2009 NISSAN ALTIMA Electrical System Problems

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 vehicle. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the steering lock mechanism needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

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 complaints from owners who did get the steering lock box replaced at that time and are again having an issue where they are not able to use their cars for the very same issue. This needs an immediate recall as this shows negligence on the part of the manufacturer as well as the dealerships to notify owners. An owner should not be liable for costs to fix such issues that are the responsibility of a manufacturer. This is also a safety issue as the car is not reliable and puts the lives of drivers at risk while they can be found stranded in unforeseen and dangerous situations.

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 vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to TSB Number: PC516. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

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 failure persisted. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to Nissan TSB Number: NTB17-018. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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 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 turned the car off and on and it fixed it for a while but then then it did it again the same night later on and now it does it randomly

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 unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle remained in the parking lot. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The dealer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

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 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 a TSB NTB10-053 ,

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. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA ID Number: 10119195 (Wheels, Steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised that they could not assist because the VIN was not included in a recall related to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

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 ultimately did a campaign to have this repaired. In November 2021, my Nissan Altima electronic steering mechanism prevented my vehicle from turning on. I researched the problem and learned of the expired Nissan campaign. I never received notification of said campaign. I contacted Nissan Consumer Affairs and started a complaint. After being told by Nissan Consumer Affairs that my vehicle didn't qualify for the campaign, I paid Rockland Nissan $1411.60 for the repair. Soon thereafter, I purchased another electronic part associated with this push button start system. During this transaction, I provided the Rockland Nissan parts employee with my vin number. I learned that my vin number reflected that my vehicle has a key start ignition. I literally had to escort the parts employee outside and show them the vehicle to prove that it did have a push button start. I again contacted Nissan Consumer Affairs. I informed them of my findings. Stated it was unfair that my vehicle didn't qualify for their campaign because the vin shows up as the vehicle having a key start ignition. I sent photos of my vehicle, my original window sticker showing that my vehicle came with a push button start system. They responded that the campaign ended and my vehicle is now too old and has too many miles. I responded that this was not the case when the campaign was active. I also stated neither I nor the original owner were ever notified of the campaign. And they should have covered the repair for these reasons.

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 her vehicle manually and the vehicle still would not start. She then had an independent mechanic arrive to her residence to diagnose the vehicle. The contact was informed that similar vehicles had experienced the same failure. The contact stated that she contacted the dealer and was informed that her vehicle was not under an open recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

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 failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was not available.

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 an independent mechanic who inspected the vehicle and replaced the battery and the key slot to attempt to fix the issue however, the battery replacement failed to fix the vehicle. The contact called a local dealer and was informed over the phone that the failure could be related to the electronic steering locking module and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

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 BROKE ON MY CAR, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO START ENGINE. COST ME $900+ OUT OF POCKET TO FIX EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS RECALLED FOR AND NOT ORIGINALLY DONE. FWIW THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE SAME DEALERSHIP TRIED THE SAME THING WITH HIM ON HIS CAR. I AM ATTACHING ALL MY DOCUMENTATION FROM ORIGINAL LETTER, DOCUMENTS DEALER GAVE ME IN 2020, AND THE 2021 REPAIR AS WELL AS THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR TO GET AROUND DURING SERVICE.

Mileage: 139,000

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 DEFECTIVE AT MANUFACTURE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS CAMPAIGN AND AM NOW OUT $862.46 AS NISSAN DECIDED IT WILL NO LONGER HONOR THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS CAMPAIGN.

Mileage: 64,000

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 NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

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 CAMPAIGN' WAS ISSUED BY NISSAN. HOWEVER, MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THAT CAMPAIGN.

Mileage: 220,000

STEERING LOCK MODULE FAILURE, NO START CONDITION. SECOND OCCURRENCE, STRANDED AGAIN. VEHICLE PARKED.

Mileage: 116,000

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.

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'S TELLING ME IT'S THE ESCL (DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK)

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 SECONDS THE CAR ILUMINATED ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS OFF. I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED AND WAS ABLE TO GO IN REVERSE A BIT TO COMPLETE MY LEFT TURN. HAD A SIMILAR SCENARIO MANY YEARS AGO WHEN FIRST PURCHASING THE CAR, WHEN ACCELERATING IN THE HIGHWAY ND DRIVING STRAIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL LOCKED, COULDNT TURN TGE STEERIBG WHEEL AT ALL. FELT AS IF THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OF EVEN THOUGH CAR ELECTRONICS WERE ON SUCH AS THE RADIO. SECONDS LATER THE LIGHTS ILUMINATED IN THE DASH AND WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE CAR AND STEERIBG WHEEL UNLOCKED. BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES, SO THEY DECIDED TO RESTART THE COMPUTER AND DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL LAST THURSDAY WHERE IT TURNED OFF ON ME WHILE TURNING. EXRREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 74,000

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 TOUCHING IT ITS THE TRANSMISSION MY RMP GOES UP TO 3 OR 4 DEPENDING I CAN BE DRIVING AND THE CAR IS GOOD THEN IT JERKS EVEN WHEN IM STOPPING IT JERKS THEN I CANT PULL OFF ANYBODY HELP

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 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

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 THAT MY CAR WOULDN'T START DUE A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS STOPPED ME FROM PUTTING MY CAR IN THE ON POSITION OR CONTROLLING MY GEAR SHIFT. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS IN A SAFE PARKING LOT BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM COULD'VE CAUSED A HUGE INCONVENIENCE OR PUT ME IN DANGER. NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THIS PART AND CONTINUES TO PUT MANY NISSAN OWNERS IN THIS UNSAFE SITUATION.

Mileage: 75,000

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 TRANSMISSION VERY COSTLY 3000, AND WAS TOLD THAT IN A COUPLE YRS WOULD NEED IT AGAIN. PUSH BUTTON START IS PART OF THE LOCKING ISSUE SO WHY IS THIS NOT FIXED FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM, ACTUALLY THE SAME ISSUES WITH MY 2009 ALTIMA IS EXACTLY WHAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ARE GOING THROUGH, WHY IS THIS NOT FIXED WHY ARE WE ALL STILL HAVING THESE PROBLEMS, MY CAR IS TAKEN ALL THE WAY TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN LOUISVILLE KY. OH ABOUT 45-TO AN HOUR AWAY, FOR ALL REGULAR MAINTAINING, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE OIL CHANGES. LIKE I SAID NISSAN SUPPOSE TO BE SUPERIOR VEHICLES THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE, I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE PRICE OF FIXING THE CAR EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND. TRADE IN ON IT SUCKS, RESALE PRIVATELY DOES TOO. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE, HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ALTIMA

Mileage: 173,789

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

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 WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR BY A MAC TRUCK. WHEN I WAS SAFELY AT A STOP, I KILLED IT AND IT CRANKED BACK UP WITH HALF THE POWER. 1500 RPMS

Mileage: 140,000

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

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. CAME TO FIND OUT IT' A DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK. REPLACED IT BUT SCARED TO DRIVE IT AS IT IS STILL SHOWING THE KEY ALERT AND MIGHT LEAVE ME STRANDED LIKE IT DID THE LAST COUPLE OF TIMES AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME. A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART THAT NISSAN IS NOT COVERING FOR ALL 09 ALTIMAS. THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND NISSAN WANTS UP TO 1200$ TO REPLACE IT. EXPENSIVE COST FOR AN OLDER CAR AND FOR THE FACT THAT IT'S NISSAN'S FAULT FOR SELLING A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE PART.

Mileage: 151,000

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 DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE FAULTY STEERING LOCK REPLACED. THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED AT ALL. THUS, OWNERS OF THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA CONTINUOUSLY FIND THEMSELVES STUCK IN VERY INCONVENIANT CIRCUMSTANCES WITH NO ABILITY TO DRIVE THEIR CAR. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS WHO ARE IN REMOTE OR DANGEROUS AREAS. THIS SAME OCCURANCE HAPPEN TO FOLLOW ME THIS WEEK WHEN AT WORK. MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND AFTER SWAPPING REMOTE KEYS PLUS LOOKING AT ONLINE FORUMS, I REALIZED THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL. THE STREERING LOCK WAS SWAPPED IN 2010 BY NISSAN. HOPEFULLY THIS CAN HELP A LARGE GROUP BECAUSE I'M ABOUT TO SPEND MONEY ON REPARIING MY VEHICLE AND THIS COULD COST APPROX MORE THAN 500.00 IN PARTS ALONE. MY CAR IS STILL NOT STARTING AFTER 4 DAYS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN IT ON.

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, (586) 510-1378) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM THAT RECEIVED THE SIGNAL FROM THE KEYS FOR THE TOUCH START NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 38,000

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.

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 OFF FOR THE NIGHT. NEXT MORNING IT DIDN'T READ THE KEY.

Mileage: 115,000

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 IN 2014 AND WE NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE OR ANY POTENTIAL WARRANTY EXTENSION. THIS IS A $500 PART (EXCLUDING LABOR AND TOWING FEES) THAT CAN AND HAS STRANDED PEOPLE WITH LITTLE TO NO NOTICE. HOW IS THIS ACCEPTABLE?

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 MPH AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL FOR AT LEAST 30-60 SECONDS. THE SPEED THEN DROPPED AGAIN TO 30-40 MPH FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES UNTIL IT WOULD TAKE OFF AGAIN. IT WOULD ACCELERATE FOR ONLY ABOUT 30-60 SECONDS THEN WOULD LOSE POWER AGAIN AND WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 30-40 MPH. TRIED TO RESET CRUISE CONTROL AND STILL WOULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. IF TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE IN NORMAL TRAFFIC, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT VERY EASILY. THIS HAPPENED LATE AT NIGHT WITH NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME.

Mileage: 120,000

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 $150 WARRANTY FEE? I HAD IT TOWED TO CARMAX NORCROSS MONDAY MORNING. IT'S WEDNESDAY. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 5 DAYS NOW!!! [XXX] SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 ALLOWING THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS SENSOR DISARMS THE WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM FROM WORKING PROPERLY WHICH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

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

ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. WOULD NOT START. STRANDING WIFE IN 0 DEGREE TEMPERATURES.

Mileage: 120,000

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

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

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

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 WHEN BYPASSED.THE ISSUE IS EITHER THE CLUTCH SPECIFICALLY OR THE COMPRESSOR IS BAD. HERE RECENTLY, I HAVE NOTICED A "JERKING" MOTION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS WILL BE THE SHIFT SOLENOID OR THE CVT. CVT FLUID IS GOOD. THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITH 2009 ALTIMAS FOR OVER 8 YEARS NOW. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? WHAT IS REQUIRED TO GET A RECALL IN EFFECT? THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING CVTS, START/STOP PROCEDURES, AND AC PROBLEMS, BUT NOT ONE RECALL CONCERNING THIS HAS HAPPENED. NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP.

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

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 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ *CN

Mileage: 88,000

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 TO CHARGE IN THE BATTERY PORT. I WENT TO PICK UP MY FAMILY WENT TO START THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO RECOGNITION.

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. ON THE DASH CLUSTER, AN AMBER COLORED "KEY" LIGHT LIT UP. THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION GLOWED ORANGE WHILE THE RING AROUND IT SAID "LOCK;" NOTHING SEEMED TO ALLOW THE CAR TO START. IT WAS AS IF THE KEY FOB WAS NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE CAR. EVEN THOUGH I WAS REPEATEDLY ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS REMOTELY FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE (THE CR2025 BATTERY INSIDE WAS NOT DEAD...) AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD WORK (THE CAR BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD EITHER...), THE CAR REFUSED TO START. I CONSULTED THE MANUAL AND VERIFIED THAT THE KEY FOB WAS INSERTED CORRECTLY INTO THE SLOT TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN - STILL, THE CAR REFUSED TO START. I CALLED AAA TO REQUEST A TOW SINCE NOTHING SEEMED TO LET ME START THE CAR. FOR THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF I SAT IN BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WHILE I WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK I CALLED FOR TO ARRIVE. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED. MY SPOUSE MET ME AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE OTHER KEY FOB SO WE COULD TEST WHETHER MY KEY WAS THE ONLY AFFECTED FOB; UNFORTUNATELY, THE OTHER KEY FOB DID NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START EITHER. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, OTHERS HAVE BEEN STRANDED TOO: HTTPS://2009NISSANALTIMARECALL.WORDPRESS.COM/2013/04/08/VICTORY-2009-NISSAN-ALTIMA-STEERING-LOCK-VOLUNTARY-RECALL/ WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME SHE HAD SEEN MANY SIMILAR FAILURES ON OTHER 2009 ALTIMAS - SHE ALSO TOLD ME IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNLESS IT WAS FIXED FOR $1,200. NISSAN'S CARLOS GHOSN LEFT ME STRANDED WITH A BROKEN VEHICLE AND I AM NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER... I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN.

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 PARKING LOT! I AM HEARING THERE WAS A RECALL THAT WAS AMENDED IN JANUARY 2016. I DON'T HAVE OVER $10000. FOR THIS REPAIR THAT COULD HAVE TAKEN MY LIFE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF BEING STRANDED AGAIN!

Mileage: 157,000

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

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 WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THIS COST ME 1124.00 DOLLARS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN A FACTORY RECALL. THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR ONLY HAD 68428 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT

Mileage: 68,428

MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AFTER FUELING AT A GAS PUMP.

Mileage: 121,000

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 KEY FOB IN THE EMERGENCY SOCKET THAT IS SUPPOSED TO START THE CAR IN CASE THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB DIES. STILL NOTHING. I HAD MY BROTHER BRING ME A NEW BATTERY FOR THE KEY FOB. STILL NOTHING. HE TOOK ME HOME. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, MANY MANY OTHERS WITH NISSANS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THE CULPRIT IS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MODULE. IT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL AND YOU CANNOT START THE CAR WHEN IT IS LOCKED. I WENT BACK TO THE CAR TORE THE PANEL APART AND LOCATED THE STEERING LOCK. THE RESEARCH I DID SAID THAT SOMETIMES YOU COULD GET IT TO RELEASE THE LOCK PIN IF YOU TAP ON IT WITH HAMMER. SO I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE WHILE HOLDING IN THE START BUTTON AND TAPPING ON THE STEERING LOCK MODULE. AFTER 20 MINUTES OF BANGING ON THE MODULE IT DISENGAGED ENOUGH TO START THE CAR. I DROVE IT HOME AND SHUT IT OFF. IT WON'T START AGAIN. NISSAN SAYS THE WARRANTY RAN OUT JAN. 1ST, 2016. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $679.51 JUST FOR THE PART NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THAT IS RIDICULOUS! WHAT IF I WERE SOMEWHERE REMOTE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START? I COULD HAVE FROZE TO DEATH. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AS IT SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO 1000S OF PEOPLE.

Mileage: 86,000

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 SAME ISSUE, I AM APPALLED TO FIND THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN NOR WILL ANYONE THAT KNOWS ME AS THEY'VE WITNESSED ALL ISSUES OCCUR WITH ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY ON NISSAN'S ACCOUNT.

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. AFTER TAPPING THE UNIT BELOW THE STEERING WHEEL, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO LOCK AND START THE CAR. THEN, 2 DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO TAP IT TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN BUT THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME IN ANY PLACE LEAVING YOU STRANDED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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 BUTTON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE A SOUND. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE IN ORDER TO REMOVE IT FROM THE PARKING LOT. AS I WAS GOING THROUGH THE MANUAL I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE STEERING IGNITION LOCK THAT WAS CAUSING THIS ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION. I'M A 24 YEAR OLD PREGNANT WOMAN AND THIS IS REALLY UNSAFE. I WAS READING ONLINE AND IT SAID THAT NISSAN GAVE A 6 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE DEALER WHILE I WAS PAYING IT OFF AND NOW THAT THE ISSUE HAS POPPED OUT BEING 2017 THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED IN 2015 AND IT WILL COST ME $1,200 TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

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 REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,122....UPDATED 05/19/17 *BF *CN

Mileage: 85,122

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

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 ON MY PARKED CAR, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE DID NOT TURNOVER OR MAKE ANY NOISE SUGGESTING IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO. I HAD DRIVEN THIS CAR 8 HOURS PRIOR AND SAW NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD OR ABNORMAL NOISES INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN IMPENDING ISSUE. AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND HAVING THE CAR EVALUATED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, I DISCOVERED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN HAVING THIS OCCUR, AS THERE HAD BEEN OTHER NISSANS AND INFINITIS FROM THAT YEAR THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE ESCL (ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK) UNIT. NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME SITUATION AS ME AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY/NIGHT AND LOCATIONS. THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK TO PEOPLE WHO OPERATE THIS CAR. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE, AT ANY TIME, AND IN ANY WEATHER. LUCKILY I WAS IN A SAFE AREA AT THE TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME, BUT I FEAR FOR ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS THIS OCCUR IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION OR IN UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEMATIC CAR PART, REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, THAT HAS OBVIOUSLY GIVEN SEVERAL PEOPLE ISSUES AND CAN LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED SOMEWHERE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

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 NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS NEVER ADVERTISED TO CONSUMERS AND WAS NOT A RECALL BUT THE EXTENDED REPAIR WARRANTY WAS AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 25 2016. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND I'M UNSAFE ALSO PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAVE ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER TO ME. CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU. * INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 YEAR FOR ME. I WAS TERRIFIED BEING STUCK WITH NO RIDE. IT TOOK ME AN HOUR TO FIND SOMEONE TO PICK ME UP. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR OVERNIGHT. IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WHY WAS THE WARRANTY SHORTENED? OR WHY IS THERE NOT A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THIS PART? BEING STRANDED FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS THE MANUFACTURERS FAULT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE SCARED IN MY LIFE THAN I WAS LAST NIGHT. I SAT IN MY CAR WAITING FOR A TOW. I AM A FEMALE AND I HAD MULTIPLE MEN APPROACH MY CAR. TERRIFIED. UNSAFE. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MUCH WORSE BUT IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND UNDER WARRANTY.

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 MIGHT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET AND THIS BEEN A OLD PROBLEM THAT I NEVER WAS MENTIONED BY MY SERVICE DEALER. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

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 LIGHTS IN THE DASH, HORN, OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND ALARM. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK. THIS NEEDS TO BE AN ACTIVE RECALL AND OWNERS REIMBURSED FOR THE WORK INVOLVED!!!

Mileage: 91,000

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 TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE TEAM INFORMED ME THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM HAD FAILED. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I FOUND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PART BUT IT HAD EXPIRED. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS PART AND REIMBURSE PEOPLE WHO HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED.

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 SO THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED SO COULD NOT BE STEERED, COULD NOT BE PUSHED DUE TO THE CAR BEING LOCKED IN PARK. NO ACCESSORIES FUNCTIONED INSIDE THE CAR. THE REMOTE FUNCTIONS ON THE KEY FOB ALL WORKED, DOOR LOCKS, TRUNK RELEASE, PANIC BUTTON, BUT THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS A COMPLETE FAIL. THERE IS NO BYPASS FOR THE AVERAGE CONSUMER. WHILE IT IS CERTAINLY INCONVENIENT, IT COULD ALSO BE DANGEROUS IF THE CAR WAS TO HAVE BEEN SHUT OFF IN A REMOTE AREA, IN SEVER COLD OR BESIDE A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY POINT OF FAILURE, PARKED ON A SIDE STREET. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS AT A RELATIVES HOME AS THE TEMPERATURE WAS -3 WITH A WIND CHILL OF -15. NISSAN REALIZED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WAS FAULTY AND ORIGINALLY OFFERED A FREE REPLACEMENT FOR THIS PART WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO COST BETWEEN $500-$900, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THEY HAVE RESCINDED THAT OFFER AS OF JANUARY OF 2016.

Mileage: 49,150

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 SITUATION HAD CAUSED BY FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL). THE ONLY OPTION WE HAVE RIGHT NOW TO GET YOUR CAR TOWED TO DEAL SHIP AND PAY WELL OVER $1100. EVEN THOUGH THIS NISSAN FAULT FOR CHOOSING TO USE THE FAULTY PART. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNFAIR ON THEIR PART. PLEASE ADVICE US AS WHAT CAN WE DO TO HAVE NISSAN TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THIS FAULTY PART REPLACED.

Mileage: 98,000

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 THIS ON THE INTERNET BUT NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THIS CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS. THEY SHOULD EITHER REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART OF JUST REPLACE THE CAR.

Mileage: 80,000

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 CAN BE DONE TO THE CAR!

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 ISSUE, IF SOMEONE WAS UNABLE TO START THEIR CAR IN A FREEZING SITUATION THEY COULD DIE. OR IF I WAS NEEDING TO GET A FAMILY MEMBER TO THE HOSPITAL I WOULD BE UNABLE TO.

