2009 NISSAN ALTIMA Engine Problems

NOT TOO LONG AGO MY CAR WOULD NOT START IN SEVERAL OCASSIONS I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AGES 4 & 7 IN THE HEAT STRANDED BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY... I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMERS AFFAIRS AT ONE POINT THEIR WAS A RECALL BUT HAS EXPIRE IN 2015 ..NOW ITS JUNE 2016 AND MY CAR JUST STARTED DOING THIS I MADE 1YR WITH MY PRE OWNED CAR STILL MAKIN PAYMENTS NOT ONCE WAS I NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL..I JUST FELT SCARED AND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN.IT COULD LEAVE US STRANDED ANY TIME AND ITS JUNE I CANNOT RISK IT IN THIS HEAT.... THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE... NISSAN DID STATE TO ME THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL AND THEIR SORRY BUT IT HAS EXPIRED AND IM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PART... THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE THEY KNEW THEIR VECHICLES HAD...

STEERING LOCK RELEASE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR ON; CAN'T START CAR. IT'S SITTING LIKE A BUMP IN MY DRIVEWAY. THANKS GOODNESS IT DIDN'T LEAVE ME STRANDED!! BUT NOW I'M CARLESS!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WAS UNABLE TO START. THE "PUSH TO START" DID NOT START THE ENGINE AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

THE ESCL WHEEL LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE TO LET THE VEHICLE START

WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN AND DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE AREA I WAS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE TO, I DID NOT GO. HOWEVER, ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON I GOT INTO VEHICLE, TRIED TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. NOW, IF I HAD OF GONE OUT OF TOWN LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO, I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED. I OFTEN HAVE MY SMALL GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME. GLAD SHE WASN'T THIS TIME. HAD TO CALL TOW SERVICE.

I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND WAS PREPARED TO LEAVE TOWN TO VISIT MY SISTER. I PACK MY CAR AND GET READY TO LEAVE (MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION IN MY GARAGE ALL NIGHT) I WENT TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING! I ASSUMED THE BATTERY AT FIRST BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. I CALLED NISSAN AND I WAS TOLD MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK DEVICE NEEDS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TOW MY CAR IN, PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I ASK NISSAN, IF THIS IS SO COMMON THEN HOW WAS I NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS? I LEARN THIS DEVICE WAS PUT IN PLACE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CAR THEFT AND DESIGNED FOR THE KEY FAB TO UNDO THE LOCK UP. MY CAR WAS NOT IN THREAT OF BEING STOLEN, AND MY KEY FAB WOULD NOT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED...

NO STAR. STEERING LOCK BLOQUED

THIS CAR LEAKS WATER INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR, AND KEEPS TRAPPED RAIN WATER INSIDE OF BOTH PANEL DOORS FOR WEEKS AFTER IT RAINS. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO GET THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK FIXED (WHICH LUCKILY WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL). NOT TO MENTION THAT I ENDED UP HAVING TO GO TO THE ER LAST YEAR FOR A BREATHING TREATMENT BECAUSE FUMES WERE LEAKING INTO MY CABIN VIA THE AIR CONDITIONING(PROBLEM UNKNOWN/UNDIAGNOSED). BUT NOW LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, UNFORTUNATELY THE STEERING WHEEL IGNITION LOCK/SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING MY ENGINE NOT TO BE ABLE TO TURN ON SUDDENLY. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR, THE KEY FOB WAS NOT RECOGNIZED AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN ON. AFTER TOWING IT TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY STEERING WHEEL IGNITION LOCK, AND WILL COST ME AN AVERAGE OF $1100 TO FIX. AFTER CONTACTING...

TAKATA RECALL STEERING LOCK FAILER, ENGINE WILL NO LONGER WORK. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN IT HAPPENED. PART DEFECTIVE. NISSAN IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD FIX PART.

TAKATA RECALL SERVICE BULLETINS. I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN WE HAVE HAD IT A YEAR AMD ALREADY SPENT ALOT. CALL THIS DEPT AND NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULT I HAVE 13 OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS WRONG WITH THIS CAR AMD MANY LIVES AT STAKE I MAY HAVE TO GET AM ATTORNEY BEFORE WE LOOSE A LIFE. I PAID 9000.00 FOR THIS ONE YEAR AGO AMD NO ONE CAN HELP THE STRUT, THE CVT THE ENGINE COOLER LEAKS, PUSH START, CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR ABS ECT PLEASE HELP IS FIGURE OUT WHAT T9 DO SO I CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT WITH ALL MY BABIES SAFE

KEYLESS START MALFUNCTIONED, STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND RENDERED THE CAR UNABLE TO START. PART:LOCK ASSY STRG 48700-9N00B REPLACEMENT PART USED AT THE COST OF TOWING AND 899.95 AT MENTOR NISSAN OHIO. THROUGH RESEARCH FOUND THIS IS A WIDELY KNOW ISSUE, MANY CASES INVOLVED THIS. 250,000 HITS ON INTERNET. CERTAINLY THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE PROTECTED AND REIMBURSED BY NISSAN.

