2009 Nissan Altima

2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM BEING STUCK. WENT TO NISSAN USA'S WEBSITE AND SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE NISSAN EXTENDED A WARRANTY COVERING THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IF THIS HAPPENED TO YOUR VEHICLE. THE CAVEAT, THEY ONLY EXTENDED THIS BY 6 YEARS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK. I CALLED NISSAN, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I MISSED THE COVERAGE BY TWO MONTHS. IF THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS VERY ISSUE, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL. IT'S A CLEAR PRODUCT DEFECT.

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN NISSAN ALTIMA MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 AND NISSAN HAS FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE CONVENIENTLY OUTSIDE OF NISSAN'S "EXTENDED WARRANTY CLAIM PERIOD" AND AS A RESULT I AM STUCK WITH A $1000 REPAIR THAT I HAVE TAKEN FULL FINANCIAL BURDEN FROM. THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY NISSAN UNDER A RECALL AS THIS IS IN FACT A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE NOBODY SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR CAR NOT STARTING ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION AND NEED TO GET TO SAFETY QUICKLY. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND THAT BY NO MEANS EXCUSES IT FROM BEING A SAFETY CONCERN, BECAUSE IT IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN. HTTP://WWW.NISSANPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/STEERING-WHEEL-LOCKS/

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NISSAN WILL NOT HONOR A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE STEERING LOCK DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EXTENSION FOR THE RECALL HAS ENDED EVEN THOUGH IT END ON 02/04/2015 OF THIS YEAR AND IT IS NOW OCTOBER 2015 AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL RECALLS ON THERE BRAND EVEN AFTER THE END DATES.

THE STEERING LOCK UNIT CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO START. THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE UNIT. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND HAVE OPEN TWO CASE FILES(CASE#16923576 & CASE# 19538658) ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT FOR MY VIN#. LAST NIGHT I WAS STRANDED AT WORK IN A DARK PARKING LOT FOR 4 HOURS BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND IT IS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT. I CALLED NISSAN ONLY TO BE TOLD THE SAME THING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VIN#. NISSAN KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS STEERING DEVICE AND SHOULD BE RECALLING ALL OF THE CARS. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS AROUND $1200.00 WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. I AM THE CONSUMER WHO PURCHASED THE VECHICLE AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILTY OF MANUFACTOR TO FIX AND REPAIR THERE DEFECTS. I GOOGLE MY ISSUE ON YOU TUBE AND FOUND SEVERAL VIDEOS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. TO GET MY CAR STARTED I HAVE TO REMOVE THE DASH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND BEAT ON THE STEERING LOCK UNIT UNTIL IT UNLOCKS SO THAT THE CAR WILL START.I AM 63 YEAR OLD FEMALE AND THIS IS SOMETHING I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO TO START MY CAR. WHAT IF THIS LOCKS WHILE I AM DRIVING, WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH I AM AFRAID TO STOP AND TURN MY CAR OFF FOR FEAR IT WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT BEGAN 12/23/2014 AND CONTINUES EVERY DAY.

I HAVE AN 09 ALTIMA AND THE STEERING LOCK MODULE HAS GONE BAD. STARTED IT UP FOR WORK GOT LEFT STRANDED. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME, AND DID SOME INTERNET WORK AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS LOCKING UP ON PEOPLE LEAVING THEM STRANDED. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS BUT THE PART GOES AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS. IF YOU SEARCHED THE INTERNET THERE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. SO WHY ARE WE BEING STRANDED FOR A FAULTY PART THAN NISSANS ALL KNOWS TO WELL. AND IT'S NOT CHEAP TO FIX THIS EITHER. WHY ARE WE PAYING FOR THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP. THERE ARE A LOT OF STORIES OF WOMEN, CHILDREN BRING STRANDED. AS I WAS ONE (FEMALE) THAT HAD TO FIND A WAY TO TOW MY CAR HOME. PLEASE HEAR US WE NEED HELP, WE NEED YOUR HELP.