Nissan Altima Complaints (2009)

1,601 consumer complaints on file.

#10871208May 27, 2016
STEERING
THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND SO THE CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED. I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED FOR $900 BEFORE TAXES. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE ON THE PART AND HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT THE EXTENSION ENDED IN 2015. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN DO THIS -- THE DEFECTIVE PART NEEDS TO FAIL WITHIN A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME IN ORDER FOR THEM TO MAKE IT RIGHT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870966May 26, 2016
STEERING
MY STEERING LOCK FAILED . I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AT THE AIRPORT PARKING LOT WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD AND MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS. I HAD TO PAY A TOWNING TRUCK TO TOW ME. WITCH COST ME $560! LATER TO CONTACT NISSAN ABOUT THE WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD IT HAD EXPIRED IN JANUARY! I CALLED IN MARCH! I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX MY CAR THE REPAIR IS OVER $1,000! THERE ARE SO MANY CASES WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870611May 24, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MANUFACTURER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870645May 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IN 2013. THE DASHBOARD HAS MELTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS BECOMING A PROBLEM. IT REFLECTS OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSES A TERRIBLE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS A STICKY MESS. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASE AND THEY STATED IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MESS. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY REALLY NEED TO TAKE NOTICE. THIS IS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NOT GOOD FOR THEIR BRAND!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870431May 23, 2016
POWER TRAIN
FIRST TIME 2013 OCCURED ON FREEWAY ABOUT 3 HRS INTO DRIVE. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH THE CAR BEGAN LOOSING POWER N SPEED QUICKLY. THOUGHT CARS WERE GOING TO SLAM INTO CAR. PULLED OVER TURNED OFF N PLACED KEY IN CHARGING COMPARTMENT. 15 MINS OR SO TURNED ON N RAN FINE AFTER THAT. 2015 ON BUSY FREEWAY BEGAN LOOSING POWER N SPEED. PULLED OVER PLACED KEY AGAIN THEN WORKED FINE. 2016 ITS HAPPENED TWICE AGAIN ON FREEWAY GOING UPHILL SPEED DROPPED QUICKLY. I THOUGHT SEMI-TRUCK WAS GOING TO SLAM. SCARRED TO DEATH MANAGE TO PULL OUT AT 35 MPH FROM 75MPH. DISCONNECTED BATTERY LET SIT 15 MINS WORKED OKAY LOOSING POWER TO 60MPH. FOLLOWING DAY SAME THING BUT NOTHING HELPED TO RESET AND SPEED DROPPED AS LOW AS 20-25MPH AND HAD TO USE MANUAL FEATURE TO KEEP GOING. AUTO TRAN STOPPED FUNCTIONING. NOW TRAN WAS NOT SHIFTING. I'D HAVE TO EASE UP ON THROTTLE PUSH IT DOWN TO TRY N GET SOME POWER. VERY SCARRY WHEN ON FREWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870462May 23, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TAKATA RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK FAILURE. MY LOCK FAILURE OCCURRED ON 05-22-16. I RETURNED HOME AFTER A DAY OF SPENDING TIME WITH SOME FRIENDS. I PARKED MY CAR AND LATER THAT EVENING, I DECIDED TO GO TO THE STORE. ONCE I GOT IN THE CAR, I COULDN'T START IT. THE BRAKE WAS REALLY HARD TO PUSH AND YELLOW KEY LIGHT ILLUMINATED FROM MY DASHBOARD. THE FOB WOULD ALLOW ME TO UNLOCK AND CLOSE DOORS. THE LIGHTS WORKED, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS SITUATION OCCUR IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX OTHERWISE THE CAR COULD HAVE BROKEN DOWN SOMEWHERE REALLY UNSAFE. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FIXED FOR $939.38
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870213May 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ON MAY 16, 2016 I ARRIVED HOME AT 10:30 I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY TURNED THE CAR OFF AN WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE. I PREPARED MY DAD'S LUNCH AND WENT BACK INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NO LONGER START THE A RED CAR LIGHT WITH KEY WAS BLINKING AND A ORANGE KEY AS WELL MY WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN AND WON'T ROLL UP AND ITS BEEN RAINING PLEASE HELP I CALLED NISSAN THEY ASKED IF WITHOUT HURTING MYSELF COULD I JERK THE BRAKE AND START THE CAR THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AT NISSAN THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865304May 17, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING LOCK FAILED STRANDING ME WITH A NON STARTING CAR 190 MILES FROM HOME WITH A TODDLER WITH NO HEAT OR AC.... IT IS A COMMON NISSAN FAILURE AND NISSAN WILL NOT ASSIST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865526May 17, 2016
STEERING
MY 2009 ALTIMA WOULD NOT START, CHECKED BATTERY IN CAR, PUT NEW BATTERY IN KEY FOB AND STILL NOTHING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY THE STEERING LOCK. HIT ON THE BOX AND FINALLY CAR STARTED. IT HAS DONE THIS TOO ME 2 TIME IN THE LAST WEEK. I WAS NOT AT HOME EITHER TIME. VERY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS FOR A SINGLE WOMAN. I DO NOT HAVE THE $800 TO $1000 DOLLARS FOR THE PART AND LABOR. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING NISSAN CAN DO TO CORRECT THIS WITH THOSE OF US THAT STILL HAVE A 2009?. I WENT IN WAL MART TODAY AND CAME OUT AND WOULD NOT START. IT TOOK ALMOST 1:50 HOURS TAPPING THE BOX BEFORE IT WOULD START. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT LOOKS AS THO NISSAN QUIT USING THIS PART IN 2010 DUE TO ISSUES. SEEMS THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865018May 15, 2016
STEERING
CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE STEERING LOCK WILL NOT DISENGAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865034May 15, 2016
STEERING
THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN LOCK (PART # 48700-9N00A) ON THIS CAR. WHEN THIS COMPONENT FAILS, IT LEAVES YOU STRANDED BY BEING UNABLE TO START THE CAR. I HAD JUST ENDED MY LATE SHIFT ONLY TO FIND THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT START. FORTUNATELY NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME, BUT THIS PUT ME IN A SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY, AS I HAD TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COME PICK ME UP. NISSAN OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY AND ALSO IMPROVED THE PART, (NOW PART #48700-9N00B); BUT I BELIEVE THAT A DEFECTIVE PART, WHICH THEY ACKNOWLEDGED AS SUCH BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY, SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED THROUGH A RECALL. FROM THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON-LINE WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN AFFECTED, I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD DO THIS RECALL JUST TO KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED. I KNOW I WILL BE LOOKING AT OTHER BRANDS FOR MY NEXT CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864711May 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE KEY FOB OR DOOR BUTTON ARE USED. I HAVE REPLACED 3 OUT OF THE FOUR DOOR LOCKS MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM RECURRING. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE NEEDING TO EXIT THE CAR OR ENTER THE CAR QUICKLY. FURTHERMORE, ALL OF THE LOCKS HAVE LOCKED WHEN THE KEY FOB WAS LEFT IN THE CAR (LOCKING ME OUT). THE CAR IS NOT SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN THE FOB IS IN THE CAR. IN ADDITION, PRESSING THE LOCK AND UNLOCK BUTTON WILL ONLY UNLOCK 2 DOORS AT THIS TIME. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER SO THE LOCKS WORK AS DESIGNED TO PREVENT SAFETY ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864502May 12, 2016
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL - I BELIEVE MY CAR HAS THAT ESCL PROBLEM BECAUSE I CANT TURN ON MY CAR AT ALL. ON MONDAY EVENING I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK FROM HOME AND MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL INNOTICE THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS WOBBLING. I ARRAVIED AT WORK PARKED MY CAR AND WENT IN MY WORKPLACE FOR A MEETING THEN WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO MY CAR TO TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE IT WOULDNT START UP. I PRESSED MY FEET ON THE PEDAL LIKE USUAL BUT NOTHING HAPPEN IT KEPT SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD ONLY A KEY ERROR. AFTER I GOT OFF I TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN AND NOTHING HAPPEND I EVEN HAD GOT A HOTSHOT BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY BATTERY BUT IT WASNT. SO THEN INHAD TO LEAVE MY CAR ON THE SIDE STREETBFOR 24 HOURS BECAUSE I COULDNT AFFORD TO GET A TOW AT 5AM UNTIL I WENT HOME AND GOT MORE MONEY. SO THEN WHEN I CAME BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY I GOT MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHICH WAS ON TUESDAY MAY 5TH 2016 UNTIL I HAVE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I CANT AFFORD IT. I HONESTLY FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I ALWAYS TOKE CAR OF MY CAR SINCE I HAD AND THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT I HAD WITH MY CARBSO FAR. I DONT KNOW WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864414May 11, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864151May 10, 2016
STEERING
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE BRAKE WAS EXTREMELY STIFF, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND PUSHING THE START BUTTON DID NOTHING. AAA CAME AND SAID IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR OR STARTER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER ' THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK MODULE WHICH HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT WAS EXPIRED. THIS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $700 FOR THE TOW, PART AND LABOR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THEY THOUGHT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE, NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND IT COULD LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864289May 10, 2016
STEERING
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM DEFECT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS DEFECT I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE . THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN SO COMMON THAT A WARRANTY WAS PLACED ON THIS PART UNTIL 2014.BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE I BELIEVE THAT A TOTAL RECALL SHOULD'VE BEEN MADE. PLEASE REVIEW ALL OF THE PETITIONS POSTED ONLINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE MANUFACTURE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THE REPAIR FOR THIS DEFECT IS COSTING IT'S CUSTOMERS A MINIMUM OF $1200 AND I AM OUTRAGED THAT THEY PUT A EXPIRATION DATE ON THE TIME THIS PART HAS TO MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863673May 6, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED CAUSING MY WIFE TO BE STRANDED. THIS PROBLEM IS EFFECTING THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF 2009 NISSAN ALTIMAS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863284May 4, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
HAVING ISSUES WITH CAR NOT STARTING FREQUENTLY IT SEEMS A RECALL SHOULD BE COMPLETED. ALSO SEARING AT TIMES IS AN ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862720May 3, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WILL NOT START. THERE IS A YELLOW KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH AND A RED CAR LIGHT THAT BLINKS. THE BATTERY IN THE KEY IS FINE AND OPENS THE CAR DOORS AND LOCKS THEM OK. I GOT INTO THE CAR THIS MORNING AND IT WILL NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862837May 3, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WAS UNABLE TO START. THE "PUSH TO START" DID NOT START THE ENGINE AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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