2009 Nissan Altima complaints

I WENT TO THE STORE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL AND REALIZED THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO EXCEPT HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND I TAKE GREAT CARE OF IT. BECAUSE IT WAS SUNDAY, THERE WAS NOBODY AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT COULD LOOK AT MY CAR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND SAID I NEED A NEW STEERING LOCK. HE SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE, BUT IT IS TREATED AS A MECHANICAL ISSUE. THAT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THE MECHANICAL WARRANTY RAN OUT 3 MONTHS PRIOR, BUT THE ELECTRICAL WARRANTY IS A 5 YEAR WARRANTY. HE SAID IT ISN'T COVERED, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A COURTESY VEHICLE, AND THAT IT WOULD BE $812+ TO FIX. THIS IS FAULTY EQUIPMENT FROM NISSAN AND THIS ISSUE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY ANYTHING I COULD HAVE DONE OR NOT DONE. NOT ONLY AM I OUT $812+ FOR THE PART AND LABOR, I WAS STRANDED ALONE, I HAVE MISSED WORK BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, MY INSURANCE COVERS NOTHING EXCEPT $75 FOR THE TOW (I PAID $115), AND I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS ON MY PHONE WITH NISSAN. I'M OUT TIME, MONEY, DATA (ON MY PHONE PLAN), A PAYCHECK, AND A CAR!!! I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN! I REALLY DON'T WANT THE ONE I HAVE NOW ANYMORE! THIS FAULTY PART SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO OVERRIDE THIS IF/WHEN IT HAPPENS SO YOU ARE NOT JUST STRANDED. INTELLIGENT KEY??? YEA RIGHT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS MORNING WAS VERY COLD. I WARMED MY CAR UP, WENT TO VOTE. WHEN I LEFT THE POLL, I GET TO MY CAR AND IT WON'T START, SAYS THAT THERE IS NO FOB IN THE CAR. THE RED SECURITY LIGHT IS FLASHING. SO I PUT THE FOB IN THE "DOGHOUSE" THAT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK AS A BACK UP METHOD.. NOTHING.. STILL WON'T START.. DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, RECONNECTED AND TRIED AGAIN.. NOTHING. DID ALL MY RESEARCH TO FIND MANY MANY PAGE SO COMPLAINS ABOUT IT.. IT'S THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. SEEMS THEY DID AWAY WITH THAT FEATURE IN LATE 2010 MODELS.. GUESS THEY KNOW WHY.. SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A $700 BILL FOR AN ISSUE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY CAR WAS THE SECOND 09 OF THE DAY WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. COINCIDENCE?? I THINK NOT. *TR

MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ACTIVATION OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM. AFTER FOLLOWING ALL TROUBLE SHOOTING ADVICE IN THE CAR'S MANUAL, I TOWED THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY STATED AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN STEERING CONTROL UNIT IS NOT TELLING THE CONTROL UNIT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS UNLOCKED AND READY TO START. THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT (PART# 487009N00B) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS ALL PART OF THE VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS UNIT WAS $1,062.90. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. 1. THIS WAS A FULLY FUNCTIONING CAR (EXCEPT FOR ANTI-THEFT GLITCH) THAT LEFT ME AND MY DAUGHTER STRANDED IN A VERY REMOTE AREA. 2. NISSAN PROMOTES HOW SAFE, RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL THEIR CARS ARE, BUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM CAN DISABLE THE VEHICLE LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED WITH ONLY ONE OPTION, WHICH IS, TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER BECAUSE OF ANT-THEFT SYSTEM GLITCHES. 3. THE CAR, BEING ECONOMICAL, SHOULD NOT REQUIRE AN OVER $1,000 REPAIR BECAUSE OF AN ANTI-THEFT DEVICE CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. 4. THERE ARE SEVERAL CONDITIONS THAT CAN OCCUR THAT WILL RESULT IN THE NISSAN ALTIMA BECOMING IMMOBILIZED STRANDING DRIVERS. I AM STATING ONLY ONE. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY TO FEMALE DRIVERS. 5. I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD COME UP WITH AN OVERRIDE CODE OR DEVICE THAT WILL ALLOW A DRIVER TO ESCAPE FROM POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THAT WERE CREATED BY NISSAN'S VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS FULLY

