Nissan Altima electrical problems

WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION NOTHING HAPPENS. ALL I HEAR IS A CLICK WHERE THE CAR IS TRYING TO IGNITE. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES IT FINALLY CRANKS UP AND START. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO NISSAN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND BOTH CAME BACK NEGATIVE. NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT NOW SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 2013 AND AGAIN IN APRIL 2014. IF THE ISSUE ISN'T SHOWING UP AFTER PAYING $85 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT NISSAN, I WONDER IF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR

PROBLEMS: SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, NO START CONDITION, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STOPPED RUNNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN STARTED WOULD NOT GO OVER 15000 RPM - WOULD NOT BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT RESTARTING IT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR HIM TO CHECK WHY THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. CODE HE RECEIVED DID NOT GIVE HIM ANY INFORMATION SO HE TURNED THE LIGHT OFF AND I CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR. ON JUNE 26, 2014 THE ENGINE STALLED AS I PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNING ON MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS IT BEGAN RUNNING AGAIN. NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT STARTED AND THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN. A RECALL NOTICE FOR ALL OF THESE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS HAD BEEN ISSUED IN DECEMBER OF 2003.FOR 2002 ALTIMAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 2001 AND JUNE 2002. MY ALTIMA WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER 2001 AND I PURCHASED IT IN NOVEMBER 2001. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN WHEN I CALLED ON JUNE 27,2014 THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE RECALL WERE DOCUMENTED ON MY CAR. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 AT WHICH TIME THE LOCAL DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM (R0712). NOT SURE THAT WORKED BECAUSE IN JULY 2010 THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON - TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP WHICH REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR (WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE ALSO SINCE ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING). I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE SAME THING OTHERS ARE GETTING REPAIRED BY NISSAN FOR FREE. RECALL NO. R3022 AND 03V-455 DESCRIBE THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IN THE VEHICLE WAS DETERIORATING. THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING INTO OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE AND CREATED A FOUL ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND EVAPORATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. JCC UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 09/10/2014 *JS UPDATED 9/8/14*CN UPDATED 09/12/2014 *JS UPDATED 1/7/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V138000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. THEY RE-PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER TWICE, AND REPLACED THE SENSORS, TO NO AVAIL. UPDATED 07/22/14

WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR AN INTERSECTION ALL ELECTRONICS ON CAR STOPPED WITH NO WARNING AND MOTOR SHUT DOWN. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH. CAR BECAME COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONING IN AN INSTANT. NO POWER BREAKS OR STEERING, DASH LIGHTS, CONSOLE DISPLAY OR IGNITION ON INDICATOR. GOT CAR TO A STOP. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED WITH NO ERRORS OR INDICATIONS THAT THE CAR MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY JUST DIED. CLOCK WAS SET TO THE CORRECT TIME BUT TRIP ODOMETER AND MANY OTHER CUSTOMIZED SETTINGS WERE RESET. ACTED AS IF THE ECM DID A RESET WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FLASH. THE DEALER STATED THE SEAT CUSHION ON THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN THEY STATED THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL IN MY SPECIFIC VIN; THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE IN 2008. THEY STATED THEY WOULD PAY 40% OF THE COST TO REPLACE SEAT CUSHION; WHICH WOULD RUN UPWARDS OF $800.00. I ASKED IF IT AS JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOW INOPERABLE AND THEY STATED YES IT WAS. THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS 08V521000. THE RECALL SPECIFIES THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME... *TR

THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE A/C COMPRESSOR STAYING ON EVEN THOUGH I TURN THE DEFROST OFF. SAME IF I TURN AUTO ON THEN OFF. THE A/C LIGHT STAYS OFF, BUT THE A/C COMPRESSOR STAYS ON. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE A/C OFF IS TO PRESS THE A/C BUTTON TWICE (ONCE TO TURN THE LIGHT ON, NEXT TO FORCE THE A/C TO GO OFF). IF THE DEFROST IS OFF, AUTO IS OFF AND THE A/C LIGHT IS OFF, THE A/C COMPRESSOR MUST TURN OFF. IT SHOULD NOT BE A GUESSING GAME FOR THE DRIVER TO WONDER IF THE A/C IS OFF. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT BEFORE AND BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 OR MORE TIMES ABOUT IT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSTINGS (COMPLAINTS) ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET (SEE ONE LINK BELOW). HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2013-NISSAN-ALTIMA-DISCUSSION-2-5-3-5/351865-DEFROSTER-TURNING-AC-BUT-NOT-TURNING-OFF-WHEN-CHANGING-DIFFERENT-VENT-MODE.HTML I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO NISSAN AND WAS ASKED TO SEE THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHECKS OTHER SAME MODEL CARS AND THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT AMONGST ALL CARS, SO HE SAYS "THERE IS NO PROBLEM". THE DEALER MECHANIC AGREES WITH ME THAT THIS IS NOT HOW IT SHOULD WORK, BUT SINCE ALL OTHER SIMILAR CARS DO THE SAME THING, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR

THERE WAS A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF A RECALL IN MARCH, 2014 RELATED TO THE RELIABILITY OF GAUGES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT, THAT TELL THE PERSON, AS WELL AS THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM, THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AIRBAG IS "NOW ENGAGED" AND READY TO ACTIVATE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT/EMERGENCY.. FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT I TOOK MY 2008 ALTIMA TO THE DEALER TO ENSURE I WAS PART OF THE RECALL. THE DEALER IS AT 3275 SW 8TH STREET, ,MIAMI,, FLORIDA. AND IS CALLED AUTONATION NISSAN. THE SERVICE AGENT TOTAL ME, AFTER CURSORY RESEARCH IN HIS DATA BASE, THAT WHILE MANY, MANY NISSANS WERE RECALLED IN MY MODEL YEAR AND IN MY CAR GROUP, MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR INCLUSION WENT BY SUPPLIER, AND NOT JUST BY TYPE OF CAR AND MODEL YEAR. TO ASCERTAIN IF MY CAR HAD A FAULTY AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT, I WOULD THEREFORE HAVE TO PAY A $150 UPFRONT DIAGNOSTIC FEE, AND, IF DAMAGE WAS NOTED, I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS MYSELF, AS MY CAR DID NOT HAVE THE AFFECTED PARTS WHICH WERE PROVIDED BY ONLY SELECT SUPPLIERS. THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTED FOR SOME TIME THAT WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE FRONT, RIGHT SIDE, SEAT, A BEACON LIGHT IN A SMALL SQUARE BOX ON THE DASH BOARD FLASHES ON AND CLEARLY STATES: "PASS. OFF - AIR BAG (X) PSG.. 2" THE REFERENCE FROM THE LIGHT LEAVES ONE WITH THE IMPRESSION THE AIR BAG, FOR THE PASSENGER IS NOT ACTIVATED. DURING A DRIVE, NO SET TIME PERIOD NOTED, THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF FOR A WHILE, AND LATER, COME BACK ON AGAIN. I AM CONVINCED THAT AT SOME CERTAIN POINTS THE SYSTEM IS TRYING TO TELL ME IT IS NOT ACTIVATED.. OF ALL THE CARS INVOLVED IN THE NISSAN RECALL, HOW COULD IT POSSIBLY BE THAT MINE IS EXCLUDED??? PLEASE, PLEASE TRY TO GET THIS CORRECTED. *TR