2009 Nissan Altima

ON 12/26/15 I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MY MOTHER STATING THAT MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY ICON APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER SHE REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB TO STILL ONLY FIND OUT THAT THE CAR STILL WONT START. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO TOW MY CAR TO THEIR LOCATION. ONCE MY CAR WAS TOWED AND THEY INSPECTED MY VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE STEERING UNIT CONTROL LOCK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THIS PARTICULAR PART WAS REPLACED IN ALL 2010 ALTIMA. FURTHERMORE, THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED FOR 8 YEARS UNLIMITED MILEAGE WHICH EXPIRED ON 9/25/15 FOR 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SO, WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF THE PARAMETERS AND IT WILL COST ME $951 + TAX. SO, IMMEDIATELY I BECAME UPSET I ASKED THE DEALER WHY I WASN'T INFORMED OF THIS INFORMATION WHEN MY CAR IS REGULARLY SERVICED AT NISSAN. THEY TOLD ME THAT SOMETIMES THE CONSUMER IS NOT INFORMED. AS A CUSTOMER WHO IS AT NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AND EVERY 2-3 MONTHS FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGES I THINK I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FOLLOWED UP WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILED A CLAIMED AND WAS TOLD IT TAKES THREE DAYS FOR THEM TO MAKE A DECISION REGARDING PAYING FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE FIXED. IT HAS ONLY BEEN 24 HOURS SINCE I SPOKE WITH NISSAN AND I AM WAITING FOR A DECISION TO BE MADE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER IF THE INFORMATION WAS NEVER GIVEN TO THE CONSUMER VIA THE DEALER AND YOU HAVE SERVICE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. WHAT I ALSO FOUND OUT FROM NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS IS IF YOU AREN'T THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION UNLESS THE DEALER TELLS YOU ABOUT IT.

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IN OCTOBER 2009 AND DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY MAJOR ISSUES UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO. ON 12/17/2015, MY WIFE WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT OUTSIDE A GROCERY STORE AT NIGHT DUE TO UNABLE TO START THE CAR. WE TRIED USING A KEY FOB WITH A GOOD BATTERY AND JUMP STARTING THE ALTIMA, BUT IT WOULD CHANGE THE CAR FROM 'LOCK' MODE TO 'ON' MODE (WHERE THE CAR CAN BE STARTED). WE DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, AND FOUND THERE WERE A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS THAT HAD ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE, SOME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SOME IN SNOW WITH KIDS. MANY PEOPLE POST ON BLOGS AND YOUTUBE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WE ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION FOR $110, AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS RESULT CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM (PART # 48700-9N00B) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ' THEY QUOTED US $1152 FOR PART ($650) AND LABOR. THE PART IS FOR SALES FOR $360 ON AMAZON.COM. NISSAN USA WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM PART FOR 3 YEARS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM THEM ABOUT THIS. AS OUR CAR IS 10 WEEKS OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WINDOW, NISSAN USA WON'T COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSES. AS A NISSAN ALTIMA OWNER FOR 13 YEARS, WE FELT BETRAYED BY NISSAN ' THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE OWNERS INFORMED ON THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL, OR WORKED WITH THE OEM PROVIDER AND DEALERS FOR A COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. INSTEAD, THEY HAVE KEPT THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS IN THE DARK, UNTIL MANY OF THEM GOT STRANDED IN DANGER. WE SINCERELY URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, AND HELP US AND OTHER FELLOW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS. AS OF 12/2/2015, A GOOGLE SEARCH OF '2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK FAILURE' YIELDED 46,600 RESULTS. SAMPLE ONLINE POSTS ABOUT THE ISSUE: HTTP://GOO.GL/NMYZJI HTTPS://GOO.GL/XUL95H *TR

MERRY CHRISTMAS NISSAN! THANKS FOR MAKING IT A MEMORABLE ONE. I DROVE TO A RELATIVES HOME THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A CITY STREET. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START OR DO ANYTHING. A YELLOW KEY SYMBOL APPEARED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. THE BRAKE WAS VERY STIFF. NO ABILITY TO SHIFT. NO RADIO OR DASH LIGHTS WOULD WORK. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK FAILURE AT A COST OF $900.00. I WAS THEN TOLD BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT NISSAN WAS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THEY HAD ADDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO FIX THE BAD PART BUT IT HAD EXPIRED EARLIER IN 2015. I ONLY WENT TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITH STERRING LOCK ISSUES PREVIOUSLY ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT WAS MY FOB NOT THE STEERING LOCK. I HAVE 2 FOBS AND QUESTIONED HOW 2 WOULD BE HAVING ISSUES. NEVER A GOOD ANSWER OR OPTION. NEVER WAS I TOLD THERE WAS BAD PART THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY! SHADY BUSINESS, THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY AND NEGLIGENCE. WHAT IF IT STOPPED WORKING AND LOCKED WHILE I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING? I TRAVEL FOR WORK AND WHAT IF IT STOPPED IN A BAD AREA LEAVING ME STRANDED? WHAT IF IT WAS EXTREME COLD OR HEAT? THE ISSUE IS THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT A BAD PART BUT HAVE LEFT CUSTOMERS TO PAY $900 TO FIX THEIR BAD PART LEAVING PEOPLE IN DANGER. THERE ARE COUNTLESS STORIES ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. NISSAN CHANGED THE PART IN APPROX 2010. THEY NEED TO OWN THEIR MISTAKE AND STOP LEAVING PEOPLE STRANDED IN HARMS WAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN IS ALLOWED TO MAKE A BAD PART, KNOW THAT THE BAD PART WILL DISABLE THE CAR AND LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. THE CONSUMER GETS INSULT TO INJURY AND HAS TO PAY FOR NISSAN'S MISTAKE AT A $900.00 COST. AGAIN, MERRY CHRISTMAS NISSAN.

