Nissan Altima electrical problems

MULTIPLE TIMES I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND OR SITTING IDLE. THE RADIO HAS FROZEN TO WHERE I HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTART IT. THIS MAY TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND MULTIPLE TIMES HAVE I BEEN LAUGHED AT AND TOLD I'M BEING RIDICULOUS. I HAVE HAD THE UNIT REPROGRAMMED, AND STILL NO LUCK. SECOND ISSUE IS MY BACKUP CAMERA. WORKS WHEN IT WANTS, HALF WAY WORKS, OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. WHERE I'M PAYING SO MUCH FOR A VEHICLE, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT WORKS. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS ONCE AGAIN I WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND TO DEAL WITH IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. MORE OF A HASSLE HAVING SOMETHING NEW THAN TO HAVE AN OLDER VEHICLE. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK SUDDENLY FAILED, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO START THE CAR. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT THE ISSUE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD COST BE $900+. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOUND THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THE 2009 ALTIMA AND IT IS CLEAR THAT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I WAS STRANDED, AWAY FROM HOME, AND HAD TO REARRANGE MY ENTIRE DAY WHILE COMING OUT OF POCKET A LARGE SUM OF MONEY WHICH I, QUITE FRANKLY, DO NOT HAVE. I SUBMITTED A WARRANTY EXTENSION REIMBURSEMENT FORM TO NISSAN WHO TURNED AROUND AND TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK. I WAS REFERRED TO THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO CONFIRMED THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT BECAME A PROBLEM. I AM ONLY 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

WENT OUT TO START CAR, AND WOULD NOT START. KEY FOB ALLOWS ME TO OPEN AND LOCK CAR, BUT I AM UNABLE TO GET MY CAR STARTED. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE 2009 ALTIMAS, WHAT WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO START. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND STILL NO RECALL. I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE TOWED, AND POSSIBLY HAVE TO PAY OVER $1000.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED. THIS ISSUE USUALLY OCCURS AFTER 55,000 MILES, BUT I AM JUST AT 33,000. PLEASE WONT YOU HELP THOSE OF US WITH THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL ! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON OHIO ST RT 125 DOING 40 MPH WHEN A CAR GOING EAST BOUND ON OHIO ST RT 125 ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF HER AND HIT HER HEAD ON BRINGING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP IN JUST A COUPLE FEET. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF . THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP. NONE OF THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON THIS CAR WORKED DURING THIS HEAD ON COLLISION.... UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF UPDATED 10/28/2015*JS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITH THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STARTER, THE FUEL LINE, AND THE STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED, BUT FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

I AM CURRENTLY IN THE ARMY. I AM CONDUCTING TRAINING AT FORT SILL, OK AND MY WIFE IS IN NORTH CAROLINA WHERE I ACTUALLY WORK. MY WIFE DROPPED THE KIDS OFF AT THEIR SCHOOLS AND WENT TO THE STORE WHERE THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND WAS HAVING NO ISSUES. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO THE CAR TO START IT, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED, BRAKES WERE LOCKED, DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ONE, HAD THE RED BLINKING CAR WITH KEY SYMBOL AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS SAYING LOCKED, SHE WAS STUCK IN TOWN, NO WAY TO PICK UP OUR KIDS, AND NO WAY TO GET BACK HOME. ENDED UP PAYING TOW TRUCK TO TAKE CAR TO THE HOUSE, CHANGED BATTERIES IN KEY FOB. CHECKED THE BATTERY, AND NOTHING HAS FIXED IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW, I WOULD BE A LOT MORE FURIOUS IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY WIFE ALONG WITH BOTH OF MY SONS THAT ARE 4 AND 2. THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK THERE IN THE COLD WITH NO WAY HOME AT THAT TIME. NISSAN NEEDS TO GET OFF THEIR BUTTS AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR CAR DEFECTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND POTENTIALLY BE A HAZARD IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PUSH TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT. DO A SEARCH ON 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AND NOT STARTING YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT ALL THESE COMPLAINTS.NOW MY WIFE HAS TO WAIT UNTIL I GET BACK FROM TRAINING TO GET THE CAR FIXED. GETTING IT FIXED HERSELF IS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO MY 4 YEAR OLD BE AUTISTIC. I AM BEGGING FOR YOUR HELP AND TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY. *TR

NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 ESCL (ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK) PART IS FAULTY AND FAILING ON THE NISSAN ALTIMA 2009. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX AND HAS DOCUMENTED MORE INFORMATION HERE: HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/WEB/ESCL_WARRANTY_EXTENSION/FAQS.PHP?MENU=62. THEY STATE "NISSAN HAS DETERMINED THAT ON A SMALL NUMBER OF VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED, THE ESCL MAY MALFUNCTION AFTER THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED AND COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STARTING." A PETITION ON CHANGE.ORG (HTTPS://WWW.CHANGE.ORG/P/NISSAN-MOTOR-COMPANY-RECALL-THE-2009-NISSAN-ALTIMA-TO-REPLACE-DEFECTIVE-STEERING-LOCK-SYSTEM) HAS RECEIVED 409 SUPPORTERS BEFORE IT WAS CLOSED. ADDITIONALLY, FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN COLLATED HERE: HTTP://2009NISSANALTIMARECALL.WORDPRESS.COM/. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED, UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS. NISSAN IS BEING UNCOOPERATIVE NOW THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WHICH IS WARRANTED UP TO 6 YEARS FROM THE PURCHASE DATE IS EXPIRING. IN MY CASE, I BOUGHT A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM A NISSAN DEALER AND HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I GOT STRANDED THREE SEPARATE TIMES BETWEEN DECEMBER 2014 AND JANUARY 2015. PLEASE DEMONSTRATE YOUR RESPECT FOR CUSTOMER SAFETY AND RECALL THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM WHICH IS LEAVING NISSAN CUSTOMERS STRANDED. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK IS DEFECTIVE IN COLD WEATHER FOR A NUMBER OF THE 2009 ALTIMA. I HAD NO WARNING OR IDEA THIS WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL I WAS STRANDED WITH MY CAR NOT STARTING DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CARS. NISSAN WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS I AM 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS ISSUES IS VERY TROUBLESOME AS YOU CAN NOT USE THE CAR, IT HAS BECOME A PILE OF SCRAP. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALLED BY NISSAN AND FIXED AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE TWO TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME THIS WAS THE 3RD ONE THIS MONTH WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR