P...
Mileage: 112,000
JUST STOP THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE DOOR AND NEVER START AGAIN THE LIGHT WITH THE KEY INSIDE THE CAR IS ON AND OFF I STOP BY THE DEALER CHANGE THE BATTERY ON THE KEY THEY TOLD ME IF DOES NOT WORK THEN IT IS GONE TO BE THE STEERING LOCK A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE NISSAN JUST 850.00 PLUS TAX WAS THE ...
"TAMARA RECALL" I'M A NURSE AND I WAS DRESSED AND READY FOR WORK UPON ARRIVAL TO MY CAR MY FOB ALLOWED ME TO UNLOCK MY DOOR BUT WHOM I GOT IN AND ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR I NOTICED I COULDN'T PRESS MY BREAKS THEY WERE TIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO LOCKED. I PRESSED THE PUSH TO START BUTTON BUT...
Mileage: 140,000
"TAMARA RECALL" I'M A NURSE AND I WAS DRESSED AND READY FOR WORK UPON ARRIVAL TO MY CAR MY FOB ALLOWED ME TO UNLOCK MY DOOR BUT WHOM I GOT IN AND ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR I NOTICED I COULDN'T PRESS MY BREAKS THEY WERE TIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO LOCKED. I PRESSED THE PUSH TO START BUTTON BUT...
Mileage: 140,000
"TAMARA RECALL" I'M A NURSE AND I WAS DRESSED AND READY FOR WORK UPON ARRIVAL TO MY CAR MY FOB ALLOWED ME TO UNLOCK MY DOOR BUT WHOM I GOT IN AND ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR I NOTICED I COULDN'T PRESS MY BREAKS THEY WERE TIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO LOCKED. I PRESSED THE PUSH TO START BUTTON BUT...
Mileage: 140,000
JUST FOUND OUT NISSAN ISSUED A TEMPORARY RECALL FOR AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL FOR THE PUSH START VEHICLES. NISSAN KNEW THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2009-2010 MODELS. WHY WOULD THEY ISSUE A TEMPORARY RECALL BUT NOT INFORM THEIR COSTUMERS. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETT...
WENT ON A TRIP WITH MY 2 GRANDDAUGHTERS, ON OUR RETURN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. A KEY LIGHT POP ON THE DISPLAY. I THOUGHT MY FOB BATTERY WAS BAD. TRIED WITH MY SECOND KEY. STILL NO STARTING. HAD TO CALL MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE. LEARNED LATER ON THAT ESCL IS THE PRO...
Mileage: 99,000
STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT GOT LOCKED IN MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. SINCE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT NISSAN SHOULD RECALL 2009 MODELS. IT COSTS ME $1065 + $87 TOWING CHARGES.
Mileage: 76,900
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK CAR WON'T START
I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, AT NIGHT, TRYING TO RETURN HOME, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE IGNITION SWITCH WON'T PRESS EVEN THOUGH ALL LIGHTS IN CAR WORKED. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR SYMPTOMS SHOWED ITS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK COLUMN IN THE 09 ALTIMA THAT LOTS & L...
Mileage: 67,313
NO STAR. STEERING LOCK BLOQUED
NO STAR. STEERING LOCK BLOQUED
NO STAR. STEERING LOCK BLOQUED
THE KEY SYMBOL CAME ON AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START . I WAS STRANDED FOR AN HOUR IN A PARKING LOT WITH MY TODDLER BEFORE I GOT HELP . I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID MY WARRANTY ENDED IN JANUARY AND THAT IT WOULD COST $1000 . TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART . THIS IS DAN...
AROUND 90,000 MILES, MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA SE WOULDN'T START. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM THAT HAD AN ISSUE. THIS WOULDN'T ALLOW THE PUSH BUTTON START TO WORK. THIS PROBLEM COULD ONLY BE FIXED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND IT COST JUST OVER $1,000. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND OU...
Mileage: 90,000
STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILURE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
Mileage: 42
STEERING LOCK WAS RECALLED WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED FOR ALL NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 VEHICLES. HOWEVER, OUR CAR LOCKED UP MARCH 15, 2016, WHICH IS AFTER NISSAN ENDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A $1,300 REPAIR. CONTACTED NISSAN TO HAVE THEM PAY, BUT THEY DENIED AT ...
Mileage: 145,000
DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS CAUSING DISABLED PUSH START BUTTON. CAR IS NOT STARTING AT ALL.
Mileage: 76,520
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START LEAVING ME STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT IN NEW YORK. I NEEDED TO GET TOWED TO NJ. I WAS LUCKY I WAS LUCKY I WAS ALONE IT IS A DANGEROUS. THING TO HAPPEN AND NOW 1000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS
Mileage: 120,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WILL NOT START. JUST SO HAPPEN MY CAR WAS PARKED AT MY HOUSE, THANKING GOD I WAS NOT STRANDED OUT ANYWHERE OR WORST GETTING OFF WORK LATE AT NIGHT. I KEEP HEARING THIS HUMMING NOISE WHEN I PUSH THE START BUTTON BUT THE CAR WON'T START. WITH 3 BIOPSY PATIENTS WAITING ON MY ARRIV...
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IS MELTING, CREATING A SHINY, STICKY SURFACE. THE SHINE FROM THE MELTED DASH REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A GLARE THAT MAKES IT HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE.
MY ALTIMA RECENTLY HAD A STEERING LOCK FAILURE. THIS IS VERY COMMON AND A KNOWN ISSUE.
Mileage: 97,000
AT ANY GIVEN TIME OR PLACE, OUR 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD LOCK UP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AS A ROCK, OR THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TOTALLY LOCK UP. SOMETIMES IT WOULD HAPPEN IN JULY ON A NICE WARM DAY, OR IN JANUARY WHEN YOUR DRIVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT 20 BELOW. THIS IS A HUGE AND DANGEROUS PROBLE...
Mileage: 85,000
INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO THE STORE AND THE CAR WILL NOT START.
OUR 2009 ALTIMA, LEFT US STRANDED IN A REMOTE LOCATION. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. WE HAVE AAA SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR TOWING. BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE BATTERY, OR BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE KEY. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN US THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC YEAR MAKE ...
Mileage: 70,000
OUR 2009 ALTIMA, LEFT US STRANDED IN A REMOTE LOCATION. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. WE HAVE AAA SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR TOWING. BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE BATTERY, OR BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE KEY. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN US THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC YEAR MAKE ...
Mileage: 70,000
I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK IN THE MORNING, WENT TO CRANK IT WHEN I LEFT WORK & THE CAR WOULDN'T CRANK & THE ORANGE/YELLOWISH KEY WAS ON..THE CAR WAS IN PARK. I REPLACED BATTERY IN MY FBO & DIDN'T WORK SO COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL STEERING BOX. NOW I'M FIXING TO HAVE TO SPEND 1000$ FOR NISSA...
Mileage: 120,000
AS I STOPPED AT TOLLBOOTH AND STOP SIGN.CAR CUT OFF.IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP.AS LONG AS I WAS MOVING IT WOULD STAY ON.THEN SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED.IVE HEARD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.I JUST BOUGHT CAR LAST YEAR.
Mileage: 90,000
STEERING LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING. KEY FOB WAS NOT RECOGNIZED. CAR WAS DISABLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I WAS STRANDED IN A CITY PARKING LOT FOR 6 HOURS AWAITING ASSISTANCE AND FEARED FOR MY SAFETY. TOWED VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIR.
Mileage: 60,100
THIS CAR LEAKS WATER INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR, AND KEEPS TRAPPED RAIN WATER INSIDE OF BOTH PANEL DOORS FOR WEEKS AFTER IT RAINS. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO GET THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK FIXED (WHICH LUCKILY WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL). NOT TO MENTION THAT I ENDED UP HAVING TO GO TO THE ER LAST YEAR FOR ...
THIS CAR LEAKS WATER INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR, AND KEEPS TRAPPED RAIN WATER INSIDE OF BOTH PANEL DOORS FOR WEEKS AFTER IT RAINS. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO GET THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK FIXED (WHICH LUCKILY WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL). NOT TO MENTION THAT I ENDED UP HAVING TO GO TO THE ER LAST YEAR FOR ...
THIS CAR LEAKS WATER INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR, AND KEEPS TRAPPED RAIN WATER INSIDE OF BOTH PANEL DOORS FOR WEEKS AFTER IT RAINS. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO GET THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK FIXED (WHICH LUCKILY WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL). NOT TO MENTION THAT I ENDED UP HAVING TO GO TO THE ER LAST YEAR FOR ...
STEERING WHEEL LOCK IS MALFUNCTIONING AND PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING
Mileage: 85,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START AFTER SHUT OFF WHICH REQUIRED A TOW TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP ( AUTO FAIR NISSAN TEWKSBURY, MA). PAID $119 FOR DIAGNOSTIC WHICH CONFIRMED A FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) UNIT. PURCHASED AND REPLACED THE UNIT. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A RECORD NUMBER OF COMP...
Mileage: 103,000
TAKATA RECALL STEERING LOCK FAILER, ENGINE WILL NO LONGER WORK. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN IT HAPPENED. PART DEFECTIVE. NISSAN IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD FIX PART.
TAKATA RECALL STEERING LOCK FAILER, ENGINE WILL NO LONGER WORK. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN IT HAPPENED. PART DEFECTIVE. NISSAN IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD FIX PART.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...
Mileage: 100,120
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...
Mileage: 100,120
UNABLE TO START MY CAR DUE TO THE STEERING LOCK
Mileage: 60,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK THE SPECIALIST SAID THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO HELP ME OUT WITH THE REPAIR THAT I AM NEEDING DONE FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE THE RECALL IS EXPIRED. THE POINT I AM TRYING TO GET ACROSS TO NISSAN IN TENNESSEE IS THAT THE PART THEY PUT IN MY CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2011 WAS MORE THAN LIKEL...
Mileage: 71,000
DEAR SIR/MAM, MY 09 ALTIMA BROKE DOWN ON CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT IN FRONT OF A FRIEND'S HOUSE, BLOCKING FRIEND'S CARS IN GARAGE, AND CANNOT START NO MATTER WHAT. AFTER 6HRS TRYING AND CONTACTING, FINALLY FOUND A TOWING COMPANY CAN COME ONSITE AT THAT HOUR ON A HOLIDAY NIGHT, SNOWY AND RAINY. THE DEA...
Mileage: 1
YESTERDAY MORNING, THE CAR NO LONGER RECOGNIZED MY KEY FOB AND I WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. UPON CONTACTING NISSAN, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND LOCATED IN MY HOME GARAGE. E...
Mileage: 80,000
YESTERDAY MORNING, THE CAR NO LONGER RECOGNIZED MY KEY FOB AND I WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. UPON CONTACTING NISSAN, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND LOCATED IN MY HOME GARAGE. E...
Mileage: 80,000
YESTERDAY MORNING, THE CAR NO LONGER RECOGNIZED MY KEY FOB AND I WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. UPON CONTACTING NISSAN, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND LOCATED IN MY HOME GARAGE. E...
Mileage: 80,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START ON SUNDAY SO I HAD TO GET IT TOWED. I SOON LEARNED FROM A NISSAN MECHANIC THAT THE [ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK] IS MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH MEANT MY CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE MY SMART KEY, EVEN WHEN INSERTING IT INTO IT'S RESPECTIVE SLOT (PLAN B). HOW IS THE NHTSA LETT...
Mileage: 70,000
MY CAR HAS HAD THE ABS AND THE TIRE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY - DOES NOT GO OFF AND COST A FORTUNE TO HAVE FIXED - ACCORDING THE TO MANUAL AFTER INFLATING THE TIRES IT STATES THE LIGHT MAY NOT GO OFF AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AT YOUR EXPENSE. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS SINCE THESE LIG...
MY 09 ALTIMA'S DASH IS MELTING. NOTICED LITTLE SMALL SPOTS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. STARTED GETTING MORE SPOTS AND LARGER SPOTS. NOW THE WHOLE TOP PART OF THE DASH BY THE FRONT WINDOW IS STICKY ,TACKY AND SLICK. VERY BAD GLARE IN THE WINDOW AND CANNOT DRIVE CAR IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT SAFELY. THOUGHT IT WA...
Mileage: 76,000
TURNED CAR OFF IN PARKING LOT. WOULD NOT START DUE TO STEERING LOCK, TOWED TO DEALER . AWAITING RESULTS AS PER NISSAN
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE PUSH BUTTON START FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T...
Mileage: 18,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 175,000
TAKATA RECALL SERVICE BULLETINS. I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN WE HAVE HAD IT A YEAR AMD ALREADY SPENT ALOT. CALL THIS DEPT AND NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULT I HAVE 13 OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS WRONG WITH THIS CAR AMD MANY LIVES AT STAKE I M...
Mileage: 190,000
TAKATA RECALL SERVICE BULLETINS. I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN WE HAVE HAD IT A YEAR AMD ALREADY SPENT ALOT. CALL THIS DEPT AND NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULT I HAVE 13 OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS WRONG WITH THIS CAR AMD MANY LIVES AT STAKE I M...
Mileage: 190,000
TAKATA RECALL SERVICE BULLETINS. I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN WE HAVE HAD IT A YEAR AMD ALREADY SPENT ALOT. CALL THIS DEPT AND NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULT I HAVE 13 OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS WRONG WITH THIS CAR AMD MANY LIVES AT STAKE I M...
Mileage: 190,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STOP WORKING AFTER I STARTED AND WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK. WHEN I GOT READY TO LEAVE I NOTICE IT STOPPED AND WHEN I TRY AGAIN IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. COME TO FIND OUT AFTER HAVING TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY. REPAIR COST ME...
Mileage: 115,700
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STOP WORKING AFTER I STARTED AND WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK. WHEN I GOT READY TO LEAVE I NOTICE IT STOPPED AND WHEN I TRY AGAIN IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. COME TO FIND OUT AFTER HAVING TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY. REPAIR COST ME...
Mileage: 115,700
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH PUSH-START IGNITION AND RESPECTIVE 'SMART KEY'. WHILE 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AND ALONE, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND THEREFORE DID NOT RECOGNIZE MY SMART KEY WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START THE CAR. I WAS STRANDED...
Mileage: 115,000
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH PUSH-START IGNITION AND RESPECTIVE 'SMART KEY'. WHILE 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AND ALONE, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND THEREFORE DID NOT RECOGNIZE MY SMART KEY WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START THE CAR. I WAS STRANDED...
Mileage: 115,000
VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT START. APPARENTLY, THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BE STRANDED. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEIR MECHANISM DURING '09 AND '10 WAS FAULTY. H...
Mileage: 74,000
VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT START. APPARENTLY, THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BE STRANDED. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEIR MECHANISM DURING '09 AND '10 WAS FAULTY. H...
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TOP SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND WAS STICKY AND SHINY. THE DASHBOARD BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN GLARE REFLECTED OFF THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, WHI...
Mileage: 68,000
ON 2/11/2016, I WENT SHOPPING. I LEFT THE STORE TO RETURN HOME AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE KEY FOB DIDN'T WORK. STEERING WAS LOCKED. GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED. LIGHTS AND LOCKS WORKED. I HAD A FEELING I KNEW WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE MY COUSIN, WHO OWNS THE EXACT SAME CAR AND YEAR, HAD THIS PROBLEM. AFTER...
Mileage: 68,951
THE CAR WON'T START. CALLED THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT IS STEERING COLUMN MODULE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO FIX. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN HOME. I WONDER WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM OUT IN THE DARK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!
Mileage: 62,000
CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK THUS LEAVING MYSELF AND PASSENGERS STRANDED FOR HOURS. THIS IS A LATENT DEFECT IN THE CAR, AND A KNOWN ISSUE, WHICH NISSAN HAS ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FROM 3 TO 6 YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY THE ISSUE ONLY OC...
Mileage: 73,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. WHEN THE CONTACT HIT ONE OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BY HITTING THE SAME COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...
Mileage: 85,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD ITS STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION AND LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED IN A BLIZZARD. SHE WENT TO WORK, WAS GOING TO HEAD HOME FOR THE DAY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. SO I STARTED THE PROCESS, CHECK THE BATTERIES IN BOTH THE CAR AND THE KEY FOB. AS IT TURNS OUT FROM RESEARCHING THE...
Mileage: 84,500
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD ITS STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION AND LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED IN A BLIZZARD. SHE WENT TO WORK, WAS GOING TO HEAD HOME FOR THE DAY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. SO I STARTED THE PROCESS, CHECK THE BATTERIES IN BOTH THE CAR AND THE KEY FOB. AS IT TURNS OUT FROM RESEARCHING THE...
Mileage: 84,500
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD WAS MELTING CAUSING GLARE WHILST DRIVING. MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND I DIDN'T TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER AS I WAS SURE IT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THE GLARE GOT TO BE SO HORRIBLE THAT I ENDED UP PURCHASING A DASHBOARD COVER. THE VEHICLE DOES SPEND A...
ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK IS DEFECTIVE. NISSAN KNOW ABOUT IT....EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, BUT IT EXPIRED IN 2015. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A $960 REPAIR BILL FOR A PROBLEM THAT THE COMPANY KNOWS IS A WIDESPREAD DEFECT. THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. CONSUMER AFFAIRS TOLD ME: "WE WON'T PROVIDE ASSISTAN...
Mileage: 65,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILED. YELLOW KEY SYMBOL ON DASH. STEERING WHEEL FREELY MOVES WHILE CAR POWERED OFF. NOW UNABLE TO POWER ON VEHICLE AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. CALLED UP NISSAN TO GET A WARRANTY CLAIM SINCE THE EXTENSION ENDED FOR ME IN JAN. 2015. WHEN ASKED FOR ASSISTANC...
Mileage: 129,000
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS VERY STICKY AND STARTING TO PEEL. THE SHINE REFLECTS INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE.
Mileage: 22,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK FAILED AFTER 62,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $1,100 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM THAT NISSAN ADDRESSED WITH A SECRET WARRANTY EXTENSION THAT WAS NOT COMMUNICATED TO OWNERS. AT ONE POINT I BELIEVE NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 72 MONTHS/UNLIM...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH TO START FAILED TO OPERATE AND START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MAN...
Mileage: 70,000
THE STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTIONS ON THIS CAR, AND OTHER YEARS AND MODELS. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO BE STRANDED WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT TURN ON DUE TO THE CAR BEING IN AN ANTI THEFT MODE. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND IS PROFITING FROM IT. THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE TO TOW THE CAR TO NISSAN...
Mileage: 85,000
THE STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTIONS ON THIS CAR, AND OTHER YEARS AND MODELS. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO BE STRANDED WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT TURN ON DUE TO THE CAR BEING IN AN ANTI THEFT MODE. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND IS PROFITING FROM IT. THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE TO TOW THE CAR TO NISSAN...
Mileage: 85,000
I'VE HAD TO REPAIR MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DUE TO ESCL THAT DISABLED MY CAR ON MY WAY TO WORK!! I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED IN, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I NOTICED I WASN'T THE ONLY HAVING THE ISSUE. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMERS AFFAIR WHICH TOLD ME I MISSED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BY A COUPLE OF MON...
Mileage: 100,000
ON JANUARY 19TH AT 6:00PM I ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND JUMP WOULD NOT HELP. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW MY CAR HOME. THE NEXT DAY ON JANUARY 20TH, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP, NISSAN OF UNION CITY. I HAD THE DIAGNOSTIC...
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START AND STRANDED MY WIFE IN A PARKING LOT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. THE STEERING LOCK FAILED. NISSAN IS AWARE THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE SO THEY INCREASED THE WARRANTY. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS UP, I AM STUCK W...
Mileage: 83,000
I STARTED THE VEHICLE AT HOME AND DROVE TO THE MY MOTHERS HOUSE(, APPROXIMATELY 6 MINUTES AWAY.) WHEN I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. THE LITTLE KEY LIGHT WENT ON SO,I CHANGED THE BATTERY FOR THE REMOTE AS SOME PEOPLE REPORTED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT STA...
Mileage: 107,000
STARTED THE VEHICLE AT HOME AND DROVE TO THE STORE, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AWAY. AFTER SHOPPING LESS THAN 30 MINUTES, WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE LITTLE KEY LIGHT WENT ON SO WENT BACK INTO THE STORE TO BUY A BATTERY FOR THE REMOTE AS SOME PEOPLE REPORTED THAT AS THE PROBLEM....
Mileage: 103,711
LEAVING WORK I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO GO HOME. WHEN I WENT TO THE START THE CAR, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. A YELLOW KEY LIGHT CAME ON. UNABLE TO START THE CAR, I LOOKED UP ONLINE POSSIBLE CAUSES AND FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED WHICH COST $30+ AND HAD...
Mileage: 41,000
STEERING LOCK FAILED. HAD TO REPLACE IT AT BOMMORITO NISSAN. $1180.00. IT WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. SINCE THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE I FEEL THE PARTS AND LABOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. I WANT TO BE PAID FOR COST .I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. I'M THE SECOND OWNER.
Mileage: 67,000
ONE MORNING WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. A YELLOW KEY LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THE STEERING WHEEL WASN'T COMPLETELY LOCKED UNTIL TRYING TO START IT SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR STAYED IN THE LOCK POSITION AND WOULD NOT SWITCH OVER TO ACCESSORY MODE OR STA...
Mileage: 13,000
PARKED MY CAR IN A STORE PARKING LOT. WHEN I RETURNED MY CAR FAILED TO START WITH A FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE MY KEY FOB. I REPLACED THE FOB BATTERY STILL WON'T START. IT WAS GETTING DARK I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. RETURNED THE NEXT DAY. NOTHING WILL START MY CAR. WHEN ONLINE TO SEE T...
Mileage: 44,050
PARKED MY CAR IN A STORE PARKING LOT. WHEN I RETURNED MY CAR FAILED TO START WITH A FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE MY KEY FOB. I REPLACED THE FOB BATTERY STILL WON'T START. IT WAS GETTING DARK I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. RETURNED THE NEXT DAY. NOTHING WILL START MY CAR. WHEN ONLINE TO SEE T...
Mileage: 44,050
STEERING LOCK FAILURE, CAR WILL NOT START!
Mileage: 120,000
STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILS TO DISENGAGE EVEN THOUGH KEY (FOB) IS PRESENT. DOORS AND TRUNK WILL UNLOCK/LOCK SO VEHICLE RECOGNIZES FOB/KEY. NISSAN HAD A WARRANTY FIX, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS. NOW PERIOD HAS CLOSED LEAVING OWNER WIT H A $1000+ BILL SO CAR CAN BE USED.
Mileage: 73,565
KEYLESS START MALFUNCTIONED, STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND RENDERED THE CAR UNABLE TO START. PART:LOCK ASSY STRG 48700-9N00B REPLACEMENT PART USED AT THE COST OF TOWING AND 899.95 AT MENTOR NISSAN OHIO. THROUGH RESEARCH FOUND THIS IS A WIDELY KNOW ISSUE, MANY CASES INVOLVED THIS. 250,000...
Mileage: 46,517
TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE TO RUN ERRANDS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED THE THE KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD WAS ON. (HAD NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE) AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT A STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL.
YESTERDAY, AFTER DRIVING TO LUNCH, MY CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER IT WAS PARKED FOR APPS. 1 HOUR. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANY SORT OF MALFUNCTION ABOUT TO HAPPEN. IT WAS NOT RECOGNIZING MY KEY FOB INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE MANUAL SLOT. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE BREAKS WOULDN'T DEPRE...
Mileage: 62,000
DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WIDESPREAD DEFECTS IN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) CAN DISABLE THE PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION. THE ESCL'S PRIMARY JOB IS TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UNTIL YOU BRING YOUR KEY FOB IN RANGE OF THE VEHICLE. IT'S MEANT TO PREVENT THEFT. ONCE THE ES...
Mileage: 89,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE. NISSAN FAILED TO RECALL THIS PART SO NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO CONSUMERS OWNING THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHICH THEY OF COURSE DENIED, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF ME REQUESTING THEM TO LET ...
Mileage: 83,917
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE FUEL STATION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER BOX IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...
Mileage: 84,000
ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK FAILED AND RENDERED CAR USELESS AND UNABLE TO START. WHEELS LOCKED IN PLACE. THE CAR WAS PARKED. NISSAN ULTIMATELY REMOVED THE MECHANISM IN FURTHER GENERATIONS OF CARS AND DENIES ALL RESPONSIBILITY AFTER AN ARBITRARY 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXTENSION. NO SCIENCE BEHIND THE 3 YEAR WARR...
MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION AFTER GETTING FUEL. I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE BUT HAD NO RESPONSE FROM PUSH BUTTON START. AFTER SOME ONLINE INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT NISSAN HAD A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK CAUSING THE ISSUE. THIS DEFECTIVE PART LEFT ME STRANDED. THE SERV...
Mileage: 66,000
MY CAR WAS STATIONARY IN A GROCERY PARKING LOT AND PUSH BUTTON STARTER WOULD NOT START. IT WAS THE DEAD OF WINTER WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES. THE DASH DISPLAYED AN ILLUMINATED KEY INDICATING THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY, SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN BOTH KEYS AND THE CAR STI...
Mileage: 100,000
MY CAR WAS STATIONARY IN A GROCERY PARKING LOT AND PUSH BUTTON STARTER WOULD NOT START. IT WAS THE DEAD OF WINTER WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES. THE DASH DISPLAYED AN ILLUMINATED KEY INDICATING THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY, SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN BOTH KEYS AND THE CAR STI...
Mileage: 100,000
I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE NISSAN INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHICH THE MANUAL WARNS OF A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK SYSTEM. THE CAR WILL NOT START AND SO I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. WHEN I CHECK TO SEE IF IT...
Mileage: 145,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MODULE IN MY 2009 ALTIMA LOCKED LEAVING ME STRANDED AND UNABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. NISSAN RECEIVED SO MANY COMPLAINTS THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR A LIMITED TIME (TO 2014). I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS DATE FROM A NISSAN DEALER WH...
Mileage: 93,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ...
Mileage: 57,000
DAUGHTER USED CAR TO GO TO WORK, PICK MY SON AND FOURTUNATELY DID NOT HAVE EVENING CLASSES. WHEN SHE WENT TO VISIT FRIEND THE CAR WOULD NOT START,AND IT IS FREEZING OUTSIDE. LUCKY SHE WAS HOME. 3 NISSIANS WE HAVE PURCHASED OVER 10 YEARS. VERY DISSAPOINTED ABOUT NO RECALL, CONSIDERING ALL THE COMPLA...
Mileage: 120,000
MY CAR STARTED JUST FINE WHEN LEAVING MY HOUSE, I DROVE IT TO A GAS STATION, PARKED AT THE PUMP, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND FILLED UP MY TANK. UPON RESTARTING MY VEHICLE, THE ENGINE NEVER TURNED OVER, CAR WILL NOT START, OR RECOGNIZE KEY FOB. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE RED CAR ICON WITH A KEY IN...
Mileage: 86,599
WENT TO GET GAS VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. CALLED DEALER AND CONCLUDED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING CAR NOT TO START. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER SINCE CAR OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD TO PAY $933 TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON AND HAD IT FIXED IN A SHORT TIME. THIS N...
Mileage: 61,000
WENT TO GET GAS VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. CALLED DEALER AND CONCLUDED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING CAR NOT TO START. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER SINCE CAR OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD TO PAY $933 TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON AND HAD IT FIXED IN A SHORT TIME. THIS N...
Mileage: 61,000
WENT TO GET GAS VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. CALLED DEALER AND CONCLUDED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING CAR NOT TO START. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER SINCE CAR OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD TO PAY $933 TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON AND HAD IT FIXED IN A SHORT TIME. THIS N...
Mileage: 61,000
FIRST ISSUE WAS WITH PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. MY WIFE OR OTHER PASSENGER WOULD BE SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT AND THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT WOULD NOT WORK AND THEREFORE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISABLED, PUTTING PASSENGER SAFETY AT RISK. SECOND ISSUE. HAD TO REPLACE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENS...
Mileage: 51,000
FIRST ISSUE WAS WITH PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. MY WIFE OR OTHER PASSENGER WOULD BE SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT AND THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT WOULD NOT WORK AND THEREFORE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISABLED, PUTTING PASSENGER SAFETY AT RISK. SECOND ISSUE. HAD TO REPLACE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENS...
Mileage: 51,000
FIRST ISSUE WAS WITH PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. MY WIFE OR OTHER PASSENGER WOULD BE SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT AND THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT WOULD NOT WORK AND THEREFORE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISABLED, PUTTING PASSENGER SAFETY AT RISK. SECOND ISSUE. HAD TO REPLACE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENS...
Mileage: 51,000
WHILE AT MY LOCATION, I TURNED MY 2008 ALTIMA OFF. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT RESTART. IT ONLY DISPACED THE KEY SYMBOL. AND HAD THE WORD LOCK ON THE PUSH START PART. I UNDID THE BATTERY AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. STILL NOTHING. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THA...
Mileage: 152,000
ON JAN 2 2016 I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN MY 2009 ALTIMA FAILED TO TURN BACK ON. MY FOB BATTERY WAS CHANGED AND STILL NO LUCK. I TOWED IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS TOLD MY STEERING LOCK UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED $1450 AND I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY RECALLS OR EXTENDED WA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK SYSTEM NEEDED T...
Mileage: 81,487
I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. LUCKILY IT WAS IN MY PARKING SPOT. IT KEPT SHOWING A YELLOW BOX WITH A KEY INSIDE OF IT. THE PUSH START BUTTON KEPT SHOWING THE WORD LOCK. I THOUGHT IT WOULDN'T START BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY COLD OUTSIDE SO I WENT BACK IN THE HOUSE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AN...
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM A LUNCH BREAK, I NOTICED THE"KEY WARNING" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN I ARRIVED L PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE CAR THEN TO LOCK THE CAR. NOTHING HAPPENED. TRIED AGAIN AND HAD THE SAME RESULT. TRIED TO RESTART CAR AND HAD ...
Mileage: 122,000
WHILE DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM A LUNCH BREAK, I NOTICED THE"KEY WARNING" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN I ARRIVED L PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE CAR THEN TO LOCK THE CAR. NOTHING HAPPENED. TRIED AGAIN AND HAD THE SAME RESULT. TRIED TO RESTART CAR AND HAD ...
Mileage: 122,000
NISSAN ALTIMA RECALL MORNING OF DECEMBER 31 2015, MY CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO START. IT WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO ACC OR ON MODE EVEN WHEN THE KEYLESS ENTRY WAS RECOGNIZED. I CALLED TRIPLE A FOR A JUMP START BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO JUMP START THE EITHER. SO I GOT IT TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR AN D...
Mileage: 40,691
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUF...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER WAS CONTACT AND INFORMED HER THAT THE WARNING LIGHT WAS REGARDING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERI...
Mileage: 74,000
MERRY CHRISTMAS NISSAN! THANKS FOR MAKING IT A MEMORABLE ONE. I DROVE TO A RELATIVES HOME THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A CITY STREET. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START OR DO ANYTHING. A YELLOW KEY SYMBOL APPEARED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. THE BRAK...
Mileage: 120,500
MERRY CHRISTMAS NISSAN! THANKS FOR MAKING IT A MEMORABLE ONE. I DROVE TO A RELATIVES HOME THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A CITY STREET. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START OR DO ANYTHING. A YELLOW KEY SYMBOL APPEARED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. THE BRAK...
Mileage: 120,500
MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IN OCTOBER 2009 AND DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY MAJOR ISSUES UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO. ON 12/17/2015, MY WIFE WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT OUTSIDE A GROCERY STORE AT NIGHT DUE TO UNABLE TO START THE CAR. WE TRIED USING A KEY FOB WITH A GOOD BATTERY AND J...
Mileage: 80,000
MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IN OCTOBER 2009 AND DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY MAJOR ISSUES UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO. ON 12/17/2015, MY WIFE WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT OUTSIDE A GROCERY STORE AT NIGHT DUE TO UNABLE TO START THE CAR. WE TRIED USING A KEY FOB WITH A GOOD BATTERY AND J...
Mileage: 80,000
ON 12/26/15 I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MY MOTHER STATING THAT MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY ICON APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER SHE REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB TO STILL ONLY FIND OUT THAT THE CAR STILL WONT START. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR...
CAR WON'T START DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK.
Mileage: 72,000
WAS STUCK AT WORK OVER THE WEEKEND. CAR DID NOT WORK. INTELLIGENT CAR KEY REMOTE CHANGED NEW BATTERY AND STILL DID NOT WORK HAD TO TOW TO DEALER NISSAN , WAS TOLD TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR , AND FOUND OUT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK IS NOT WORKING. IVE CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT AL...
WAS STUCK AT WORK OVER THE WEEKEND. CAR DID NOT WORK. INTELLIGENT CAR KEY REMOTE CHANGED NEW BATTERY AND STILL DID NOT WORK HAD TO TOW TO DEALER NISSAN , WAS TOLD TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR , AND FOUND OUT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK IS NOT WORKING. IVE CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT AL...
STEERING LOCK ASSY. BECAME DEFECTIVE WHILE AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER, WAS TOLD THE NEW ASSY. HAD WARRANTY GOOD FOR 12MONTH/12000MILES AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. THIS MAY BE A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE CAR ITSELF BUT BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS IF IT BREAKS DOWN IN...
Mileage: 70,280
STEERING LOCK ASSY. BECAME DEFECTIVE WHILE AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER, WAS TOLD THE NEW ASSY. HAD WARRANTY GOOD FOR 12MONTH/12000MILES AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. THIS MAY BE A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE CAR ITSELF BUT BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS IF IT BREAKS DOWN IN...
Mileage: 70,280
12-13-2015 FAILED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WHICH STRANDED US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN EXPOSING PERSONAL ITEMS AND OUR PERSONAL SAFETY FOR A PART THE MANUFACTURE HAS RECOGNIZED AS FAULTY AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE THE PART FAILS. 715 TIMES? DOES SOMEONE HAVE ...
Mileage: 73,000
12-13-2015 FAILED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WHICH STRANDED US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN EXPOSING PERSONAL ITEMS AND OUR PERSONAL SAFETY FOR A PART THE MANUFACTURE HAS RECOGNIZED AS FAULTY AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE THE PART FAILS. 715 TIMES? DOES SOMEONE HAVE ...
Mileage: 73,000
12-13-2015 FAILED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WHICH STRANDED US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN EXPOSING PERSONAL ITEMS AND OUR PERSONAL SAFETY FOR A PART THE MANUFACTURE HAS RECOGNIZED AS FAULTY AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE THE PART FAILS. 715 TIMES? DOES SOMEONE HAVE ...
Mileage: 73,000
MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND PROGRESSING AT A RAPID RATE. NOT ONLY IS IT STICKY, BUT IT IS SO WIDE SPREAD NOW THAT IT WILL CAUSE A GLARE IN THE SUN WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROAD ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT POSES AN IMMENSE SAFETY RISK. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT REQUIRES A RECALL AS SOON ...
Mileage: 80,000
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK, I STOPPED FOR A DRINK; AFTER COMING OUT OF THE STORE, MY CAR WOULD NOT START, EITHER WITH THE REMOTE FOB OR BY PLACING THE FOB IN THE KEY PORT. I HAD AAA TOW MY CAR HOME SO I COULD TRY JUMPING THE CAR, REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB, THEN REPLACING THE BATTERY IN T...
Mileage: 56,000
THE STEERING LOCK HAS FAILED. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS WRONG AT FIRST BUT THEN AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THIS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM. I WAS STUCK IN A CAR THAT WOULD NOT START IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPS. AFTER WATCHING A COUPLE OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS, I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR STARTED AND ABLE TO GET IT HOME W...
Mileage: 90,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MAN...
Mileage: 94,000
CAR LEFT ME SIT DUE TO STEERING WHEEL LOCK NEEDING REPLACED. IT AFFECTS THE PUSH START IGNITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TOO. UPON RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT NISSAN FIXED SOME AT NO CHARGE BUT OTHERS HAD TO SPEND $1000 AND UP TO REPAIR IT. THERE ARE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF CO...
Mileage: 94,000
CAR LEFT ME SIT DUE TO STEERING WHEEL LOCK NEEDING REPLACED. IT AFFECTS THE PUSH START IGNITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TOO. UPON RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT NISSAN FIXED SOME AT NO CHARGE BUT OTHERS HAD TO SPEND $1000 AND UP TO REPAIR IT. THERE ARE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF CO...
Mileage: 94,000
WAS OUT OF TOWN. GOT INTO CAR. WOULD NOT START. CHANGE BATTERY IN KEY FOB. STILL WOULD NOT START. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET. VERY COMMON WELL KNOWN ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. EXACT SAME ISSUE. PEOPLE STRANDED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IS WAS 100%. SAID I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN...
Mileage: 120,000
MY DAUGHTER WENT TO START HER 2009 ALTIMA UPON EXITING A WALMART AND CAR WOULD NOT START OR RESPOND. CAR USES A SMART KEY TO START AND INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED KEY PROBLEM. RAINING AND COLD SHE TRIED MANY OPTIONS WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. I TOLD HER TO CALL AAA AND HAVE IT TOWED TO PREMIER NISSAN. THE ...
Mileage: 64,000
IGNITION FAILED. CAR FAILED TO START. DISCOVERED IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED JUNE 1, 2015, BUT TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD BE EXTENDED BECAUSE OF CUSTOMER LOYALTY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SU...
Mileage: 58,900
MELTING DASHBOARD RESULTS IN SEVERE GLARE. THE GLARE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE.
I LEFT CHURCH TODAY TO GET IN MY CAR ONLY TO FIND THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO INCUR TOWING EXPENSES FOR A DEFECT THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THAT STOPS WORKING WITH NO WARNING, LEAVING NISSAN CUSTOMERS STRANDED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK COLUMN IS THE PROBLEM. THE STEERING LOCK COL...
STEERING LOCK FAILURE.