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

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 2010 MODELS HOWEVER I AM OUT OF LUCK SINCE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD BE PART OF A NATIONAL RECALL AND CONSUMERS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR FIXES AND TOWING COST. CURRENTLY NISSAN WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE UNTIL IT IS OCCURRING WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO WAIT TO BE STRANDED SOME WHERE AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE. I AM LUCKY THAT ME AND MY WIFE ARE HANDY AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART THE CARD BY LITERALLY HAMMERING ON THE ESCL UNTIL IT UNLOCKED. IF WE HAD KIDS OR WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EMERGENCY THIS WOULD BE GATHERING NATIONAL NEWS ATTENTION ON HOW NISSAN KNEW ABOUT A DEFECTIVE PIECE AND (EVEN REPLACING IT IN THE NEXT YEARS MODEL). I WOULD APPRECIATE ANYONE'S HELP IF BRINGING AWARENESS OF NISSAN'S NEGLIGENCE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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 MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

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 THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER CAUSE THEY KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THEY SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR A WELL KNOWN DEFECT INDEFINITELY. IF THIS HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IS A VERY SERIOUS LIFE AND DEATH ISSUE. HTTP://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20150219214832/HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/WEB/ESCL_WARRANTY_EXTENSION/PROGRAMDETAILS.PHP?MENU=61

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 LOCK AND NOW THERE IS NO WARRANTY, SO IT IS COSTING ME ABOUT $900 TO 1,000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING OR THAT SHOULD HAVE A LIFE TIME WARRANTY.

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 100,000.

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 WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS

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

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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. ..UPDATED 03/29/17 *BF UPDATED 08/03/2017*JS

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 A DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL ITSELF. THERE ARE MANY SUCH COMPLAINS ONLINE AND HAPPENS TO PEOPLE RANDOMLY. THIS IS A SEVERE HEALTH AND LIFE HAZARD. ME AND MY WIFE WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR REMOTE PLACES WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPENED AND IF THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A HUGE MESS! NISSAN DOES NOT EVEN HAVE THE COURTESY TO REIMBURSE THE FULL REPAIR AMOUNT. I DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR THE HOTEL AND TRIP CANCELLATION REIMBURSEMENT BUT STILL THEY ARE NOT READY TO BUDGE. I ESCALATED IT TO THREE LEVELS BUT TO NO EFFECT. THIS IS SAD. THERE MUST BE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL. MY CAR JUST HAS 60K MILES ON IT AND I FEEL CHEATED TO HAVE TO PAY $1100 FOR NISSAN'S FAULT JUST FOR THE REPAIR, LET ALONE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES I HAD TO INCUR TO BOOK HOTEL LAST MINUTE FOR TWO DAYS AND INCUR CHARGES FOR THE HOTEL STAYS FOR THE REST OF MY TRIP. MY HONEYMOON TRIP WAS SCREWED UP BECAUSE OF NISSAN AND THEY ARE SAYING THEY CAN ONLY REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PART WHICH IS ONLY HALF THE COST. I WILL SELL THIS CAR AS SOON AS I CAN AND WILL NEVER EVER BUY A NISSAN CAR AGAIN. BUT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS CAR RECALLED ASAP BEFORE IT LEADS TO SOMEONE'S DEATH.

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 CONSIDERED A RECALL WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS. *TR

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 PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR ONLY 72 MONTHS AND HAS REFUSED TO MAKE A RECALL SINCE IT INVOLVES A PARKED CAR. THE TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY WAS 26 DEGREES AND HAD I BEEN SOMEWHERE FAR FROM HOME WHERE MY FATHER COULDN'T PICK ME UP THEN I'D BE STRANDED IN THE COLD TO FREEZE. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE CAR MAY FAIL TO START IN AN UNSAFE NEIGHBORHOOD OR OTHER UNSAFE CONDITIONS. NISSAN NEEDS TO EITHER RECALL OR EXTEND THEIR WARRANTY ON THE ESCL.

Mileage: 107,000

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 WANT $1000 FOR A REPAIR OF THIS SORT? THIS IS CRAZY - CONSIDERING THAT NISSAN EVEN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART TO 6 YEARS - I JUST MISSED THE DEADLINE.

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 COMPLAINING ABOUT. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THE PART WOULD BE $600.00. ATTACHED IS THE PRINTOUT OF THE WARRANTY. THIS HAD ME AND MY WIFE STRANDED ON ONE OF THE COLDEST DAY OF THE YEAR. THEY WOULDN'T CONSIDER FIXING IT UNLESS IT WAS A STANDARD REPAIR. THIS IS CRAZY!!! IT'S THE HOLIDAYS AND NOW THIS IS HAPPENING. GOOD GRIEF!!! *TR

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

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 ON THIS PROBLEM, AND NISSAN GIVES AN UNLIMITED MILEAGE REPLACEMENT THAT ENDED IN 2014, I OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE LABOR IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART, OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN MY FUTURE BUSINESS. *TR

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 IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT DOESN'T WANT TO PUT A RECALL ON IT. IT'S BELIEVE IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN THEIR VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY STOP AND LOCKED THE STRAIN WILL BASIN ONLY ONE DIRECTION I WOULD CAUSE A MAJOR CAR PILE UP WITH MYSELF AND POSSIBLY MANY OTHERS BECAUSE IT IS FAULTY PART NISSAN HAS PUT IN. I HAVE WORK IN THE CAR BUSINESS FOR 10 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MANUFACTURE DO WHAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVE PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN MAJOR JEOPARDY. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

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. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2009 ALTIMA'S AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED UNTIL NISSAN FIXES THE ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN, IF I WAS CAMPING AND HAD NO CELL PHONE SERVICE MY LIFE COULD SERIOUSLY BE IN DANGER. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PART.

Mileage: 109,000

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 WHICH MEANS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING AND IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE. AFTER GETTING IT DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALER, I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY ESCL. NISSAN SHOULD HONOR THEIR WORD AND FIX THE ISSUE AT NO COST SINCE IT'S A MANUFACTURE MALFUNCTIONING ISSUE IN WHICH THE CUSTOMER HAS NO CONTROL OVER.

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.

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 REPLACEMENT COST OF THIS PART IS OUTRAGEOUS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED OR REPLACED BY NISSAN. THEY'VE HAD A HISTORY OF ISSUES WITH THIS AND SHOULD REFUND US THE $1000 IT COST JUST FOR THE REPAIR BILL. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT PEOPLE KEEP GETTING TAKEN FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 94,420

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 THIS WARNING LIGHT IS ON, THE CAR MAY LOCK UP AT ANYTIME. I WAS TOLD THAT I OUGHT BE DRIVING SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES AT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, IN FACT THAT DAY THERE WERE THREE 2009 ALTIMAS IN THE SAME AREA GOING TO THE SAME DEALER WITH THE "SMART KEY" LOCKING THE CAR. NISSAN IS GOING TO REIMBURSE $800.00+ DOLLARS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM, YET THEY HAVE NOT ANNOUNCED AN OFFICIAL RECALL. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING FOR ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH THE RISK OF HAVING THE CAR LOCK WHILE IN MOTION.

Mileage: 119,000

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 REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

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 CONSUMERS. THIS IS SHAMEFUL ON NISSAN'S PART TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO BE STRANDED IN POSSIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THE REPAIR WILL NOW COST HER BETWEEN $1000 AND $1200

Mileage: 56,000

VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AFTER STEERING MECHANISM MALFUNCTION.

Mileage: 85,000

STEERING LOCK CONTROLER IS BROKEN AND ITS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL ALTIMA AND NISSAN DOESN'T TAKE RISPONSIBILITY

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

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

ESCL REPLACED AFTER FAILING TO ALLOW PUSH BUTTON START AND FAILED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER.

Mileage: 120,000

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 DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

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; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

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 HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND BEEN STRANDED.

Mileage: 124,000

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 (ESCL); HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

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 OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. THIS IS STRICTLY A DEFECT IN ELECTRONICS SYSTEM. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY WIFE AND 4 YEAR OLD WERE STRANDED ON DAYS WHERE THE HEAT IN MEMPHIS CAN REACH INDEXES OF 115 AND IT CAN GET AS COLD AS 10 DEGREES?

Mileage: 149,500

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

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)??!! THIS IS SUPER UNSAFE FOR DRIVERS IN THE NORTHEAST AS WE MAY GET STUCK IN A COLD WINTER FREEZING TO DEATH FOR WHAT? THERE IS EVEN NO MECHANIC PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. JUST A LITTLE WEDGE-LIKE THING THAT WOULDN'T DROP TO WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE???? RIDICULOUS!!

Mileage: 96,000

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 A WARRANTY ON THIS PART, UNFORTUNATELY THAT WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND MY CAR NOW HAS THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 12

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 FRUSTRATION ONLINE. IT IS ELECTRICAL, SO ALL OUR PROPER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED MEANS NOTHING. OUR SITUATION WAS THE 90 YEAR OLD GRANDFATHER STRANDED AT THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT FOR 2.5 HOURS. ONCE HE RETURNED TO THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT CRANK. THE CAR IS JUST NOW TO 90,000 MILES, AND NOW WE LEARN THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR A TIME, AND NOW IT HAS EXPIRED. THERE WAS NO NOTICE SENT OUT NOR WAS THERE AN OFFICIAL RECALL. OUR $1000 REPAIR BILL FOR A COMMON PROBLEM SPANNING SEVERAL YEARS AND SEVERAL MODELS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO DO A RECALL!!! IT'S A WIDESPREAD, KNOWN ISSUE THAT THEY ARE ALREADY AWARE OF.

Mileage: 90,000

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, THE CAR SAT UNTIL WE GOT HOME TO HAVE TO TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, MISSED SOME OF SCHOOL. THIS PART DEFINITELY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND PUT BACK OUT THERE INDEFINITELY TO BE WARRANTIED. I HAD HEARD NOTHING PRIOR BUT GOOD THINGS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THEN AFTER READING ABOUT THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE I AM PRAYING AFTER THE FIX THIS WILL BE THE ONLY TIME IT HAPPENS!

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 REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 12/23/16*LJ UPDATED 02/07/17.*JB

Mileage: 68,000

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 ME OUT. MY LIFE WAS PUT AT RISK WITH A CAR THAT WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT HAPPENED IN A RULE AREA OF CALIFORNIA WHICH IS THE SEARNE VALLEY WHICH IS ALMOST ALL DESERT. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE VALLEYHIGH NISSAN IN VICTORVILLE CALIFORNIA AND THEY ARE QUOTING ME $947 TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED.

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 TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND FORCED TO PAY UPWARDS OF $1200 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE FACTORY PART. THEY OFFERED A EXTENDED WARRANTY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, BUT NEGLECTED TO INFORM CONSUMERS OF THIS. THEY ARE CLEARLY TRYING TO GET OUT OF PAYING FOR THEIR MISTAKES AND ARE PASSING THE COST ON TO THEIR UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMERS.

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 OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

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 SENSOR AND THE CAR WOULD OT START AND BECAUSE OF THAT NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PART, EARLIER THIS WEEK MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 35 MILES TO MY MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A STEERING LOCK SENSOR FAILURE. THE COST TO REPAIR THE CAR WAS 725.00. I CONDUCTED SOME RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES ON LINE CONCERNING THE PROBLEM AND THAT NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. AGAIN, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED IN PERSON WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING SERVICED OR BY MAIL BY THE DEALER OR NISSAN. BASED ON MY RESEARCH I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER OR NISSAN HAD THE OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY ME OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. AT THE TIME THAT THE SENSOR FAILED I WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. AT TIMES I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MORE SERIOUS SITUATION IF THEY WERE WITH ME.

Mileage: 78,634

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

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 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 WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM.

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 COST. STUCK OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE AND NOW MY CAR IS USELESS . WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN OR RECOMMEND TO ANYONE. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO LOSE MY JOB BECAUSE OF NO TRANSPORTATION THANKS TO NISSAN.

Mileage: 65,000

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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

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. IMMEDIATELY, ADDED LEFT FOOT TO BRAKE, PRESSING WITH FULL WEIGHT. NO RESPONSE. ABOUT 2-3 SECOND AFTER REVVING/HARD BRAKING, THE CAR OPENED FULL THROTTLE AND HURTLED FORWARD ABOUT 1-1/2 TO 2 CAR LENGTHS; SLAMMED INTO WALL. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY MY CAR HAD ONLY 25290 MILES (ONLY ABOUT TWO YEARS OF NORMAL USAGE) AT THE TIME THE SYSTEM FAILED. MY LEFT KNEE SUSTAINED SMALL GASH FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN I WAS SLAMMED BACK AFTER IMPACT THREW ME FORWARD, FOREHEAD KNOCKED THE UPPER STEERING WHEEL. NOTE: ABOUT 1 MONTH PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, THE AUDIO CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL HONKED THE HORN INSTEAD. THE NEXT DAY, THEY WERE OK. THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN TESTED AT THE COLLISION CENTER AFTER ACCIDENT; IT'S ON TAPE. THE REP AT THE COLLISION CENTER WAS INFORMED OF THE SWITCH PROBLEM FROM THE START. WHEN I THEM TESTED DAYS LATER, THE AUDIO CONTROLS WORKED PROPERLY. ALSO, AN INDICATOR ON THE DASH WENT FROM SHOWING THE MPG WITH A BAR AS I ACCELERATED OR SLOWED, THEN SWITCHED TO A DIGITAL REPORT OF 18 MPG/CITY. IT KEPT SHIFTING BETWEEN THESE INDICATORS WITHOUT MY INTERFERENCE. FINALLY, THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ALTHOUGH IMPACT CLEARLY EXCEEDED 15 MPH. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A SEVERE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; THE CVT SYSTEM WITH ITS SENSORS, ETC. IS DEPENDENT ON IT. MY ACCOUNT PARALLELS REPORTS I HAVE UNCOVERED ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I NOTED THAT OFTEN AN EVENT WAS PRECIPITATED BY A SLOWING, AND A TURN. WHEN I RECENTLY TALKED TO A NISSAN TECH ABOUT THE SWITCHES, AIRBAG, INDICATOR FAILURES, HE MENTIONED PINCHED HARNESS COULD BE A POSSIBILITY.

Mileage: 25,290

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 FOR A SMALL PART AND LABOR. PART: 25320-AX00C SHOWED TO BE AT FAULT. AT SECOND TIME, AUGUST 2016, THE SAME PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THIS TIME, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. I FOUND THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED, OPENED IT UP, AND FOUND THE INSIDE CONNECTORS FROZEN TO THE CONTACTS AND WHAT LOOK LIKED A SMALL FLASH OR BURN HAD OCCURRED. THE CONTACTS WERE SEPARATED AND THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE BURNING SMELL REAPPEARED AND THE PART WAS NOTED TO HAVE POSSIBLY STARTED ON FIRE VERY BRIEFLY, OR BEEN SUBJECT TO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HEAT. PART HAS BEEN RETAINED. PART WAS REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET PART, AND CAR NOW STARTS WITHOUT ANY SMELLS. DEALERSHIP DENY'S PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SWITCH, DESPITE WIDESPREAD INTERNET CHATTER ABOUT SAME ISSUE HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS OF KEY LESS START NISSAN VEHICLES.

Mileage: 120,000

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 VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

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 CALL A TOW COMPANY TO BRING MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I LEARNED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2009 ALTIMAS, BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK HAD FAILED. I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS WAS A BAFFLING AND FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AND I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!

Mileage: 72,554

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 THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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 UPDATED 09/08/16.*JB

Mileage: 70,000

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

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

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 THIS TIME IT WAS NOT TOO COLD. I WAS ABLE TO USE MY CELLPHONE TO CALL A FRIEND TO HELP. I HAD TO GET A RIDE BACK TO MY CAR THE NEXT DAY AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS WAITING FOR IT TO BE SERVICED. THIS COST ME $900 TO FIX. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 134,000

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 BOYS WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, THEN I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 90,000

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 DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL EXPIRED IN JULY 2015 AND IT WOULD COST ME APPROXIMATELY $900 TO FIX. I CANNOT AFFORD 900 DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD BE FIXING FOR FREE AS IT IS A NISSAN INDUCED ISSUE AND NOTHING PERSONAL. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR ALMOST A WEEK, HAVING TO BEG RIDES FROM PEOPLE JUST SO I CAN SUPPORT MY FAMILY WITH THE (2) JOBS THAT IM WORKING.

Mileage: 89,000

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 STARTED DOING THIS I MADE 1YR WITH MY PRE OWNED CAR STILL MAKIN PAYMENTS NOT ONCE WAS I NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL..I JUST FELT SCARED AND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN.IT COULD LEAVE US STRANDED ANY TIME AND ITS JUNE I CANNOT RISK IT IN THIS HEAT.... THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE... NISSAN DID STATE TO ME THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL AND THEIR SORRY BUT IT HAS EXPIRED AND IM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PART... THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE THEY KNEW THEIR VECHICLES HAD A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THEY MADE THEM I BELIEVE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COSTLY MATTER... I AM A SINGLE MOM OF 2 STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT WONT UNLOCK AND READ MY KEY I NEED HELP PLEASE SOMEONE..... THIS PART IS $680+ LABOR=$1150!!!! I BELIEVE NISSAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE ...

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 AIRBAG LIGHT. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ERROR CODE INDICATES A FAILURE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT AIRBAG SENSOR. MY COST IS AT LEAST $2400 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT. I AM UNABLE TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY. I AM HOPING FOR A NISSAN RECALL OR TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THAT MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I SEE MANY OTHER YEARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAD THE ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER FIXED THEM AT NO COST. THAT IS WHAT I AM HOPING FOR. THIS CAR HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. THIS JUST HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE.

Mileage: 83,000

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

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 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,918.

Mileage: 43,918

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

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 VEHICLE BROUGHT TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ISSUES WAS REPAIRED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ESCL ISSUE IS A KNOW PROBLEM FOR WHICH NISSAN INITIALLY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN AND EXTENDED WARRANTEE FOR THAT THEY HAVE SINCE WITHDRAWN. I FEEL THIS ISSUE SHOULD RESULT N A RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS AS IT CAN PLACE A PERSON IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO START THE CAR.

Mileage: 89,406

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 UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 147,000

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 START IT. THE BRAKE WAS REALLY HARD TO PUSH AND YELLOW KEY LIGHT ILLUMINATED FROM MY DASHBOARD. THE FOB WOULD ALLOW ME TO UNLOCK AND CLOSE DOORS. THE LIGHTS WORKED, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS SITUATION OCCUR IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX OTHERWISE THE CAR COULD HAVE BROKEN DOWN SOMEWHERE REALLY UNSAFE. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FIXED FOR $939.38

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 BLINKING AND A ORANGE KEY AS WELL MY WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN AND WON'T ROLL UP AND ITS BEEN RAINING PLEASE HELP I CALLED NISSAN THEY ASKED IF WITHOUT HURTING MYSELF COULD I JERK THE BRAKE AND START THE CAR THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AT NISSAN THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE

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

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

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. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

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 BUT YET EVERY TIME I LOOK SOMETHING UP ONLINE I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL.

Mileage: 78,000

THE ESCL WHEEL LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE TO LET THE VEHICLE START

Mileage: 75,000

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

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 THE VEHICLE AND YOU ARE STUCK. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT LEAVING DRIVERS STRANDED AND THE CAR USELESS. I COULD HAVE BEEN ROBBED OR OTHER. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE STEARING CONTROL UNIT.

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 NOT HEARD OF A HARNESS ISSUE. BUT I GOOGLES AND FOUND A BULLETIN AND MANY 1000 OF PEOPLE WITH SAME COMPLAINT. MY REPAIR SHOP DID THE SAME TOO. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE A CAR THAT WILL NOT START AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS THAT DO NOT WORK!!!!!

Mileage: 107,000

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 SYSTEM TO THE CAR SO YOU CANNOT EVEN SWITCH TO THE ACCESSORY FUNCTION. IT CAN ALSO LEAVE THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE LOCKED POSITION MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE CAR. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND TRY TO START IT.

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 MY SMALL GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME. GLAD SHE WASN'T THIS TIME. HAD TO CALL TOW SERVICE.

Mileage: 66,500

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 ONCE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT REMOVED THE PLASTIC CASING UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRY TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE COVERAGE FOR A MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR EXPIRED FOR THE VIN TWO WEEKS AGO AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

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 THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT.

