Nissan Altima Complaints (2009)

1,601 consumer complaints on file.

#10713724April 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. APPARENTLY NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS HAVING. NISSAN CHOSE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY INSTEAD OF RECALL THE PART. KNOWING THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE EFFECTED ALTIMA OWNERS WOULD FALL OUTSIDE THAT WARRANTY. OF COURSE NOW MY STEERING COLUMN HAS MALFUNCTIONED EVEN THOUGH NISSAN STATES THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE FOR MAJORITY OF CAR OWNERS. THEY KNOW THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF WRITE UPS ON THE INTERNET. IT IS UNFAIR TO THE ALTIMA CAR OWNERS. NISSAN IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING DEFECTIVE PARTS. THEY HAVE SINCE DISCONTINUED USING THESE PARTS, AND LEFT NISSAN ALTIMA CAR OWNERS HOLDING THEIR DIRTY LITTLE SECRET. THE ONE CAR WE HAVE CAN NOT FUNCTION, AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR OVER$1000 TO REPAIR IT. ISSUE: THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION AND DEFECTIVE PART. PLEASE HELP US THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA CAR OWNERS G *TRET THIS PART FULLY RECALLED BY NISSAN. THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713559April 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A PLUG UNDER THE DASH BOARD CLOSE TO THE STEERING COLUMN THAT COMES LOSE. THE CAR WILL NOT START WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713125April 27, 2015
STEERING
WENT TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE ORANGE "KEY" LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. FIGURED I NEEDS TO CHANGE THE BATTERY IN THE FOB SO I DID... STILL NOTHING! GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED ON THIS PART. CALLED THE CLOSEST DEALER WHO INFORMED ME MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2/09/15 AND THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED. ARE THEY SERIOUS? I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712811April 25, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN THE SEPTEMBER OF 2014, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING (WOULD NOT OPEN/CLOSE WITH THE USE OF EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER DOOR). AT FIRST IT WAS THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS, BUT THEN OVER THE NEXT 1-2 WEEKS BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ANY ACCIDENT NOR EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE WATER/FIRE/ETC AROUND THIS TIME. WHEN I HAD IT EVALUATED AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE DOOR ACTUATORS HAD BROKEN, BUT GIVEN NO EXPLANATION AS TO HOW/WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN FOR ALL 4 DOORS AT THE SAME TIME. DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR (QUOTED $250 PER DOOR), I HAVE NOT HAD THESE FIXED. NOW, NEARLY 9-10 MONTHS LATER, THE LOCKS REMAIN COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE TO THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE AND THE POWER LOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED/UNLOCKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712823April 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK STOP FUNCTIONING WITH THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB. THIS IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT STOPPED WORKING ALL THE OTHER DOORS FUNCTION AS INTENDED. I BELIEVE IT IS A MALFUNCTION OF THE LOCK REGULATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712713April 24, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WENT TO START MY CAR AND AN AMBER LIGHT WITH A KEY CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE ESCL(ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK). THE REPAIR COST ME 893.90. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS SO NISSAN NEW IT WAS A PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY ENDED 3 MONTHS AGO. NISSAN WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS MY 4TH NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10711954April 21, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD MELTED WITH A STICKY SUBSTANCE AND CAUSED A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH DISTORTED THE VISION WHENEVER DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/3/15*CN UPDATED 10/06/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706681April 20, 2015
STEERING
MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA DID NOT START ONE MORNING AS I NEEDED TO GO IN TO WORK. I CALLED NISSAN IN LIBERTYVILLE IL AND I WAS TOLD THE IT WAS PROBABLY THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. I PROVIDED THEM THE VIN NUMBER AND THEY SAID IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO IT WOULD BE COVERED 100% IF THAT WAS THE ISSUE. ONCE AT THEIR SHOP THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING ISSUE BUT SWITCHED THEIR STORY AND SAID IT NO LONGER WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY CONFIRMED THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF MY NISSAN BREAKING DOWN. AFTER FURTHER COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS TO NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE PART WHICH COST ME $850 IN REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706203April 17, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING HOME AT 4PM, THE GLARE FROM MY DASHBOARD AFFECTED MY VISION. WHEN I TOUCHED THE DASHBOARD, IT WAS MELTING AND STICKY. THIS WAS CAUSING THE GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD AFFECTING MY OUTWARD VISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706322April 17, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER WORK AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, UNTIL I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOME HELP, AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALTIMA'S FROM 2009 2010. I CONTACTED CORPORATE NISSAN, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED TWO MONTHS AGO, EXACTLY, AND I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY A NISSAN BEFORE THEY CONSIDER COVERING FAULTY PARTS. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN REPAIR, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCK WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1020.00. NISSAN MECHANIC SAID THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2009 AND 2010 ALTIMA'S. I REPORTED BACK TO CORPORATE, WHO SAID THEY WOULD "INVESTIGATE" MY CLAIM, AND ASSURED I WOULD BE CONTACTED TWO DAYS AGO. NEVER RECEIVED A CALL, DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REACH THEM, AND CONVENIENT FOR NISSAN THAT THE DEPARTMENT I NEED DOESN'T HAVE AN AVAILABLE TELEPHONE NUMBER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706309April 17, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER LEAVING WORK, COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, UNTIL I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH. I CONTACTED CORPORATE NISSAN, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED TWO MONTHS AGO, EXACTLY, AND I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY A NISSAN REPAIR BEFORE THEY CONSIDER COVERING FAULTY PARTS. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN REPAIR, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCK WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1020.00. NISSAN MECHANIC SAID THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2009 AND 2010 ALTIMA'S. I REPORTED BACK TO CORPORATE, WHO SAID THEY WOULD "INVESTIGATE" MY CLAIM, AND ASSURED I WOULD BE CONTACTED TWO DAYS AGO. NEVER RECEIVED A CALL, DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REACH THEM, AND CONVENIENT FOR NISSAN THAT THE DEPARTMENT I NEED DOESN'T HAVE AN AVAILABLE TELEPHONE NUMBER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706103April 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND THE SUN HIT MY DASHBOARD WHICH HAS BEEN MELTING AND HAS A GLARE REFLECTION ON MY WINDSHIELD. A PEDESTRIAN WAS CROSSING THE STREET, I ALMOST HIT THEM BECAUSE I WAS BLINDED BY THE GLARE FROM THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE HAVE A RECALL ON THAT ISSUE SO NISSAN CAN FIX THAT UNSAFE AND ANNOYING ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706160April 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING LOCK - NOT ABLE TO START VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706168April 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIRBAGS LIGHT FOR BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE CAME ON INDICATING THAT THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705159April 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS AT THE STORAGE UNIT CLEANING IT OUT WHEN I CAME OUT AND THE CAR WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK, BUT THE BRAKE WAS HARD TO PUSH DOWN, AND WITH YOU PUSHED THE START BUTTON IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE LOCK POSITION. THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK UP AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704917April 10, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE SPARE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,902.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705002April 10, 2015
STEERING
I HAD TRIED TO LEAVE FRIDAY FROM WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON AND NOTHING I DID WOULD START THE VEHICLE. WE WERE ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY AND TOOK IT HOME AND RAN WELL FOR ABOUT A WEEK BUT THEN AS I WAS LEAVING FOR LUNCH THE SAME ISSUED HAPPENED. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED OUT OF HERE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WAS WRONG WITH IT AND A LOT OF THE MODELS FROM THAT YEAR ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE NISSAN TO FILE A CLAIM AND GET THE REPAIRS PAID BY THEM SINCE THERE IS A KNOWN MALFUNCTION OF THIS VEHICLES. AFTER WAITING FOR OVER TWO WEEKS AND MANY CALLS TO THEM TO TRY AND GET THEM TO RETURN MY CALLS I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP WITH ANY OF THE REPAIRS AS IT WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED TO THEM OR TRY TO THAT IF IT WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE I WOULD HAVE PAID FOR IT THROUGH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AS WELL. BUT IT WAS A WELL KNOWN MALFUNCTION THEY ARE HAVING THAT SHOULD START A RECALL ON IT. THE TOTAL FOR THIS REPAIR IS $1021 AND NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THIS REPAIRS OR START A RECALL CAMPAIGN AS THE VEHICLE BECOMES COMPLETELY DISABLED AND YOU CAN'T MOVE IT OR EVEN START IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703748April 5, 2015
STEERING
CAR WOULDN'T START IN EARLY MORNING. NISSAN STATES STEERING LOCK. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A KNOWN ISSUE YET NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THE ITEM. THEY EVEN LIMIT THE WARRANTY (WHICH MINE IS OUT BY 3 MONTHS). HOW CAN THAT BE? THEY INSTALL A PART THAT IS KNOWN TO PREVENT A CAR FROM STARTING AND POSSIBLY LEAVING PEOPLE STRANDED IN DANGEROUS AREAS OR ON INTERSTATES YET WON'T RECALL AND WANT TO CHARGE US OVER $1000 TO FIX. ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. I HOPE YOU MANDATE A RECALL OR I WILL JOIN IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703814April 5, 2015
STEERING
STEERING LOCK MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO CHURCH FROM THERE TO HER MOMS FROM THERE TO WORK FROM THERE HOME WE WAS GETTING READY TO GO BACK TO CHURCH CAR WOULD NOT START. WARNING LIGHT ON DASH SHOWED STEERING LOCK. I LOOKED ON LINE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED FOR SAME PROBLEM THEY SAID NISSAN WOULD FIX IT FOR $700-$1000 WEB SITE SAYS YOU CAN BEAT ON CONTROL AND THIS MIGHT FIX IT. IF NISSAN KNOW THEY HAVE THE PROBLEM WHY DONT THEY DO A RECALL WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE DO NOT . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703714April 4, 2015
ENGINE
I'M STRANDED. IT WON'T RECOGNIZE MY KEY. THE INTERNET TELLS ME THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHERS AND THAT NISSAN IS UNRESPONSIVE. UNLESS YOU COUNT BEING WILLING TO TAKE $1000.00 PLUS TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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