2009 Nissan Altima

LAST FRIDAY MY CAR WOULD NOT START. WE TRY DIFFERENT THINGS TO GET IT GOING AND IT FINALLY WORKED. TODAY THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AND STARTED DOINGNSOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLINE TONFIND OUT THIS VEHICLES HAD A MALFUNCTION FOR A ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED AND THEY STATED THE EXTENSION EXPIRED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. I ASKED WHY WERE THE CONSUMERS NOT NOTIFIED. HE GAVE ME H 1800 NUMBER FOR NISSAN TO SEE I THEY CAN HELP OUT WITH THIS ISSUE THAT APPARENTLY TONS PEOPLE ARE HAVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS MOISTURE ON THE FLOORBOARD OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE MOISTURE WOULD FREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

STEERING LOCK ESCL, MALFUNCTIONED AND CAR WOULDN'T START. I WAS AT MY JOB LEAVING TO PICK UP MY 2 CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL, AND COULD NOT GET MY CAR TO START. I HAD TO WAIT FOR MY SISTER TO GET OUT OF WORK TO PICK ME UP AND THEN GO GET MY KIDS WHO WERE WAITING AT SCHOOL LONG AFTER HOURS TO BE PICKED UP. NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE ERROR WAS THEIRS DURING MANUFACTURING BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ALTIMA OWNERS AND NOW I MISSED THE "EXTENDED WARRANTY" BY 3 MONTHS WHEN THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $1,000. THANKFULLY MY FATHER IN LAW WAS ABLE TO TOW MY CAR, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 100S OF NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS IN THE 2009 MODELS. HE WAS ABLE TO DO A TEMPORARY FIX, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DUE TO THE EXPENSE THAT I CANNOT SPARE RIGHT NOW. BUT JUST BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT BEING ABLE TO START YOUR CAR IN FOR EXAMPLE, WINTER, AT NIGHT, ON A VACATION OR FAR FROM HOME, WITH MY 2 YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR WITH ME IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!!!! IF A RECALL NEVER HAPPENS, THEN THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN I EVER OWN, AND I WILL BE SPREADING THE WORD ON FACEBOOK AS WELL!!!!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS NOW, AND MY MILEAGE IS ABOUT 81500 KM. IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO ENTER A TURNING LANE, AND MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THEY TOLD ME THE CRANKSHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I READ ONLINE THAT THERE HAS BEEN THE SAME ISSUE IN MULTIPLE NISSAN ALTIMAS AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS FOR IT. I ASKED NISSAN ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID MY CAR YEAR DOES NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IT WILL COST ME ~$400 PLUS FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO GET IT REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT CANNOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE SAME PROBLEM FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR AND MY CAR IS ALSO A NISSAN ALTIMA. THE RECALLS WERE SPECIFICALLY FOR 2002-2006 YEARS. MINE IS 2009. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE WITH THEIR 2009 MODEL. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND HAVING YOUR CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THEY SHOULD MAKE THIS AN OFFICIAL RECALL FOR THE 2009 MODEL AND GIVE EVERYONE A REFUND FOR THE COSTS THAT WE HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAS WITH THEIR ALTIMAS. [FROM EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA]. *TR

I DROVE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM THE BABYSITTER AND I PARKED MY CAR ALONGSIDE THE CURB. IT WAS LESS THAN 10 MIN AND WE WENT TO THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I PERFORMED MY USUAL ROUTINE WHEN STARTING IT...INSERT KEY IN SLOT...PRESS FOOT DOWN ON BRAKE...THEN PRESS THE IGNITION START BUTTON AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START. I TRIED THE SAME ROUTINE A SECOND TIME ONLY TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY ON THE THIRD TIME...MY INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED A YELLOW KEY AND A RED KEY AND IT THE IGNITION BUTTON STAYED IN THE LOCK POSITION. I EVENTUALLY CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WHEN HE ARRIVED HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE TOW DRIVER THAT IT WAS A STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISSUE AND THE ONLY REASON HE KNEW WAS BECAUSE I WAS HIS 6TH NISSAN IN OVER A THREE DAY SPAN. APPARENTLY...NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETERIORATING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STICKY SUBSTANCE EMITTING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP, HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT BREAK, BUT THERE IS DAMAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR WHERE THE HOOD BENT THE BODY. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF THE INITIAL HOOD LATCH COMING LOOSE, SO I NOTED THE CAR SITTING IN THE PARKING AREA WITH THE HOOD ONLY ON THE 1ST LATCH. *TR

JUST FINISHED A 13 HOUR SHIFT AT WORK WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO HEAD HOME. THE KEY FOB OPENED THE DOORS BUT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE IGNITION TO START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE, WHICH NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF. I SPOKE WITH TWO DEALERSHIPS WHICH TOLD ME THIS IS INDEED A CHRONIC ISSUE. I SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHICH THEY DENIED SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED 8 WEEKS PRIOR. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY AGAIN ADVISED ME TO COMPLAIN TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AS THEY HAD 5 CARS COME IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE 4 DAYS THAT MY CAR WAS THERE. I AGAIN CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO TOLD ME AGAIN THAT MY CLAIM WAS DENIED ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, THEY WOULD NOT BUDGE ON THIS. I HAD TO ARGUE WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE HE WOULD HAVE HIS SUPERVISOR CALL ME BACK, STILL WAITING FOR THAT CALL. NISSAN IS VERY AWARE THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND EXPECT THE CONSUMER TO EAT THE COSTS WHEN THE PART INEVITABLY FAILS. THEY SAY THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, BUT DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRANDED. NISSAN DOES NOT STAND BY ITS PRODUCT OR ITS CONSUMERS. *TR