Nissan Altima Complaints (2009)

1,601 consumer complaints on file.

#10403825May 31, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400729May 13, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399703May 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396675April 18, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396008April 15, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390159March 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386186March 2, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID 2009 TPMS MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN AUG 2009 AND THE TPMS FAILED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES TILL TODAY (MAR 2 2011). THE TPMS LIGHT WAS ON EVEN WHEN ALL THE TIRES WERE IN STANDARD PRESSURE. THE DEALER/SERVICE CENTER WAS ABLE TO REPAIR IT ALL THE TIME BUT THE EQUIPMENT CAN LEAD TO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10387268March 1, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEAT SHIELD ON EXHAUST CENTER PIPE OVERHEATED AND BROKE. PIPE AND GASKETS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT BY DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381437February 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379898February 1, 2011
EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH JUST OVER 13000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT ABOUT 65 MPH I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST OVER MY HEAD. THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD SHATTERED (MORE LIKE EXPLODED) LEAVING ABOUT A 2 FOOT CIRCULAR HOLE IN THE GLASS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT ME BUT WHEN I PULLED OVER I COULD OBVIOUSLY SEE THAT THE GLASS WAS MUSHROOMED OUT AS IF IT HAD EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT, NOT PUSHED IN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY NISSAN DEALER AND THEY AGREED THAT THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANYTHING HAD HIT THE GLASS AND THAT IT HAD SIMPLY SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. THEY ALSO POINTED OUT CHIPS IN THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK LID CAUSED BY THE PIECES OF BROKEN GLASS. AFTER FIRST DENYING ANY COVERAGE, NISSAN NOW HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR THE NEW GLASS AS A "GOODWILL REPAIR" BUT THEY STILL REFUSE TO PAY FOR INSTALLATION OR THE PAINT DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP PICKED UP THE INSTALLATION AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS COVERING THE $2500 OF PAINT DAMAGE. I DID CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO APPEAL THEIR DECISION BUT WAS VERY CURTLY DENIED AGAIN. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376997January 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTELLIGENT KEY WANING LIGHT WOULD FLASH INFREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND THIS WARNING WARNS OF BCM FAILURE AND THE END RESULT IS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START LEAVING THE DRIVER STRANDED AT ANY PLACE AND TIME. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT BCM REPLACEMENT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375462January 10, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,023 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371053December 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND EXHIBIT TROUBLE MOVING FORWARD. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A FAILURE WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED (CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL THE DIAGNOSIS); AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DURING THE FAILURE, THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATED AND AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IPDM FAILED; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF UPDATED 03/08/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369860December 10, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,877.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366797November 19, 2010
AIR BAGS
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S - PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT COMES ON WHEN A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN ANY SITUATION. THE PASSENGER MEETS AND PASSES THE WEIGHT REQUIREMENT AND IS SEATED CORRECTLY. WE CAN NOT PRODUCE THIS ISSUE ON DEMAND. ENVIRONMENT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. SHAPE AND SIZE OF THE PASSENGER DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER EITHER. DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BOTTOM 6 OR SO MONTHS AGO. DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. MY WIFE AND I WERE BLAMED CONTINUALLY FOR MONTHS (10 OR SO) AS BEING THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. I DOCUMENTED WITH VIDEO AND THEY STILL SAID IT WAS OUR FAULT. ONE DAY WE ALMOST GOT HIT AND I THE NISSAN DEALER I WOULD HOLD THEM LIABLE. THAT DAY THE DISABLED LIGHT REMAINED ON AND WE WERE ABLE TO SHOW THE DEALER. AFTER THAT AN ENGINEER GAME IN TO CHECK THE CAR. THEY SAID THE SYSTEM WORKS ARE IT SHOULD, WE WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A FAULT. THAT ENGINEER SUBMITTED THE ISSUE UP THE CHAIN TO THE ALTIMA ENGINEERS IN THE USA. IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS NOW AND NO RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MADE. NISSAN HAS TOLD ME THEY ARE RE-ENGINEERING THE SEAT BOTTOM AND A REPLACEMENT PART WILL BE PRODUCED. IT WILL TAKE TIME THEY SAY. MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD THIS CAR AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM THE FIRST MONTH WE OWNED THIS CAR BACK IN SEP/OCT 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363823November 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE, AIR BAGS
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL GO OFF AND ON WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND BOTH TIMES THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. (IT HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS - EVERY TIME A PASSENGER IS IN MY VEHICLE) MY RESEARCH INDICATES THE 2007/2008 COUPES WERE RECALLED FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE SAME ISSUE (08V521000). I CAN'T GET THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT TO DIE IN THE CRASH OR SOMEONE ELSE TO DIE IN A CRASH BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DIDN'T INFLATE. HELP! *TR UPDATED IVOQ 05/25/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360354October 13, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE SIDE AIR BAG ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SEAT BOTTOM AND SENSOR REPLACED AND THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT SHE DOES NOT WEIGH ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG AND SHE WAS SEATED IMPROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WEIGHS 140 POUNDS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT FEARS THAT IF SHE WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,982.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359244October 5, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER AIRBAG (DISABLED) LIGHT TURNS ON EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED (OVER 150 POUNDS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358062September 28, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER AIR BAG DISABLED LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT EXPOSING THE PASSENGER TO THE POSSIBILITY OF NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN A COLLISION. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS HE CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ADVISED HIM THAT I HAVE VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM AND HE WON'T LOOK AT IT. ON 7/28/2010 I NOTIFIED NISSAN, CERT. MAIL RETURN RECEIPT AND GOTTEN AN CASE NUMBER [XXX]. THE AUTO HAS 11,200 MILES AND THIS PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED TO NISSAN 7/28/2010. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355772September 15, 2010
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH HE BEGAN TO FEEL VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE WHEEL MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHENEVER HE WOULD DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THE WHEEL RACKS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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