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 STEERING WHEEL LOCK DEVICE NEEDS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TOW MY CAR IN, PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I ASK NISSAN, IF THIS IS SO COMMON THEN HOW WAS I NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS? I LEARN THIS DEVICE WAS PUT IN PLACE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CAR THEFT AND DESIGNED FOR THE KEY FAB TO UNDO THE LOCK UP. MY CAR WAS NOT IN THREAT OF BEING STOLEN, AND MY KEY FAB WOULD NOT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT WARNING. I START RESEARCHING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS EFFECTED BY THIS FAULTY DEVICE. I CAN'T BELIEVE NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED OR SET OUT NOTICE TO WARN PEOPLE, OR OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WATCH A VIDEO ON HOW TO TRICK START THE ENGINE. YOU PULL DOWN THE BOTTOM OF STEERING WHEEL AND TAP THE METAL LOCK DEVICE WITH A HAMMER. THIS ALLOWS MY CAR TO START SOME TIMES. I'VE BEEN STRANDED OUT OF TOWN, AT A GROCERY STORE, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE ALL DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE DEVICE. WHAT IF IT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT AND/OR DEATH? I'M SCARED AND UPSET UNTIL NISSAN DOES THE RIGHT THING TO FIX THIS

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 WHO BROUGHT OUR SPARE KEY TO SEE IF THAT WOULD START THE VEHICLE: NO. I LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED AT MY PLACE OF WORK. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT I COULD NOT HAVE AN APPT FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS AND THAT THE ISSUE IS KNOWN BUT NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR WARRANTY. I WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT I WAS AT WORK AND NOT STRANDED IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT THE FAULTY PART. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING WITH MORE THAN JUST THE VEHICLE I OWN. A QUICK LOOK ON THE INTERNET BROUGHT UP MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE IN DIFFERENT MODELS. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL NOT RESULT IN A DEATH BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE FORCING NISSAN ON THE CORRECTION. I REMEMBER THE GM IGNITION RECALL THAT DID NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL PEOPLE DIED!

Mileage: 55,465

NO STAR. STEERING LOCK BLOQUED

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 AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. AND NISSAN IS CLEARLY NOT HELPING THEY'RE CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE . WE WHERE LUCKIER THAN SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN WORSE PLACES, WITH CHILDREN AND NO WARNING. THIS FIX IS COSTING US $894.00 AT THE NISSAN SERVICE , I FILED A CASE WITH NISSAN THEY REFUSED TO HELP, SO WE WHERE STUCK ONCE AGAIN WITH OUR CAR AT THE SERVICE CENTER WITH A $105.00 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE. SO WE COULDN'T TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR LESS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THEY CAUGHT US HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER .

Mileage: 70,000

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 COMPLAINTS, THE UNIT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. RECEIPTS AVAILABE

Mileage: 103,000

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 VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,120.

Mileage: 100,120

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. EVEN AFTER THIS ASSEMBLY IS REPLACED, I WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. IF THE CAR WERE TO NO LONGER RECOGNIZE MY KEY FOB AGAIN, BUT WE ARE NO LONGER IN THE SAFETY OF OUR HOME, WE WOULD BE OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS. IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE THAT OUR MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR EMERGENCIES COULD BE UNAVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED.

Mileage: 80,000

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 OVER $1000. SUPPOSEDLY NISSAN HAD OFFER AN EXTRA WARRANTY ON THE ISSUE BUT IT EXPIRED LAST YEAR WHICH LEAVE ME WITH EXPENSE. I TRY CALLING NISSAN TO FIND OUT IF THEY WILL COVER THE COST BUT DID NOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT THEY WILL COVER THE COST SINCE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AND THEY CHOOSE TO OFFER A WARRANTY THAT EXPIRE. THEY DON'T KNOW AT WHAT POINT IN TIME THE FAILURE WILL OCCUR.

Mileage: 115,700

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 OCCURRED AFTER THE 6 YEARS SO WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH STRANDED DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS.

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 NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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 (SINCE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN FIX IT), AND IT WILL COST $1000 TO FIX. NISSAN STATES THAT DUE TO IT NOT BEING A SAFETY CONCERN, THEY DO NOT HAVE TO RECALL THIS. THIS HAS AFFECTED COUNTLESS CUSTOMERS HOWEVER AND IT IS UNETHICAL. THIS IS NOT EVEN SOMETHING THE PERSON THEMSELVES OR ANOTHER MECHANIC CAN FIX SINCE IT IS ELECTRICAL. I DO NOT FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE PROFITING FROM A PART THAT THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE

Mileage: 85,000

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 START. CALLED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK .AFTER MAKING SOME RESEARCH I JUST FOUND OUT THAT IS A COMMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR.T. . I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND REQUEST IT IS ISSUED AS A RECALL. MANY PEOPLE ONLINE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LOCK STEERING ISSUE..I BELIENE NISSAN SHOULD AT LEAST BE RESPONSIBLE OF REPLACING THE PARTS.THIS IS OUR THIRD CAR THAT WE HAVE BOUGHT AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES BEFORE.

Mileage: 107,000

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 TO BE REPAIRED. NISSAN ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THIS PARTICULAR PART HAVING CAUSED PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. THE REPAIR COST $1092.

Mileage: 41,000

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

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 WARRANTY EXTENSION AND NO HELP PAST THE DEADLINE. CARS CONTINUE TO FAIL BEYOND THE INITIAL 3 YEAR WARRANTY AND BECOME INOPERABLE UNLESS A >$1000 REPAIR IS PERFORMED. A CAR NOT STARTING IS A SAFETY ISSUE DEPENDING UPON WHERE THIS ISSUE OCCURS.

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 SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP I ENDED UP AT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MODELS WITHIN A CERTAIN RANGE WITH OF VINS. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND INFORMED ME THEY HAD NOW OBTAINED AN UPGRADED PART TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE. IF THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART THAT PLACES OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES IN A POSITION OF BEING STRANDED AT ANY TIME IN ANY TYPES AREA IT THEN BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THIS PART ON THE VEHICLES INVOLVED.

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 STILL WOULD NOT START. I THEN TRIED TO JUMP THE CAR WITH NO SUCCESS. SO I GOOGLED "CAR WON'T START, 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA" AND THAT OPENED THE FLOOD GATES. I READ TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PART MALFUNCTIONING ON THE 2009 TO 2011 NISSAN. WHEN I FINALLY TOWED MY CAR TO THE DEALER, GUESS WHAT--I HAD THAT VERY ISSUE, SOMETHING CALLED THE "STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION". DURING MY RESEARCH, I EVEN READ AN ARTICLE THAT INDICATED NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAD EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO HELP, BUT THAT EXTENSION ENDED IN MARCH 2015 AND NISSAN WOULD NOT COMPLETE A RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I SAY IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AGAIN, MY CAR STOPPED ON ME IN THE DEAD OF WINTER IN THE MIDDLE OF A COLD SNAP. WHAT I ALSO READ WAS THAT NISSAN KNEW THAT AT LEAST 50% OF THESE CARS MANUFACTURED WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED AND DECIDED TO LEAVE THE CONSUMER ON THEIR OWN TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I VIEWED YOUTUBE VIDEOS WHERE TONS OF CONSUMERS WERE DOING DESPERATE THINGS TO AVOID SPENDING THE $1000 FOR THIS REPAIR. THEY WERE PULLING THEIR FUSES FOR THE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM. THEY WERE PULLING OUT THE PART AND BANGING ON IT. THEY WERE STICKING A SCREW DRIVER IN THE PART TO RELEASE THE STUCK MECHANISM TO GET THE CAR TO START. IT'S A SHAME THAT NISSAN IS AWARE THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS THE TENDENCY TO GET STUCK, RESULTING IN DISABLING THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN CAR, ESPECIALLY NOT A 2009 THROUGH 2011. I WOULDN'T OWN ANOTHER NISSAN IF THEY WERE GIVING THEM AWAY. THIS COMPANY IS UNETHICAL.

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 IS ON RECALL IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE HOWEVER THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS JUST WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS OF THIS PROBLEM . I THINK NISSAN SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND RECALL THE FAULTY PART.

Mileage: 145,000

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 NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. HERBA NISSAN OF JOHNSTOWN NY COMPLETED REPAIR.

Mileage: 61,000

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 THE SAME RESULT. ELECTRONIC KEY WITH A NEW BATTERY DID NOT WORK. ALL ELECTRONIC MECHANISMS DID NOT WORK.

Mileage: 122,000

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 JUMP STARTING THE ALTIMA, BUT IT WOULD CHANGE THE CAR FROM 'LOCK' MODE TO 'ON' MODE (WHERE THE CAR CAN BE STARTED). WE DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, AND FOUND THERE WERE A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS THAT HAD ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE, SOME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SOME IN SNOW WITH KIDS. MANY PEOPLE POST ON BLOGS AND YOUTUBE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WE ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION FOR $110, AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS RESULT CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM (PART # 48700-9N00B) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ' THEY QUOTED US $1152 FOR PART ($650) AND LABOR. THE PART IS FOR SALES FOR $360 ON AMAZON.COM. NISSAN USA WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM PART FOR 3 YEARS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM THEM ABOUT THIS. AS OUR CAR IS 10 WEEKS OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WINDOW, NISSAN USA WON'T COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSES. AS A NISSAN ALTIMA OWNER FOR 13 YEARS, WE FELT BETRAYED BY NISSAN ' THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE OWNERS INFORMED ON THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL, OR WORKED WITH THE OEM PROVIDER AND DEALERS FOR A COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. INSTEAD, THEY HAVE KEPT THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS IN THE DARK, UNTIL MANY OF THEM GOT STRANDED IN DANGER. WE SINCERELY URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, AND HELP US AND OTHER FELLOW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS. AS OF 12/2/2015, A GOOGLE SEARCH OF '2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK FAILURE' YIELDED 46,600 RESULTS. SAMPLE ONLINE POSTS ABOUT THE ISSUE: HTTP://GOO.GL/NMYZJI HTTPS://GOO.GL/XUL95H *TR

Mileage: 80,000

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 ALOT PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROMBLE THAT I HAD. THE COST TO REPLACE COST ABOUT $1200. SINCE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALL ALL THE 09 MODEL . I WANT NISSAN REIMBURSE THE COST OF REPLACING NEW LOCK.

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 A HAZARDS AREA AWAY FROM HOME OR IN A AREA OF BAD WEATHER ITSELF. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 72MONS.OR UNLIMITED MILEAGE ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL 36MON./ 36000MILES FOR THIS PART. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OR AWARE OF THIS ADD-ON. SO IT SEEMS THERE WAS REASON FOR CONCERN BY THE CAR MAKER BY ADDING THE ADDITIONAL WARRANTY. IT WAS A OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR ME AND NO GUARANTEE THE CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE DOWN AGAIN SINCE I DO NOT KNOW IF THE NEW REPLACEMENT PART IS ANY BETTER THAN THE ONE THAT BROKE! MY CAR WAS BEYOND THE ADDITIONAL WARRANTY. I DO NOT TRUST THE CAR, IT COULD BREAK DOWN AT A REALLY UNSAFE LOCATION NEXT TIME IF THERE IS A NEXT TIME. I NEED SECURITY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY! THANK YOU P.S. THE CAR HAD BEEN TURN OFF LUCKILY IN A POST OFFICE PARKING LOT, BUT WOULD NOT RE START UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHEN WE WERE READY TO GO ON. *TR

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 TO DIE IN A SNOW STORM OR GET HIT ON THE INTERSTATE BEFORE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON THIS? THE PART BY ITSELF WAS $715 FROM THE DEALER. MAKE THIS PROBLEM RIGHT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.

Mileage: 73,000

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 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE AND I SUSPECT THAT NISSAN ARE FIXING SOME TO APPEASE THOSE WHO ARE PUSHING FOR A RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A REST AREA ON THE PA TURNPIKE TO USE THE RESTROOM AND WHEN I RETURNED THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON. THE BRAKE WAS ALSO VERY HARD TO PUSH. THE KEY FOB BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE KEY FOB HOLDER IN THE DASH ALSO WAS FLASHING. I STARTED LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO HELP US ON THE INTERNET AND RIGHT AWAY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK INFORMATION CAME UP WITH PAGES AND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME REPAIR. WE HAD CAR TOWED TO CLOSEST DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE IT AS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. I CANNOT BELIEVE WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. WHAT IF THAT WOULD START A FIRE?

Mileage: 94,000

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 SUNTRUP NISSAN AND THE REPAIR TOOK PLACE. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD GET REIMBURSED FOLLOWING A FAIR REVIEW OF MY CASE. THE CLAIM WAS IMMEDIATELY DENIED AND FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION WITH THE REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS SPECIALIST, MEGAN, IT WAS DENIED IN PART BECAUSE THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE SINCE 2011. I FEEL THAT I WAS MISLEAD AND MISTREATED AND GIVEN AN UNFAIR REVIEW BECAUSE I FAILED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE REASON FOR NOT TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EVER REQUIRED ANY MAJOR REPAIR WORK IN THE PAST. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2009 ALTIMA'S AND THERE WAS A PETITION TO GET THIS PART RECALLED.

Mileage: 58,900

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 THE DOORS. I PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE BATTERY TO MY SMART KEY 3X AND TO NO AVAIL DID THAT FIX MY SITUATION.

Mileage: 102,000

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 WRONG. TOLD ME TO "BRING IT IN". DIDN'T EVEN TELL NE HOW TO UNLOCK THE GEAR SO I COULD PUSH CAR OUT OF GARAGE. TOOK 2 CALLS TO GET THIS INFO. CHECKED ONLINE FOR ISSUES, FOUND ESCL PROBLEM, CALLED DEALER BACK. ONLY THEN DID HE REMEMBER SOMETHING ABOUT THAT ISSUE. MY CAR IS 7 WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY, GREAT SHAPE, 68164 MILES. CALLED NISSAN AND SPOKE WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FILED COMPLAINT. RECEIVED A CALL THE NEXT DAY THAT THEY WERE "CONSIDERING" MY ISSUE/CONCERN/COMPLAINT. TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE AN ANSWER IN 3 DAYS. WHY NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER WHEN THEY CALLED?

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 LIGHT... FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT THE 2009/2010 ALTIMAS HAD ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ISSUES, THAT NISSAN REFUSED TO COVER THE COST, AND THAT REPLACEMENT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED I NEEDED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK REPLACEMENT. THE COST WAS $1,033, NOT CHEAP AT ALL. SO DISGUSTED THERE IS SO MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BEING AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS CAR, AND THERE NOT BEING A RECALL TO FIX IT OR AT LEAST COVER IT.

Mileage: 101,000

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 DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, CALLING NISSAN DEALER ABOUT IT AND WILL NOT MAKE THE RECALL ON THE PART. MY CAR JUST DIE AFTER 5 YEARS. 3 MONTHS AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT AND NISSAN WILL NOT ASSIST TO GET IT FIX EITHER. THEY KEEP WANTING ME TO BRING IT TO THE DEAL FOR DIAGNOSTIC, WHEN IN-FACT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE STEERING LOCK BOCK IS DISABLED THE CAR FROM STARTING. I BROUGHT IT IN, AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME NO RECALL AND WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT (ALMOST $1,000), YET RECOMMENDING ME TO FIX OTHER ISSUES SAYING IT COULD HAVE BEEN TUNE UP NEEDED THAT WHY MY CAR WOULD NOT START.. UGH!!!

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 THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO UNLIMITED MILES AND 5 YEARS...AND EXPIRED 6 MONTHS AGO. $1028 WORTH OF REPAIRS LATER THE CAR WILL START AGAIN. NO HELP FROM NISSAN.

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 IF IT WENT OUT WARRANTY WOULD BE UP. CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA THEY TOLD ME CAR IS OVER WARRANTY BUT IF I TAKE IT AND GET IT DIAGNOSED AND THERE ARE NO OTHER PROBLEMS THEY MAY HELP COVER REPAIR COST. DID JUST WHAT THEY SAID LOCAL DEALER CONFIRMED IT WAS MY ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCKING UNIT. CALLED NISSAN BACK THEY CALLED DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRMED. THEY THEN CALLED ME BACK AND SAID WE CANT DO ANYTHING ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHY MAKE ME PAY MORE THEN SAY OH NO WE CANT HELP YOU. SO I HAD TO WAIT FOR NISASAN TO TELL ME EITHER YES OR NO THEY WOULD HELP AFTER THEY SAID NO I CALLED DEALERSHIP TO GO AHEAD WITH WORK THEY NO LONGER HAD PART ANOTHER 2009 CAME IN WITH SAME PROBLEM. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS COAST NISSAN OF SAN LUIS OBISPO. CAR GAVE NO WARNING ESCL WAS GOING OUT AND ONCE IT GOES OUT YOUR STRANDED THIS IS A ISSUE NISSAN SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED BUT WOULD RATHER SAVE MONEY AND NOT FIX DEFECTIVE ISSUES.

Mileage: 99,000

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 TO START MY VEHICLE NOR GO ON ACCESSORY MODE, THUS I WAS NOT ABLE TO ROLL UP MY WINDOWS. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS DEFECT OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED LAST MONTH. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REJECTED MY CLAIM TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 100,000

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 FOR THE SECOND TIME BUT THE DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 02/19/16*LJ UPDATED 5/20/18*JB

Mileage: 81,000

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 HAVE BEEN A RECALL. THERE WAS A BAD SNOW STORM IN DENVER ON SUNDAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND IF IT HAD HAPPENED UP IN THE MOUNTAINS CROSS COUNTRY SKIING I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER THEY NEVER CONTACTED ME STATING IT WOULD BE COVERED AND HAD I KNOW I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN BEFORE IT LEFT ME STRANDED WITHOUT A CAR FOR 4 DAYS. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT WORKED ON. THIS ISSUE IS SO BAD THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND WON'T GET IT IN UNTIL 2 DAYS AFTER I HAD BROUGHT IT IN TO GET FIXED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING HURT OR WORSE STRANDED AND DIE SOMEWHERE.

Mileage: 40,100

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 SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AFTER GOOGLING THE ISSUE I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW MANY SHEER NUMBERS OF THE SAME EXACT THING WAS HAPPENING. $1200 LATER, MY CAR IS FIXED JUST BECAUSE OF A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN LOCK, WHICH EVEN THE PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED WAS A BIG PROBLEM, ADDING THAT NISSAN RESPONDED BY CHANGING THE LOCK ON THE 2010 AND UP MODELS, HOWEVER NOT COMPENSATING ANY CURRENT OWNERS. MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE PART IS SO FAULTY THAT IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN IN TIME. IM TAKING CAR BACK TO DEALER THE CAR HAD 50K ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANT I CANT AFFORD 1200 BUCKS IF NOT FIXED IM NOT PAYING FOR A LEMON CAR

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 CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

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 COMPUTER THAT DISABLES THE VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. THE FAILED PART IS 48700-JF00A. LET ME STRESS THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN OF THIS PART DEFECTIVENESS FOR YEARS, BUT HAS NOT BEEN PROACTIVE TO AVOID OWNERS FROM BEING STRANDED. THE VEHICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY STATIONARY WHEN THIS PROBLEM WAS REALIZED.

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

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 THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

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 WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

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 TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

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

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 AT THE OFFICE BECAUSE I CAN DRIVE HOME FROM WORK!

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 THAT I HAVE TAKEN FULL FINANCIAL BURDEN FROM. THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY NISSAN UNDER A RECALL AS THIS IS IN FACT A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE NOBODY SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR CAR NOT STARTING ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION AND NEED TO GET TO SAFETY QUICKLY. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND THAT BY NO MEANS EXCUSES IT FROM BEING A SAFETY CONCERN, BECAUSE IT IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN. HTTP://WWW.NISSANPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/STEERING-WHEEL-LOCKS/

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 LOOKS LIKE NISSAN EXTENDED A WARRANTY COVERING THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IF THIS HAPPENED TO YOUR VEHICLE. THE CAVEAT, THEY ONLY EXTENDED THIS BY 6 YEARS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK. I CALLED NISSAN, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I MISSED THE COVERAGE BY TWO MONTHS. IF THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS VERY ISSUE, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL. IT'S A CLEAR PRODUCT DEFECT.

Mileage: 98,000

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 WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

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 FOR 4 HOURS BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND IT IS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT. I CALLED NISSAN ONLY TO BE TOLD THE SAME THING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VIN#. NISSAN KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS STEERING DEVICE AND SHOULD BE RECALLING ALL OF THE CARS. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS AROUND $1200.00 WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. I AM THE CONSUMER WHO PURCHASED THE VECHICLE AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILTY OF MANUFACTOR TO FIX AND REPAIR THERE DEFECTS. I GOOGLE MY ISSUE ON YOU TUBE AND FOUND SEVERAL VIDEOS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. TO GET MY CAR STARTED I HAVE TO REMOVE THE DASH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND BEAT ON THE STEERING LOCK UNIT UNTIL IT UNLOCKS SO THAT THE CAR WILL START.I AM 63 YEAR OLD FEMALE AND THIS IS SOMETHING I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO TO START MY CAR. WHAT IF THIS LOCKS WHILE I AM DRIVING, WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH I AM AFRAID TO STOP AND TURN MY CAR OFF FOR FEAR IT WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT BEGAN 12/23/2014 AND CONTINUES EVERY DAY.

