2009 Nissan Altima

DEAR SIR/MAM, MY 09 ALTIMA BROKE DOWN ON CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT IN FRONT OF A FRIEND'S HOUSE, BLOCKING FRIEND'S CARS IN GARAGE, AND CANNOT START NO MATTER WHAT. AFTER 6HRS TRYING AND CONTACTING, FINALLY FOUND A TOWING COMPANY CAN COME ONSITE AT THAT HOUR ON A HOLIDAY NIGHT, SNOWY AND RAINY. THE DEALERSHIP CONCURRED MY RESEARCH THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PART - THE ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK FAILURE, ON ALL 2009 ALTIMAS. HOWEVER, NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THAT TO 5 YEARS INSTEAD OF A RECALL, AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER ANY OF MY LOSS IN THIS CASE SIMPLY BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED 4 MONTHS AGO, FOR A DEFECTIVE PART... A LOT OF VICTIMS LIKE ME FORMED A WEBSITE AND MORE BEING REPORTED EVERY WEEK AS WE SPEAK. WE ARE TRYING TO START A CLASS ACTION CASE AGAINST, MEANWHILE, WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO TELL OUR STORIES HERE TOO. BEST REGARDS,

YESTERDAY MORNING, THE CAR NO LONGER RECOGNIZED MY KEY FOB AND I WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. UPON CONTACTING NISSAN, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND LOCATED IN MY HOME GARAGE. EVEN AFTER THIS ASSEMBLY IS REPLACED, I WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. IF THE CAR WERE TO NO LONGER RECOGNIZE MY KEY FOB AGAIN, BUT WE ARE NO LONGER IN THE SAFETY OF OUR HOME, WE WOULD BE OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS. IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE THAT OUR MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR EMERGENCIES COULD BE UNAVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED.

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START ON SUNDAY SO I HAD TO GET IT TOWED. I SOON LEARNED FROM A NISSAN MECHANIC THAT THE [ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK] IS MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH MEANT MY CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE MY SMART KEY, EVEN WHEN INSERTING IT INTO IT'S RESPECTIVE SLOT (PLAN B). HOW IS THE NHTSA LETTING CONSUMERS DRIVE A CAR THAT WON'T START AT ANY MOMENT AND EVEN PLAN B THAT THE MANUFACTURE INSTALLED DOESN'T EVEN WORK? I COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. WORSE, I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THEN LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ABOVE THAT, I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN DID NOT NEED TO PROACTIVELY LET THEIR CUSTOMERS KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT FELL UNDER A 'WARRANTY ISSUE'. I DON'T GET IT. I DIDN'T CAUSE THIS ISSUE, NOR DOES IT FALL UNDER THE NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF TYPICAL WEAR, TEAR, OR REPLACEMENT LIKE BATTERY, TIRES, ETC. HOW IS IT FAIR TO MAKE ME, NISSAN'S CONSUMER, PAY $1000+ DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING I DID NOT CAUSE? FOR A MALFUNCTIONED PIECE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA THAT WAS ULTIMATELY PUT IN A WARRANTY? WITH HAVING A WARRANTY, NISSAN HAS ADMITTED THEIR EQUIPMENT WAS SOLD MALFUNCTIONED, SO HOW IS THERE NOT A RECALL ABOUT IT? TO PUT THE CHERRY ON TOP OF THE CAKE, THE REP (WHICH I ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO POST), SAID THAT "VEHICLES ARE MAN MADE - THEY AREN'T MADE PERFECT". SO MEANING, THEIR OWN REPS ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THEY DON'T HAVE HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS.

MY CAR HAS HAD THE ABS AND THE TIRE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY - DOES NOT GO OFF AND COST A FORTUNE TO HAVE FIXED - ACCORDING THE TO MANUAL AFTER INFLATING THE TIRES IT STATES THE LIGHT MAY NOT GO OFF AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AT YOUR EXPENSE. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS SINCE THESE LIGHTS ARE ON CONSTANTLY HAVE TO KEEP CHECKING MY TIRES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE PROPERLY INFLATED AND WITH THE ABS LIGHT ALL THE TIME YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THERE IS AN ACTUAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES

MY 09 ALTIMA'S DASH IS MELTING. NOTICED LITTLE SMALL SPOTS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. STARTED GETTING MORE SPOTS AND LARGER SPOTS. NOW THE WHOLE TOP PART OF THE DASH BY THE FRONT WINDOW IS STICKY ,TACKY AND SLICK. VERY BAD GLARE IN THE WINDOW AND CANNOT DRIVE CAR IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT SAFELY. THOUGHT IT WAS THE HEAT BUT YOU CAN TOUCH THE DASH AT NIGHT, AT 40 DEGREES AND YOU WILL GET BLACK MARKS ON YOUR FINGER TIPS. SEVERAL REPORTS ON CAR FORUMS OF VEHICLES DOING THE SAME. CAN NOT WIPE THE DASH OR TOUCH IT WITH ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WILL STICK OR MARK THE DASH. AS THE DASH DETERIORATION GETS WORSE, IT WILL BE MORE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE PUSH BUTTON START FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ UPDATED 6/6/18*JB

TAKATA RECALL SERVICE BULLETINS. I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN WE HAVE HAD IT A YEAR AMD ALREADY SPENT ALOT. CALL THIS DEPT AND NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULT I HAVE 13 OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS WRONG WITH THIS CAR AMD MANY LIVES AT STAKE I MAY HAVE TO GET AM ATTORNEY BEFORE WE LOOSE A LIFE. I PAID 9000.00 FOR THIS ONE YEAR AGO AMD NO ONE CAN HELP THE STRUT, THE CVT THE ENGINE COOLER LEAKS, PUSH START, CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR ABS ECT PLEASE HELP IS FIGURE OUT WHAT T9 DO SO I CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT WITH ALL MY BABIES SAFE

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STOP WORKING AFTER I STARTED AND WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK. WHEN I GOT READY TO LEAVE I NOTICE IT STOPPED AND WHEN I TRY AGAIN IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. COME TO FIND OUT AFTER HAVING TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY. REPAIR COST ME OVER $1000. SUPPOSEDLY NISSAN HAD OFFER AN EXTRA WARRANTY ON THE ISSUE BUT IT EXPIRED LAST YEAR WHICH LEAVE ME WITH EXPENSE. I TRY CALLING NISSAN TO FIND OUT IF THEY WILL COVER THE COST BUT DID NOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT THEY WILL COVER THE COST SINCE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AND THEY CHOOSE TO OFFER A WARRANTY THAT EXPIRE. THEY DON'T KNOW AT WHAT POINT IN TIME THE FAILURE WILL OCCUR.