MY ALTIMA HAS 257K MILES. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND THE CAR JUST DIED ON MY STREET. THE ENGINE MADE A WHINING SOUND AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR DOWN THE HILL TO MY HOUSE. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND I AM REPLACING THE CVT TRANSMISSION FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE LAST TIME I REPLACED IT WAS 3 YEARS AGO IN 2016. MOST OF MY MILEAGE IS HWY MILES. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE CRAPPY CVT TRANSMISSION IN THE ALTIMA. THE DEALER IS PUTTING IN MY 3RD TRANSMISSION TODAY AND ONLY GUARANTEEING A 1 YEAR / 12000 MILE WARRANTY. THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THEY ARE BACKING THEIR PRODUCT. FROM ALL THAT I HAVE READ AND EXPERIENCED, THE CAR IS A TOTAL SAFETY ISSUE LOSING SPEED IN WARM WEATHER ON LONG TRIPS THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. COULD THERE BE A RECALL COMING?
2009 Nissan Altima complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2009 record →
FRONT STROUTS LIFT & RIGHT SIDE IS CRACKING.
MY CAR WOULD NOT START LEAVING ME AND MY CHILD STRANDED. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE OVER NIGHT. WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK IN THE MORNING IT WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT IT WASNT. I HAD IT CHECKED AT A NEAR BY AUTO STORE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. WHO CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THE FAULTY BREAK SWITCH. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY LEAVING ME SCARED TO DRIVE THINKING IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN AND LEAVE US STRANDED AGAIN OR A SCARY ACCIDENT. PLEASE RECALL THE FAULTY BREAK SWITCH IN 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND REIMBURSE ME MY MONEY FOR REPAIRS. I AM A SINGLE PARENT. THANK YOU.
UPON STARTING VEHICLE, THE RED AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT NEVER STOPS FLASHING AND PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, EVEN WITH ADULTS IN BOTH FRONT SEATS. PROBLEM CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING AND WITH SUBSEQUENT USE. SUDDEN FAILURE OF AIRBAG SENSORS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN INSTABILITY ISSUE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED MARTINS NISSAN OF FISHERS (13397 BRITTON PARK RD, FISHERS, IN 46038, (317) 863-2424) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *LN*JB*JB
AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS ON A FAMILY TRIP AND ON THE INTERSTATE MY CAR SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FROM SPEEDS OF 60 -70MPH TO BARELY NOT MOVING AT ALL. CLEARLY THIS FRIGHTEN MY ENTIRE FAMILY. AFTER RESTING ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE FOR ALMOST AN HOUR THE CAR RESUMED BUT STARTED TO REPEAT THE SAME PATTERN. IT ALSO BARELY PULLED UP A HILL. THIS CAR HAS DONE THIS BEFORE AND THE NISSIAN DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT COULD NEED A TUNE UP. SO BEFORE GOING ON THE FAMILY VACATION LISTED ABOVE I HAD A TUNE UP AND OIL CHANGE DONE BUT GUESS WHAT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ROUTE 17 NISSAN (45 NJ-17, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ 07604, 1-(855) 247-9368) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY AIR BAG RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM AN AIR BAG RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH A MELTING DASH THAT IS STICKY AND CAUSES A GLARE WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE THRU THE WINDSHIELD.
TAKATA RECALL
DASHBOARD BOARD IS MELTING AND MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING
THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THIS CAUSES A SHINY SURFACE WHICH IS REFLECTIVE IN THE SUN, CAUSING A MAJOR DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER
TAKATA RECALL LEAK IN THE STEERING WHEEL FLUID HOSE, STEERING WHEEL FLUID LEAKS OUT OF THE RUBBER BAND IN THE STEERING HOSE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO NOT BE ABLE TO TURN. TAKATA RECALL EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT CONNECTED OR WORKING. TAKATA RECALL SUSPENSION BROKEN CAUSING CAR TO RATTLE AND MAKE LOUD NOISES WHILE DRIVING.
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. A SCAN OF THE VEHICLE SHOWS A PROBLEM WITH THE OCCUPANT SENSOR WHICH IS THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALMOST EVERY YEAR OF NISSAN ALTIMA AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NISSAN SAID THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS WHEN THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE HAD CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART.
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WILL NOT START AND IS BLINKING KEY ON DASH BOARD, CHANGED BATTERY IN REMOTE CONTROL, STILL WON'T START. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUM LOCK IS DEFECTIVE CAR WILL NOT START AFTER CHANGING BATTERY AND FUSES DISCONNECTING BATTERY AND CHANGING A RELAY FUSE.