Mileage: 113,593

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

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 ONLINE BUT ENDED UP TOWING MY VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND SPENT $800+ TO GET IT FIXED. REFER BELOW LINKS FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL HTTP://WWW.NISSANPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/STEERING-WHEEL-LOCKS/ HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2009/ELECTRICAL/CAR_WONT_START_KEY_ANTI-THEFT_LIGHT_BLINKING.SHTML

Mileage: 51,371

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!!!! GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND SEE THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS NOW! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN!

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

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 RIDE ALONG WITH A STRANGER (TOW TRUCK DRIVER) TO THE DEALERSHIP. RESULTS CAME BACK AS STEERING LOCK UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FILED A CASE WITH NISSAN TO HAVE THIS COVERED AS THEY PUT OUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PART. THE CASE WAS DENIED BECAUSE THEY SAID THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN MARCH '15. I NOW HAVE TO PAY $1008.21 THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS DIDN'T B/C THEIR ISSUE FELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY TIME. IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT SOME CUSTOMERS ARE BEING COVERED WHILE OTHER ARE NOT B/C THEIR ISSUES HAPPENED EARLIER. NISSAN HAS CLEARLY RECOGNIZED THIS PART AS AN ISSUE AND ARE NOW NOT TREATING ALL CUSTOMER'S FAIRLY. THEY SAID THAT I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED SOMETHING IN THE MAIL ABOUT THIS AND IT WAS ALL OVER THEIR WEBSITE. WELL, I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING IN THE MAIL & I'M NOT SURE IF MOST PEOPLE ARE LOOKING INTO HOW THEIR CAR IS GOING TO BREAKDOWN IN THE FUTURE SO I WAS NEVER AWARE OF THIS UNTIL IT HAPPENED.

Mileage: 99,300

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 REFUSE TO PUT ON THE RECALL LIST, EVEN THOUGH IT'S LISTED ON NHTSA'S SERVICE BULLETIN (NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION). AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE FOR CONSUMERS, SOME NISSAN SERVICE CENTERS PAID FOR IT UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY OF THE CAR, SOME DID NOT. VERY INCONSISTENT! THE SAME ITEM FOR MURANO WAS LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST, YET NOT ALTIMA. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE TO 6 YEARS FOR ALTIMA, CONVENIENTLY MINE EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO (NO NOTIFICATION OF ISSUE AND / OR EXTENDED WARRANTY). IT WILL COST ME ALMOST $1,000.00 TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECT (WHICH I'M GRUDGINGLY PAYING AS I NEED MY CAR AND THEY KNOW IT)! TIME FOR A CLASS ACTION STANCE (MAYBE MORGAN & MORGAN), SO TIRED OF THE LITTLE GUY BEING SCREWED BY THESE BIG COMPANIES! I LOVED THIS CAR UNTIL SUNDAY, I NOW FEEL VERY UNSURE OF ITS RELIABILITY, NOT TO MENTION THE MONEY PIT IT MAY BECOME...GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR...

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 ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM BUT THE WARRANTY RAN OUT JUNE 29, 2015. HOW WOULD I KNOW THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE IF THEY DO T CONTACT ME? NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $1100

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 UNSAFE LOCATION THREE HOURS FROM WHERE I WAS LOCATED WHEN THE PART MALFUNCTIONED AND FEARED FOR HER SAFETY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THIS MODEL HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES IN ITS HISTORY WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART TO THE POINT THAT NISSAN EXTEND THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY UNTIL APRIL OF 2015 - ALL ACCORDING TO A SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE THIRD DEALERSHIP I WENT TO. WHEN MALFUNCTIONING, THIS UNIT RENDERS THE VEHICLE ABSOLUTELY MOTIONLESS AND PRESENTS AN IMMEDIATE UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION TO THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS. THE DEALER SUGGESTED I CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHICH I DID AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE IN FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE, WHO DENIED MY REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST OF THE PART. I DID NOT REQUEST TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT AND THOUGHT WE COULD WORK THIS OUT IN GOOD FAITH, BUT TO NO AVAIL AND MY GESTURE WAS DISMISSED. NISSAN KNOWS THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND EVEN EXTENDED THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR, THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED NATIONWIDE ON ALL APPLICABLE VEHICLES. THIS MAY BE THE REASON WHY NISSAN EXTENDED THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY ON THIS PARTICULAR PART BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND PROBLEMATIC. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THE PART ON THE ALTIMA MODELS AFFECTED AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER BECAUSE THEY KNOW AND ARE AWARE THAT THE COMPONENT PART IS HAS A HISTORY OF BEING DEFECTIVE, UNSAFE, AND UNRELIABLE.

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 THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK THAT KEEPS THE CAR FROM BEING STOLEN OR STARTED WITHOUT THE KEY FOB. THIS IS, FROM WHAT I DISCOVERED, A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSANS AND IN MY VIEW A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN HAS MADE THIS A WARRANTY EXTENSION INSTEAD OF A SAFETY RECALL FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. WITH NO WAY TO TELL WHEN AND IF A STEERING LOCK WILL FAIL IT IS A GAME OF CHANCE THAT MANY NISSAN OWNERS ARE LOSING. IF YOU ARE LIKE ME, AND PURCHASED YOUR CAR USED, IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT YOU WILL NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE UNTIL ITS ALREADY TOO LATE. ON TOP OF THAT, SINCE IT IS A WARRANTY IT HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE. WHICH MEANS THAT IF YOU ARE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NO KNOW ABOUT THIS AND IT FAILS THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT NISSAN WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE.

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

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 THE DEALER $1,000 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD LEAVE MY WIFE STRANDED RANDOMLY AT ANYTIME OR ANY PLACE THAT SHE DRIVES THE CAR. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, BUT THIS FAILED 6 MONTHS AFTER IT EXPIRED... THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL

Mileage: 60,000

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 DOLLARS TO FIX!

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 OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

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 LOCK MECHANISM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

Mileage: 133,000

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

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 THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR TO GET A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND CALL THEM BACK WITH THE FINDINGS, BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AS OF MARCH 3,2015. I TOOK THE CAR PAYED A TOW TRUCK AGAIN THEN HAD TO PAY $130 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS ONLY TO FIND OUT THEY COULD AND WOULD DO NOTHING! I HAD TO PAY $1007. AND THEY CLAIMED I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR OVER 41 MONTHS. HOW IS IT THAT THEY KNOW ITS A MALFUNTION, AND THEY GET AWAY WITH NO RECALL! I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE

Mileage: 121,000

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.

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 AUTHORISED DEALER - PINNACLE NISSAN SCOTSDATE PHOENIX THAT MY WARRENTY EXPIRED. MY CAR HAVE NOT COMPLETED ITS 6 YEAR AND I AM WONDERING HOW THE WARRENTLY WOULD VOID. I HAVE REPLACED THE PART FROM MY POCKET AS WELL, I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF NISSAN CAN REFUND THE COST OF REPLACING THE PART. THANKS, BINU.

Mileage: 83,500

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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

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. I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES & RETRY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STARTING.

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 IN CAR, THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS.

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. APPROXIMATE COST $1,000. THE PROBLEM IS VERY WIDESPREAD. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART ONLY TO 6-YEARS. MY FAILURE OCCURRED AT 6-YEARS, 2-MONTHS. MOST FAILURES APPEAR TO OCCUR JUST AFTER 6-YEARS. RATHER THAN ISSUE A 6-YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH RECOGNIZES A PROBLEM EXISTS, NISSAN SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD. LUCKILY FOR ME, THIS HAPPENED CLOSE TO HOME AND IN WARM WEATHER.

Mileage: 70,400

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 PAYMENTS. THIS SUCKS. I'VE BEEN READING OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT. SUPPOSEDLY THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT ONLY LASTED UP UNTIL FEB. BUT ITS NOW JULY, SO I GUESS IM ASSED OUT. SMDH!! THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP

Mileage: 142,000

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. WHICH I DID, AND FOUND OUT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, SO I CALLED BACK ON 6/30/2015, AND ASK SINCE IT WAS LESS THAN A MONTH WILL THEY HELP WITH THE COST. ON 7/1/2015, I HAD TO CALL 4 TIMES AND MESSAGE NISSAN THOUGH FACEBOOK TO EVEN GET A CALL BACK FROM THE REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIR AGENT, WHEN SHE FINALLY CALLED BACK AN HOUR BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. CLOSES, SHE EXPLAIN THEY WOULDN'T HELP WITH ANY COST. THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT SINCE 2009, WOULD BE 1,000 DOLLARS. PERSONALLY I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT, AT THIS POINT OF TIME IT IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP, I'M MISSING WORK EVERYDAY BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF NISSAN TOOK RESPONSIBILITY OF THERE FAILURE.

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 2009 ALTIMA AND MAXIMA. THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH COST IN ANYWAY BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS PRIOR...EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A BIG ENOUGH ISSUE TO HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT. IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE...WHY PUT ANY TIME FRAME ON IT. DO A RECALL, OR FIX THEM AS IT HAPPENS.

Mileage: 76,000

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, IN ADDITION TO WAITING HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK IN A SNOWSTORM, I WAS THEN FORCED TO PAY $1000 TO FIX NISSAN'S DEFECTIVE PART.

Mileage: 96,644

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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

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 EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT NORMAL. SERVICE TECH RECALLED THIS PROBLEM WITH MY PARTICULAR YEAR AND MODEL, AND SAID A BRAKE SWITCH AND SUB HARNESS ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE REPLACED, BUT AT $800+ COST I DECLINED OFFER. PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY LATER AND AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM, BUT EVERY TIME I START IT I CROSS MY FINGERS.

Mileage: 18,250

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 NIECE WERE LOCKED IN THE CAR AND WE COULD NOT OPEN IT BECAUSE THIS DEFECT SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. MAKE NISSAN REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED.

Mileage: 76,237

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 AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OF THE PART BUT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, NEVER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT OR NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE NEED TO REPLACE THIS PART. MY WARRANTY FOR THIS PART EXPIRED IN OCTOBER 2014, BUT IT WAS UNKNOWN TO ME SINCE MY FIRST ISSUE WAS MAY 2015. NISSAN DEALER ESTIMATES $1016 TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 94,000

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 99,000.

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 RECALL THE PART INSTEAD OF LEAVING MOTORIST STRANDED. IF THE PART MALFUNCTIONS THERE IS NO WAY TO MOVE THE CAR. I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT IS OK TO CHARGE 1200 DOLLARS KNOWING YOUR PART IS DEFECTIVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

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 VEHICLES". IF THE NUMBER IS SO MINISCULE THEN WHY NOT ISSUE A RECALL?? I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD BE DEALING WITH IF I EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE AWAY FROM HOME OR TRAVELING. I THANK GOD THAT MY FAMILY AND I WERE AT HOME. *TR

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 STEERING COLUMN HAS MALFUNCTIONED EVEN THOUGH NISSAN STATES THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE FOR MAJORITY OF CAR OWNERS. THEY KNOW THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF WRITE UPS ON THE INTERNET. IT IS UNFAIR TO THE ALTIMA CAR OWNERS. NISSAN IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING DEFECTIVE PARTS. THEY HAVE SINCE DISCONTINUED USING THESE PARTS, AND LEFT NISSAN ALTIMA CAR OWNERS HOLDING THEIR DIRTY LITTLE SECRET. THE ONE CAR WE HAVE CAN NOT FUNCTION, AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR OVER$1000 TO REPAIR IT. ISSUE: THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION AND DEFECTIVE PART. PLEASE HELP US THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA CAR OWNERS G *TRET THIS PART FULLY RECALLED BY NISSAN. THANK YOU! *TR

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

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 VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ANY ACCIDENT NOR EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE WATER/FIRE/ETC AROUND THIS TIME. WHEN I HAD IT EVALUATED AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE DOOR ACTUATORS HAD BROKEN, BUT GIVEN NO EXPLANATION AS TO HOW/WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN FOR ALL 4 DOORS AT THE SAME TIME. DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR (QUOTED $250 PER DOOR), I HAVE NOT HAD THESE FIXED. NOW, NEARLY 9-10 MONTHS LATER, THE LOCKS REMAIN COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE TO THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE AND THE POWER LOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED/UNLOCKED. *TR

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 THIS SO NISSAN NEW IT WAS A PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY ENDED 3 MONTHS AGO. NISSAN WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS MY 4TH NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 57,514

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 HAVE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY A NISSAN BEFORE THEY CONSIDER COVERING FAULTY PARTS. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN REPAIR, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCK WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1020.00. NISSAN MECHANIC SAID THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2009 AND 2010 ALTIMA'S. I REPORTED BACK TO CORPORATE, WHO SAID THEY WOULD "INVESTIGATE" MY CLAIM, AND ASSURED I WOULD BE CONTACTED TWO DAYS AGO. NEVER RECEIVED A CALL, DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REACH THEM, AND CONVENIENT FOR NISSAN THAT THE DEPARTMENT I NEED DOESN'T HAVE AN AVAILABLE TELEPHONE NUMBER. *TR

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 PARTS. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN REPAIR, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCK WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1020.00. NISSAN MECHANIC SAID THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2009 AND 2010 ALTIMA'S. I REPORTED BACK TO CORPORATE, WHO SAID THEY WOULD "INVESTIGATE" MY CLAIM, AND ASSURED I WOULD BE CONTACTED TWO DAYS AGO. NEVER RECEIVED A CALL, DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REACH THEM, AND CONVENIENT FOR NISSAN THAT THE DEPARTMENT I NEED DOESN'T HAVE AN AVAILABLE TELEPHONE NUMBER. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

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 NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,902.

Mileage: 83,902

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 HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO BOWSER. I GOT A CALLED TODAY CONFIRMING IT WAS STEERING LOCK FAILURE AND THAT IT WOULD COST ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I ASKED THE DEALER SHIP IF THEY HAVE HAD MANY OTHER CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAVE. AS I CONTINUED TO DO MORE RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW ON NISSAN'S BEHALF. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AN ENGINEERING FLAW THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 53,456

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 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 IT STILL WOULD NOT START. I TRIED THE SAME ROUTINE A SECOND TIME ONLY TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY ON THE THIRD TIME...MY INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED A YELLOW KEY AND A RED KEY AND IT THE IGNITION BUTTON STAYED IN THE LOCK POSITION. I EVENTUALLY CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WHEN HE ARRIVED HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE TOW DRIVER THAT IT WAS A STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISSUE AND THE ONLY REASON HE KNEW WAS BECAUSE I WAS HIS 6TH NISSAN IN OVER A THREE DAY SPAN. APPARENTLY...NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 153,637

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 DEALERSHIPS WHICH TOLD ME THIS IS INDEED A CHRONIC ISSUE. I SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHICH THEY DENIED SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED 8 WEEKS PRIOR. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY AGAIN ADVISED ME TO COMPLAIN TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AS THEY HAD 5 CARS COME IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE 4 DAYS THAT MY CAR WAS THERE. I AGAIN CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO TOLD ME AGAIN THAT MY CLAIM WAS DENIED ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, THEY WOULD NOT BUDGE ON THIS. I HAD TO ARGUE WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE HE WOULD HAVE HIS SUPERVISOR CALL ME BACK, STILL WAITING FOR THAT CALL. NISSAN IS VERY AWARE THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND EXPECT THE CONSUMER TO EAT THE COSTS WHEN THE PART INEVITABLY FAILS. THEY SAY THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, BUT DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRANDED. NISSAN DOES NOT STAND BY ITS PRODUCT OR ITS CONSUMERS. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

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 BECAUSE IT WAS 3 MONTHS PAST THE 6 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY? CAR HAS ONLY 26466 MILES ON IT. THE STARTING MECHANISM WHICH SENSES THE BRAKE BEING DEPRESSED HAD FAILED PREVIOUSLY, AND FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, WHEN I WAS FAR FROM HOME AT A LAKESIDE. TWO ELECTRICAL STARTING FAILURES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. FROM THEIR WEB SITE: YOUR NISSAN VEHICLE 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. ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED, THE ESCL MAY MALFUNCTION AFTER THE VEHICLE IS LOCKED AND COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. THIS CONDITION, SHOULD IT OCCUR, WILL ONLY OCCUR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, AND NOT WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH NISSAN BELIEVES THE MAJORITY OF OWNERS WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS UNIQUE CONDITION, TO ASSURE YOUR CONTINUED SATISFACTION AND CONFIDENCE IN YOUR VEHICLE, NISSAN HAS DECIDED TO EXTEND THE NISSAN NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY, AS IT APPLIES TO THE ESCL UNIT, FROM 3 YEARS / 36,000 MILES TO 6 YEARS / UNLIMITED MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ACCESS TO COMPLETE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDING A REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM FORM WILL BE AVAILABLE AT WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM ON APRIL 1, 2013. *TR

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 AWARE OF AND HAS ADMITTED IS DUE TO A "MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY". IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF THE PART WILL FAIL BUT WHEN THE PART WILL FAIL. WHILE THE CAR MAY BE STATIONARY, IT NONE THE LESS PUTS THE DRIVER AT RISK. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,690.

Mileage: 58,690

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 YET A FULL RECALL WAS NEVER MADE, DUE TO IT BEING LABELED AS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. MY WIFE AND 18 MONTH OLD SON WERE STRANDED IN 14 DEGREE WEATHER FOR OVER 3 HOURS TODAY AND THE WIND CHILL WAS BELOW ZERO. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A COMPANY LIKE NISSAN CAN GET AWAY WITH SAYING THIS MALFUNCTION IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE, BUT CLAIMS IT WILL NOT BE COVERED AS OUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING STATING THAT THERE WAS POSSIBLY A DEFECTIVE PART ON OUR CAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND I'M SURE SEVERAL HAVE ALREADY FILED COMPLAINTS HERE AS WELL. NISSAN NOW WANTS US TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE ALREADY DIAGNOSED, I FIND THIS TO BE AN UNACCEPTABLE BUSINESS PRACTICE, WHICH INDICATES THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH MONEY THEN THE WELFARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES THAT HAD RECALLS AND NEVER ONCE WAS I REQUIRED TO PAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *TR

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 LITTLE WEAK BUT NOTHING!!! NOW AFTER 2 DAYS OF RESEARCH AND MISSED WORK THE PROBLEM IS IN THE LOCK STEERING COLUMN. I NOW HAVE TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GOD KNOWS HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST ME. THANK HEAVEN THE CAR JUST DIDN'T DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT! THE CAR ISN'T EVEN PAID OFF YET AND HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES...I HOPE YOUR AGENCY WILL DO SOMETHING FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE LIKE MYSELF, THAT PAY GOOD HARD EARNED MONEY FOR SOMETHING, ONLY TO BUY A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF JUNK.IF IT WAS ONLY ME, I'D SUCK IT UP AND MOVE ON BUT ITS HUNDREDS OF US AND IF OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS AREN'T COMPLAIN NOW, DON'T WORRY THEY WILL!!! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

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 DOESN'T RECOGNIZE AS A RECALL PROBLEM. I JUST HOPE I DON?T GET RIPPED OFF TOO MUCH FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

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 AND IT IS CLEAR THAT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I WAS STRANDED, AWAY FROM HOME, AND HAD TO REARRANGE MY ENTIRE DAY WHILE COMING OUT OF POCKET A LARGE SUM OF MONEY WHICH I, QUITE FRANKLY, DO NOT HAVE. I SUBMITTED A WARRANTY EXTENSION REIMBURSEMENT FORM TO NISSAN WHO TURNED AROUND AND TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK. I WAS REFERRED TO THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO CONFIRMED THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT BECAME A PROBLEM. I AM ONLY 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

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, AND STILL NO RECALL. I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE TOWED, AND POSSIBLY HAVE TO PAY OVER $1000.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED. THIS ISSUE USUALLY OCCURS AFTER 55,000 MILES, BUT I AM JUST AT 33,000. PLEASE WONT YOU HELP THOSE OF US WITH THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL ! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 30,000

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 REPLACED, BUT FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

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 DETERMINED THAT ON A SMALL NUMBER OF VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED, THE ESCL MAY MALFUNCTION AFTER THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED AND COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STARTING." A PETITION ON CHANGE.ORG (HTTPS://WWW.CHANGE.ORG/P/NISSAN-MOTOR-COMPANY-RECALL-THE-2009-NISSAN-ALTIMA-TO-REPLACE-DEFECTIVE-STEERING-LOCK-SYSTEM) HAS RECEIVED 409 SUPPORTERS BEFORE IT WAS CLOSED. ADDITIONALLY, FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN COLLATED HERE: HTTP://2009NISSANALTIMARECALL.WORDPRESS.COM/. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED, UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS. NISSAN IS BEING UNCOOPERATIVE NOW THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WHICH IS WARRANTED UP TO 6 YEARS FROM THE PURCHASE DATE IS EXPIRING. IN MY CASE, I BOUGHT A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM A NISSAN DEALER AND HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I GOT STRANDED THREE SEPARATE TIMES BETWEEN DECEMBER 2014 AND JANUARY 2015. PLEASE DEMONSTRATE YOUR RESPECT FOR CUSTOMER SAFETY AND RECALL THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM WHICH IS LEAVING NISSAN CUSTOMERS STRANDED. *TR

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. THIS ISSUES IS VERY TROUBLESOME AS YOU CAN NOT USE THE CAR, IT HAS BECOME A PILE OF SCRAP. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALLED BY NISSAN AND FIXED AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE TWO TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME THIS WAS THE 3RD ONE THIS MONTH WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

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

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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ UPDATED 10/19/2015*JS

Mileage: 67,000

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. *TR

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. INCIDENT IS NOT ISOLATED. *TR

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 FONT. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND TAKE TO THE DEALERSHIP. VERY BIG INCONVENIENCE AS WIFE USES THE VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

CAR WON'T START DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK BEING DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

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 DROVE MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S TO WORK ON 12/04, I DROVE MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SE TO WORK AND IT STARTED UP JUST FINE. HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK FOR THE DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE KEYLESS REMOTE ALLOWED ME TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR, BUT THE CAR DID NOT START. INSTEAD AN ERROR CODE SHOWS THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) MECHANISM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. ALSO, THERE IS A YELLOW KEY ICON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH THAT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES NO KEY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THE PART WAS ABOUT TO FAIL INCLUDING ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASH PANEL. I WAS LEFT STRANDED TRYING TO FIND A WAY HOME. DUE TO BEING IN A PARKING GARAGE I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK WITH CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE GARAGE. SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME I HAVE BEEN A MONTH WITH NO CAR. NISSAN IS STILL REFUSING TO REPAIR MY CAR INDICATING THAT IT FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION PERIOD. WHICH IS INTERESTING CONSIDERING THERE IS A DETAILED LETTER EXPLAINING THE WARRANTY WHICH CLEARLY STATES, "NISSAN HAS DECIDED TO EXTEND THE NISSAN NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY, AS IT APPLIES TO THE ESCL UNIT, FROM 3 YEARS / 36,000 MILES TO 6 YEARS / UNLIMITED MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST." - HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/WEB/ESCL_WARRANTY_EXTENSION/PROGRAMDETAILS.PHP?MENU=61 BASIC MATH SHOWS THAT 6 YEARS FROM 2009 WOULD BE 2015 NOT 2014. SO I AM STILL NOT CERTAIN AS TO HOW I AM OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. SEEING AS HOW MY CLAIM WAS ORIGINALLY FILED IN 2014 THIS SHOULD MAKE ME ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE COVERED WARRANTY.

