2009 Nissan Altima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE PUSH BUTTON START FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ UPDATED 6/6/18*JB

TAKATA RECALL SERVICE BULLETINS. I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN WE HAVE HAD IT A YEAR AMD ALREADY SPENT ALOT. CALL THIS DEPT AND NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULT I HAVE 13 OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS WRONG WITH THIS CAR AMD MANY LIVES AT STAKE I MAY HAVE TO GET AM ATTORNEY BEFORE WE LOOSE A LIFE. I PAID 9000.00 FOR THIS ONE YEAR AGO AMD NO ONE CAN HELP THE STRUT, THE CVT THE ENGINE COOLER LEAKS, PUSH START, CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR ABS ECT PLEASE HELP IS FIGURE OUT WHAT T9 DO SO I CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT WITH ALL MY BABIES SAFE

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.

VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT START. APPARENTLY, THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BE STRANDED. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEIR MECHANISM DURING '09 AND '10 WAS FAULTY. HOW COULD ANY MALFUNCTION THAT LEAVES PEOPLE STRANDED NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE! THE PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND ONLY CARRIED THROUGH NISSAN... THAT IN ITSELF SHOULD BE SUSPICIOUS.

I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH PUSH-START IGNITION AND RESPECTIVE 'SMART KEY'. WHILE 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AND ALONE, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND THEREFORE DID NOT RECOGNIZE MY SMART KEY WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START THE CAR. I WAS STRANDED ALONE, AT NIGHT, 2 HOURS FROM HOME WITH A VEHICLE THAT WOULD NOT START DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING PART. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPON CALLING NISSAN CORPORATE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, HOWEVER MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT ANY SAFETY RELATED KNOWN ISSUES WOULD BE ADDRESSED. I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE OR THE POSSIBILITY THAT I COULD BE PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT WHILE THEY WERE AWARE THE PART WAS MIS-MANUFACTURED, THE PART WAS NOT A 'RECALL' (AS DETERMINED BY NHTSA) CRITERIA) AND AS SUCH WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PROACTIVELY FIXED IF NOT BROKEN. THEY DID HOWEVER EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE PART, BUT ONLY FOR 6 YEARS, ASSUMING IS A DRIVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IN THE FIRST 6 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.MY OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 8 YEARS OLD. I FEEL LIKE THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY IF THERE WAS POTENTIAL FOR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK TO MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OR INDEFINITELY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY.

ON 2/11/2016, I WENT SHOPPING. I LEFT THE STORE TO RETURN HOME AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE KEY FOB DIDN'T WORK. STEERING WAS LOCKED. GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED. LIGHTS AND LOCKS WORKED. I HAD A FEELING I KNEW WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE MY COUSIN, WHO OWNS THE EXACT SAME CAR AND YEAR, HAD THIS PROBLEM. AFTER 2 TOWING CHARGES, ONE TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND ONE 50 MILES TO A NISSAN DEALER, IT WAS VERIFIED TO BE THE SAME STEERING LOCK MECHANISM PROBLEM. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA. THIS HAD THE POTENTIAL OF BEING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I AM UPSET WITH THE $920.06 COST OF REPAIR (WITHOUT THE TOWING CHARGES) FOR A 6-1/2 YEAR-OLD CAR WITH 69,000 MILES. NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND SETS A LIMIT ON WARRANTY REPAIR.. OF COURSE OURS IS 6 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS PASSED THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. NOT ALL OF US CHOOSE OR CAN AFFORD TO TURN CARS IN EVERY YEAR OR TWO. THERE IS A KNOWN FAILURE OF THIS PART. WHY MUST THERE BE A WARRANTY EXTENSION LIMIT?

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD ITS STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION AND LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED IN A BLIZZARD. SHE WENT TO WORK, WAS GOING TO HEAD HOME FOR THE DAY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. SO I STARTED THE PROCESS, CHECK THE BATTERIES IN BOTH THE CAR AND THE KEY FOB. AS IT TURNS OUT FROM RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM THAT IT'S A STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2009 AND 2010 ALTIMAS. NISSAN HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT FAILS TO RECALL THESE CARS. THEY DID EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART, BUT OF COURSE, THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. ITS A $1000 PLUS REPAIR MINIMUM AND THE PART THAT THEY WANT TO REPLACE IT WITH IS FAULTY AS WELL. IN EFFORTS TO CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS I WAS TREATED LIKE CRAP. THEY CANT DO ANYTHING FOR ME UNTIL I HAVE IT TOWED(AT MY EXPENSE) TO A CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALER(45 MILES AWAY) AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER WATCHING NUMEROUS VIDEOS ON THIS ISSUE. I'M SURE THAT THIS IS THE ISSUE AND I HAVE MANY HESITATIONS ON HAVING THE PART REPLACED BECAUSE AGAIN THE NEW PART IS ALSO FAULTY, AND COMES WITH NO WARRANTY. SO NISSAN HAS LEFT ME WITH TWO CHOICES. OPTION A: HAVE CAR TOWED, PAY THE LABOR, AND REPLACE WITH ANOTHER FAULTY PART($1100 AT LEAST). OR OPTION B: TRY TO FIX MYSELF BY BI-PASSING THE PART ALL TOGETHER. UNFORTUNATELY THIS OPTION IS GOING TO BE A TEMP FIX AND THE PART IS RIVETED SO ACCESS TO IT IS DIFFICULT. NOT TO MENTION AFFECTS MY RESALE VALUE. ITS ALMOST LIKE THIS WAS NISSAN'S PLAN WITH DESIGNING THIS STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. ITS A SAFETY HAZARD AS MY WIFE AND COUNTLESS OTHERS HAVE BEEN STRANDED ALONE. AFTER WATCHING NUMEROUS DIY VIDEOS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME BY TAPPING THE PART NUMEROUS TIMES WITH A HAMMER. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME, BUT THERE IT SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY USELESS. IVE TRIED TO START IT SINCE AND GUESS WHAT...NOTHING. THE VEHICLE IS USELESS.

STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILED. YELLOW KEY SYMBOL ON DASH. STEERING WHEEL FREELY MOVES WHILE CAR POWERED OFF. NOW UNABLE TO POWER ON VEHICLE AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. CALLED UP NISSAN TO GET A WARRANTY CLAIM SINCE THE EXTENSION ENDED FOR ME IN JAN. 2015. WHEN ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE, WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE DONE SO IN THE FORM OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS PER CORPORATE'S PROCEDURE EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE ISSUE, NOW OUT $158 AND WAS QUOTED $1,600 FOR THEIR REPAIR. CANT DO ANYTHING WITH THE CAR, ITS UNUSABLE AND NON-SELLABLE ALL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART. NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR DEFECTIVE PART.