EMAIL TO JACK DANIELSON FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING THEIR GRANDSON 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE BEING DRIVEN, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITHOUT A TRANSMISSION COOLER AND A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED TO PUT ONE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR THE SERVICE BULLETIN. *JS *JS
I PURCHASED MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IN JANUARY OF 2017.. BY MAY 2017 I NOTICED AS THE CLIMATE CHANGED MY DASH WAS STICKY AND IF YOUR FINGER SCRAPED IT PIECES WOULD COME PFF.. I NOTICED MY DASH WAS MELTING AS THE SUMMER WENT ON AND IT WAS STICKY AND DUST OR A WASH CLOTH I USED TO CLEAN IT PARTICLES WERE STICKING TO THE DASH. WHEN THE SUN IS OUT THE SUN HITS SPOTS WHERE IT BLINDS YOU DRIVING DUE TO THE DASH MELTING..THE DASH SHOULD NOT MELT IN A CAR AND ITS A REAL ISSUE THAT NOW EVEN THOUGH I LOVE MY CAR I WANT TO GET RID OF IT DUE TO THE DASH MELTING.
I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA JUST BOUGHT 2016. WHEN DRIVING 20 MIN OR MORE WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP ABOUT 3 SECONDS AFTER. YOU FEEL A SHIFT OR JOLT, IN THE ENGINE THE HARMONIC BALANCER OR TIMING CHAIN. I WAS DRIVING 70 DOWN I45 BUSY TRAFFIC, AS AUDIAL AND ALL A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS LOOSING POWER AND I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR BY A MAC TRUCK. WHEN I WAS SAFELY AT A STOP, I KILLED IT AND IT CRANKED BACK UP WITH HALF THE POWER. 1500 RPMS
THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WILL COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS NOT SAFE. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED ON, BUT WOULD NOT START.
WHEN I GIVE BREAK IT MAKES NOISE SO WENT TO MEINKE AND THEY CONFIRM THERE IS SUSPENSION ISSUE. THEN I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE SO FOUND THERE WAS RECALL FOR WHICH I DIDN'T RECEIVE LETTER. I FOUND IS RISK TO DRIVE AND EXPECTING NISSAN TO COVER THIS. I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE BUT FACING SOME SMALL ISSUE FROM 2016 ONWARD.. RE CALL REF. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2009/RCAK-09V358-6281.PDF
THE CAR ONLY GOES 20 MILES OF HOUR ON HWY AND IT STALLS IF YOUR AT A RED LIGHTNING OR STOP SIGN AND WANT HARDLY CLIMB HILLS OR MOUNTAIN AND IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING BURNING PLEASE HELP ME THE ONLY CAR I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH 3 KIDS
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR ISSUE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT INDICATES WHEN THE AIRBAGS ARE ON/OFF REMAINS LIT AT ALL TIMES. THIS INCLUDES NOTHING IN THE SEAT, AND WHEN A PERSON IS RIDING IN SEAT. AFTER INSPECTION DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANCY SENSOR; A SHORT OCCURRED WITHIN THE UNIT. (SEE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION PICTURED) THE VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AT ALL TIMES AND UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT LUNCH TODAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. FAULTY STEERING LOCK. THE CAR WON'T START/DRIVE AT ALL DUE TO THIS. IT COSTS A SMALL FORTUNE TO HAVE REPLACED. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS BUT THERE SHOULD BE. DEALERSHIP SEES THIS A LOT.
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OCS HAS QUIT WORKING CAUSING THE PASSENGER AIR LIGHT TO STAY ON SAYING PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE OFF AND THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT TO FLASH. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAY SENSOR HAS WENT OUT IN PASSENGER SEAT BUT THEY NEED TO LOOK AT IT. MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD BEING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS FAULTY. I'M REPORTING BECAUSE I KNOW NOT ONLY ONE AND NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIX FOR CARS LIKE MINE. THEY ALREADY RECALLED NEWER MODELS AND THEY NEED GO BACK FURTHER IN THE YEAR MODELS
STALLED AT INTERECTION WOULD NOT TURN ON. HAD TO BE TOUGHED TO DEALER.DEFECTIVE SREERING LOCK. SECOND TIME THIS PART REPLACED. NUMBEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS WITH PETITION SUBMITTED TO SENIOR VP SALES MARKETING BRIAN CAROLIN. DANGEROUS IN REMOTE OR DANGEROUS AREAS. NO RESPONSE.
