2009 Nissan Altima

TAKATA RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK FAILURE. MY LOCK FAILURE OCCURRED ON 05-22-16. I RETURNED HOME AFTER A DAY OF SPENDING TIME WITH SOME FRIENDS. I PARKED MY CAR AND LATER THAT EVENING, I DECIDED TO GO TO THE STORE. ONCE I GOT IN THE CAR, I COULDN'T START IT. THE BRAKE WAS REALLY HARD TO PUSH AND YELLOW KEY LIGHT ILLUMINATED FROM MY DASHBOARD. THE FOB WOULD ALLOW ME TO UNLOCK AND CLOSE DOORS. THE LIGHTS WORKED, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS SITUATION OCCUR IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX OTHERWISE THE CAR COULD HAVE BROKEN DOWN SOMEWHERE REALLY UNSAFE. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FIXED FOR $939.38

FIRST TIME 2013 OCCURED ON FREEWAY ABOUT 3 HRS INTO DRIVE. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH THE CAR BEGAN LOOSING POWER N SPEED QUICKLY. THOUGHT CARS WERE GOING TO SLAM INTO CAR. PULLED OVER TURNED OFF N PLACED KEY IN CHARGING COMPARTMENT. 15 MINS OR SO TURNED ON N RAN FINE AFTER THAT. 2015 ON BUSY FREEWAY BEGAN LOOSING POWER N SPEED. PULLED OVER PLACED KEY AGAIN THEN WORKED FINE. 2016 ITS HAPPENED TWICE AGAIN ON FREEWAY GOING UPHILL SPEED DROPPED QUICKLY. I THOUGHT SEMI-TRUCK WAS GOING TO SLAM. SCARRED TO DEATH MANAGE TO PULL OUT AT 35 MPH FROM 75MPH. DISCONNECTED BATTERY LET SIT 15 MINS WORKED OKAY LOOSING POWER TO 60MPH. FOLLOWING DAY SAME THING BUT NOTHING HELPED TO RESET AND SPEED DROPPED AS LOW AS 20-25MPH AND HAD TO USE MANUAL FEATURE TO KEEP GOING. AUTO TRAN STOPPED FUNCTIONING. NOW TRAN WAS NOT SHIFTING. I'D HAVE TO EASE UP ON THROTTLE PUSH IT DOWN TO TRY N GET SOME POWER. VERY SCARRY WHEN ON FREWAY.

I OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ON MAY 16, 2016 I ARRIVED HOME AT 10:30 I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY TURNED THE CAR OFF AN WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE. I PREPARED MY DAD'S LUNCH AND WENT BACK INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NO LONGER START THE A RED CAR LIGHT WITH KEY WAS BLINKING AND A ORANGE KEY AS WELL MY WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN AND WON'T ROLL UP AND ITS BEEN RAINING PLEASE HELP I CALLED NISSAN THEY ASKED IF WITHOUT HURTING MYSELF COULD I JERK THE BRAKE AND START THE CAR THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AT NISSAN THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE

MY 2009 ALTIMA WOULD NOT START, CHECKED BATTERY IN CAR, PUT NEW BATTERY IN KEY FOB AND STILL NOTHING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY THE STEERING LOCK. HIT ON THE BOX AND FINALLY CAR STARTED. IT HAS DONE THIS TOO ME 2 TIME IN THE LAST WEEK. I WAS NOT AT HOME EITHER TIME. VERY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS FOR A SINGLE WOMAN. I DO NOT HAVE THE $800 TO $1000 DOLLARS FOR THE PART AND LABOR. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING NISSAN CAN DO TO CORRECT THIS WITH THOSE OF US THAT STILL HAVE A 2009?. I WENT IN WAL MART TODAY AND CAME OUT AND WOULD NOT START. IT TOOK ALMOST 1:50 HOURS TAPPING THE BOX BEFORE IT WOULD START. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT LOOKS AS THO NISSAN QUIT USING THIS PART IN 2010 DUE TO ISSUES. SEEMS THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.

THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN LOCK (PART # 48700-9N00A) ON THIS CAR. WHEN THIS COMPONENT FAILS, IT LEAVES YOU STRANDED BY BEING UNABLE TO START THE CAR. I HAD JUST ENDED MY LATE SHIFT ONLY TO FIND THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT START. FORTUNATELY NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME, BUT THIS PUT ME IN A SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY, AS I HAD TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COME PICK ME UP. NISSAN OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY AND ALSO IMPROVED THE PART, (NOW PART #48700-9N00B); BUT I BELIEVE THAT A DEFECTIVE PART, WHICH THEY ACKNOWLEDGED AS SUCH BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY, SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED THROUGH A RECALL. FROM THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON-LINE WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN AFFECTED, I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD DO THIS RECALL JUST TO KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED. I KNOW I WILL BE LOOKING AT OTHER BRANDS FOR MY NEXT CAR.

THE LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE KEY FOB OR DOOR BUTTON ARE USED. I HAVE REPLACED 3 OUT OF THE FOUR DOOR LOCKS MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM RECURRING. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE NEEDING TO EXIT THE CAR OR ENTER THE CAR QUICKLY. FURTHERMORE, ALL OF THE LOCKS HAVE LOCKED WHEN THE KEY FOB WAS LEFT IN THE CAR (LOCKING ME OUT). THE CAR IS NOT SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN THE FOB IS IN THE CAR. IN ADDITION, PRESSING THE LOCK AND UNLOCK BUTTON WILL ONLY UNLOCK 2 DOORS AT THIS TIME. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER SO THE LOCKS WORK AS DESIGNED TO PREVENT SAFETY ISSUES.

TAKATA RECALL - I BELIEVE MY CAR HAS THAT ESCL PROBLEM BECAUSE I CANT TURN ON MY CAR AT ALL. ON MONDAY EVENING I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK FROM HOME AND MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL INNOTICE THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS WOBBLING. I ARRAVIED AT WORK PARKED MY CAR AND WENT IN MY WORKPLACE FOR A MEETING THEN WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO MY CAR TO TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE IT WOULDNT START UP. I PRESSED MY FEET ON THE PEDAL LIKE USUAL BUT NOTHING HAPPEN IT KEPT SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD ONLY A KEY ERROR. AFTER I GOT OFF I TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN AND NOTHING HAPPEND I EVEN HAD GOT A HOTSHOT BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY BATTERY BUT IT WASNT. SO THEN INHAD TO LEAVE MY CAR ON THE SIDE STREETBFOR 24 HOURS BECAUSE I COULDNT AFFORD TO GET A TOW AT 5AM UNTIL I WENT HOME AND GOT MORE MONEY. SO THEN WHEN I CAME BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY I GOT MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHICH WAS ON TUESDAY MAY 5TH 2016 UNTIL I HAVE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I CANT AFFORD IT. I HONESTLY FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I ALWAYS TOKE CAR OF MY CAR SINCE I HAD AND THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT I HAD WITH MY CARBSO FAR. I DONT KNOW WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.