Nissan Altima Complaints (2009)

1,601 consumer complaints on file.

#10780012October 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
CAR WAS PARKED FOR 8 HOURS, WENT TO START AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, KEY LIGHT ON DASH WAS LIGHT. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED. BATTERY OK, FOB WORKING OPENING DOOR LOCKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779177October 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILURE LEFT US COMPLETELY STRANDED. WE RETURNED TO OUR CAR AND THE START BUTTON DID NOTHING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I WAS ABLE TO RETURN WITH A HAMMER AND AFTER STRIKING THE INTERLOCK SEVERAL TIMES, IT STARTED WORKING. THE ONLY PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THIS IS TO PAY THE DEALER $1,000 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD LEAVE MY WIFE STRANDED RANDOMLY AT ANYTIME OR ANY PLACE THAT SHE DRIVES THE CAR. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, BUT THIS FAILED 6 MONTHS AFTER IT EXPIRED... THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779266October 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT 60,000 MILES FROM A NISSAN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE PUSH BUTTON DOES NOT START THE CAR. SOMETIMES IT DOES START AND WILL GO OFF BY ITSELF. THE SHIFT TICK IS LOCKED AND WON'T CHANGE GEARS. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN AND THEY BOTH SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE. SO I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK. WHEN IT DOES TURN ON I HAVE TO PRESS THE LOCK RELEASE ON THE SHIFTER FOR IT TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE. DANGEROUS REALLY. NO ACCOUNTABILITY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779277October 2, 2015
STEERING
NOTIFIED BY DEALER THAT RIGHT INNER TIE ROD WAS FAILING - SLIGHT PLAY - AT THE TIME OF A PA STATE INSPECTION WITH ONLY 31,869. NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE NOTED. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778206September 28, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUTS ON THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767419September 22, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764488September 17, 2015
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I GOT IN MY CAR FINE THIS MORNING WITH MY KEY FOB, BUT THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I GOT INSIDE. WHEN I PUSHED THE BREAK TO PUSH THE BUTTON TRYING TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE LIGHT STAYED ON LOCK. THE STEERING WONT BUDGE AND THE BREAK IS LOCKED. MY CAR IS IN PARK AND THE WHEELS ARE STRAIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764195September 16, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT A DEALER, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THAT THE SEALING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764008September 15, 2015
STEERING
IT WON'T START BECAUSE OF STEERING LOCK THEY SAID (SERVICE CENTER ) NEED TO CHANGE, I ASK THEM IF IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763438September 14, 2015
STEERING
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM DIAMOND VALLEY HONDA. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS WITH A 90 DAY WARRANTY. MY CAR WAS WORKING ABSOLUTELY FINE ON 9/7/2015 (LABOR DAY) UNTIL THE EVENING MY IGNITION LOCKED. I READ THE MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT MY KEY MAY NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED, BUT I DID HAVE A SPARE AND WHEN NEITHER WORKED I TOWED MY CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP. A DAY AND A HALF WENT BY AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON MY CAR STATING THAT THE STARTER LOCKED, BUT THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER SYSTEM IN FIXING MY CAR IN WHICH THEY HAD TO TOW IT TO NISSAN TO BE FIXED. MY DEALERSHIP WAVED THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR TOWING TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I REFUSED, BECAUSE I TOWED MY CAR TO THE PLACE IT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO AND I WAS NOT GOING TO BE CHARGED TO SIMPLY HAVE MY CAR TAKEN ACROSS THE STREET. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME 120.00 TO RUN ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC ON MY CAR, BUT I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT MY DEALERSHIP DID ONE AND TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT THEY CONTINUED TO COME UP WITH EXCUSES AS TO WHY THEY NEEDED TO RUN IT THROUGH THEIR SYSTEM. I WAS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED THAT NOT ONLY I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO WORK, BUT THAT MY DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I PLEADED WITH NISSAN TO DO PAYMENTS, BECAUSE THIS WAS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION, BUT THEY REFUSED AND STATED THAT I NEEDED THE ENTIRE PAYMENT OF 850.00 TO WALK OFF THE LOT WITH MY CAR. UPSET AND EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL THAT I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR AND NOW HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO PAY THIS OBSCENE AMOUNT OF MONEY, I HAVE TO PUSH BACK MY CAR PAYMENT ALONG WITH MY REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE PAYMENTS. I FEEL THAT MY DEALERSHIP CHEATED ME, FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO FIX A CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED FROM THEM. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS AND FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS, BECAUSE NO CAR WITH THE PROPER KEYS SHOULD LOCK ON PERSONS THINKING IT'S IN THEFT MODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760973September 2, 2015
STEERING
I WENT TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING WAS WORKING AND A RED KEY SIGN SHOWED UP IN THE DASH. I TRIED CHANGING THE BATTERIES IN THE KEYFOB (WHICH HAD ALREADY UNLOCKED THE CAR BEFORE REPLACING THE BATTERY) AND IT STILL WOULDN'T WORK. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. I GOOGLED THIS AND IT IS APPARENTLY A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2009 NISSAN ALTIMAS AND YET NISSAN HAD STOPPED THE WARRANTY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THEY NO LONGER FIX A KNOWN ISSUE OR HAVE FOUND A WAY SO THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN O TO CUSTOMERS WHO STILL HAVE 2009 ALTIMAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760893September 1, 2015
STEERING
I WAS PARKED AT A STORE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I LOOKED UP A TEMPORARY FIX AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. ONCE I GOT HOME, I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT NISSAN KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS: THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IT CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE OR ANY TIME. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY (JUST FOR THAT PART) 6 YEARS. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY UNLESS THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE FAULT...AND THEY WOULD CHARGE AN $80.00 FEE...JUST FOR A MECHANIC SITTING IN THE CAR AND STARTING IT. AND IF I WANTED TO HAVE THE WORK DONE ANYWAY, IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1200.00. OBVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THEM SINCE I KNEW IT WOULD START AT THAT TIME. THE PROBLEM IS, FROM EVERY COMMENT ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON NISSAN BOARDS, FROM WHAT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ITSELF SAID, THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SO THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS I COULD BE AT WORK LATE AT NIGHT. I COULD BE DRIVING ACROSS TEXAS AND STOP FOR GAS, THEN I'M STUCK AT A GAS PUMP UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO MOVE THE CAR. I (OR MY WIFE) COULD GET STUCK ANYWHERE WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761573September 1, 2015
SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVEN'T BEEN HAPPY SINCE I HAD MY CAR, WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2012 WITH 45, 0000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I COMPLAINED ABOUT SO MANY THINGS EVERY OTHER MONTH I WAS GOING TO GET IT CHECKED. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP YOU CAN HERE SOMETHING LOOSE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF COURSE I SEEMED LIKE THE ONLY CRAZY ONE HEARING THE NOISE. THEN WHEN I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN I WAS TOLD THE SWAY BAR ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR THEY JUST IGNORED NOW MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED . THE STEERING LOCK WAS ONE ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON MY CAR. UNTIL I CONTACTED YOU GUYS I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. NOW WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR AT A CERTAIN SPEED IT STARTS WINING AND SLOWS DOWN TO 60 MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR I AM FURIOUS BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE 4 DIFFERENT TIMES GOING OUT OF TOWN AND THIS HAPPENED. SOMEONE COULD HAVE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME. I CHANGED OUT THE AIR FILTER THINKING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM BUT NO IT CONTINUED. ALSO SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULDN'T START I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND I HAD IT CHECKED BY SOMEONE ELSE THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS FINE. THE PASSENGER SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING THERE. NOW MY SISTER 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA TRANSMISSION IS GONE AND SHE ONLY HAD THE CAR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND WE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR GOING A CERTAIN SPEED AND MAKING NOISE. I WENT TO NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR CAN BE PUT ON THE MACHINE, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760030August 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY. NOW I CAN'T START THE CAR AND IT WAS PARKED SOMEWHERE NOT AS SAFE AS SHOULD BE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. THEY ARE CHARGING ME OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760050August 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS IGNITION FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750413August 21, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITH THE KEY FOB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. MA 10/25/15 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750230August 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749825August 19, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING CREATING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS PRESENTING A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748903August 15, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
WHILE ON A 4 HOUR TRIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER , THE ENGINE WOULD WINE AND THEN SUDDENLY START LOSING SPEED AND BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR TOP SPEED IS 45 MPH IN A 75MPH SPEED LIMIT ZONE. NO ONE KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND IT ONLY HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER. NISSAN IS NOW AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND A) CANNOT GUARANTEE IT CAN FIX THE PROBLEM AND B) CANNOT GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN EVEN IF THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748805August 14, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER OPENING THE DOOR WITH THE KEY FOB, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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