Nissan Altima Complaints (2009)

1,601 consumer complaints on file.

#11343976August 7, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THIS IS CAUSING A VERY SHINY SURFACE THAT REFLECTS LIGHT ON TO THE WINDSHIELD. WHICH MAKES VISIBILITY GREATLY IMPAIRED WHEN DRIVING TOWARD ANY BRIGHT LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342041July 29, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD IS MELTING HORRIBLY AND CREATES A MAJOR GLARE ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT AS ONCOMING LIGHT REFLECTS ONTO THE DASH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN GENERAL AS I HAVE HAD TIME WHERE THE GLARE DON'T NOT ALLOW THE ABILITY TO SEE IN FRONT OF ME. NOT ONLY IS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS, BUT IT EMITS A HORRIBLE CHEMICAL LIKE SMELL AND IS EXTREMELY STICKY TO TOUCH THE MELTED PART WILL NOT WIPE AWAY AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO FIX IT OTHER THAN PAYING FOR A FULL REPLACEMENT WHICH IS HIGHLY UNFAIR CONSIDERING IS THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY TO PRODUCE VEHICLES THAT CAN WITHSTAND THE HEAT IN THE SOUTH. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN LOUISIANA RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE AND NOW LIVE IN FLORIDA AND BOTH STATES EXPERIENCE LONG AND HOT SUMMERS. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND THE CAR IS BARELY DRIVEABLE DUE TO HOW DANGEROUS THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341728July 27, 2020
STEERING
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) I WAS IN A REMOTE PARKING LOT AT NIGHT ALONE WHERN THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. IT WAS A POORLY LIT PARKING LOT AND I WAS A WOMAN BY MYSELF AT NIGHT AND SCARED. I WAS IN A PARKED STATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341280July 24, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
DOOR HANDLES ON CAR BREAK INTERNALLY PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING UNLOCKED OR OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER HAS REPLACED TWO AT MY EXPENSE AND NOW THE OTHER TWO ARE BROKEN WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. NO ABUSE OR ACCIDENT INVOLVED THEY JUST ALLL OF THE SUDDEN STOP WORKING. CONCERN IS IN AN EMERGENCY (FIRE, ACCIDENT, ETC..) PASSENGERS OR DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT CAR EASILY OR AT ALL IN A TIMELY BASIS, POSSIBLY CAUSING SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY LODGED A COMPLAINT BUT NOTHING MORE. I HAVE READ OF MULTIPLE INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET WITH NISSAN OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE WHEN DONE AT THE DEALER AND I BELIVE A RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT IS DUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341348July 24, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I GOT MY CAR MAY 2020 FOR 3250 I GOT THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED AND ALSO THE FLEX PIPE THINKING THATS THE REASON THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN OR WHEN IM STOPPED AT A LIGHT I CAN PUSH THE PADEL TO THE FLOOR I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO GET A TUNEUP HE TOLD ME NO WAY IM NOT TOUCHING IT ITS THE TRANSMISSION MY RMP GOES UP TO 3 OR 4 DEPENDING I CAN BE DRIVING AND THE CAR IS GOOD THEN IT JERKS EVEN WHEN IM STOPPING IT JERKS THEN I CANT PULL OFF ANYBODY HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340962July 22, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY 2009 ALTIMA, WHILE PARKED, WILL NOT START, AND APPARENTLY, AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEVICE BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY OF ITS OCCURENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330538June 24, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
THE CAR SHAKES BADLY WHEN ON REVERSE AND I CAN SMELL A BURNT WIRE BUT HARD TO LOCATE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329759June 19, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING
LOCK STEERING MODULE FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327837June 8, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WON'T START, EVEN IF I PUT THE KEY FOB IN THE KEY HOLE NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK HAD A LOCKSMITH TRY TO REPROGRAM, BUT HE SAID THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THEY'RE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325523May 22, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319052March 23, 2020
POWER TRAIN
CAR IS JUMPING..TRANSMISSION. THE CAR JUMPS WHEN DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR TIME. I WAS TOLD THE CVT WAS AN "EXPERIMENTAL" TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318973March 22, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY RADIATOR OR MY HOSES ARE LEAKING CAUSING A RADIATOR LEAKS. MAKING MY CAR OVERHEAT. I JUST FIXED MY SERPENTINE BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316618March 6, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS STARTED TO PRODUCE A VERY SHINNY AND STICKY SUBSTANCE. THIS SUBSTANCE IS CREATING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD OF MY CAR WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE STREET IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL METHODS TO REMOVE THIS SUBSTANCE WITHOUT SUCCESS. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS DUE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY BUT MY CAR IS ALWAYS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN I'M NOT OUT IN IT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2017 WHERE NISSAN AGREED TO PAY ALL BUT $250 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE DASHBOARDS. SEE GIBBS LAW GROUP ONLINE FOR DETAILS. HTTPS://WWW.CLASSLAWGROUP.COM/NISSAN-MELTING-DASHBOARD-LAWSUIT/ I WOULD THINK IF THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THESE DASHBOARDS THEY KNOW THIS IS A FLAW IN THEIR DASHBOARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316633March 6, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD DESINTEGRATING. WHERE I LIVE IS VERY HOT IN THE SUMMER YET I PARK IN THE SHADE MOST OF THE TIME. AFTER A SURGE IN TEMPERATURE AND THEN A DROP TO FREEZING I NOTICED A SHINE TO THE TOP SEEMS ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I WENT TO WIPE IT OFF I WOULD NOT COME OFF AND WAS STICKY. FORCING IT ONLY MADE IT COME OFF LIKE A PASTE. IT CREATES A VERY UNPLEASANT GLARE AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316441March 5, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED THIS CAR JANUARY 2018. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. CURRENTLY, MY DASHBOARD IS SO STICKY THAT IT IS LITERALLY PEELING OFF AND HAS A TOXIC SMELL TO IT. I'VE TRIED CALL NISSAN AND THEY FIRST TOLD ME THERE WAS NO CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT, THEN THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS TOO OLD, THE LATEST IS THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS FROM 2017. I SAID IF YOU HAVE DEFECTIVE DASH BOARDS IT SHOULDN'T MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR IS AND NISSAN SHOULD FIX IT. I AM GETTING A GLARE FROM THE REFLECTION ON WINDSHIELD SO THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE LEFT WITH THIS PROBLEM. CAN YOU ASSIST ME?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311700February 26, 2020
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1. THE AIRBAG IS KEEP BLINKING AT ALL TIMES. 2. LOAD NOISE FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHEN START THE ENGINE AND ENGINE IS COLD. 3. A FEW WEEKS AFTER A RAINY DAY, WHEN THE WEATHER GETS HOT, INSIDE THE CAR SMELL VERY BAD AS IF THERE IS A ROTTEN OR DEAD ANIMAL IN THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310431February 20, 2020
STEERING
MY CAR WAS PARKED NEAR MY OFFICE AND IT REFUSED TO START ON 2/7/2020 EVENING. AFTER GETTING TOWED TO NEAREST LOCAL SERVICE CENTER IT WAS DETECTED IT HAS PROBLEM WITH ESCL AND IT WAS FIXED ON 2/11/2020.DUE TO URGENT NEED I COULDN'T TAKE TO NISSAN DEALER. LATER I DISCOVERED NISSAN IS RUNNING ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ESCL IN 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA AND ALSO THERE IS OPTION FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT IT WAS REJECTED STATING MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT QUALIFIED IN SERVICE CAMPAIGN. MY CAR EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM WHAT WAS DISCLOSED IN HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2017/MC-10119195-9999.PDF. BUT NISSAN REFUSED ACCEPT THE PROBLEM AND THE REIMBURSEMENT CHARGES OF $775. I REQUEST YOU TO CHECK THIS AND INSTRUCT NISSAN TO HONOR THE REIMBURSEMENT MY CAR IS EXCLUDED FROM CAMPAIGN EVEN THOUGH CAR HAS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS WILL HELP SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND GETTING REFUSED BY NISSAN WITH UN-SATISFACTORY REASONS . THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS STOPPED IN STREET AND REFUSE TO START. NISSAN CASE #39570583
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308818February 12, 2020
STEERING
THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE STREETS AND WOULDN'T START. I TRIED JUMP STARTING, CHANGING THE KEYS BATTERY, DIDN'T WORK. HAD TO TOW IT TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE FIGURED OUT WAS THIS STEERING LOCK PART, AND TOLD ME IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH ALTIMA 2009. I SEARCHED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND FOUND OUT THAT ALTHOUGH IT HAS HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, NO RECALL WAS MADE FOR THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307377February 5, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME NAUSEATED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CARBON MONOXIDE TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH CONFIRMED A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO ALERTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DO AN INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKING FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. 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
#11306951February 4, 2020
STEERING
MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND WON'T STOP LOCKING EVERY SO OFTEN. LOTS OF NISSAN 09 ALTIMAS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THAT PART BUT MINE DOES NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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