Mileage: 81,000
TAKATA RECALL. MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS SUSPENSION PROBLEM MIGHT BE THE STRUTS NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT IT COULD BE. READING THE PRESS RELEASE BY NTHSA EXPLAINED THAT 2009-2010 NISSAN ALTIMA AND MAXIMA HAS SUSPENSION OR STRUTS RECALL THAT WAS BUILT OUT OF SPEC AND EXPLAINED THE FEEL OF DRIVE AND I EXP...
TAKATA RECALL. MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS SUSPENSION PROBLEM MIGHT BE THE STRUTS NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT IT COULD BE. READING THE PRESS RELEASE BY NTHSA EXPLAINED THAT 2009-2010 NISSAN ALTIMA AND MAXIMA HAS SUSPENSION OR STRUTS RECALL THAT WAS BUILT OUT OF SPEC AND EXPLAINED THE FEEL OF DRIVE AND I EXP...
I WENT OUT TO START MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. IT HAS A PUSH TO START BUTTON. IT WOULDN'T START. TO MUCH AVAIL WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CONFIRMED OUR THOUGHTS, IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK THAT WENT BAD. NISSAN APPARENTLY HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS THEY EXTENDED THE WARR...
Mileage: 145,000
I WAS LEAVING WORK AS I APPROACH MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE SECURED LOT; I USED MY SMART KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IN WHICH IT DID. AND WHEN I ENTERED MY VEHICLE IT DID NOT START. THE INDICATOR ON THE DASH WAS SHOWING REPRESENTATION OF NO KEY IN THE VEHICLE BUT MY KEY COULD STILL LOCK & UNLOCK...
Mileage: 102,000
I WAS LEAVING WORK AS I APPROACH MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE SECURED LOT; I USED MY SMART KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IN WHICH IT DID. AND WHEN I ENTERED MY VEHICLE IT DID NOT START. THE INDICATOR ON THE DASH WAS SHOWING REPRESENTATION OF NO KEY IN THE VEHICLE BUT MY KEY COULD STILL LOCK & UNLOCK...
Mileage: 102,000
STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. THOUGH VEHICLE IS IN GOOD CONDITION THIS IS DEFAULT FROM NISSAN SIDE WHERE THE SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE ITS OWN KEY. DUE TO THE SOFTWARE FAILURE AND LOCK DOWN OF STEERING, CAR CANNOT START AND WE ARE FORCED TO GO TO DEALER WHO WILL JUST RIP OFF CUSTOMER $100...
Mileage: 60,000
DEC 7, 2015 CLIMBED IN CAR AT 8 AM, WOULD NOT START. THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE DASH DID NOT LIGHT UP AS NORMAL WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUSH THE START BUTTON. COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF THE "LOCKED" POSITION. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND HE OFFERED NO HELP, NOR IDEAS OF WHAT COULD BE WR...
Mileage: 68,164
DEC 7, 2015 CLIMBED IN CAR AT 8 AM, WOULD NOT START. THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE DASH DID NOT LIGHT UP AS NORMAL WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUSH THE START BUTTON. COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF THE "LOCKED" POSITION. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND HE OFFERED NO HELP, NOR IDEAS OF WHAT COULD BE WR...
Mileage: 68,164
CAR WAS WORKING JUST FINE. DROVE IT TO AN APPOINTMENT. WHEN DONE WITH THE APPOINTMENT, CAME OUT TO CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE KEY FOB WORKED, AS IT WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS, THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T START. WHEN I TRIED TO PUSH THE START BUTTON, A LITTLE ORANGE KEY LIGHT CAME ON. GOOGLED THE ...
Mileage: 101,000
WE UNFORTUNATELY ARE JOINING THE GROWING RANKS OF 2009-10 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED FAILURE IN THE STEERING CONTROL UNIT. WE WERE FORTUNATE IT HAPPENED IN OUR OWN ALLEY. I'D STOPPED THE CAR TO UNLOAD GROCERIES AND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, IT ONLY LET ME OPEN AND LOCK THE DOORS. O...
Mileage: 74,900
MY FAMILY AND I WERE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT LAST WEEK FOR SEVERAL HOURS FOR MY CAR TO BE TOWED CAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND JUMP START THE BATTERY DID NOT WORK. AFTER TOWED IT HOME AND RESEARCH / DIAGNOSTIC, FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A WELL KNOW THAT THE STEERING LOCK BOX IS DEFECT...
Mileage: 42,000
MY FAMILY AND I WERE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT LAST WEEK FOR SEVERAL HOURS FOR MY CAR TO BE TOWED CAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND JUMP START THE BATTERY DID NOT WORK. AFTER TOWED IT HOME AND RESEARCH / DIAGNOSTIC, FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A WELL KNOW THAT THE STEERING LOCK BOX IS DEFECT...
Mileage: 42,000
MY FAMILY AND I WERE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT LAST WEEK FOR SEVERAL HOURS FOR MY CAR TO BE TOWED CAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND JUMP START THE BATTERY DID NOT WORK. AFTER TOWED IT HOME AND RESEARCH / DIAGNOSTIC, FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A WELL KNOW THAT THE STEERING LOCK BOX IS DEFECT...
Mileage: 42,000
MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING (THE CAR DROVE FINE 1 HOUR BEFORE). I WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WAS THE INFAMOUS ESCL UNIT (ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK). I WAS INFORMED THAT...
Mileage: 91,000
MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING (THE CAR DROVE FINE 1 HOUR BEFORE). I WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WAS THE INFAMOUS ESCL UNIT (ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK). I WAS INFORMED THAT...
Mileage: 91,000
CAR WAS PARKED IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. CAR WOULD NOT START. DASHBOARD WARNING INDICATED KEY ICON. HAD CAR TOWED 50 MILES TO NISSAN CAR DEALERSHIP. ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK UNIT (ESLU) REPLACED. TOTAL COST: $1006 AND ONE SLEEPLESS NIGHT.
Mileage: 153,000
WIFE WENT TO DRIVE TO WORK IN MORNING CAR WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. TURN OVER OR SENSE THE KEY. SHE TRIED OTHER KEY AND SAME THING NOTHING. GOOGLED ISSUE AND NISSAN ADMITTED THERE IS A ISSUE WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK COLUMN. INSTEAD OF FIXING ISSUE THEY JUST EXTENDED WARRANTY IN HOPES THAT WHEN NOT...
Mileage: 99,000
HE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A DEFECTIVE "STEERING LOCK" WHICH CAUSES OWNERS TO BE UNABLE TO START THEIR VEHICLES. THIS DEFECT CAN AFFECT OWNERS OF THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT CAUSE. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN D...
Mileage: 66,265
STEERING LOCK UNIT FAILED. CAR WILL NOT START OR EVEN TURN OVER. NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE UNIT, BUT I AND ALOT OF OTHERS FEEL IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THEY DIDN'T NOTIFY ME OF THIS PROBLEM AND I HAD CAR IN FOR RECALL FOR A DIFFERENT ISSUE WHEN THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM WITH THESE UNITS AND WARRA...
Mileage: 77,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND PREVENTED THE KEYLESS IGNITION FROM STARTING THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. T...
Mileage: 122,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILU...
Mileage: 97,000
OUR 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID DIED WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON, NOTHING ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP EXCEPT A YELLOW KEY SYMBOL. THE LIGHTS, LOCKS, AND KEY FOB CONTINUED TO WORK, HOWEVER. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE WE WERE HAVING AND DISCOVERED A NUMBER OF CONSUMERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM...
Mileage: 64,000
OUR 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID DIED WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON, NOTHING ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP EXCEPT A YELLOW KEY SYMBOL. THE LIGHTS, LOCKS, AND KEY FOB CONTINUED TO WORK, HOWEVER. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE WE WERE HAVING AND DISCOVERED A NUMBER OF CONSUMERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM...
Mileage: 64,000
OUR 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA SL EXPERIENCED A STEERING LOCK FAILURE LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN ON OR EVEN SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. REPAIR COSTS WERE NEARLY $1000.
Mileage: 84,000
ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK (ECSL), IS WELL-KNOWN DEFECT THAT IS KNOWN ACROSS ALL 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, MAXIMA, AND EARLY 2010 350Z. I WAS FILLING UP AT A GAS STATION WHEN MY CAR DID NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED AT A LOCATION THAT WAS UNSAFE LOCATION DUE TO THIS DEFECT. THIS LOCK WOULD NOT ALLOW ME...
Mileage: 100,000
TAKATA RECA MY CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND NOT THAT MANY MILES ON IT TO BRAKE DOWN. GOT STOP LATE AT NIGHT AT A PARKING LOT AND CAR WAS TOTALLY DEAD. AAA COULDN'T FIX IT SO HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO COULD FIX THE PROBLEM OF A ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK.
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION. PARKED VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, CAME OUT AN HOUR LATER AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. A YELLOW KEY LIGHT AND A RED VEHICLE LIGHT WITH A KEY SYMBOL INSIDE ARE THE ONLY THINGS ON THE DASH THAT WILL APPEAR. BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AND THE PUSH TO START WILL NOT...
Mileage: 95,000
"STEER LOCK" MY CAR HAD THE STEER LOCK FAILURE. CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE KEY. CAR WOULD NOT START. NISSAN CREATED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ONE SPECIFIC ITEM FOR 6 YEARS UNLIMITED MILEAGE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED 161 DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. NISSAN OR DEALER WOULD NOT PROVI...
Mileage: 58,200
PUSH TO START CARS ARE NOT STARTING. IT MUST BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE REPLACED A FAULTY BREAK SWITCH AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ITELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM. IN BOTH CASES THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER AND MUST BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN REPAIR THE CAR.
Mileage: 75,000
I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S ON APRIL 14, 2009. ON NOVEMBER 30, 2015 I WAS STRANDED AFTER DINING IN AT A RESTAURANT TO FIND THAT MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. I READ THE MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONICAL STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE SERVICED AT A...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS IGNITION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THE INTELLIGENT KEY FAILED TO START THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FO...
Mileage: 81,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS IGNITION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THE INTELLIGENT KEY FAILED TO START THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FO...
Mileage: 81,000
I PARKED MY CAR WENT INTO THE STORE EVERYTHING WORKED JUST FINE BEFORE I GOT OUT, BUT WHEN I CAME OUT MY CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING! I WAS STRANDED, AFTER READING THE OWNERS MANUAL I FOUND IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK UNIT! IF I HAD BEEN ON THE (WRONG SIDE OF TOWN) IT COULD'VE BEEN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS THA...
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK SYSTEM DIDN'T ENGAGE ON MY 2009 ALTIMA. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT MINE EXPIRED IN AUGUST OF 2015. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU COULD BE STRANDED AT ANYTIME ANWHERE WITH THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD HA...
Mileage: 40,100
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK SYSTEM DIDN'T ENGAGE ON MY 2009 ALTIMA. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT MINE EXPIRED IN AUGUST OF 2015. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU COULD BE STRANDED AT ANYTIME ANWHERE WITH THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD HA...
Mileage: 40,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WA...
Mileage: 57,000
THE STEERING LOCK FAILED, AND I COULD NOT START MY CAR. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE TOPEKA NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT COST $973.00
Mileage: 54,000
THE STEERING LOCK FAILED, AND I COULD NOT START MY CAR. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE TOPEKA NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT COST $973.00
Mileage: 54,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, STATIONARY WHEN I WENT TO START IT. NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN START BUTTON WAS PRESSED. THE CAR WAS RECOGNIZING THE KEY FOB, DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE IT, IT WAS SAYING NO KEY. HOWEVER WOULD NOT START EVEN WHEN FOB WAS PRESENT. CONTACTED NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY ...
Mileage: 61,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DISPLAYED A MESSAGE. THE CONTACT WAS STRANDED FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK CO...
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DISPLAYED A MESSAGE. THE CONTACT WAS STRANDED FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK CO...
Mileage: 74,000
I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. I REALLY LIKED MY CAR UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING SYSTEM WENT BAD. MY SON AND I WERE STUCK IN A PARKING LOT WITH NO HELP, IN A NOT SO GOOD AREA. I THEN HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK AND GET TO A SHOP. WHERE THEN AT THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECA...
Mileage: 87,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED...
Mileage: 30,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, STATIONARY WHEN I WENT TO START IT. NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN START BUTTON WAS PRESSED. THE CAR WAS RECOGNIZING THE KEY FOB, DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE IT, IT WAS SAYING NO KEY. HOWEVER WOULD NOT START EVEN WHEN FOB WAS PRESENT. CONTACTED NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT, TH...
Mileage: 69,000
"TAKATA RECALL"-THANKSGIVING EVE STRANDED WITH A KEY/KEYFOB UNABLE TO START CAR ON LOCK. NOVEMBER 2015-CINCINNATI, OH (HIGHLAND/RIDGE) PARKING LOT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE KEY FOB NOT WORKING. HAD A KIND WOMEN TAKE ME TO A STORE TO PURCHASE AND / REPLACE MY 2032 BATTERY WITHIN KEY FOB. STILL DID NOT ...
Mileage: 44,000
"TAKATA RECALL"-THANKSGIVING EVE STRANDED WITH A KEY/KEYFOB UNABLE TO START CAR ON LOCK. NOVEMBER 2015-CINCINNATI, OH (HIGHLAND/RIDGE) PARKING LOT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE KEY FOB NOT WORKING. HAD A KIND WOMEN TAKE ME TO A STORE TO PURCHASE AND / REPLACE MY 2032 BATTERY WITHIN KEY FOB. STILL DID NOT ...
Mileage: 44,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED WHEN CAR PARKED. THIS CAUSED STEERING LOCK TO BE STUCK IN LOCK MODE. FAILURE OF THIS MECHANISM DOES NOT ALLOW CAR TO START AND CAR MUST BE TOWED. MECHANISM DID NOT FAIL DUE TO SECURITY REASONS OR ELECTRICAL ISSUE. PART REPLACED ($500 PART) AND VEHICLE RU...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...
Mileage: 63,000
CAR WAS PARKED IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. IT WOULDN'T START, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED, AND YOU COULDN'T CHANGED IT TO NEUTRAL TO POSITION IT FOR JUMPER CABLES. FOUND IT IT WAS A STEERING LOCK FAILURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE, WHERE WE TOOK THE CAR APART TO TRY AND FIX IT OURSELVES. ENDED UP TAK...
Mileage: 72,000
CAR WAS TURNED OFF (STATIONARY) WHILE I WAS IN DRIVE THRU ATM LANE. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM LOCKED AND CAR WOULD NOT START. WHILE I WAITED OVER AN HOUR TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, MANY BANK CUSTOMERS WERE UNABLE TO USE ATM - VERY EMBARRASSING! DEALER SAID WARRANTY EXPIRED 3.5 MONTHS AGO AND COST WILL BE ...
Mileage: 61,000
THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING, SPECIALLY FINDING OUT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING THRU THIS TOO AND NISSAN KNOWING IT IS A PROBLEM AND JUST OFFERING A TEMPORARY WARRANTY EXTENSION NOT JUST RECALLING THE PART. THE STEERING LOCK WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED 4 MONTHS AGO AND I FIND IT VERY WEIRD THAT I HAD TAKEN...
Mileage: 70,000
ON NOVEMBER 24 2015 AT 7:35 A.M. I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED! IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY OR THE KEY FOB. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY PARKING GARAGE.
Mileage: 101,800
THE STEERING LOCK COLUMM ACTUAUATOR GOES ABD CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT START AND LEAVING DRIVER AND PASSENGERS STRANDED. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPLACE OR RECALL THE PART. IT IS A DEALER ONLY PART THAT COSTS $1,000+ TO FIX. NISSAN CARES MORE ABOUT QUANTITY THAN QUALITY AT THEIR PLANTS AND FAIL TO QUALITY CO...
I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, ABOUT TO LEAVE FROM PLASMA CENTER. ENTERED VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO START UP. WOULD NOT START. LOOKED UP WARNINGS OF KEY SYMBOL AND CAR SYMBOL. REFERENCED TO STEERING LOCK FAILURE. WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET VEHICLE CRANKED. NUMBED VAR BATTERY AND CHANGED BATTERY IN FOB. ST...
Mileage: 80,000
I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, ABOUT TO LEAVE FROM PLASMA CENTER. ENTERED VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO START UP. WOULD NOT START. LOOKED UP WARNINGS OF KEY SYMBOL AND CAR SYMBOL. REFERENCED TO STEERING LOCK FAILURE. WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET VEHICLE CRANKED. NUMBED VAR BATTERY AND CHANGED BATTERY IN FOB. ST...
Mileage: 80,000
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2009. ON 11/18/2015, MY WIFE BECAME STRANDED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. WHEN THE MECHANISM FAILS, IT GENERATES A FAULT IN THE COM...
Mileage: 70,000
CAR WOULDN'T START, LEFT ME STRANDED I WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME IN THE SNOW WITH MY KIDS.
Mileage: 120,000
CAR WOULDN'T START, LEFT ME STRANDED I WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME IN THE SNOW WITH MY KIDS.
Mileage: 120,000
NISSAN KNOWN STEERING LOCK FAILURE ISSUES. I WAS STRANDED AT GAS STATION AT 1AM BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AFTER GETTING GAS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF ISSUE, EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF POTENTIAL PROBLEM. NOW IT IS OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY BY 4 MONTHS AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY 1...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO MANEUVER THE PUSH BUTTON START AND AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED ...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO MANEUVER THE PUSH BUTTON START AND AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED ...
Mileage: 72,000
OUT OF NO WHERE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY STEERING LOCK BROKE, TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT START THE CAR. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP (ONE THAT I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH). THEN I WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART WHICH WOULD COST $1200.00. IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, I WAS NOTIF...
Mileage: 55,000
FLARE AND SLIP ON HIGHWAY MERGE. INTERMITTENTLY SHUDDER, SURGE AND VIBRATE WHEN ACCELERATE FROM 0-30 OR DECELERATE FROM 30-0 IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS BELT TYPE(CVT) TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT 'S LOGIC IS NOT SYNCHRONIZED WITH GAS THROTTLE INPUT. IT IS NOT AS PRECISE AND RESPONSIVE ...
Mileage: 30,000
ALL FOUR TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING UNITS MADE BY SCHRADER COMPANY EQUIPPED ON MY 2009 ALTIMA SE V6 MODEL FAILED AFTER 4 YEARS OR 31,000 MILES. THE GOVERNMENT MANDATED UNIT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST HALF THE VEHICLE'S LIFE WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS.
DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND MELTING CAUSING A GLARE ACROSS WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING.
WHEN PURCHASING SUCH VEHICLE SALES REP AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE ADDED EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE PART(STEERING LOCK ) NEEDED, HOWEVER ON 11-10-15 NISSAN REGIONAL OFFICE SAID OUT OF COURTESY ADDED TO WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT OF KNOWING THIS WAS A FAULTY PART. STEERING COLUMN LOCK...
Mileage: 68,000
ON 11-4-2015 AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM WORK THAT EVENING I PARKED MY 2009 NISSIAN ALTIMA IN FRONT OF MY RESIDENTS,ON THE FOLLOWING MORNING 11-5-2015 I WENT TO GET IN MY VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START, IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS SEARCHING FOR MY KEY FOB BECAUSE THE LIGHTS O...
Mileage: 80,000
THE STEERING LOCK ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WAS FAULTY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. UNFORTUNATELY OUR CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. ENDED UP COSTING US $1300 TO REPLACE. CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY DID NOTHING BUT MAKE US WA...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING KEY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING KEY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 70,000
I HAD A FAILURE IN THE STEERING COLUMN SENSOR FOR MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA RESULTING IN MY CAR BEING UNABLE TO START. MY CAR HAD BEEN PARKED WHILE I WAS AT WORK AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THIS WOULD HAPPEN. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD ENOUGH FOR NISSAN TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY, WHICH EN...
Mileage: 121,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH OTHER CONSUMERS WHO STOPPED TO HELP THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWE...
Mileage: 103,000
ESCL LOCKED UP WITH NO WARNING. CAR WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO START AFTER GETTING GAS BECAUSE THE SYSTEM THOUGHT THE ESCL WAS ENGAGED. STRANDED AT A GAS STATION PUMP FOR 3 HOURS UNTIL A TOW COULD BE DONE TO A DEALER.
Mileage: 56,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMAS DASHBOARD GOT A SHINY STICKY SUBSTANCE WHICH I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE USED A BAD DASH CLEANER, BUT IT APPEARS IT IS ACTUALLY MELTING. IT IS STICKY TO TOUCH, AND THE REFLECTION FROM THE SUN MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING.
Mileage: 50,000
VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO WHINE AND LOSES POWER WITHIN A HOUR OF HIGHWAY DRIVING ON A HOT DAY. VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE AFTER, THUS CREATING A HAZARD TOWARDS OTHER VEHICLES. NISSAN WONT COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM IF IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MOST ALTIMA MODELS FROM 2007 - 2009 ARE...
Mileage: 185,110
STRANDED AT NIGHT IN PARKING LOT 10/30 DUE TO CAR NOT STARTING. HAD CAR TOWED TO NISSAN AND REPAIRED 10/31 (STEERING WHEEL LOCK COLUMN MALFUNCTION). COST 800+$. NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH THE WARRANTY EXTENSION LETTER STATES: "NISSAN BELIEVES MAJORITY OF ITS OWNERS WILL NOT EXPERIENCE THIS UN...
Mileage: 66,900
CAR WON'T START AT ALL. TRIED TWO DIFFERENT KEY FOBS WITH WORKING BATTERIES, AND ALSO TRIED PLUGGING THEM INTO THE KEY FOB PORT, BUT NO LUCK. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I REALIZED THE "IGNITION STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE" IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH 2009-2010 NISSAN VEHICLES. I'M WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK A...
Mileage: 88,500
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN NISSAN ALTIMA MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 AND NISSAN HAS FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE CONVENIENTLY OUTSIDE OF NISSAN'S "EXTENDED WARRANTY CLAIM PERIOD" AND AS A RESULT I AM STUCK WITH A $1000 REPAIR TH...
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN NISSAN ALTIMA MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 AND NISSAN HAS FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE CONVENIENTLY OUTSIDE OF NISSAN'S "EXTENDED WARRANTY CLAIM PERIOD" AND AS A RESULT I AM STUCK WITH A $1000 REPAIR TH...
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN NISSAN ALTIMA MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 AND NISSAN HAS FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE CONVENIENTLY OUTSIDE OF NISSAN'S "EXTENDED WARRANTY CLAIM PERIOD" AND AS A RESULT I AM STUCK WITH A $1000 REPAIR TH...
THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 116,000
THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 116,000
THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 116,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM BEING STUCK. WENT TO NISSAN USA'S WEBSITE AND SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE THAT IT LO...
Mileage: 98,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM BEING STUCK. WENT TO NISSAN USA'S WEBSITE AND SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE THAT IT LO...
Mileage: 98,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM BEING STUCK. WENT TO NISSAN USA'S WEBSITE AND SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE THAT IT LO...
Mileage: 98,000
I COULDNOT ABLE TO START THE CAR , IT WAS SHOWING THE LOCK LIGHT AND KEY MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ARE DISPLAYING. IT WOULD BE BASICALLY A STEERING LOCK ISSUE.
Mileage: 111,900
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. MY CAR HAS ONLY 76K MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS RUST FORMING AT THE FLOORBEDS WHICH IS MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE AND IS CAUSING BRAKES ISSUES. I WAS TOLD NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE RUST PROBLEM FROM A VERY LONGTIME. LAST WEEK, I SPEND $210 TO FIX...
Mileage: 55,000
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. MY CAR HAS ONLY 76K MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS RUST FORMING AT THE FLOORBEDS WHICH IS MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE AND IS CAUSING BRAKES ISSUES. I WAS TOLD NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE RUST PROBLEM FROM A VERY LONGTIME. LAST WEEK, I SPEND $210 TO FIX...
Mileage: 55,000
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. MY CAR HAS ONLY 76K MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS RUST FORMING AT THE FLOORBEDS WHICH IS MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE AND IS CAUSING BRAKES ISSUES. I WAS TOLD NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE RUST PROBLEM FROM A VERY LONGTIME. LAST WEEK, I SPEND $210 TO FIX...
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PUSH TO START FEATURE FAILED TO START THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W...
Mileage: 36,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 80,000
NISSAN WILL NOT HONOR A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE STEERING LOCK DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EXTENSION FOR THE RECALL HAS ENDED EVEN THOUGH IT END ON 02/04/2015 OF THIS YEAR AND IT IS NOW OCTOBER 2015 AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL RECALLS ON THE...
YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING S TIRE RECALL. I AM UNABLE TO DECIPHER THE DOT CODE.
THE STEERING LOCK UNIT CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO START. THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE UNIT. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND HAVE OPEN TWO CASE FILES(CASE#16923576 & CASE# 19538658) ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT FOR MY VIN#. LAST NIGHT I WAS STRANDED AT WORK IN A DARK PARKING LOT ...
Mileage: 113,593
I HAVE AN 09 ALTIMA AND THE STEERING LOCK MODULE HAS GONE BAD. STARTED IT UP FOR WORK GOT LEFT STRANDED. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME, AND DID SOME INTERNET WORK AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS LOCKING UP ON PEOPLE LEAVING THEM STRANDED. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS BUT THE ...
I WENT DROP KIDS OFF AT THE BUS STOP CAME HOME CUT CAR OFF WENT IN THE HOUSE NOT EVEN THREE MINUTES CAME OUTSIDE TO START CAR NOTHING HAPPENS ,BRAKES ARE HARD,CAR DOES NOT START THE KEY SYMBOL COMES ON THE DASH TO THE LEFT, START SWITCH SAYS LOCK,ENGINE WON'T BUDGE, THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. *T...
Mileage: 120,000
CAR DEESN'T START, IT IS BECAUSE OF FAULTY STEERING LOCK SYSTEM. NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT DIDN'T DO RECALL. IT HAS HAPPEND TO MANY PEOPLE AND YESTERDAY I WAS STRANDED AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. THE REPAIR IS COSTLY AND NISSAN IS NOT PAYING FOR IT.
Mileage: 86,000
CAR DEESN'T START, IT IS BECAUSE OF FAULTY STEERING LOCK SYSTEM. NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT DIDN'T DO RECALL. IT HAS HAPPEND TO MANY PEOPLE AND YESTERDAY I WAS STRANDED AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. THE REPAIR IS COSTLY AND NISSAN IS NOT PAYING FOR IT.
Mileage: 86,000
CAR DEESN'T START, IT IS BECAUSE OF FAULTY STEERING LOCK SYSTEM. NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT DIDN'T DO RECALL. IT HAS HAPPEND TO MANY PEOPLE AND YESTERDAY I WAS STRANDED AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. THE REPAIR IS COSTLY AND NISSAN IS NOT PAYING FOR IT.
Mileage: 86,000
THE DASH IS COVERED IN THIS STICKY SUBSTANCE ,AND WHEN THE SUN IS OUT HAS A TERRIBLE GLARE IN THE WINDOW.
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL STARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. STOPPED AT THE STORE, WAS IN THERE FOR 10 MINUTES. CAME OUT, MY CAR WOULDN'T START. IT WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK, LIGHTS WORKED, BUT WOULDN'T START. ATTEMPTED FIXING FOR 2 DAYS BY DRIVING UP TO THE PARKING SPOT WITH A BUNCH OF TIPS AND TRICKS ONLIN...
Mileage: 51,371
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL STARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. STOPPED AT THE STORE, WAS IN THERE FOR 10 MINUTES. CAME OUT, MY CAR WOULDN'T START. IT WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK, LIGHTS WORKED, BUT WOULDN'T START. ATTEMPTED FIXING FOR 2 DAYS BY DRIVING UP TO THE PARKING SPOT WITH A BUNCH OF TIPS AND TRICKS ONLIN...
Mileage: 51,371
I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING FOR SOME STRANGE REASON Y CAR WOULD NOT START THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN OF ANYTHING.THIS IS VERY UN-SAFE I WAS STRANDED WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR LATE NIGHT. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY KEY FOB THAT WAS LOW IN BATTERY ,BUT NO LUCK I WAS STUCK FOR HOURS TRYING TO FIGUR...
DROVE CAR TO BLANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ELGIN SC. AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL GOT IN CAR PUSHED BRAKE AND PUSHED START BUTTON AND GOT NOTHING! YELLOW KEY LIGHT WAS ON. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST IS $1208...
Mileage: 133,250
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.
Mileage: 127,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.
Mileage: 127,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK REPLACED FOR $974.97. BOUGHT CAR NEW 9-7-09. WARRANTY FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM EXTENDED TO 72 MONTHS/UNLIMITED MILEAGE. IT FAILED ON 10-7-09, ONE MONTH AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.
Mileage: 84,578
TURNED OFF MY CAR TO GET GAS WHEN I WENT TO RESTART IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO GET DIAGNOSTICS COMPLETED AS RECOMMEND FROM NISSAN. I SEE THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS I'M A SINGLE WOMAN STRANDED IN A BAD PART OF THE CITY WAITING HELPLESSLY FOR A TOW TRUCK. THEN HAD TO...
Mileage: 99,300
RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN IN THE MAIL THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK CONTROL UNIT CAN BREAK CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THIS EVENT OCCURRED TO ME ON 10/08/2015 RESULTING IN A TOWING BILL, RENTAL CAR FEE AND A REPAIR FEE AT NISSAN. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WILL NOT REIMBURSE SINCE VEHICL...
Mileage: 96,000
WHILE DRIVING UPHILL FROM PHOENIX TO FLAGSTAFF, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND WENT INTO "FAIL-SAFE" MODE, WHICH IMMEDIATELY CAUSES THE CAR TO LOSE POWER AND SLOW TO ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH I WAS FORCED TO QUICKLY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE 2-LANE FREEWAY.
Mileage: 84,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT HAS A STICKY-MELTING DASHBOARD THAT CAN NOT BE CLEANED IT HAS A GLARE THAT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WIND SHIELD THIS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT-NISSAN WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS YOU PAY THEM TO REPLACE IT FOR ALMOST $2000.00 AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS...
Mileage: 43,000
BEWARE TO ANYBODY WHO DRIVES A 2009 OR 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER, IT WILL DECIDE TO NOT START AND STRAND YOU - SEVERE ISSUE. IT'S ESCL (ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK: YOUR CAR ACTS LIKE IT WAS BROKEN INTO AND / OR STOLEN), WHICH IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WHICH THEY REFU...
Mileage: 112,000
TRIED TO START MY CAR ONE DAY AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS LOCATED IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL . AFTER GETTING A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT IT WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED FOR THE PART BECAUSE TONS OF PEOPLE ...
Mileage: 100,000
TRIED TO START MY CAR ONE DAY AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS LOCATED IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL . AFTER GETTING A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT IT WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED FOR THE PART BECAUSE TONS OF PEOPLE ...
Mileage: 100,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK UNIT THAT RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE FOR MY WIFE AS DRIVER AND HER PASSENGERS. SHE HAD TO GET STRANDED AND HAVE IT TOWED BEFORE THE THIRD DEALER WE SAW ABOUT THE PROBLEM COULD DIAGNOSE THE ROOT CAUSE. SHE WAS IN AN UNSA...
Mileage: 93,912
WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING DRIVEN AN HOUR PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE KEY FOB INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START OR RESPOND TO THE START BUTTON. THE KEY FOB UNLOCKS/LOCKS THE CAR. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH T...
Mileage: 145,000
WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING DRIVEN AN HOUR PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE KEY FOB INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START OR RESPOND TO THE START BUTTON. THE KEY FOB UNLOCKS/LOCKS THE CAR. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH T...
Mileage: 145,000
WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING DRIVEN AN HOUR PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE KEY FOB INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START OR RESPOND TO THE START BUTTON. THE KEY FOB UNLOCKS/LOCKS THE CAR. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH T...
Mileage: 145,000
CAR WAS PARKED FOR 8 HOURS, WENT TO START AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, KEY LIGHT ON DASH WAS LIGHT. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED. BATTERY OK, FOB WORKING OPENING DOOR LOCKS.
Mileage: 70,300
CAR WAS PARKED FOR 8 HOURS, WENT TO START AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, KEY LIGHT ON DASH WAS LIGHT. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED. BATTERY OK, FOB WORKING OPENING DOOR LOCKS.
Mileage: 70,300
STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILURE LEFT US COMPLETELY STRANDED. WE RETURNED TO OUR CAR AND THE START BUTTON DID NOTHING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I WAS ABLE TO RETURN WITH A HAMMER AND AFTER STRIKING THE INTERLOCK SEVERAL TIMES, IT STARTED WORKING. THE ONLY PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THIS IS TO PAY T...
Mileage: 60,000
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT 60,000 MILES FROM A NISSAN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE PUSH BUTTON DOES NOT START THE CAR. SOMETIMES IT DOES START AND WILL GO OFF BY ITSELF. THE SHIFT TICK IS LOCKED AND WON'T CHANGE GEARS. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN AND THEY BOTH SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE. SO I...
Mileage: 71,000
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT 60,000 MILES FROM A NISSAN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE PUSH BUTTON DOES NOT START THE CAR. SOMETIMES IT DOES START AND WILL GO OFF BY ITSELF. THE SHIFT TICK IS LOCKED AND WON'T CHANGE GEARS. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN AND THEY BOTH SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE. SO I...
Mileage: 71,000
NOTIFIED BY DEALER THAT RIGHT INNER TIE ROD WAS FAILING - SLIGHT PLAY - AT THE TIME OF A PA STATE INSPECTION WITH ONLY 31,869. NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE NOTED. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT.
Mileage: 31,689
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 80,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 30,000
I GOT IN MY CAR FINE THIS MORNING WITH MY KEY FOB, BUT THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I GOT INSIDE. WHEN I PUSHED THE BREAK TO PUSH THE BUTTON TRYING TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE LIGHT STAYED ON LOCK. THE STEERING WONT BUDGE AND THE BREAK IS LOCKED. MY CAR IS IN PARK AND THE WHEELS ARE STRAI...
I GOT IN MY CAR FINE THIS MORNING WITH MY KEY FOB, BUT THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I GOT INSIDE. WHEN I PUSHED THE BREAK TO PUSH THE BUTTON TRYING TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE LIGHT STAYED ON LOCK. THE STEERING WONT BUDGE AND THE BREAK IS LOCKED. MY CAR IS IN PARK AND THE WHEELS ARE STRAI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT A DEALER, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THAT THE SEALING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAIL...
Mileage: 94,000
IT WON'T START BECAUSE OF STEERING LOCK THEY SAID (SERVICE CENTER ) NEED TO CHANGE, I ASK THEM IF IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM DIAMOND VALLEY HONDA. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS WITH A 90 DAY WARRANTY. MY CAR WAS WORKING ABSOLUTELY FINE ON 9/7/2015 (LABOR DAY) UNTIL THE EVENING MY IGNITION LOCKED. I READ THE MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT MY KEY MAY NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED, BUT I DID HAVE...
Mileage: 122,000
I WENT TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING WAS WORKING AND A RED KEY SIGN SHOWED UP IN THE DASH. I TRIED CHANGING THE BATTERIES IN THE KEYFOB (WHICH HAD ALREADY UNLOCKED THE CAR BEFORE REPLACING THE BATTERY) AND IT STILL WOULDN'T WORK. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE STEERIN...
Mileage: 73,200
I WAS PARKED AT A STORE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I LOOKED UP A TEMPORARY FIX AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. ONCE I GOT HOME, I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT NISSAN KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS: THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. ...
Mileage: 106,000
I HAVEN'T BEEN HAPPY SINCE I HAD MY CAR, WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2012 WITH 45, 0000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I COMPLAINED ABOUT SO MANY THINGS EVERY OTHER MONTH I WAS GOING TO GET IT CHECKED. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP YOU CAN HERE SOMETHING LOOSE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF COURSE I SEEMED LIKE THE ONL...
I HAVEN'T BEEN HAPPY SINCE I HAD MY CAR, WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2012 WITH 45, 0000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I COMPLAINED ABOUT SO MANY THINGS EVERY OTHER MONTH I WAS GOING TO GET IT CHECKED. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP YOU CAN HERE SOMETHING LOOSE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF COURSE I SEEMED LIKE THE ONL...
I HAVEN'T BEEN HAPPY SINCE I HAD MY CAR, WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2012 WITH 45, 0000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I COMPLAINED ABOUT SO MANY THINGS EVERY OTHER MONTH I WAS GOING TO GET IT CHECKED. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP YOU CAN HERE SOMETHING LOOSE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF COURSE I SEEMED LIKE THE ONL...
I HAVEN'T BEEN HAPPY SINCE I HAD MY CAR, WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2012 WITH 45, 0000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I COMPLAINED ABOUT SO MANY THINGS EVERY OTHER MONTH I WAS GOING TO GET IT CHECKED. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP YOU CAN HERE SOMETHING LOOSE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF COURSE I SEEMED LIKE THE ONL...
THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY. NOW I CAN'T START THE CAR AND IT WAS PARKED SOMEWHERE NOT AS SAFE AS SHOULD BE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. THEY ARE CHARGING ME OVER A THOUSAND DOL...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS IGNITION FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE STEERING LO...
Mileage: 133,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITH THE KEY FOB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...
Mileage: 96,000
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING CREATING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS PRESENTING A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH. THANK YOU *TR
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE ON A 4 HOUR TRIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER , THE ENGINE WOULD WINE AND THEN SUDDENLY START LOSING SPEED AND BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR TOP SPEED IS 45 MPH IN A 75MPH SPEED LIMIT ZONE. NO ONE KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND IT ONLY HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ...
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE ON A 4 HOUR TRIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER , THE ENGINE WOULD WINE AND THEN SUDDENLY START LOSING SPEED AND BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR TOP SPEED IS 45 MPH IN A 75MPH SPEED LIMIT ZONE. NO ONE KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND IT ONLY HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER OPENING THE DOOR WITH THE KEY FOB, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER OPENING THE DOOR WITH THE KEY FOB, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE SUN ROOF AND HEAD LINER INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTIN...
Mileage: 2,000
I HAD STOPPED AT THE GROCERY STORE AND WENT TO GET BACK IN MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START, IT WOULD NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE THE KEY. MY KEY FOB WOULD UNLOCK, LOCK & POP MY TRUNK BUT MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT WOULDN'T ACCEPT MY KEY FOB. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED & IT HAS BEEN TOWED AND SAT OVERNIGHT & IT...
Mileage: 92,551
I HAD STOPPED AT THE GROCERY STORE AND WENT TO GET BACK IN MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START, IT WOULD NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE THE KEY. MY KEY FOB WOULD UNLOCK, LOCK & POP MY TRUNK BUT MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT WOULDN'T ACCEPT MY KEY FOB. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED & IT HAS BEEN TOWED AND SAT OVERNIGHT & IT...
Mileage: 92,551
ON 8/3/2015 I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE DROVE MY CAR PERFECTLY WELL. WHEN I WAS READY TO GO HOME MY CAR WOULD NOT START. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED. NEXT DAY I CALL NISSAN SINCE I SAW SO MANY POSTINGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE OPENED A CLAIM, AND ...
Mileage: 121,000
ON 8/3/2015 I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE DROVE MY CAR PERFECTLY WELL. WHEN I WAS READY TO GO HOME MY CAR WOULD NOT START. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED. NEXT DAY I CALL NISSAN SINCE I SAW SO MANY POSTINGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE OPENED A CLAIM, AND ...
Mileage: 121,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FUEL FUMES EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FRACTURED. T...
Mileage: 120,000
THIS IS THE THIRD EXHAUST MANIFOLD I HAD TO PUT ON MY CAR WITHIN A YEAR. IT IS AN 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. EXHAUST FUMES ARE COMING ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
Mileage: 120,000
I DROVE TO WALMART 5 MILES FROM HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. I CAME OUT OF WALMART AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD. I PAID $900 TO FIX IT.
Mileage: 89,000
STEERING LOCK DOES NOT DISENGAGE AND THE CAR DOES NOT START, SOMETHING WRONG WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT.
STEERING LOCK DOES NOT DISENGAGE AND THE CAR DOES NOT START, SOMETHING WRONG WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT.
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 75 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AT A STEADY PACE. IT WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE EVEN WITH THE PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHI...
Mileage: 96,680
GOT IN MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA MONDAY 07/27 WOULD NOT START. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. STEERING LOCK SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. WEDNESDAY 07/29 GOT IN MY CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT START. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN. CHANGED BRAKE PLUG. FRIDAY 07/31 CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN SO TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE 3RD TIME...
Mileage: 79,000
MY CAR WAS NOT STARTING. IT WAS INDICATED AS NO KEY. I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE. THEY TOLD THAT MY CARS WARRENTY EXPIRED ON MARCH 2015. MY CARS FIRST REGISTRATION DATE IS NOVEMBER 2009. I HAVE HEARED THAT THE ECSL OF NISSAN ALTIMA IS HAVING 6 YEARS OF WARRENTY. BUT I AM TOLD BY THE NISSAN AUTHORI...
Mileage: 83,500
MY CAR WAS NOT STARTING. IT WAS INDICATED AS NO KEY. I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE. THEY TOLD THAT MY CARS WARRENTY EXPIRED ON MARCH 2015. MY CARS FIRST REGISTRATION DATE IS NOVEMBER 2009. I HAVE HEARED THAT THE ECSL OF NISSAN ALTIMA IS HAVING 6 YEARS OF WARRENTY. BUT I AM TOLD BY THE NISSAN AUTHORI...
Mileage: 83,500
MY CAR WAS NOT STARTING. IT WAS INDICATED AS NO KEY. I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE. THEY TOLD THAT MY CARS WARRENTY EXPIRED ON MARCH 2015. MY CARS FIRST REGISTRATION DATE IS NOVEMBER 2009. I HAVE HEARED THAT THE ECSL OF NISSAN ALTIMA IS HAVING 6 YEARS OF WARRENTY. BUT I AM TOLD BY THE NISSAN AUTHORI...
Mileage: 83,500
ON 07/15/15 I RECEIVED A CALL THAT MY BROTHER IN LAW HAD DIED I STOP AND PULLED OVER TO REGROUP FROM CRYING I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP, LIGHT WAS FLASHING INTELLIGENT KEY AND ALSO SAYING KEY WAS NOT IN THE CAR WHICH THIS IS CALLED ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE I...
1. THE DASHBOARD TOTALLY MELTED CREATING A BLINDING GLARE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS COMPLETELY STICKY TO TOUCH, WHICH IS GREAT IF I WANTED A PERMANENT AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE BUG TRAP. THE GLARE IT CREATES ON THE WINDSHIELD IS SO BLINDING THAT I'VE ALMOST HIT PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THE STREET ON SEVERAL DIFFE...
1. THE DASHBOARD TOTALLY MELTED CREATING A BLINDING GLARE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS COMPLETELY STICKY TO TOUCH, WHICH IS GREAT IF I WANTED A PERMANENT AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE BUG TRAP. THE GLARE IT CREATES ON THE WINDSHIELD IS SO BLINDING THAT I'VE ALMOST HIT PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THE STREET ON SEVERAL DIFFE...
1. THE DASHBOARD TOTALLY MELTED CREATING A BLINDING GLARE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS COMPLETELY STICKY TO TOUCH, WHICH IS GREAT IF I WANTED A PERMANENT AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE BUG TRAP. THE GLARE IT CREATES ON THE WINDSHIELD IS SO BLINDING THAT I'VE ALMOST HIT PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THE STREET ON SEVERAL DIFFE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUF...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUF...
Mileage: 70,000
ON OCCASIONS MY CAR WOULD NOT START. WE WOULD SHAKE IT, PRESS THE START BUTTON CONTINUOUSLY, SIT AND WAIT UP TO 60 MINUTES BEFORE THE CARD RESTARTED. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND ASSUMED IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH. I HAD THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER CHECKED. TOLD THEIR WERE NO PROBLEMS. S...
Mileage: 72,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS BEEN FAILING TO START DAILY SINCE 07/13/2015. IT TAKES ME 20-30 MINUTES TO GET CAR STARTED. KEY FOBS APPEAR OPERATIONAL. WHILE PRESSING THE BREAK & PUSH BUTTON TO START THE CAR, THE RADIO COMES ON BUT THE CAR DOESN'T START. IT MAKES A CLICKING SOUND & WON'T DO ANYTHING....
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS BEEN FAILING TO START DAILY SINCE 07/13/2015. IT TAKES ME 20-30 MINUTES TO GET CAR STARTED. KEY FOBS APPEAR OPERATIONAL. WHILE PRESSING THE BREAK & PUSH BUTTON TO START THE CAR, THE RADIO COMES ON BUT THE CAR DOESN'T START. IT MAKES A CLICKING SOUND & WON'T DO ANYTHING....
WHEN DRIVING UP A GRADE THE ENGINE RPM GOES UP TO ALMOST 4500 AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE ON INTERSTATE CONSISTENTLY WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS MAKES THE CAR DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN LOSING ACCELERATION I WAS NEARLY STRUCK FROM BEHIND. I HAD JUST TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHI...
Mileage: 50,100
CAR WOULD NOT START, BATTERY WAS CHARGING. IT IS THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. THIS ISSUE WILL COST $1000.00 TO REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCH IT IS CLEAR THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. WHY HAS THAT NOT BEEN A RECALL? THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY. I HAVE BEEN A NISSAN OWNER FOR 15 YEARS, BUT IF THIS IS N...
Mileage: 130,000
CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM REPLACED FOR $1100.00. AND OF COURSE OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD ALL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE ON A ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY NISSAN AS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE ISSUE AND BAD PARTS OUT I...
Mileage: 90,900
CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM REPLACED FOR $1100.00. AND OF COURSE OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD ALL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE ON A ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY NISSAN AS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE ISSUE AND BAD PARTS OUT I...
Mileage: 90,900
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED - THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED AND WIDESPREAD, MAJOR DEFECT ISSUE WITH 2009 ALTIMA MODELS.THIS APPARENT DEFECT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON INTERNET FORUMS. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER, AND A NEW STEERING COLUMN LOCK INSTALLED. APPR...
Mileage: 70,400
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED - THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED AND WIDESPREAD, MAJOR DEFECT ISSUE WITH 2009 ALTIMA MODELS.THIS APPARENT DEFECT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON INTERNET FORUMS. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER, AND A NEW STEERING COLUMN LOCK INSTALLED. APPR...
Mileage: 70,400
ON A 3 HOUR TRIP, THE ALTIMA LOST SPEED. CURRENT SPEED WAS 75-80 MPH, DROPPED TO 60 MPH ON THE HWY. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECK TO BE GOOD AND NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING HAPPEN. CAR LOST POWER/SPEED ON A SMALL INCLINE AND THIS HAS HAPPEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DOING A ROAD TRIP. THIS SHOULD BE A RECA...
Mileage: 164,000
I WAS AT THE GROCERY STORE AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE I PARKED WENT INTO THE STORE TO PURCHASE A FEW THINGS. I GOT BACK TO THE CAR NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES LATER UNLOCKED THE CAR WITH THE FOB AND GOT IN. TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT DID NOT START. I TRIED PLUGGING IT IN TO THE FOB HOLDER AND T...
Mileage: 76,843
DROVE CAR TO WORK EVERYTHING RAN FINE. WENT ON BREAK AND GOT IN CAR IT WOULD NOT CRANK. THE INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED( YELLOW KEYLESS LIGHT) ON THE LEFT SIDE. LOOKED IT UP IN MY CAR MANUAL AND IT SAYS STEERING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CALL NISSAN. SO NOW IM STUCK WITHOUT A CAR AND I AM STILL MAKING CAR PAY...
Mileage: 142,000
DROVE CAR TO WORK EVERYTHING RAN FINE. WENT ON BREAK AND GOT IN CAR IT WOULD NOT CRANK. THE INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED( YELLOW KEYLESS LIGHT) ON THE LEFT SIDE. LOOKED IT UP IN MY CAR MANUAL AND IT SAYS STEERING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CALL NISSAN. SO NOW IM STUCK WITHOUT A CAR AND I AM STILL MAKING CAR PAY...
Mileage: 142,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA - STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTION - NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PART
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AND ...
Mileage: 120,000
TRULY CANT BELIEVE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ON 6/30/2015, MY ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WENT OUT. I CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON 6/30/2015, TO SEE IF ITS PART OF THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY, ( WHICH I FOUND OUT THOUGH GOOGLE), REP EXPLAIN MINE EXPIRED ON 6/3/2015, AND I NEEDED TO TOW IT TO DEALERSHIP. W...
TRULY CANT BELIEVE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ON 6/30/2015, MY ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WENT OUT. I CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON 6/30/2015, TO SEE IF ITS PART OF THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY, ( WHICH I FOUND OUT THOUGH GOOGLE), REP EXPLAIN MINE EXPIRED ON 6/3/2015, AND I NEEDED TO TOW IT TO DEALERSHIP. W...
CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEAL WHERE THEY CHARGED ME $900.00 TO FIX. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART, ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK, THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PART AND HAVE IT LISTED ON THE NISSANASSIST.COM WEBSITE. IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE ...
Mileage: 76,000
CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEAL WHERE THEY CHARGED ME $900.00 TO FIX. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART, ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK, THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PART AND HAVE IT LISTED ON THE NISSANASSIST.COM WEBSITE. IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE ...
Mileage: 76,000
CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEAL WHERE THEY CHARGED ME $900.00 TO FIX. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART, ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK, THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PART AND HAVE IT LISTED ON THE NISSANASSIST.COM WEBSITE. IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE ...
Mileage: 76,000
THE DASHBOARD OF THE CAR IS MELTING. THE AREAS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT ARE AFFECTED ARE VERY STICKY AND CAN'T BE CLEANED. WITH THE DASHBOARD MELTING, THERE IS A GLARE THAT COMES UP FROM THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WHICH MAKES DRIVING DURING THE DAY BOTH DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF THE LIM...
THE DASHBOARD OF THE CAR IS MELTING. THE AREAS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT ARE AFFECTED ARE VERY STICKY AND CAN'T BE CLEANED. WITH THE DASHBOARD MELTING, THERE IS A GLARE THAT COMES UP FROM THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WHICH MAKES DRIVING DURING THE DAY BOTH DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF THE LIM...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND BECAME STICKY AND SHINY. WHEN THE SUNLIGHT SHINED ON THE MELTED SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD, A GLARE WAS PRESENT CREATING A VISIBILITY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 60,000
I FINISHED WORK LATE AT NIGHT DURING A SNOWSTORM, ONLY TO FIND THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND I HAD TO GET A TOW. NISSAN LATER EXPLAINED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) UNIT. BECAUSE THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE 6 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY,...
Mileage: 96,644
I FINISHED WORK LATE AT NIGHT DURING A SNOWSTORM, ONLY TO FIND THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND I HAD TO GET A TOW. NISSAN LATER EXPLAINED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) UNIT. BECAUSE THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE 6 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY,...
Mileage: 96,644
CAR WILL NOT START STEERING LOCK REPLACED
Mileage: 74,000
THE STEERING CONTROL UNIT SEIZED UP, THE VEHICLE WONT START. ...UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE COST OF INSTALLATION AND REPROGRAMMING OF THE UNIT WAS $90.00. UPDATED 12/23/2015 *JS
Mileage: 130,000
THE STEERING CONTROL UNIT SEIZED UP, THE VEHICLE WONT START. ...UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE COST OF INSTALLATION AND REPROGRAMMING OF THE UNIT WAS $90.00. UPDATED 12/23/2015 *JS
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A RESPIRATORY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 129,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO COAST AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BENT INWARD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT D...
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO COAST AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BENT INWARD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT D...
Mileage: 55,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA UNEXPECTEDLY WOULD NOT START IN JUNE OF 2015 AND I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY BROTHER FROM SCHOOL. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BATTERY ISSUE. SO, I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY CAME OUT TO GIVE ME A JUMP. THAT WAS NOT THE CULPRIT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS AFTER HOURS A...
Mileage: 100,000
MY 2009 NISSAN HAS A KEY WARNING LIGHT ON IT WHICH CAN CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHEN I VISITED THE NISSAN ASSIST SITE IT STATED THEY HAD A EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS THE 2009 ALTIMA, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JANUARY SO THEY REFUSE TO GET ...
STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR
GOT INTO MY CAR & IT WOULD NOT CRANK. BRAKES WERE PRESSED & STAYED IN LOCK POSITION. AFTER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK & FORTH IT STARTED.
Mileage: 93,000
GOT INTO MY CAR & IT WOULD NOT CRANK. BRAKES WERE PRESSED & STAYED IN LOCK POSITION. AFTER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK & FORTH IT STARTED.
Mileage: 93,000
GOT INTO MY CAR & IT WOULD NOT CRANK. BRAKES WERE PRESSED & STAYED IN LOCK POSITION. AFTER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK & FORTH IT STARTED.
Mileage: 93,000
MY CAR WILL NOT START. IT IS A PUSH TO START SYSTEM AND THE NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START MY CAR. TURNS OUT THAT I HAVE A DEFECTIVE STEER LOCK SWITCH AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Mileage: 13,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE SECURITY INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FA...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIE...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIE...
Mileage: 62,000
MY SON WENT TO WORK AND WHEN HE GOT OFF OF WORK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. THE MANAGER STATED "I SEE AT LEAST TWO OF THESE A WEEK EVERY WEEK FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM." IT WILL COST US $999.00 TO REPAIR ...
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA BOUGHT BRAND NEW. UNDER 36,000 THE MOTOR WAS CHANGED OUT, AROUND 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. GOOD TIMES. FRIDAY 5/22/15 WENT TO FRIENDS HOUSE AND WENT TO LEAVE AND CAR WOULD NOT START. CHECKED BATTERY AND FUSES AND THEN NOTICED A YELLOW KEY FLASHING IN GAUGE CLUSTE...
Mileage: 112,000
ENGINE WITH PUSH BUTTON START WOULD NOT TURN OVER AFTER 3HR STOP AND A LONG DRIVE PREVIOUS TO STOP. BATTERY WAS TOTALLY DEAD, BUT AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO JUMP START IT DID TURN OVER. THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL DRAW ON BATTERY DURING STOP EITHER. STOPPED AT NISSAN DEALER TO CHECK THE STARTING SYSTEM AND...
Mileage: 18,250
THE DASH BOARD MELTS, IT CREATES A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SEE ON COMING TRAFFIC.
Mileage: 52,000
THE DASH BOARD MELTS, IT CREATES A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SEE ON COMING TRAFFIC.
Mileage: 52,000
DROVE CAR TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEM. REENTERED CAR 3 HRS LATER AND IT WOULDN'T START. A YELLOW KEY LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. REPLACED KEY BATTERIES BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WHICH WOULD C...
Mileage: 90,000
CAR WILL NOT START AND BATTERY IS FINE. APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT WITH 2009-2010 ALTIMA RELATED TO THE STEERING LOCK SENSOR AND HAPPENS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. APPARENTLY BECAUSE IT IS NOT DEEMED A "SAFETY ISSUE" THE NHTSA IS NOT MANDATING A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS MY DOG AND ...
Mileage: 76,237
TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WENT OFF SIGNALING THAT THERE WAS NO AIR BAG. THE NEXT DAY, IT WENT OFF SIGNALING OR INDICATING THAT THERE WAS NO AIR BAG, BUT ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
Mileage: 93,000
TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WENT OFF SIGNALING THAT THERE WAS NO AIR BAG. THE NEXT DAY, IT WENT OFF SIGNALING OR INDICATING THAT THERE WAS NO AIR BAG, BUT ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
Mileage: 93,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THA...
Mileage: 120,000
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO SLAM ME WITH A $1100 REPAIR BILL. CAR WAS BOUGHT IN FEB 2009, AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SAID SPECIFIC PART ENDED FEB 2015.
Mileage: 128,000
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO SLAM ME WITH A $1100 REPAIR BILL. CAR WAS BOUGHT IN FEB 2009, AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SAID SPECIFIC PART ENDED FEB 2015.
Mileage: 128,000
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO SLAM ME WITH A $1100 REPAIR BILL. CAR WAS BOUGHT IN FEB 2009, AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SAID SPECIFIC PART ENDED FEB 2015.
Mileage: 128,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND ELECTRONIC KEY WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW) LIT. CAR WOULD NOT START AND LEFT STRANDED. RESORTED TO RAPPING ON THE ESCL BOX MOUNTED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH WORKS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SUCCESS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE...
Mileage: 94,000
MY DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND SHINY IN CERTAIN PARTS AND IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THE SUN BECAUSE OF THE GLARE FROM THE STICKINESS. THERE'S NOTHING TO WIPE. IT'S JUST STICKY, ANYTHING I PUT ON IT, WHETHER IT'S PAPER, CLOTH, ETC WILL JUST STICK AND NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AS MY FAMILY AND I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN, THE CAR'S ACCELERATION APPEARED TO DECLINE OUT OF NO WHERE. EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN SPEED. IT MADE A WHINING NOISE AS WELL. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES THAT I CAN COUNT OVE...
AS MY FAMILY AND I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN, THE CAR'S ACCELERATION APPEARED TO DECLINE OUT OF NO WHERE. EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN SPEED. IT MADE A WHINING NOISE AS WELL. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES THAT I CAN COUNT OVE...
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY DASH BEING VERY STICKY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO CLEAN MY DASH DUE TO THE STICKINESS. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THE ISSUE SINCE THERE IS DEFINITELY REASON FOR THE DASH TO BE FIXED AND I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY NISSAN OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM.
Mileage: 32,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ...
Mileage: 99,000
GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO RUN IN TO THE STORE, GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START.
Mileage: 125,000
AFTER STOPPING AT THE STORE MY CAR NO LONGER WOULD START. I LIVE IN TEXAS WHERE IT IS HOT, THIS IS A DANGER TO BE STUCK AND NO WAY TO FIX IT. THE KEY LIGHT POPPED ON. APPARENTLY AFTER RESEARCH IT IS NOTED NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK PROBLEM. IF THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WHY NOT RE...
Mileage: 87,000
AFTER STOPPING AT THE STORE MY CAR NO LONGER WOULD START. I LIVE IN TEXAS WHERE IT IS HOT, THIS IS A DANGER TO BE STUCK AND NO WAY TO FIX IT. THE KEY LIGHT POPPED ON. APPARENTLY AFTER RESEARCH IT IS NOTED NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK PROBLEM. IF THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WHY NOT RE...
Mileage: 87,000
DASH BOARD IS MELTING CAUSING INTENSE GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. FIRST NOTICED LAST SUMMER 2014 AND NOW THAT HOT WARM WEATHER HAS RETURNED 2015 IT IS GETTING WORSE! DASHBOARD IS STICKY/GUMMY. UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY DUE TO GLARE. IM AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SINCE IT HAS BECOME VERY D...
Mileage: 40,000
DASH BOARD IS MELTING CAUSING INTENSE GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. FIRST NOTICED LAST SUMMER 2014 AND NOW THAT HOT WARM WEATHER HAS RETURNED 2015 IT IS GETTING WORSE! DASHBOARD IS STICKY/GUMMY. UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY DUE TO GLARE. IM AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SINCE IT HAS BECOME VERY D...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT INSULATOR, STRUTS, BEARINGS AND CV BOOTS NEE...
Mileage: 100,000
ON MAY 1, 2015 MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER. MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) SYSTEM FAILED 4 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION EXPIRED.THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT ACCORDING TO NISSAN "HAPPENING TO ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF V...
ON MAY 1, 2015 MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER. MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) SYSTEM FAILED 4 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION EXPIRED.THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT ACCORDING TO NISSAN "HAPPENING TO ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF V...
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. APPARENTLY NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS HAVING. NISSAN CHOSE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY INSTEAD OF RECALL THE PART. KNOWING THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE EFFECTED ALTIMA OWNERS WOULD FALL OUTSIDE THAT WARRANTY. OF COURSE NOW MY ST...
Mileage: 90,000
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. APPARENTLY NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS HAVING. NISSAN CHOSE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY INSTEAD OF RECALL THE PART. KNOWING THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE EFFECTED ALTIMA OWNERS WOULD FALL OUTSIDE THAT WARRANTY. OF COURSE NOW MY ST...
Mileage: 90,000
THERE IS A PLUG UNDER THE DASH BOARD CLOSE TO THE STEERING COLUMN THAT COMES LOSE. THE CAR WILL NOT START WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
WENT TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE ORANGE "KEY" LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. FIGURED I NEEDS TO CHANGE THE BATTERY IN THE FOB SO I DID... STILL NOTHING! GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED ON...
Mileage: 120,000
IN THE SEPTEMBER OF 2014, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING (WOULD NOT OPEN/CLOSE WITH THE USE OF EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER DOOR). AT FIRST IT WAS THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS, BUT THEN OVER THE NEXT 1-2 WEEKS BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. THE VE...
Mileage: 41,500
IN THE SEPTEMBER OF 2014, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING (WOULD NOT OPEN/CLOSE WITH THE USE OF EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER DOOR). AT FIRST IT WAS THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS, BUT THEN OVER THE NEXT 1-2 WEEKS BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. THE VE...
Mileage: 41,500
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK STOP FUNCTIONING WITH THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB. THIS IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT STOPPED WORKING ALL THE OTHER DOORS FUNCTION AS INTENDED. I BELIEVE IT IS A MALFUNCTION OF THE LOCK REGULATOR. *TR
Mileage: 145,309
I WENT TO START MY CAR AND AN AMBER LIGHT WITH A KEY CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE ESCL(ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK). THE REPAIR COST ME 893.90. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON TH...
Mileage: 57,514
I WENT TO START MY CAR AND AN AMBER LIGHT WITH A KEY CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE ESCL(ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK). THE REPAIR COST ME 893.90. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON TH...
Mileage: 57,514
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD MELTED WITH A STICKY SUBSTANCE AND CAUSED A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH DISTORTED THE VISION WHENEVER DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILUR...
Mileage: 39,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DID NOT START ONE MORNING AS I NEEDED TO GO IN TO WORK. I CALLED NISSAN IN LIBERTYVILLE IL AND I WAS TOLD THE IT WAS PROBABLY THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. I PROVIDED THEM THE VIN NUMBER AND THEY SAID IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO IT WOULD BE C...
Mileage: 102,000
DRIVING HOME AT 4PM, THE GLARE FROM MY DASHBOARD AFFECTED MY VISION. WHEN I TOUCHED THE DASHBOARD, IT WAS MELTING AND STICKY. THIS WAS CAUSING THE GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD AFFECTING MY OUTWARD VISION. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
MY CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER WORK AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, UNTIL I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOME HELP, AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALTIMA'S FROM 2009 2010. I CONTACTED CORPORATE NISSAN, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED TWO MONTHS AGO, EXACTLY, AND I WOULD HAV...
Mileage: 55,000
MY CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER WORK AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, UNTIL I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOME HELP, AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALTIMA'S FROM 2009 2010. I CONTACTED CORPORATE NISSAN, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED TWO MONTHS AGO, EXACTLY, AND I WOULD HAV...
Mileage: 55,000
MY CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER LEAVING WORK, COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, UNTIL I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH. I CONTACTED CORPORATE NISSAN, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED TWO MONTHS AGO, EXACTLY, AND I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY A NISSAN REPAIR BEFORE THEY CONSIDER COVERING FAULTY P...
Mileage: 55,000
MY CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER LEAVING WORK, COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, UNTIL I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH. I CONTACTED CORPORATE NISSAN, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED TWO MONTHS AGO, EXACTLY, AND I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY A NISSAN REPAIR BEFORE THEY CONSIDER COVERING FAULTY P...
Mileage: 55,000
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND THE SUN HIT MY DASHBOARD WHICH HAS BEEN MELTING AND HAS A GLARE REFLECTION ON MY WINDSHIELD. A PEDESTRIAN WAS CROSSING THE STREET, I ALMOST HIT THEM BECAUSE I WAS BLINDED BY THE GLARE FROM THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE HAVE A RECALL ON THAT ISSUE SO NISSAN CAN FIX THA...
Mileage: 67,000
STEERING LOCK - NOT ABLE TO START VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 94,444
AIRBAGS LIGHT FOR BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE CAME ON INDICATING THAT THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Mileage: 94,444
I WAS AT THE STORAGE UNIT CLEANING IT OUT WHEN I CAME OUT AND THE CAR WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK, BUT THE BRAKE WAS HARD TO PUSH DOWN, AND WITH YOU PUSHED THE START BUTTON IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE LOCK POSITION. THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK UP AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 95,524
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE SPARE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE WOULD...
Mileage: 83,902
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE SPARE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE WOULD...
Mileage: 83,902
I HAD TRIED TO LEAVE FRIDAY FROM WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON AND NOTHING I DID WOULD START THE VEHICLE. WE WERE ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY AND TOOK IT HOME AND RAN WELL FOR ABOUT A WEEK BUT THEN AS I WAS LEAVING FOR LUNCH THE SAME ISSUED HAPPENED. THIS TIME THE ...
Mileage: 81,000
CAR WOULDN'T START IN EARLY MORNING. NISSAN STATES STEERING LOCK. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A KNOWN ISSUE YET NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THE ITEM. THEY EVEN LIMIT THE WARRANTY (WHICH MINE IS OUT BY 3 MONTHS). HOW CAN THAT BE? THEY INSTALL A PART THAT IS KNOWN TO PREVENT A CAR FROM STARTING AND POSSIBL...
Mileage: 89,000
STEERING LOCK MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO CHURCH FROM THERE TO HER MOMS FROM THERE TO WORK FROM THERE HOME WE WAS GETTING READY TO GO BACK TO CHURCH CAR WOULD NOT START. WARNING LIGHT ON DASH SHOWED STEERING LOCK. I LOOKED ON LINE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED FOR SAME PROBLEM THEY SAID NISSA...
I'M STRANDED. IT WON'T RECOGNIZE MY KEY. THE INTERNET TELLS ME THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHERS AND THAT NISSAN IS UNRESPONSIVE. UNLESS YOU COUNT BEING WILLING TO TAKE $1000.00 PLUS TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 81,000
VEHICLES DASH IS MELTING CAUSING A HORRIBLE GLARE THAT IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
CAR WOULD NOT START IN SUPER MARKET PARKING LOT.HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER CAUSING MUCH TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE VERY BUSY LOT ,AS THE CAR WAS BEING LOADED ONTO THE TRUCK.NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY PART AND IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL.JUST CHECK OUT THE INTERNET FOR ALL THE COMPLAINTS. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
I WENT TO START MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND THE IGNITION LOCKED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS LATE FOR WORK BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT AND HAD TO RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE FOR A RIDE. I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE STEERING LOCK PROBABLY FAILED ON THE CAR. I HA...
Mileage: 53,456
I WENT TO START MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND THE IGNITION LOCKED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS LATE FOR WORK BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT AND HAD TO RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE FOR A RIDE. I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE STEERING LOCK PROBABLY FAILED ON THE CAR. I HA...
Mileage: 53,456
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, SUN ROOF GLASS CAME OUT OF ROOF. THERE IS A RECALL ON SUN ROOF GLASS DUE TO SHODDY, IMPROPER INSTALLATION. CONTACTED SUN ROOF COMPANY ABOUT RECALL, FILED A CLAIM, WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED IN A CONVENIENT AND TIMELY MANNER. THEY GAVE ME THEIR INSTALLERS CONTACT ...
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, SUN ROOF GLASS CAME OUT OF ROOF. THERE IS A RECALL ON SUN ROOF GLASS DUE TO SHODDY, IMPROPER INSTALLATION. CONTACTED SUN ROOF COMPANY ABOUT RECALL, FILED A CLAIM, WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED IN A CONVENIENT AND TIMELY MANNER. THEY GAVE ME THEIR INSTALLERS CONTACT ...
VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK VEHICLE NEEDS STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR. *TR
Mileage: 113,855
STEERING LOCK ESCL, MALFUNCTIONED AND CAR WOULDN'T START. I WAS AT MY JOB LEAVING TO PICK UP MY 2 CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL, AND COULD NOT GET MY CAR TO START. I HAD TO WAIT FOR MY SISTER TO GET OUT OF WORK TO PICK ME UP AND THEN GO GET MY KIDS WHO WERE WAITING AT SCHOOL LONG AFTER HOURS TO BE PICKED U...
Mileage: 96,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS MOISTURE ON THE FLOORBOARD OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE MOISTURE WOULD FREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTI...
Mileage: 68,000
LAST FRIDAY MY CAR WOULD NOT START. WE TRY DIFFERENT THINGS TO GET IT GOING AND IT FINALLY WORKED. TODAY THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AND STARTED DOINGNSOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLINE TONFIND OUT THIS VEHICLES HAD A MALFUNCTION FOR A ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY VEHIC...
Mileage: 81,000
I HAD NO ELECTRICAL SERVICE IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. *TR
Mileage: 121,036
I HAD NO ELECTRICAL SERVICE IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. *TR
Mileage: 121,036
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS NOW, AND MY MILEAGE IS ABOUT 81500 KM. IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO ENTER A TURNING LANE, AND MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF WHILE DRIV...
Mileage: 81,500
I DROVE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM THE BABYSITTER AND I PARKED MY CAR ALONGSIDE THE CURB. IT WAS LESS THAN 10 MIN AND WE WENT TO THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I PERFORMED MY USUAL ROUTINE WHEN STARTING IT...INSERT KEY IN SLOT...PRESS FOOT DOWN ON BRAKE...THEN PRESS THE IGNITION START BUTTON AND I...
Mileage: 153,637
I DROVE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM THE BABYSITTER AND I PARKED MY CAR ALONGSIDE THE CURB. IT WAS LESS THAN 10 MIN AND WE WENT TO THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I PERFORMED MY USUAL ROUTINE WHEN STARTING IT...INSERT KEY IN SLOT...PRESS FOOT DOWN ON BRAKE...THEN PRESS THE IGNITION START BUTTON AND I...
Mileage: 153,637
THE DASH IS MELT. *TR
Mileage: 57,125
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETERIORATING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STICKY SUBSTANCE EMITTING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...
Mileage: 25,000
THE HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP, HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT BREAK, BUT THERE IS DAMAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR WHERE THE HOOD BENT THE BODY. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF THE INITIAL HOOD LATCH COMING LOOSE, SO I NOTED THE CAR SITTING IN THE PARKIN...
Mileage: 112,000
JUST FINISHED A 13 HOUR SHIFT AT WORK WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO HEAD HOME. THE KEY FOB OPENED THE DOORS BUT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE IGNITION TO START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE, WHICH NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF. I SPOKE WITH TWO DEALER...
Mileage: 101,000
JUST FINISHED A 13 HOUR SHIFT AT WORK WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO HEAD HOME. THE KEY FOB OPENED THE DOORS BUT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE IGNITION TO START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE, WHICH NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF. I SPOKE WITH TWO DEALER...
Mileage: 101,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PUSH ROD INSIDE OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO B...
Mileage: 38,385
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE V...
Mileage: 100
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. THIS COULD CERTAINLY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT OCCURRED LATE AT NIGHT OR IN A DANGEROUS AREA. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THIS. COULD THIS HAVE CAUSED A FIRE? COULD THEY HAVE FIXED THE SHORT WITHOUT CHARGING ME $993.65 BE...
Mileage: 26,466
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. THIS COULD CERTAINLY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT OCCURRED LATE AT NIGHT OR IN A DANGEROUS AREA. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THIS. COULD THIS HAVE CAUSED A FIRE? COULD THEY HAVE FIXED THE SHORT WITHOUT CHARGING ME $993.65 BE...
Mileage: 26,466
MY DAUGHTER, AGE 24, STOPPED BY A LOCAL WALGREENS AFTER WORKING AS A PERSONAL TRAINER. IT WAS LATE EVENING AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 15 DEGREES. SHE WENT TO START HER CAR (PUSH BUTTON START) AND IT WOULDN'T START. SHE WAITED FOR 2 HOURS BEFORE SOMEONE COULD COME HELP. THIS IS AN ISSUE NISSAN IS WELL A...
Mileage: 100,000
ON FEBRUARY 21, 2015, WHILE TRAVELING 300+ MILES OUT OF TOWN MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FAILED DUE TO THE BROADLY KNOWN ISSUE OF "STEERING COLUMN LOCKOUT," IN WHICH THE CAR WILL NOT START AND REQUIRES A TOW TO THE DEALER FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. I AM REQUESTING THE NHTSA LAUNCH OR EXPAND AN INVESTIGATION ...
Mileage: 80,321
ON FEBRUARY 21, 2015, WHILE TRAVELING 300+ MILES OUT OF TOWN MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FAILED DUE TO THE BROADLY KNOWN ISSUE OF "STEERING COLUMN LOCKOUT," IN WHICH THE CAR WILL NOT START AND REQUIRES A TOW TO THE DEALER FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. I AM REQUESTING THE NHTSA LAUNCH OR EXPAND AN INVESTIGATION ...
Mileage: 80,321
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE THEFT SYSTEM LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THEFT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 58,690
VEHICLE WILL NOT START MINUTES AFTER A SUCCESSFUL START. ALL OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS BATTERY, ELECTRICAL, AND FOB KEY ISSUES ELIMINATED AS POSSIBLE CAUSE. SIMILAR PROBLEM HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED, MOST LIKELY A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM, OR IN SOME CASES, A DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WHEREIN...
Mileage: 107,000
THE DASH ON MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS STARTED MELTING. I NOTICED NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED IT THAT THERE WAS A STICKY SUBSTANCE ON THE DASH. I THOUGHT IT WAS ADHESIVE AND TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO WIPE IT OFF. I HAVE SINCE REALIZED THAT THE DASH IS ACTUALLY MELTING. THE MELTING DASH CREATES A SHINY T...
Mileage: 55,000
ON A VERY COLD DAY (O DEGREES F), THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $1106.98. *TR
Mileage: 51,300
ON A VERY COLD DAY (O DEGREES F), THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $1106.98. *TR
Mileage: 51,300
MY VEHICLE BEGIN TO NOT START PROPERLY AROUND NOVEMBER 2014. IT HAS SINCE GOT TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL NOT START, DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK. I FOUND THIS OUT AFTER SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING AND RESEARCH. I ALSO FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND YE...
Mileage: 83,000
MY VEHICLE BEGIN TO NOT START PROPERLY AROUND NOVEMBER 2014. IT HAS SINCE GOT TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL NOT START, DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK. I FOUND THIS OUT AFTER SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING AND RESEARCH. I ALSO FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND YE...
Mileage: 83,000
AFTER MOVING MY CAR TO SHOVEL SNOW, I PARKED IT. I CAME OUT 2 HOURS LATER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ELECTRONIC KEY WORKED, INTERIOR LIGHTS WORKED, HORN WORKED, ALARM WORKED BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I PRESSED THE START BUTTON AND NOTHING. WE TRIED TO JUMP START IT THINKING THE BATTERY MIGHT BE A LI...
Mileage: 40,000
THE DASHBOARD ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 BECOMES REALLY STICKY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS PROBLEM BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE STICKINESS TENDS TO SPREAD TO THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Mileage: 90,000
THE DASHBOARD ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 BECOMES REALLY STICKY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS PROBLEM BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE STICKINESS TENDS TO SPREAD TO THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Mileage: 90,000
ON MONDAY, JAN 26, ,2015 MY NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START OR TURN OVER DUE TO THE STEERING LOCK. I CONTACTED NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET ASSISTANCE BY DESCRIBING WHAT ISSUE I WAS HAVING WITH MY CAR. I PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING TO SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE; MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND THE KEY SYMBOL LIGH...
