2009 Nissan Altima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR 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 51,000.

INTELLI KEY INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING TWO DAYS AGO. LAST EVENING AFTER DINNER VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH OUT OF "LOCK" STRANDED IN 15 DEGREE TEMPS WAITING FOR TOW FOR 2 HOURS. NISSAN SERVICE ADVISOR KNEW EXACTLY WHAT PROBLEM WAS. HE CALLED ME LATER TONIGHT TO CONFIRM ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK NEEDED REPLACING. $800.00+. NISSAN SURELY WILL RECALL "FAULTY" DOOR HANDLE SPRINGS AT .50 CENTS A WHACK, BUT GIVE ME A BREAK. IT'S TIME NISSAN OWN UP TO THE NUMEROUS 2009'S THAT ARE HAVING THIS PART FAIL. *TR

I PARKED MY CAR AT WORK, AND WHEN I WENT OUT 8 HOURS LATER TO GO HOME IT WOULDN'T START. THEY KEY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT KEPT SAYING LOCK. MY HUSBAND TRIED TESTING THE BATTERY, ETC. THE CAR ENDED UP HAVING TO BE TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY($200). ONCE THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE TOTAL WITH LABOR WOULD BE APPROX $850. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FACT THAT THE ITEM IS ON BACK ORDER, AND THAT THERE ARE A TON OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE TELLS ME THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART!!! I AM WAITING FOR A CALL BACK FROM NISSAN REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

2009 NISSAN ALTIMA - KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAR FAILED TO START. CAR WAS TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED BY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WITH PARTS AND LABOR IS $1,100.00. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED DURING BUSINESS HOURS TOMORROW. TOTAL MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 64,000. *TR

VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, CALLED A MECHANIC FRIEND THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY. HE REALIZED IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK AND HE'D SEEN IT BEFORE IN NISSAN'S. WE FINALLY HAD TO CALL NISSAN AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. IT COST US $800. OUR MECHANIC FRIEND SAYS THAT IN HIS EXPERIENCE NISSAN DOESN'T FIND THIS TO BE A "SAFETY ISSUE" SO THEY WON'T DO A FORMAL RECALL. THIS IS A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, AND OUR WARRANTY IS ALREADY EXPIRED. OBVIOUSLY FROM THE OTHER POSTS, NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS ISN'T A BRAKE OR BATTERY ISSUE, THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS HAPPENING ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. WE HAVE TRIED CONTACTING NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD RECONSIDER AND PAY FOR THIS SINCE IT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID NO, CLEARLY THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS JUST WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS. THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS IT'S A PROBLEM TOO, AND TRIED TO WORK WITH US THE BEST THEY COULD. *TR

WE DROVE THE CAR TO DR.'S OFFICE. WHEN GOING TO LEAVE, THE PUSH START BUTTON FAILED TO START CAR. ENDED UP HAVING CAR TOWED TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO CALLED UP TO THE CLOSEST NISSAN DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE BRAKE SENSOR, THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THAN WE HAD IT TOWED AGAIN UP TO NISSAN DEALER 45 MILES AWAY, ENDED UP BEING THE STEERING LOCK UNIT FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY ORDERED THE PART WHICH WAS ON BACK ORDER. FINALLY CAR WAS READY 13 DAYS AFTER INCIDENT. FINAL COST WAS $848. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED! *TR