2009 Nissan Altima

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUP V6 EDITION FREQUENTLY TURNS OFF THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE PERSON WEIGHS OVER 125 LBS AND SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR THE SEAT TO SENSE AN ADULT IN IT. FOR SOME REASON IT INTERMITTENTLY WILL FLASH THE DASH BOARD LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT GO OFF DURING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE OCCUPANT IS TOO LIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IN INTO THE DEALER ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE SENSOR AND AIRBAG UNIT ARE FUNCTIONING, AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE' DASH IS MELTING. A CAR DEALERSHIP TOLD ME WHEN THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN A CRASH. I ALSO CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE SHINY STICKY MESS THROWS A BLINDING GLARE WHILE DRIVING. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP ME. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PRODUCT USED FOR THE DASHBOARD. *TR

WHEN MY HUSBAND GETS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES. I HAD MY HUSBAND GET OUT THE CAR, AND THEN I DID HE RESET OF THE AIRBAG, AND THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR 8 MINUTES UNTIL I HAD MY HUSBAND GET BACK IN THE CAR, AS SOON AS HE GOT IN THE CAR, BOTH AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN RESEARCHING IT, I FOUND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ANOTHER NISSAN WHICH WAS RECALLED BUT NOT FOR MY YEAR OF 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, MEANING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISARMED, WHILE MY WIFE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS MEANS IF THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY AND COULD CAUSE MORE INJURY OR DEATH. THERE IS A RECENT NISSAN RECALL FOR ALTIMA 2013-2014 FOR THIS SAME DEFECT. THE SAME ISSUE IS PLAGUING MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. *TR

THE DASH ON MY ALTIMA COUPE IS "MELTING". THE DASH HAS NEVER BEEN CLEANED WITH ANY CHEMICALS AND IS VERY TACKY TO THE TOUCH AROUND THE VENTS AND SEAMS. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE MELTED COMPONENTS, IT CREATES A VERY BLINDING GLARE THAT IMPAIRS MY FORWARD VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP ME ALTHOUGH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS ALREADY HAD A REPLACEMENT DASH MADE WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS WHICH USES A DIFFERENT PART # THAN THE ORIGINAL DASH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AS I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS DUE TO BEING BLINDED BY THE GLARE. *TR

I WENT TO SHOP-RITE AT 6 AM TO PURCHASE LUNCH MEAT FOR MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL LUNCH. WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SO I READ THE CAR MANUAL ON HOW TO JUMP A CAR BATTERY. IN THE CAR MANUAL ON PAGE 0-12, THE WARNING /INDICATOR LIGHTS, PAGE.I SAW A PICTURE OF THE WARNING INDICATOR THAT WAS ON MY DASH BOARD AND IT HAD A PAGE NUMBER 2-26. ON THE PAGE IT READ" IT IS A SECURITY INDICATOR LIGHT, TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP" THE CAR WOULD NOT START WITH THE PUSH BUTTON.THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE A BACK UP KEY ENTRY EITHER. SO I WAS STRANDED AT THE SUPERMARKET.I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET HOME. I HAD THE COMPANY WHO TOWED THE CAR AND WHO HAS BEEN SERVICING OUR FAMILY CARS FOR YEARS CALL NISSAN TO SEE HOW NISSAN CAN FIX THE CAR. NISSAN ADVISED THAT THIS PART IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY RECALL AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. THEY SAID IT WILL CAUSE ME AN ESTIMATED $3000 DOLLARS TO GET THE CAR FIXED. MIND YOU THE CAR IS ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS OLD AND I AM STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. [XXX] WHO TOWED AND FIXED THE CAR DOUBLED CHECKED FOR ME TO SEE IF THIS PART WAS UNDER A NISSAN RECALL OR IF THIS PART IS UNDER WARRANTY, TO MY SURPRISE IT IS NOT.I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A PUSH BUTTON CAR DOES NOT HAVE A BACK UP TO START A CAR WHEN THE PUSH BUTTON MALFUNCTION. THIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO ALTERNATE WAY OF STARTING A CAR WHEN A PUSH BUTTON DOES NOT WORK. THANK GOODNESS THAT THIS HAPPENED CLOSE TO HOME AND NOT WHILE I WAS OUT WITH MY DAUGHTERS. HOW CAN A CAR BE BUILT WITH OUT ANY BACK UP PLAN. BETTER YET HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN TO A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 70297 MILES. ALSO MY TIRES HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND THE ENGINE WAS RECALLED AND LASTLY MY PASSENGER AIR BAG GOES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO. I AM PAYING SO MUCH MONEY FOR A LEMON AND NO ONE CAN HELP ME. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN A CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK CUT INTO MY LANE AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REACT AND REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE. MY CAR ENDED UP UNDER HIS BUMPER WITH MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. MY BUMPER WAS DRAGGING WHEN I PULLED TO THE SIDE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE BROKEN, THE HOOD WAS DAMAGED, AND THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WERE LEAKING. THE GRILL WAS SMASHED IN AND WAS BEHIND THE FRONT BUMPER. I WAS TRAVELING AT LEAST 40 MILES PER HOUR. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2009 AND IT HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE FIRST ACCIDENT I HAVE EVER BEEN IN. THE OTHER VEHICLE LEFT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE, FIRE, AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER ALL SAID THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR