2009 Nissan Altima

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE DASHBOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS TURNING ON. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY. I CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE FLUID LEVEL WAS IOW SO I ADDED DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID. THIS CAR IS REGULARLY SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES AND THE DEALER AT MOSSY NISSAN OCEANSIDE, CA, DID NOT MENTION THE ISSUE AT 55000 MILES. I HAVE INFORMED THE DEALER VIA APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY, NO REPLY AS OF THIS MORNING. *TR

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS SENT ME A LETTER INFORMING ME THAT OUR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) UNIT THAT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF TO HELP PREVENT THEFT. ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO A (MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY) THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED, THE ESCL MAY MALFUNCTION AFTER THE VEHICLE IS LOCKED AND COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. THE ONLY THING THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO DO IS THEY ARE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FROM 3 YEARS/ 36,000 TO 6 YEARS UNLIMITED MILES. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHICH VEHICLES HAS THIS DEFECTIVE ESCL. MY ARGUMENT IS THAT WHAT IF MYSELF OR BOTH OF US ARE ON A TRIP AND WHETHER WE ARE ONE MILE OR 500 FROM OUT HOME WE ARE STRANDED THIS COULD BECOME A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR US OR IF WE HAVE SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER PARTY OUT IN NO WHERE. WE DO NOT OWN A SELL PHONE. SINCE THEY CANNOT TELL US IF OUR VEHICLE IS ONE THAT MIGHT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE ESCL THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE CURRENT ESCL IN OUR NISSAN. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STUTTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGIN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND GOT OUT THE CAR. FLAMES BEGIN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WE SPOKE TO THE FIRE MARSHALL ([XXX]) WHO STATED THE FIRE STARTED FROM MID ENGINE LINE. AND MORE THAN LIKELY THE CAR WAS ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *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 JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT NISSAN IS FINALLY EXCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION AND IS SENDING OUT LETTERS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THAT PART AND REIMBURSING CONSUMERS FOR THE REPAIR OF THE PART. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN A LETTER YOU CAN GO TO WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM TO FILL OUT A REIMBURSEMENT FORM OR FIND OUT HOW TO HAVE YOUR WARRANTY FOR THAT PART EXTENDED. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS STARTING AND DRIVING APPROPRIATELY ALL DAY UNTIL AROUND 5PM ON APRIL 24 2013, WHEN I ENTERED MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. IT DID CYCLE FROM ACC TO ON BUT WOULD NOT START. ALL ELECTRICAL WAS WORKING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND BEING DISPLAYED. I PURCHASED NEW BATTERIES AND REPLACED THEM IN BOTH OF THE KEY REMOTES, THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS OF STARTING MY VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. *TR

ONE DAY AT THE GAS STATION CAR WOULDN'T START. I REPLACED REMOTE BATTERY THINKING THAT MAY BE THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T START RIGHT AWAY, BUT EVENTUALLY IT DID. THE NEXT DAY IT DID THE SAME THING, SO I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THIS IS A DISASTER FOR ME BECAUSE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2012. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT AND THE PRICE FOR ONLY THE PART WOULD BE OVER $700 NOT INCLUDING THE LABOR. THE DEVIL IS A LIE........ *TR

AFTER ARRIVING HOME, I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER MY CAR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON AS I HAVE DONE SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR APPROX. 4 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE PUSH BRAKE SIGN WAS STILL ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE BRAKE WAS VERY HARD. I LEFT THE CAR ALONE AND SAID I WOULD TRY AGAIN IN THE MORNING. I WENT TO MY VEHICLE AT ABOUT 8:30AM IN THE MORNING AND PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE TO BE A FAULTY BREAK SWITCH. SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (36 MONTHS/ 36000 MILES) I HAD TO PAY $173.00 TO FIX THIS ISSUE WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE IF I HAD NOT COMPLAINED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS CHARGING 2 HOURS LABOR AND DIAGNOSIS FOR A 1 HOUR JOB. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS I COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN A REMOTE LOCATION OR OVERNIGHT. *TR

HI, I'M [XXX] FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES LIVING IN ABU DHABI AND I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES EXCEPT THIS ONE. IT STARTED WHEN I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING AS USUAL GOING TO WORK AND TRYING TO START THE CAR BUT IT DID NOT START, I OPENED THE HOOD TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT WAS FROM THE BATTERY BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL AS I ALREADY HAD MY BATTERY CHANGED BEFORE 3 MONTHS AGO, THEN I DECIDED TO CALL NISSAN WORKSHOP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AND THEN AFTER TRYING TWO COUPLE THINGS ASKED FROM THE NISSAN SUPERVISOR I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. LATER ON THEY DECIDED TO SEND A TOWING CAR TO ME AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE WORKSHOP AFTER THAT THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE COST WILL BE AROUND 1100 $ FOR REPLACING THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY !!. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS IN THIS SITE OF THE SAME PROBLEM I DECIDED TO FILE THIS COMPLAIN ABOUT STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY ISSUE HOPPING TO RECALL THIS PART FROM NISSAN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR