2009 Nissan Altima
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Steering is the leading concern among 1,547 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 2nd highest complaint count among 26 Altima model years with reports.
Of the 2009 reports, 36 involved a crash and 8 involved a fire. 21 people were injured and 2 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Equipment, electrical, navigational system(global positioning system)Sep 10, 2010
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 10V401000 on NHTSA.gov
SuspensionSep 16, 2009
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 ALTIMA AND MAXIMA PASSENGER CARS. THE UPPER FRONT STRUT INSULATORS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL FOR THE STRUT INSULATOR TO CRACK.
IF THE STRUT INSULATOR IS CRACKED, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE STRUT ROD TO COME OUT OF ITS MOUNTING POSITION, WHICH COULD AFFECT VEHICLE STABILITY AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FRONT STRUT INSULATORS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-NISSAN1 (1-800-647-7261).
Campaign 09V358000 on NHTSA.gov
Structure, body, doorJan 9, 2009
NISSAN IS RECALLING 225 MY 2009 ALTIMA VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 214, "SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION." THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION WELD ON THE DOOR ASSEMBLY.
THIS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIPS AND REMEDIED AT THE FACTORY. NO VEHICLES HAD BEEN RETAILED.
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WheelsSep 15, 2008
NISSAN IS RECALLING 3,403 MY 2009 ALTIMA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 16-INCH ALLOY WHEELS. SOME THESE WHEELS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION. THIS COULD CAUSE ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE LUG NUTS ATTACHING THE WHEEL TO THE VEHICLE TO BECOME LOOSE.
IF THE LUG NUTS BECOME LOOSE, IT COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF IT IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE OF THE AFFECTED WHEELS. IF IT IS, THE WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES THAT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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Representative owner complaints
1,547 reports, newest first.
Steering, Jan 18, 2017
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONED, LEAVING THE CAR ENTIRELY INCAPABLE OF STARTING. THE CAR HAD BEEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS AT WORK, SNOW HAD STARTED TO FALL AND IT DIPPED INTO FREEZING TEMPERATURES. I WENT TO LEAVE WORK LATE AT NIGHT ONLY TO FIND I COULD NOT START THE CAR DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS. THE KEY FOB ALLOWED ME TO UNLOCK AND LOCK MY DOORS, AND THERE WAS POWER TO THE CAR AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS POWERED ON, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE THAT I HAD A KEY (AND A SPARE KEY) PRESENT. INSERTING IT IN THE KEY SLOT DID NOTHING. IT WOULDN'T EVEN ATTEMPT TO START IF I PUSHED THE "START" BUTTON. NISSAN QUOTED AROUND $1100 TO REPAIR THE CAR ONCE I MANAGED TO GET AHOLD OF SOMEONE AT THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. NOT HAVING $1100, I REPAIRED IT BY BANGING ON THE ESCL WITH A WRENCH UNTIL THE ESCL DISENGAGED, WHICH ALLOWED ME TO POWER THE CAR TO THE "ON" POSITION, STARTED THE CAR, AND PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ESCL TO PREVENT IT FROM ENGAGING AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. IT HAS STARTED UP EVERY TIME SINCE I'VE DISABLED THIS PART, BUT IT TOOK SOME MAJOR RESEARCH ON MY PART TO FIND A WORKAROUND. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE FULLY RECALLED, IN MY OPINION, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS BEING A PROPRIETARY NISSAN PART AND SAFETY HAZARD. HAD I NOT HAD A COWORKER WAIT BEHIND WITH ME TO GIVE ME A SLOW AND SLIPPERY RIDE HOME (TOW TRUCKS HAD 3 HOUR WAITS THAT NIGHT DUE TO ICE), I'D HAVE FOUND MYSELF FROZEN, AND THEN WHO KNOWS WHAT BEING THAT ALL BUSINESS SHUT DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Power train, Electrical system, Jan 18, 2017
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.
Suspension, Jan 17, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS FAILED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Steering, Jan 16, 2017
DROVE HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY WITH NO ISSUES. THEN A COUPLE HOURS LATER, I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND THERE WAS A STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN ON. COST TO FIX WITH TOW NEARLY $1200.
Steering, Jan 16, 2017
I WAS READY TO GO HOME AT THE LIGHTRAIL STATION AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO START. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND COLD, PLUS THE STATION IS IN A NOT-SO-SAFE PLACE. I HAD TO CALL MY WIFE TO COME WITH OUR 5 WEEK OLD INFANT IN HER CAR TO GET AAA. THE AAA GUY COULD NOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEN WE TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. AND WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT DAY TO FIND OUT THAT THE STEERING LOCK WAS BAD. AND IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE TO NISSAN AND THEY DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. INSTEAD NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR ESCL. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS PAST THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. AND I HAD TO PAY OVER $1100 TO FIX SOME DEFETIVE PART. SHAME ON NISSAN. NOW THERE WILL BE LESS DIAPER FOR MY BABY AND DEFINITELY WON'T BE A NISSAN CUSTOMER AGAIN.
