2009 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MASS SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

STEERING WHEEL LOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE TO START. THIS OCCURRED VERY FAR FROM HOME AND WITHOUT WARNING. NASSAN IS AWARE OF THIS AND DOES NOT ACT IN FAVOR OF OWNERS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM THUS ALLOWING FOR COSTLY EXPENSE AND REPAIRS.

MY CAR WOULD NOT START. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM - ONLY IF THE CAR WAS AFFECTED - AND IT HAPPENED TO MY CAR AFTER THE WARRANTY ON THE RECALL EXPIRED. I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL DESPITE THE FACT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A DEALER. THE NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO EVEN PAY FOR THE PART - WHICH I COULD NOT PURCHASE OR GET REPAIRED ELSEWHERE. IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. I HAVE OWNED MANY OTHER CARS AND HAVE HAD CAR MANUFACTURERS STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS AND RIGHT WAS WAS WRONG. NOT IN THIS CASE. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST PAID FOR THE PART AS THERE WAS NO OTHER PLACE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND WENT AS FAR UP THE LADDER AS POSSIBLE AND WAS FINALLY TOLD THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE COST IN ANY WAY. THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE WAY TO RUN A BUSINESS AND STAND BY A PRODUCT. I HAD A 12 YEAR OLD CAR FROM LEXUS REPLACE A CRACKED DASHBOARD FOR FREE! THE CAR IS USED BY MY SON, A COLLEGE STUDENT, WHO NEEDS IT FOR TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY WHILE AWAY AT SCHOOL. I WAS VERY UPSET AT THE WAY I WAS TREATED AND HOW MY COMPLAINTS WERE NOT ADDRESSED IN ANY WAY.

THE KEY LIGHT STAYS ON. THE CAR KEEPS GIVE ME LOW BATTERY WARNING EVEN I JUST CHANGES THE BATTERY IN KEY FOB. NOW THE "🔑 /KEY" LIGHTS ON. THE CAR COULD NOT START.

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK PREVENTS YOUR PUSH TO START TO OPERATE AND THIS WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR LIFETIME BUT NISSAN SINCE HAS ACTUALLY MADE IT ONLY AVAILABLE TILL JANUARY 2016 WHICH IS DEF STILL COMING UP AS AN ONGOING ISSUE TODAY

STEERING LOCK CONTROLER IS BROKEN AND ITS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL ALTIMA AND NISSAN DOESN'T TAKE RISPONSIBILITY

I WENT TO THE MALL TO DROP OFF A PAINTING AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START WHEN I LEFT AND WAS GIVING ME THE KEY INDICATOR SO AFTER A 20 SECOND SEARCH ON GOOGLE I FOUND THAT A LOT OF NISSAN OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME, WHICH WAS THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NOT RECEDING TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE IN ORDER TO LOCK THE WHEEL. I THINK ITS ABSURD THE PIECE IS 600 AT THE DEALERSHIP AND 400 ONLINE. THEN THE KEY NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED, IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT SUCH A TEDIOUS PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WAS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR, I WOULD HAVE JUST GOTTEN ANOTHER KIND OF CAR.

CAR STALLED TWICE BOTH PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. BATTERY WORKS AND KEY FOB WORKS WITH DOORS. BUT ENGINE WONT START WITH PUSH BUTTON START. ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECT.

"TAKATA RECALL" THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN MY ALTIMA AND IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE ROAD! THE BATTERY WASN'T DEAD, THE CONTROL KEY WASN'T BAD EITHER. THE DEALER SAYS IS A $1,300 REPAIR JOB! IT'S THE STEERINGG WHEEL LOCK THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND I HAVE SEEN YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH 09' ALTIMAS!! WHY DID YOU TAKE THE MANUFACTURE REPLACEMENT IN 2015!? THIS IS SO HORRIBLE! I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE WHEELS, ENGINE OIL AND OTHER WEAR AND TEAR ITEMS, BUT HOW IN THE WORLD CAN A PART THAT IS INSIDE MY STEERING WHEEL HAVE PROBLEMS!? I DON'T EVENT HAVE A KEY! I USE "KEYLESS CONTROL". THIS IS SO UPSETTING! PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS AND HAVE IT FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURES EXPENSE!!!

STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED CAR WILL NOT START. NISSAN HAS KNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T REPAIR HONOR REPAIRING A DEFECTIVE PART.