2009 Nissan Altima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FUEL FUMES EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE MORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

GOT IN MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA MONDAY 07/27 WOULD NOT START. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. STEERING LOCK SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. WEDNESDAY 07/29 GOT IN MY CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT START. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN. CHANGED BRAKE PLUG. FRIDAY 07/31 CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN SO TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE 3RD TIME AND THEY FIXED AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. CAR WITH KEY SYMBOL STILL BLINKING ON MY CAR SO NOT SURE IT IS FIXED YET...UPDATED 10/05/15*BF *CN

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 75 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AT A STEADY PACE. IT WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE EVEN WITH THE PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE AND WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN THE DROVE NORMAL LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCUR ABOUT 7 MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN AT ABOUT 60MPH. THIS TIME THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN, BUT IT WOULD LET ME ACCELERATE PASS 60 MPH AND THE RPM NEEDLE NEVER MOVED. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND STARTED MAKING THE SAME WHINING NOISE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE LONGER IT DROVE NORMAL. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON TO INDICATE A PROBLEM.

MY CAR WAS NOT STARTING. IT WAS INDICATED AS NO KEY. I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE. THEY TOLD THAT MY CARS WARRENTY EXPIRED ON MARCH 2015. MY CARS FIRST REGISTRATION DATE IS NOVEMBER 2009. I HAVE HEARED THAT THE ECSL OF NISSAN ALTIMA IS HAVING 6 YEARS OF WARRENTY. BUT I AM TOLD BY THE NISSAN AUTHORISED DEALER - PINNACLE NISSAN SCOTSDATE PHOENIX THAT MY WARRENTY EXPIRED. MY CAR HAVE NOT COMPLETED ITS 6 YEAR AND I AM WONDERING HOW THE WARRENTLY WOULD VOID. I HAVE REPLACED THE PART FROM MY POCKET AS WELL, I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF NISSAN CAN REFUND THE COST OF REPLACING THE PART. THANKS, BINU.

ON 07/15/15 I RECEIVED A CALL THAT MY BROTHER IN LAW HAD DIED I STOP AND PULLED OVER TO REGROUP FROM CRYING I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP, LIGHT WAS FLASHING INTELLIGENT KEY AND ALSO SAYING KEY WAS NOT IN THE CAR WHICH THIS IS CALLED ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE I HAD TO HAVE TO CAR TOWED ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE I WAS DEALING WITH CALL PEARSON NISSAN IN OCALA FL TOLD THEM WHAT THE CAR WAS DOING AND MENTION TO THEM ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I HAD RAN ACROSS AND THEY STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I DON'T UNDER STAND WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED BY NISSAN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I LIKE MY CAR BUT IF THIS DON'T GET RESOLVED I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN CAR. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND COMPLAINT

1. THE DASHBOARD TOTALLY MELTED CREATING A BLINDING GLARE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS COMPLETELY STICKY TO TOUCH, WHICH IS GREAT IF I WANTED A PERMANENT AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE BUG TRAP. THE GLARE IT CREATES ON THE WINDSHIELD IS SO BLINDING THAT I'VE ALMOST HIT PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THE STREET ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR ONLY OFFERED TO REPLACE IT AT A RIDICULOUS COST THAT I CANNOT AFFORD AS A SCHOOL TEACHER. IT WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, HOWEVER OLD ENOUGH TO NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS HAVING AN ACCIDENT OR HITTING SOMEONE CROSSING THE STREET. WILL NISSAN COVER DAMAGES THEN? 2. HEADLIGHTS: PLASTIC HEADLIGHT IS COMPLETELY COVERED IN FILM CREATING A VISIBILITY HAZARD AT NIGHT. RESTORATION PROCESSES DID NOT WORK. AGAIN AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS THEY HAD A FILM OVER THE LENSES. NOW THEY ARE WORSE. AS A SCHOOL TEACHER WITH A LIMITED INCOME I DEPEND ON MY CAR LASTING. I CANNOT EVEN SELL THE CAR IN THESE CONDITIONS FOR A DECENT PRICE. NISSAN IS NOT HOLDING UP TO THE STANDARDS IT SHOULD; ESPECIALLY SAFETY STANDARDS. LET'S HOPE MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE DOES NOT WIND UP AS ANOTHER STATISTIC. LET THIS BE ON RECORDS AS A SAFETY HAZARD COMPLAINT FOR THE MANUFACTURER AND OTHERS WHO SHARE THE SAME OCCURRENCES. IF PICTURES ARE NEEDED, I HAVE PLENTY. DON'T GET ME WRONG, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY CAR! HOWEVER, THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND I AM CONCERNED FOR NOT ONLY MY SAFETY BUT THE SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND ME, AND ALL BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURER SLACKING IN THEIR SAFETY STANDARDS DIVISION. PLEASE HELP? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON OCCASIONS MY CAR WOULD NOT START. WE WOULD SHAKE IT, PRESS THE START BUTTON CONTINUOUSLY, SIT AND WAIT UP TO 60 MINUTES BEFORE THE CARD RESTARTED. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND ASSUMED IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH. I HAD THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER CHECKED. TOLD THEIR WERE NO PROBLEMS. SO, AFTER RESEARCHING, I CONTACTED THE DEALER. WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST ABOUT $400 TO REPAIR, AS THEY HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING OTHER CUSTOMERS COMING IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED MY PERSONAL MECHANIC AND INFORMED HIM AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, AND SPEAKING TO THE DEALER, I BELIEVED IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH. THE BRAKE SWITCH/BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH COST $45 FROM DEALER, AND HE CHARGED ME $35 TO PUT ON. A BIG SAVINGS FROM WHAT THE DEALER WOULD HAVE CHARGED ME..$400, PLUS A DIAGNOSTIC COST OF $125. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE HAVING THIS LITTLE SWITCH REPLACED.