2009 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

View complaints related to 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. There are more than 1,520 complaints submitted for the 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.

  • 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
    - VISALIA, CA

    The passenger seat airbag light is blinking on the dashboard as well as the passenger airbag on/off light is on meaning that the passenger airbag if off. Dealership found code B1018 for the occupant sensor. They told me the passenger seat cushion needs to be replaced. This is a huge safety concern as the airbag will not deploy if I were to get into an accident due to a faulty sensor.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
    - CLINTON, KY

    Car was working perfectly. Drove to school, nothing acting weird. Went to leave school and would not start. This is a push start ignition and it is stuck on lock with the key lights on. One orange/yellow stays on for a while and the other is the red flashing light. This is a steering lock module defect. I have read where this is a reocurring problem and nissan has still not performed a recall and this obviously should have been done years ago. Now I am going to be out over $500 for a piece that nissan should cover. This is unacceptable.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
    - Burlington, MA

    Steering column locks, causing key Fob to not be recognized. Hence, car will not start. This s/b recalled for a fix.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
    - New Carlisle, IN

    My daughter drove the car to a gas station, pumped gas, came back out and the car wouldnt start. She was left stranded by a car that had to be towed. Had she been out of town without resources nearby she would have been in a very difficult situation. The engine randomly fails to start using push-button No manual workaround, leaving drivers stranded Failure to jumpstart using cables or a jump box and new battery The new replacement part wiped out the memory of the body control system causing more costs. $1200 - just to make the car start

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
    - Greer, SC

    Check engine light came on with sudden decrease in power. Code is P0840. Car is an 09, but has only 96k miles.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
    - Milford, DE

    The air bag light went on. Had all previous codes cleared by mechanic. a week later, light is now blinking. In the past year, came out to a car that would not start. Battery may have a bad cell. I think there might be an electrical problem that causes the car to shut down spontaneously.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
    - Sandiego , CA

    I was on the freeway on my way to LA then out of nowhere my car started to slow down then the check engine light came on and i was trying to move over to the emergency lane and and almost got hit by the car behind me and the one behind me in the lane i was switching in to once i got the side i turned the car off and on and it fixed it for a while but then then it did it again the same night later on and now it does it randomly

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
    - Chicago, IL

    The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the brake pedal was rigid. The contact's brother manipulated the ignition box until the vehicle was able to start. However, the failure reoccurred while the contact was in a parking lot. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle remained in the parking lot. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The dealer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
    - Tuttle, OK

    The steering column lock actuator went out & left me stranded at night away from my home. I got in the car & it wouldn't start.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
    - Greenville, SC

    The vehicle was working just fine when I went to the grocery store and came out. I unlocked the car using the key fob, sat inside and the car stopped detected my key. The steering was locked, I tried to place it near the start push button, tried putting it in the slot but nothing happened. And I tried unlock button couple of times on the key fob and the mirrors went down. And there was no way to pull them up and I was stranded in the parking lot for no reason. I got it towed to the dealership and they told me Steering Lock Module went bad which is a common issue in 2009 Nissan Altima. Its a safety issue as I can get stranded anywhere anytime! And they are fixing it for 1300$ bucks! Please recall all 2009 Nissan Altima and change this part in them!

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE