Nissan Altima electrical problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE OCS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION OCS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

LIGHT IN THE GLOVEBOX DOESNOT HAVE A SWITCH. IT TURNS ON AS SOON AS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. MY GLOVEBOX WAS FULL OF SOME PAPER AND I OPENED THE GLOVE BOX TO FIN DHTE PAPERS BECAME VERY HOT TO TOUCH AND I FELT LIKE THEY WOULD BURN ANY MOMENT. A SWITCH SHOULD BE INCLUDED SO THAT THE LIGHT TURNS ON ONLY WHEN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS OPENED. ANY CLOTH OF EASILY FLAMMABLE MATERIAL CAN CATCH FIRE DUE TO HEAT AND GO UNNOTICED.

DROVE CAR TO WORK EVERYTHING RAN FINE. WENT ON BREAK AND GOT IN CAR IT WOULD NOT CRANK. THE INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED( YELLOW KEYLESS LIGHT) ON THE LEFT SIDE. LOOKED IT UP IN MY CAR MANUAL AND IT SAYS STEERING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CALL NISSAN. SO NOW IM STUCK WITHOUT A CAR AND I AM STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. THIS SUCKS. I'VE BEEN READING OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT. SUPPOSEDLY THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT ONLY LASTED UP UNTIL FEB. BUT ITS NOW JULY, SO I GUESS IM ASSED OUT. SMDH!! THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP

TRULY CANT BELIEVE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ON 6/30/2015, MY ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WENT OUT. I CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON 6/30/2015, TO SEE IF ITS PART OF THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY, ( WHICH I FOUND OUT THOUGH GOOGLE), REP EXPLAIN MINE EXPIRED ON 6/3/2015, AND I NEEDED TO TOW IT TO DEALERSHIP. WHICH I DID, AND FOUND OUT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, SO I CALLED BACK ON 6/30/2015, AND ASK SINCE IT WAS LESS THAN A MONTH WILL THEY HELP WITH THE COST. ON 7/1/2015, I HAD TO CALL 4 TIMES AND MESSAGE NISSAN THOUGH FACEBOOK TO EVEN GET A CALL BACK FROM THE REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIR AGENT, WHEN SHE FINALLY CALLED BACK AN HOUR BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. CLOSES, SHE EXPLAIN THEY WOULDN'T HELP WITH ANY COST. THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT SINCE 2009, WOULD BE 1,000 DOLLARS. PERSONALLY I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT, AT THIS POINT OF TIME IT IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP, I'M MISSING WORK EVERYDAY BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF NISSAN TOOK RESPONSIBILITY OF THERE FAILURE.

CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEAL WHERE THEY CHARGED ME $900.00 TO FIX. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART, ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK, THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PART AND HAVE IT LISTED ON THE NISSANASSIST.COM WEBSITE. IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE 2009 ALTIMA AND MAXIMA. THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH COST IN ANYWAY BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS PRIOR...EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A BIG ENOUGH ISSUE TO HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT. IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE...WHY PUT ANY TIME FRAME ON IT. DO A RECALL, OR FIX THEM AS IT HAPPENS.

I FINISHED WORK LATE AT NIGHT DURING A SNOWSTORM, ONLY TO FIND THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND I HAD TO GET A TOW. NISSAN LATER EXPLAINED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) UNIT. BECAUSE THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE 6 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY, IN ADDITION TO WAITING HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK IN A SNOWSTORM, I WAS THEN FORCED TO PAY $1000 TO FIX NISSAN'S DEFECTIVE PART.

WHILE DRIVING ~25 MPH I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MY CAR SPONTANEOUSLY SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC! I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT TOOK 3 ATTEMPTS BEFORE MY ENGINE STARTED. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC, THE CAR DISPLAYED CODES P0335 (CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) AND P0725 (ENGINE SPEED CIRCUIT SIGNAL SENSOR). AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES! I INPUT MY VIN# TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL AND IT WASN'T. AFTER SEEING HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS, WHY HASN'T THEIR BEEN A RECALL? IF THERE WAS, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT MY CAR WASN'T RECALLED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.