2009 Nissan Altima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND NO WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,800.

STEERING LOCK THAT ENGAGES THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THE MALFUNCTION OCCURED WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NON RESPONSIVE AND THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN, INCLUDING BRAKES. THIS IS A THREE YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONE OWNER. ALL MANTAINANCE HAS BEEN DONE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS.

I STOPPED AT A STORE AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER READING THE INTELLIGENT KEY. THERE WAS NO WAY AT ALL TO START CAR OR EVEN MOVE WHEEL. I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED ON FLATBED TO NISSAN DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED AND THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION. IT COST $850 TO FIX. I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO BE ORDERED TO RECALL THIS PART. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS THE NEWER NISSAN MODELS NO LONGER HAVE THIS FEATURE AND CONTINUES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT FOR ALTIMA OWNERS. TO MAKE THINGS MORE RIDICULOUS, NISSAN ACTUALLY RECALLED THIS PART FOR OTHER NISSAN MODELS BUT CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE ALTIMA CUSTOMERS. THIS IS ALSO A KNOWN MALFUNCTION IN THE NISSAN 370Z AND AGAIN NISSAN IGNORES THESE OWNERS. HOW CAN A COMPANY CONTINUE TO FORCE OWNERS TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT IS A MALFUNCTION AND CAUSED BY NISSAN OWN IMPROPER INSTALLATION AT THE MANUFACTURING SIGHT. COMPLETE LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE EVEN THOUGH NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS SPECIFIC PART IN QUESTION. THIS IS CRIMINAL TO ME. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT START. INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS LIT UP, BRAKE VERY STIFF, AND STEERING WHEEL NOT LOCKED. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SO PURCHASED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. THAT DID NOT WORK. AFTER READING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET I SELF DIAGNOSED IT AS A MALFUNCTION OF THE STEERING LOCK. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AS SOON AS THE MECHANIC CAME OUT TO THE CAR HE IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM. PART IS NOT IN INVENTORY SO CAR WILL BE AT THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND IT WILL COST ME $800 TO FIX. THIS MECHANIC MUST SEE THIS OFTEN IF HE KNEW WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING TO THE CAR WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. NOT TOO HAPPY THAT I HAVE A CAR I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON AND HAVE TO PAY $800 TO FIX A PART THAT LOOKS LIKE SHOULD PROBABLY BE RECALLED. PROBABLY NO MORE NISSANS IN MY FUTURE. GOING TO STICK TO THE RELIABLE TOYOTAS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA NEW AND HAVE DONE ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. THEN I WENT OUT TO THE CAR TO START IT UP AND NOTHING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FRIED. IT WILL COST ME USD 800.00 TO HAVE FIXED. THE CAR IS THREE YEARS OLD! UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL YET NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR OFFERED TO FIX THE MALFUNCTION WITHOUT COST. *TR

I WENT BY THE MALL ON SUNDAY EVENING WITH MY 9 MONTH OLD AND 27 MONTH OLD IN OUR 2 MONTH OLD NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 WHICH ONLY HAD ABOUT 21,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE GOT, BUT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENCE, IT HAD 28,000 MILES ON IT. BY THE TIME WE CAME OUT OF THE MALL AND DECIDED TO GO HOME, THE CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE BREAKS WOULD NOT DEPRESS. I CALLED EVERYBODY I COULD CALL TO GET A RIDE WITH MY LITTLE ONES HOME BUT THAT TOOK A WHILE. IT GOT DARK ON US BUT WE EVENTUALLY GOT HOME. I CALLED NISSAN MANUFACTURER THE NEXT DAY AND REPORTED THE ISSUE (FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH HARNESS) WHICH I FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S HAD AND THEY ADVISED I TOWED THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS 3 MILES AWAY. NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOWED THE CAR FOR $84.50 AND THE FIXING TOTALED $552.34. THIS IS MONEY I DON'T HAVE (NURSING STUDENT, VERY BROKE, AND LITTLE KIDS), SO I CALLED NISSAN MANUFACTURER FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH FIXING THE CAR BUT AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEY FINALLY CALLED SAYING THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START. THE IKEY LIGHT AND THE "RED KEY" SECURITY LIGHT COME ON. THE IKEY OPENS THE DOOR LOCKS, TRUNK. HOLDING THE UNLOCK KEY DOWN RESULTED IN THE WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN. COULD NOT GET THE WIDOWS TO GO BACK UP. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES, REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB, USING EITHER KEY DID NOT WORK. TOWED CAR TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.