12-13-2015 FAILED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WHICH STRANDED US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN EXPOSING PERSONAL ITEMS AND OUR PERSONAL SAFETY FOR A PART THE MANUFACTURE HAS RECOGNIZED AS FAULTY AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE THE PART FAILS. 715 TIMES? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN A SNOW STORM OR GET HIT ON THE INTERSTATE BEFORE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON THIS? THE PART BY ITSELF WAS $715 FROM THE DEALER. MAKE THIS PROBLEM RIGHT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.

STEERING LOCK ASSY. BECAME DEFECTIVE WHILE AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER, WAS TOLD THE NEW ASSY. HAD WARRANTY GOOD FOR 12MONTH/12000MILES AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. THIS MAY BE A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE CAR ITSELF BUT BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS IF IT BREAKS DOWN IN A HAZARDS AREA AWAY FROM HOME OR IN A AREA OF BAD WEATHER ITSELF. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 72MONS.OR UNLIMITED MILEAGE ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL 36MON./ 36000MILES FOR THIS PART. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OR AWARE OF THIS ADD-ON. SO IT SEEMS THERE WAS REASON FOR CONCERN BY THE CAR MAKER BY ADDING THE ADDITIONAL WARRANTY. IT WAS A OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR ME AND NO GUARANTEE THE CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE DOWN AGAIN SINCE I DO NOT KNOW IF THE NEW REPLACEMENT PART IS ANY BETTER THAN THE ONE THAT BROKE! MY CAR WAS BEYOND THE ADDITIONAL WARRANTY. I DO NOT TRUST THE CAR, IT COULD BREAK DOWN AT A REALLY UNSAFE LOCATION NEXT TIME IF THERE IS A NEXT TIME. I NEED SECURITY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY! THANK YOU P.S. THE CAR HAD BEEN TURN OFF LUCKILY IN A POST OFFICE PARKING LOT, BUT WOULD NOT RE START UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHEN WE WERE READY TO GO ON. *TR

WAS STUCK AT WORK OVER THE WEEKEND. CAR DID NOT WORK. INTELLIGENT CAR KEY REMOTE CHANGED NEW BATTERY AND STILL DID NOT WORK HAD TO TOW TO DEALER NISSAN , WAS TOLD TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR , AND FOUND OUT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK IS NOT WORKING. IVE CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT ALOT PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROMBLE THAT I HAD. THE COST TO REPLACE COST ABOUT $1200. SINCE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALL ALL THE 09 MODEL . I WANT NISSAN REIMBURSE THE COST OF REPLACING NEW LOCK.

MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND PROGRESSING AT A RAPID RATE. NOT ONLY IS IT STICKY, BUT IT IS SO WIDE SPREAD NOW THAT IT WILL CAUSE A GLARE IN THE SUN WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROAD ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT POSES AN IMMENSE SAFETY RISK. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT REQUIRES A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I CONTACTED NISSAN MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REPAIR IT.

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK, I STOPPED FOR A DRINK; AFTER COMING OUT OF THE STORE, MY CAR WOULD NOT START, EITHER WITH THE REMOTE FOB OR BY PLACING THE FOB IN THE KEY PORT. I HAD AAA TOW MY CAR HOME SO I COULD TRY JUMPING THE CAR, REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB, THEN REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE CAR WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. AT THAT POINT, I SAW THE "KEY IGNITION" LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. PRESSING THE IGNITION BUTTON DOES NOTHING, BUT THE DOOR LOCKS RESPOND TO THE KEY FOB AND THE LIGHTS WORK FINE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MYRIAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE, THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL HAS NEVER LOCKED IN PLACE WHEN THE CARE IS TURNED OFF. CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATUS OF MY CAR, MY NEIGHBOR TOLD US THAT A FRIEND HAD HAD THE SAME SITUATION, WITH THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE, AND HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE PART AND LABOR SERVICED AT NO COST TO HIM.

THE STEERING LOCK HAS FAILED. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS WRONG AT FIRST BUT THEN AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THIS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM. I WAS STUCK IN A CAR THAT WOULD NOT START IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPS. AFTER WATCHING A COUPLE OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS, I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR STARTED AND ABLE TO GET IT HOME WHERE IT IS STILL SITTING. PLEASE ADVISE IF MY CAR IS UNDER THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART.