2009 Nissan Altima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM DEFECT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS DEFECT I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE . THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN SO COMMON THAT A WARRANTY WAS PLACED ON THIS PART UNTIL 2014.BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE I BELIEVE THAT A TOTAL RECALL SHOULD'VE BEEN MADE. PLEASE REVIEW ALL OF THE PETITIONS POSTED ONLINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE MANUFACTURE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THE REPAIR FOR THIS DEFECT IS COSTING IT'S CUSTOMERS A MINIMUM OF $1200 AND I AM OUTRAGED THAT THEY PUT A EXPIRATION DATE ON THE TIME THIS PART HAS TO MALFUNCTION.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE BRAKE WAS EXTREMELY STIFF, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND PUSHING THE START BUTTON DID NOTHING. AAA CAME AND SAID IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR OR STARTER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER ' THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK MODULE WHICH HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT WAS EXPIRED. THIS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $700 FOR THE TOW, PART AND LABOR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THEY THOUGHT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE, NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND IT COULD LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WAS UNABLE TO START. THE "PUSH TO START" DID NOT START THE ENGINE AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

I PULLED IN TO THE GAS STATION LATE NIGHT DECEMBER 9,2015, AND AFTER FILLING UP, THE CAR REFUSED TO START. WHEN TESTED IT SHOWED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FINE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (EVEN THE TOW COMPANY WORKER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAR). TRUE TO THE WORKER'S EXPERIENCE, THE DEALER TOLD ME THE CAR HAD A STEERING PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE UNDERTAKING, AND EXTREMELY INCONVENIENCING. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I READ.

APRIL 20 GOT OFF OF WORK WENT TO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND HAD BATTERY REPLACED. VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT START. LOOKED ON LINE AND SEEMS IT IS THE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM FAILURE THAT IS DISABLING MY CAR. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART BUT YET EVERY TIME I LOOK SOMETHING UP ONLINE I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL.