Nissan Altima electrical problems

MY KEYLESS REMOTE WILL ALLOW ME TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR BUT WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR, MY CAR WILL NOT REGISTER MY KEYLESS REMOTE. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY OF MY CAR OR THE REMOTE OR ANY BLOWN FUSES; THOSE WERE ALL CHECKED AS WELL. APPARENTLY MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR SO LONG. THIS ISSUE HAS LEFT A LOT OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, WITHOUT A VEHICLE OR SOMETIMES STRANDED. *JS

WHEN TRYING TO START MY SON'S 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SE COUPE, IT WILL NOT START AND DISPLAYS A YELLOW KEY ICON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH. WE REVIEWED THE CAR'S MANUAL, WHICH STATES THE LIGHT IS AN INTELLIGENT KEY MALFUNCTION. WE CHANGED THE KEY FAUB BATTERY AND TRIED REMOVING AND REINSTALLING THE BATTERY, AS SOME OTHERS SUGGESTED, BUT STILL NOTHING. AFTER REVIEWING SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEB SITES, I SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2009 NISSANS/ALTIMAS. FROM READING DIFFERENT OWNER'S COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS, I BELIEVE IT WILL BE AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK AND WILL HAVE TOWED TO NISSAN TOMORROW. I AM SURPRISED WITH SO MANY COMMENTS OVER THE SAME ISSUE, THERE IS NOT A CAMPAIGN TO FIX? I'VE BEEN A FAITHFUL TOYOTA PATRON ALL OF MY LIFE AND THIS IS MY FIRST NISSAN. NOT GOOD A FIRST IMPRESSION!! *TR

MY ALTIMA FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE START BUTTON AND EXHIBITED ALL ALARMS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD (INCLUDING ERRONEOUS INDICATIONS OF OPEN DOORS.) AAA SERVICE WAS FORBIDDEN BY AAA TO PROVIDE ANY SERVICE BEYOND BATTERY AND TOWING. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A TIRE SHOP, I BEGGED THE MECHANICS TO DETACH THE GROUND WIRE IN ORDER TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER. THIS WORKED! AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS CONDITION AND FIX WAS IDENTICAL TO ONES DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB12-041. MY COMPLAINT IS AGAINST THE DEALERSHIP (NISSAN BRIDGEWATER NJ) WHO FAILED TO APPLY THIS SOFTWARE PATCH WHEN IT FIRST APPEARED IN APRIL 2012 DESPITE MANY RETURNS I MADE TO THEM FOR ROUTINE WARRANTY SERVICE. THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS FAILURE AND CITATION OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL USERS IN NISSAN USER FORUMS. THIS IMPLIES THAT OTHER DEALERS ARE SIMILARLY NEGLIGENT IN KEEPING CARS CURRENT WITH SERVICE BULLETINS APPLICABLE TO THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

MY WIFE PARKED HER 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S AND TURNED OFF HER ENGINE ON 11/15/14.THE NEXT DAY WHEN SHE WENT TO START HER CAR, IT REFUSED TO START, GIVING HER AN ERROR CODE THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) MECHANISM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET AROUND THE PROBLEM AND WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. MY WIFE WAS LUCKY, IN THAT SHE WAS SOMEWHERE SAFE WHEN SHE WAS STRANDED. BUT, SINCE SHE HAD NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THE PART WAS ABOUT TO FAIL, SHE VERY EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED SOMEWHERE MUCH LESS SAFE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 ALTIMA, WHILE ISSUING A RECALL FOR ALL OTHER MODELS WITH THIS PART. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR VEHICLE FELL OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WINDOW AND NISSAN WILL NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR. I FIND IT VERY DISCONCERTING THAT NISSAN WOULD PREFER TO HAVE ITS CUSTOMERS FIGURE OUT THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BY GETTING STRANDED IN POSSIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THAN ISSUE A RECALL TO ENSURE THAT THE PROBLEM NEVER HAPPENS IN THE FIRST PLACE. I AM ASKING THAT THE NHTSA MAKES NISSAN ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM SO THAT OTHERS ARE NOT PUT IN POTENTIAL DANGER. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START EVEN THOUGH THERE IS POWER. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER HAS REPLACED BATTERY. PROBLEM OCCURRED 1 MONTH LATER. BRAKE SWITCH APPEARS TO BE THE PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN ABLE TO START AFTER "PLAYING" WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED SWITCH BUT THE CAR WONT START AGAIN 5 WEEKS LATER. *TR