Mileage: 88,758
WENT OUT THIS MORNING, STARTED MY CAR, DROVE IT TO THE SUPERMARKET, CAME OUT AND THE CAR WON?T START. ACCORDING TO THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT INFORMATION IN THE MANUAL, IT SAYS I HAVE TO CONTACT THE DEALER. LOOKING AT OTHER POSTS HERE AND OTHER SITES, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN DOE...
Mileage: 70,000
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 170,000 MILES ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK SUDDENLY FAILED, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO START THE CAR. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT THE ISSUE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD COST BE $900+. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOUND THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THE 2009 ALTIMA...
Mileage: 75,049
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK SUDDENLY FAILED, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO START THE CAR. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT THE ISSUE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD COST BE $900+. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOUND THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THE 2009 ALTIMA...
Mileage: 75,049
WENT OUT TO START CAR, AND WOULD NOT START. KEY FOB ALLOWS ME TO OPEN AND LOCK CAR, BUT I AM UNABLE TO GET MY CAR STARTED. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE 2009 ALTIMAS, WHAT WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO START. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, A...
Mileage: 30,000
AFTER OWNING THIS CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS I HAVE NOTICED MY DASHBOARD MELTING AND CAUSING A TERRIBLE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD IN LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS HAS LED TO ME ALMOST HITTING A FEW PEOPLE AND OTHER VEHICLES DUE TO LACK OF VISIBILITY. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERNED NOT ONLY AS A...
Mileage: 68,000
THE DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE MELTING, STICKY AND SHINY. IT CREATES A VISUAL PROBLEM. IT CANNOT BE TOUCHED OR CLEANED AND IT ALMOST APPEARS TO BE DISINTEGRATING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITH THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STARTER, THE FUEL LINE, AND THE STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLAC...
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITH THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STARTER, THE FUEL LINE, AND THE STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLAC...
Mileage: 83,000
I BEGAN TO NOTICE SOME STICKINESS ON MY DASHBOARD A FEW YEARS AGO. EVENTUALLY, SOME SECTIONS OF THE DASHBOARD MELTED SO MUCH THAT THEY BECAME WET AND SHINY. BECAUSE THE TEXTURE CHANGED, THE MELTED AREAS BEGAN TO CAUSE A GLARE ON THE GLASS OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE STRAIGHT O...
Mileage: 43,570
NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 ESCL (ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK) PART IS FAULTY AND FAILING ON THE NISSAN ALTIMA 2009. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX AND HAS DOCUMENTED MORE INFORMATION HERE: HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/WEB/ESCL_WARRANTY_EXTENSION/FAQS.PHP?MENU=62. THEY STATE "NISSAN HAS DET...
Mileage: 130,000
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK IS DEFECTIVE IN COLD WEATHER FOR A NUMBER OF THE 2009 ALTIMA. I HAD NO WARNING OR IDEA THIS WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL I WAS STRANDED WITH MY CAR NOT STARTING DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CARS. NISSAN WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS I AM 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. TH...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 104,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 104,000
THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT IS JAMMED AND IS CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START. NISSAN WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE FIX. THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 118,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCKING MECHANISM IS FAULTY AND WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY PAD AND REFUSES TO ALLOW THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER TO START THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO WHAT IS ON THE INTERNET, NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 62,000
HELLO, I AM AN OWNER OF AN 09' NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR MY DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN TO MELT CREATING A MIRROR LIKE GLARE WHICH REFLECTS OFF OF MY WINDSHIELD AND OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE A TOUGH TIME SEEING THE VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS IN FRON...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 67,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DID NOT START. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE BAY RIDGE NISSAN DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A STEERING COLUMN LOCK PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT I MIGHT HAVE A WARRANTY BUT IT WAS MOST LIKELY EXPIRED. IF I WAS TO DO OTHER WORK ON THE CAR, THEY COULD MAKE A PITCH TO THE MANUFACTURER TO COVE...
Mileage: 40,395
AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START / TOW VEHICLE TO DEALER AND GOT AN ESTIMATE OF $1150.00 FOR THE STEERING LOCK SENSOR . I AM DISAPPOINTED AND ASK IF I HAD TO TAKE A CERTAIN PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR RESPOND NO ......WHAT HAPPENED THE? NO ANSWER. *...
AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START / TOW VEHICLE TO DEALER AND GOT AN ESTIMATE OF $1150.00 FOR THE STEERING LOCK SENSOR . I AM DISAPPOINTED AND ASK IF I HAD TO TAKE A CERTAIN PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR RESPOND NO ......WHAT HAPPENED THE? NO ANSWER. *...
DROVE CAR TO GAS STATION AND AFTER FILLING WITH GAS CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. CAR DID NOT RECOGNIZE KEY FOB. THE STEERING LOCK IS BROKEN AND REQUIRES $800.00 TO REPAIR. SPOKE WITH TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHO TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY TOW A LOT OF THESE TO THE SHOP EACH WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IN...
Mileage: 135,000
DROVE CAR TO GAS STATION AND AFTER FILLING WITH GAS CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. CAR DID NOT RECOGNIZE KEY FOB. THE STEERING LOCK IS BROKEN AND REQUIRES $800.00 TO REPAIR. SPOKE WITH TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHO TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY TOW A LOT OF THESE TO THE SHOP EACH WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IN...
Mileage: 135,000
DROVE CAR TO STORE. LEAVING THE STORE AND STARTED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT HAD A KEY LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASH BOARD AND A LOCK NOTICE ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED DOWN. THE CAR HAS A KEYLESS ENTRY. THE BATTERIES WERE GOOD IN THE VEHICLE AND THE F...
Mileage: 138,000
CAR WON'T START DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK BEING DEFECTIVE. *TR
Mileage: 108,000
CAR WON'T START DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK BEING DEFECTIVE. *TR
Mileage: 108,000
STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT WILL NO LONGER LOCK OR UNLOCK CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START. *TR
Mileage: 14,000
THE CAR WOULD NOT BE STARTED DUE TO THE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
MY ORIGINAL INCIDENT DATE WAS NOT CORRECT AND I DID NOT INCLUDE THE VIN# OF THE VEHICLE SO I AM SUBMITTING AN UPDATED COMPLAINT DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 12/08/2014 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ENGINE , STEERING DATE OF INCIDENT: 11/27/2014 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10662919 AS PREVIOUSLY STATED I DROV...
MY ORIGINAL INCIDENT DATE WAS NOT CORRECT AND I DID NOT INCLUDE THE VIN# OF THE VEHICLE SO I AM SUBMITTING AN UPDATED COMPLAINT DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 12/08/2014 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ENGINE , STEERING DATE OF INCIDENT: 11/27/2014 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10662919 AS PREVIOUSLY STATED I DROV...
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TWO OF THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS FAILED CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE ALL THEIR AIR. PREVIOUSLY, IN DECEMBER 2013 ONE SENSOR FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 51,300. WE HAD NO IDEA THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS COULD FAIL DUE TO EXPOSUR...
Mileage: 59,300
UPON ARRIVING BACK TO CAR AFTER ATTENDING CHURCH IT WOULD NOT START. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED, IGNITION LIGHT WOULD NOT COME OFF OF LOCK, BATTERY WAS GOOD. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. LEFT US STRANDED. TALKED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN AUSTIN AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM AS HAVE...
Mileage: 60,000
UPON ARRIVING BACK TO CAR AFTER ATTENDING CHURCH IT WOULD NOT START. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED, IGNITION LIGHT WOULD NOT COME OFF OF LOCK, BATTERY WAS GOOD. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. LEFT US STRANDED. TALKED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN AUSTIN AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM AS HAVE...
Mileage: 60,000
I GOT INTO MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S AND I PUSHED THE START IGNITION BUTTON AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SET THAT CONTROLS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE'S STARTING CAPABILITIES. I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME TOW MY CAR WAY ACROSS TOWN TO A AUTO-NATION NISSAN DEALERSHIP I...
Mileage: 111,000
I GOT INTO MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S AND I PUSHED THE START IGNITION BUTTON AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SET THAT CONTROLS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE'S STARTING CAPABILITIES. I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME TOW MY CAR WAY ACROSS TOWN TO A AUTO-NATION NISSAN DEALERSHIP I...
Mileage: 111,000
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND THERE WAS GLARE. I ALMOST DIDN'T SEE A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IN A CROSSWALK. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT THE GLARE FROM THE MELTING DASHBOARD IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Mileage: 17,500
I DROVE MY ALTIMA TO THE SHOPPING CENTER, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I PARKED THE CAR. WHEN I CAME OUT ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE KEY LIGHT WAS FLASHING. CHANGED THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB BUT THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. ...
Mileage: 47,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WHEEL LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ...
Mileage: 80,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S COUPE. CAR STARTED FINE IN THE MORNING, THEN FAILED TO START (DID NOT CRANK) AFTER SITTING IN PARKING LOT FOR 1 HOUR. YELLOW "INTELLIGENT KEY" AND RED "SECURITY INDICATOR" LIGHT WERE LIT ON DASH, OTHERWISE NO OTHER INDICATIONS ON THE DASH. TRIED JUMPING BATTERY AND CHANGING K...
Mileage: 83,041
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S COUPE. CAR STARTED FINE IN THE MORNING, THEN FAILED TO START (DID NOT CRANK) AFTER SITTING IN PARKING LOT FOR 1 HOUR. YELLOW "INTELLIGENT KEY" AND RED "SECURITY INDICATOR" LIGHT WERE LIT ON DASH, OTHERWISE NO OTHER INDICATIONS ON THE DASH. TRIED JUMPING BATTERY AND CHANGING K...
Mileage: 83,041
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE V...
Mileage: 38,000
THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. WE JUMPED THE BATTERY AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. NO LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON IN THE CAR AND THE BRAKE WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH DOWN. WE DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE...
Mileage: 135,000
THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. WE JUMPED THE BATTERY AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. NO LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON IN THE CAR AND THE BRAKE WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH DOWN. WE DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE...
Mileage: 135,000
CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER WORK ON 12/16/14. LOCKS WORKED FINE AND DOORS UNLOCKED. TRIED JUMPING CAR BATTERY AND CHANGING BATTERIES IN KEY WITH NO SUCCESS. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT. AFTER LOOKING AT CAR ON 12/17/14, LOCAL SHOP ADVISED THE ISSUE TO BE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING...
Mileage: 80,000
CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER WORK ON 12/16/14. LOCKS WORKED FINE AND DOORS UNLOCKED. TRIED JUMPING CAR BATTERY AND CHANGING BATTERIES IN KEY WITH NO SUCCESS. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT. AFTER LOOKING AT CAR ON 12/17/14, LOCAL SHOP ADVISED THE ISSUE TO BE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING...
Mileage: 80,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONED LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO START. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS STUCK IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR
Mileage: 93,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED, PREVENTING THE ENGINE FROM STARTING AND RESULTING IN ME GETTING STRANDED. WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH VEHICLE - WAS NOT RECALLED, BUT AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS OFFERED (NOW EXPIRED, REQUIRING A $900 FIX BY NISSAN). DEFECTIVE PART 48700-JF...
Mileage: 41,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED, PREVENTING THE ENGINE FROM STARTING AND RESULTING IN ME GETTING STRANDED. WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH VEHICLE - WAS NOT RECALLED, BUT AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS OFFERED (NOW EXPIRED, REQUIRING A $900 FIX BY NISSAN). DEFECTIVE PART 48700-JF...
Mileage: 41,000
CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER A SCHOOL MEETING ON EVENING OF 12/1/14. LOCKS WORKED FINE AND REMOTE START WOULD STILL START VEHICLE, BUT WOULD KILL AGAIN AFTER HITTING START BUTTON. TRIED JUMPING CAR BATTERY AND CHANGING BATTERIES IN KEY FOBS WITH NO SUCCESS. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP NEXT MORNING ON 1...
Mileage: 74,728
CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER A SCHOOL MEETING ON EVENING OF 12/1/14. LOCKS WORKED FINE AND REMOTE START WOULD STILL START VEHICLE, BUT WOULD KILL AGAIN AFTER HITTING START BUTTON. TRIED JUMPING CAR BATTERY AND CHANGING BATTERIES IN KEY FOBS WITH NO SUCCESS. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP NEXT MORNING ON 1...
Mileage: 74,728
LAST YEAR RIGHT BEFORE MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS PAID OFF, THE DASH BECAME VERY STICKY. THIS PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN THE HEAT OF THE MISSISSIPPI SUN. DUST , BUGS, FLORA, PAPER BECOME EMBEDDED IN THE GOO. IT NEVER DRIES. IT JUST STAYS STICKY AND MAKES A DANGEROUS GLARE ON MY WINDSHI...
Mileage: 49,000
LAST YEAR RIGHT BEFORE MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS PAID OFF, THE DASH BECAME VERY STICKY. THIS PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN THE HEAT OF THE MISSISSIPPI SUN. DUST , BUGS, FLORA, PAPER BECOME EMBEDDED IN THE GOO. IT NEVER DRIES. IT JUST STAYS STICKY AND MAKES A DANGEROUS GLARE ON MY WINDSHI...
Mileage: 49,000
THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND A DASH LIGHT INDICATED A SMALL KEY. WHEN I PUSHED THE START BUTTON NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL). AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OF NISSAN SPECIFICAL...
Mileage: 81,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE SOUTH CONDUIT BY EXIT 23A NEAR THE BELT PARKWAY. THERE WERE SEVERAL POT HOLES ON THE LEFT LANE. I HIT THE POT HOLES AT NORMAL SPEED AND MY RIM BROKE AND MY TIRE CAME OFF. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND WAIT FOR MECHANIC TO HELP ME. *TR
Mileage: 75,657
I WAS DRIVING ON THE SOUTH CONDUIT BY EXIT 23A NEAR THE BELT PARKWAY. THERE WERE SEVERAL POT HOLES ON THE LEFT LANE. I HIT THE POT HOLES AT NORMAL SPEED AND MY RIM BROKE AND MY TIRE CAME OFF. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND WAIT FOR MECHANIC TO HELP ME. *TR
Mileage: 75,657
CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO FAILURE OF STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. CONTACTED NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE AWARE OF ISSUE AND INDICATED THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE TOWED IN FOR REPAIR. REPAIR AND TOW COST $1383.21. NISSAN NISSAN DEALERSHIP STATED NISSAN WAS AWARE OF DEFECTIVE PART (STEERING LOCK #4870...
Mileage: 83,669
I DROVE MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S TO WORK ON 11/27 AND IT STARTED UP JUST FINE AS USUAL. HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK FOR THE DAY THE CAR DID NOT START. THE KEYLESS REMOTE WILL ALLOW ME TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR, BUT WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR, IT WILL NOT REGISTER MY KEYLESS REMOTE. AN ERROR...
I DROVE MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S TO WORK ON 11/27 AND IT STARTED UP JUST FINE AS USUAL. HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK FOR THE DAY THE CAR DID NOT START. THE KEYLESS REMOTE WILL ALLOW ME TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR, BUT WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR, IT WILL NOT REGISTER MY KEYLESS REMOTE. AN ERROR...
I DROVE MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S TO WORK ON 11/27 AND IT STARTED UP JUST FINE AS USUAL. HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK FOR THE DAY THE CAR DID NOT START. THE KEYLESS REMOTE WILL ALLOW ME TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR, BUT WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR, IT WILL NOT REGISTER MY KEYLESS REMOTE. AN ERROR...
MY KEYLESS REMOTE WILL ALLOW ME TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR BUT WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR, MY CAR WILL NOT REGISTER MY KEYLESS REMOTE. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY OF MY CAR OR THE REMOTE OR ANY BLOWN FUSES; THOSE WERE ALL CHECKED AS WELL. APPARENTLY MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT PRO...
Mileage: 122,000
WHEN TRYING TO START MY SON'S 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SE COUPE, IT WILL NOT START AND DISPLAYS A YELLOW KEY ICON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH. WE REVIEWED THE CAR'S MANUAL, WHICH STATES THE LIGHT IS AN INTELLIGENT KEY MALFUNCTION. WE CHANGED THE KEY FAUB BATTERY AND TRIED REMOVING AND REINSTALLING T...
Mileage: 99,000
WHEN TRYING TO START MY SON'S 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SE COUPE, IT WILL NOT START AND DISPLAYS A YELLOW KEY ICON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH. WE REVIEWED THE CAR'S MANUAL, WHICH STATES THE LIGHT IS AN INTELLIGENT KEY MALFUNCTION. WE CHANGED THE KEY FAUB BATTERY AND TRIED REMOVING AND REINSTALLING T...
Mileage: 99,000
MY WIFE PARKED HER 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S AND TURNED OFF HER ENGINE ON 11/15/14.THE NEXT DAY WHEN SHE WENT TO START HER CAR, IT REFUSED TO START, GIVING HER AN ERROR CODE THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) MECHANISM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET AROUND THE PROBLEM AND WE...
Mileage: 92,000
MY WIFE PARKED HER 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S AND TURNED OFF HER ENGINE ON 11/15/14.THE NEXT DAY WHEN SHE WENT TO START HER CAR, IT REFUSED TO START, GIVING HER AN ERROR CODE THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) MECHANISM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET AROUND THE PROBLEM AND WE...
Mileage: 92,000
TL* THE CONTACTS SON OWNED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED UP TO 100 MPH, JUMPED THE CURB, RAN INTO A SCHOOLYARD, AND ULTIMATELY CRASHED INTO A PLANTER WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACT...
I DRIVE A 2009 NISSAN ULTIMA OVER A YEAR AGO I NOTICED SOMETHING STICKY ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I FINALLY REALIZED "MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING" I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN BUT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS UP THEY WOULD NOT FIX MY $2,000 DASHBOARD IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WA...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND AN UNKNOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...
Mileage: 95,000
I WENT TO OSH WITH MY KIDS. WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR IT WOULDN'T START. SAT IN PARKING LOT FOR TWO HOURS. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED EVENTUALLY. PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. LOOKED ONLINE - APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 ALTIMA (AND IMAGINE A...
Mileage: 78,862
I WENT TO OSH WITH MY KIDS. WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR IT WOULDN'T START. SAT IN PARKING LOT FOR TWO HOURS. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED EVENTUALLY. PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. LOOKED ONLINE - APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 ALTIMA (AND IMAGINE A...
Mileage: 78,862
I TRIED TO CRANK MY CAR THIS MORNING (PUSH START) MY ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY CAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK AT ALL. TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD DO AND MADE CALLS BUT IT WILL NOT CRANK. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
I TRIED TO CRANK MY CAR THIS MORNING (PUSH START) MY ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY CAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK AT ALL. TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD DO AND MADE CALLS BUT IT WILL NOT CRANK. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER W...
1. DASHBOARD TOTALLY MELTED CREATING A BLINDING GLARE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS COMPLETELY STICKY TO THE TOUCH. THE GLARE IS SO BLINDING ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE STREET. . THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR ONLY OFFERED TO REPLACE IT AT A RIDICULOUS COST I CANNOT AFFORD AS A SCHOOL TE...
1. DASHBOARD TOTALLY MELTED CREATING A BLINDING GLARE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS COMPLETELY STICKY TO THE TOUCH. THE GLARE IS SO BLINDING ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE STREET. . THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR ONLY OFFERED TO REPLACE IT AT A RIDICULOUS COST I CANNOT AFFORD AS A SCHOOL TE...
1. DASHBOARD TOTALLY MELTED CREATING A BLINDING GLARE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS COMPLETELY STICKY TO THE TOUCH. THE GLARE IS SO BLINDING ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE STREET. . THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR ONLY OFFERED TO REPLACE IT AT A RIDICULOUS COST I CANNOT AFFORD AS A SCHOOL TE...
ON OCTOBER 31ST THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY NEAREST DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 13TH TO COMPLETE A DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THAT THERE IS NO SIGNAL COMING FROM THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAG AND THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN A...
ON OCTOBER 31ST THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY NEAREST DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 13TH TO COMPLETE A DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THAT THERE IS NO SIGNAL COMING FROM THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAG AND THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN A...
MY NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE'S DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO MELT. WITH THAT ISSUE, THE DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO HAVE A REFLECTIVE GLARE THAT IS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE OR SEE DURING DAYLIGHT AND NIGHTTIME WHEN THE STREET LIGHTS ARE ON. THIS IS BEGINNING TO GET SERIOUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS DASH...
Mileage: 69,000
VEHICLE DID NOT START. VEHICLE WAS SUCCESSFULLY JUMPED, DRIVEN FOR ONE (1) HOUR, THEN TURNED OFF, AND THEN FAILED TO START AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN # NTB10-139. V...
Mileage: 35,129
SINCE PURCHASE AS NEW IN 2009, OCCASIONALLY WHEN MY WIFE IS IN PASSENGER SEAT, THE DISABLE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. SUGGESTING THAT MAYBE MY WIFE WAS NOT HEAVY ENOUGH FOR '(SENSOR)" TO DETECT.!!!??? MY CONCERN WITH RECENT NEWS OF DEFE...
Mileage: 12
I WAS TRYING TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE SWITCH WHICH ALLOWS THE CAR TO KNOW YOU ARE PUSHING THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK (PUSH BUTTON IGNITION). I TRIED TO PUT MY KEY IN THE SLOT TO START THE CAR, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT START IF THE CAR DOES NOT SENSE THE BRAKE IS BEING PUSHED. THIS IS A HU...
Mileage: 44,000
I WAS TRYING TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE SWITCH WHICH ALLOWS THE CAR TO KNOW YOU ARE PUSHING THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK (PUSH BUTTON IGNITION). I TRIED TO PUT MY KEY IN THE SLOT TO START THE CAR, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT START IF THE CAR DOES NOT SENSE THE BRAKE IS BEING PUSHED. THIS IS A HU...
Mileage: 44,000
I WAS TRYING TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE SWITCH WHICH ALLOWS THE CAR TO KNOW YOU ARE PUSHING THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK (PUSH BUTTON IGNITION). I TRIED TO PUT MY KEY IN THE SLOT TO START THE CAR, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT START IF THE CAR DOES NOT SENSE THE BRAKE IS BEING PUSHED. THIS IS A HU...
Mileage: 44,000
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING RIGHT NOW IS A UGLY STICKY MESS, SOME HEAVY GLARE REDUCING 50% OF THE VISION IN MY WINDSHIELD AFFECTING ME WATCHING FOR PEDESTRIANS, CARS, THE ROAD., ETC. *TR
Mileage: 88,569
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SHORT VISIT TO CONVENIENCE STORE. PROBLEM BELIEVED TO BE "IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER" AS MANY OTHER COMPLAINANTS HAVE ALREADY ATTESTED TO. A CONTINUING SERIOUS PHYSICAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. NHTSA HAS DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE! *TR
DASHBOARD IS MELTING. *TR
Mileage: 39,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CRANK AND CAM SHAFT. HOWEVER...
Mileage: 65,000
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS VERY STICKY TO THE TOUCH AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO STOP IT. ALTHOUGH A VISUAL DEFECT, IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE MELTING PORTION IS VERY SHINY AND PROVIDES A SHARP GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD GREATLY REDUCING MY VISIBILITY. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
I OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WITH APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES. WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH, THE CAR DECELERATES WITH NO WARNING. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF A SEMI TRUCK CAUGHT IN THEIR BLINDSPOT WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO SWITCH LANES. I ...
Mileage: 58,000
I OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WITH APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES. WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH, THE CAR DECELERATES WITH NO WARNING. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF A SEMI TRUCK CAUGHT IN THEIR BLINDSPOT WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO SWITCH LANES. I ...
Mileage: 58,000
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER NO THROTTLE ON INCLINES. HAD COMPUTER RESET.. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. INSTALLED NEW FUEL PUMP STILL PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
THERE ARE LONG LINES OF CRACKS ALL OVER MY DASHBOARD. IT APPEARS THE MATERIAL FROM WHICH IT IS MADE, IS EXTREMELY INFERIOR. BOTH THE DEALER FROM WHICH IS WAS BOUGHT (CORAL SPRINGS NISSAN) AND THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS SECTION OF NISSAN NA TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS THE WARRANTY IS UP. ...
Mileage: 45,000
WILL NOT START. LIGHTS COME ON BUT ENGINE WON'T START. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
IN FEBRUARY 2009 I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE PURCHASE WAS MADE AT MAROONE NISSAN (NOW AUTONATION) OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA. THE VEHICLE WAS A GIFT TO MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING A DANGEROUS GLARE, AND MAKING IT HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE. THE ISSUE OF THE MELT...
Mileage: 17,100
IN FEBRUARY 2009 I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE PURCHASE WAS MADE AT MAROONE NISSAN (NOW AUTONATION) OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA. THE VEHICLE WAS A GIFT TO MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING A DANGEROUS GLARE, AND MAKING IT HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE. THE ISSUE OF THE MELT...
Mileage: 17,100
ON AUGUST 26, 2014 WE PULLED UP A WALMART AND MY GRANDSON COULD NOT GET OUT OF HIS SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WAS GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER AND WAS SQUEEZING HIS STOMACH CAUSING HIM TO BE IN GREAT PAIN. (I HAVE PICTURES) A GOOD SAMARITIAN CAME AND TRIED TO HELP AND HE STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT HAD L...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED EVEN WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAI...
Mileage: 128,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING MECHANISM AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CORRODED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING MECHANISM AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CORRODED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAI...
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING, CAUSING EXTREME GLARE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE WHILE LIVING IN HAWAII. *TR
THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START. IT WAS PARKED AT MY HOUSE AND I TRIED TO START IT WOULDN'T. *TR
Mileage: 31,000
HELP, A MELTING AND SHINY STICKY DASH ON MY 2009 ALTIMA GENERATES A TREMENDOUS GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND PREVENTS ME FROM CLEARLY VIEWING THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT DURING THE DAY. IT ALSO DISTORS THE VIEWING DURING THE NIGHT DUE TO THE ON-COMMING VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS. IT IS HIGHLY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS...
Mileage: 71,000
HELP, A MELTING AND SHINY STICKY DASH ON MY 2009 ALTIMA GENERATES A TREMENDOUS GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND PREVENTS ME FROM CLEARLY VIEWING THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT DURING THE DAY. IT ALSO DISTORS THE VIEWING DURING THE NIGHT DUE TO THE ON-COMMING VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS. IT IS HIGHLY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS...
Mileage: 71,000
HELP, A MELTING AND SHINY STICKY DASH ON MY 2009 ALTIMA GENERATES A TREMENDOUS GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND PREVENTS ME FROM CLEARLY VIEWING THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT DURING THE DAY. IT ALSO DISTORS THE VIEWING DURING THE NIGHT DUE TO THE ON-COMMING VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS. IT IS HIGHLY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS...
Mileage: 71,000
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING BECAUSE OF THE SUN. I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T HELP ME BECAUSE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE OF THE SHINY GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD MELTING. THIS MAKES DRIVING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. *TR
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING BECAUSE OF THE SUN. I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T HELP ME BECAUSE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE OF THE SHINY GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD MELTING. THIS MAKES DRIVING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE MEDIAN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROX...
Mileage: 80,000
DASHBOARD IS MELTING. CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PART IF I PAID THE LABOR. STATED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT WOULD NOT GIVE ME A LETTER EXPLAINING SAME. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO I NOTICED SHINY STICKY SPOTS ON MY DASH. SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MELTING. I HAVE LIVED IN FLORIDA ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE VEHICLES OLDER THAN THIS ONE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DASH MELT AND WASN'T QUITE SURE THAT WAS WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM...
Mileage: 43,000
APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO I NOTICED SHINY STICKY SPOTS ON MY DASH. SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MELTING. I HAVE LIVED IN FLORIDA ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE VEHICLES OLDER THAN THIS ONE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DASH MELT AND WASN'T QUITE SURE THAT WAS WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM...
Mileage: 43,000
I BOUGHT NEW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING WHEN THE CAR STARTS DRIVING SINCE DAY ONE. I WAS TOLD IN THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A CVT AND IT'S WORKING THAT WAY. MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOW AT 62000 MI AND THE WARRANTY IS OVER. I DID A RESEAR...
LAST SUMMER (2013), I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD HAD STARTED TO HAVE THIS STICKY GLUEY SUBSTANCE ON IT. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I HAD SPILLED SOMETHING ON THE DASHBOARD AND SO I STARTED TO CLEAN IT. I'VE USED BOTH CAR WIPES AND BOTH A DAMP TOWEL AND THE SUBSTANCE DOES NOT RUB OFF. RATHER, IT COLLECTED TH...
Mileage: 50,000
LAST SUMMER (2013), I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD HAD STARTED TO HAVE THIS STICKY GLUEY SUBSTANCE ON IT. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I HAD SPILLED SOMETHING ON THE DASHBOARD AND SO I STARTED TO CLEAN IT. I'VE USED BOTH CAR WIPES AND BOTH A DAMP TOWEL AND THE SUBSTANCE DOES NOT RUB OFF. RATHER, IT COLLECTED TH...
Mileage: 50,000
HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. I BOUGHT IT NOVEMBER 2012. BY FEBRUARY 2013, I REPLACED TIRES. WAS SOLD A CAR WITH INCORRECT LICENSE PLATES THAT OWED REGISTRATION FEES TO DMV. I ALMOST GOT TOWED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY. BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND NOVEMBER 2013, I REPLACED BRAKES, ANOT...
Mileage: 72,822
HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. I BOUGHT IT NOVEMBER 2012. BY FEBRUARY 2013, I REPLACED TIRES. WAS SOLD A CAR WITH INCORRECT LICENSE PLATES THAT OWED REGISTRATION FEES TO DMV. I ALMOST GOT TOWED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY. BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND NOVEMBER 2013, I REPLACED BRAKES, ANOT...
Mileage: 72,822
HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. I BOUGHT IT NOVEMBER 2012. BY FEBRUARY 2013, I REPLACED TIRES. WAS SOLD A CAR WITH INCORRECT LICENSE PLATES THAT OWED REGISTRATION FEES TO DMV. I ALMOST GOT TOWED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY. BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND NOVEMBER 2013, I REPLACED BRAKES, ANOT...
Mileage: 72,822
HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. I BOUGHT IT NOVEMBER 2012. BY FEBRUARY 2013, I REPLACED TIRES. WAS SOLD A CAR WITH INCORRECT LICENSE PLATES THAT OWED REGISTRATION FEES TO DMV. I ALMOST GOT TOWED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY. BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND NOVEMBER 2013, I REPLACED BRAKES, ANOT...
Mileage: 72,822
HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. I BOUGHT IT NOVEMBER 2012. BY FEBRUARY 2013, I REPLACED TIRES. WAS SOLD A CAR WITH INCORRECT LICENSE PLATES THAT OWED REGISTRATION FEES TO DMV. I ALMOST GOT TOWED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY. BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND NOVEMBER 2013, I REPLACED BRAKES, ANOT...
Mileage: 72,822
THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE, 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, HAS BEEN MELTING AWAY FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. THIS HAS CAUSED A HUGE GLARE EFFECT REFLECTIVE ON THE WINDSHIELD. IT MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY MORNING SUN WHEN I DRIVE EAST TOWARDS WORK. I CURRENTLY HAVE GLAUCOMA IN MY EYES FOR WHICH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT FROM SIXTH GEAR. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W...
Mileage: 55,000
MY CARS DASH STARTED LOOKING SHINY AND FELT STICKY. IT IS ALL STICKY AS IF IT WERE MELTING ITS ALSO CRACKING. THE STICKINESS CAUSES A GLARE THAT MAKES SEEING THE ROAD ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. EVERYTHING IN THE AIR STICKS ON THE DASH TOO. EVEN THOUGH THE BIGGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IS THE GLARE TH...
Mileage: 54,000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. APPEARED NOT TO BE A BATTERY ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. HOWEVER, CAR STARTED AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED FINE. SUBSEQUENTLY (AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVICE PERSON), IT SEEMED APPARENT THE THERE WAS A WHEEL LOCK SWITCH ASSY...
Mileage: 64,451
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. APPEARED NOT TO BE A BATTERY ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. HOWEVER, CAR STARTED AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED FINE. SUBSEQUENTLY (AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVICE PERSON), IT SEEMED APPARENT THE THERE WAS A WHEEL LOCK SWITCH ASSY...
Mileage: 64,451
CAR WILL NOT START.DASH DISPLAY ILLUMINATES "NO KEY",WHICH IS A "FOB" TYPE SYSTEM WHICH HAS A START BUTTON.THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 WEEKS.CAR LEFT AT MIKE EARDMAN NISSAN OF MERRITT ISLAND ,FL TODAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC LOCK MODULE UNDER THE DASH.NISSAN WARRANTY EXTEN...
Mileage: 69,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NEARLY 30 TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT A SENSOR WAS FA...
Mileage: 90,000
CAR WILL NOT START.DASH DISPLAY ILLUMINATES "NO KEY",WHICH IS A "FOB" TYPE SYSTEM WHICH HAS A START BUTTON.THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 WEEKS.CAR LEFT AT NISSAN OF MEDFORD,MA TODAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC LOCK MODULE UNDER THE DASH.NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR UP TO 72 ...
Mileage: 72,300
CAR WILL NOT START.DASH DISPLAY ILLUMINATES "NO KEY",WHICH IS A "FOB" TYPE SYSTEM WHICH HAS A START BUTTON.THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 WEEKS.CAR LEFT AT NISSAN OF MEDFORD,MA TODAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC LOCK MODULE UNDER THE DASH.NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR UP TO 72 ...
Mileage: 72,300
WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ROLLING TO A STOP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND BEFORE I COULD LIFT MY FOOT AND REAPPLY BRAKE I HAD GONE OVER THE CURB AND INTO A BUSH. *TR
Mileage: 30,477
WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ROLLING TO A STOP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND BEFORE I COULD LIFT MY FOOT AND REAPPLY BRAKE I HAD GONE OVER THE CURB AND INTO A BUSH. *TR
Mileage: 30,477
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DASH IS MELTING. DASH HAS CRACKS AS WELL NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS AND NEAR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. READ IN FORUMS THAT THE CAR DEALERSHIPS SAY THAT WHEN THE DASH HAS CRACKS AND IS MELTING AIR BAGS COULD NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE DASH DUE TO THE CAR ...
Mileage: 140,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DASH IS MELTING. DASH HAS CRACKS AS WELL NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS AND NEAR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. READ IN FORUMS THAT THE CAR DEALERSHIPS SAY THAT WHEN THE DASH HAS CRACKS AND IS MELTING AIR BAGS COULD NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE DASH DUE TO THE CAR ...
Mileage: 140,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DASH IS MELTING. DASH HAS CRACKS AS WELL NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS AND NEAR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. READ IN FORUMS THAT THE CAR DEALERSHIPS SAY THAT WHEN THE DASH HAS CRACKS AND IS MELTING AIR BAGS COULD NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE DASH DUE TO THE CAR ...
Mileage: 140,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. CAR WILL ONLY CLICK OVER AND UNABLE TO SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL. AIR CONDITIONING AND RADIO WORK, BUT WHEN YOU PRESS ON BRAKE TO START CAR NOTHING HAPPENS. DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE BEEN GOT CAUGHT OUT MANY TIMES WHEN CAR WOU...
Mileage: 76,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. CAR WILL ONLY CLICK OVER AND UNABLE TO SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL. AIR CONDITIONING AND RADIO WORK, BUT WHEN YOU PRESS ON BRAKE TO START CAR NOTHING HAPPENS. DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE BEEN GOT CAUGHT OUT MANY TIMES WHEN CAR WOU...
Mileage: 76,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. CAR WILL ONLY CLICK OVER AND UNABLE TO SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL. AIR CONDITIONING AND RADIO WORK, BUT WHEN YOU PRESS ON BRAKE TO START CAR NOTHING HAPPENS. DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE BEEN GOT CAUGHT OUT MANY TIMES WHEN CAR WOU...
Mileage: 76,000
THE CAR WILL NOT START. ALL ELECTRICS WORK, CAR AND KEY FOB BATTERIES ARE NEW, BUT WHEN YOU PRESS THE START BUTTON THE CAR WON'T START. THIS 'GIMMICK' OF A KEY-FREE VEHICLE IS FUNDAMENTALLY DEFECTIVE AND AN INTERNET REVIEW SHOWS THOUSANDS OF NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. COMMON WI...
Mileage: 60,000
OCT 2012: PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF SYMBOL ILLUMINATED WITH ADULT SITTING IN THE SEAT. DEALER DIAGNOSIS: NO CODES IN SYSTEM FOUND. DEALER RECALIBRATED THE AIR BAG. CUSTOMER COST $100 DEC 2013: PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF SYMBOL ILLUMINATED AND DASHBOARD AIR BAG SYMBOL FLASHING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT PASSEN...
SON WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND FRONT END AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE STEERING COLUMN HE WAS KILLED. *TR. UPDATED 11/03/14 *BF UPDATED 7/9/2015*JS ...UPDATED08/20/15 *BF UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT UPDATED 09/30/15 *JS UPDATED 12/30/15*LJ
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES, AND NOW THIS WEEK THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS MALFUNCTIONING. IF THE CAR WAS IN A COLLISION AND SOMEONE WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEA...
Mileage: 37,000
AROUND 2012 THE DASHBOARD IN THIS ALTIMA IS MELTING. IT'S TURNING INTO A GLOSSY GOO THAT IS CAUSING A EXTREME GLARE INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS ON THIS, SO THEY WONT FIX IT. I WENT TO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM AND FOUND THAT APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLE...
Mileage: 30,000
AROUND 2012 THE DASHBOARD IN THIS ALTIMA IS MELTING. IT'S TURNING INTO A GLOSSY GOO THAT IS CAUSING A EXTREME GLARE INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS ON THIS, SO THEY WONT FIX IT. I WENT TO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM AND FOUND THAT APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLE...
Mileage: 30,000
CAR WILL NOT START AFTER PRESSING BRAKE + START BUTTON. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES STIFF. ONLY AFTER TRYING MULTIPLE TIMES WILL THE CAR ACTUALLY STARTS. *TR
Mileage: 50,100
TRAVELING ON A 3 HOUR TRIP, OF WHICH WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 TO 80 MPH SPEEDS. AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS OF RUNNING THESE SPEEDS NON STOP I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE COMING UP ON A SMALL INCLINE, THE CAR LOST POWER MY SPEED INSTANTLY DROPPED TO 60 MPH. I STOPPED AT THE NEXT GAS STATION (TEN MILES DOW...
Mileage: 107,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Mileage: 36,000
I OWN 2009 ALTIMA COUPE SE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES SOMETHING AS SMALL AS AN IPAD WILL ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG. AS WHERE OTHER TIMES MY 125 WIFE WILL HAVE IT TURN OFF. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AS I AM SEEING THAT A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE TIRE BECAME DEFLATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...
Mileage: 75,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUP V6 EDITION FREQUENTLY TURNS OFF THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE PERSON WEIGHS OVER 125 LBS AND SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR THE SEAT TO SENSE AN ADULT IN IT. FOR SOME REASON IT INTERMITTENTLY WILL FLASH THE DASH BOARD LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE A...
Mileage: 55,000
CAR DOORS UNLOCKED NORMALLY , THE DASH SHOWED A YELLOW KEY LIGHT BLINKING , NO RESPONSE TO PUSHING THE IGNITION BUTTON. CAR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS WITH THE REMOTE . HEADLIGHTS WORKED BATTERY WAS CHARGED FULL. EXITED THE DOOR , LOCKED THE CAR , UNLOCKED THE CAR , ENTERED IN - HELD THE REMOTE CLOSE TO...
Mileage: 60,412
CAR DOORS UNLOCKED NORMALLY , THE DASH SHOWED A YELLOW KEY LIGHT BLINKING , NO RESPONSE TO PUSHING THE IGNITION BUTTON. CAR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS WITH THE REMOTE . HEADLIGHTS WORKED BATTERY WAS CHARGED FULL. EXITED THE DOOR , LOCKED THE CAR , UNLOCKED THE CAR , ENTERED IN - HELD THE REMOTE CLOSE TO...
Mileage: 60,412
I WAS DRIVING WHEN I PUSHED THE CLUTCH AND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT COME BACK UP THE CAR STALLED SUDDENLY, AND I HURT MY NECK. *TR
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE' DASH IS MELTING. A CAR DEALERSHIP TOLD ME WHEN THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN A CRASH. I ALSO CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE SHINY STICKY MESS THROWS A BLINDING GLARE WHILE DRIVING. NISSAN WI...
Mileage: 70,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE' DASH IS MELTING. A CAR DEALERSHIP TOLD ME WHEN THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN A CRASH. I ALSO CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE SHINY STICKY MESS THROWS A BLINDING GLARE WHILE DRIVING. NISSAN WI...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN ACTIVATING THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRE...
Mileage: 95,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 174.75.*JB
PASSENGERS SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR NOT WORKING. WHEN MY WIFE WHO WEIGHS 113 LBS SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF WHEN SOME ONE WHO WEIGHS 150 OR MORE SITS THERE AIR BAG IS ON. *TR
Mileage: 1,000
THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF OWNING THIS CAR, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL APPEAR AS "DEACTIVATED" WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT FEMALE (WEIGHING 150 LBS) SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE APPROXIMATE DATE AND VEHICLE MILEAGE ARE UNKNOWN BUT IT HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR
WHEN MY HUSBAND GETS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES. I HAD MY HUSBAND GET OUT THE CAR, AND THEN I DID HE RESET OF THE AIRBAG, AND THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR 8 MINUTES UNTIL I HAD MY HUSBAND GET BACK IN THE CAR, AS SOON AS HE GOT IN THE CAR, BOTH AIRBAG LIGHTS CAM...
Mileage: 80,000
THREE MONTHS AFTER INSTALLATION OF A NEW (DEALER PROVIDED) BATTERY, THE POSITIVE TERMINAL AND CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION. THE ORIGINAL CAR BATTERY FAILED BECAUSE OF HEAVY CORROSION AROUND THE POSITIVE TERMINAL AS WELL. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE HARNESS AND CA...
Mileage: 83,974
REAR LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS, AND RIGHT FRONT DOOR HAS FAILED DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN AND CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. ELECTRICITY GOES THROUGH THE DOORS, BUT THE ACTUATORS ARE DYSFUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 41,000 MILES ON DATE OF PURCHASE, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF PREVIOUS OWNER LEFT DO...
REAR LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS, AND RIGHT FRONT DOOR HAS FAILED DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN AND CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. ELECTRICITY GOES THROUGH THE DOORS, BUT THE ACTUATORS ARE DYSFUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 41,000 MILES ON DATE OF PURCHASE, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF PREVIOUS OWNER LEFT DO...
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, MEANING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISARMED, WHILE MY WIFE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS MEANS IF THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY AND COULD CAUSE MORE INJURY OR DEATH. THERE IS A RECENT NISSAN RECALL FOR ALTIMA 2013-2014 FOR THIS SAME DEFECT....
Mileage: 14,000
AIR BAG DEACTIVATE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS HAPPENS ON AND OFF MANY TIMES. I THINK THEY SHOULD OF RECALLED MORE YEARS. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
THE ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK IS A MALFUNCTION DEFECT. IT WON'T LET YOU CRANK YOUR CAR. AND NISSAN WON'T ISSUE A RECALL IT WILL ONLY EXTEND THE WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T REPLACE IT. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM OF THE CAR. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES. *TR
Mileage: 69,000
I NOTICE A SHINE STARTED TO BUILD UP ON MY DASHBOARD. I THOUGHT THAT THE CAR WASH PLACE MIGHT HAVE USED TOO MUCH PRODUCT SO I STOPPED GOING TO THE CARWASH. I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO CLEAN IT OFF MYSELF AND WHEN I WENT TO CLEAN IT OFF I REALIZED THERE WAS A THICK FILM OF STICKY RESIDUE. THE RESIDUE...
Mileage: 40,000
I NOTICE A SHINE STARTED TO BUILD UP ON MY DASHBOARD. I THOUGHT THAT THE CAR WASH PLACE MIGHT HAVE USED TOO MUCH PRODUCT SO I STOPPED GOING TO THE CARWASH. I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO CLEAN IT OFF MYSELF AND WHEN I WENT TO CLEAN IT OFF I REALIZED THERE WAS A THICK FILM OF STICKY RESIDUE. THE RESIDUE...
Mileage: 40,000
WHEN RETURNING TO MY CAR AFTER WORK ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2014 THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START USING THE AUTOMATIC START INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM IN MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. UPON DOING RESEARCH, I FOUND THIS IS A HIGHLY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA MODEL. THERE ARE ALSO VARIOUS INDEPENDENT PETITION...
Mileage: 51,000
WHEN RETURNING TO MY CAR AFTER WORK ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2014 THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START USING THE AUTOMATIC START INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM IN MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. UPON DOING RESEARCH, I FOUND THIS IS A HIGHLY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA MODEL. THERE ARE ALSO VARIOUS INDEPENDENT PETITION...
Mileage: 51,000
STEERING WAS LOCKED AND KEY INDICATOR WAS COMING ON DASHBOARD. IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE RELATED TO ESCL (EMISSION STEERING CONTROL LOCK). *TR
Mileage: 42,400
STEERING WAS LOCKED AND KEY INDICATOR WAS COMING ON DASHBOARD. IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE RELATED TO ESCL (EMISSION STEERING CONTROL LOCK). *TR
Mileage: 42,400
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PR...
Mileage: 35,684
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PR...
Mileage: 35,684
I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM NATIONAL MOTORS ON 12/17/2013. THE SAME DATE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM NATIONAL MOTORS, I NOTICED MY LOCKS DID NOT WORK. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL OPEN AND CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY WITH MY KEY WHILE THE OTHER THREE DOORS ARE NONRESPONSIVE. I CONTACTED [XXX], A CAR SALES MAN...
Mileage: 41,000
I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM NATIONAL MOTORS ON 12/17/2013. THE SAME DATE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM NATIONAL MOTORS, I NOTICED MY LOCKS DID NOT WORK. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL OPEN AND CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY WITH MY KEY WHILE THE OTHER THREE DOORS ARE NONRESPONSIVE. I CONTACTED [XXX], A CAR SALES MAN...
Mileage: 41,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FA...
Mileage: 132,000
ON THE MORNING OF 2/19/14 6:00 AM PROCEEDED TO START CAR TO USE IN WALKING DISTANCE. BOTH REMOTE BATTERIES WERE CHANGED WITHIN 30 DAYS PREVIOUSLY BY DEALER. EVERY COMMAND ON REMOTE SEEM TO WORK EXCEPT THAT THE CAR DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE REMOTE TO START THE CAR. THERE WERE "NO KEY" SYMBOLS ON THE DASH....
Mileage: 43,000
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE TWO ALARMS WERE GOING OF ON MY DASH BOARD. I HAD NO CLUE WHAT EITHER ONE MEANT BUT BOTH INCLUDE A KEY TYPE ALARM. I WAS AFRAID THAT MY CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THINKING I WAS A BURGLAR. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WITH THE VEHICLE STILL R...
Mileage: 61,989
REPLACED BATTERY IN FOD STILL WANT CRANK SAYS NO KEY. *TR
Mileage: 26,000
THIS PAST SATURDAY 2/8/14 AT APPROXIMATELY 9PM I RAN TO THE STORE. AFTER SHOPPING WHEN GETTING BACK INTO MY CAR IT WOULD NOT CRANK; IT'S LIKE THE CAR DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED, BRAKE WAS STIFF AND RED KEY LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. I TRIED EVERYTHING, NOTHING. I HAD TO C...
Mileage: 18,800
THIS IS PROBABLY THE COLDEST DAY WE HAVE HAD IN EAST TEXAS THIS WINTER ESPECIALLY WHEN INCLUDING THE WINDCHILL FACTOR. I CAME HOME AT 5:45, PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, AND WENT INSIDE. WHEN MY SON WHEN TO START THE CAR AT 9:30, IT WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE HIS KEY, HE WOKE ME UP AN...
Mileage: 70,000
THIS IS PROBABLY THE COLDEST DAY WE HAVE HAD IN EAST TEXAS THIS WINTER ESPECIALLY WHEN INCLUDING THE WINDCHILL FACTOR. I CAME HOME AT 5:45, PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, AND WENT INSIDE. WHEN MY SON WHEN TO START THE CAR AT 9:30, IT WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE HIS KEY, HE WOKE ME UP AN...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6...
Mileage: 61,000
I WAS TRYING TO GET TO THE ER AND WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR THE WORD "KEY" FLASHED ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT START!!! I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 98K MILES..NOW I AM STRANDED AND MATHEWS NISSAN IN CLARKSVILLE, TN SAYS THEY WILL BE GLAD TO HELP FOR A PRICE. I EXPLAINED...
Mileage: 104,000
I WAS TRYING TO GET TO THE ER AND WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR THE WORD "KEY" FLASHED ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT START!!! I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 98K MILES..NOW I AM STRANDED AND MATHEWS NISSAN IN CLARKSVILLE, TN SAYS THEY WILL BE GLAD TO HELP FOR A PRICE. I EXPLAINED...
Mileage: 104,000
MY VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND THE DASH IS COMPLETELY MELTING. THE GLARE FROM THE MUSHY, STICKY MESS ON THE DASHBOARD MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THIS IS POOR CRAFTMANSHIP. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
MY VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND THE DASH IS COMPLETELY MELTING. THE GLARE FROM THE MUSHY, STICKY MESS ON THE DASHBOARD MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THIS IS POOR CRAFTMANSHIP. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
I WENT TO RUN AN ERRAND AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO MY CAR FROM THE STORE, IT WOULDN'T START. I FOUND THAT THE "NO KEY" WARNING LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WOULD TURN ON WHEN I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PUSHED THE START BUTTON, NOTHING HAPPENED, IT STAYE...
Mileage: 61,012
I WENT TO RUN AN ERRAND AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO MY CAR FROM THE STORE, IT WOULDN'T START. I FOUND THAT THE "NO KEY" WARNING LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WOULD TURN ON WHEN I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PUSHED THE START BUTTON, NOTHING HAPPENED, IT STAYE...
Mileage: 61,012
TRYING TO START MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, IT WOULD NOT START!!! THE BRAKES WERE ALMOST STUCK AND THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT START! THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR TURNED ON WITH OUT A PROBLEM SO I KNOW IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, PLUS I CHANGED IT 2 YEARS AGO. AFTER READING MANY MANY REVIEWS, 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE H...
TRYING TO START MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, IT WOULD NOT START!!! THE BRAKES WERE ALMOST STUCK AND THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT START! THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR TURNED ON WITH OUT A PROBLEM SO I KNOW IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, PLUS I CHANGED IT 2 YEARS AGO. AFTER READING MANY MANY REVIEWS, 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE H...
TRYING TO START MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, IT WOULD NOT START!!! THE BRAKES WERE ALMOST STUCK AND THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT START! THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR TURNED ON WITH OUT A PROBLEM SO I KNOW IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, PLUS I CHANGED IT 2 YEARS AGO. AFTER READING MANY MANY REVIEWS, 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE H...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1400...
Mileage: 1,400
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00PM I TRIED TO START MY CAR (WHICH WAS PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY) VIA PUSH START AND A LOCK AND KEY SYMBOL APPEARED AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I LOOKED UP THE SYMBOLS IN MY MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE START. I CAL...
Mileage: 55,000
WELL I HAVE A BLACK 09 NISSAN ALTIMA AND I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT MY DASHBOARD IS VERY STICKY AND SHINY AND IT LOOKS LIKE ITS MELTING. THERE IS SUCH A BIG GLARE THAT BLOCKS YOUR VIEW WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING. I LOOK ONLINE AND SAW THAT OTHER PEOPLE IN FLORIDA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I DO. IN FLORIDA THE WE...
Mileage: 18,500
WELL I HAVE A BLACK 09 NISSAN ALTIMA AND I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT MY DASHBOARD IS VERY STICKY AND SHINY AND IT LOOKS LIKE ITS MELTING. THERE IS SUCH A BIG GLARE THAT BLOCKS YOUR VIEW WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING. I LOOK ONLINE AND SAW THAT OTHER PEOPLE IN FLORIDA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I DO. IN FLORIDA THE WE...
Mileage: 18,500
2009 ALTIMA SEDAN WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY THIS MORNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. THE ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED AND THE CAR WAS RENDERED USELESS. AFTER CONTACT WITH THE DEALER, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND "THEY WILL CONTACT ...
Mileage: 60,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WITH 63,200 MILES WOULD NOT START LAST SATURDAY, 2/1. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED, THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED, AND THE PUSH TO START BUTTON WOULD NOT LIGHT UP OR START THE CAR. THE RED LIGHT FOR THE KEY WAS FLASHING AND THE CAR COULD NEVER BE STARTED. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED ...
Mileage: 63,200
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WITH 63,200 MILES WOULD NOT START LAST SATURDAY, 2/1. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED, THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED, AND THE PUSH TO START BUTTON WOULD NOT LIGHT UP OR START THE CAR. THE RED LIGHT FOR THE KEY WAS FLASHING AND THE CAR COULD NEVER BE STARTED. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED ...
Mileage: 63,200
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WITH 63,200 MILES WOULD NOT START LAST SATURDAY, 2/1. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED, THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED, AND THE PUSH TO START BUTTON WOULD NOT LIGHT UP OR START THE CAR. THE RED LIGHT FOR THE KEY WAS FLASHING AND THE CAR COULD NEVER BE STARTED. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED ...
Mileage: 63,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...
Mileage: 37,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...
Mileage: 37,000
WOULD NOT START, ELECTRONIC LOCKING MECH MALFUNCTION....PREGNANT WIFE GOT STRANDED WITHOUT WARNING IN NEGATIVE DEGREE WEATHER.....SAFETY ISSUE.....NOT TO MENTION , TOW BILL, TIME LOST FROM WORK, AND MAKING ARRANGEMENTS,OBTAINING,PAYING FOR ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION, WHILE THE PART IS CURRENTLY ON BAC...
Mileage: 95,000
WOULD NOT START, ELECTRONIC LOCKING MECH MALFUNCTION....PREGNANT WIFE GOT STRANDED WITHOUT WARNING IN NEGATIVE DEGREE WEATHER.....SAFETY ISSUE.....NOT TO MENTION , TOW BILL, TIME LOST FROM WORK, AND MAKING ARRANGEMENTS,OBTAINING,PAYING FOR ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION, WHILE THE PART IS CURRENTLY ON BAC...
Mileage: 95,000
WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED UP. AAA TOWED IT TO THE DEALER WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR 9 DAYS. THE AUTO MANAGER AT ED HOWARD NISSAN IN VENICE, FL TOLD ME ANOTHER ALTIMA IS THERE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN CANNOT TELL ME HOW LONG I WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE ...
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE ON IT FAILED TO START DESPITE THE CONTACT ENGAGING THE PUSH TO START ENGINE BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NO...
Mileage: 73,000
WON'T START. WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS: 1) NISSAN INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT; 2) SECURITY INDICATOR LIGHT. CAR WAS AT CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHEN FAULT OCCURRED. I PAID FOR TOWING TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. BOTH DEALERSHIPS OWNED BY SAME OWNER. TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN DEFECT IN THE 2009 ALTIMA ...
Mileage: 52,315
CAR WILL NOT START. THIS MODEL USES THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM WITH PUSH BUTTON START. THE KEY IS ACTUALLY DETECTED BY THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKS. BUT THE START BUTTON IS NOT ENABLED AND THE CAR DOES NOTHING WHEN TRYING TO START. LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL AND BATTERY TESTED FINE. TOWE...
Mileage: 116,000
CAR WILL NOT START. THIS MODEL USES THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM WITH PUSH BUTTON START. THE KEY IS ACTUALLY DETECTED BY THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKS. BUT THE START BUTTON IS NOT ENABLED AND THE CAR DOES NOTHING WHEN TRYING TO START. LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL AND BATTERY TESTED FINE. TOWE...
Mileage: 116,000
CAR HAD BEEN SHOWING THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT JUST THOUGHT THE FOB NEEDED NEW BATTERY. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND LIT UP "LOCK" ABOVE THE PUSH START BUTTON. TRIED REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE FOB, STUCK THE FOB INTO THE LITTLE PORT HOLE, AND NOTHING. L...
CAR WOULD NOT START. EQUIPPED WITH REMOTE ELECTRONIC KEY. EVIDENTLY NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THIS, BUT I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF IT. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR SAME PROBLEM. NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL. DANGEROUS FROM SAFETY STANDPOINT BECAUSE WE ARE OLDER AND IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE, ...
Mileage: 73,000
THE DASH ON MY ALTIMA COUPE IS "MELTING". THE DASH HAS NEVER BEEN CLEANED WITH ANY CHEMICALS AND IS VERY TACKY TO THE TOUCH AROUND THE VENTS AND SEAMS. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE MELTED COMPONENTS, IT CREATES A VERY BLINDING GLARE THAT IMPAIRS MY FORWARD VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE CON...
Mileage: 60,000
THE DASH ON MY ALTIMA COUPE IS "MELTING". THE DASH HAS NEVER BEEN CLEANED WITH ANY CHEMICALS AND IS VERY TACKY TO THE TOUCH AROUND THE VENTS AND SEAMS. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE MELTED COMPONENTS, IT CREATES A VERY BLINDING GLARE THAT IMPAIRS MY FORWARD VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE CON...
Mileage: 60,000
THE DASH ON MY ALTIMA COUPE IS "MELTING". THE DASH HAS NEVER BEEN CLEANED WITH ANY CHEMICALS AND IS VERY TACKY TO THE TOUCH AROUND THE VENTS AND SEAMS. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE MELTED COMPONENTS, IT CREATES A VERY BLINDING GLARE THAT IMPAIRS MY FORWARD VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE CON...
Mileage: 60,000
CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STEERING LOCK DEVICE. *TR
Mileage: 62,500
CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STEERING LOCK DEVICE. *TR
Mileage: 62,500
CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STEERING LOCK DEVICE. *TR
Mileage: 62,500
WE HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH LESS THAN 3500K MILES. WE USE A SUN SHADE AND WE TRY TO LIMIT SUN EXPOSURE. THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CAUSES A MAJOR REFLECTION IN THE WINDSHIELD WHICH MAKES IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE IT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. THE WINDOWS KEEP FILMING UP FROM...
Mileage: 30,000
THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A "SMART" KEY-LOCKING SYSTEM AS WELL AS A "SMART" IGNITION SYSTEM. THE KEY FOR THE CAR IS A WIRELESS FOB THAT WHEN AROUND THE VEHICLE WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO BE UNLOCKED AND STARTED. THE KEY WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO START, WHEN THE KEY IS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE TH...
Mileage: 42,000
THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A "SMART" KEY-LOCKING SYSTEM AS WELL AS A "SMART" IGNITION SYSTEM. THE KEY FOR THE CAR IS A WIRELESS FOB THAT WHEN AROUND THE VEHICLE WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO BE UNLOCKED AND STARTED. THE KEY WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO START, WHEN THE KEY IS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE TH...
Mileage: 42,000
ATTEMPTED TO START CAR, AND RECEIVED "STEERING WHEEL LOCK" LIGHT - DESPITE TRYING WITH BOTH FOBS (IT WAS NOT A FAULTY FOB). AFTER HALF HOUR OF TRYING, STILL CAN NOT TURN CAR ON DUE TO LOCKED STEERING WHEEL. ENGINE WON'T TURN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL NOT TURN ON, AND CAR IS STUCK. HAVE YET TO CONTA...
Mileage: 68,000
ATTEMPTED TO START CAR, AND RECEIVED "STEERING WHEEL LOCK" LIGHT - DESPITE TRYING WITH BOTH FOBS (IT WAS NOT A FAULTY FOB). AFTER HALF HOUR OF TRYING, STILL CAN NOT TURN CAR ON DUE TO LOCKED STEERING WHEEL. ENGINE WON'T TURN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL NOT TURN ON, AND CAR IS STUCK. HAVE YET TO CONTA...
Mileage: 68,000
I WENT TO GO START MY CAR AND IT DIDNT START I THOUGHT I HAD TO JUMP START ITBUT THAT DIDINT WORK. THEN I CALLED NISSAN THEY SAID YOUR STEERING LOCK MECHANISM HAS FAILED. I LOOK UP ONLINE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOW I HATE NISSAN NEVER GOING TO BUY NISSAN AGAIN, BECAUSE I HA...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD BECAME CRACKED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Mileage: 98,000
WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR THIS MORNING, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED UP AND BREAKS WERE HARD TO PUSH. AFTER TRYING A FEW TIMES TO START THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE AUTO-THEFT MUST BE ON. I TRIED TO PUT THE FOB IN THE MANUAL IGNITION, BUT THE FOB GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER SEVERAL T...
Mileage: 91,000
WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR THIS MORNING, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED UP AND BREAKS WERE HARD TO PUSH. AFTER TRYING A FEW TIMES TO START THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE AUTO-THEFT MUST BE ON. I TRIED TO PUT THE FOB IN THE MANUAL IGNITION, BUT THE FOB GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER SEVERAL T...
Mileage: 91,000
WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR THIS MORNING, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED UP AND BREAKS WERE HARD TO PUSH. AFTER TRYING A FEW TIMES TO START THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE AUTO-THEFT MUST BE ON. I TRIED TO PUT THE FOB IN THE MANUAL IGNITION, BUT THE FOB GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER SEVERAL T...
Mileage: 91,000
GOT HOME TURNED MY CAR OFF WENT INSIDE TO GET GIFT CARDS CAME BACK OUTSIDE TRYING TO START MY CAR, BUT IT WOULDN'T START, ALL I SAW WAS A YELLOW KEY LIGHT. LIGHTS WORKED FINE I TRIED MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL AND PUTTING IN NEUTRAL AND TRYING TO START BUT NOTHING. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
GOT HOME TURNED MY CAR OFF WENT INSIDE TO GET GIFT CARDS CAME BACK OUTSIDE TRYING TO START MY CAR, BUT IT WOULDN'T START, ALL I SAW WAS A YELLOW KEY LIGHT. LIGHTS WORKED FINE I TRIED MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL AND PUTTING IN NEUTRAL AND TRYING TO START BUT NOTHING. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
DROVE MY CAR EARLY THIS AM WITH NO PROBLEM. WHEN I RETURNED ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER IT WOULD NOT START. THE BRAKE WAS VERY HARD. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WORKS, HORN, AND HEADLIGHTS. HOWEVER ONLY THE KEY FOB INDICATOR AND PUSH BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS IN DASH. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD FOB. I HAD IT TOWED TO NI...
Mileage: 83,000
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE COASTING UPHILL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE, BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 32,608
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE COASTING UPHILL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE, BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 32,608
I WENT TO THE SUPERMARKET YESTERDAY. WHEN I CAME OUT, I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK MY DOORS AND POP THE TRUNK WITH THE REMOTE. MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE ELECTRICAL ICONS APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD. I CALLED AAA AND THEY STATED THEY BELIEVE IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY CAR LIGHTS , HORN, WINDOWS AND D...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE ...
Mileage: 25,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR SHUTDOWN. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. *TR
Mileage: 110,200
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR SHUTDOWN. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. *TR
Mileage: 110,200
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR SHUTDOWN. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. *TR
Mileage: 110,200
ON MONDAY NIGHT 11/25/13 I DROVE TO MY LOCAL SUPERMARKET AND WHEN I WENT BACK TO MY CAR, IT WOULDN'T START AFTER PUSHING THE START BUTTON. SEVERAL LIGHTS LIT UP; SERVICE ENGINE SOON, BATTERY, OIL LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT ETC. I TRIED IT A FEW TIMES WITH NO LUCK. I THEN TRIED SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE...
Mileage: 14,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON FAILED TO ENGAGE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6...
Mileage: 60,000
TWO INCIDENTS ON SAME DAY: FIRST INCIDENT AT 7:15AM: ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV WITHOUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING PUSHED. BRAKING DISTANCE MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL. WHEN CAR DID STOP, ENGINE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL. SECOND INCIDENCE AT 10:45AM (HAD STOPPED/STARTED CAR 5 TIMES, AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATE...
Mileage: 35,675
TWO INCIDENTS ON SAME DAY: FIRST INCIDENT AT 7:15AM: ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV WITHOUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING PUSHED. BRAKING DISTANCE MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL. WHEN CAR DID STOP, ENGINE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL. SECOND INCIDENCE AT 10:45AM (HAD STOPPED/STARTED CAR 5 TIMES, AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATE...
Mileage: 35,675
TWO INCIDENTS ON SAME DAY: FIRST INCIDENT AT 7:15AM: ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV WITHOUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING PUSHED. BRAKING DISTANCE MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL. WHEN CAR DID STOP, ENGINE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL. SECOND INCIDENCE AT 10:45AM (HAD STOPPED/STARTED CAR 5 TIMES, AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATE...
Mileage: 35,675
I GOT INTO MY CAR TO START IT TO REALIZE IT WAS LOCKED DOWN. I COULDN'T START IT OR EVEN ROLL MY WINDOWS DOWN ! IT ENDED UP BEING THE STEERING LOCK BOX AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE. I DON'T HAVE THAT MANY MILES ON IT AND HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHERS BEING RECALLED BUT NOT 2009 .... IT...
Mileage: 56,000
I WAS DRIVING ON RT.190 NORTHBOUND IN LEOMINSTER, MA TO PICK UP MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD SON AT DAYCARE. AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. EVERYTHING LIGHT STARTED TO GO ON, CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY, GAS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. SMOKE THEN STARTED TO COME FROM THE HOOD. I THOUGHT IT WAS OVERHEAT...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CONTROL FAILED AND PREVENTED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM BEING MANEUVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN T THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 66,000
WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EXCEPT FOR THE INTELLIGENT KEY AND SECURITY INDICATOR LIGHTS. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT EVEN START TO TURN OVER. I NOTICED ALL OF THE LOCKS AND HEADLIGHTS STILL WORKED SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT AN ELECTRI...
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Mileage: 31,614
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE, SE. WHILE MAKING TURNS (WITHOUT STOPPING), THE CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS OCTOBER 14, 2013, AND WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A BUSY STREET AND ONTO A BUSY STREET, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ...
Mileage: 68,800
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE, SE. WHILE MAKING TURNS (WITHOUT STOPPING), THE CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS OCTOBER 14, 2013, AND WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A BUSY STREET AND ONTO A BUSY STREET, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ...
Mileage: 68,800
MY DASH ON MY CAR HAS GOTTEN INCREASINGLY STICKY AND SHINY. I DO NOT USE ARMOR ALL, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE GUY AT NISSAN SUGGEST I CLEAN IT WITH THAT. THAT WAS HIS FIX. THERE IS ACTUALLY NOTHING THAT I CAN CLEAN THE DASH WITH AS IT IS SO STICKY. I DO ATTEMPT MILD SOAP AND WATER WITH A SPONGE. IT'...
Mileage: 12,000
WHEN I TRIED TO TURN ON MY 2009 ALTIMA WHICH IS 4 YEARS OLD AND PURCHASED BY ME NEW FROM THE DEALER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE STARTS BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE WHILE PUSHING THE START SWITCH. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES TO START THE CAR, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 82,820
WHEN I TRIED TO TURN ON MY 2009 ALTIMA WHICH IS 4 YEARS OLD AND PURCHASED BY ME NEW FROM THE DEALER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE STARTS BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE WHILE PUSHING THE START SWITCH. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES TO START THE CAR, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 82,820
FAULTY STEERING WHEEL LOCK SYSTEM CAUSES CAR TO NOT START UP AND LOCKS UP CAR'S ABS AND BRAKES. YOU CANNOT START THE CAR WITHOUT TAKING TO DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPAIRED. I'VE HEARD MANY CASES ONLINE ABOUT THE NISSAN ALTIMA RANGING FROM 2009-2011 MODELS LOCKING UP HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. AND THEY HAV...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE F...
Mileage: 32,318
THIS PART IS CRACKED/BROKEN JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. HAD IT HAPPENED SIX MONTHS EARLIER IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SIX MONTHS, 9000 MILES??? ITS A $18000 CAR. A VITAL EMISSIONS PART MADE OF STEEL CRACKED AND THEY WONT FIX IT? THERE IS A RECALL,NTB12-092 IN EF...
Mileage: 85,000
I LEFT MY HOUSE FOR WORK, MADE A STOP AT THE LOCAL PANERA WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR I NOTICED THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED KEY ON THE DASHBOARD AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START, NOT EVEN MAKE ANY NOISE. I CALLED TRIPLE A THEY CAME OUT AND TOLD ME I HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I JUST FOUND OUT IT WAS TH...
Mileage: 66,700
I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ON SUNDAY NIGHT BUT IT WOULD NOT START. IT HAS A PUSH BUTTON START; I PUSHED THE BUTTON, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT START, SO I CHECKED THE DIRECTIONS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO START THE CAR BUT STILL WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE CAR. FINAL...
Mileage: 89,000
WENT TO START MY CAR AFTER A DAY OF WORK ...IT HAS THE PUSH BUTTON START, PUSHED IT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR DID NOT START SO I PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL TO START THE CAR WHEN THEIR ARE ISSUES,STILL COULD NOT GET THE CAR STARTED SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL NISS...
Mileage: 87,003
WE PURCHASED THIS 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 5 MONTHS AGO WITH 56000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY DROVE IT LOCALLY UNTIL 8/31/13 WHEN WE WENT ON A FIVE HOUR TRIP, 3 OF WHICH WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 TO 70 MPH SPEEDS. AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS OF RUNNING THESE SPEEDS NON STOP WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH HEAVY TRAFF...
Mileage: 58,000
MY BOYFRIEND WAS LEAVING A FRIEND'S HOUSE TO COME HOME AND THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. WE HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE STEERING UNIT AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT 1200.00 TO FIX. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE ...
Mileage: 100,456
THE CAR FAILED TO START; I SEE LOTS OF COMPLAINS WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN PLACE AND SO DOES THE BRAKE AND THE CAR FAILS TO START. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE ALREADY AND THE DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE KEY LESS SWITCH HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND I SEE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE...
Mileage: 60,000
THE CAR FAILED TO START; I SEE LOTS OF COMPLAINS WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN PLACE AND SO DOES THE BRAKE AND THE CAR FAILS TO START. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE ALREADY AND THE DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE KEY LESS SWITCH HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND I SEE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE...
Mileage: 60,000
THE CAR FAILED TO START; I SEE LOTS OF COMPLAINS WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN PLACE AND SO DOES THE BRAKE AND THE CAR FAILS TO START. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE ALREADY AND THE DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE KEY LESS SWITCH HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND I SEE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE...
Mileage: 60,000
MILDEW IN AIR CONDITION. TERRIBLE SMELL COMING FROM VENTS. BURNS YOUR EYES AND GIVES TERRIBLE MIGRAINES. CHANGED 3 CABIN AIR FILTERS AND USED MULTIPLE CANS OF MILDEW REMOVAL. PLEASE HELP. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? *TR
Mileage: 79,400
MILDEW IN AIR CONDITION. TERRIBLE SMELL COMING FROM VENTS. BURNS YOUR EYES AND GIVES TERRIBLE MIGRAINES. CHANGED 3 CABIN AIR FILTERS AND USED MULTIPLE CANS OF MILDEW REMOVAL. PLEASE HELP. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? *TR
Mileage: 79,400
WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 1 IN NORWOOD, MA. MY DASHBOARD PANEL WENT DARK AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DID NOT SPUTTER, OR PRESENT ANY ISSUE PRIOR TO THE SHUT DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR T...
Mileage: 30,837
WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 1 IN NORWOOD, MA. MY DASHBOARD PANEL WENT DARK AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DID NOT SPUTTER, OR PRESENT ANY ISSUE PRIOR TO THE SHUT DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR T...
Mileage: 30,837
CAR HAD BEEN MAKING LOUD GRITTY NOISE. TOOK CAR INTO FONTANA NISSAN FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS TOLD IT WAS A CRACKED AND LEAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD. IT WAS AT NO COST TO US DUE TO WARRANTY AND THEY REPLACED IT. THIS WAS IN AUGUST 2012. NOTICED THE SAME NOISE AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2012 AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT ...
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 80 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE BUT GAS PETAL WENT TO THE GROUND. CAR STARTED TO LOSS POWER. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY WHICH CAR STAYED AT 20 MPH WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. I HAD CAR EVALUATED AND MECHANIC SAID HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG B...
Mileage: 73,000
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 80 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE BUT GAS PETAL WENT TO THE GROUND. CAR STARTED TO LOSS POWER. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY WHICH CAR STAYED AT 20 MPH WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. I HAD CAR EVALUATED AND MECHANIC SAID HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG B...
Mileage: 73,000
WE WERE DRIVING ON I 40 AT A STEADY 75 MPH AND WE HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 50 MILES AT THIS SPEED WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN EVEN PRESSING THE GAS TO THE FLOOR DID NOT WORK. WE SLOWED TO 40 TO 45 MPH, THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. EVEN AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT HAD A LOSE OF POW...
Mileage: 685,000
OVER THE WEEKEND I STOPPED AT A SHELL GAS STATION WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START AND JUST HAD A KEY IN THE DASHBOARD. I CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, ETC... AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCALE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK HA...
Mileage: 39,000
1. I DROVE TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY MORNING AND PARKED THE CAR. WHEN LEAVING CHURCH, THE CAR SHOWED A YELLOW KEY LIGHT AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LOVE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN ST. ALBANS, WV THE FOLLOWING DAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPAIR PERSON THAT THEY FOUND AN INTERNA...
Mileage: 76,438
AROUND 11:30AM ON 05/15/2013 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED INTO RETAILERS PARKING FOR WHICH IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE THEY CAME BACK WITH CVT TRANS...
Mileage: 150,796
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE DASHBOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS TURNING ON. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY. I CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE FLUID LEVEL WAS IOW SO I ADDED DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID. THIS CAR IS REGULARLY SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES AND THE DEALER AT MOSSY NISSAN OCEANSID...
Mileage: 56,000
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS SENT ME A LETTER INFORMING ME THAT OUR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) UNIT THAT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF TO HELP PREVENT THEFT. ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO A (MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY...
Mileage: 24,300
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS SENT ME A LETTER INFORMING ME THAT OUR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) UNIT THAT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF TO HELP PREVENT THEFT. ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO A (MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY...
Mileage: 24,300
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STUTTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGIN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND GOT OUT THE CAR. FLAMES BEGIN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WE SPOKE TO THE FIRE MARSHALL ([XXX]) WHO STATED TH...
Mileage: 57,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STUTTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGIN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND GOT OUT THE CAR. FLAMES BEGIN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WE SPOKE TO THE FIRE MARSHALL ([XXX]) WHO STATED TH...
Mileage: 57,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STUTTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGIN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND GOT OUT THE CAR. FLAMES BEGIN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WE SPOKE TO THE FIRE MARSHALL ([XXX]) WHO STATED TH...
Mileage: 57,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 90,000
I WENT TO SHOP-RITE AT 6 AM TO PURCHASE LUNCH MEAT FOR MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL LUNCH. WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SO I READ THE CAR MANUAL ON HOW TO JUMP A CAR BATTERY. IN THE CAR MANUAL ON PAGE 0-12, THE WARNING /INDICATOR LIGHTS, PAGE.I SAW A PICTURE...
Mileage: 70,297
I WENT TO SHOP-RITE AT 6 AM TO PURCHASE LUNCH MEAT FOR MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL LUNCH. WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SO I READ THE CAR MANUAL ON HOW TO JUMP A CAR BATTERY. IN THE CAR MANUAL ON PAGE 0-12, THE WARNING /INDICATOR LIGHTS, PAGE.I SAW A PICTURE...
Mileage: 70,297
I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT NISSAN IS FINALLY EXCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION AND IS SENDING OUT LETTERS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THAT PART AND REIMBURSING CONSUMERS FOR THE REPAIR OF THE PART. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN A LETTER YOU CAN GO TO WWW.NISSANASSIST...
