2009 Nissan Maxima

I RETURNED TO MY PARKED CAR AFTER COMMUTING ON THE TRAIN HOME FROM WORK AND TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. IT WAS A BITTER COLD EVENING AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 DEGREES. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, THE KEY ICON SHOWED UP ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WAS LOCKED AND PUSH BUTTON IGNITION DID NOT START THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF AND DID NOT "GIVE" WHEN DEPRESSED. ALSO, I COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO MOVE IT WHEN MY HUSBAND ARRIVED TO SEE IF HE COULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT IS A NISSAN PROBLEM AND THE PART IS ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE WELL-KNOWN AND ONGOING ISSUES. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO MY NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECT IT AND REPAIR IT. THEY ARE INSTRUCTED TO SEARCH FOR ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTY WHEN ENTERING THE VIN NUMBER. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. EVEN THE TOWING COMPANY DRIVER SAID HE TOWS ABOUT 3-5 NISSANS A WEEK WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND IT'S VERY COMMON, AS IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME. I'M HOPING THEY HAVE THIS PART ON RECALL OR HAVE IT LISTED ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY REPAIR. MY 2009 MAXIMA HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AFTER 5 YEARS. FEW MONTHS LATER, THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISES AND WILL NOT TELESCOPE BACK AND FORTH UNLESS I MANUALLY PUSH OR PULL HARD. GOT QUOTED $850 FOR A REPAIR, BUT I REFUSED TO PAY THAT MUCH TO GET IT FIXED AS IT IS NOT MY FAULT. I SEE MANY 2009 NISSANS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MANUFACTURER TO NOT RECALL THIS! THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST NISSAN AS I ALREADY HAD 3 NISSAN BATTERIES, MY ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND MY DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME REPLACED! I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL MY CAR LOAN IS PAID OFF! *TR

MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA WILL NOT START. THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT ON THE LEFT COMES ON BRIEFLY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MODULE AND THAT IT WILL COST OVER $900 TO REPAIR, NOT TO MENTION OVER $100 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC EXAM. I DON'T FEEL CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE NOT CAUSED. IT'S APPARENT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE. I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD PAY THIS COST. *TR

I PARKED AND WENT INTO LOCAL POST OFFICE. GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. TRIED TO GET A JUMP AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BATTERY, DOORS UNLOCKED, LIGHTS CAME ON AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED. CALLED LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED TO SERVICE GENTLEMAN WHAT WAS GOING ON AND HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THE STEERING LOCK RELEASE HAD GONE OUT AND I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THREE DAYS LATER THE SERVICE GENTLEMAN CALLED ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS INDEED THE STEERING LOCK RELEASE THAT'D GONE OUT AND IT WAS $775 + TAX TO GET IT FIXED. I'M BAFFLED BECAUSE MY CAR IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE END RESULT IS THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. THE CAR WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT THIS RELEASE SWITCH BEING REPLACE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIX SO WHAT NOW AM I TO DO. I BEGAN TO READ UPON THIS ISSUE AND SEE IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH '09 MAXIMAS AND IT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER SUCH NISSAN VEHICLES. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND RECALL THIS PART FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE AND ALSO NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWER WHEEL LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AM A SINGLE 34 YEAR OLD WHITE FEMALE. I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I WAS DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI AT 2:00 AM. I WALKED TO THE CAR FROM A BUSINESS NEARBY AND GOT INTO MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS A LIGHT ON THE TOP LEFT OF THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS YELLOW AND SAID KEY. I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AGAIN AND NOTHING. I CONTACTED A FRIEND WHO HELPED ME TRY TO JUMP IT; THINKING IT MAY BE THE BATTERY AND AGAIN NOTHING. I WAS VERY UPSET THAT I WAS STUCK IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, NOW WITH A FRIEND TRYING TO HELP. I ENDED UP SPENDING A $100 ON A TAXI TO GET HOME AND NOW TODAY I FIND OUT THUS IS GOING TO COST ME $900. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO FEEL SAFE. I NO LONGER DO. I HOPE NISSAN THINKS ABOUT RECALLING THIS ISSUE BC ACCORDING TO MANY ONLINE TESTIMONIES THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT TO 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS. I'LL HAVE TO SAY I WON'T BUY ANOTHER. I HAD A TOYOTA BEFORE THIS AND I'LL GO BACK GO BEING A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISSUE IS LEAVING MAXIMAS STRANDED UNABLE TO START THE CAR WITH THESE SYMPTOMS: WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ELECTRIC LOCK FAILS TO UNLOCK SENDING ERROR MESSAGE TO THE BCM. THE CAR WILL NOT START IN THIS CASE AND WILL FLASH THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING IN THE CLUSTER. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR JUST FINE THIS MORNING BUT ON MY WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AT A STORE AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO START BACK UP. I CHANGED OUT THE BATTERY FOR THE PUSH START KEY AND THE CAR BATTERY. THIS PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2009 MAXIMA 370Z AND THE GTR. THEY HAVE THE SAME PARTS FOR THE IGNITION SYSTEMS. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'M FROM TEXAS BUT WORK AS A CONTRACTOR IN PENNSYLVANIA. I LOVE MY MAXIMA AND IT'S A SHAME THAT I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE COLD FOR 5 HOURS TRYING TO GET A TOW TRUCK AND TALKING TO MY INSURANCE. THANK YOU. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT PARKED AT MY JOB PARKING LOT AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE HOME AFTER WORK THE CAR SIMPLY DIDN'T WANT TO START. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEARBY DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO STATE WHY IT HAPPENED JUST THAT IT JUST HAPPENS SUDDENLY WITHOUT REASON AND NOW IT'S GOING TO COST APPROX. $1000 TO FIX. YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MUCH THIS MAY COST IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND THERE IS NO REAL CAUSE WHY IT HAPPENS PER THE TECHNICIAN AT NISSAN'S OF BURLESON STATED. *TR