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2009 ALTIMA BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE. IT BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND MADE THE WHOLE VEHICLE RESPOND ERRATICALLY. WHEN STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD. NISSAN APPARENTLY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS NISSAN IS REPLACING THE FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSION WITH A "NEW" REPLACEMENT FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE EVEN VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE DOCUMENTING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2009 ALTIMA TRANSMISSIONS. EVEN AFTER AN INITIAL REPLACEMENT, MANY VEHICLES ARE NEEDING MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE BY NISSAN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THEY JUST REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS. A RECALL NEEDS TO OCCUR, AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT. ONCE AGAIN, THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

CAR ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION. WAS STRANDED. CAR WON'T EVEN START. HAD TO HAVE TOWED. PART IS SUPER EXPENSIVE. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE ON RELATIVELY NEW CAR? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A PUSH TO START IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISMS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I'M A FEMALE WHO WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A DARK PARKING LOT BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED. PROBLEM WAS STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM. $811.00 FOR REPAIR AND 75.00 TOWING. PLEASE RECALL. PARTICULARLY SCARY BECAUSE WHEN I WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH REMOTE TRYING ANYTHING TO GET THE CAR TO START, I ROLLED THE WINDOWS ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH THE REMOTE AND COULD NOT GET THEM BACK UP. SO I WAS ALONE IN A DARK PARKING LOT WITH THE FRONT WINDOWS COMPLETELY ROLLED DOWN WAITING AN HOUR FOR THE TOW TRUCK. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING THE CAR. *TR

09 NISSAN ALTIMA JUST OVER 44K MILES THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD, BRAKE PEDAL VERY STIFF, THE VEHICLE WILL RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEY IS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AND IS INSERTED AT THE LOCATION ON THE LEFT SIDE ON DRIVER AND IS ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BUT IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. TOWED TO DEALER AND AS I AM OVER MY 36K WARRANTY BUT NOT OVER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY OVER $800 TO FIX FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT EVEN OVER 3 YEARS OLD. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

FAILURE OF CAR BATTERY 18,730 MILES I NOTED A STRONG SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND FOUND THAT THE POSITIVE POST ON THE BATTERY HAD CONSIDERABLE CORROSION. I CLEANED IT OFF AS BEST I COULD AND HOPED THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS HAS CONTINUED AND THE CORROSION RETURNED AND EVEN MORE. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE POSITIVE POST IS NO LONGER SEALED INTO THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY IS NO LONGER A SEALED MAINTENANCE FREE BATTERY AND THUS IS ALLOWING SULFURIC ACID FUMES TO LEAK OUT AROUND THE POST AND CORRODE THE TERMINAL AND ALL CONNECTING CABLES. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT LIGHTING & PUSH TO START NOT WORKING AT TIMES. NISSAN SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH & SUB HARNESS. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET I FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE SWITCH FAILS YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. *TR

MY BRAKE SWITCH AND HARNESS SHORTED OUT. I DID NOT KNOW IT HAPPENED UNTIL AFTER I STOPPED FOR GAS. IF THEY BOTH SHORTED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THAT MEANS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT RESPONDING TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH MADE IT VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND SO MANY OTHER SIMILAR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. NOT TO MENTION, ITS A VERY EXPENSIVE $500 FIX ONLY THEY CAN DO. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE TIRES CHANGED AT A LOCAL TIRE DEALER, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR VALVES STEMS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE VALVE STEMS WHO STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK WAS NOT OPERATING. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,300.

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY INTELLIGENT KEY STARTING SYSTEM ,AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON THE DASH.I LOOKED UP THE CODE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. IT STATED STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTIONING. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALER. A FAULTY STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT (PART #48700-9N00B) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITH PARTS ($470.00) AND LABOR ($300.00) PLUS TAXES THE TOTAL COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS $730.00. THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON COSTLY ISSUE WITH 2008-2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES PRODUCED IN THOSE YEARS. A RECALL SHOULD BE STARTED! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I DROVE MY 09 ALTIMA TO THE MALL PARKED IT, AN HOUR LATER I TRIED TURNING IT ON AND IT WOULDN'T START. NO CRANK, AND IT WOULDN'T EVEN GO TO ACC. I TRIED JUMP STARTING IT AND EVEN CHANGE OUT THE BATTERY BUT NO LUCK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I HIT A CURB AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP THE ENTIRE SECURITY SYSTEM CAUSING MY CAR TO SHUT DOWN. *TR

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY INTELLIGENT KEY STARTING SYSTEM ,AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON THE DASH.HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALER. A FAULTY STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT (PART #48700-9N00B) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2008-2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES PRODUCED IN THOSE YEARS. A RECALL SHOULD BE STARTED! *TR

2009 ALTIMA 2.5 SL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENTERING NISSAN'S CONSUMER ARBITRATION PROCESS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE ON NOVEMBER 15, AND 16, 2011 TO INSPECT AND REPAIR A CHRONIC MECHANICAL ISSUE THAT HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST 16 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A POPPING SOUND AFTER THE ENGINE WAS WARM, WHEN THE VEHICLE SAT IDLE OR TURNED OFF. WHILE REMOVING THE INITIAL HEAT SHIELD RIVETS AND REPLACING THEM WITH LARGER RIVETS, IT RESULTED IN A SLIGHTLY MUTED POPPING NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT OVERTIME, THE EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE METAL SURFACES WILL WEAKEN AND POTENTIALLY FAIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEPENTINE BELT, TENSIONER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. *JB

AFTER ABOUT 37000 MILES I STARTED TO HEAR A "WHIRRING" OR KIND OF "ROARING" NOISE WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED THE NOISE SPED UP AND GOT A BIT LOUDER AS I ACCELERATED. I ASKED A MECHANIC TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND THOSE WERE FINE. AT THE NEXT OIL CHANGE, I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO RIDE IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE NOISE HAD GOTTEN LOUDER. THEY FOUND ONE OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS TO BE WORN OUT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER, BECAUSE THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE COVERED UNDER THE POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY UNTIL 60000 MILES. THE DEALER FOUND BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS "COMPLETELY WORN OUT" (PER THEIR NOTES ON THE WORK ORDER). WHEEL BEARINGS SHOULD NOT BE WEARING OUT THIS EARLY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2 YEARS AGO AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THE BEGINNING, ON TOP OF THAT THE MAINTENANCE IS VERY COSTLY IF YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I TAKE MY CAR TO ASE CERTIFIED MECHANICS AT PEP-BOYS AND THE LABOR IS ALLOT CHEAPER THAN DEALER PRICING, MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEING MAINTAINED BY THE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL AND RECENTLY I HAD MY TRANSMISSION SERVICE BY THE PEP-BOYS AND THEY SELL BY MY STANDARDS BETTER QUALITY OIL LIKE VALVOLINE CVT OIL BEING THAT I SAVED SOME MONEY THROUGH PEP-BOYS THEY DID THE SERVICE AND EVERYTHING WENT WELL TILL RECENTLY MY TRANNY, WENT OUT AND HEY BLAMED THE OIL WASN'T THE RIGHT COLOR ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN TECH, NOW I WANT TO KNOW HOW CAN VALVOLINE SELL A CERTIFIED NISSAN PRODUCT TO MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS AND THEY SAY IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE MFG, WARRANTY. *TR

POPPING NOISE FROM UNDER CAR. TOOK IT IN AND DEALER FIRST TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL THAT IT WAS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM COOLING OFF. I DID NOT ACCEPT HIS RESPONSE BECAUSE THE POPPING WAS MUST TOO LOUD AND I CONTACTED NISSAN AMERICA WHO GOT ENGINEERS INVOLVED. THEY FINALLY CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS THE HEAT SHIELD. THE DEALER WORKED ON IT AND IT SEEMINGLY GOT BETTER FOR A WHILE BUT IT HAS KEPT RECURRING SINCE THEN. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REWORK SEVERAL TIMES AND IT HELPS FOR A WHILE BUT RETURNS. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AMERICAN AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY GETTING ENGINEERING INVOLVED AGAIN. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL COME UP WITH A FIX. VERY LOUD AND ANNOYING. *TR

THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND I FOUND OUT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THERE ARE NO LEAKS AT THE CALIPERS, HOSES, OR ANY OTHER AREAS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 AND 2008 AND THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THOSE YEARS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11020, BUT IT DOES NOT THE INCLUDE 2009. *KB

BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND OFF ON DASHBOARD. BRAKE OPERATION WAS NOT AFFECTED AT THE TIME. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW, NO VISIBLE LEAKS AND BRAKE PADS WERE NOT WORN OUT. DEALER DIAGNOSED A MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTERNALLY INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS PREMATURE FAILURE SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION FOR THE 07-08 ALTIMA. *TR

I WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE VACUUM BOOSTER. ON THIS DATE, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON. I INSPECTED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS AT THE MINIMUM LEVEL. I PURCHASED BRAKE FLUID AND FILLED THE RESERVOIR. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE TODAY (JANUARY 5, 2012, I TOLD THE DEALER WHAT I HAD DONE. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID INTO THE VACUUM BOOSTER DUE TO A FAULTY O-RING. THE WORK WAS COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT IS UNUSUAL FOR A MASTER CYLINDER TO FAIL WITH SO FEW MILES ON THE CAR, I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE BREWING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA IN MAY 2011 WAS PLANNING TO INVESTIGATE SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN 2007-08 ALTIMAS. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM MAY BE IN 2009 ATIMAS ALSO. *TR

I WAS TOLD THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AT A SLOW RATE. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS NEAR 45,000 MILES. I FIGURED IT WOULD COVERED BY NISSAN DUE TO IT BEING A SAFETY FACTOR. INSTEAD THIS DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME $450.00 FOR THIS PART, I OPTED NOT TO DO SO. ITS KIND OF DISGUSTING THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES HAS ALL THESE PROBLEMS. THIS HAS NOT BEEN ON THE ONLY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THE DRIVE BELT WENT BAD AS WELL AS MY BATTERY. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THAT NISSAN HAS A RECALL FOR THESE MASTER CYLINDERS ON THE NISSAN SENTRA. SHOULDN'T ALL THERE CARS HAVE THIS RECALL WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY? ## VIN PASSED ## NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 SEDAN 2.5S ##. *TR

WAS IN A WRECK AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT. *TR

11/29/11 I PURCHASED THE CARE ON 12/9/11 AFTER A HEAVY DOWN POUR OF RAIN I WENT TO GET IN THE CAR UPON CLOSING THE DOOR I HEARD WATER MOVING AROUND AS I DROVE IT BECAME CLEAR IT WAS WATER. EACH STOP THERE WAS A SOUND OF WATER UPON REACHING WORK THE SOUND WAS FAINT AFTER THE WORK DAY ENDED THERE WAS A PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. IT HASN'T RAINED SINCE THANK GOD WOULD THIS BE PART OF A RECALL. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THIS 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S SEDAN, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON, MEANING THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DISARMED, WHILE A FULL SIZED ADULT WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ON THE MOST CURRENT OCCASION, MY WIFE WAS SITTING PROPERLY WITH ONLY HER LEGS EXTENDED WHEN THIS OCCURRED (SEATBELT WAS ON PROPERLY TOO). I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE WARNING LIGHT, MY WIFE SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH MY CAMERA PHONE TO SHOW TO A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER, AS I HAD HOPED THEY WOULD FIX THIS DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE WARNING LIGHT, SO THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. DOING SOME RESEARCH BOTH HERE AND ON OTHER SOURCES, THERE WAS A MAJOR RECALL OF SOME 200,000 NISSAN ALTIMAS IN 2007 AND 2008 FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. THE WORRY THAT I HAVE IS THAT GOD FORBID WE ARE EVER IN A COLLISION, THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT BE THERE WHEN WE NEED IT MOST. THE FEATURE IS ADDED IN THE NISSAN ALTIMA TO GUARD AGAINST SMALL CHILDREN OR PRETEENS WHO ARE SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FROM AIRBAG-INFLATION RELATED INJURIES. WHAT IT HAS DONE IS PUT THE LIVES OF MANY NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS IN JEOPARDY. SHAME ON NISSAN FOR NOT DESIGNING THIS FEATURE POORLY OR NOT REMOVING IT FROM THEIR DESIGN ENTIRELY WITH THE PREVIOUS HISTORY OF RECALLS IN PRIOR YEARS. THIS DEFECTIVE SEAT SENSOR SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, RECALLED, OR FIXED IN MY OPINION. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE IN PARKING GARAGE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE. STRUCK CONCRETE PILLAR CAUSING AIRBAG TO DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE BINDING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP EXAMINED IT AND ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY STATED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN 3 DAYS. AS OF THIS POINT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE IS "OK TO DRIVE" PER THE DEALER. BUT GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR VEHICLE FAILURE A 2 MONTH WAIT FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. ABOUT A YEAR LATER I STARTED HEARING SCREECHING WHEN I BRAKED, MOSTLY AT NIGHT OR IN COOL WEATHER. I HAD THE BRAKE PADS LOOKED AT AND THEY WERE FINE. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT IS COMING ON AGAIN, BUT I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR ANOTHER REPLACEMENT MASTER CYLINDER SINCE MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THESE DEFECTIVE BRAKE CYLINDERS AND SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND MADE TO RECALL CARS UP TO 2009 OR 2010! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BATTERY AREA, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 12/13/11*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A TREE AND A METAL POLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INSPECTOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN UPDATED 12/07/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 88 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL WHINING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE THEN DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED SEVERAL FAILURES, UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT. THE DEALER THEN TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE DEALER THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE TRANSMISSION HAD RECENTLY CHANGED AND THERE WAS AN EXCESS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REMOVED ONE HALF QUART OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,550 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,800.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- COPY OF A LETTER TO NISSAN RE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE MERGED ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY, SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND SOON DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS DECREASING IN SPEED, INSTEAD OF INCREASING. THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND A HALF OF DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM RETURNED. GOING UP HILLS, WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND THE TOP SPEED OF GOING UP A HILL WAS 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE NEXT DAY THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM AS WELL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FOR 150 MILES, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE TACOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY A READING AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY DECELERATED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT DUPLICATING THE FAILURE AFTER FIVE ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,325.

