2009 Nissan Maxima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE INTELLIGENT KEY SECURITY SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

NISSAN INTELLIGENT KEY WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH ENGINE START FUNCTION. YELLOW KEY LIGHT WAS ON, KEY WOULD UNLOCK AND LOCK THE CAR, BUT IT WILL NOT START. SUSPECTED ISSUE FROM READING ALL OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER FORUMS IS THAT IT IS A STEERING LOCK FAILURE. HAD TOW TRUCK TAKE OUR CAR TO THE NEAREST CAR MAX NISSAN DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2012. *TR

REACHES A NORMAL BEVERAGE CENTER IN MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2009 AND WENT OUT IN 4 HOURS WHEN NOT LIT IT WANTED TO TURN ON MY CAR, THE SCREEN SHOWED TWO INTELLIGENT KEYS WARNING LIGHTS NISSAN AND SECURITY INDICATOR, THE KEY WORKED PROPERLY, THE LIGHTS OF THE CAR TOO, THE PROBLEM IS JUST NOT TURNED ON AT ALL, I WENT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND ARE CHARGING ME 1400 USD TO FIX MY CAR AND I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM IN 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA IS VERY COMMON TO HAVE SOME GUARANTEE SHOULD THE DAMAGED PIECE, I NEED HELP WITH MY CAR. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA, FIRST I KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY WHICH I RECEIVED A NEW BATTERY FROM THE DEALER IN JANUARY OF 2013 WITH AN 84 MONTH WARRANTY, WELL TODAY THE BATTERY DIED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE STEERING COLUMN SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2008. THE FIRST TIME STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY AND THEN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER STOPPED WORKING AGAIN THE UP AND DOWN FUNCTION. SECOND THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED DUE THE RECALL ...BUT I WAS TOLD RECENTLY BY DEALER THAT IT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND THEY WERE TRYING TO CHARGE ME OVER $1200 FOR A RECALLED ITEM. WHICH I REFUSED TO PAY. *TR

I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS CURRENTLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ONLY BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE, I EXPECT TO BEGIN HAPPENING ON OTHER DOORS AS THE ACTUATOR'S BEGIN FAILING. NORMALLY THIS MAY BE A SIMPLE ANNOYANCE BUT SINCE THIS VEHICLE USES A KEY FOB IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO QUICKLY UNLOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THERE IS NO WAY TO QUICKLY SECURE THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE EITHER OF THESE SITUATIONS COULD PUT THE SOMEONE AT RISK AND IN HARMS WAY, ESPECIALLY IF THE DRIVER IS RELYING ON THE SAFETY MECHANISM TO ENSURE CHILDREN DO NOT ACCIDENTALLY OPEN A DOOR THAT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY SECURED WHILE TRAVELING. THE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OF A VEHICLE IS INTENDED AND DESIGNED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE, IT'S CONTENTS, AND IT'S OCCUPANTS SAFE AND IS HEAVILY RELIED ON IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE SEEN ESTIMATES TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE FROM OVER $500 TO ALMOST $2,000, A FAIRLY EXPENSE REPAIR FOR THE VEHICLE OWNER BUT A FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE COST FOR THE MANUFACTURER. ALTHOUGH THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A STRETCH TO CALL THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT FOR WHAT OTHER PURPOSE ARE DOOR LOCKS INTENDED? IT IS MY REQUEST THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUE A RECALL FOR FAULTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR'S. *TR

THE CAR HAS POWER. ALL ELECTRONICS SEEM TO WORK, HOWEVER, WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND PUSH THE IGNITION BUTTON THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE FIRST TIME I TRY TO START IT, IT WILL TURN OVER VERY SLOWLY. THEN EVERY TIME AFTER THAT, IT WILL GIVE ME A METALLIC CLICKING SOUND BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. I WENT THROUGH THE COLD AND HOT START UP PROCEDURES TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR STILL HAS POWER, I.E. IF I PLACE THE BUTTON TO THE ON POSITION EVERYTHING WILL TURN ON ELECTRONICALLY, BUT THE CAR STILL WILL NOT START. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. THE BATTERY IS AN INTERSTATE BATTERY AND HAS BEEN TESTED AS GOOD. THE ONLY TIME THE CAR WILL START NOW IS IF I GET A JUMP. *TR

I STOPPED AT A STORE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR TO LEAVE, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE ANTI THEFT AND THE YELLOW KEY SYMBOL WAS BLINKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK SO I COULD PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START THE CAR. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. THE PART WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I AM A FEMALE AND I WAS ALONG. THIS COULD BECOME A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I THINK THE 2009 MAXIMA SHOULD BE A PART OF A RECALL THAT IS FOR THE 2009 ALTIMA AS WELL. THE SAME PROBLEM! *TR

ON 3/3/14 MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA WOULD NOT START. SYMPTOMS OF THIS ISSUE - KEY RECOGNIZED(UNLOCKS AND WHEN INSERTED INTO KEY FOB PORT THERE IS A NOTIFICATION) - PRESSING START BUTTON DOES NOT WORK, LOCKED REMAINS ILLUMINATED(EG ACC AND ON DO NOT ACTIVATE) - NISSAN INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT - ALL LIGHTS COME ON IN THE CAR - BRAKE LIGHTS WORK - ELECTRONIC SEATS STILL MOVE I EXPERIENCED A DEAD BATTERY JUST 3 MONTHS EARLIER SO I WAS SURE THIS WAS NOT THE ISSUE. PLUS I HAD A NEW BATTERY. I GOOGLED A COMBINATION OF THE SYMPTOMS WITH MY MODEL/YEAR AND MANY LINKS CAME UP. TURNED OUT TO BE THE "STEERING LOCK FAILURE" WHICH WAS UNDER A EXTENDED WARRANTY. 5 YEARS OR 72 K MILES. WORST PART OF THE EXPERIENCE WAS DEALING WITH THE PEOPLE AT THE MIDWAY NISSAN ON BELL ROAD DEALERSHIP IN PHOENIX. THE EXPERIENCE LEFT ME KNOWING THAT THEY CARE MORE ABOUT MAKING MONEY TODAY THAN EARNING RETURN CUSTOMERS. LUCKILY THEY WARRANTY PAID FOR EVERYTHING. BUT THEY WERE WILLING AND READY TO SCREW ME OVER. *TR

MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA DOES IT SEEM TO READ MY KEY ANYMORE. IT HAS A ORANGE LIGHT ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF MY DASHBOARD. THE CAR OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZES THE KEY FOR I AM STILL ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR. IT WILL NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. WHEN I PRESS THE PUSH START BUTTON, THE ONLY LIGHT THAT COMES ON IS THE LOCK LIGHT. IT ALL DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL. I WASN'T DOING ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. ONE SECOND IT WAS WORKING, ANOTHER SECOND IT WASN'T. I FIND THIS HIGHLY INCONVENIENT THAT NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AT THE DEALERSHIPS ONLY PROVIDES AID MONDAYS THOUGH SATURDAYS AS IF PEOPLE ONLY HAVE ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS ON MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE SHOULD BE A 24/7 HELP HOTLINE AT LEAST. THIS IS MY SECOND ISSUE WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY IN MY KEY FOB. I WENT TO GET A NEW BATTERY FOR IT AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT WORKS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. *TR