Other or unspecified, Jan 16, 2017
AFTER MY 4.5 HR. SHIFT AT THE HOSPITAL, I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR & IT WOULDN'T START. IT SHOWED "NO KEY". I HAD BATTERY POWER BUT THE OWNER'S MANUAL SHOWED THAT THE FOB WAS NOT CONNECTING TO THE CAR. I WAS STRANDED AND IT WAS BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES. THE NEXT DAY AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERIES IN THE FOB, MY SON BROUGHT ME TO THE CAR. STILL NO STARTING IT. WE HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO A DEALER WHO PROCEEDED TO CHARGE ME $1301 DOLLARS TO FIX. IT WAS THE "DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK MODULE" (EXACT WORDS ON THE BILL) AND I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHY MY BATTERY WAS AFFECTED BUT IT WOULD NO LONGER HOLD A CHARGE. WHEN I LOOKED ON EBAY FOR THE STEERING PART, IT WAS $350. NISSAN CHARGED ME DOUBLE. I ASKED THE DEALER WHY THE DOUBLE CHARGE, THEY SAID "WHO KNOWS, CALL NISSAN." WHEN I ASKED WHY THIS "DEFECTIVE PART" WAS NOT RECALLED, THE REPLY WAS "NISSAN OFFERED AN EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED." THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE WAS NO WARNING OF IT'S GOING OUT AND NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT.
Steering, Jan 16, 2017
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I AM WRITING ON BEHALF OF MY 80 YEAR OLD PARENTS. THIS 2009 ALTIMA IS THEIR ONLY VEHICLE AND SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. AT WORK LAST WEEK, MY MOTHER WAS HEADED HOME TO CHECK ON MY FATHER WHO HAS RECENTLY HAD A STROKE. HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH DEALERS WHO ARE 75+ MILES AWAY, WE DETERMINED THAT HER STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM HAD FAILED. THIS RENDERED THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THIS PART WAS REPLACED FOR $1055, (NOT INCLUDING TOWING FEE, $327). THIS IS THE SAME PART THAT NISSAN HAD ISSUED AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" ON FOR 6 YEARS WITH FREE REPLACEMENT AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE RESTRICTION. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY HAVE YET BEEN UNCOMPROMISING THAT THIS IS NOW AN OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR. STILL YET, THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PART FOR FAILURE AND NEVER CONTACTED MY PARENTS REGARDING THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE. THIS CAR HAD 43,989 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS ISN'T JUST A WORN OUT CUSHION ON A SEAT THAT COULD EASILY BE OVERLOOKED IF FAILURE OCCURRED. INSTEAD, THIS RENDERS THE VEHICLE UN-OPERABLE AND COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT A TIME OF GREATER NEED. IF THE PART HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND WAS DISCONTINUED ON THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE ALTIMA, WHY WAS IT NOT RECALLED? THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS A BANDAID ON A LARGE WOUND. PERHAPS THE LOW NUMBER OF MILES NEVER LET THIS CAR BE CYCLED AS OFTEN IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE TO OCCUR PRIOR TO THE 6 YEAR CUTOFF. STILL YET, A BILL OF NEARLY $1400 HAS BEEN GENERATED FOR TWO SENIOR ADULTS WHO LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME, BUT DO STILL RELY ON THEIR VEHICLE. AT THE VERY LEAST, THEY SHOULD COVER THEIR EXPENSES. IT HAS BEEN AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT COULD HAVE OCCURRED DURING A TIME OF MEDICAL NEED FOR THEM. PLEASE HELP, IF POSSIBLE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, [XXX] C/O [XXX] *DL
Steering, Jan 13, 2017
THE CAR FAILED TO START DUE TO A STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM FAILURE AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THIS FAILURE, HOWEVER THESE UNITS SHOULD BE FAIRLY RELIABLE AND SHOULD NOT BE FAILING. IT APPEARS THAT THE UNIT USED IN THESE CARS HAS A PARTICULAR DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES THESE UNITS TO FAIL AND NISSAN HAS MANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE FAILURE OF THESE UNITS. MY BIGGER QUESTION IS TO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THESE UNITS FAIL WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND IN DEATH TRAPS THAT MAY LOCK THEIR STEERING WHILE DRIVING? I HAD THE UNIT REPLACED AND CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER ON IF THESE UNITS ARE SAFE, IF THE REPLACEMENT IS SAFE, IF THE REPLACEMENT CONTAINS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE ORIGINAL UNIT. NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS UNIT, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT HAS NOT BEEN LONG ENOUGH, OR THE REPLACEMENT UNITS ARE FAILING AS WELL. SUCH A SIMPLE UNIT THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS A WEARING DESIGN FLAW THAT MAY POTENTIALLY LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF A VEHICLE IF IT DOES NOT FAIL SAFE. DOES IT FAIL SAFE?