MY VEHICLE WAS STARTING AND DRIVING APPROPRIATELY ALL DAY UNTIL AROUND 5PM ON APRIL 24 2013, WHEN I ENTERED MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. IT DID CYCLE FROM ACC TO ON BUT WOULD NOT START. ALL ELECTRICAL WAS WORKING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND BEING DISPLAYED. I PURCHASED NEW BATTE...
Mileage: 40,100
ONE DAY AT THE GAS STATION CAR WOULDN'T START. I REPLACED REMOTE BATTERY THINKING THAT MAY BE THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T START RIGHT AWAY, BUT EVENTUALLY IT DID. THE NEXT DAY IT DID THE SAME THING, SO I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THIS IS A DISASTER FOR ME BECAUSE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN ...
Mileage: 70,154
HI, I'M [XXX] FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES LIVING IN ABU DHABI AND I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES EXCEPT THIS ONE. IT STARTED WHEN I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING AS USUAL GOING TO WORK AND TRYING TO START THE CAR BUT IT DID NOT START, I OPENED THE HOOD TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT...
Mileage: 90,000
AFTER ARRIVING HOME, I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER MY CAR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON AS I HAVE DONE SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR APPROX. 4 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE PUSH BRAKE SIGN WAS STILL ILLUMINATE...
Mileage: 46,711
AFTER ARRIVING HOME, I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER MY CAR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON AS I HAVE DONE SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR APPROX. 4 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE PUSH BRAKE SIGN WAS STILL ILLUMINATE...
Mileage: 46,711
AFTER ARRIVING HOME, I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER MY CAR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON AS I HAVE DONE SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR APPROX. 4 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE PUSH BRAKE SIGN WAS STILL ILLUMINATE...
Mileage: 46,711
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INTELLIGENT KEY WAS LOCKED AND IT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND ...
Mileage: 93,000
I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN A CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK CUT INTO MY LANE AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REACT AND REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE. MY CAR ENDED UP UNDER HIS BUMPER WITH MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. MY BUMPER WAS DRAGGING WHEN I PULLED TO THE SIDE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS...
Mileage: 39,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR PERSONAL HEALTH ISSUES. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE PUSH-BUTTON START BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE ...
Mileage: 105,000
THE STEERING LOCK SENSOR BURNED OUT AS DESCRIBED BY THE SERVICE CENTER AT WEST COVINA NISSAN IN CALIFORNIA. AS I WAS RESEARCHING TO VERIFY THAT IN FACT IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK SENSOR, I FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY NISSAN OWNERS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS I, THE SENSOR BURNED OUT AT ABOUT 70K MILE...
Mileage: 68,393
WENT TO WALMART CAME OUT OF THE STORE TO FIND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER WHICH WAS AROUND $200 AND THEN THE PART FOR THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS $700. *TR
Mileage: 73,125
DEAR SIRS: ON MARCH 31ST AT APROX. 2PM I WAS HEADING TO WORK IN I-4 WESTBOUND WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO WOBBLE. I WAS JUST PAST THE OFF-RAMP FOR THE B-LINE, NEAR SEA WORLD, BUT BARELY GO TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE NARROWED THE ROAD. WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN OR LIGHT,THE...
Mileage: 63,000
I WAS NOT AWARE OF YOUR AGENCY UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT IS WHY I AM SENDING THIS E-MAIL TO YOU. MY 2009 ALTIMA WAS APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MONTHS OLD WHEN I WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING) THE NO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR ME. I NOTIFIED ALHAMBRA NISSAN, ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA AN...
Mileage: 980
STEERING LOCK FAILURE.. HAD THREE KIDS IN THE CAR AWAY FROM HOME, WENT TO START CAR, NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD STEERING LOCK NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT ABOUT $1,000!!!! COME-ON NISSAN - RECALL THIS PART... *TR
Mileage: 75,000
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAD TO PULL THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO STOP THE ENGINE. DANGEROUS. COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE AFTER SHUT DOWN. NEARLY $1000.00 IN REPAIRS. *TR
Mileage: 94,430
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAD TO PULL THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO STOP THE ENGINE. DANGEROUS. COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE AFTER SHUT DOWN. NEARLY $1000.00 IN REPAIRS. *TR
Mileage: 94,430
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC PUSH-TO-START BUTTON HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING KEY LOCK WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RE...
Mileage: 84,000
STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 97,435
IN THE EARLY MORNING OF MARCH 6, 2013, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA (MILEAGE 46027), BUT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD (NO CRANK OR OTHER SOUND). I NOTED AN ILLUMINATED KEY SYMBOL IN THE DASH. I PROCEEDED TO CHECK (1) THE CAR BATTERY - IT WAS FULLY CHARGED, (2) INSERT THE KEY IN MANUAL S...
Mileage: 46,027
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE START BUTTON FOR THE IGNITION FAILED AND THE INTELLIGENCE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE ...
Mileage: 101,000
DROVE VEHICLE THIS MORNING, GOT OUT THE CAR FOR 5 MINUTES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, KEY LIGHT WERE ON, TOWED TO DEALER, STEERING LOCK UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE VIEWED ONLINE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS TO THIS SAME VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 104,000
INCLUDE MY 2009 ALTIMA 2.5SL TO THE GROWING LIST OF STEERING COLUMN ELECTRICAL SHORT PROBLEMS. I TOO HAD JUST TURNED OFF THE CAR AND 20 MINUTES LATER RETURNED TO FIND IT WOULD NOT START. BRAKE FELT DEPRESSED WHEN I FIRST PUT MY FOOT ON IT. PUSHED THE BUTTON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TRIED THE KEY IN THE...
Mileage: 71,000
INCLUDE MY 2009 ALTIMA 2.5SL TO THE GROWING LIST OF STEERING COLUMN ELECTRICAL SHORT PROBLEMS. I TOO HAD JUST TURNED OFF THE CAR AND 20 MINUTES LATER RETURNED TO FIND IT WOULD NOT START. BRAKE FELT DEPRESSED WHEN I FIRST PUT MY FOOT ON IT. PUSHED THE BUTTON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TRIED THE KEY IN THE...
Mileage: 71,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC KEY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 5/7/13 *CN UPDATED ...
Mileage: 36,000
OUR PUSH BUTTON START IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WORKING AS WE WERE AT A GAS STATION. THE BACK-UP METHOD AS DESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL WOULD NOT WORK. WE HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. "LOCK STEERING" PIECE MALFUNCTIONED AND COST $981 TO FIX. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS BUT NISSAN HAS...
Mileage: 34,000
I DROVE MY CAR THIS MORNING WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I WENT TO RESTART THE CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY.I TRIED OVER AND OVER I EVEN CHANGED THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE TO NO AVAIL. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. I READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER NISSAN OWNERS THAT ITS A STEERING ...
DRIVING ON STREET WHEN MOONROOF SHATTERED. NO APPARENT CAUSE DETERMINED, BUT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. BREAK OF MOONROOF SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT WITH GLASS FRAGMENTS GOING BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER COVERED IN GLASS, BUT NO INJURIES. HOWEVER...
Mileage: 69,500
DRIVING ON STREET WHEN MOONROOF SHATTERED. NO APPARENT CAUSE DETERMINED, BUT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. BREAK OF MOONROOF SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT WITH GLASS FRAGMENTS GOING BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER COVERED IN GLASS, BUT NO INJURIES. HOWEVER...
Mileage: 69,500
MY HUSBAND CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON WHEN HE GOT OUT OF WORK. I WAS CURRENTLY TRAINING ACROSS THE STATE SO WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST I TOLD HIM TO CALL THE CAR INSURANCE IF GETTING A JUMP OR CHANGING THE KEY FOB BATTERIES DIDN'T WORK. $85 LATER AND A TOW I WAS TOLD THE STEERING W...
Mileage: 73,000
I LEFT WORK ON FEBRUARY 6TH AND WENT TO DRIVE HOME, BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT START. MY CAR IS PUSH BUTTON START AND IT DID DETECT MY KEY AS I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK MY CAR. WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO START MY CAR IT WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH. MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND A KEY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. T...
Mileage: 46,683
I LEFT WORK ON FEBRUARY 6TH AND WENT TO DRIVE HOME, BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT START. MY CAR IS PUSH BUTTON START AND IT DID DETECT MY KEY AS I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK MY CAR. WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO START MY CAR IT WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH. MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND A KEY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. T...
Mileage: 46,683
WHILE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT RIDING WITH MY WIFE, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIT MEANING I WAS NOT PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND I WEIGH 180 LBS. I DON'T SEE A RECALL FOR THIS BUT I AM GOING TO CALL DEALER MONDAY AND CHECK ON THIS. MY SON HAS ALSO REPORTED THIS TO ME AS WELL AND ...
Mileage: 54,000
WHILE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT RIDING WITH MY WIFE, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIT MEANING I WAS NOT PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND I WEIGH 180 LBS. I DON'T SEE A RECALL FOR THIS BUT I AM GOING TO CALL DEALER MONDAY AND CHECK ON THIS. MY SON HAS ALSO REPORTED THIS TO ME AS WELL AND ...
Mileage: 54,000
DROVE MY CAR TO LOCATION, TURNED CAR OFF, RETURNED TO CAR 5 MINUTES LATER WOULD NOT START. THOUGHT IT WAS BATTERY, FUSE, OR DEAD KEY FOB BATTERY. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AND PUSH IGNITION BUTTON...DIDN'T WORK....
Mileage: 88,150
DROVE MY CAR TO LOCATION, TURNED CAR OFF, RETURNED TO CAR 5 MINUTES LATER WOULD NOT START. THOUGHT IT WAS BATTERY, FUSE, OR DEAD KEY FOB BATTERY. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AND PUSH IGNITION BUTTON...DIDN'T WORK....
Mileage: 88,150
AS WITH DOZENS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA (WHICH HAD BEEN SITTING WITH ITS ENGINE OFF FOR NO MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES), THE KEY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE STEERING AND BRAKES FELT UNRESPONSIVE, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. LATE, COLD, AND RAINY ...
Mileage: 41,000
AS WITH DOZENS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA (WHICH HAD BEEN SITTING WITH ITS ENGINE OFF FOR NO MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES), THE KEY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE STEERING AND BRAKES FELT UNRESPONSIVE, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. LATE, COLD, AND RAINY ...
Mileage: 41,000
ON 3/13/2013 I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 8:55AM AND PARKED EVERYTHING IN CAR WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. AT 6:30PM I APPROACHED MY VEHICLE UNLOCKED THE DOOR USING MY KEY FOB, ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO PRESS THE IGNITION BUTTON AND NOTHING HAPPENS. AFTER...
Mileage: 63,000
ON 3/13/2013 I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 8:55AM AND PARKED EVERYTHING IN CAR WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. AT 6:30PM I APPROACHED MY VEHICLE UNLOCKED THE DOOR USING MY KEY FOB, ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO PRESS THE IGNITION BUTTON AND NOTHING HAPPENS. AFTER...
Mileage: 63,000
ON 3/13/2013 I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 8:55AM AND PARKED EVERYTHING IN CAR WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. AT 6:30PM I APPROACHED MY VEHICLE UNLOCKED THE DOOR USING MY KEY FOB, ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO PRESS THE IGNITION BUTTON AND NOTHING HAPPENS. AFTER...
Mileage: 63,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 58,000
DROVE CAR TO WORK. AFTER WORK WENT OUT TO VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH LEARNED THIS HAS HAPPEN TO MANY NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS. THERE IS NO WARNING. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT HAS BEEN FAILING LEAVING PEOPLE STRANDED - I AM ONE OF THEM. THE PAR...
Mileage: 71,000
DROVE CAR TO WORK. AFTER WORK WENT OUT TO VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH LEARNED THIS HAS HAPPEN TO MANY NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS. THERE IS NO WARNING. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT HAS BEEN FAILING LEAVING PEOPLE STRANDED - I AM ONE OF THEM. THE PAR...
Mileage: 71,000
I WAS WASHING MY CAR AND THEN WANTED TO VACUUM IT OUT. I MOVED THE DRIVER SEAT FORWARD AND THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT DETACHED AND FELL IN THE BACK SEAT. I COULD NOT FIX IT SO I TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO INITIALLY WANTED $ 1,200.00 TO REPAIR. THEY EVENTUALLY PUT THE SEAT IN PLACE AND TOLD ME...
Mileage: 42,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA-26,500 MILES WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. KEY LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. COST $900 TO REPAIR WITH NO GUARANTEE NEW PART ISN'T DEFECTIVE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHIC...
Mileage: 26,500
I WENT TO DRIVE HOME AFTER WORK AND WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EXCEPT FOR THE INTELLIGENT KEY AND SECURITY INDICATOR LIGHTS. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT EVEN START TO TURN OVER. I NOTICED ALL OF THE LOCKS AND HEADLIGHTS STILL WO...
Mileage: 32,800
03/06/2013, MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO PICK ME UP FROM THE TRAIN STATION, AND MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WOULD NOT START. WE CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHOM GAVE US A COUPLE OF OPTIONS, PLACE THE KEY IN THE PORT, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND GET THE SPARE KEY, NOTHING, WORKED! SO THE LAST OPTION W...
Mileage: 57,331
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA TO THE GROWING LIST OF OWNERS WHO'VE EXPERIENCED THE ILLUMINATED KEY OF DEATH. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 1/2 MONTHS AND THE VEHICLE HAD 34,900 MILES ON IT. NOTICED THE ILLUMINATED KEY ON FRIDAY, RESEARCHED IT AND SAW IT SAID CALL THE DEALER IN THE MANUAL. SATUR...
Mileage: 34,900
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA TO THE GROWING LIST OF OWNERS WHO'VE EXPERIENCED THE ILLUMINATED KEY OF DEATH. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 1/2 MONTHS AND THE VEHICLE HAD 34,900 MILES ON IT. NOTICED THE ILLUMINATED KEY ON FRIDAY, RESEARCHED IT AND SAW IT SAID CALL THE DEALER IN THE MANUAL. SATUR...
Mileage: 34,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK FAILED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CONTACT TOM MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THA...
Mileage: 59,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK FAILED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CONTACT TOM MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THA...
Mileage: 59,000
STARTED THE CAR ONE COLD MORNING AND IT RAN FINE. STOPPED FOR COFFEE AT STARBUCKS CAME OUT AND THE CAR DID NOT START, DID NOT CLICK, DID NOTHING. TURNS OUT, THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER WHICH COST $85.00, THEN EVALUATED $120.00, THEN REPAIRED FOR A BROKE STEERING MECHANISM LOCK $940.00. I RE...
Mileage: 112,000
WHILE OVER 700 MILES AWAY FROM HOME IN MINNESOTA WINTER WEATHER, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER TRYING TO JUMP THE BATTERY, CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON RADIO, ETC.. I WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ME...
Mileage: 34,545
ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED PREVENTING THE CAR FROM POWERING ON OR STARTING. IT TOOK ALMOST TWO WEEKS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT PART. FROM MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PART FAILURE. THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POW...
Mileage: 44,221
ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED PREVENTING THE CAR FROM POWERING ON OR STARTING. IT TOOK ALMOST TWO WEEKS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT PART. FROM MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PART FAILURE. THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POW...
Mileage: 44,221
LAST MONDAY FEB 4 I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AN GO TO WORK . NOTHING HAPPENED. IT DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE MY KEYFOB. THE KEY LIGHT WAS LIT UP ON DASH. I HAD MY BATTERY IN MY CAR REPLACED AND MY KEYFOB BATTERY REPLACED. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT ITS THE STEERING CONTROL LOCK THAT WAS FAILING....
Mileage: 89,000
LAST MONDAY FEB 4 I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AN GO TO WORK . NOTHING HAPPENED. IT DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE MY KEYFOB. THE KEY LIGHT WAS LIT UP ON DASH. I HAD MY BATTERY IN MY CAR REPLACED AND MY KEYFOB BATTERY REPLACED. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT ITS THE STEERING CONTROL LOCK THAT WAS FAILING....
Mileage: 89,000
2009, NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. WOULD NOT START, YELLOW ILLUMINATING KEY IN LEFT HAND CORNER. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP SAID COULD BE ONE OF 3 THINGS. I TOLD HIM I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM. HE CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. COST WOULD BE 900 WHICH INCLUDED A ...
Mileage: 60,196
2009, NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. WOULD NOT START, YELLOW ILLUMINATING KEY IN LEFT HAND CORNER. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP SAID COULD BE ONE OF 3 THINGS. I TOLD HIM I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM. HE CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. COST WOULD BE 900 WHICH INCLUDED A ...
Mileage: 60,196
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE START BUTTON FOR THE IGNITION WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING LOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLA...
Mileage: 57,915
I GOT INTO MY CAR WITH MY 3 MONTH OLD SON TO BRING MY FIANC DINNER AT WORK. AFTER WE DROPPED DINNER OFF WE STOPPED BY THE GAS STATION TO GET GAS. I TURNED OFF MY CAR TO PUMP, AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DRIVER SEAT I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE LIKE NORMAL AND HIT THE START BUTTON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. ...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUAL START BUTTON ON THE VEHICLE FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. T...
Mileage: 31,316
AFTER I WAS FINISHED WORKING I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON. NOTHING HAPPENED. I SAW AN ICON OF A KEY IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE DASH. I TOOK OUT MY OWNERS MANUAL TO SEE WHAT THAT MEANT. I READ THAT THE REMOTE BATTERY MIGHT NEED TO BE REP...
HAD STOPPED TO GET BREAKFAST. LOCKED MY CAR AND UPON RETURNING UNLOCKED THE CAR AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM MY CAR. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED I THEN LEARNED THAT THE BRAKES WERE STIFF AND STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WANT TO TURN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALE...
Mileage: 48,000
HAD STOPPED TO GET BREAKFAST. LOCKED MY CAR AND UPON RETURNING UNLOCKED THE CAR AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM MY CAR. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED I THEN LEARNED THAT THE BRAKES WERE STIFF AND STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WANT TO TURN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALE...
Mileage: 48,000
HAD STOPPED TO GET BREAKFAST. LOCKED MY CAR AND UPON RETURNING UNLOCKED THE CAR AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM MY CAR. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED I THEN LEARNED THAT THE BRAKES WERE STIFF AND STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WANT TO TURN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALE...
Mileage: 48,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH-TO-START WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, W...
Mileage: 58,000
FIRST PROBLEM STARTED WITH A FUNNY SOUND WHEN THE CAR WOULD START AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME WITH PUSHING THE AUTO START. THIS WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I GOT THE VISUAL ON THE COLUMN THAT THE SMARTKEY WAS LOW AND HAD THEM REPLACE BY THE DEALERSHIP AND REPROG...
Mileage: 31,396
FIRST PROBLEM STARTED WITH A FUNNY SOUND WHEN THE CAR WOULD START AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME WITH PUSHING THE AUTO START. THIS WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I GOT THE VISUAL ON THE COLUMN THAT THE SMARTKEY WAS LOW AND HAD THEM REPLACE BY THE DEALERSHIP AND REPROG...
Mileage: 31,396
PART 2 - CONFIRMATION NUMBER 10500119 PART 1 --- I WANTED TO ADD THAT I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2009. THIS WILL COST ME OUT OF POCKET $685 AND OF COURSE LIKE A SAID PREVIOUSLY THE WARRANTY OF 3/36,000 BEING THE YEARS THAT EXPIRED FIRST. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR 3 1/2 YEARS YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE MAJOR ...
Mileage: 31,396
PART 2 - CONFIRMATION NUMBER 10500119 PART 1 --- I WANTED TO ADD THAT I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2009. THIS WILL COST ME OUT OF POCKET $685 AND OF COURSE LIKE A SAID PREVIOUSLY THE WARRANTY OF 3/36,000 BEING THE YEARS THAT EXPIRED FIRST. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR 3 1/2 YEARS YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE MAJOR ...
Mileage: 31,396
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE IGNITION WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE THAT THE PUSH-TO-START WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ...
Mileage: 58,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CONTROL BOARD - CAR WILL NOT START AND IS ILLUMINATING THE YELLOW KEY SYMBOL. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILING ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CONTROL BOARD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PART IS AROUND $500 AND WITH LABOR THE TOTAL IS $724. I WAS T...
Mileage: 103,000
WHEN MY DAUGHTER WENT OUT TO START THE VEHICLE,THE SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK/UNLOCK WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED DUE TO IT SAYING THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED WHEN IT ACTUALLY WASN'T.THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL OF THE 2008-2009 NISSAN ALTIMAS.IT H...
Mileage: 117,000
WHEN MY DAUGHTER WENT OUT TO START THE VEHICLE,THE SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK/UNLOCK WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED DUE TO IT SAYING THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED WHEN IT ACTUALLY WASN'T.THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL OF THE 2008-2009 NISSAN ALTIMAS.IT H...
Mileage: 117,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CONTROL BOARD - CAR WILL NOT START AND IS ILLUMINATING THE YELLOW KEY SYMBOL. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILING ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CONTROL BOARD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PART IS AROUND $500 AND WITH LABOR THE TOTAL IS $779. WAS TOL...
Mileage: 49,230
ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CONTROL BOARD - CAR WILL NOT START AND IS ILLUMINATING THE YELLOW KEY SYMBOL. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILING ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CONTROL BOARD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PART IS AROUND $500 AND WITH LABOR THE TOTAL IS $779. WAS TOL...
Mileage: 49,230
PARKED CAN IN FRONT OF STORE AND ATTMPTED TO START IT BUT IT WOULD NOT START. YELLOW "KEY MISSING" LIGHT COMES ON BUT IT WON'T START. KEY BATTERY IS NEW, CAR BATTERY IS NEW, WON'T JUMP START. CAR IS DEAD. TURNS OUT TO BE THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. ONLY 57, 000 MILES AND THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY ...
Mileage: 57,000
PARKED CAN IN FRONT OF STORE AND ATTMPTED TO START IT BUT IT WOULD NOT START. YELLOW "KEY MISSING" LIGHT COMES ON BUT IT WON'T START. KEY BATTERY IS NEW, CAR BATTERY IS NEW, WON'T JUMP START. CAR IS DEAD. TURNS OUT TO BE THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. ONLY 57, 000 MILES AND THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY ...
Mileage: 57,000
PARKED CAN IN FRONT OF STORE AND ATTMPTED TO START IT BUT IT WOULD NOT START. YELLOW "KEY MISSING" LIGHT COMES ON BUT IT WON'T START. KEY BATTERY IS NEW, CAR BATTERY IS NEW, WON'T JUMP START. CAR IS DEAD. TURNS OUT TO BE THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. ONLY 57, 000 MILES AND THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY ...
Mileage: 57,000
I PURCHASED THIS USED 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM A DEALER IN MY LOCAL TOWN. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IT HAD AROUND 36-38,000 MILES ON IT (CAN'T REMEMBER AT THIS TIME). HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE APPROX 100 MIL...
Mileage: 44,000
CAR WILL NOT START AND IS ILLUMINATING THE YELLOW KEY SYMBOL. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILING ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CONTROL BOARD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PART IS AROUND $500 AND WITH LABOR THE TOTAL IS $950. FURTHERMORE, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND TH...
Mileage: 85,000
CAR WILL NOT START AND IS ILLUMINATING THE YELLOW KEY SYMBOL. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILING ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CONTROL BOARD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PART IS AROUND $500 AND WITH LABOR THE TOTAL IS $950. FURTHERMORE, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND TH...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, A WARNING ERRONEOUSLY APPEARED STATING THAT THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT A SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN MALFUNCTIONED AND ...
Mileage: 117,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THE VEHICLE WOU...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE KEY WARNING ICON WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANU...
Mileage: 27,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNA...
Mileage: 81,000
I PURCHASED THIS USED 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM A DEALER IN MY LOCAL TOWN. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IT HAD AROUND 36-38,000 MILES ON IT (CAN'T REMEMBER AT THIS TIME). HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE APPROX 100 MIL...
Mileage: 44,000
I PURCHASED THIS USED 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM A DEALER IN MY LOCAL TOWN. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IT HAD AROUND 36-38,000 MILES ON IT (CAN'T REMEMBER AT THIS TIME). HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE APPROX 100 MIL...
Mileage: 44,000
DROVE TO A STORE ABOUT A MILE FROM MY HOME AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED (CAR WENT INTO LOCK MODE AND IT COULD NOT BE RESET). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. THE STEERI...
Mileage: 28,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO A...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE M...
Mileage: 36,000
WALKED OUT OF WORK AND THE KEY INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER REPLACING THE KEY FOB BATTERY, CHECKING THE ACTUAL CAR BATTERY, AND TRYING MY SPARE KEY FOB, I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK NEEDED T...
Mileage: 51,000
CAR WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY FINE, PARKED AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE FOR 2 HOURS AND THEN GOT IN IT TO LEAVE AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATED THAT THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE CAR EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN THE IGNITION HOLE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE TECHNICIAN, IT...
Mileage: 78,000
CAR WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY FINE, PARKED AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE FOR 2 HOURS AND THEN GOT IN IT TO LEAVE AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATED THAT THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE CAR EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN THE IGNITION HOLE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE TECHNICIAN, IT...
Mileage: 78,000
LEAVING WORK TO GO TO LUNCH AND MY ALTIMA WONT START. PUSH BUTTON START NOT RESPONDING AND WILL NOT MOVE FROM LOCK POSITION. CHANGED THE BATTERY TO MY CAR ALONG WITH BATTERY FOR KEY. STILL NOTHING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT MY PROBLEM IS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL MODULE, WHIC...
Mileage: 75,000
LEAVING WORK TO GO TO LUNCH AND MY ALTIMA WONT START. PUSH BUTTON START NOT RESPONDING AND WILL NOT MOVE FROM LOCK POSITION. CHANGED THE BATTERY TO MY CAR ALONG WITH BATTERY FOR KEY. STILL NOTHING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT MY PROBLEM IS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL MODULE, WHIC...
Mileage: 75,000
BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOME LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID WITH NO APPARENT LEAKS. SUSPECT MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO VACUUM BOOSTER, JUST AS MANY OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW, AND I DON'T WANT TO BUY ANOTHER MASTER CYLINDER OUT-OF-POCKET F...
Mileage: 7,500
BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOME LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID WITH NO APPARENT LEAKS. SUSPECT MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO VACUUM BOOSTER, JUST AS MANY OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW, AND I DON'T WANT TO BUY ANOTHER MASTER CYLINDER OUT-OF-POCKET F...
Mileage: 7,500
THE KEY WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH; REPLACED BATTERIES IN BOTH OF THE KEYS AND THE WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARED. ONE WEEK LATER, WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS OR WARNING, I PARKED THE CAR TO GO TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT AND WHEN I RETURNED LESS THAN 1 HOUR LATER, I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE CAR, BU...
Mileage: 50,000
THE KEY WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH; REPLACED BATTERIES IN BOTH OF THE KEYS AND THE WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARED. ONE WEEK LATER, WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS OR WARNING, I PARKED THE CAR TO GO TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT AND WHEN I RETURNED LESS THAN 1 HOUR LATER, I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE CAR, BU...
Mileage: 50,000
THE KEY WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH; REPLACED BATTERIES IN BOTH OF THE KEYS AND THE WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARED. ONE WEEK LATER, WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS OR WARNING, I PARKED THE CAR TO GO TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT AND WHEN I RETURNED LESS THAN 1 HOUR LATER, I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE CAR, BU...
Mileage: 50,000
AFTER SHOPPING MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO FLATBED IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK (PART 48700-9N00A). THE CAR'S MILEAGE AND TIME WAS SLIGHTLY OUT OF WARRANTY (41000 & 41 MONTHS VS 36000 & 36 MONTHS). THE NEW REDESIGNED STEERING LOCK (PART 48700-9N00B) HAS A WARRANTY FOR...
Mileage: 41,000
DROVE MY CAR TO AN APPT AND WHEN I CAME OUT IT WOULDN'T START. TRIED JUMPING BATTERY, DID NOT WORK. CHANGED THE BATTERY IN KEY FOB AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. I BROUGHT MY BACK-UP KEY OVER TO THE CAR AND THAT ONE DID NOT WORK EITHER. HAD IT TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE STEER...
Mileage: 50,137
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY LESS ENTRY REMOTE BUTTON SEIZED IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,0...
Mileage: 60,000
DROVE TO WORK IN THE MORNING, PARKED MY NISSAN ALTIMA IN THE PARKING LOT. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE FOR LUNCH THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE BRAKE WAS EXTREMELY STIFF AND PUSHING THE START BUTTON DID NOTHING. I CALLED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER - THEY IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE STEERING LOCK MODUL...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISE...
Mileage: 44,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BRAKES ALSO BECAME STIFF. THE KEY SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGN...
Mileage: 44,000
I JUST WANTED TO LET THE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE NEW STEERING LOCK MECHANISM THAT IS PLACED IN YOUR CAR WILL NOT MALFUNCTION. I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING THE PART REPAIRED AT THE COST OF 1055.00 NOT INCLUDING TOWING AND WASN'T EVEN HOME 40 MINUTES BEFO...
Mileage: 41,000
ON SATURDAY MORNING, MY WIFE TOOK MY SON TO THE LIBRARY, THE CAR STARTED WITH NO ISSUES, WHEN THEY LEFT THE LIBRARY SHE COULD NOT START THE CAR. SHE CALLED ME TO COME HELP HER, WE CHANGED THE BATTERIES IN THE KEY FOB, I TRIED TO JUMP-START THE CAR, I CHECKED THE FUSES, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I MAD...
ON SATURDAY MORNING, MY WIFE TOOK MY SON TO THE LIBRARY, THE CAR STARTED WITH NO ISSUES, WHEN THEY LEFT THE LIBRARY SHE COULD NOT START THE CAR. SHE CALLED ME TO COME HELP HER, WE CHANGED THE BATTERIES IN THE KEY FOB, I TRIED TO JUMP-START THE CAR, I CHECKED THE FUSES, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I MAD...
MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO START THE CARS IN THE MORNING BEFORE WORK. THE NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. THE BRAKE WAS FIRMLY PUSHED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. WE HAVE REPLACED THE KEY FOB BATTERIES AND THE FUSE FOR THE ENGINE STARTER. THE KEY FOB LOCKS AND UNLOCKS THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CAR WILL NOT S...
Mileage: 60,000
WIFE'S 2009 ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. AS OTHERS HAVE STATED, THE LITTLE KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR DEALER, AND THEY TOLD US THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL HAD FAILED. HAVING NO CHOICE, WE THEN ORDERED THE PART, ONLY THEN TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY CO...
Mileage: 34,000
WIFE'S 2009 ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. AS OTHERS HAVE STATED, THE LITTLE KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR DEALER, AND THEY TOLD US THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL HAD FAILED. HAVING NO CHOICE, WE THEN ORDERED THE PART, ONLY THEN TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY CO...
Mileage: 34,000
I PARKED THE CAR AND LOCKED IT WITH INTELLIGENT KEY. CAME BACK, WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, USED THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. WHILE INSIDE, THE DASHBOARD HAD TWO WARNING LIGHTS ON: KEY LIGHT(YELLOW) TO THE FAR LEFT CORNER AND FLASHING SECURITY LIGHT(RED) TO THE FAR RIGHT. THE CAR...
Mileage: 73,800
I PARKED THE CAR AND LOCKED IT WITH INTELLIGENT KEY. CAME BACK, WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, USED THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. WHILE INSIDE, THE DASHBOARD HAD TWO WARNING LIGHTS ON: KEY LIGHT(YELLOW) TO THE FAR LEFT CORNER AND FLASHING SECURITY LIGHT(RED) TO THE FAR RIGHT. THE CAR...
Mileage: 73,800
I PARKED THE CAR AND LOCKED IT WITH INTELLIGENT KEY. CAME BACK, WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, USED THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. WHILE INSIDE, THE DASHBOARD HAD TWO WARNING LIGHTS ON: KEY LIGHT(YELLOW) TO THE FAR LEFT CORNER AND FLASHING SECURITY LIGHT(RED) TO THE FAR RIGHT. THE CAR...
Mileage: 73,800
ON A REGULAR DAY, I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK IN THE MORNING. AND IT WAS PARKED AT MY WORKPLACE PARKING LOT (LUCKILY). IN THE EVENING, MY KEYLESS ENTRY GOT ME INSIDE THE CAR. BUT THE BRAKES WOULDN'T ENGAGE AND OFCOURSE, THE PUSH BUTTON WOULDN'T START THE CAR. THERE IS AN AMBER LIGHT WITH A KEY SIGN INSI...
Mileage: 26,000
ON A REGULAR DAY, I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK IN THE MORNING. AND IT WAS PARKED AT MY WORKPLACE PARKING LOT (LUCKILY). IN THE EVENING, MY KEYLESS ENTRY GOT ME INSIDE THE CAR. BUT THE BRAKES WOULDN'T ENGAGE AND OFCOURSE, THE PUSH BUTTON WOULDN'T START THE CAR. THERE IS AN AMBER LIGHT WITH A KEY SIGN INSI...
Mileage: 26,000
ON A REGULAR DAY, I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK IN THE MORNING. AND IT WAS PARKED AT MY WORKPLACE PARKING LOT (LUCKILY). IN THE EVENING, MY KEYLESS ENTRY GOT ME INSIDE THE CAR. BUT THE BRAKES WOULDN'T ENGAGE AND OFCOURSE, THE PUSH BUTTON WOULDN'T START THE CAR. THERE IS AN AMBER LIGHT WITH A KEY SIGN INSI...
Mileage: 26,000
THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS DRIVING INTO WORK IN THE MORNING. END OF WORK DAY, RETURN TO THE CAR TO FIND OUT THAT IT WOULDN'T START. THE AMBER LIGHT WITH "INTELLIGENT KEY" LOGO HAD TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS IMMOBILIZED. CHECKED THE BATTERY OF THE INTELLIGENT KEY AND IT WAS PERFECTLY OPERATIONAL....
Mileage: 26,200
THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS DRIVING INTO WORK IN THE MORNING. END OF WORK DAY, RETURN TO THE CAR TO FIND OUT THAT IT WOULDN'T START. THE AMBER LIGHT WITH "INTELLIGENT KEY" LOGO HAD TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS IMMOBILIZED. CHECKED THE BATTERY OF THE INTELLIGENT KEY AND IT WAS PERFECTLY OPERATIONAL....
Mileage: 26,200
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT CRANK. IT WAS FINE WHEN I DROVE IT TO WORK. WHEN I WENT TO GO HOME, IT WOULD NOT CRANK AND A YELLOW LIGHT WITH A KEY CAME ON. I HAVE TO GET MY CAR TOWED TOMORROW BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING LOCK WENT OUT. I'VE NOTICED THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. THIS ...
Mileage: 35,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE ...
Mileage: 50,126
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 65,000
I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR FROM HOME TO THE GAS STATION APPROX. 5 MILES FROM HOME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS AND UPON STARTING THE CAR TO LEAVE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. A RED KEY LIGHT CAME ON IN DASH.CAR USED TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. IT WAS THERE THAT IT WAS FOUND TO BE A STEERING LO...
Mileage: 71,000
I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR FROM HOME TO THE GAS STATION APPROX. 5 MILES FROM HOME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS AND UPON STARTING THE CAR TO LEAVE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. A RED KEY LIGHT CAME ON IN DASH.CAR USED TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. IT WAS THERE THAT IT WAS FOUND TO BE A STEERING LO...
Mileage: 71,000
I DROVE TO WORK, AND PARKED MY CAR. 8 HOURS LATER, I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME. TRIED STARTING IT, BUT THE KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, THE BRAKE WOULDN'T PUSH IN, AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT NEEDED T...
Mileage: 48,132
I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN THE FREEZING RAIN/SLEET THIS PAST SATURDAY. AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS OF TRYING EVERYTHING, MY CAR WAS PLACED ON A ROLL BACK AND TOOK TO A LOCAL GARAGE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT AND WOULD BE BETWEEN $600-$800 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE P...
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED...
Mileage: 71,996
CAR WAS FOUND TO NOT START. BATTERY HAD POWER, NO OTHER OBVIOUS ISSUES. CAR WAS INOPERABLE FOR THE WEEKEND. TOWED VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. BATTERY TESTED LOW AND WAS LATER REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE STEERING LOCK WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BATTERY REPLACEMENT IS UNDE...
Mileage: 69,581
CAR WAS FOUND TO NOT START. BATTERY HAD POWER, NO OTHER OBVIOUS ISSUES. CAR WAS INOPERABLE FOR THE WEEKEND. TOWED VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. BATTERY TESTED LOW AND WAS LATER REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE STEERING LOCK WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BATTERY REPLACEMENT IS UNDE...
Mileage: 69,581
DROVE TO WORK IN THE MORNING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. TRIED TO START MY CAR AT THE END OF THE DAY. CAR WOULD NOT START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SUGGESTED TRYING MY OTHER KEY FOB. I HAD SOMEONE BRING THAT TO ME, BUT THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T START. WITH ...
Mileage: 75,173
I WOKE UP FOR WORK AND WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START, I NOTICED THERE WAS A RED KEY LIGHT ON SO I WENT TO CHANGE THE BATTERY FOR THE KEY AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. I LOOKED THROUGH MY OWNERS MANUAL TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I WAS MISSING AND NO LUCK! I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOW...
Mileage: 53,550
LAST SUNDAY MY VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START WITH THE FOB KEY. HAD CAR TOWED TO NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM. WAS TOLD THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND WILL RECEIVED IN APPROX 3 WKS. ALSO, THE COST WOULD BE $930 BEFORE TAX. MY CAR IS 38,000 MILES AND NO LONGER UNDER WARRAN...
Mileage: 38,000
CAR WAS DRIVING FINE EARLIER IN THE DAY, AND CAME HOME TO PARK THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO HEAD TO MY NIGHT JOB, AND CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD NOT EVEN SWITCH TO ACCESSORIES POSITION. CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME SOME TIPS ON HOW TO START THE CAR, BUT NONE WO...
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING L...
Mileage: 29,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY FOB WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PERSONALLY REMEDY THE FAILURE BY REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE KE...
Mileage: 42,000
THE CAR WOULD NOT START WITH MY SMART KEY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR. BUT AFTER TURNING IT OFF TO GO INSIDE, I CAME BACK OUT AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECH ALREADY NEW THE PROBLEM, TOLD ME TH...
Mileage: 82,000
WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR $90. WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY AND MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 2 MONTHS. ADVISED TO CALL CONSUMER AFFAIRS. WAITED 13 DAYS WITH REPEATED PHONE CALLS JUST TO BE TOLD THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE REPAIR ...
Mileage: 60,340
WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR $90. WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY AND MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 2 MONTHS. ADVISED TO CALL CONSUMER AFFAIRS. WAITED 13 DAYS WITH REPEATED PHONE CALLS JUST TO BE TOLD THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE REPAIR ...
Mileage: 60,340
WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR $90. WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY AND MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 2 MONTHS. ADVISED TO CALL CONSUMER AFFAIRS. WAITED 13 DAYS WITH REPEATED PHONE CALLS JUST TO BE TOLD THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE REPAIR ...
Mileage: 60,340
I STOPPED FOR LUNCH AT A FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND AT THIS POINT EVERYTHING WITH THE CAR WAS FINE. AFTER I ORDERED AND GOT BACK INTO MY CAR, I TRIED TO START IT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE KEY LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. AFTER CALLING THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE BATTERY ...
Mileage: 49,960
I STOPPED FOR LUNCH AT A FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND AT THIS POINT EVERYTHING WITH THE CAR WAS FINE. AFTER I ORDERED AND GOT BACK INTO MY CAR, I TRIED TO START IT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE KEY LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. AFTER CALLING THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE BATTERY ...
Mileage: 49,960
THE NISSAN INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WE WERE UNABLE TO START THE CAR. A NEW BATTERY WAS PLACED IN THE CAR LAST FALL AND THE KEY FOB BATTERIES WERE REPLACED JULY 2012. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR POSSIBLE PROBLEMS AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME SITUATION. THE PROBLEM REPORT...
Mileage: 46,900
CAR WOULD NOT START / COMPUTER LOCK / CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR
Mileage: 32,000
CAR WOULD NOT START / COMPUTER LOCK / CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR
Mileage: 32,000
CAR WOULD NOT START / COMPUTER LOCK / CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR
Mileage: 32,000
STEERING LOCK MECHANISM $1200 BUCKS NISSAN BETTER DO SOMETHING. *TR
THE LIGHTS,LOCKS, TRUNK AND BATTERY WORKED FINE BUT THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO START. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED IN TO ACCESS THE PROBLEM. AMAZINGLY THEY CALLED ME 10 MINUTES AFTER IT ARRIVED AND TOLD ME THE ISSUE WAS MY STEERING LOCK WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLA...
Mileage: 75,100
CAR WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE KEY IN IT, BUT COULD UNLOCK DOORS AND TRUNK, AND WOULD NOT START. CAR WAS TOWED TO NISSAN AND THEY FOUND THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL MODULE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH IKEY READER. TECH INSTALLED NEW IKEY READER AND CLEARED THEFT CODES. *TR
CAR WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE KEY IN IT, BUT COULD UNLOCK DOORS AND TRUNK, AND WOULD NOT START. CAR WAS TOWED TO NISSAN AND THEY FOUND THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL MODULE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH IKEY READER. TECH INSTALLED NEW IKEY READER AND CLEARED THEFT CODES. *TR
STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED LEAVING CAR STRANDED. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND CAME OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SO THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. SENT IT TO THE DEALER AND $1100. THIS IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM SO WHY HASN'T IT BEEN REC...
Mileage: 59,000
MY DAUGHTER AND 2 YEAR OLD WERE TRYING TO GET HOME UNDER AN ICE STORM WARNING. THE PUSH BUTTON START DID NOT OPERATE. THEY WERE STRANDED IN THE COLD UNDER A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING. NISSAN SAYS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CONTROLLER CAUSED THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY...
Mileage: 37,500
MY DAUGHTER AND 2 YEAR OLD WERE TRYING TO GET HOME UNDER AN ICE STORM WARNING. THE PUSH BUTTON START DID NOT OPERATE. THEY WERE STRANDED IN THE COLD UNDER A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING. NISSAN SAYS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CONTROLLER CAUSED THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY...
Mileage: 37,500
ATTEMPTED TO START CAR WITH "PUSH TO START" IGNITION. CAR SENSED KEY, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO START IGNITION ALTHOUGH I STEPPED ON BRAKE WHILE PRESSING BUTTON. LIGHTS WORK IN CAR. STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. CAR STARTS WITH AUTOSTART USING FOB KEY, BUT WHEN TRIES TO PUT CAR IN DRIVE IT SHUTS OFF. ATT...
ATTEMPTED TO START CAR WITH "PUSH TO START" IGNITION. CAR SENSED KEY, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO START IGNITION ALTHOUGH I STEPPED ON BRAKE WHILE PRESSING BUTTON. LIGHTS WORK IN CAR. STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. CAR STARTS WITH AUTOSTART USING FOB KEY, BUT WHEN TRIES TO PUT CAR IN DRIVE IT SHUTS OFF. ATT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN ACTIVATED BASED ON THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DESIGN, WHICH INCLUDED THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE SIDE MARKER LIGHTS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE M...
Mileage: 7,000
DROVE TO LUNCH IN CAR. CAME OUT 30 MINUTES LATER CAR WOULDN'T START. HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN LOCK SENSOR WAS DIAGNOSED. REPAIR COST WITH TOW ~ $850. *TR
Mileage: 74,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FA...
Mileage: 45,400
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A REPEAT OCCURRENCE. THE COMP...
Mileage: 86,000
AMBER 'INTELLIGENT KEY' LIGHT STARTED APPEARING ON AND OFF. FINALLY VEHICLE REFUSED TO ENGAGE STARTER AND WHIRRING NOISE INDICATING STEERING LOCK IS FUNCTIONAL NO LONGER HAPPENS. VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TOWED AND RESEARCH INDICATES THE PROBLEM IS COMMON IN 2009 ALTIMAS AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. REPA...
Mileage: 30,500
AMBER 'INTELLIGENT KEY' LIGHT STARTED APPEARING ON AND OFF. FINALLY VEHICLE REFUSED TO ENGAGE STARTER AND WHIRRING NOISE INDICATING STEERING LOCK IS FUNCTIONAL NO LONGER HAPPENS. VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TOWED AND RESEARCH INDICATES THE PROBLEM IS COMMON IN 2009 ALTIMAS AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. REPA...
Mileage: 30,500
DROPPED MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL, WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THE CAR RECOGNIZED MY KEY WAS PRESENT BUT PUSH BUTTON DID NOTHING. MANUALLY USING THE KEY SLOT WOULD NOT START THE CAR EITHER. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND AM BEING TOLD THAT WILL COST $800-1100 TO FIX STEERING L...
DROPPED MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL, WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THE CAR RECOGNIZED MY KEY WAS PRESENT BUT PUSH BUTTON DID NOTHING. MANUALLY USING THE KEY SLOT WOULD NOT START THE CAR EITHER. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND AM BEING TOLD THAT WILL COST $800-1100 TO FIX STEERING L...
I PARKED MY VEHICLE AT MY SON'S SCHOOL TO RUN IN AND PICK HIM UP FROM THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. CAME BACK OUT TO THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE START BUTTON AND BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF, L...
Mileage: 55,000
WENT OUT TO MY CAR THIS MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEYLESS START FOB. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILS. THIS IS A TIME BOMB BECAUSE IT CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE CAR DO NOT MATTER. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START WHEN ENGAGING THE PUSH-TO-START SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 28,887
DROVE CAR A FEW MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD, PARKED AND WENT INSIDE FOR APROX 15 MINS. CAME BACK OUT AND CAR WOULD NOT START. NO KEY LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON DASH BUT KEY FOB WAS IN CAR. GOT THE SPARE AS WELL AND STILL WOULD NOT WORK. PLUGGED IN FOB, DISCONNECTED CAR BATTERY. ALL WOULD NOT WORK. STUCK IN THE...
Mileage: 93,000
THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS I ARRIVED AT MY OFFICE ON THE MORNING OF 1/14/13. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THAT AFTERNOON, THE PUSH-START IGNITION REMAINED IN THE "LOCK" POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO REPEATED START ATTEMPTS. BREAK LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ...
Mileage: 83,514
THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS I ARRIVED AT MY OFFICE ON THE MORNING OF 1/14/13. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THAT AFTERNOON, THE PUSH-START IGNITION REMAINED IN THE "LOCK" POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO REPEATED START ATTEMPTS. BREAK LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ...
Mileage: 83,514
TRYING TO START VEHICLE, YELLOW KEY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND I WAS STRANDED AT LUNCH 15 MINUTES FROM WORK WITH NO WAY TO GET BACK. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THE SAME PART (I'VE HEARD) WAS ...
Mileage: 70,000
TRYING TO START VEHICLE, YELLOW KEY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND I WAS STRANDED AT LUNCH 15 MINUTES FROM WORK WITH NO WAY TO GET BACK. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THE SAME PART (I'VE HEARD) WAS ...
Mileage: 70,000
I CAME OFFICE ON 18TH JAN IN MY CAR AND WHEN I WAS HEADING BACK IT DIDN'T STARTED. I TOWED MY CAR TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID AFTER DIAGNOSIS THAT CAR'S STEERING LOCK CONTROLLER IS FAULTY AND IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED: FINAL CHARGES : $830, WELL CLEARLY FROM THE POSTS THA...
Mileage: 61,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF TH...
Mileage: 51,000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. KEY LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED. HAD TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL, PART NOT IN STOCK. *TR
Mileage: 59,186
I PARKED MY CAR AT WORK, AND WHEN I WENT OUT 8 HOURS LATER TO GO HOME IT WOULDN'T START. THEY KEY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT KEPT SAYING LOCK. MY HUSBAND TRIED TESTING THE BATTERY, ETC. THE CAR ENDED UP HAVING TO BE TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY($2...
Mileage: 46,000
TPMS LIGHT BLINKS FOR A WHILE AND THEN STAYS ON. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 33022 MILES AND AGAIN AT 52033. IT APPEARS THAT THE TPMS SENSOR BATTERIES ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO BE UNRELIABLE. *TR
Mileage: 33,022
TPMS LIGHT BLINKS FOR A WHILE AND THEN STAYS ON. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 33022 MILES AND AGAIN AT 52033. IT APPEARS THAT THE TPMS SENSOR BATTERIES ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO BE UNRELIABLE. *TR
Mileage: 33,022
INTELLI KEY INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING TWO DAYS AGO. LAST EVENING AFTER DINNER VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH OUT OF "LOCK" STRANDED IN 15 DEGREE TEMPS WAITING FOR TOW FOR 2 HOURS. NISSAN SERVICE ADVISOR KNEW EXACTLY WHAT PROBLEM WAS. HE CALLED ME LATER TONIGHT TO CONFIRM ELECTRONIC STEERING L...
Mileage: 26,982
INTELLI KEY INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING TWO DAYS AGO. LAST EVENING AFTER DINNER VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH OUT OF "LOCK" STRANDED IN 15 DEGREE TEMPS WAITING FOR TOW FOR 2 HOURS. NISSAN SERVICE ADVISOR KNEW EXACTLY WHAT PROBLEM WAS. HE CALLED ME LATER TONIGHT TO CONFIRM ELECTRONIC STEERING L...
Mileage: 26,982
INTELLI KEY INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING TWO DAYS AGO. LAST EVENING AFTER DINNER VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH OUT OF "LOCK" STRANDED IN 15 DEGREE TEMPS WAITING FOR TOW FOR 2 HOURS. NISSAN SERVICE ADVISOR KNEW EXACTLY WHAT PROBLEM WAS. HE CALLED ME LATER TONIGHT TO CONFIRM ELECTRONIC STEERING L...
Mileage: 26,982
PARKED THE VEHICLE , IT WAS NOT PARKED STRAIGHT, GOT RIGHT BACK IN TO PARK STRAIGHT, CAR WOULD NOT STARTED, GOT TOWED TO HALL NISSAN CHESAPEAKE, TOLD I NEEDED A STEERING LOCK CONTROL AND COST WAS 620.00 GOT ON GOOGLE AND READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS, THERE SHOULD BE A DEFAULT, A RECALL, WE MUST STAND TOG...
Mileage: 64,000
MY DAUGHTER STOPPED TO FILL UP WITH FUEL AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO START THE CAR THE BRAKE AND STEERING WHEEL REMAINED LOCKED. *TR
Mileage: 102,000
MY DAUGHTER STOPPED TO FILL UP WITH FUEL AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO START THE CAR THE BRAKE AND STEERING WHEEL REMAINED LOCKED. *TR
Mileage: 102,000
VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, CALLED A MECHANIC FRIEND THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY. HE REALIZED IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK AND HE'D SEEN IT BEFORE IN NISSAN'S. WE FINALLY HAD TO CALL NISSAN AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. IT COST US $800. OU...
Mileage: 70,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA - KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAR FAILED TO START. CAR WAS TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED BY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WITH PARTS AND LABOR IS $1,100.00. MA...
Mileage: 64,000
WE DROVE THE CAR TO DR.'S OFFICE. WHEN GOING TO LEAVE, THE PUSH START BUTTON FAILED TO START CAR. ENDED UP HAVING CAR TOWED TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO CALLED UP TO THE CLOSEST NISSAN DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE BRAKE SENSOR, THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THAN WE HAD IT TOWED AGAIN UP TO NIS...
Mileage: 40,906
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START WHEN ENGAGING THE PUSH-TO-START SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REQUIRED PART WAS ORDERED AND ...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START WHEN ENGAGING THE PUSH-TO-START SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REQUIRED PART WAS ORDERED AND ...
Mileage: 70,000
I WENT TO THE VALERO IN CABOT, AR TO GET GAS THIS PAST WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE I WAS TO GO TO WORK, AND WHEN I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, AND WOULD NOT START. I COULD NOT PRESS THE BRAKE IT WAS VERY STIFF AND THE START BUTTON WOULD NOT CO...
Mileage: 55,000
I WENT TO THE VALERO IN CABOT, AR TO GET GAS THIS PAST WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE I WAS TO GO TO WORK, AND WHEN I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, AND WOULD NOT START. I COULD NOT PRESS THE BRAKE IT WAS VERY STIFF AND THE START BUTTON WOULD NOT CO...
Mileage: 55,000
MY WIFE WAS ABOUT TO HEAD HOME FROM WORK IN THE AFTERNOON. THE KEY FOB UNLOCKED THE CAR LIKE USUAL BUT THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE IN HER ATTEMPT TO START IT. THE KEY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. WE TRIED A NUMBER OF THINGS BUT THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON WOULDN'T CHANGE OUT OF THE 'LOCK' POSITIO...
Mileage: 63,000
MY WIFE WAS ABOUT TO HEAD HOME FROM WORK IN THE AFTERNOON. THE KEY FOB UNLOCKED THE CAR LIKE USUAL BUT THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE IN HER ATTEMPT TO START IT. THE KEY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. WE TRIED A NUMBER OF THINGS BUT THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON WOULDN'T CHANGE OUT OF THE 'LOCK' POSITIO...
Mileage: 63,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INTELLIGENCE KEY MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CO...
Mileage: 59,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED H...
Mileage: 64,980
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUF...
Mileage: 35,000
CAR WOULD NOT START. YELLOW KEY LIGHT AND FLASHING RED KEY LIGHT ON PANEL. SEEMED LIKE A SECURITY ANTI-THEFT PROBLEM BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE A FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. A $700 REPAIR. AND, WHAT'S WORSE IS, THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS ITEM EVEN WITH MANY COMPLAINTS REPORTED. THIS WAS RECAL...
Mileage: 58,910
CAR WOULD NOT START. YELLOW KEY LIGHT AND FLASHING RED KEY LIGHT ON PANEL. SEEMED LIKE A SECURITY ANTI-THEFT PROBLEM BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE A FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. A $700 REPAIR. AND, WHAT'S WORSE IS, THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS ITEM EVEN WITH MANY COMPLAINTS REPORTED. THIS WAS RECAL...
Mileage: 58,910
I WENT TO WORK ON THE 7TH FOR 11-7 SHIFT. WHEN I TRY STARTING MY CAR TO LEAVE ON THE 8TH @ 7:07, IT WOULD NOT START. THE YELLOW WARNING KEY CAME UP ON THE DASH. THE LIGHTS, LOCKING THE CAR WORKS, THE HORN WORKS. I CALL AAA THEY COULD GET IT STARTED. I CALLED NISSAN AFTER I TOOK THE CAR HOME AS I HAV...
Mileage: 40,000
CAR FAILED TO START, INTELLIGENT KEY WOULD NOT WORK. AFTERMARKET REMOTE START SYSTEM WAS USED TO START CAR AND DRIVE HOME, PERHAPS 15 MILES. NEXT DAY, REMOTE START SYSTEM WAS USED TO START CAR AND DRIVE TO DEALER, 40 MILES AWAY. AFTER ABOUT 15 MILES, EVERYTHING DIED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND HA...
Mileage: 78,019
CAR FAILED TO START, INTELLIGENT KEY WOULD NOT WORK. AFTERMARKET REMOTE START SYSTEM WAS USED TO START CAR AND DRIVE HOME, PERHAPS 15 MILES. NEXT DAY, REMOTE START SYSTEM WAS USED TO START CAR AND DRIVE TO DEALER, 40 MILES AWAY. AFTER ABOUT 15 MILES, EVERYTHING DIED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND HA...
Mileage: 78,019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON BUT TO NO AVAIL. IN ADDITION, THE INTELLIGENT KEY MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ...
Mileage: 42,000
ON 01/09/2013, I DROVE MY GRANDMOTHER TO AN APPT. AND CAME HOME. FIVE HOURS LATER, I GOT INTO THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I MADE SOME CALLS AND RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM ISN'T WORKING. THE LITTLE YELLOW KEY APPEA...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTELLIGENCE KEY MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 73,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 16,501
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INTELLIGENCE KEY MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 85,320
WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE THE CAR FAILED TO START. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN INDICATOR IN MY DASH THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN. IT WAS A RED INDICATOR THAT I WOULD LATER FIND OUT SHOWED A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE PAST THE "LOCK" STAGE AND I HAD TO PROMPTL...
Mileage: 47,000
I JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND IT IS NOT A CHEAP COST ($~1000). I CALLED NISSAN (1-800-647-7261) AND MADE A COMPLAINT AND THEY ARE GOING TO REIMBURSE ME 50%. IT SHOULD BE A 100% BUT IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CAL...
Mileage: 60,000
[XXX], ATLANTA, GEORGIA MY DAUGHTER'S 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DID THE SAME THING. SHE CAME OVER FOR A VISIT AND UPON LEAVING HER CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. MY HUSBAND AND I DID ALL OF THE TROUBLESHOOTING ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL TO NO AVAIL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HE IMME...
Mileage: 80,000
[XXX], ATLANTA, GEORGIA MY DAUGHTER'S 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DID THE SAME THING. SHE CAME OVER FOR A VISIT AND UPON LEAVING HER CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. MY HUSBAND AND I DID ALL OF THE TROUBLESHOOTING ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL TO NO AVAIL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HE IMME...
Mileage: 80,000
[XXX], ATLANTA, GEORGIA MY DAUGHTER'S 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DID THE SAME THING. SHE CAME OVER FOR A VISIT AND UPON LEAVING HER CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. MY HUSBAND AND I DID ALL OF THE TROUBLESHOOTING ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL TO NO AVAIL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HE IMME...
Mileage: 80,000
PARKED CAR TURNED IT OFF THEN WHEN I RETURNED THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DO ANYTHING. IT IS A PUSH TO START AND IS NOT CONTROLLED WITH A KEY. SO THEREFORE WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE STORE AND RETURNED TO THE CAR IT NO LONGER WORKED. IT IS SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO '09 ALTIMA'S YET THEY CAN NOT FI...
Mileage: 83,000
I GOT INTO MY CAR AFTER WORK(12-27-12) AND NOTICED THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH. THE CAR STARTED AND DROVE JUST FINE. THEN THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO START MY CAR (12-30-12) THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. GOT THE CAR PLACED ON A TRAILER AND HAULED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN REPAIR S...
Mileage: 106,000
MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO HER CLASS AND PARKED IT ON A PARKING LOT. THE CAR COULDN'T BE STARTED (PUSH BUTTON COULDN'T START THE CAR) WHEN SHE WAS DONE WITH THE CLASS AND WANTED TO GET BACK HOME. THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT SHOWED ON THE LEFT TOP PANEL AND RED SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED. THE FOB KEY STILL WORKE...
Mileage: 45,000
STEERING LOCK UNIT ON JAN 2, 2012, I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK. I DID NOT NOTICE AT THAT TIME ANY LIGHTS ON HOWEVER 5 HOURS LATER I GO TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT WAS AT THAT TIME I NOTICED THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT. I HAD NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE. I TRIED JUMPING THE BATTERY AND WHEN THAT DIDN...
Mileage: 56,000
VEH WAS DRIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN STOPPED TO GET GAS. VEH WOULD NOT START AGAIN. A YELLOW KEY INDICATOR CAME ON THE DASH AND VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS THE STEERING LOCK MODULE. *TR
Mileage: 75,497
VEH WAS DRIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN STOPPED TO GET GAS. VEH WOULD NOT START AGAIN. A YELLOW KEY INDICATOR CAME ON THE DASH AND VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS THE STEERING LOCK MODULE. *TR
Mileage: 75,497
DROVE THE CAR INTO WORK JUST FINE. SEVEN HOURS LATER WHEN I WAS LEAVING TO GO HOME CAR WOULD NOT START. KEY LIGHT WAS ON IN DASHBOARD BUT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. JUMPED THE BATTERY, RESET THE BATTER, EVEN TOOK OUT THE BATTERY TO GET IT TESTED. STILL NOTHING. FINALLY PAID $70 TO GET IT TOWED TO NISSAN ...
Mileage: 65,000
DROVE THE CAR INTO WORK JUST FINE. SEVEN HOURS LATER WHEN I WAS LEAVING TO GO HOME CAR WOULD NOT START. KEY LIGHT WAS ON IN DASHBOARD BUT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. JUMPED THE BATTERY, RESET THE BATTER, EVEN TOOK OUT THE BATTERY TO GET IT TESTED. STILL NOTHING. FINALLY PAID $70 TO GET IT TOWED TO NISSAN ...
Mileage: 65,000
I STARTED MY CAR TO LEAVE FOR WORK AROUND 6:30AM AND LEFT TO GET GAS BEFORE CONTINUING TO WORK. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE GAS PUMP AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE AFTER PUMPING GAS THE CAR FAILED TO START. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN INDICAT...
Mileage: 70,000
COLD DAY 2009 ALTIMA STARTED FINE. WENT TO WORK, BUT AT LUNCH TIME TRIED TO START CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. FOB KEY WOULD STILL OPEN LOCKS AND WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BUY CAR AND LIGHTS STILL WORKED SO IT WAS NOT BATTERY OR KEY. BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO WORKED. YELLOW KEY LIGHT ON DASH WAS LIT AND STEERING WHEE...
Mileage: 35,500
ON A COLD JAN DAY(BELOW FREEZING) A NOTORIOUSLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA OCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL ACTUATOR FAILED ADDING TO THE 1000S OF OTHER REPORTED STEERING WHEEL ACTUATORS ALREADY POSTED ON THIS WEB SITE. SEEMS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS 1-3 YEAR OLD CARS IN COLDER WEATHER. ...
Mileage: 58,000
THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK MY DOORS BUT COULD NOT START THE CAR. LIGHTS WERE WORKING BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE BRAKE PEDAL OR PUSH THE BUTTON TO START THE CAR. TRIED TO JUMP THE CAR OFF THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY, ...
Mileage: 45,900
WENT TO GO START MY CAR AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. COULDN'T START IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR IN THE MORNING. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE BY STOPPING AND STARTING NUMEROUS TIMES. IT APPEARS THAT THE STEERING LOCK...
Mileage: 27,000
WENT TO GO START MY CAR AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. COULDN'T START IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR IN THE MORNING. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE BY STOPPING AND STARTING NUMEROUS TIMES. IT APPEARS THAT THE STEERING LOCK...
Mileage: 27,000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR IS APPX: $800. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM USING A GOOGLE SEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD RECENT ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA. THIS PROBLEM CAN H...
Mileage: 102,000
9:30AM - STARTED CAR. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE 35 MINUTES. STOPPED CAR, WENT IN THE HOUSE FOR 20 MINUTES. CAME OUT, GOT IN CAR. WILL NOT START. THE FOLLOWING WAS OBSERVED: 1. INTELLIGENT KEY WILL UNLOCK AND LOCK THE DOORS, TRUNK, SOUND ALARM. 2. SMALL "KEY", YELLOW IN COLOR SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON...
Mileage: 78,292
9:30AM - STARTED CAR. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE 35 MINUTES. STOPPED CAR, WENT IN THE HOUSE FOR 20 MINUTES. CAME OUT, GOT IN CAR. WILL NOT START. THE FOLLOWING WAS OBSERVED: 1. INTELLIGENT KEY WILL UNLOCK AND LOCK THE DOORS, TRUNK, SOUND ALARM. 2. SMALL "KEY", YELLOW IN COLOR SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON...
Mileage: 78,292
THIS APPEARS TO BE A COLD-WEATHER RELATED ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK MODULE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE SEEN MORE AND MORE OF THESE PROBLEMS NOW THAT IT HAS BECOME COLD. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART, FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IS APPROXIMATELY $1,000. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/NIS...
Mileage: 41,495
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS. THE MANU...
Mileage: 140,000
WENT TO GO START MY CAR AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. COULDN'T EVEN USE THE BACK UP METHOD TO START THE CAR. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE CAR AND WAS LEFT IN AN ABANDONED LOT. NOT A VERY SAFE PLACE TO BE STUCK. ALSO, THERE WASN'T A WARNING P...
Mileage: 63,000
WENT TO GO START MY CAR AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. COULDN'T EVEN USE THE BACK UP METHOD TO START THE CAR. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE CAR AND WAS LEFT IN AN ABANDONED LOT. NOT A VERY SAFE PLACE TO BE STUCK. ALSO, THERE WASN'T A WARNING P...
Mileage: 63,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MA...
Mileage: 101,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR REASONS WHY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND S...
Mileage: 64,000
IT WAS THE FIRST CHILL IN CHICAGO AND THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE STREET. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT WOULD ONLY LIGHT UP THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY-LESS SYSTEM. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH (A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH "NISSAN ALTIMA INTELLIGEN...
Mileage: 46,130
IT WAS THE FIRST CHILL IN CHICAGO AND THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE STREET. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT WOULD ONLY LIGHT UP THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY-LESS SYSTEM. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH (A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH "NISSAN ALTIMA INTELLIGEN...
Mileage: 46,130
TRIED TO START MY CAR BEFORE WORK AND IT WOULD NOT START. KEYLESS ENTRY STILL WORKED AND LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. TRIED JUMPER CABLES, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER. CAR HAS KEYLESS IGNITION AND WHEN I WOULD TRY TO START IT, A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATED THE KEY WAS NOT REGISTERING. CALLED DEALERSH...
Mileage: 88,399
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE USING THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE STEERING LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MAN...
Mileage: 75,000
THE NIGHT BEFORE EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. I WAS 1300 MILES FROM HOME VISITING RELATIVES. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR TURNED MY CAR OFF AND LOCKED IT UP AS USUAL. IN THE MORNING, I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR TO GO SOME WHERE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START THE YELLOW KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE LEFT ...
Mileage: 49,043
WAS OUT SHOPPING AT COSTCO, CAME OUT OF STORE AND CAR WOULD NOT START. INTELLIGENT KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS DISPLAYING ON THE DASH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND PUSH BUTTON WOULD NOT START THE CAR. TRIED TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE BY INSERTING THE KEY FOB IN THE SLOT - STILL WOULD NOT START. A...
Mileage: 38,700
WAS OUT SHOPPING AT COSTCO, CAME OUT OF STORE AND CAR WOULD NOT START. INTELLIGENT KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS DISPLAYING ON THE DASH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND PUSH BUTTON WOULD NOT START THE CAR. TRIED TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE BY INSERTING THE KEY FOB IN THE SLOT - STILL WOULD NOT START. A...
Mileage: 38,700
MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN MY INTELLIGENT KEY FOB. WENT TO START CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START AND THE WARNING LIGHT STILL APPEARED. WE REPLACED BATTERY IN FOB AND STILL THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER TALKING WITH DEALER WE FIND THA...
Mileage: 125,000
ON 12/28/2012 MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DISPLAYED A YELLOW KEY WARNING INDICATOR ON MY DASH BOARD. THINKING THAT IT WAS MY KEY BATTERY, I HAD IT CHANGED AND THE LIGHT WENT AWAY FOR 2 DAYS. ON SUNDAY, 12/30/2012 IT REAPPEARED AS I WAS DRIVING TO A CHRISTMAS GATHERING. AFTERWARDS I WENT TO MY CAR AND T...
I WENT TO START 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS NOT SOMETHING SIMPLE AS A BATTERY OR STARTER AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO START THE CAR. IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT WAS BROKEN. THE REPAIR SHOP DID RESEARCH AN...
Mileage: 82,000
ON DECEMBER 27TH I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR WITH THE CAR ON AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE I GOT OUT OF MY CAR TURNED MY CAR OFF AND LOCKED IT UP AS USUAL. LATER THAT EVENING I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR TO GO SOME WHERE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START THE YELLOW KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE LEFT SIDE O...
Mileage: 44,000
WHILE DRIVING MY NISSAN 2009 ALTIMA TODAY THE WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW KEY) CAME ON AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE, WHEN I HAD TO PRESS ON MY BRAKES TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR KILLED AND THE RED CAR WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING , WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I PUT IT IN PARK AND TRIED TO DEPRES...
Mileage: 60,250
WHILE DRIVING MY NISSAN 2009 ALTIMA TODAY THE WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW KEY) CAME ON AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE, WHEN I HAD TO PRESS ON MY BRAKES TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR KILLED AND THE RED CAR WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING , WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I PUT IT IN PARK AND TRIED TO DEPRES...
Mileage: 60,250
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,2...
Mileage: 60,250
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Mileage: 124,000
HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 2+ YEARS NOW, LIVED IN ARIZONA AND FLORIDA. I NOW LIVE IN MARYLAND. THIS MORNING WAS SLIGHTLY COLDER THAN NORMAL, WITH SLEET COMING IN LAST NIGHT. MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR THIS MORNING WHILE I WAS AWAY AT WORK AND COULD NOT GET IT TO START. LOOKING AT THE DASH IND...
Mileage: 21,000
HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 2+ YEARS NOW, LIVED IN ARIZONA AND FLORIDA. I NOW LIVE IN MARYLAND. THIS MORNING WAS SLIGHTLY COLDER THAN NORMAL, WITH SLEET COMING IN LAST NIGHT. MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR THIS MORNING WHILE I WAS AWAY AT WORK AND COULD NOT GET IT TO START. LOOKING AT THE DASH IND...
Mileage: 21,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY-LESS ENTRY SYSTEM FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE KEY...
Mileage: 84,350
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY-LESS ENTRY SYSTEM FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE KEY...
Mileage: 84,350
MY HUSBAND WENT TO START HIS 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ONE AFTERNOON TO PICK UP OUR DAUGHTER FROM THE BUS STOP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS NOT SOMETHING SIMPLE AS A BATTERY OR STARTER AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO START THE CAR. IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND DIS...
Mileage: 28,575
ENTERED VEHICLE, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, YELLOW "STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL" LIT UP, PUSHED START BUTTON, THE "ACC" LIT, AND IT WENT TO "START" AND NOTHING HAPPENED! ALL THE DASH LIGHTS TURNED ON BUT NO STARTER ENGAGEMENT OR NOISE. I TRIED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. ...
Mileage: 18,893
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAIL...
Mileage: 60,200
DROVE MY ALTIMA TO WORK, AS USUAL AND PARKED AT MY WORK PARKING LOT. ONCE IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE, GOT INTO MY CAR TO DRIVE HOME BUT CAR WOULDN'T START. BLINKING KEY LIGHT IN UPPER LEFT AND CORNER AND CAR/KEY LIGHT IN UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. HAD TO GET VEHICLE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP BY WORK (...
Mileage: 47,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...
Mileage: 50,400
ON A RECENT COLD MORNING I GOT INTO MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, AT 7:00 AM AND DROVE SON TO SCHOOL. CAME HOME AND PARKED VEHICLE. GOT BACK IN CAR AT 3:00 PM AND CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR HAD BEEN FINE THAT MORNING. PUSH START WOULD NOT GET OUT OF "LOCK" POSITION. HEADLIGHTS, INSIDE LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGH...
Mileage: 58,000
ON A RECENT COLD MORNING I GOT INTO MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, AT 7:00 AM AND DROVE SON TO SCHOOL. CAME HOME AND PARKED VEHICLE. GOT BACK IN CAR AT 3:00 PM AND CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR HAD BEEN FINE THAT MORNING. PUSH START WOULD NOT GET OUT OF "LOCK" POSITION. HEADLIGHTS, INSIDE LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGH...
Mileage: 58,000
CAR WILL NOT START,TURN OVER,OR DO ANYTHING. IM A GIRL AND WAS 70 MILES FROM HOME STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF NO WHERE HAD NO CELL SERVICE AND WAS STUCK THERE FOR 2 HOURS. THANKFULLY I FLAGGED SOMEONE DOWN TO GET A RIDE INTO TOWN WHERE I WAS ABLE TO USE A PHONE AND GET CAR TOWED HOME. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
OUR ALTIMA HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE OUR INTELLIGENT KEYS AND WILL NOT START. THE DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE ALARM WILL SOUND AND THE TRUNK WILL OPEN BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. I'M BEING TOLD THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN SOME NISSAN MODELS BUT NOT THE...
Mileage: 103,000
OUR ALTIMA HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE OUR INTELLIGENT KEYS AND WILL NOT START. THE DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE ALARM WILL SOUND AND THE TRUNK WILL OPEN BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. I'M BEING TOLD THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN SOME NISSAN MODELS BUT NOT THE...
Mileage: 103,000
OUR ALTIMA HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE OUR INTELLIGENT KEYS AND WILL NOT START. THE DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE ALARM WILL SOUND AND THE TRUNK WILL OPEN BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. I'M BEING TOLD THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN SOME NISSAN MODELS BUT NOT THE...
Mileage: 103,000
MY WIFE WENT OUT TO GO TO LUNCH AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE ONLY THING ON THE DISPLAY WAS A YELLOW INDICATOR LIGHT THAT LOOKED LIKE A KEY. WE CALLED NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND AFTER EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM THEY SAID HAVE IT TOWED AS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL MODULE IS BAD. WE HAD IT TOWED AND REPAIRE...
Mileage: 53,000
AFTER OUR FIRST REAL FREEZE OF THE WINTER (LOW 20'S), THE CAR WAS LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON. PRESSING THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION, INSERTING THE FOB INTO THE KEY HOLDER, NOTHING WILL START THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HEAVY, NO LIGHTS COMES UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS TOTALLY LOCK...
Mileage: 33,212
AFTER OUR FIRST REAL FREEZE OF THE WINTER (LOW 20'S), THE CAR WAS LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON. PRESSING THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION, INSERTING THE FOB INTO THE KEY HOLDER, NOTHING WILL START THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HEAVY, NO LIGHTS COMES UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS TOTALLY LOCK...
Mileage: 33,212
AFTER OUR FIRST REAL FREEZE OF THE WINTER (LOW 20'S), THE CAR WAS LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON. PRESSING THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION, INSERTING THE FOB INTO THE KEY HOLDER, NOTHING WILL START THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HEAVY, NO LIGHTS COMES UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS TOTALLY LOCK...
Mileage: 33,212
STEERING LOCK THAT ENGAGES THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE INTELLIGENT KEY, AFTER WATCHING A UTUBE VIDEO I WIGGLED AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL NOT GENTLY AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WAS THEN RECOGNIZED AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. NOW WHILE DRIVI...
Mileage: 60,913
THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY STOP WORKING, SO BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY START WITH THE PUSH BUTTON IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN MY CAR ON. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT I HAVE TO PAY $1100 TO CHANGE THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY. AND MY CAR HAVE ONLY 48,449 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 4,449
WHEN I ENTERED MY CAR I NOTICED THAT THE PUSH BRAKE LIGHT WASN'T ON LIKE IT NORMALLY IS FOR THE INTELLIGENT KEY START. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND IT FELT VERY STIFF. A YELLOW KEY LIGHT KEPT FLASHING AND EVERYTIME I WOULD TRY AND START THE CAR IT WOULD STAY IN LOCK AND WOULDN'T EVEN TRY TO START....
WHEN I ENTERED MY CAR I NOTICED THAT THE PUSH BRAKE LIGHT WASN'T ON LIKE IT NORMALLY IS FOR THE INTELLIGENT KEY START. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND IT FELT VERY STIFF. A YELLOW KEY LIGHT KEPT FLASHING AND EVERYTIME I WOULD TRY AND START THE CAR IT WOULD STAY IN LOCK AND WOULDN'T EVEN TRY TO START....
STEERING LOCK UNIT MALFUNCTIONED. CAR WOULD NOT START. *TR
Mileage: 69,532
STEERING LOCK UNIT MALFUNCTIONED. CAR WOULD NOT START. *TR
Mileage: 69,532
UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, IGNITION WOULD NOT CHANGE FROM "LOCK" TO "ACC" OR "ON". INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LAMP WAS LIT STEADY ON DASH. STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS NOT LOCKED. ALL POWER AND OTHER FUNCTIONS WORKED (LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, ETC). BATTERY IS FINE. INDEPENDENT TESTING FOUND STEERING LOC...