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSORS FAULTY, LIGHT INDICATES AIR BAG OFF (CONSOLE AMBER), ALSO FLASHING RED LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, NO RECALLS YET BUT IN THE FORUMS IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT, ALSO THE WHOLE SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE COST IT'S MORE THAN $3,000.00.
HAD THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK REPLACED JANUARY OF 2019 FOR THE SECOND TIME. REPLACE IN 2013 ALSO. SERVUCE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT TOLD NOT MY SPECIFIC MODEL ALTIMA. ALL MODES USE THE SAME PART. CAR WONT START WHEN IT FAILS AND CAN OCCUR ANY TIME. WORRIED IT WILL FAIL IN A DANGEROUS PART OF TOWN. WHEN PART FAILED I WAS OUT OF STATE AND LUCKILY IN A PARKING LOT. WHY IS TIS PART COVERED BY A SERVICE CAMPAIGN BUT ONLY CERTAIN MODELS THAT USE THE SAME PART?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFFERY NISSAN (30800 GRATIOT AVE, ROSEVILLE, MI 48066, 586-510-1378) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOCH NISSAN (525 BOSTON PROVIDENCE HWY, NORWOOD, MA 02062, 781-619-7200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.
RAIN WATER IS LEAKING FROM MY DASHBOARD AND GETTING ON MY FLOORBOARD. IT WAS STATIONARY AT THE MOMENT
TAKATA RECALL... I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A COMMERCIAL TRK DOING 50 MPH I WAS GOING 5 MPH GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, WHEN HIT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED & THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. RESULTING IN CONCUSSION, SERIOUS BACK, NECK & HIP INJURIES.. TWO COMPLETE SAFETY FAILIERS WHEN HIT AT 50+ MPH. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. ## VIN FAILED ## NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 ##
"STEERING LOCK" WHICH CAUSES ME TO BE UNABLE TO START THEIR VEHICLES. THIS DEFECT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT CAUSE.
WITHOUT WARNING OUR NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 WOULD NOT START. UPON MY RESEARCH I FIGURED OUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM WHICH IS PART OF THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS FAULTY. THE TEMPORARY FIX IS TO BANG ON THE MECHANISM WITH A WRENCH UNTIL THE CAR STARTS.
TAKATA RECALL . NISSAN ALTIMA WHILE PARKED AT A GAS STATION, THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED. KEY FOB WAS STILL WORKING AND COULD OPEN AND LOCK THE CAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED THE KEY ALERT. I TRIED PUTTING THE KEY IN THE SLOT WHILE DOOR WAS OPEN, NOTHING HAPPENED. CAME TO FIND OUT IT' A DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK. REPLACED IT BUT SCARED TO DRIVE IT AS IT IS STILL SHOWING THE KEY ALERT AND MIGHT LEAVE ME STRANDED LIKE IT DID THE LAST COUPLE OF TIMES AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME. A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART THAT NISSAN IS NOT COVERING FOR ALL 09 ALTIMAS. THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND NISSAN WANTS UP TO 1200$ TO REPLACE IT. EXPENSIVE COST FOR AN OLDER CAR AND FOR THE FACT THAT IT'S NISSAN'S FAULT FOR SELLING A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE PART.
STEERING LOCK MODULE KEEPS LOCK AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR
THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A DEFECTIVE "STEERING LOCK" WHICH CAUSES OWNERS TO BE UNABLE TO START THEIR VEHICLES. THIS DEFECT CAN AFFECT OWNERS OF THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT CAUSE. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE FAULTY STEERING LOCK REPLACED. THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED AT ALL. THUS, OWNERS OF THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA CONTINUOUSLY FIND THEMSELVES STUCK IN VERY INCONVENIANT CIRCUMSTANCES WITH NO ABILITY TO DRIVE THEIR CAR. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS WHO ARE IN REMOTE OR DANGEROUS AREAS. THIS SAME OCCURANCE HAPPEN TO FOLLOW ME THIS WEEK WHEN AT WORK. MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND AFTER SWAPPING REMOTE KEYS PLUS LOOKING AT ONLINE FORUMS, I REALIZED THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL. THE STREERING LOCK WAS SWAPPED IN 2010 BY NISSAN. HOPEFULLY THIS CAN HELP A LARGE GROUP BECAUSE I'M ABOUT TO SPEND MONEY ON REPARIING MY VEHICLE AND THIS COULD COST APPROX MORE THAN 500.00 IN PARTS ALONE. MY CAR IS STILL NOT STARTING AFTER 4 DAYS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN IT ON.