12-13-2015 FAILED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WHICH STRANDED US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN EXPOSING PERSONAL ITEMS AND OUR PERSONAL SAFETY FOR A PART THE MANUFACTURE HAS RECOGNIZED AS FAULTY AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE THE PART FAILS. 715 TIMES? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN A SNOW STORM OR GET HIT ON THE INTERSTATE BEFORE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON THIS? THE PART BY ITSELF WAS $715 FROM THE DEALER. MAKE THIS PROBLEM RIGHT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.

OUR 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID DIED WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON, NOTHING ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP EXCEPT A YELLOW KEY SYMBOL. THE LIGHTS, LOCKS, AND KEY FOB CONTINUED TO WORK, HOWEVER. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE WE WERE HAVING AND DISCOVERED A NUMBER OF CONSUMERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR NISSANS. IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH THE STEERING LOCK WHICH RENDERS THE CAR INOPERABLE, APPARENTLY. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. OUR CAR GAVE NO INDICATION OF SOMETHING BEING WRONG. IT HAS ONLY ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES PREVIOUSLY, AND NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO IT DYING. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN OF MARLBORO, MA, THE INDIVIDUAL I SPOKE WITH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM OVER THE PHONE. HE SAID HE WAS 99% CERTAIN IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK. THIS WAS CONFIRMED ONCE WE BROUGHT THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING DRIVEN AN HOUR PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE KEY FOB INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START OR RESPOND TO THE START BUTTON. THE KEY FOB UNLOCKS/LOCKS THE CAR. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK THAT KEEPS THE CAR FROM BEING STOLEN OR STARTED WITHOUT THE KEY FOB. THIS IS, FROM WHAT I DISCOVERED, A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSANS AND IN MY VIEW A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN HAS MADE THIS A WARRANTY EXTENSION INSTEAD OF A SAFETY RECALL FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. WITH NO WAY TO TELL WHEN AND IF A STEERING LOCK WILL FAIL IT IS A GAME OF CHANCE THAT MANY NISSAN OWNERS ARE LOSING. IF YOU ARE LIKE ME, AND PURCHASED YOUR CAR USED, IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT YOU WILL NOT KNOW...

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FUEL FUMES EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE MORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THIS IS THE THIRD EXHAUST MANIFOLD I HAD TO PUT ON MY CAR WITHIN A YEAR. IT IS AN 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. EXHAUST FUMES ARE COMING ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM REPLACED FOR $1100.00. AND OF COURSE OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD ALL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE ON A ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY NISSAN AS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE ISSUE AND BAD PARTS OUT IN CAR, THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO COAST AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BENT INWARD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SPECIFY IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR IF ANY INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO SLAM ME WITH A $1100 REPAIR BILL. CAR WAS BOUGHT IN FEB 2009, AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SAID SPECIFIC PART ENDED FEB 2015.

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

I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS NOW, AND MY MILEAGE IS ABOUT 81500 KM. IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO ENTER A TURNING LANE, AND MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THEY TOLD ME THE CRANKSHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I READ ONLINE THAT THERE HAS BEEN THE SAME ISSUE IN MULTIPLE NISSAN ALTIMAS AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS FOR IT. I ASKED NISSAN ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID MY CAR YEAR DOES NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IT WILL COST ME ~$400 PLUS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PUSH ROD INSIDE OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,385.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITH THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STARTER, THE FUEL LINE, AND THE STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED, BUT FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ UPDATED 10/19/2015*JS

I DROVE MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S TO WORK ON 11/27 AND IT STARTED UP JUST FINE AS USUAL. HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK FOR THE DAY THE CAR DID NOT START. THE KEYLESS REMOTE WILL ALLOW ME TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR, BUT WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR, IT WILL NOT REGISTER MY KEYLESS REMOTE. AN ERROR CODE SHOWS THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) MECHANISM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. ALSO, THERE IS A YELLOW KEY ICON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH THAT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES NO KEY. THE IGNITION IS INDICATING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED ALTHOUGH I CAN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE ARE OR WERE NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THE PART WAS ABOUT TO FAIL INCLUDING ANYLIGHTS ON THE DASH PANEL. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AND WAS STRANDED FOR SOMETIME TRYING TO FIND A WAY...