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 HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2009 NISSAN. SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST AROUND $1,000. UPON RESEARCHING FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM! WHY NOT A RECALL? *TR

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 IN FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS ON THE CORNER OF WELCH ROAD AND HIGH WAY 635. THEY SAID THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT IS NOT HOWEVER THIS IS A RECALL ITEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD COVER THE COST FOR ALL OF THEIR CUSTOMER'S WHO PURCHASED THIS ROTTEN VEHICLE IN THE FIRST PLACE WITH THIS BUILT IN OBSOLESCENCE OR DESIGNED TO BREAK DOWN AND SHUT DOWN ON THE OWNER AND "LEAVE THEM STRANDED" WHY WOULD YOU KNOWINGLY ALLOW THIS DEFECT ON ALL OF THESE MILLION'S OF MANUFACTURED DEFECTED "JUNK" OF A CAR WHY WOULD YOU NISSAN ALLOW THIS PIECE OF SH_ T VEHICLE TO BE MADE KNOWING THAT THIS WOULD BE A "HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO THE CUSTOMER VEHICLE OWNER? I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN AUTONATION'S [XXX] THAT THE COST FOR REPAIRING THIS PIECE OF JUNK OF A POORLY AND CHEAPLY MADE CAR WOULD COST ME $849.00 PLUS TAX. WHAT THE [XXX] IS THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR F MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 111,000

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. APPEARS TO BE A STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER. FIVE DAYS LATER I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT. ALTHOUGH NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. IT IS REPREHENSIBLE THAT NISSAN CONTINUES LETTING PEOPLE BE STRANDED WHEN THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

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 KEY BATTERY, NO LUCK. CALLED LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THEY SUSPECTED STEERING INTERLOCK ISSUE, STATED THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THIS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE STEERING INTERLOCK AND FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN IS SUPPOSEDLY REIMBURSING FOR PART OF THE TOW CHARGE ALSO. FORTUNATELY, CAR WAS STILL WITHIN THE WARRANTY TIME LIMIT. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED, "NISSAN FIGURED IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM, IT WOULD OCCUR WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD". I WAS LUCKY TO BE NEAR HOME AND DEALERSHIP WHEN THIS HAPPENED, COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULDN'T ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF THING. *TR

Mileage: 83,041

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 STEERING MOUNT. WE ATTEMPTED TO GET IT STARTED THE NEXT DAY BY FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS ONLINE BUT NO LUCK. WE HAD IT TOWED AND FOUND OUT IT WAS IN FACT THE STEERING MOUNT. IT IS A LARGE EXPENSE, IMPACTED BY THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A NISSAN PLANT TO BE REPROGRAMMED, ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 280 DOLLARS. THIS PART NEEDS A MASS RECALL! *TR

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 COLUMN LOCK. AFTER REVIEWING THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE, SO COMMON NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS MODEL FOR THIS PART TO 6 YRS UNLIMITED MILES (MY CAR HAS ABOUT 80,000 MILES). I ASK THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE NISSAN DEALER WAS THERE ANY RECALL ON THIS PART BECAUSE OF ALL THE ISSUES WITH IT. I WAS TOLD NO AND IT WOULD COST $1196 TO REPAIR IT. SO I CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR ANY CHANCE OF COVERING UNDER THIS WARRANTY. NISSAN STATED THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I HAD A DEALER REVIEW THE ISSUE. DEALER CONFIRMED ISSUE. BUT I WAS FULLY DENIED WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED OCTOBER OF 2014 AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, WITH THE LARGE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND NISSANS OWN ADMISSION OF KNOWN ISSUE BY EXTENDING WARRANTY FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND PART, SOMETHING MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE. IM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN. SINCE 2007 I HAVE PURCHASED 4 NISSAN AN AT THIS POINT I WILL NEVER SPEND MY HARD EARN MONEY ON ANOTHER NISSAN PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD ON HOW NISSAN IS TREATING THEIR SO CALLED "VALUED CUSTOMERS'. *TR

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-JF00 (VERSIONS A-C). ENTIRE PART REMOVED FROM FUTURE MODELS. DUE TO LACK OF A RECALL, SEVERAL OWNERS (MYSELF INCLUDED) WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE "EXTENDED WARRANTY". THOSE THAT DID RECEIVE A LETTER WERE TOLD "IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THIS CONDITION, YOU SHOULD DO NOTHING." ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE LETTER THAT SOME OWNERS RECEIVED IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM. *TR

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 12/2 FOR REVIEW. AFTER LOOKING AT CAR ON 12/3, LOCAL SHOP ADVISED THE ISSUE TO BE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. AFTER REVIEWING THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE, SO COMMON NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS MODEL FOR THIS PART TO 6 YRS UNLIMITED MILES (MY CAR HAS JUST UNDER 75,000 MILES). CALLED MY DEALER (WHO I PURCHASED CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE ALL REGULAR OIL/SERVICE MAINTENANCE DONE THERE) AND ASKED ABOUT IT. MY 6 YRS EXPIRED ON 11/22 (9 DAYS PRIOR TO ISSUE) SO WOULD HAVE TO CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR ANY CHANCE OF COVERING UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN STATED THEY WOULD NO'T LISTEN TO ME UNTIL I HAD A DEALER REVIEW THE ISSUE. HAD TO PAY LOCAL SHOP FOR THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND INCURRED ANOTHER TOWING EXPENSE TO GET TO MY DEALER (WHICH IS THE CLOSEST) 30 MILES AWAY. DEALER CONFIRMED ISSUE AND IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR BACK AS I NEEDED TO USE, I AUTHORIZED REPAIRS (OVER $1200 FOR JUST THE REPAIR). SUBMITTED MY CLAIM THEN TO NISSAN FOR ALL MY INCURRED EXPENSES (WHICH WAS $1500) BUT WAS FULLY DENIED. WAS TOLD 9 DAYS IS THE SAME AS 3 YEARS OVER THE WARRANTY IN THEIR EYES AND THEY CAN NO'T DO ANYTHING, INCLUDING EVEN COVERING THE ADDITIONAL TOWING AND DIAGNOSIS FEES INCURRED TO MEET THEIR REQUIREMENT OF THE DEALER TO REVIEW. SEEING THE LARGE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND NISSAN'S OWN ADMISSION OF KNOWN ISSUE BY EXTENDING WARRANTY FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND PART, SOMETHING MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 74,728

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 SPECIFICALLY (2009 NISSAN ALTIMA). AS A RESULT OF THIS KNOWLEDGE, NISSAN PLACED THAT PART UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THAT HOWEVER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ENOUGH, SINCE MANY OF THE ISSUES DON'T BEGIN UNTIL AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP, AS IN OUR CASE. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $1,100.00. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND NISSAN DIRECTLY FOR ASSISTANCE, ASKING THAT THEY COVER THE PART, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED IN AUGUST. OF COURSE, THEY CHOSE NOT TO HELP IN ANYWAY. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN THIS PART FAILS IT DOES NOT GIVE MUCH IF ANY WARNING. YOU SIMPLY COME OUT TO START YOUR CAR ONE DAY AND IT DOES NOT START OR ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER. NISSAN CHOOSING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON A PART WE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HAVING ISSUES, DOES US NO GOOD. A RECALL HOWEVER WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE, I FEEL, IN THIS SITUATION. MANY DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE ISSUES AFTER ALL WARRANTIES HAVE EXPIRED AND THE COST IS THEIRS TO COVER. WHEN IT'S A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART, THAT DOES NOT SEEM FAIR. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

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 CODE SHOWS THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) MECHANISM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. ALSO, THERE IS A YELLOW KEY ICON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH THAT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES NO KEY. THE IGNITION IS INDICATING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED ALTHOUGH I CAN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE ARE OR WERE NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THE PART WAS ABOUT TO FAIL INCLUDING ANYLIGHTS ON THE DASH PANEL. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AND WAS STRANDED FOR SOMETIME TRYING TO FIND A WAY HOME. MY CAR IS STILL SITTING IN THE GARAGE AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE I HAVE COME TO SEE THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. A VERY DISTURBING FACTOR SINCE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND FOR SOME CUSTOMERS HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH EITHER ISSUING A RECALL OR REMOVING THE PART FROM THE LATER MANUFACTURED MODELS TO AVOID THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. HOPEFULLY, MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WINDOW AS NISSAN IS NOT ASSISTING WITH THE REPAIRS. *TR

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 PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR SO LONG. THIS ISSUE HAS LEFT A LOT OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, WITHOUT A VEHICLE OR SOMETIMES STRANDED. *JS

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 THE BATTERY, AS SOME OTHERS SUGGESTED, BUT STILL NOTHING. AFTER REVIEWING SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEB SITES, I SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2009 NISSANS/ALTIMAS. FROM READING DIFFERENT OWNER'S COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS, I BELIEVE IT WILL BE AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK AND WILL HAVE TOWED TO NISSAN TOMORROW. I AM SURPRISED WITH SO MANY COMMENTS OVER THE SAME ISSUE, THERE IS NOT A CAMPAIGN TO FIX? I'VE BEEN A FAITHFUL TOYOTA PATRON ALL OF MY LIFE AND THIS IS MY FIRST NISSAN. NOT GOOD A FIRST IMPRESSION!! *TR

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 EVENTUALLY HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. MY WIFE WAS LUCKY, IN THAT SHE WAS SOMEWHERE SAFE WHEN SHE WAS STRANDED. BUT, SINCE SHE HAD NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THE PART WAS ABOUT TO FAIL, SHE VERY EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED SOMEWHERE MUCH LESS SAFE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 ALTIMA, WHILE ISSUING A RECALL FOR ALL OTHER MODELS WITH THIS PART. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR VEHICLE FELL OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WINDOW AND NISSAN WILL NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR. I FIND IT VERY DISCONCERTING THAT NISSAN WOULD PREFER TO HAVE ITS CUSTOMERS FIGURE OUT THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BY GETTING STRANDED IN POSSIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THAN ISSUE A RECALL TO ENSURE THAT THE PROBLEM NEVER HAPPENS IN THE FIRST PLACE. I AM ASKING THAT THE NHTSA MAKES NISSAN ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM SO THAT OTHERS ARE NOT PUT IN POTENTIAL DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

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 ALL THE ONES WHO HAVEN'T POSTED ONLINE). IF YOU DO A SEARCH IN YAHOO FOR "STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT," 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AUTOMATICALLY POPS UP. THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED. IT'S NOT SAFE TO HAVE A CAR WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WILL CAUSE IT NOT TO START AND LEAVE YOU STRANDED. EVENTUALLY, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET STUCK SOMEWHERE AND BE HURT OR KILLED. *TR

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

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 WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PINE BELT NISSAN, 111 HIGHWAY 36, KEYPORT, NJ, 07735-1424, WHO FIXED THE CAR AND RECOMMENDED I CONTACT NISSAN CORPORATE FOR ANY REIMBURSEMENT. CORPORATE NISSAN, UNDER CONFIRMATION NUMBER 315521 (SPOKE TO RAVEN), STATED THAT "THEY ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO PAY FOR THE PARTS", EVEN AFTER I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD PAY THE LABOR. NISSAN KNOWINGLY HAS PUT OUT A DEFECTIVE BRAKE IGNITION SWITCH THAT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO FAIL (NOT START) AT ANY TIME, AND WILL NOT WORK WITH THE CUSTOMER FINANCIALLY TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH A GOOD ONE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND ITS WARRANTY TIME/MILEAGE.

Mileage: 35,129

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 HUGE HAZARD. GOOD THING I WAS NOT STRANDED SOMEWHERE. I CALLED NISSAN WITH NO HELP AT ALL. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. THE PART NUMBER REPLACED IS INTERMOTOR SL2110. PLEASE RESPOND WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION ON THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

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

WILL NOT START. LIGHTS COME ON BUT ENGINE WON'T START. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

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

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, ANOTHER SET OF TIRES, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT TWICE, AND BATTERY. MAY 2014, TOOK IT TO ROGERS & ROGERS DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE. MAINTENANCE OTHER LIGHT AND TIRES ON. (CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH A FLASHING TIRE MAINTENANCE LIGHT ON) MOUNTS AND STRUTS WERE REPLACED AND WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE SENSORS. AUGUST 2014, CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. STEERING LOCK UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. REAR LEFT WINDOW DOESN'T WORK EITHER. EVERYTHING ADDS UP TO OVER $3000. *TR

Mileage: 72,822

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 FAILURE (WHICH IS UNDER A FORMAL RECALL). I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART IS SEVERELY BACKORDERED. I THEN DECIDED TO RETURN IN A FEW MONTHS (DURING THE NEXT OIL CHANGE) AND ATTEMPT TO SCHEDULE A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT PER THE FORMAL RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP (GRUBBS NISSAN IN HURST, TEXAS) TOLD ME THAT "SINCE THE SWITCH WAS NOT BROKEN NOW, THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HONOR THE WARRANTY". I WAS GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL CORPORATE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, IT APPEARS THAT MY WARRANTY REQUEST SHOULD HAVE BEEN HONORED (ESPECIALLY SINCE I ALREADY WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO PAY FOR TOWING ONCE BEFORE!). I WILL CALL CORPORATE ON MONDAY, BUT WANTED TO FILE THIS OFFICIAL COMPLAINT (IF YOU LOOK ON THE WEB, YOU CAN NOTE COUNTLESS PEOPLE IN THE SAME SITUATION WITH MIXED RESULTS (OBVIOUSLY, VERY POORLY COMMUNICATED FROM CORPORATE OUT TO THE DEALERSHIPS OR VERY POORLY COMPLIED WITH AT THE DEALERSHIPS (WHICHEVER IS THE ANSWER, IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE). THANKS FOR LISTENING, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 EXTENSION FOR UP TO 72 MONTHS JUST FOR THIS ISSUE,A KNOWN PROBLEM.NOT A RECALL YET. BETTER NOT BE A "DIAGNOSTIC" FEE FOR THIS.SOMEBODY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DEMAND A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS,AFFECTING 2009-2010 NISSAN ALTIMA'S. *TR

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 FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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 MONTHS JUST FOR THIS ISSUE,A KNOWN PROBLEM.NOT A RECALL YET.BETTER NOT BE A "DIAGNOSTIC"FEE FOR THIS.SOMEBODY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DEMAND A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS,AFFECTING 2009-2010 NISSAN ALTIMA'S. *TR

Mileage: 72,300

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 WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO NOTIFY AAA. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY NISSAN'S AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL. *TR

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 WISDOM SAYS THAT THE ANTI-THEFT STEERING LOCK IS ENGAGING WHEN IT SHOULD NOT AND THE REPAIR COST IS @ $1,000. NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS ON RECALL AS THEY DID SO ON OTHER VEHICLES AND MADE CHANGES TO NEWER ALTIMA MODELS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE EFFECT IS THAT I CAN'T USE MY CAR AT ALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION IN EVERY OTHER WAY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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

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 THE IGNITION BUTTON. THE DASHBOARD STILL SHOWED YELLOW KEY LIGHT BLINKING . PUSHED IGNITION BUTTON NO RESPONSE. UPON GOOGLING THERE WAS A SUGGESTION TO REMOVED NEGATIVE FROM BATTERY WAIT FOR A 5 MINUTES , RECONNECT AND TRY . SAME RESULTS AFTER CONNECTING THE BATTERY. ONE ARTICLE SUGGESTED TO MOVE THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING UP AND DOWN VIGOROUSLY . I RELEASED THE STEERING BUTTON UNDERNEATH THE STEERING AND MOVED THE STEERING UP AND DOWN. PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON AND THE ENGINE STARTED. DROVE TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO DO CORRECT THE PROBLEM STATING THAT AT THE TIME THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE EVERYTHING WAS FINE. HE DID NOT WANT TO SEE THE VIDEO I CAPTURED SHOWING THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT BLINKING. *JS

Mileage: 60,412

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 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 95,000

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 CABLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE TIME OF BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS WASN'T RECOMMENDED. THEY STATED THAT THESE BATTERIES ROUTINELY VENT EXCESS GAS THAT SHOULD CONDENSE INTO THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT HEAVY CORROSION RE-ACCUMULATED IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (SHORTER THAN RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE INTERVALS FOR THE CAR). FURTHER, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD OF AN ALTIMA BATTERY ISSUE AS MY SISTER HAD TO REPLACE HER BATTERY TWICE AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE IF THIS IS A REPETITIVE ISSUE WITH THESE BATTERIES AS THIS COULD LEAD TO A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE CAR WERE TO SPONTANEOUSLY SHUT DOWN DURING DRIVING DUE TO BATTERY MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 83,974

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 PETITIONS AND CLASS ACTION SUITS BEING FILED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SAME PART MALFUNCTION. IN FACT, THE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) MECHANISM WAS SO COMMON THAT NISSAN DID NOT IMPLEMENT THIS PART INTO THE 2010 OR IN ANY FUTURE ALTIMA VEHICLES. IN ADDITION (AND IN EFFORT TO AVOID A RECALL SITUATION) NISSAN NORTH AMERICAN, INC ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION - "AS IT APPLIES TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK UNIT TO 6 YEARS/UNLIMITED MILES." FURTHERMORE, NISSAN ALSO SENT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO ALL SERVICE SHOPS ON HOW TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM CONCERNING 2009 ALTIMA'S. ULTIMATELY NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DENIED MY REQUEST TO UTILIZE A BUY BACK PROGRAM TOWARD THEIR 2009 ALTIMA AND ALSO DENIED ME ANY FURTHER DETAILS AS TO HOW THEY REACHED THEIR DECISION. THE REGIONAL SPECIALIST SAID SHE COULD ONLY SAY 'ARBITRATION DECISION(S) ARE ALWAYS BASED ON THE SERVICE HISTORY OF VEHICLE. TOO CLOSE, IT IS IN MY OPINION NISSAN HAS MONOPOLISTIC CONTROLS ON CONSUMERS IN THIS SITUATION. ONLY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP/SERVICE SHOP CAN DIAGNOSE THE ESCL MALFUNCTION, AS IT REQUIRES A NISSAN PRODUCT SPECIFIC SCAN TOOL, AND IT IS THEIR COMPANY'S ARBITRATION DEPARTMENT WHO FACILITATES ALL LEGAL DECISIONS AT WHICH ARE TYPICALLY NOT IN FAVOR OF THE CONSUMER. I DO NOT BELIEVE A SERVICE HISTORY OF VEHICLE IS MATERIAL INFORMATION IN THIS SCENARIO. NISSAN SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO BUY BACK ANY-AND-ALL 2009 NISSAN ALTIMAS WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY THEIR CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THIS PRODUCT IN GOOD FAITH. UPDATED 04/07/14

