NHTSA Complaint #10495137 — 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTIONED STRANDING MY IN A PARKING LOT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE AUTOMATIC LOCK MECHANISM LOCKED THE WHEEL AND DID NOT ALLOW EVEN ALLOW ME TO START THE CAR. WHEN LOOKING THIS UP THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT NISSAN MODELS. IN FACT THE EXACT SAME PART AS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED ON TWO DIFFERENT MODELS. APPARENTLY THERE HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THE MAXIMA FOR THEM TO FIND THIS AN ISSUE FORCING THEM TO ADDRESS IT LIKE THERE WERE WITH THE OTHERS. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY AGREE THAT THE EXACT SAME PART WAS RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS BUT NOT ON THE 2009 MAXIMA BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT MADE TO RECALL IT YET. SO I JUST GOT STUCK WITH A 1000 BILL BY THE DEALER TO FIX AN UNNECESSARY STEERING WHEEL LOCK COLUMN WHICH IS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY AND HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT YET IN THIS EXACT MODEL. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SOON. *TR