2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S WAS BACKED INTO IN A PARKING LOT, LOW SPEED COLLISION, MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER. A FEW DAYS AFTER THIS INCIDENT, WHEN TRYING TO START CAR WITH KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM, IT TOOK NEARLY 30 MINUTES TO START. IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE BRAKES BE DEPRESSED TO START CAR, BUT WHEN PUSHING ON BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON, AND WHEN IGNITION BUTTON IS PUSHED IT ONLY TURNS ON THE ACCESSORIES, WHICH IS THE NORMAL ACTION EXPECTED IF BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING PRESSED. IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE COLLISION OR JUST HIGHLY COINCIDENTAL. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH. THIS IS NOW AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT HAS MADE THE CAR UNRELIABLE WITH THE POSSIBILITY TO LEAVE A DRIVER STRANDED. *TT

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WITH ADULT (150 LBS PLUS) IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND SO FAR HAS DONE LITTLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED THE FIRST MONTH AFTER PURCHASE OF THE NEW VEHICLE ON 4-20-2009 AND WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND NO TROUBLE WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM.

2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. LOSING TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FLUID ABNORMALLY. THE SAFETY WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTING THE FAILURE, THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,165. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME HE WENT TO THE DEALER, BRAKE FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED. THE MASTERY CYLINDER WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 07/20/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A ROW OF BUSHES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE YET THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA POWER WINDOWS THAT WHEN YOU USE THE REQUIRED BUTTONS TO RAISE THE WINDOW OR WINDOWS THEY RAISE THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF KEEPING YOUR FINGER ON THE UPSIDE OF THE BUTTON. SO THEY RAISE UP AUTOMATICALLY AND IF YOU HAVE KIDS OR DOGS OR SOMEONEWITH THEIR HEAD,HANDS OR FINGERS THE WINDOW DOES NOT STOP UNTIL IT REACHES THE CLOSED POSITION. MY DOG WAS CAUGHT IN ONE BUT I WAS FAST ENOUGH TO STOP AND LOWER THE WINDOW. WHAT IF A CHILD HAS ANY PART OF THEIR BODY AND ONE DOES NOT SEE THEM. THESE WINDOWS SHOULD NOT HAVE THE AUTOMATIC UP FEATURE. *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS (TIRE VALVES) HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES IN 33,000 MILES ON MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE MATERIAL USED TO CONSTRUCT THE VALE CORRODES AND THEN FRACTURES EASILY DURING SNOW TIRE REMOVAL PROCESS. THIS CAUSES THE VALVE TO LEAK RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES. SO FAR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT WILL COST UPWARDS OF $110 EACH AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES NOT TO MENTION AAA CALLS & INCONVENIENCE. *TR

FRONT WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN ON THEIR OWN WHILE NOT NEAR VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT OPERATING (TURNED OFF) AND WHILE USING EACH OF OUR TWO KEY FOBS AS THE PRIMARY FOB, ONCE WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN HER PLACE OF WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR FILTER HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DETECTED BY THE SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT THE AIR FILTER HOUSING HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 04/15/2011*LJ DEALER RESPONDED THAT NO RECALL IS ISSUED ON MY MAKE AND MODEL YEAR SO THEY CAN NOT PROCEED. UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

HEAT SHIELD ON EXHAUST CENTER PIPE OVERHEATED AND BROKE. PIPE AND GASKETS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT BY DEALER.

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED. FROM A STAND STILL AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THEN JUMPED FORWARD 2 FEET AS IF BEING REAR ENDED FROM BEHIND. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THEN THE VEHICLE MADE GRINDING NOISES, HESITATED, SHOOK, AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE FIRST INCIDENT (JUMPING 2 FEET) ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE SECOND INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSE THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO REAR END ME BECAUSE WE WERE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO A MAIN ROAD, AND MY VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, BUT WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. *TR