Mileage: 51,000

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. THE CAR JUST RETURNED FROM A HUNDRED MILE TRIP. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THEN. MISSING WORK, TOWING CHARGES, BIG INCONVENIENCE. NISSAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS UNDER RECALL!!! *TR

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 RUNNING, AND CALLED A FRIEND TO DRIVE BEHIND ME WHILE WE BOTH HAD OUR HAZARDS ON. SINCE THEN I COULD ONLY START MY VEHICLE ONCE AND AT THAT TIME I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP, WITH MY FRIEND SO I HAD A RIDE BACK, AND I TOLD THEM I WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR. THEY KNEW EXACTLY THE PROBLEM AND WHAT TYPE OF NISSAN I WAS DRIVING, THEY HAD TWO OTHERS COME IN WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, BEFORE I COULD EXPLAIN ANYTHING AND PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN TO ME THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME A CALL IF THEY COULD DO ANYTHING. DRIVING BACK HOME WITHOUT EVER TURNING OFF MY CAR WAS VERY STRESSFUL AND WHEN I DID RETURN I TURNED IT OFF AND IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO TURN BACK ON AND IT WOULD NOT START. *TR

Mileage: 61,989

REPLACED BATTERY IN FOD STILL WANT CRANK SAYS NO KEY. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

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

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 AND WE TRIED MINE, IT STILL WILL NOT START. WE SPENT THE NEXT FOUR HOURS DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, MANUALLY MOVING THE CAR IN AND OUT OF THE GARAGE, AND EVEN TRIED TO JUMP START IT AS SUGGESTED ON THIS SITE. NOTHING WORKED. THE CAR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND HAS THE KEY LIGHT FLASHING IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I AM GRATEFUL AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE THAT IT WENT OUT IN MY GARAGE. WE HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE STEERING LOCK MODULE FAILURE. THE BATTERY IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND ALL THE LIGHTS WORK, THE CAR JUST WON'T START BECAUSE IT WON'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB. I'M GOING TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS CAR THIS MORNING BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF THIS PART AND HOW I AM GOING TO GET ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY WHICH WAS EXTENDED FOR UNLIMITED MILES FOR THIS PART ONLY. CURRENTLY, THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO HIGH LEVEL OF FAILURES ACROSS THE US. PART IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGHER FAILURE IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER. NISSAN YOU NEED TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS OR IT WILL BE THE LAST CAR MANY OF US WILL BUY FROM YOU. *TR

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 61,000.

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 TO THEM IT WAS AN EMERGENCY AND THEY SUGGESTED " I CALL A FRIEND".. SAID THEY DIDN'T BUILD IT AND I WASN'T PAYING THEM FOR THE CAR, I WAS PAYING THE BANK AND TO CALL NISSAN IF I HAD A PROBLEM WITH HOW THEY WERE BUILT!!! TERRIBLE SERVICE AND UNRELIABLE CAR!!! STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN MEDICAL ATTENTION!!!! THANKS ALOT NISSAN!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 104,000

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 STAYED IN THE "LOCK" SETTING. AFTER TRYING EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF (WITH NO TOOLS AVAILABLE), INCLUDING USING BOTH KEYS, TO GET THE CAR TO START AND READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT GOING TO START. I WAS ABLE TO GET A RIDE HOME AND RESEARCHED THE ISSUE WHERE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, ALONG WITH THREADS ON FORUMS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE NISSAN KNOWS THAT THIS IS A FAILED PART AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS AS THIS FAILURE RENDERS THE CAR INCAPABLE OF STARTING AND SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS FAILURE. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT PAYING FOR MY TOWING BILL SINCE, IF THERE WAS A RECALL, I COULD HAVE DRIVEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IT WAS STILL WORKING TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED PROACTIVELY INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BE STRANDED AND CHARGED FOR A TOWING BILL. *TR

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 HAVING ISSUES WITH THE START BUTTON, NOW I HAVE TO PAY TOW COMPANY TO TAKE TO DEALER AND PAY SO MUCH MONEY. PLEASE PLEASE NISSAN HELP REPLACE THIS!! *TR

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 CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER IN MY AREA HERE IN PA AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. WHICH I WILL BE DOING TODAY 02/06/14. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

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 ME THE PART BECOMES AVAILABLE AND WHEN NISSAN CORPORATE DETERMINES HOW THEY ARE GOING TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM". MEANWHILE THE CONSUMER IS WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAS BEEN EXCELLENT UP UNTIL THIS POINT WITH NO MECHANICAL ISSUES BUT THIS IS SOMETHING NISSAN SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. HUGE INCONVENIENCE! *TR

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 TO LEITH NISSAN IN CARY, NC WHERE SERVICE MEMBERS THERE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CURRENTLY HAVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES IN LINE FOR THE SAME PART. THE ELECTRICAL PART FOR THE START BUTTON IS ON SERIOUS BACKORDER AND THE COMPANY HAS SUCH A HIGH DEMAND FOR IT THAT EVEN NISSAN CORPORATE IS SAYING IT WILL BE A FEW WEEKS TO GET THE PART IN. THE SERVICE STAFF AT LEITH NISSAN IN CARY, NC SAID THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMMON AND THAT NISSAN WAS NOT RECALLING THIS PART THOUGH THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE THIS A SERIOUS ISSUE AFFECTING MANY NISSAN CAR OWNERS FOR A SOME TIME NOW. LEITH NISSAN TOLD ME TO CALL CORPORATE AND ANYONE ELSE I COULD TO RAISE THIS CONCERN AND THAT MAYBE SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE. HUNDREDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE POSTED THIS EXACT PROBLEM ONLINE AND FILED CLAIMS AS WELL. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THE PART AND REIMBURSE THOSE AFFECTED FOR RENTAL CARS AND OTHER EXPENSES. I CALLED THE NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE DEMANDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL CAR FEES. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO PUT A STOP TO THIS AND ENFORCE NISSAN TO RECALL THIS PART ON ALL ALTIMA'S. APPARENTLY THIS EXACT PART HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES.

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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

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 BACK ORDER FOR GOING ON 2 WEEKS NOW......LUCKILY WIFE WAS ONLY 30 MINUTES FROM HOME OR COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE BUT WAS STILL POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS GETTING STRANDED IN NEGATIVE DEGREE WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

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 NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

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 AND PARTS ARE HARD TO GET DUE TO MANY CARS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY TAKE A WEEK OR MORE TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER A NISSAN "EXTENDED WARRANTY," NOT UNDER A RECALL. I HAVE READ OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS STATING THAT NISSAN DID NOT REIMBURSE FOR TOWING, SO I GUESS I AM OUT $90.00 FOR A KNOWN 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DEFECT IN MANUFACTURE. *TR

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. TOWED CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THE STEERING LOCK MODULE HAD FAILED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY WHICH WAS EXTENDED FOR UNLIMITED MILES FOR THIS PART ONLY. CURRENTLY, THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO HIGH LEVEL OF FAILURES ACROSS THE US. PART IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGHER FAILURE IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER. ETA FOR PART DELIVERY IS UNKNOWN AND DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME AGAIN IN 2 WEEKS! NISSAN DID PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR DUE TO THE PART SHORTAGE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2009 MODEL YEAR BUT THIS PART HAS A PROBLEM ALSO IN THE 2010 AND 2011 MODEL YEARS FOR ALL NISSAN VEHICLES PER THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TR

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. LOOKED IN THE MANUAL AND IT SAID IT COULD BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK SYSTEM OR THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM. CALLED NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME TO TRY EVERYTHING I HAD ALREADY TRIED TO GET IT TO START. THEY SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK SYSTEM (WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM) AND I NEEDED TO BRING IT IN. SAID THERE WAS A RECALL THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART AND THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR NO CHARGE (WHY DIDN'T I GET A LETTER OR SOMETHING ABOUT THIS "RECALL?"). THEY WOULD SEND A WRECKER TO COME GET IT FOR A FEE OF COURSE, SO INSTEAD BORROWED SOMEONE'S TRAILER AND HAULED IT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP (WHICH IS 50 MILES FROM WHERE I LIVE). (FYI:TO GET IT OUT OF PARK INTO NEUTRAL, THERE'S A THING YOU POP OFF NEXT TO THE SHIFTER AND YOU HAVE TO PUSH SOMETHING DOWN INTO THAT HOLE.) ONCE WE GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NO RAMPS WE COULD USE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE TRAILER SO WE HAD TO USE FLIMSY FOUR-WHEELER RAMPS WE HAD. THEY CALLED ME AFTER HAVING MY CAR THERE ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF JUST TO TELL ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE FOR UP TO A WEEK. THIS WAS ON TUESDAY AND I HAD CALLED THAT PREVIOUS FRIDAY, SO THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND HAD MY VIN NUMBER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY COULDN'T HAVE ORDERED THE PART AFTER I CALLED THAT FRIDAY. I ASKED IF THEY HAD A LOANER CAR I COULD DRIVE UNTIL I GOT MY CAR BACK, THEY SAID ALL THE LOANER CARS WERE OUT (WHICH MEANS THEY'RE WORKING ON A LOT OF VEHICLES). ALL IN ALL, I'M PRETTY TICKED OFF AT NISSAN. *TR

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, MIDDLE OF WINTER. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM FIX OVER THE PHONE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STEERING LOCK DEVICE. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

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 THAT AROSE WAS DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING PART, THE PART WAS AN: ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. THE PART FAILED DURING A SPELL OF COLD DAYS THAT AFFECTED MY STATE. DURING THE FIRST FEW DAYS BEFORE THE PART ULTIMATELY MALFUNCTIONED THE CAR BEGAN SHOWING ERROR LIGHTS FOR MANY SYSTEMS. THE CAR INDICATED THAT DOORS WERE OPEN, THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE APPLIED (WHEN THEY CLEARLY WERE NOT), THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN DRIVING (AS IF DOORS WERE OPENING) AND FINALLY THE INDICATED THAT THE SMART KEY SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CAR ULTIMATELY FAILED ON A COLD NIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE CAR, BUT THAT WAS IT. THE CAR DID NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY AND THE CAR WAS RENDERED USELESS. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON, OR EVEN SWITCH IT TO ANY STANDBY MODE. BECAUSE THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE A TRADITIONAL KEY YOU ARE UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND PUSH IT IN NEUTRAL. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, AND DEPENDING ON HOW THE TIRES WERE LOCKED INITIALLY DETERMINES THE ONLY DIRECTION THAT THE CAR WILL MOVE. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THE ISSUE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE ISSUED A "WARRANTY EXTENSION" ON THAT SPECIFIC PART ONLY. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THEY KNOW A PROBLEM EXISTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT I WAS ALSO TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND ON RESTRICTED RELEASE. THEY HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT THEY CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND. THIS ISSUE IS VERY REAL AND DANGEROUS. PEOPLE WILL BE LEFT STRANDED IN THEIR CAR. UNLESS THE PART FAILS THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE PART WILL GO WRONG. *TR

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 CONTACT DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

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 TRIES, THE FOB FINALLY CAME OUT. THE CAR STILL DOES NOT START AND THE AUTO-THEFT IS STILL ON. THE BATTERY IS NOT BAD BECAUSE THE CAR BEEPS WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN AND THE LIGHTS WORK. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TOW THE VEHICLE IN TO GET IT REPAIRED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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

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 NISSAN AND THE FOB WAS NOT BAD. NOW THEY SAY IT'S THE MAIN COMPUTER. THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANY MORE RESEARCH UNTIL MONDAY. I AM SEEING A LOT OF THIS SAME PROBLEM IN HERE. I AM VERY NERVOUS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

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 DOORS WORK I JUST CANNOT START MY CAR. *TR

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

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

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 ELECTRICAL ISSUE MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START DUE TO KEY ERROR MESSAGE. AFTER MY RESEARCH COME TO FIND OUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO LOTS OF ALTIMA OWNERS. I GOT IN MY CAR AFTER A SHORT STOP AND THE KEY MESSAGE WAS ON AND NOTHING. IT WOULD NOT START. MY WINDOWS WERE DOWN AND THEY WOULD NOT GO UP. I TRIED EVERYTHING. DISCONNECTED MY BATTER, DID THE NEUTRAL THING. SHOOK STEERING WHEEL. ETC...OF COURSE IT HAPPENS ON A SUNDAY WHEN EVERYTHING IS CLOSED. *TR

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 VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. ACCORDING THE SERVICED REP AT NISSAN AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE AND MORE. THE CHARGE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WAS $526.81. PER THE INVOICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE SUB-HARNESS, THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY, AND THE BAND HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 82,820

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 NISSAN DEALER.THIS HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT TILL MONDAY TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT HAD GONE BAD $750.00 TO FIX IT.AFTER DOING SOME DIGGING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT NISSAN MODELS WITH DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS.WITH VARYING MILES.I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FAULTY PART THAT NISSAN HAS USED,SHOULDN'T THIS PART BE A RECALL AND THE CONSUMER NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR NISSANS BAD DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 87,003

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 KEY. AS I CAN SEE OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES OF THE CAR LOCKING IN PLACE AND THE PROBLEM IS MORE THAN JUST THE KEY PROBLEM.. THIS SHOULD BE DEFINITELY RECALLED. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

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) THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED, THE ESCL MAY MALFUNCTION AFTER THE VEHICLE IS LOCKED AND COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. THE ONLY THING THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO DO IS THEY ARE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FROM 3 YEARS/ 36,000 TO 6 YEARS UNLIMITED MILES. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHICH VEHICLES HAS THIS DEFECTIVE ESCL. MY ARGUMENT IS THAT WHAT IF MYSELF OR BOTH OF US ARE ON A TRIP AND WHETHER WE ARE ONE MILE OR 500 FROM OUT HOME WE ARE STRANDED THIS COULD BECOME A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR US OR IF WE HAVE SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER PARTY OUT IN NO WHERE. WE DO NOT OWN A SELL PHONE. SINCE THEY CANNOT TELL US IF OUR VEHICLE IS ONE THAT MIGHT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE ESCL THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE CURRENT ESCL IN OUR NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 24,300

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

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 BATTERIES AND REPLACED THEM IN BOTH OF THE KEY REMOTES, THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS OF STARTING MY VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. *TR

Mileage: 40,100

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 ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE BRAKE WAS VERY HARD. I LEFT THE CAR ALONE AND SAID I WOULD TRY AGAIN IN THE MORNING. I WENT TO MY VEHICLE AT ABOUT 8:30AM IN THE MORNING AND PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE TO BE A FAULTY BREAK SWITCH. SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (36 MONTHS/ 36000 MILES) I HAD TO PAY $173.00 TO FIX THIS ISSUE WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE IF I HAD NOT COMPLAINED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS CHARGING 2 HOURS LABOR AND DIAGNOSIS FOR A 1 HOUR JOB. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS I COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN A REMOTE LOCATION OR OVERNIGHT. *TR

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 CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

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 CONTACT TO COAST TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR SERVICE UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

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

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 REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 84,000

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 DASH SLOT, AND NOTHING. CALLED DEALER, HE TOLD ME TO TRY AND JUMP START WITH CABLES AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE VERY COMMON ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN SHORT, AND THE FIX WAS 1100.00. LUCKILY I HAD PURCHASED A SERVICE CONTRACT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011. PAID DEDUCTIBLE OF 100.00. THIS ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE A NISSAN RECALL. DEALER TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE 370Z, BUT HAD NOT MADE IT YET FOR ALTIMA. I DID SEE THROUGH RESEARCH AND A FRIEND WHO WORKS FOR NISSAN, THAT THEY CHANGED THAT WIRING IN THE MODEL YEARS THAT FOLLOWED. *TR

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 05/22/2013 *JS

Mileage: 36,000

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. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP CAME TO MY WORK AND HAD TO DISENGAGE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CONTROL UNIT IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THEIR SHOP. THEY SAID THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, EXCEPT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAILED STEERING LOCK. THIS IS AN ANTI THEFT COMPONENT OF THE CAR. MY ESTIMATE WAS $662.00. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AT THAT TIME AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE IN. NISSAN DID NOT OFFER ME A RENTAL CAR AND I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR A WEEK. THE PART CAME IN A WEEK LATER AND THE CAR WAS FIXED THAT DAY. MY BILL WAS $662.03. THIS STEERING WHEEL LOCK DEFECT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN EITHER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT NISSAN CHANGED THIS PART OF THE ALTIMA WHEN MAKING THE 2010 MODELS. I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AFTER RESEARCHING. THIS MALFUNCTION SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER BY NISSAN AND IN MY OPINION IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE WHEN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUES HAPPEN TO YOUR CAR, BUT AN ISSUE LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE PAID FOR BY NISSAN. MY CAR IS OF COURSE OUT OF WARRANTY AT THIS TIME. BELOW IS A WEBSITE THAT I CAME ACROSS WHEN DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2009/NISSAN/ALTIMA/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX. *TR

Mileage: 46,683

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. ON MY DASH PANEL I NOTICED THE KEY LIGHT SYMBOL WAS LIT UP, WHEN I TRIED TO START CAR WITH THE KEYFOB THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AND AT DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE THE STEERING LOCK. IT MALFUNCTIONED AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PART HAS BEEN ORDERED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ON 03/21/2013. ESTIMATE IS 914.00. *TR

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 THE NIGHT OF THE INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED STEERING LOCK UNIT--A RESULT THAT IS UNSURPRISING TO ANYONE WHO TYPES THOSE SYMPTOMS INTO A GOOGLE SEARCH. FOR THE SMALL FEE OF $900, MY CAR WAS BACK ON THE ROAD TWO DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT. GIVEN THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THIS APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS, THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY SHOULD THE CAR NOT START IN A REMOTE AREA OR IN THE PATH OF TRAFFIC. *TR

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 SWITCHING ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND NOTICING NO POWER ISSUES I NOTICED A FLASHING INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE DASH THAT SAID NO KEY PRESENT. AFTER BEING THE ONLY CAR LEFT IN THE DARK SECLUDED PARKING LOT I STARTED OFF ON A JOURNEY TO PURCHASE A BATTERY FOR THE KEY FOB AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PHENOMENON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH IS ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. THE DEALER AFTER INVESTIGATING FOR A MATTER OF MINUTES WERE QUICKLY ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS A STEERING LOCK MODULE THAT WAS VERY COSTLY. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE A GREAT NUMBER OF ALTIMA'S AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLE THAT ARE INFECTED WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK DEVICES THAT CAUSES YOU TO RANDOMLY BE STRANDED IN SECLUDED AREAS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THIS I FIND HIGHLY UNETHICAL FOR NISSAN TO BE TOTALLY AWARE OF SUCH DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND NOT HAVE ANY CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF IT'S CUSTOMERS NOR THEIR CHILDREN. IM HOPING THAT THE NHTSA CAN PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM BULLIES LIKE NISSAN AND HELP US GET THE RECALL WE DESERVE. ALL WE WANT IS A RELIABLE PRODUCT THAT CAN PERFORM THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED TO PERFORM. SO LET'S DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO HOLD NISSAN UP TO THE AMERICAN STANDARD OF PUTTING OUT QUALITY RELIABLE PRODUCTS AND NOT RIPPING OFF CONSUMERS. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

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 PART CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED AT A NISSAN DEALER. THE COST IS $1000.00. NO WARNING. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS I LIVE IN MN. WE HAVE EXTREMELY COLD WINTER. IF I WENT ICE FISHING IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE AND CAME BACK TO MY VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED WITH NO SOURCE OF HEAT. MY ONLY HOPE WOULD BE A CELL PHONE, PROVIDING I HAVE ONE. THE SECOND PART IS A LOCAL GARAGE WOULDN'T EVEN BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IT CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED BY NISSAN. I HOPE YOU RECOGNIZE MY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

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. SATURDAY THE LIGHT WAS OFF SO I FIGURED I WAS GOOD. HAD A MAJOR SNOWSTORM SATURDAY. SUNDAY, WENT TO THE SHOPPING CENTER, PARKED AND WENT INSIDE. CAME OUT AN IT WAS DEAD. I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS FROM READING THE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ON IT. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY. HE HAD THE PARTS AND BACK ON THE ROAD LATER THAT EVENING. ONLY $950 POORER AND AGGRAVATED THAT I ONLY PURCHASED THIS "RELIABLE" VEHICLE 4 MONTHS EARLIER. THIS IS DEFINITELY MY FIRST AND LAST NISSAN. WHEN YOU SEE THAT KEY, OR EVEN IF YOU DON'T, ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF YOU'LL BREAK DOWN, BUT WHEN AND WHERE. NISSAN, YOU SUCK! STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND AT THE VERY LEAST, COVER THE REPAIRS AND TOWING. I KNOW YOU DON'T GIVE A RAT'S [XXX] ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS BUT DO THE RIGHT THING. A NISSAN WILL NEVER BE IN MY DRIVEWAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,050. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

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 POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY AND WAS ALMOST $900 TO GET REPAIRED. NISSAN RECOMMENDED WE REPORT THE ISSUE FOR A POSSIBLE FUTURE RECALL. *TR

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. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER IN OWENSBORO KY AND THEY SAID THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE IN? I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR OVER A WEEK . [XXX] AT NISSAN IN OWESBORO SAID NO RENTAL CARS WHERE AVAILABLE. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND I WORK SO I NEED MY VEHICLE IN WORKING ORDER. I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SHE SAID I WOULD ONLY BE REFUNDED IF THE PART WAS RECALLED WHICH IT ISN'T. SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE PART, LABOR, AND $90 TO HAVE IT TOWED 22 MILES TO OWENSBORO TO BE FIXED. IM SORRY BUT IN MY OPINION ITS NOT MY FAULT IT FAILED. I PAID OVER $12,000 FOR THE CAR NOW I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $800.00 TO BE FIXED? THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 FREIGHT FEE OF 50.67. FIRST TIME EVER FOR A SHIPPING FEE AT A CAR DEALERSHIP. MILEAGE IS 60,149. *TR

Mileage: 60,196

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 REPLACED. I WENT INTO THE HOME DEPOT WHERE I WORK AND BOUGHT NEW BATTERIES. I REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT NOW I WAS GETTING A NO KEY ICON. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR SOME ADVICE. THEY SAID MAYBE THE REMOTE LOST ITS MEMORY SO I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO BRING ME THE EXTRA KEY. HE CAME.WE TRIED AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT START. THE NO KEY CAME UP AGAIN. AFTER TRYING FOR TWO HOURS I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW TO MY MECHANIC. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO MY NISSAN DEALER.I TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID IT IS THE STEERING LOCK COMPUTER. IT WOULD COST ABOUT $850. HE ALSO SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN. *TR

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 DEALER. AFTER LEAVING IT THERE I DID SOME INVESTIGATING ONLINE ABOUT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME PRESENTLY AND PAST. APPARENTLY, SEVERAL PEOPLE FOUND THEMSELVES IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH GETTING NO HELP FROM NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. I HAD YET TO HEAR IF THIS WAS MY PROBLEM BUT WAS GIVEN THE SAD/EXPENSIVE NEWS A DAY LATER THAT INDEED I WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE GROWING NUMBER OF NISSAN OWNERS WHO WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FAULTY PART REPLACED. BUT THE FUN DIDN'T STOP THERE. THE PART IS ON BACKORDER (BECAUSE SO MANY ARE NEEDED) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AND THERE ARE RECALLS ON MY CAR THAT NO ONE BOTHERED TO TELL ME ABOUT. I CALLED NISSAN AND LEFT A MESSAGE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WHO WAS GOING TO FORWARD MY CONCERN ONTO A REGIONAL CONCERN SPECIALIST. WHEN SHE CALLED ME BACK TWO DAYS LATER SHE INFORMED ME THAT IT IS NOT NISSANS JOB TO LET THEIR OWNERS/DRIVERS KNOW ABOUT RECALLS BUT THE DEALERS JOB. IN ADDITION, SHE'S PRETTY SURE THAT NO HELP WILL BE GIVEN TO REPLACE THE PART THAT WILL COST ME 700 DOLLARS. BUT SHE WOULD ASK AND CALL ME BACK THREE DAYS LATER. SHE IS SUPPOSED TO CALL ME TOMORROW WITH THE ANSWER. SHOCKED IS THE ONLY WORD THAT COMES TO MIND ABOUT MY SITUATION. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS PART HAS CAUSED SO MANY PEOPLE SO MANY PROBLEMS BUT IT IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST SOMEWHERE. IS THERE NOTHING TO BE DONE FOR IT? EVEN THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL. MY CAR WAS PARKED WHEN IT QUIT RESPONDING BUT SOMEONE COULD BE DRIVING. HELP! *TR

Mileage: 48,000

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 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

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 HAS BEEN AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR 5 DAYS NOW,AND THEY ARE TELLING ME IT WILL BE ANOTHER 5 DAYS BEFORE THEY CAN GET THE PART NEEDED DUE TO IT BEING ON BACKORDER.THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS STRANDED.THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE DONE WHEN THIS RELAY QUITS IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSET DEALERSHIP.THIS REPAIR COSTS AROUND 1000.00 (LABOR,PARTS,TOWING),AND THAT IS IF AND WHEN THEY CAN GET THE PART. *TR

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 TOLD IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT WITH THIS MODEL AND MILEAGE. MY CAR IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD SO I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND THIS MUCH MONEY TO DRIVE IT. PLEASE INSIST ON THEM RECALLING THIS ISSUE AND REIMBURSING THE FULL AMOUNT TO ME. IF NOT, THIS WILL BE MY LAST NISSAN. *TR

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 ISSUES WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. NEW BATTERY (2) NEW BRAKE SWITCH NEW ALTERNATOR NEW A/C PUMP NEW FRONT ROTOR. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

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 THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. THEY INDICATED POSSIBLY TWO WEEKS. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS PART AND THAT I SHOULD CALL NISSAN TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AT 800-NISSAN1. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE, SO IF YOU ARE AS WELL, PLEASE LOG YOUR INCIDENT/COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AT THE NUMBER ABOVE AS WELL ENTERING IT ON THIS WEBSITE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

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 MILES A WEEK, AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK THE OTHER DAY THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T TURN ON. THE INTELLIGENCE KEY BATTERY WAS CHARGED, THE BATTERY FOR THE CAR WAS CHARGE, I UNHOOKED THE BATTERY AND RESET IT, STILL NOTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO GET IT TO TURN ON. I TOWED IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID IT WAS THE, "STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT" WHICH WOULD COST $717 FOR PART AND LABOR ALONG WITH A $70 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T STRANDED IN A BAD AREA OR WITHOUT A WAY TO REACH SOMEONE. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS PART, TOO MANY INCIDENTS WITH THIS PART IN NISSAN VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

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 TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL (CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE, WEAR AND TEAR ETC) AND A CASUAL GOOGLE SEARCH RETURNS COUNTLESS ISSUES OF THE VERY SAME THING. IF NISSAN CARES ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS, A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER. *TR

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 IS THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY ISSUE IS THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL, IT WAS BELOW 30 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY CHILDREN HOME. WERE I NOT AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED SOMEWHERE WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SIGNALS TO INDICATE TO ME THAT SOMETHING NEEDING REPLACING OR FIXING. AND IT'S AN $800 DOLLAR FIX WITH PARTS AND LABOR... THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, THIS IS RIDICULOUS. APPARENTLY THIS HAPPENS AFTER ABOUT 2-3 YEARS IN THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

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, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL. MY BROTHER WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND HELD IN THE START BUTTON, AND THE BREAK AND AT THE SAME TIME HE TAPPED ON THE MODULE AND MY CAR STARTED. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME THANKFULLY WITHOUT CALLING A TOW TRUCK. 100% WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND IT WILL NEED REPLACED. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYWHERE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE. I STARTED MY CAR THE NEXT MORNING AND IT DID START, WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT WILL LAST UNTIL THE PART FAILS AGAIN. I WILL NEED THIS REPLACED BUT REALLY FEEL AS THROUGH NISSAN SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

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, BUT THE BRAKE WOULD NOT DEPRESS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. CAR WILL NOT GO INTO ACCESSORY MODE EITHER NOR DOES THE OTHER KEY START THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

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 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

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 MADE SURE THE FOB WAS STILL COMMUNICATING WITH THE CAR BY PRESSING THE BUTTONS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. FINALLY, AFTER TRYING EVERYTHING I COULD, WE CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAD US TOW THE CAR TO THEM, AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT GET TO IT UNTIL MONDAY. WELL MONDAY MORNING COMES AND THEY CALLED MY WIFE TO TELL HER THE STEERING LOCK UNIT FAILED, AND IT WOULD COST ~$1000 TO REPLACE. OF COURSE I AM TICKED SO I DECIDE TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND REALIZE IT IS VERY COMMON IN THE 2009 ALTIMA?S, WHICH MAKES ME EVEN MORE TICKED, BECAUSE NISSAN DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE IF THEY LEAVE MY WIFE AND SON STRANDED BECAUSE THEY BUILT THEIR CAR USING GARBAGE PARTS. AND YES THEY KNOW BECAUSE, MORE TIMES THAN NOT, THIS PART IS OUT OF STOCK AND THE NEWER CARS DON'T USE IT. SO THIS SOUNDS LIKE A VERY NASTY SCAM BY NISSAN. I HAVE SENT LETTERS TO MY STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, AND THIS DATABASE...WE NEED A RECALL. STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT! *TR

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 START. THE DESK SHOWS A SMALL YELLOW KEY SYMBOL IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. WE HAVE CONTACTED A MECHANIC ABOUT HAVING THE CAR TOWED. IT SEEMS SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. *TR

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 COULD NOT ESTIMATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT $750. WHEN I GOT HOME THAT EVENING, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY CASES EXACTLY LIKE OURS ARE OCCURRING. THE NEXT MORNING, I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA. THEY HAVE PUT ALL OWNERS OF 2009'S IN JEOPARDY AND OBVIOUSLY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AS THE PART WAS CHANGED OUT IN LATE YEAR 2010 CARS BUILT. OUR FINAL RESULTS ARE BETTER THAN MOST OF THE OTHERS WE HAVE READ ABOUT. BETWEEN NISSAN AND OUR DEALER, THEY COVERED THE REPAIR WHICH WAS DONE AS THE PART DID ARRIVE, AS WELL AS OUR CAR RENTAL WHILE THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE. MY ADVISE IS TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT LIKE WE DID AND TO BE PERSISTENT. AN ATTORNEY I KNOW SAID WE SHOULD CONTACT THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND/OR THE LOCAL TV STATIONS TROUBLE SHOOTERS, BECAUSE PUBLICITY AND LEGAL ACTION ARE EXACTLY WHAT NISSAN DOESN'T WANT. *TR

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 WOULD NOT START. IGNITION BUTTON IS ON LOCK AND THE STEERING IS STIFF UNABLE TO TURN. ENGINE SEEMS TO BE LOCKED, NO OTHER LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND NOTHING WORKS. I CALLED THE DEALERS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND QUOTED ME $600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, PARTS WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS, NO GUARANTEE PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. FOR A RECENT BOUGHT VEHICLE, THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR'S INTELLIGENT KEY AND IN THIS CASE I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. TOWING CHARGES AND EVERYTHING WILL MAKE AMOUNT CLOSE TO $1000. *TR

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 INSIDE IT FLASHING ON MY DASH SCREEN. LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON SO I WAS CONVINCED IT MUST NOT BE THE BATTERY. WHEN I LOOKED IT UP IN THE CAR MANUAL, IT'S SUPPOSEDLY AN INTELLIGENT KEY SIGN. SINCE IT WAS AROUND 7:30PM, I COULDN'T GET IT TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER WORKSHOP SINCE THEY WERE CLOSED. THE NEXT MORNING, I GOT IT TOWED AND THE DEALER WORKSHOP DIAGNOSED IT AS "STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED" AND IT WOULD COST A WHOPPING $850 (NOT INCLUDING TOWING). NOT JUST THAT, THE PART IS BACK-ORDERED! SO MY CAR IS IN THE WORKSHOP INDEFINITELY AS OF NOW! I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED DEALER JUST SIX MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE THE SEVEN YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON IT TOO. THE WORKSHOP SAID THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING MY WARRANTY CAN COVER! MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26000. AND NISSAN IS SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE? THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SOMETHING I HAVE BROUGHT TO MY CAR AND WHEN I RESEARCHED IT ON THIS VERY WEBSITE, HUNDREDS OF OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA USERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I TRULY HOPE NISSAN ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM ASAP AND REIMBURSE OUR HARD EARNED MONEY. *TR

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. CHECK BATTER OF THE CAR, AND IT WAS WORKING FINE AS WELL. SINCE THE CAR WOULDN'T START, NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO CALL FOR TOWING SERVICE. SPENT HOURS IN THE COLD WAITING FOR THE TRUCK. THE FOLLOWING DAY NISSAN SERVICE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND DETERMINED THERE WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT TRIGGERED THE VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER AND NEEDED STEERING LOCK UNIT REPLACEMENT. PARTS AND LABOR AND TOW COST OVER $900. THE NISSAN MECHANIC HINTED AT THE PROBLEM BEING A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT REFUSED TO SAY IT DIRECTLY AS IT PUTS NISSAN LIABLE. PART IS STRATEGICALLY NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FOUND OUT FROM THE NISSAN FOLKS THAT NUMEROUS CARS CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GOT ONTO THE INTERNET AND FOUND SO MANY MORE NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THE PART AND FIX IT FOR ALL AFFECTED USERS OF THE CAR. I AM HAPPY THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT WERE TO HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING. I REQUEST NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM ASAP AND HELP TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR SEVERAL HUNDREDS (MAYBE THOUSANDS) OF USER AFFECTED. NOBODY WANTS TO LOSE THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY FOR NO FAULT OF THEIRS. *TR

Mileage: 26,200

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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 LOCK MALFUNCTION. THAT COST ME A TOTAL OF 1000.61. 402.50 IN LABOR AND 538.81 IN PARTS PLUS TAX AND MISC. THE PATS WAS ON BACK ORDER. I JUST GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER A WEEK BECAUSE THE PART WAS OVERNIGHTED. OTHERWISE THEY ESTIMATED ME GETTING MY CAR BACK AFTER THE 8TH OF FEB. WHEN ASKED ABOUT A RECALL I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNKNOWN BUT ALSO THAT THIS PART WAS UNUSUAL FOR BACKORDER. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

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 UNDERSTANDABLE BEING THAT THE CAR IS MORE THAN 3 YEARS OLD. LOCK STEERING MECHANISM HOWEVER RESULTED IN THE CAR BEING INOPERABLE. PARTS FOR THE LOCK STEERING MECHANISM TOTALED $534.19 PLUS LABOR WHICH TOTALED $282.88. TOTAL BILL WITH NEW BATTERY WAS $1,037.64. CONSIDERING ALL FAILURES LISTED ON THIS PAGE OF THIS SAME PART, A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. NISSAN APPARENTLY HAS RECALLED OTHER STEERING LOCKS SIMILAR TO THIS ON GTR MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 69,581

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 IN THE KEYFOB. I DID REPLACE BATTERY AND PLACED THE KEYFOB IN THE ALTERNATIVE START PORT. THE CAR WOULD STILL NOT START. AFTER TRYING TO JUMP THE CAR BATTERY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM. THIS MALFUNCTIONING PART LEFT ME STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT DURING A SNOW STORM. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED RECALLS ON THIS PART IN OTHER VEHICLES AND HAVE STOPPED USING THIS PART IN NEW VEHICLES. THERE ARE ALSO HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THIS PART FAILING IN MY MODEL AND YEAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF IMMOBILIZING A CAR DURING SEVERE WEATHER, LEAVING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS STRANDED. *TR

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 REPORTED WAS A FAILED STEERING LOCK UNIT. I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY INDICATED WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEIR SHOP. THEY FOUND THAT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL MODULE DID IN FACT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY MENTIONED THEY HAVE HAD AT LEAST 15 INSTANCES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AT THEIR SHOP ALONE SINCE THE WEATHER TURNED COLD THIS WINTER. WE SPECIFICALLY PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2009 SO THAT OUR TEENS WOULD HAVE A DEPENDABLE CAR TO DRIVE. WE DID NOT WANT THEM STUCK SOMEWHERE UNABLE TO GET HOME, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS STEERING LOCK. THE DEALERSHIP INSTRUCTED ME TO HOLD ONTO OUR REPAIR RECENT SHOULD IT BECOME A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 46,900

CAR WOULD NOT START / COMPUTER LOCK / CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

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

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 FOB AND START BUTTON. THERE IS NOT A METHOD TO OVERRIDE THE PUSH BUTTON WITH A MECHANICAL KEY. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 ALTIMA. MY ALTIMA HAS ONLY 37,500 MILES BUT IS PAST THE 3-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. THE REPAIR WAS $803. THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HE EXPECTS A RECALL IN THE NEAR FUTURE BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THEY SEE THIS FAULTY MODULE. THE PART WAS CHANGED IN 2010 BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BAD ONES IN THE 2008-2009 MODELS. *TR

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. ATTEMPTED TO PUT KEY IN SLOT AND PUSH "START" BUTTON, BUT THAT ATTEMPT WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL. PREVIOUSLY CAR WAS WORKING FINE. *TR

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. REPAIR QUOTES ONLINE APPEAR TO BE IN THE $900 RANGE. NISSAN NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

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 LOCK AND THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH I HAVE FOUND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME DEFECT OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKS. THIS DID OCCUR ON A VERY COLD DAY, ABOUT 10 DEGREES AT THE TIME. *TR

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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,887 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,500.

Mileage: 28,887

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 CONTINUED TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. CALLED LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. AFTER AN HOUR, THE NISSAN SERVICE ADVISOR CONTACTED ME WITH NOTICE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CONTROL UNIT HAD FAILED AND THEY ESTIMATED THE TOTAL REPAIR COST TO BE AT $900.00. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO LOCATE ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO WAS ABLE TO COURIER IT OVER THE FOLLOWING MORNING. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA ON 1/23/13 AND THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY COMPENSATION RELATIVE TO THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPAIR. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AT LEAST A YEAR AGO BASED ON ITS APPARENTLY RAMPANT HISTORY OF FAILURE FOR OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS. *TR

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 RECALLED ON OTHER NISSAN MODELS AND CAN LEAVE ANYONE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

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

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 LOCK NEEDED REPLACING. $800.00+. NISSAN SURELY WILL RECALL "FAULTY" DOOR HANDLE SPRINGS AT .50 CENTS A WHACK, BUT GIVE ME A BREAK. IT'S TIME NISSAN OWN UP TO THE NUMEROUS 2009'S THAT ARE HAVING THIS PART FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 26,982

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 THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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 COME OUT OF THE LOCK POSITION I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL, CALLED THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK NISSAN DEALER, AND REALIZED THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO EXCEPT HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A 2009 MODEL WITH 55,000 MILES, AND I TAKE GREAT CARE OF IT. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME LATER AND SAID I NEED A NEW STEERING LOCK UNIT. HE SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1200.00 TO REPAIR, AND HE SAID IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND TO LET HIM KNOW WHAT I WANTED TO DO. THIS IS FAULTY EQUIPMENT FROM NISSAN AND THIS ISSUE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY ANYTHING I COULD HAVE DONE OR NOT DONE. NOT ONLY DO I NOT HAVE 1200.00, BUT I HAVE 3 KIDS AND A JOB I THAT I NEED TO GET BACK & FORTH TO. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED FOR 3 DAYS NOW, I HAVE MISSED WORK BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, MY INSURANCE COVERS NOTHING EXCEPT $75 FOR THE TOW, AND I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS ON MY PHONE WITH NISSAN. I'M WITHOUT CAR, NO WAY TO GET TO WORK TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY, AND DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH GROCERIES TO SURVIVE THE W/E !!! THERE SHOULD ALREADY BE A RECALL ON THIS, AS I HAVE READ & BEEN TOLD BY NISSAN THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 08,09,10 MODELS. THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A FORMAL RECALL ON THIS PART BECAUSE IT HAS AFFECTED TOO MANY PEOPLE AND IT COULD EASILY RESULT IN DEATH IF THE LOCK OUT TAKES PLACE IN TRAFFIC.. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO WORK WITH ME, MUCH LESS RETURN MY CALLS OR EMAILS. I MAY VERY WELL LOSE MY JOB IF I HAVE TO TAKE OFF WORK ANYMORE, BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION... PATHETIC. *TR

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' POSITION - EVEN TO GO TO 'ACCESSORY' MODE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHICH INFORMED US THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT MALFUNCTIONED AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO START UP UNTIL IT IS FIXED. THE PART IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND COSTS CLOSE TO $500. MY FINAL QUOTE WAS $864 FROM THE DEALER. THE CAR WILL HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO CIRCUMVENT THE DEALER'S COST. NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKE AND RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

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 RECALLED ON OTHER NISSAN MODELS (CUBE, 390, ETC) BUT NO ON THE ALTIMA. NOT HAPPY. *TR

Mileage: 58,910

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 HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. CAR WAS THEN TOWED REMAINDER OF WAY TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK AND REPLACED. DEALER SAID AFTERMARKET REMOTE START SYSTEM PROBABLY TIMED OUT, WHICH IS WHY IT DIED ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 78,019

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,501.

