2009 Nissan Altima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, AND AN UNKNOWN KEY SYMBOL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CAR WAS PARKED SO MY SPOUSE COULD RUN AN ERRAND. WHEN HE WENT TO START UP THE CAR, THE ENGINE WOULDN'T TURN OVER AND THE STEERING DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN SOME NISSANS THAT HAD BEEN ADDRESSED IN MORE RECENT YEAR MODELS. IT COST $961.33 TO FIX!!! THE STEERING MODULE ALONE COST $679.44. I AM OUTRAGED THAT THIS "RECURRING PROBLEM" ISN'T THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL.

I PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER COMING HOME FROM THE GYM. ABOUT 45 MIN I LEFT OUT TO GO TO WORK. I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT COME ON. MY PUSH TO START BUTTON LOCKED LIGHT APPEARED AND A PICTURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES WITH ARROWS POINTING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, THEY COULD NOT HELP...I HAD MY CAR TOWED OVER TO PEP BOYS THEY STATED IT WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THAT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR BUT THEY WENT AND FIXED IT WITHOUT MY PERMISSION AND STATED THAT I OWED THEM 850 DOLLARS. I WAS VERY UPSET THAT THEY DID NOT UPDATE ME BEFORE FIXING IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICE THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON 2009 NISSAN ALTIMAS STEERING LOCK BUT THEY SUSPENDED IT. I WAS VERY UPSET BECAUSE I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE BY PHONE,MAIL OR EMAIL THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR. I REALLY HOPE THEY THEY ISSUE ANOTHER ONE AND SOME HOW I CAN GET MY MONEY BACK BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR AN ISSUES THAT WASN'T MY FAULT.

STEERING LOCK BECOMES STUCK (WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO BE STARTED). THIS HAPPENS FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON. MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED AS WELL. ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND HAVE THE STEERING LOCK REPLACED. NISSAN ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION OF 3 YEARS WHICH EXPIRED IN JANUARY 2016. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AND NO REASON THAT THE FIX SHOULD NOT BE COVERED INFINITELY. COULD HAVE BEEN STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY OR A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD OR ANYWHERE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FIX IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE (>1,000 --- SEE ATTACHMENT). THIS IS NO WEAR & TEAR ISSUE. THIS IS A FAULTY PART. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT IT. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK ESCL. WHEN IT FAILS, YOU INSTANTANEOUSLY, WITH NO WARNING CANNOT START YOUR VEHICLE. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO TOW CAR TO A DEALER, WHICH WILL CHARGE YOU A LARGE AMOUNT ($1000 OR MORE) TO REPLACE IT. THIS SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF AN IMMEDIATE RECALL AS THIS HAS LONG BEEN A PROBLEM. MINE FAILED SOON AFTER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION EXPIRED. WHY ALLOW UNLIMITED MILEAGE, YET NOT UNLIMITED TIME? THE CAR HAS BEEN UNMOVED FOR MONTHS NOW WHILE PAYMENTS ARE STILL BEING MADE ON IT.

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA SLOWS DOWN FROM 75 MPH TO 40-35 AFTER TRAVELING FOR 4 HOURS ON LONG DISTANCE (TRIPS) . I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO COOL OFF AND GAIN SPEED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGERS TO WHEN BIG TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE COMING BEHIND YOU AT A FAST SPEED AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER QUICKLY. I HAVE TO PUT A TRANSMISSION VALVE KIT AND COOLER ON MY CAR BECAUSE NISSAN NEGLECTED TO PUT THESE PARTS ON MY CAR. SHAME ON YOU NISSAN. HOW CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING YOUR ERROR, GREED, OR LACK OF COMPASSION CAN CAUSE PEOPLE THEIR LIVES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT ON VARIOUS BLOGS AND NO RECALL HAS TAKEN PLACE. I AM ANNOYED AND THEN MY CASE MANAGER FOR MY COMPLAINT TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN OUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NO, DON'T BLAME THIS ON ME. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. IT IS UNFAIR TO PASS THE BLAME UNTO THE CONSUMERS. SAFETY IS FIRST OR HAS THE NEW GENERATION OF MANUFACTURES FORGOTTEN ABOUT THIS

STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED . CAR WOULD NOT START LEFT ME STRANDED AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO DEALER . $ 1000 OUT OF POCKET COST FOR DEFFECTED PART THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER EXPENSIVES DUE TO END OF THEIR EXTENDED WARANTY CAMPAIGN ????LIKE OBVIOUSLY NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC., HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEFECTIVE EQUIPTMENT AND NEED TO RECALL THE PART.

ON JULY 11TH I WENT TO THE STORE TO PICK UP SOME ITEMS. WHEN I LEFT THE STORE TO GET IN MY CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. I DRIVE A TWO DOOR NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE 2009. THE STEERING LOCK HAD MALFUNCTIONED LEAVING ME STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT WHILE IT WAS 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I HAD A LOCK SMITH COME AND USE HIS COMPUTER ON MY VEHICLE, UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR IS IN HIJACK MODE AND MY ENGINE WILL NOT ALLOW HIS COMPUTER TO TALK TO IT. ONLY NISSAN HAS A COMPUTER THAT CAN BYPASS THIS AND REPLACE MY STEERING LOCK. WITH THAT, NISSAN KNOWS THE 2009 MODEL HAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK BUT HAS YET TO RECALL IT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. NISSAN ALSO WENT AS FAR AS REPLACING THE PART BUT WITH A DIFFERENT PART # AS THEY KNOW THE PART # IN THE 2009'S ARE DEFECTIVE. THE PART # THEY ARE NOW REPLACING IT WITH IS THE PART THEY PUT IN THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA'S. NISSAN SAYS IT'S GOING TO COST ME OVER $1200 TO GET THIS FIXED IN MY CAR. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN MY VEHICLE AND IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY ITSELF. I AM NOW CARLESS AS I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM APPALLED THAT NISSAN WOULD KNOWINGLY NOT RECALL THE PART IN THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S. IT POSES A RISK TO PEOPLE'S SAFETY AS IT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME AND ANYWHERE!