2009 Nissan Altima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PUSH BUTTON KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE NEXT DAY, THE PUSH BUTTON START FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM, WHICH PERTAINED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WENT TO START MY2009 NISSAN ALTIMA CAR THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY DOOR AND IT DID NOT START, THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BUT IT WOULD NOT START IT WAS IN THE LOCK POSITION . I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRICAL TECH FOUND THAT THE STEERING LOCK FAILED. IT IS VEY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. IT WILL COST ME AROUND A $1,000.OO TO HAVE IT FIX. I SPOKE WITH THE CUSTOME SERVICE REP WITH THE NISSAN DEPARTMENT AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE MY MY CAR TO THE DEALESHIP AND LET THEM DIGNOSED THE PROBLEMS AND CALL BACK AND THEY MAY BE ABLE TO HELP. CALLED BACK WITH THE DDIAGNOSTIC RESULT AND MY CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015 AND THEIR WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE CALL ON THIS PART. IF THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO HAVE THIS FIX THEY SHOULD HAVE INFORMED BUYER OF THIS LIKE IT WAS A RECALL.

AFTER WORK TRIED TO START THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER, BUT IT WONT START. WE TOWED IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS AN 'ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK COLUMN ' -ESCL FAILURE . JUST GOOGLE IT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT COST US ABOUT $1000 TO FIX IT. NISSAN CORPORATE REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I NEED TO BE REFUNDED BECAUSE THIS IS STRICTLY THE FAULT OF NISSAN.

NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 HAD A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK THAT CAUSED ME TO BE STRUCK ALONE LATE AT NIGHT ON AT CVS STORE. MY CAR WAS NOT AT ALL STARTING. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER THE NEXT DAY. I FOUND THIS ISSUE AS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE STRUCK IN ISOLATED PLACE IN COLD. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS EXPENSIVE. I PAID 1200 WHICH SHOULD BE BARE BY NISSAN BUT THEY HAVE IGNORED IT. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. BETTER TO SELL OF 2009 MODEL

DROVE 40 MILES TO A SHOPPING CENTER ONE EVENING. RETURNING TO CAR A SIGNAL ON DASHBOARD RELAYED THAT MY CAR DID NOT RECOGNIZE MY CAR KEY. CAR WOULD NOT START. NO WAY TO BYPASS THE PUSH BUTTON START. DUE TO THE LATENESS OF THE HOUR AND THE FACT WE WERE FLYING OVERSEAS THE NEXT DAY, I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME. MANUAL SAID IF CAR STARTED I COULD DRIVE IT HOME BUT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A SAFETY CHECK. UPON GOOGLING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS, THUS PEOPLE NEEDING HIS SERVICES. SEEMS THAT WE REALLY SHOULD BE CALLING TOW DRIVERS TO SEE WHICH VEHICLES ARE THE LEAST TOWED.

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK THAT CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED ALONE LATE AT NIGHT ON JUNE 10, 2016 - NOT ABLE TO START MY CAR. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND THIS TIME IT WAS NOT TOO COLD. I WAS ABLE TO USE MY CELLPHONE TO CALL A FRIEND TO HELP. I HAD TO GET A RIDE BACK TO MY CAR THE NEXT DAY AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS WAITING FOR IT TO BE SERVICED. THIS COST ME $900 TO FIX. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STRUTS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V358000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED, RESULTING IN MY CAR BEING UNABLE TO START. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PARKED IN A REMOTE LOCATION, I COULD HAVE FROZEN OR STARVED TO DEATH. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AS I FOUND FROM DOING SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, WITH HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE 2009 ALTIMA OR ISSUE A RECALL TO PREEMPTIVELY REPLACE THIS PART.