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 AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,320.

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 PROMPTLY HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THIS REPAIR COST $800.00 BEFORE TAXES. I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SIMILAR CLAIMS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR MY CASE TO BE KNOWN WITH OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD A SIMILAR POSITION. I HOPE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS ISSUE AS ITS A OBVIOUSLY A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND NOT SOMETHING AN OWNER SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

[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 IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE WANTED TO SELL HERE ANOTHER ALTIMA, BECAUSE NISSAN KNEW THIS WAS AN ISSUE, SO THEY STOPPED PUTTING THIS MECHANISM ON THE 2012 MODELS. NISSAN WHO HAS A GOOD STANDING AND HAVE MILLIONS OF CARS ON THE ROAD SHOULD DO RIGHT BY CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THEIR VEHICLES AND HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO SEND THIS COMPLAINT SITE TO MY LOCAL NEWS STATION AND TRY TO PUT SOME FIRE UNDER NISSAN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND OTHER CONSUMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE REPAIR COST OF OUR NISSAN ALTIMA WAS $919.00. I SEE SEVERAL DIFFERENCES IN THE REPAIR COST TOO. WE CANNOT SIT BY AND LET CONSUMERS CONTINUE TO BE CHARGED SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR REPAIR COST WHEN NISSAN KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 FIND THE PARTS TO MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

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

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 DEALERSHIP (LESS THAN 3 MILES) AND IT IS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT, WHICH COST $978 TO REPLACE. APPARENTLY THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REIMBURSE EVERYONE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AND YOU BET I'M GOING TO TELL EVERYONE I KNOW!! *TR

Mileage: 65,000

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 UNIT WAS FAILING. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE DETERMINED THIS IS A COMMON AND COSTLY PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RE RECALL FOR IT. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

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 THE DASH. 3. START BUTTON DOES NOTHING, WILL NOT MOVE FROM THE "LOCK" POSITION. FAILURE: STEERING LOCK CONTROL MODULE (342.99 + TAX CND). TOOK IT APART, RESET THE GEARS, BACK IN ACTION (FOR NOW). CANADIAN CUSTOMER. *TR

Mileage: 78,292

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 PRIOR TO THIS. FROM THE SOUNDS OF IT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AT RIGHT AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE MARK. I THINK IT'S TIME FOR NISSAN TO CONSIDER A RECALL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. I HAVE MY CAR AT THE DEALER NOW AND FROM THE SOUNDS OF IT WILL BE IN FOR A REPAIR OF AROUND 1,000 OR MORE. WILL NOT BE BUYING A NISSAN AGAIN UNLESS THE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

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 INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT ISSUES") INDICATED THAT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH ALTIMAS AND IS RELATED TO THE "STEERING LOCK" MECHANISM. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A QUICK CALL TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT QUICKLY CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY SERVICE FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER HIMSELF INDICATED THAT THE LAST PART IN THEIR INVENTORY WAS JUST FITTED IN ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS USED CERTIFIED NISSAN ALTIMA AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $1299.30. *TR

Mileage: 46,130

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. AS I WAS STRANDED HAD TO CALL HUSBAND TO COME GET ME. HAD HIM BRING OTHER KEY FOB, STILL WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS CAR IS COMPLETELY DISABLED AND WILL NOT RUN. *TR

Mileage: 38,700

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 DEPRESS THE START BUTTON. NOTHING HAPPENED, THE CAR WAS NOT RECOGNIZING THE INTELLIGENT KEY. THE YELLOW KEY WARNING LIGHT MEANS THE STEERING MECHANISM IS FAILING SO THE INTELLIGENT KEY WON'T WORK. SO HERE I WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH A CAR THAT WON'T START AND I CANNOT GET OUT OF PARK TO PUT IN NEUTRAL TO PUSH OUT OF THE TRAFFIC. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I AM FINDING THIS IS AN ISSUE KNOWN BY NISSAN THEY NO LONGER PUT THIS PART IN THE 2010 HAVE DONE RECALLS FOR THIS ON OTHER MODELS AND YEARS BUT NOT THIS ONE. THIS IS A SAFETYY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL? *TR

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 60,250.

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 INDICATORS, IT SHOWED THE ORANGE INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT ON, AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, THE IGNITION BUTTON WOULD NOT SWITCH OUT OF LOCK. TRIED TO GET THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, BUT BRAKES APPEAR TO BE FIRM IN PLACE AND WILL NOT UNLOCK THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. LOOKED ONLINE FOR A FEW SOLUTIONS, BUT NONE HAVE WORKED SO FAR (UNHOOKING BATTERY, MOVING THE STEERING COLUMN). CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP NEAR HERE AND THEY WANT ME TO TOW IT IN BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN GUESS AT THE CAUSE (WHICH I WOULD HAVE NO ISSUE WITH IF THIS WAS AN UNCOMMON THING, BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ONLINE, MOST POINTING TO THE SAME THING: A SHODDY PART THAT I NEED TO PAY $500 PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE ). EVENTUALLY THIS WILL HAVE TO GET FIXED, BUT WHAT IS MOST DISHEARTENING IS THE FACT THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE AND LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED FOR SOME TIME. I JUST LUCKED OUT AND IT WAS SITTING AT HOME. MILEAGE IS ~21K. *TR

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-LESS COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE DASH READ " NO KEY". EVEN THOUGH HE TRIED THE SPARE KEY AND TRIED TO JUMP START THE BATTERY, ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM, AND IT WAS NOTHING THAT HE DID OR DIDN'T DO TO CREATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/14/13 ...UPDATED 04-03-13 *BF UPDATED 04/12/2013 *JS

Mileage: 84,350

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. WHEN TOW TRUCK DRIVER CAME, I GOT INTO THE CAR AND IT STARTED! I WENT TO THE DEALER AND A CRACKED BATTERY WAS FOUND AND REPLACED. IN THE LAST MONTH THE CAR HAS NOT STARTED SEVERAL TIMES. MY WIFE HAS GOTTEN IN AN OUT OF THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD FINALLY STARTED. TODAY,I WENT TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT THERE WASN'T. HE DID SAY THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH (P/N 25320-AX00C) HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON SOME VEHICLES. I HAD THEM CHECK IT AND IT WAS BAD. I HAD TO PAY $127.18! HAVING THIS PART FAILING IN UNDER 23,000 MILES IS VERY POOR. I HAVE HAD NISSAN VEHICLES WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND NOT HAD A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE! THIS HAS LEFT MY WIFE STUCK SEVERAL TIMES AND VERY UPSET. *TR

Mileage: 18,893

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 LIGHTS ALL WORKED. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED. WOULD NOT GET OUT OF "PARK". BATTERY WAS TESTED AND NOT THE PROBLEM. FUSES WERE CHECKED AND BRAKE SWITCH CHECKED AND NOT THE PROBLEM. LOOKED ON INTERNET AND FOUND MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WHERE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WAS FAULTY ON 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, AND WAS NOT ENGAGING AND THEREFORE THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS LOCKED BY IMMOBILIZER. THE ONLY OPTION IS A $500.00 PLUS PART FROM NISSAN AND ANOTHER $500-600.00 TO INSTALL. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AT COST OF $109.00 TO ME, AND THE ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALER TO FIX THE NOW DIAGNOSED STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION WAS $1,100.00 MAKING THIS A TOTAL COST OF $1,209.00 ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS LESS THAN $60,000 MILES. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BY ANOTHER DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER : 1. NISSAN DID A RECALL ON THEIR MORE EXPENSIVE MODEL NISSAN GTRS WAS RECALLED, PART NUMBER 48700-JF00A OR 48700-JF00B, BEING REPLACED BY 48700-JF00C AND CALLED CAMPAIGN ID P0309. 2. SAME PART NUMBER IS FAILING FOR NISSAN 370ZS AS WELL, SAME YEARS AND SAME PART NUMBER 48700-JF00A OR 48700-JF00B, YET THEY ARE NOT BEING RECALLED. 3. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO OCCURRING IN NISSAN MAXIMAS AND NISSAN MURANOS HOWEVER I COULD NOT FIND THE PART NUMBER. 4. IN ALL MODELS OF NISSAN THIS PART WAS REMOVED IN MID 2010 DUE TO CONSISTENT FAILURE. THERE SHOULD BE A MAKE-WIDE RECALL FOR ALL MODELS FOR THIS PART, NOT JUST THE GTR BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE OF THEM. CALL 1-800-NISSAN 1 AND COMPLAIN, I AM... *TR

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 ALTIMA. THE PART ITSELF IS $500 AND THE LABOR WILL TAKE IT TO ALMOST $1000 OR MORE. THIS IS COMPLETELY ABSURD. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND INFANT DAUGHTER ON THE WRONG SIDE OF TOWN. WHAT IF THIS PART HAD FAILED WHEN WE WERE IN THE MOUNTAINS OR OFF THE BEATEN PATH. IF A PART IS GOING TO BE RECALLED IN ONE MODEL, IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IN ALL MODELS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND TO KNOW THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE ALSO OWN A MURANO THAT USES AN ACTUAL KEY TO START --- I'M CONSIDERING REPLACING BOTH AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THIS. I HOPE SOMEONE WILL RESPOND TO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

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 LOCKED OUT. HAD TO GET THE ALTIMA TOWED INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND COME TO FIND OUT IT'S A STEERING WHEEL LOCK OUT CONTROL UNIT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR JUST CAME OFF THE 36MONTH WARRANTY IN SEPTEMBER'12 AND I AM NOW TURNING IN THE 39MONTH LEASE AND NOW A $1K REPAIR. THANKS NISSAN... ALSO, HAD THE NISSAN ORIGINAL BATTERY REPLACED TWICE! ORIGINAL BATTERY ONLY HAS AN 18MONTH PRORATED WARRANTY! NOT SURE IF IT ALL RELATES SOMEHOW. THIS STEERING WHEEL LOCK CONTROL SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP IT FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 33,212

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. I DIDN'T HEAR THE IGNITION, NOTHING. I TRIED TO CHECK THE BATTERY, I USED A DIFFERENT KEY, I PUT THE KEY IN THE SLOT AND NOTHING WORKED. I WAS STRANDED. THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE AND HAD NO PREVIOUS INDICATORS THAT SOMETHING COULD GO WRONG. AS I SEARCHED ONLINE FOR A FIX I FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. NISSAN PROMOTES HOW SAFE, RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL THEIR CARS ARE, BUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CAN DISABLE THE VEHICLE LEAVING A DRIVER STRANDED WITH ONLY ONE OPTION, WHICH IS, TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. NISSAN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A REPUTABLE COMPANY. HOWEVER, WITH THESE TYPES OF MALFUNCTIONS, AND NO SUPPORT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS, I FEEL VERY UNSATISFIED AND UNSAFE WITH MY PURCHASE. NISSAN NEEDS TO PROVIDE A RECALL AND FIX THESE SENSOR ISSUES. *TR

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 LOCK CONTROL MODULE PART 48700-9N00B FAULTY. SIMILAR/SAME PART ON NISSAN GTRS WAS RECALLED, PART NUMBER 48700-JF00A OR 48700-JF00B, BEING REPLACED BY 48700-JF00C SAME PART NUMBER IS FAILING FOR NISSAN 370ZS AS WELL, SAME YEARS AND SAME PART NUMBER 48700-JF00A OR 48700-JF00B, YET THEY ARE NOT BEING RECALLED. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO OCCURRING IN NISSAN MAXIMAS AND NISSAN MURANOS HOWEVER I COULD NOT FIND THE PART NUMBER. IN ALL MODELS OF NISSAN THIS PART WAS REMOVED IN MID 2010 DUE TO CONSISTENT FAILURE. THE PART COSTS APPROXIMATELY $500 FROM NISSAN, IS USUALLY OUT OF STOCK AND BACK ORDERED, AND ALSO COSTS ANOTHER $400-$500 TO BE INSTALLED AT A DEALER. THERE SHOULD BE A MAKE-WIDE RECALL FOR ALL MODELS FOR THIS PART, NOT JUST THE GTR BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE OF THEM. *TR

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 CAR FROM (WHOM ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH NISSAN VEHICLES) AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY HAD ME TROUBLESHOOT. I CALLED LOCK & KEY COMPANY, NOT FAMILIAR WORKING WITH THIS NISSAN PROBLEM. CALLED NISSAN DEALER WHILE WAITING, THEY ADVISED ME A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS YR/MAKE AND I WAS AT THE MERCY OF NISSAN TO REPAIR, HE FORGOT TO TELL ME THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY PROGRAM AND NO RECALL. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPT I PURCHASED CAR FROM, THEY TOWED TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. NOW THEY WANT $750 FOR REPAIRS ON SOMETHING THAT EVEN NISSAN IS AWARE OF (I CALLED NISSAN NO. AMERICA) AND THEY WILL INVESTIGATE IF PERHAPS SOMETHING ELSE TRIGGERED THE SENSOR TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY CAR WILL STAY AT DEALER UNTIL I GET AN ANSWER AND THE $750. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT ANY TIME, NO WARNING LIGHTS, CAR DIDN'T ACT UP IN ANY WAY. THIS POSES HUGE RISKS, PEOPLE COULD BE STRANDED AT NIGHT OR ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD. *TR

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 FROM WORKING. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN SINCE IT PREVENTS STARTING THE CAR LEAVING YOU STRANDED.

Mileage: 60,150

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 ADVISED $600 TOTAL. I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE AND ESCALATED TO REGIONAL OFFICE. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHERE AND WHEN YOU CAN BE STRANDED. NISSAN HAS RECALLED THIS PART ON OTHER MODELS AND DISCONTINUED THIS FEATURE ON SUBSEQUENT MODELS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

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 THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. SAID ITS THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY GOING BAD. I NEED IT REPLACED. ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. 723.00 IT WILL COST ME. DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH MANY MANY 2009 ALTIMAS.. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALLED PART? *TR

Mileage: 57,000

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 FOB, USING EITHER KEY DID NOT WORK. TOWED CAR TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. *TR

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 START.. DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, RECONNECTED AND TRIED AGAIN.. NOTHING. DID ALL MY RESEARCH TO FIND MANY MANY PAGE SO COMPLAINS ABOUT IT.. IT'S THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. SEEMS THEY DID AWAY WITH THAT FEATURE IN LATE 2010 MODELS.. GUESS THEY KNOW WHY.. SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A $700 BILL FOR AN ISSUE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY CAR WAS THE SECOND 09 OF THE DAY WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. COINCIDENCE?? I THINK NOT. *TR

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 UNLOCKED AND READY TO START. THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT (PART# 487009N00B) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS ALL PART OF THE VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS UNIT WAS $1,062.90. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. 1. THIS WAS A FULLY FUNCTIONING CAR (EXCEPT FOR ANTI-THEFT GLITCH) THAT LEFT ME AND MY DAUGHTER STRANDED IN A VERY REMOTE AREA. 2. NISSAN PROMOTES HOW SAFE, RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL THEIR CARS ARE, BUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM CAN DISABLE THE VEHICLE LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED WITH ONLY ONE OPTION, WHICH IS, TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER BECAUSE OF ANT-THEFT SYSTEM GLITCHES. 3. THE CAR, BEING ECONOMICAL, SHOULD NOT REQUIRE AN OVER $1,000 REPAIR BECAUSE OF AN ANTI-THEFT DEVICE CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. 4. THERE ARE SEVERAL CONDITIONS THAT CAN OCCUR THAT WILL RESULT IN THE NISSAN ALTIMA BECOMING IMMOBILIZED STRANDING DRIVERS. I AM STATING ONLY ONE. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY TO FEMALE DRIVERS. 5. I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD COME UP WITH AN OVERRIDE CODE OR DEVICE THAT WILL ALLOW A DRIVER TO ESCAPE FROM POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THAT WERE CREATED BY NISSAN'S VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT FOR AN ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZING CIRCUIT FALSELY TELLING THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT READY TO START. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THEIR VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

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 ALL. TOWED TO DEALER AND AS I AM OVER MY 36K WARRANTY BUT NOT OVER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY OVER $800 TO FIX FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT EVEN OVER 3 YEARS OLD. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

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 RETURNED AND EVEN MORE. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE POSITIVE POST IS NO LONGER SEALED INTO THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY IS NO LONGER A SEALED MAINTENANCE FREE BATTERY AND THUS IS ALLOWING SULFURIC ACID FUMES TO LEAK OUT AROUND THE POST AND CORRODE THE TERMINAL AND ALL CONNECTING CABLES. *TR

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 WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 40,971

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

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 BECOMING A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2008-2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES PRODUCED IN THOSE YEARS. A RECALL SHOULD BE STARTED! *TR

Mileage: 44,193

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 PUSHING ON BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON, AND WHEN IGNITION BUTTON IS PUSHED IT ONLY TURNS ON THE ACCESSORIES, WHICH IS THE NORMAL ACTION EXPECTED IF BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING PRESSED. IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE COLLISION OR JUST HIGHLY COINCIDENTAL. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH. THIS IS NOW AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT HAS MADE THE CAR UNRELIABLE WITH THE POSSIBILITY TO LEAVE A DRIVER STRANDED. *TT

Mileage: 43,400

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 FINGERS THE WINDOW DOES NOT STOP UNTIL IT REACHES THE CLOSED POSITION. MY DOG WAS CAUGHT IN ONE BUT I WAS FAST ENOUGH TO STOP AND LOWER THE WINDOW. WHAT IF A CHILD HAS ANY PART OF THEIR BODY AND ONE DOES NOT SEE THEM. THESE WINDOWS SHOULD NOT HAVE THE AUTOMATIC UP FEATURE. *TR

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 PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 40,100

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 WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED (CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL THE DIAGNOSIS); AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DURING THE FAILURE, THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATED AND AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IPDM FAILED; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF UPDATED 03/08/11*JB

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 DONE THIS - EVERY TIME A PASSENGER IS IN MY VEHICLE) MY RESEARCH INDICATES THE 2007/2008 COUPES WERE RECALLED FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE SAME ISSUE (08V521000). I CAN'T GET THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT TO DIE IN THE CRASH OR SOMEONE ELSE TO DIE IN A CRASH BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DIDN'T INFLATE. HELP! *TR UPDATED IVOQ 05/25/11

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 08/27/09 *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED ENGINE FROM THE MANUFACTURING. UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB

Mileage: 370

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 JANUARY 23RD, 2009. I DROVE THE CAR FROM HOME TO WORK IN THE RAIN. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR AROUND 10 HOURS, AFTER RETURNING TO DRIVE HOME, THE CAR WAS DEAD - THE KEYLESS ENTRY DIDN'T WORK, USING THE MECHANICAL KEY TO ENTER THE CAR, THE START BUTTON DIDN'T WORK. AAA COULDN'T TOW THE CAR DUE TO A HEIGHT BEAM BLOCKING THE TOW TRUCK - THE CAR COULDN'T BE MOVED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS FROZEN IN PARK DUE TO THE DEAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - THE TRUNK COULDN'T BE OPENED WITH THE SWITCH ON THE TRUNK OR BY THE SWITCH ON THE DASH. AAA JUMPED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR HAS RUN FOR 3 DAYS NOW WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE BATTERY WAS SO FULLY DRAINED THAT THE RADIO NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED WITH THE TIME AND STATIONS. THIS RAISES QUESTIONS OF HOW MANY SAFETY SYSTEMS RELYING ON THE BATTERY WILL FAIL - FOR EXAMPLE THE CAR CAN ROLL AWAY IF SHUTOFF IN NEUTRAL - IF THE BATTERY DISCHARGES, IS THE SHIFT GEAR THEN FROZEN IN NEUTRAL? THE RAPID DISCHARGE OF THE BATTERY WITH THE CAR OFF IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH LEAVES THE CONSUMER STRANDED, POTENTIALLY IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 1,478