Mileage: 90,521
UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, IGNITION WOULD NOT CHANGE FROM "LOCK" TO "ACC" OR "ON". INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LAMP WAS LIT STEADY ON DASH. STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS NOT LOCKED. ALL POWER AND OTHER FUNCTIONS WORKED (LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, ETC). BATTERY IS FINE. INDEPENDENT TESTING FOUND STEERING LOC...
Mileage: 90,521
UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, IGNITION WOULD NOT CHANGE FROM "LOCK" TO "ACC" OR "ON". INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LAMP WAS LIT STEADY ON DASH. STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS NOT LOCKED. ALL POWER AND OTHER FUNCTIONS WORKED (LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, ETC). BATTERY IS FINE. INDEPENDENT TESTING FOUND STEERING LOC...
Mileage: 90,521
WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. I COULD NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. THE CAR RECOGNIZED THE INTELLIGENT KEY WAS INSIDE THE CAR, I COULD LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOORS AND TRUNK, DOME LIGHTS WORKED. BASICALLY I WAS STRANDED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I PURCHASED ...
Mileage: 68,000
WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. I COULD NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. THE CAR RECOGNIZED THE INTELLIGENT KEY WAS INSIDE THE CAR, I COULD LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOORS AND TRUNK, DOME LIGHTS WORKED. BASICALLY I WAS STRANDED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I PURCHASED ...
Mileage: 68,000
AFTER WORK MY WIFE'S CAR WOULD NOT START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE PUSH BUTTON WAS NON RESPONSIVE EVEN WITH THE FOB IN THE KEY FOB SLOT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT HAD GONE BAD AND IS PREVENTING THE IGNITION SWITH F...
Mileage: 60,150
AFTER WORK MY WIFE'S CAR WOULD NOT START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE PUSH BUTTON WAS NON RESPONSIVE EVEN WITH THE FOB IN THE KEY FOB SLOT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT HAD GONE BAD AND IS PREVENTING THE IGNITION SWITH F...
Mileage: 60,150
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, UPON RETURN TO VEHICLE TO START ENGINE WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY, STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE SMART KEY EVEN WHILE INSIDE THE CAR OR WHEN IT WAS INSERTED ON THE SMART KEY PORT. ATTEMPTED TO JUMP VEHICLE BUT IT WAS NOT THE...
Mileage: 52,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WAS IN PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON DASH. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THEY ADVISED STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT (PART #48700-9N00B) WAS BAD. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON '09 ALTIMAS AS WELL AS 370Z. DEALER OFFERED 10% DISCOUNT AND ...
Mileage: 28,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WAS IN PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON DASH. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THEY ADVISED STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT (PART #48700-9N00B) WAS BAD. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON '09 ALTIMAS AS WELL AS 370Z. DEALER OFFERED 10% DISCOUNT AND ...
Mileage: 28,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WAS IN PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON DASH. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THEY ADVISED STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT (PART #48700-9N00B) WAS BAD. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON '09 ALTIMAS AS WELL AS 370Z. DEALER OFFERED 10% DISCOUNT AND ...
Mileage: 28,000
WENT OUT TO START CAR IN THE AM TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND CAR WOULDNT START. ALL ELECTRICS HOWEVER STILL DID,. STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED I COULDNT GET IT OUT OF PARK. TRIED TO JUMP IT. THAT DIDNT WORK EITTHER. SO WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. THAT DIDNT WORK. STILL WOULDNT START. DEALER CAME AND TOWED IT TO ...
Mileage: 57,000
WENT OUT TO START CAR IN THE AM TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND CAR WOULDNT START. ALL ELECTRICS HOWEVER STILL DID,. STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED I COULDNT GET IT OUT OF PARK. TRIED TO JUMP IT. THAT DIDNT WORK EITTHER. SO WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. THAT DIDNT WORK. STILL WOULDNT START. DEALER CAME AND TOWED IT TO ...
Mileage: 57,000
I TURN OFF MY CAR TO GET GAS AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY CAR IT WOULD NOT TURN ON I TRY TO HAVE A JUMP AND THAT DIDN'T WORK SO I HAD MY CAR TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP, I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR. THE DEALER SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW STEERING UNIT THAT WILL COST ME 1300.00. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME FOR...
Mileage: 51,000
I TURN OFF MY CAR TO GET GAS AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY CAR IT WOULD NOT TURN ON I TRY TO HAVE A JUMP AND THAT DIDN'T WORK SO I HAD MY CAR TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP, I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR. THE DEALER SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW STEERING UNIT THAT WILL COST ME 1300.00. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME FOR...
Mileage: 51,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND NO WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO...
Mileage: 51,300
STEERING LOCK THAT ENGAGES THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THE MALFUNCTION OCCURED WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NON RESPONSIVE AND THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN, INCLUDING BRAKES. THIS IS A THREE YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONE OWNE...
Mileage: 68,880
I STOPPED AT A STORE AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER READING THE INTELLIGENT KEY. THERE WAS NO WAY AT ALL TO START CAR OR EVEN MOVE WHEEL. I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED ON FLATBED TO NISSAN DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE STEERING ...
Mileage: 65,000
CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS STEERING LOCK FAULTY. FOR A CAR ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND WELL-MAINTAINED, I WAS NOT EXPECTING A COSTLY REPAIR JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. I WONDERED IF OTHERS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HOW TO GO ABOUT REPORTING AND TRYING TO GET A RECALL FOR T...
Mileage: 60,070
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STAT...
Mileage: 56,000
CAR WOULD NOT START. INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS LIT UP, BRAKE VERY STIFF, AND STEERING WHEEL NOT LOCKED. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SO PURCHASED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. THAT DID NOT WORK. AFTER READING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET I SELF DIAGNOSED ...
Mileage: 58,000
I BOUGHT MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA NEW AND HAVE DONE ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. THEN I WENT OUT TO THE CAR TO START IT UP AND NOTHING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FRIED. IT WILL COST ME USD 800.00 TO HAVE FIXED. THE CAR IS...
Mileage: 68,000
I WENT BY THE MALL ON SUNDAY EVENING WITH MY 9 MONTH OLD AND 27 MONTH OLD IN OUR 2 MONTH OLD NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 WHICH ONLY HAD ABOUT 21,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE GOT, BUT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENCE, IT HAD 28,000 MILES ON IT. BY THE TIME WE CAME OUT OF THE MALL AND DECIDED TO GO HOME, THE CAR WOULD ...
Mileage: 28,000
CAR WILL NOT START. THE IKEY LIGHT AND THE "RED KEY" SECURITY LIGHT COME ON. THE IKEY OPENS THE DOOR LOCKS, TRUNK. HOLDING THE UNLOCK KEY DOWN RESULTED IN THE WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN. COULD NOT GET THE WIDOWS TO GO BACK UP. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES, REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE KEY...
CAR WILL NOT START. THE IKEY LIGHT AND THE "RED KEY" SECURITY LIGHT COME ON. THE IKEY OPENS THE DOOR LOCKS, TRUNK. HOLDING THE UNLOCK KEY DOWN RESULTED IN THE WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN. COULD NOT GET THE WIDOWS TO GO BACK UP. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES, REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE KEY...
DROVE CAR 35 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHEN READY TO LEAVE LOCATION, CAR WOULDN'T START. INTELLIGENT KEY WOULD OPEN DOORS & TRUNK BUT THE IGNITION WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY NOR THE SPARE. THE BRAKES WERE STIFF, ONLY LIGHT DISPLAYED ON DASH WAS INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. I...
Mileage: 90,200
I WENT TO THE STORE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL AND REALIZED THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO EXCEPT HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND I TAKE GREAT CARE OF IT. BECAUSE IT WAS SUNDAY, THERE WAS NOBODY AT THE DEALE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WE...
THIS MORNING WAS VERY COLD. I WARMED MY CAR UP, WENT TO VOTE. WHEN I LEFT THE POLL, I GET TO MY CAR AND IT WON'T START, SAYS THAT THERE IS NO FOB IN THE CAR. THE RED SECURITY LIGHT IS FLASHING. SO I PUT THE FOB IN THE "DOGHOUSE" THAT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK AS A BACK UP METHOD.. NOTHING.. STILL WON'T ST...
Mileage: 53,000
THIS MORNING WAS VERY COLD. I WARMED MY CAR UP, WENT TO VOTE. WHEN I LEFT THE POLL, I GET TO MY CAR AND IT WON'T START, SAYS THAT THERE IS NO FOB IN THE CAR. THE RED SECURITY LIGHT IS FLASHING. SO I PUT THE FOB IN THE "DOGHOUSE" THAT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK AS A BACK UP METHOD.. NOTHING.. STILL WON'T ST...
Mileage: 53,000
MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ACTIVATION OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM. AFTER FOLLOWING ALL TROUBLE SHOOTING ADVICE IN THE CAR'S MANUAL, I TOWED THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY STATED AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN STEERING CONTROL UNIT IS NOT TELLING THE CONTROL UNIT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS UNL...
Mileage: 51,000
MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ACTIVATION OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM. AFTER FOLLOWING ALL TROUBLE SHOOTING ADVICE IN THE CAR'S MANUAL, I TOWED THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY STATED AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN STEERING CONTROL UNIT IS NOT TELLING THE CONTROL UNIT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS UNL...
Mileage: 51,000
MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ACTIVATION OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM. AFTER FOLLOWING ALL TROUBLE SHOOTING ADVICE IN THE CAR'S MANUAL, I TOWED THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY STATED AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN STEERING CONTROL UNIT IS NOT TELLING THE CONTROL UNIT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS UNL...
Mileage: 51,000
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2009 ALTIMA BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE. IT BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND MADE THE WHOLE VEHICLE RESPOND ERRATICALLY. WHEN STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD. NISSAN APPARENTLY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS N...
Mileage: 77,320
CAR ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION. WAS STRANDED. CAR WON'T EVEN START. HAD TO HAVE TOWED. PART IS SUPER EXPENSIVE. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE ON RELATIVELY NEW CAR? *TR
Mileage: 33,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A PUSH TO START IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISMS...
Mileage: 68,000
I'M A FEMALE WHO WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A DARK PARKING LOT BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED. PROBLEM WAS STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM. $811.00 FOR REPAIR AND 75.00 TOWING. PLEASE RECALL. PARTICULARLY SCARY BECAUSE WHEN I WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH REMOTE TRYING ANYTHING TO GET THE CA...
Mileage: 26,500
CAR WILL NOT START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING THE CAR. *TR
Mileage: 69,500
CAR WILL NOT START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING THE CAR. *TR
Mileage: 69,500
09 NISSAN ALTIMA JUST OVER 44K MILES THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD, BRAKE PEDAL VERY STIFF, THE VEHICLE WILL RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEY IS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AND IS INSERTED AT THE LOCATION ON THE LEFT SIDE ON DRIVER AND IS ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BUT IT WILL NOT START AT...
Mileage: 44,150
09 NISSAN ALTIMA JUST OVER 44K MILES THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD, BRAKE PEDAL VERY STIFF, THE VEHICLE WILL RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEY IS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AND IS INSERTED AT THE LOCATION ON THE LEFT SIDE ON DRIVER AND IS ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BUT IT WILL NOT START AT...
Mileage: 44,150
FAILURE OF CAR BATTERY 18,730 MILES I NOTED A STRONG SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND FOUND THAT THE POSITIVE POST ON THE BATTERY HAD CONSIDERABLE CORROSION. I CLEANED IT OFF AS BEST I COULD AND HOPED THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS HAS CONTINUED AND THE CORROSION...
Mileage: 18,730
BRAKE LIGHTS NOT LIGHTING & PUSH TO START NOT WORKING AT TIMES. NISSAN SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH & SUB HARNESS. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET I FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE SWITCH FAILS YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKIN...
Mileage: 40,971
BRAKE LIGHTS NOT LIGHTING & PUSH TO START NOT WORKING AT TIMES. NISSAN SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH & SUB HARNESS. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET I FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE SWITCH FAILS YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKIN...
Mileage: 40,971
BRAKE LIGHTS NOT LIGHTING & PUSH TO START NOT WORKING AT TIMES. NISSAN SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH & SUB HARNESS. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET I FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE SWITCH FAILS YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKIN...
Mileage: 40,971
MY BRAKE SWITCH AND HARNESS SHORTED OUT. I DID NOT KNOW IT HAPPENED UNTIL AFTER I STOPPED FOR GAS. IF THEY BOTH SHORTED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THAT MEANS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT RESPONDING TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH MADE IT VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. I COULD HAVE BEEN REA...
Mileage: 53,200
MY BRAKE SWITCH AND HARNESS SHORTED OUT. I DID NOT KNOW IT HAPPENED UNTIL AFTER I STOPPED FOR GAS. IF THEY BOTH SHORTED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THAT MEANS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT RESPONDING TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH MADE IT VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. I COULD HAVE BEEN REA...
Mileage: 53,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE TIRES CHANGED AT A LOCAL TIRE DEALER, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR VALVES STEMS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE VALVE STEMS WHO STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS W...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK WAS NOT OPERATING. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND INFORME...
Mileage: 48,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY INTELLIGENT KEY STARTING SYSTEM ,AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON THE DASH.I LOOKED UP THE CODE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. IT STATED STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTIONING. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALER. A FA...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VE...
Mileage: 110,000
I DROVE MY 09 ALTIMA TO THE MALL PARKED IT, AN HOUR LATER I TRIED TURNING IT ON AND IT WOULDN'T START. NO CRANK, AND IT WOULDN'T EVEN GO TO ACC. I TRIED JUMP STARTING IT AND EVEN CHANGE OUT THE BATTERY BUT NO LUCK. *TR
Mileage: 62,203
I DROVE MY 09 ALTIMA TO THE MALL PARKED IT, AN HOUR LATER I TRIED TURNING IT ON AND IT WOULDN'T START. NO CRANK, AND IT WOULDN'T EVEN GO TO ACC. I TRIED JUMP STARTING IT AND EVEN CHANGE OUT THE BATTERY BUT NO LUCK. *TR
Mileage: 62,203
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I HIT A CURB AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP THE ENTIRE SECURITY SYSTEM CAUSING MY CAR TO SHUT DOWN. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY INTELLIGENT KEY STARTING SYSTEM ,AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON THE DASH.HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALER. A FAULTY STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT (PART #48700-9N00B) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS BE...
Mileage: 44,193
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY INTELLIGENT KEY STARTING SYSTEM ,AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON THE DASH.HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALER. A FAULTY STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT (PART #48700-9N00B) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS BE...
Mileage: 44,193
2009 ALTIMA 2.5 SL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENTERING NISSAN'S CONSUMER ARBITRATION PROCESS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE ON NOVEMBER 15, AND 16, 2011 TO INSPECT AND REPAIR A CHRONIC MECHANICAL ISSUE THAT HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST 16 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A ...
2009 ALTIMA 2.5 SL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENTERING NISSAN'S CONSUMER ARBITRATION PROCESS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE ON NOVEMBER 15, AND 16, 2011 TO INSPECT AND REPAIR A CHRONIC MECHANICAL ISSUE THAT HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST 16 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A ...
AFTER ABOUT 37000 MILES I STARTED TO HEAR A "WHIRRING" OR KIND OF "ROARING" NOISE WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED THE NOISE SPED UP AND GOT A BIT LOUDER AS I ACCELERATED. I ASKED A MECHANIC TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND THOSE WERE FINE. AT THE NEXT OIL CHANGE, I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO RIDE IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE ...
Mileage: 38,000
AFTER ABOUT 37000 MILES I STARTED TO HEAR A "WHIRRING" OR KIND OF "ROARING" NOISE WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED THE NOISE SPED UP AND GOT A BIT LOUDER AS I ACCELERATED. I ASKED A MECHANIC TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND THOSE WERE FINE. AT THE NEXT OIL CHANGE, I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO RIDE IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE ...
Mileage: 38,000
I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2 YEARS AGO AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THE BEGINNING, ON TOP OF THAT THE MAINTENANCE IS VERY COSTLY IF YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I TAKE MY CAR TO ASE CERTIFIED MECHANICS AT PEP-BOYS AND THE LABOR IS ALLOT CHEAPER THAN DEALER PRICING, MY CAR...
Mileage: 82,239
POPPING NOISE FROM UNDER CAR. TOOK IT IN AND DEALER FIRST TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL THAT IT WAS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM COOLING OFF. I DID NOT ACCEPT HIS RESPONSE BECAUSE THE POPPING WAS MUST TOO LOUD AND I CONTACTED NISSAN AMERICA WHO GOT ENGINEERS INVOLVED. THEY FINALLY CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS THE HEAT SH...
THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND I FOUND OUT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THERE ARE NO LEAKS AT THE CALIPERS, HOSES, OR ANY OTHER AREAS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 AND 2008 AND THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THOSE YEARS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE...
Mileage: 45,000
BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND OFF ON DASHBOARD. BRAKE OPERATION WAS NOT AFFECTED AT THE TIME. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW, NO VISIBLE LEAKS AND BRAKE PADS WERE NOT WORN OUT. DEALER DIAGNOSED A MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTERNALLY INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS PREMATURE FAILURE SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE CURREN...
Mileage: 34,500
I WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE VACUUM BOOSTER. ON THIS DATE, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON. I INSPECTED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS AT THE MINIMUM LEVEL. I PURCHASED BRAKE FLUID AND FILLED THE RESERVOIR. WHEN I TOOK TH...
Mileage: 42,500
I WAS TOLD THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AT A SLOW RATE. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS NEAR 45,000 MILES. I FIGURED IT WOULD COVERED BY NISSAN DUE TO IT BEING A SAFETY FACTOR. INSTEAD THIS DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME $450.00 FOR THIS PART, I OPTED NOT TO DO SO. ITS KIND OF DISGUSTING TH...
WAS IN A WRECK AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT. *TR
11/29/11 I PURCHASED THE CARE ON 12/9/11 AFTER A HEAVY DOWN POUR OF RAIN I WENT TO GET IN THE CAR UPON CLOSING THE DOOR I HEARD WATER MOVING AROUND AS I DROVE IT BECAME CLEAR IT WAS WATER. EACH STOP THERE WAS A SOUND OF WATER UPON REACHING WORK THE SOUND WAS FAINT AFTER THE WORK DAY ENDED THERE WAS ...
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THIS 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S SEDAN, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON, MEANING THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DISARMED, WHILE A FULL SIZED ADULT WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ON THE MOST CURRENT OCCASION, MY WIFE WAS SITTING PROPERLY WITH ONLY...
Mileage: 16,800
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THIS 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S SEDAN, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON, MEANING THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DISARMED, WHILE A FULL SIZED ADULT WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ON THE MOST CURRENT OCCASION, MY WIFE WAS SITTING PROPERLY WITH ONLY...
Mileage: 16,800
WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE IN PARKING GARAGE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE. STRUCK CONCRETE PILLAR CAUSING AIRBAG TO DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE BINDING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP EXAMINED IT AND ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY STATED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN 3 DAYS. AS OF THIS POINT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. ...
Mileage: 30,000
MY BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. ABOUT A YEAR LATER I STARTED HEARING SCREECHING WHEN I BRAKED, MOSTLY AT NIGHT OR IN COOL WEATHER. I HAD THE BRAKE PADS LOOKED AT AND THE...
Mileage: 8,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECA...
Mileage: 27,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A TREE AND A METAL POLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEP...
Mileage: 16,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A TREE AND A METAL POLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEP...
Mileage: 16,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 88 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL WHINING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE THEN DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCAT...
Mileage: 41,550
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- COPY OF A LETTER TO NISSAN RE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE MERGED ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY, SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND SOON DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS DECREASING IN SPEED, INSTEAD OF INCREASING. THE CON...
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- COPY OF A LETTER TO NISSAN RE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE MERGED ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY, SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND SOON DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS DECREASING IN SPEED, INSTEAD OF INCREASING. THE CON...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FOR 150 MILES, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE TACOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY A READING AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY DECELERATED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT DUPLICATING THE FAILURE AFTER FIVE ATTE...
Mileage: 36,000
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S WAS BACKED INTO IN A PARKING LOT, LOW SPEED COLLISION, MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER. A FEW DAYS AFTER THIS INCIDENT, WHEN TRYING TO START CAR WITH KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM, IT TOOK NEARLY 30 MINUTES TO START. IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE BRAKES BE DEPRESSED TO START CAR, BUT WHEN ...
Mileage: 43,400
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WITH ADULT (150 LBS PLUS) IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND SO FAR HAS DONE LITTLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED THE FIRST MONTH AFTER PURCHASE OF THE NEW VEHI...
Mileage: 25
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. LOSING TIRE PRESSURE. *TR
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. LOSING TIRE PRESSURE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FLUID ABNORMALLY. THE SAFETY WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTING THE FAILURE, THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 11,165
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FLUID ABNORMALLY. THE SAFETY WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTING THE FAILURE, THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 11,165
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A ROW OF BUSHES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE YET THERE WERE NO IN...
Mileage: 39,000
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA POWER WINDOWS THAT WHEN YOU USE THE REQUIRED BUTTONS TO RAISE THE WINDOW OR WINDOWS THEY RAISE THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF KEEPING YOUR FINGER ON THE UPSIDE OF THE BUTTON. SO THEY RAISE UP AUTOMATICALLY AND IF YOU HAVE KIDS OR DOGS OR SOMEONEWITH THEIR HEAD,HANDS OR FI...
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA POWER WINDOWS THAT WHEN YOU USE THE REQUIRED BUTTONS TO RAISE THE WINDOW OR WINDOWS THEY RAISE THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF KEEPING YOUR FINGER ON THE UPSIDE OF THE BUTTON. SO THEY RAISE UP AUTOMATICALLY AND IF YOU HAVE KIDS OR DOGS OR SOMEONEWITH THEIR HEAD,HANDS OR FI...
THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS (TIRE VALVES) HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES IN 33,000 MILES ON MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE MATERIAL USED TO CONSTRUCT THE VALE CORRODES AND THEN FRACTURES EASILY DURING SNOW TIRE REMOVAL PROCESS. THIS CAUSES THE VALVE TO LEAK RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES. SO FAR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY B...
Mileage: 33,000
FRONT WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN ON THEIR OWN WHILE NOT NEAR VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT OPERATING (TURNED OFF) AND WHILE USING EACH OF OUR TWO KEY FOBS AS THE PRIMARY FOB, ONCE WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN HER PLACE OF WORK. *TR
Mileage: 12,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR FILTER HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DETECTED BY THE SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT THE AIR FILTER HOUSING HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL RE...
Mileage: 48,000
HEAT SHIELD ON EXHAUST CENTER PIPE OVERHEATED AND BROKE. PIPE AND GASKETS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT BY DEALER.
Mileage: 17,000
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED. FROM A STAND STILL AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THEN JUMPED FORWARD 2 FEET AS IF BEING REAR ENDED FROM BEHIND. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THEN THE VEHICLE MADE GRINDING NOISES, HESITATED, SHOOK, AND...
Mileage: 18,700
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH JUST OVER 13000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT ABOUT 65 MPH I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST OVER MY HEAD. THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD SHATTERED (MORE LIKE EXPLODED) LEAVING ABOUT A 2 FOOT CIRCULAR HOLE IN THE GLASS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMETHIN...
Mileage: 13,000
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH JUST OVER 13000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT ABOUT 65 MPH I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST OVER MY HEAD. THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD SHATTERED (MORE LIKE EXPLODED) LEAVING ABOUT A 2 FOOT CIRCULAR HOLE IN THE GLASS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMETHIN...
Mileage: 13,000
INTELLIGENT KEY WANING LIGHT WOULD FLASH INFREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND THIS WARNING WARNS OF BCM FAILURE AND THE END RESULT IS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START LEAVING THE DRIVER STRANDED AT ANY PLACE AND TIME. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT BCM REPLACEMENT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBL...
Mileage: 40,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND EXHIBIT TROUBLE MOVING FORWARD. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A FAILURE WITH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABL...
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S - PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT COMES ON WHEN A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN ANY SITUATION. THE PASSENGER MEETS AND PASSES THE WEIGHT REQUIREMENT AND IS SEATED CORRECTLY. WE CAN NOT PRODUCE THIS ISSUE ON DEM...
Mileage: 200
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL GO OFF AND ON WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND BOTH TIMES THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. (IT HAS ALWAYS...
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL GO OFF AND ON WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND BOTH TIMES THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. (IT HAS ALWAYS...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE SIDE AIR BAG ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SEAT BOTTOM AND SENSOR REPLACED AND THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED ...
Mileage: 30,982
PASSENGER AIRBAG (DISABLED) LIGHT TURNS ON EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED (OVER 150 POUNDS). *TR
Mileage: 22,000
PASSENGER AIR BAG DISABLED LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT EXPOSING THE PASSENGER TO THE POSSIBILITY OF NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN A COLLISION. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS HE CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ADVISED HIM THAT I HAVE VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM...
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH HE BEGAN TO FEEL VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE WHEEL MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO ...
Mileage: 12,000
HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT FOR A YEAR NOW. CAR KEEPS ON JERKING AND STALLING AND WOULD STOP WORKING WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN. LAST INCIDENT WAS AUG 15,2010. I WAS WAITING AT A STOP SIGNAL ON A HILL AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME, THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK. ...
ON JULY 27,2010 MY VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A CORNER AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP. A TRUCK WAS APPROACHING PERPENDICULAR HEADING NORTH. I MOTIONED FOR THE TRUCK TO TAKE THE RIGHT OF WAY BEFORE MAKING MY TURN. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, RESULTING IN THE TRUCK HITTI...
Mileage: 8,100
ON JULY 27,2010 MY VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A CORNER AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP. A TRUCK WAS APPROACHING PERPENDICULAR HEADING NORTH. I MOTIONED FOR THE TRUCK TO TAKE THE RIGHT OF WAY BEFORE MAKING MY TURN. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, RESULTING IN THE TRUCK HITTI...
Mileage: 8,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RUBBER PADDING HAD FRACTURED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,000. UPDATED 08/11/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/17/10 THE CONSUMER ST...
Mileage: 9,000
I OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. ALMOST ALWAYS WHEN THE PASSENGER RIDES, THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT TURNS ON, THE PASSENGER IS NOT PROTECTED. I WENT TO THE DEALER, MOSSY NISSAN IN OCEANSIDE, AND THE CONCLUSION IS THAT ALL NISSAN ALTIMAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM -- THIS MODEL CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED SO THAT SENSITI...
Mileage: 19,532
MY 2009 NISSIAN ALTIMA DROVE GREAT UNLESS IT WAS RAINING. WHEN THERE WAS JUST A SLIGHT DRIZZLE MY ALTIMA WOULD HYDROPLAIN UNCONTROLLABLY. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE AND IT STARTED TO RAIN. MY ALTIMA STARTED HYDROPLAINING REALLY BAD. I WAS DRIVING AT MOST 40 MILES AN HOUR IN A 70...
Mileage: 16,000
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 SOMETIME AROUND OCTOBER 2009. WE IMMEDIATELY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE "AIRBAG TURNED OFF " LIGHT COMING ON EVEN THOUGH I WAS SITTING ON THE SEAT CORRECTLY AND I WEIGH AROUND 135 POUNDS WHICH IS MORE THAN ENOUGH WEIGHT TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ...
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL OF MY 09 ALTIMA 2.5S SEDAN IS PRESSED, THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AS IT SHOULD AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATES UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED HARDER WHEN IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALWAYS AND THE AMOUNT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION VARIES FROM TIME TO TIME. TODAY...
Mileage: 4,260
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THAT ANY TIME THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SELECTOR LEVER WAS ENGAGED IN AN UPWARD POSITION TO ACTIVATE, THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATION OCCURRED. THE TURN SIGNAL SELECTOR LEVER INCLUDES THE FUNCTION OF THE HEADLIGHT SW...
Mileage: 26,000
BOUGHT CAR NEW IN 2009. IT HAS SURGED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL THREE TIMES AT SLOW OR PARKING SINCE I HAD IT. *TR
Mileage: 1,900
BOUGHT CAR NEW IN 2009. IT HAS SURGED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL THREE TIMES AT SLOW OR PARKING SPEED SINCE I HAD IT. *TR
Mileage: 1,900
AT REGULAR DRIVING, BRAKES FAILED AT 7500 MILES (WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 47 MPH ON THE 5 FREEWAY SOUTHBOUND). TUSTIN NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL 4 ROTORS WARPED AND BRAKES DEFECTIVE. REPLACED ALL ROTORS AND ALL BRAKES. ALSO DEFECTIVE: DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR (REPLACED AT 8000 MILES), PAI...
Mileage: 7,000
AT REGULAR DRIVING, BRAKES FAILED AT 7500 MILES (WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 47 MPH ON THE 5 FREEWAY SOUTHBOUND). TUSTIN NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL 4 ROTORS WARPED AND BRAKES DEFECTIVE. REPLACED ALL ROTORS AND ALL BRAKES. ALSO DEFECTIVE: DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR (REPLACED AT 8000 MILES), PAI...
Mileage: 7,000
AT REGULAR DRIVING, BRAKES FAILED AT 7500 MILES (WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 47 MPH ON THE 5 FREEWAY SOUTHBOUND). TUSTIN NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL 4 ROTORS WARPED AND BRAKES DEFECTIVE. REPLACED ALL ROTORS AND ALL BRAKES. ALSO DEFECTIVE: DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR (REPLACED AT 8000 MILES), PAI...
Mileage: 7,000
AT REGULAR DRIVING, BRAKES FAILED AT 7500 MILES (WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 47 MPH ON THE 5 FREEWAY SOUTHBOUND). TUSTIN NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL 4 ROTORS WARPED AND BRAKES DEFECTIVE. REPLACED ALL ROTORS AND ALL BRAKES. ALSO DEFECTIVE: DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR (REPLACED AT 8000 MILES), PAI...
Mileage: 7,000
BRAKES FAILED AT 7500 MILES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 47MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL 4 ROTORS WARPED AND ALL 4 BRAKES DEFECTIVE. ALL WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 2 DAYS AFTER DEALERSHIP REPAIRS, A VERY LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING ON ANOTHER FREEWAY AND ...
Mileage: 7,500
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S CVT.....SUDDEN EXCELLERATION.
Mileage: 900
IN A RENTED 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE, LIGHTLY TAPPED A TREE ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THEN CAME TO A FULL STOP. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO REALIGN IT AND THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY CRASHING THROUGH THE CLOSING GARAGE DOOR AND CAME WITHIN INCHES OF THE WALL OF THE HO...
Mileage: 1,000
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT RANDOMLY STAYS ON WHEN A PASSENGER IN SEAT. MEANS THE PASSENGER IS NOT PROTECTED BY THE AIR BAG. THIS HAPPENS TO PASSENGER OVER 110 LBS. THIS IS WORKING AS IT SUPPOSED TO, ACCORDING TO NISSAN DEALER, ANYMORE OVER 80 LBS SIT IN PASSENGER SEAT, THE LIGHT SHOULD BE OFF AND...
Mileage: 3,000
I'VE GOTTEN INTO A CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING 2 OTHER CARS, AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. ON OCTOBER 8, 2009, I WAS DRIVING BY CARSON BEACH, LOCATED IN SOUTH BOSTON, MA, TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING TO EAT WITH A FRIEND. I HAVE SEEN THAT I WAS GOING ONLY 28 MPH'S WITH NO CARS AHEAD OF ME. HOWEVER, I KNEW T...
Mileage: 1,100
HTTP://CLUB.AUTOHOME.COM.CN/BBS/THREAD-A-100012-5640635-1.HTML THE FUEL INJECTOR STEEL HOSE CONNECT WITH RUBBER FUEL LINE THAT CONNECT POINT NOT USED CLAMP ,IS WOULD BE SEPARATED AFTER LONG JOURNEY THE CAR SHAKE .THE SPRINKLE OUT GASOLINE EASY CAUSE FIRE . *TR
Mileage: 9,065
THIS IS EXTREMELY URGENT AND IMPORTANT! I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE OTHER EVENING, I PARKED INSIDE THE LOWER LEVEL GARAGE OF MY CONDOMINIUM. IT IS QUITE NOISY. I HAVE THE KEYLESS FEATURE. I PARKED, PULLED THE STARTER INSTRUMENT FROM ITS HOLDER, GOT OUT OF MY CAR, HIT LOCK ON MY INSTRUMEN...
STRUT INSULATORS, PART OF SUSPENSION. THIS COULD CAUSE STRUT INSULATORS TO CREAK. *TR
Mileage: 2,400
LEASED A NEW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 AND ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 WHILE MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL SUPERMARKET OUR CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF THE MARKET. SHE WAS BURNT ON AN ARM BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING AND SUFFERED FROM A BLOO...
Mileage: 500
LEASED A NEW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 AND ON DECEMBER 29, 2009 WHILE MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT HER COMPANY'S PARKING LOT OUR CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED JUMPED A SIDE WALK, SKIMMED A TREE AND CRASHED INTO A SECOND TREE. THIS WAS VIEW BY A WITNESS WHO SAW HER BRAKES LIGH...
Mileage: 1,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON 12-7-2009. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED ON 12-8-2009. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT NISSAN THE MANUFACTURER HAS SUSPENDED THE ORDERING OF THE PART. HE CALLED THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE OPEN...
LOUD NOISES FROM FRONT SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE AND IT WAS DUE TO THE FRONT STRUT INSULATORS RESULTING IN A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE WHEN DRIVEN. *TR
Mileage: 4,250
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, SHE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. AS A CONSEQUENCE, SHE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANU...
Mileage: 200
PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT. IT OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND DAILY. SO FAR NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS, HEARD THERE WAS THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE 2008. THIS WAS ON A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE. *TR
Mileage: 100
PURCHASED NEW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ON JULY 31ST 2009, CAR DIED ON AUGUST 13TH 2009. DEALER STATED FUSIBLE LINK FAILURE, TO DATE (AUG 19 09) NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER PER STATUS ON THE VEHICLE. IS THERE A PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AS IT RELATES TO THIS VEHICLE ??. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR UPDATED ...
Mileage: 370
PURCHASED NEW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ON JULY 31ST 2009, CAR DIED ON AUGUST 13TH 2009. DEALER STATED FUSIBLE LINK FAILURE, TO DATE (AUG 19 09) NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER PER STATUS ON THE VEHICLE. IS THERE A PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AS IT RELATES TO THIS VEHICLE ??. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR UPDATED ...
Mileage: 370
LOOSING AIR PRESSURE ON TIRES. MADE LIGHT ON DASH TO COME ON. FOUND OUT, USING SOAP WITH WATER THAT IT WAS LEAKING AROUND THE VALVE STEMS OF TWO TIRES DUE TO FACTORY IMPROPER INSTALLATION AND TORQUE PROCEDURES OF THE VEHICLE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS OR BAD O-RING. *TR
Mileage: 250
4 WEEK OLD NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL, TIRES WOULD LOSE AIR PRESSURE IN 1 WEEK. WENT TO DEALER, DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED THE ALL THE TIRE SENSORS WERE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED ALL SENSORS. DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST NOTED PROBLEM WITH THE SENSORS. *TR
Mileage: 1,800
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS ARE BEING DISABLED WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN THE CAR. A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO DIFFERENT PASSENGERS, OF A VARIETY OF WEIGHT AND SIZE. NONE OF THE PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN SMALL CHILDRE...
Mileage: 1,650
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS ARE BEING DISABLED WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN THE CAR. A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO DIFFERENT PASSENGERS, OF A VARIETY OF WEIGHT AND SIZE. NONE OF THE PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN SMALL CHILDRE...
Mileage: 1,650
RENTED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM AVIS LOS ANGELES AIRPORT. LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD A WINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WOULD REV WHEN EXCESS ACCELERATION AND ON A HILL WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND POPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ENGAGE WIT...
Mileage: 730
TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, MY DAUGHTER NOTICED HER MOM'S "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT WAS ON. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE, NISSAN-USA CHECKED THE SYSTEM AT MOSSY NISSAN AND STATED THE SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY. NISSAN-USA DID NOT USE WEIGHTS TO CHECK THE WEIGHT SENSOR, THEY DROVE AROUND WITH A 125...
Mileage: 1,717
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATES WHENEVER A LIGHT WEIGHT PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT ANYONE OVER 110 LBS. WAS MEANT TO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE AND ...
Mileage: 2,500
THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE DESIGN FLAW. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY AFTER 5 MINUTES, APPARENTLY THE BATTERY RAPIDLY DRAINS EVEN AFTER THE AUTO-HEADLIGHT SHUTOFF WITH THE CAR TURNED OFF. I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2500S DECEMBER 7TH, 2008, THE CAR DIED JANUAR...
Mileage: 1,478
I RECENTLY (12/30/08) BOUGHT A 09 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5SL WITH CONNECTION PACKAGE AND WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF DRIVING THE CAR I CAME ACROSS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEREO. I TURNED ON THE CAR AS I HAVE FOR THE PAST WEEK BY PRESSING THE START BUTTON, BUT THIS TIME THE STEREO SOUND WASN'T COMING THROUGH THE S...
Mileage: 720
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IN WHICH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS OFF (INDICATED BY A PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT), WHILE AN ADULT PASSENGER OVER 100 LBS IS CORRECTLY SEATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, SITTING SQUARE WITH SEATBELTS FASTENED. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE AIRBAG IS ...
Mileage: 338
A TRAFFIC OFFICER AND INVESTIGATED AN INCIDENT WHERE A VEHICLE OWNER WAS RUM OVER BY HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A PHYSICAL KEY TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THERE IS AN ELECTRONIC "KEY" AND A PUSH BUTTON START/SHUT OFF SWITCH. THE DRIVER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A DRIVEWAY WITH A STEEP GRADE. THE...