2009 Nissan Altima

MODEL 09 ALTIMA HAS A KNOWN DEFECT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKS BECAUSE IT IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ITS OWN KEY. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT BUT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPEND ANYWHERE IF THIS PART HAD FAILED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR EXAMPLE. THE VEHICLE OPERATES USING PUSH START AND THERE IS NO PHYSICAL KEY TO START THE ENGINE OUTSIDE OF INSERTING THE FOB, WHICH ALSO DIDNT WORK. ON 10/21/2020 THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY/FOB AND THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO TURN ON THE CAR AND IT HAS TO BE TOWED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PART FAILED RANDOMLY AND RENDERED THE CAR INOPERABLE, THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 2014. NISSAN COVERED REPLACING THIS PART THE FIRST TIME AFTER A SERVICE CAMPAIGN BUT IS NOW REFUSING TO DO SO FOR THIS NON WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY CONCERNING AND FRUSTRATING SAFETY PROBLEM AS THIS PART CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME AND PREVENT THE CAR FROM STARTING OR MOVING, OUTSIDE OF TOWING AND THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO FINANCIALLY HELP, WARRANTY OR REIMBURSE US FOR A SAFETY MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM RECOGNIZING ITS OWN KEY/FOB WITH NO ALTERNATIVE WAY TO START THE CAR. THE COST OF REPAIR AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WAS $800+ TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO OUR OWN CAR AFTER NISSAN REFUSED TO HELP US FOR THEIR OWN MANUFACTURER FAILURE. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MANY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WHO OWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR AND MAYBE SUSPECT TO THEIR CAR GETTING COMPLETELY DISABLED AT ANY TIME FROM THIS PART'S FAILURE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO TOW IT OUT OF THE WAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW

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)

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.

MY STEERING INTERLOCK IN MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WENT OUT ON ME. I GOT STRANDED FOR 3 HOURS IN 20 DEGREES WEATHER WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON UNTIL MY TOW TRUCK FINALLY GOT THERE. CAR WOULD START SO I COULDN'T EVEN TURN HEAT ON TO KEEP MY SON WARM. NISSAN IS STILL HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THESE AND WON'T COVER THE EXSPENSES IT SHOULD BE A RECAL IT'S A SAFETY HAZZARD I

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

CAME OUT OF THE STORE COULDN'T START VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN, BRAKES WERE HARD TO STEP ON, "KEY" LIGHT ON! DOORS ABLE TO UNLOCK AND LOCK AND TRUNK. TOWED 3X NOBODY COULD FIX IT SAID NEEDS TO GO BACK TO NISSAN NOBODY COULD EVEN GET A DIAGNOSTIC OUTPUT ON IT..SITTING AT NISSAN NOW WAITING FOR THEM TO TELL ME COST WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD A DIME, MISSED WORK SINGLE M W DISABLED VERY SICK SON..LUCKILY HE WASN'T WITH ME! I EVEN CHANGED BATTERY IN KEY FOB MADE NO DIFFERENCE.I GOOGLED MY CAR AND SEEN ALL THE SAME EXACT COMPLAINTS AS MINE!,VERY SAD AND UPSET

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.