NOV. 7TH 2014. NAVIGATION SYSTEM QUIT ON MY 2013 ALTIMA, IT'S A V6 SL WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES. TOOK TO MCGAVOCK NISSAN LUBBOCK TX.. IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRS I WAS TOLD THEY BURNT THE ECM. PICKED UP CAR TUESDAY NOV. 11TH 2014. SUNDAY NOV.16TH. 2014 CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MONDAY NOV. 17TH TOW TRK PICKED UP CAR. THEY TOLD MY SON THE ACCELERATOR MODULE HAD BURNT OUT. I GOT THE PAPER MCGAVOCK HANDED ME WHEN CAR PICKED UP. ON THE 11TH ITS STATES ALL THAT WAS DONE TO THE CAR INCLUDING REPLACING THE ECM. WEDNESDAY NOV. 19TH I CALLED NISSAN USA EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT THE CAR NOT BEING TRUST WORTHY. MCGAVOCK WROTE ON SERVICE ORDER THE CAR IS FLOODING THEN THE ACCELERATOR BURNT OUT. THIS CAR IS GOING TO GIVE PROBLEMS FROM NOW ON. I TOLD NISSAN USA I WANTED A NEW CAR WITH NO COST TO ME SINCE THE CAR IS NOW BASICALLY A LEMON. MY SON TALKED TO SERVICE ADVISOR AND SERVICE MGR. THEY NOW DENY REPLACING THE ECM. SERVICE MGR SAYS THE PAPERWORK I WAS GIVEN. THE CASHIER MADE A MISTAKE SAYS HE HAS THE FINAL PAPERWORK. *TR

ON FRIDAY 14, 2014 APPROXIMATELY8:33 P.M. I WAS DRIVING DOWN N. TYRON ST IN CHARLOTTE, NC IN TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR SHUT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY DUE TO THE KEY NOT BEING DETECTED. THE KEY WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THEN A LADY MISS HITTING ME IN THE REAR BY A INCH; DUE TO MY CAR JUST CUTTING OFF INDICATING MY KEY WAS NOT IN THE CAR. I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP WHEN I PRESS THE START KEY AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME TIME; IT WILL SAY THE KEY IS NOT BEING DETECTED. WHEN I PRESS THE AUTOMATIC START BUTTON ON THE KEY, THE CAR WOULD START UP BUT WHEN I PRESS THE START BUTTON AND THE BRAKE TOGETHER IT CUT OFF AND THE SAY THING COMES UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN ONCE IT DID CUT ON WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE CUTS OFF AND SAYS THE KEY IS NOT BEING DETECTED. THIS A SAFETY ISSUES AND VERY DANGEROUS, IF THE LADY BEHIND ME WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION IT WOULD OF BEEN A BAD ACCIDENT. I DON'T TRUST MY CAR AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING AND DID NOT ASSIST ME UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY 19,2014 AND I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR SINCE. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE OR CONCERN ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS WELL-BEING AT ALL. IT BEEN 12 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF ANY OF THEM BY CAPITAL NISSAN OF WILMINGTON OR THE REGIONAL OFFICE. *TR

I WENT TO OSH WITH MY KIDS. WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR IT WOULDN'T START. SAT IN PARKING LOT FOR TWO HOURS. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED EVENTUALLY. PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. LOOKED ONLINE - APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 ALTIMA (AND IMAGINE ALL THE ONES WHO HAVEN'T POSTED ONLINE). IF YOU DO A SEARCH IN YAHOO FOR "STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT," 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AUTOMATICALLY POPS UP. THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED. IT'S NOT SAFE TO HAVE A CAR WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WILL CAUSE IT NOT TO START AND LEAVE YOU STRANDED. EVENTUALLY, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET STUCK SOMEWHERE AND BE HURT OR KILLED. *TR