2009 Nissan Altima

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

DASH BOARD IS MELTING CAUSING INTENSE GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. FIRST NOTICED LAST SUMMER 2014 AND NOW THAT HOT WARM WEATHER HAS RETURNED 2015 IT IS GETTING WORSE! DASHBOARD IS STICKY/GUMMY. UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY DUE TO GLARE. IM AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SINCE IT HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. GLARE OBSTRUCTS VISIBILITY. I HAVE ALWAYS USED A WINDSHIELD SUN SHADE DASHBOARD IS STILL HOT AND STICKY WHEN I RETURN TO MY CAR AND CHECK IT. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT INSULATOR, STRUTS, BEARINGS AND CV BOOTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V358000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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

WENT TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE ORANGE "KEY" LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. FIGURED I NEEDS TO CHANGE THE BATTERY IN THE FOB SO I DID... STILL NOTHING! GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED ON THIS PART. CALLED THE CLOSEST DEALER WHO INFORMED ME MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2/09/15 AND THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED. ARE THEY SERIOUS? I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE... *TR

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