Steering, Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Jan 13, 2017
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.
Steering, Jan 12, 2017
FAULTY STEERING CONTROL LOCK DISABLED ENGINE; WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN PARKING LOT.
Steering, Jan 12, 2017
STEERING LOCK MECHANISM ABRUPTLY FAILED PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY BUT THE PROBLEM CAUSED ME AND MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN STRANDED IN SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS.
Electrical system, Jan 12, 2017
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!!!
Steering, Jan 11, 2017
CAR WAS PARKED. CAR WONT START OR CRANK. THE FOB OPENS AND LOCKS DOORS, BUT ENGINE WONT START. DEALER REPLACE STEERING LOCK UNIT. NISSAN FORUMS ARE FULL OF COMPLAINTS FROM 2012 - 2013 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NISSAN DID EXTEND WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT ONLY OF FEW YEARS WITH OUT ISSUING A RE-CALL OR NOTICE. PART AND LABOR ARE OVER $1100.
Steering, Jan 10, 2017
STARTED CAR WITH NO ISSUES AND DROVE TO A PLACE OF BUSINESS. APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS LATER, CAR (STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT) UNLOCKED, BUT WOULD NOT START. "KEY" INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKS, WHICH USUALLY MEANS REMOTE BATTERY IS LOW. AS I ATTEMPT TO PUSH BRAKE AND PUSH BUTTON TO START CAR, RED LIGHT BLINKS INDICATING MY CAR IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY. IT'S 25 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I HAVE MY 2 YEAR OLD CHILD AND NO HEAT IN MY CAR, SO I HAVE A FRIEND DRIVE ME HOME. I RETURN WITH NEW BATTERIES IN THE KEY. CAR STILL WILL NOT START. INSERTED THE KEY IN THE PORT, BUT THAT DIDN'T START THE CAR EITHER. AFTER READING AND RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I'M SURE IT'S THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM. I THEREFORE HAVE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP.
Steering, Service brakes, Jan 10, 2017
MY BRAKE SWITCH WENT OUT IN SEPTEMBER. AT ANY GIVEN TIME MY CAR WOULDN'T START. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDDLE MY BRAKE LIGHT WOULDN'T COME ON. THIS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD RUN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I TRAVEL UP AND DOWN THE ROAD A GOOD BIT. HAVING THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME. NOW, A FEW MONTHS MY CAR WANT START AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP THINKS ITS THE STEERING COLUMN THIS TIME. MY CAR DON'T EVEN HAVE 70,000 MILES ON IT. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SINCE TO ME. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM EXIST IN MOST ALL 2009 ALTIMA'S. WHY WOULD NISSAN RISK THE WELL BEING OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. IT'S SAD THAT WHEN I GIVE THEM THE YEAR AND MAKE OF MY CAR THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITHOUT EVEN CHECKING THEM OUT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE PARTS. THESE PARTS. WHY IS NISSAN WILLING TO CHEAT THEIR CUSTOMERS AND WHY ARE THEY WILLING TO PUT OUR LIVES AS WELL AS THE LIVES OF OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK. *TR
Steering, Jan 10, 2017
ON 1/6/17 MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START DUE TO A LOCKED STEERING COLUMN. I WAS STRANDED AT A SCHOOL IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, AND HAD TO ASK SOMEONE FOR A RIDE. THIS PART HAS BEEN BREAKING DOWN FOR AWHILE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO FIND A RIDE. THE TEMPERATURE IN KC THAT DAY WAS BETWEEN 1-14 F WITH PACKED SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND. SOMEONE COULD BE STRANDED IN A PLACE OR SITUATION THAT IS NOT SAFE. I WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD A FAULTY STEERING LOCK. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1,192.34
Steering, Jan 10, 2017
I GO TO COLLEGE IN A REMOTE PART OF NEBRASKA AND IN THE WINTERS IT GETS REALLY COLD AND WHEN YOU HAVE A CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND IT DOES NOT WANT TO START. THANKS NISSAN FOR NOT CARING IF I DIE OF EXPOSURE. I LIVE IN REMOTE TOWN THAT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A GROCERY STORE. EVERYTHING IS CLOSED BY 6PM IN MY TOWN AND WE ARE THE LAST PLACE TO CLOSE IN MY WORK TOWN WHICH IS A 30 MIN DRIVE HOME. BOTH OF THESE TOWNS WOULD BE CONSIDERED SMALL TOWN MIDWEST FARM TOWNS, SO WHEN I CLOSE WORK AND I CAN'T START MY CAR AT MIDNIGHT, I'M STRANDED. I CAN'T GO BACK INTO WORK TO KEEP WARM AS THE LOCK AND ALARM ARE ACTIVATED WHEN I LEAVE. NO ONE IS UP AND THE ONLY PEOPLE ON THE STREETS ARE THE COPS & ARE NOT TAXIS TO DRIVE ME 30 MINS TO ANOTHER TOWN HOME. POINT IS, MY CAR DOESN'T TURN ON, I'M LEFT OUT IN ZERO DEGREE WEATHER OR BELOW ZERO WITH ONE HECK OF A WIND CHILL TO JUST WAIT FOR SOME ONE THAT IS OVER AN HOUR AWAY TO COME GET ME. IF I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND SOME ONE IN PERU, NE. OTHERWISE I AM CALL MY MOTHER IN LINCOLN, NE. THAT'S OVER AN HOUR AND HALF DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED NOW 3 TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 10, 2016. 1ST TIME. I WAS TOLD IT IS MY BATTERY. REPLACED IT TO NO RESOLVE. 2ND TIME WAS TOLD IT IS MY ALTERNATOR. TESTED FINE AND SINCE IT STARTED FINE AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID MY CAR WAS FINE. 3RD TIME, I HOPED ON THE INTERNET AND TO MY COMPLETE SURPRISE AND SHOCK TO FIND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUES. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT STRANDING PEOPLE FOR YEARS AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO NOTIFY THERE CUSTOMERS OR HAVE IT AS A RECALL, BUT ONLY AS A WARRANTY ISSUE WHICH EXPIRED 1-2016. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $300 TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT PUTTING MYSELF THROUGH COLLEGE. THAT WAS MY BOOK MONEY THIS SEMESTER. I DON'T HAVE RICH PARENTS AND NEED A RELIABLE CAR. NISSAN GET IT TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS A RECALL TO FIX IT!!
Steering, Jan 9, 2017
STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR: STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WENT OUT AND LEFT MY DAUGHTER STRANDED AND WE HAD TO HAVE VEH TOWED. THERE WAS NO ALTERNATE WAY TO START CAR OR PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO ROLL IT OUT OF THE WAY. ALL DUE TO A PUSH START BUTTON ON CAR AND NO OTHER WAY TO OPERATE IT SAFELY. HAVING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED MYSELF WHICH WILL COST BETWEEN $1500 AND $700. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THE DANGER IT IMPOSES. ALSO NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL IMPOSES OTHER DAMAGE TO CAR IN HAVING TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO MOVE VEH. *TR
Steering, Jan 9, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. LAST EVENING I WENT TO THE CLOSEST STORE, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE 12 MILES FROM HOME. I DID AS MANY DO WHEN GETTING TO A STORE. TURNED OFF MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND LOCKED IT AS I WAS WALKING AWAY FROM THE STORE. I HAD LEFT MY CAR OFF ROUGHLY 15 MINUTES. WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR THERE WERE NO FLASHING LIGHTS OR INDICATION SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I APPLIED MY FOOT TO PEDAL AND PUSHED THE IGNITION, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I THOUGHT THE FOB POSSIBLY NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, BUT THIS WASN'T THE CASE. AFTER REPLACING THE FOB BATTERY AND TRYING TO INSERT THE FOB IN DASH NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR LEFT ME STRANDED IN COLD TEMPERATURES AFTER HOURS OF COURSE. WITH THIS PROBLEM THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN SLIP INTO NEUTRAL TO BE TOWED WITHOUT EXTENSIVE FEES. UPON HAVING THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DIAGNOSED THE "STEERING LOCK MODULE" IS NOT WORKING AND CAUSING THIS TO PUT THE CAR OUT OF COMMISSION. THE FEES OF TOWING, PARTS, AND LABOR ARE A LITTLE OVER $1,100. *TR
Electrical system, Jan 8, 2017
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.
Electrical system, Jan 8, 2017
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.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Jan 3, 2017
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.
Steering, Jan 3, 2017
ELECTONIC STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK FAILED. IT FAILED IN A PARKING LOT IN THE EVENING AND LEFT ME STRANDED.
Steering, Jan 3, 2017
I AM UNABLE TO START MY CAR DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. MY KEY FOB WORKS PERFECTLY FINE AND I DID NOT DO ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR YET I CANNOT DRIVE IT AND I AM STUCK IN THE FRIGID COLD IN FRONT OF MY JOB.
Steering, Other or unspecified, Jan 2, 2017
ARRIVED AT A GAS STATION TO FUEL UP, AFTER I WAS DONE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE STEERING LOCK PUMP (WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE PUSH TO START MECHANISM) IS WORN OUT WHICH STOPS THE CAR TO TURN ON