ON DECEMBER 2, 2013 STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND CAR WOULDN'T START IT WAS STATIONARY. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT AN INTERNAL FAILURE WAS FOUND IN THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT AND REPROGRAMMED KEYS NO CHARGE DUE TO A RECALL AND UNDER WARRANTY. 5 YEARS LATER, NOV 30, 2018 STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AGAIN AND CAR WOULDN'T START ALSO STATIONARY, AGAIN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BATTERY ISSUES, ONCE BATTERY WAS REPLACED I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS SAME SITUATION AS BEFORE(STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT) AND I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR REPAIR. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED FOR AN EXTENDED RECALL IN THE STEERING SYSTEM BECAUSE THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SOMEDAY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT OR ON THE ROAD CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT IF IT WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, THEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. ALSO DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE CHARGED FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY REPAIRED AND TO HAPPEN AGAIN A FEW YEARS LATER. CALLED NISSAN MANUFACTURER OFFICE ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2018 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE STEERING SYSTEM FOR MY MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. I HAVE A COPY OF MY INVOICE REPAIRS AND WILL SUBMIT IF NEEDED.
NISSAN WEBSITE AT HTTPS://NISSANASSIST.WPENGINE.COM/CAMPAIGNS/ELECTRONIC-STEERING-COLUMN-LOCK-ESCL-SERVICE-CAMPAIGN/ STATED THAT NISSAN IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON SPECIFIC MY2009-10 NISSAN ALTIMA, ALTIMA COUPE, ALTIMA HYBRID, AND MAXIMA VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) WITH AN ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN BOX (ESCB). MY 2009 ALTIMA IS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THIS DEFECTIVE ESCL THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM OF LOCKING UP THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAN'T START AFTER PARKED. THE NISSAN DEALERS IN CERRITOS AND SIGNAL HILL CALIFORNIA WILL CHARGE ME TO FIX IT FOR MORE $1220 BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST. I TOLD THE DEALERS THAT IT IS NOT A RECALL AS IT STATED ON THE NISSAN WEBSITE, AND IS A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN. SO FAR, I COULDN'T START MY CAR AFTER PARKED FOR FOUR TIMES FROM MID OCTOBER TO THIS NOVEMBER 2018. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, AAA TOW TRUCK DRIVERS HAD TO REMOVE THE PANEL UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET TO ESCL AND PUSH A MIDDLE PIECE OF METAL INSIDE THE ESCL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF ITS BOX, THEN THEY COULD START THE CAR. NOW I HAVE DO THE SAME THINGS AS AAA TOW TRUCK DRIVERS DID IT. I WAS SO SCARED TWO DAYS AGO IN 7 ELEVEN PARKING LOT AT AROUND 11:30 PM, WHEN ONE PERSON APPROACHED ME AND TALKING TO ME, AND ANOTHER OPEN MY CAR'S DOOR AT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND TOOK MY ITEMS THAT I JUST BOUGHT FROM WALMART AND BOTH RAN AWAY. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, AND TAKING PUBLIC BUSES TO WORK IN THE DAY TIME AND
TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSIONS ON THE NISSAN ALTIMA. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY CAR STALLS, PUT MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE PEDAL AND NOTHING, EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, COULD OF EASILY BEEN HIT BY SOMEONE GOING FULL SPEED FROM BEHIND. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN AND WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO GO NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN ALTIMAS HAVE THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TAKATA WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ISSUE A RECALL. GUESS THEY DON'T CARE IF THEY LEAVE SOMEONE'S KIDS POTENTIALLY ORPHANED 🤷🏻‍♀️
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. SUDDENLY, THE SUN ROOF DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND LANDED ON THE ROAD. THE SUN ROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. DON FRANKLIN LEXINGTON NISSAN (3360 RICHMOND RD, LEXINGTON, KY 40509, 1-(859) 263-5020) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2018. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE SUBSTANCE USED TO HOLD THE FRAME AND GLASS FAILED TO SECURE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUN ROOF, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SEALANT TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
P0776 CODES POPULATES AFTER 02 SENSORS WERE CHANGED. IT'S THE SOLENOID B PRESSURE LINE LOCATED IN THE VALVE BODY. IT AFFECTS THE CAR TO THE POINT WE'RE IT'S UNDRIVEABLE AND LOSES POWER. CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 3000RPMS IF IT DOES IT CAUSES THE CAR TO GO INTO LYMP MODE. THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ISSUE AND NISSAN HAS YET TO MAKE ANY EFFORT TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE. NOBODY HAS $3000 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION, WHEN IT'S ONLY A LITTLE COMPONENT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND NOT THE ENTIRE TRANNY. RECTIFY THE ISSUE AND STOP SELLING LEMON CARS WITH HORRIBLE PARTS.
THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN AND MAKES A WHINING SOUND WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY.
MY DASHBOARD ON MY CAR IS MELTING. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AND IT. IT IS SO SHINY IT IS BLINDING ME WHILE I DRIVE DURING THE DAY.
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY. SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS I GAVE IT. I HAD MY 3 KIDS AND WIFE IN THE CAR. WE'RE LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO SOMEHOW COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR A TOW. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE ON LOCAL ROADS.
THE DASH HAS STARTED MELTING AS I AM FROM TEXAS, WHERE THE HEAT IS INTENSE IN THE SUMMERS. I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE OPTION TO PARK IN A GARAGE LIKE AT WORK 8 HOURS A DAY IN A PARKING LOT. I HAD LAID A FILE ON MY DASH AND IT STUCK TOO THE DASH. I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY UNUSUAL. WHEN I AM DRIVING IN THE EVENING THE SUN REFLECTS OFF OF IT SO BAD I HAVE TO PULL OVER SOMETIMES. THE WAY THAT THEY PUT THE WINDSHIELD THEY SET THE WINDOW OFF OF THE DASH BEING THE BOTTOM OR BASE. MY WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING WHEN IT RAINS, CAUSE MY DASH IS MELTING AND NOT SUPPORTING THE WINDSHIELD AT THE BASE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WESTON NISSAN (3650 WESTON RD, DAVIE, FL 33331, (954) 888-6800) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED INITIALLY THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BACK IN 2012. WHEN THE CONTACT FINALLY CALLED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.
CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE OF STEERING LOCK SYSTEM WILL NOT COME UNLOCK NO WARNING NOTHING
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS CAUSING SUCH A GLARE, DURING THE DAY BUT ALSO AT NIGHT MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. HAVE REPLACED PASSENGER SEAT WITH MALFUNCTIONING SEAT SENSOR TWICE WITHIN LAST 5 YEARS. NOW GETTING A WARNING OF AIRBAG MALFUNTION FOR THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. VEHICLE DOES THIS AT REST AND DRIVING. MY VEHICLE DOESN'T FALL UNDER TAKATA RECALL, BUT RIGHT NOW CAR IS UNSAFE FOR MY ENTIRE FAMILY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICE, THE MESSAGE "NO KEY" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFFERY NISSAN (LOCATED AT 30800 GRATIOT AVE, ROSEVILLE, MI 48066, (586) 510-1378) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM THAT RECEIVED THE SIGNAL FROM THE KEYS FOR THE TOUCH START NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER (A 10 YR OLD CHILD) SUFFERING FROM AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WHEN THE VEHICLE DID NOT TURN ON. MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 (SEDAN) HAD BEEN USED WITHOUT ISSUES JUST THE DAY BEFORE AND I HAD PARKED IT AT HOME. IT WAS PARKED AND WHEN I TRIED TURNING IT ON, IT DID NOT READ THE KEY, THE IGNITION DID NOT EVEN NOTICE THERE WAS A KEY, THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. WE WERE LEFT STRANDED UNABLE TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE AND GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND GET TREATED ASAP. I HAD TO GET A CAB WITH THE SICK CHILD AND COME BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL THE SAME WAY. THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED, I ALSO HAD TO SEE HER DOCTOR AND THE CAR STILL DID NOT TURN ON. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAS A STEERING LOCK PROBLEM AND THEY SEE THIS OFTEN IN THAT MODEL(!). I LOOKED ONLINE AND WAS AMAZED TO FIND SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS! I SAW NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE ON THIS MODEL AND HAD A CAMPAIGN BUT MY VIN WAS NOT AMONG THE SUPPOSED VEHICLES UNDER THE COVERAGE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, BEING A WOMAN (AND EVEN WORSE, A WOMAN WITH A MINOR) I WAS UNABLE TO USE A VEHICLE THAT IS OTHERWISE MECHANICALLY COMPLETELY SOUND (IT HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED NOT EVEN 2 WEEKS BEFORE!), THIS CAR HAS VERY FEW MILES, IT WAS THE LAST THING I WAS EXPECTING IN A STRESSFUL SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE GONE MAJORLY WRONG. LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER'S ALLERGIC REACTION WAS TENDED TO AT THE HOSPITAL IN TIME BECAUSE I TOOK A CAR SERVICE AND I DON'T LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, B
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