I WAS TRYING TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE SWITCH WHICH ALLOWS THE CAR TO KNOW YOU ARE PUSHING THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK (PUSH BUTTON IGNITION). I TRIED TO PUT MY KEY IN THE SLOT TO START THE CAR, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT START IF THE CAR DOES NOT SENSE THE BRAKE IS BEING PUSHED. THIS IS A HUGE HAZARD. GOOD THING I WAS NOT STRANDED SOMEWHERE. I CALLED NISSAN WITH NO HELP AT ALL. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. THE PART NUMBER REPLACED IS INTERMOTOR SL2110. PLEASE RESPOND WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION ON THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CRANK AND CAM SHAFT. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I OWN A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WITH APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES. WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH, THE CAR DECELERATES WITH NO WARNING. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF A SEMI TRUCK CAUGHT IN THEIR BLINDSPOT WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO SWITCH LANES. I ATTEMPTED TO PASS THIS TRUCK ONLY TO HAVE MY CAR SLOW DOWN COMPLETELY, EVEN WITH GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLES BEHIND ME HAD TO CHANGE LANES SUDDENLY TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME, AND I ALMOST BECAME THE VICTIM OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH THIS SEMI TRUCK. FEARING A SIMILAR INCIDENT ON THE TRIP BACK, I STAYED SAFELY IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE GOING JUST BELOW THE POSTED SPEED (70MPH). AS I APPROACHED AN INCLINE ON THE INTERSTATE, NOT ONLY WOULD MY CAR NOT SPEED UP, IT WOULD NOT EVEN MAINTAIN SPEED. IT QUICKLY WENT FROM...

WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ROLLING TO A STOP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND BEFORE I COULD LIFT MY FOOT AND REAPPLY BRAKE I HAD GONE OVER THE CURB AND INTO A BUSH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

CAR DOORS UNLOCKED NORMALLY , THE DASH SHOWED A YELLOW KEY LIGHT BLINKING , NO RESPONSE TO PUSHING THE IGNITION BUTTON. CAR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS WITH THE REMOTE . HEADLIGHTS WORKED BATTERY WAS CHARGED FULL. EXITED THE DOOR , LOCKED THE CAR , UNLOCKED THE CAR , ENTERED IN - HELD THE REMOTE CLOSE TO THE IGNITION BUTTON. THE DASHBOARD STILL SHOWED YELLOW KEY LIGHT BLINKING . PUSHED IGNITION BUTTON NO RESPONSE. UPON GOOGLING THERE WAS A SUGGESTION TO REMOVED NEGATIVE FROM BATTERY WAIT FOR A 5 MINUTES , RECONNECT AND TRY . SAME RESULTS AFTER CONNECTING THE BATTERY. ONE ARTICLE SUGGESTED TO MOVE THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING UP AND DOWN VIGOROUSLY . I RELEASED THE STEERING BUTTON UNDERNEATH THE STEERING AND MOVED THE STEERING UP AND DOWN. PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON AND THE ENGINE STARTED. DROVE TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO DO CORRECT THE PROBLEM STATING THAT AT THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1400.

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WITH 63,200 MILES WOULD NOT START LAST SATURDAY, 2/1. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED, THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED, AND THE PUSH TO START BUTTON WOULD NOT LIGHT UP OR START THE CAR. THE RED LIGHT FOR THE KEY WAS FLASHING AND THE CAR COULD NEVER BE STARTED. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEITH NISSAN IN CARY, NC WHERE SERVICE MEMBERS THERE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CURRENTLY HAVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES IN LINE FOR THE SAME PART. THE ELECTRICAL PART FOR THE START BUTTON IS ON SERIOUS BACKORDER AND THE COMPANY HAS SUCH A HIGH DEMAND FOR IT THAT EVEN NISSAN CORPORATE IS SAYING IT WILL BE A FEW WEEKS TO GET THE PART IN. THE SERVICE STAFF AT LEITH NISSAN IN CARY, NC SAID THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMMON AND THAT NISSAN WAS NOT RECALLING THIS PART THOUGH THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE THIS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STEERING LOCK DEVICE. *TR

ON MONDAY NIGHT 11/25/13 I DROVE TO MY LOCAL SUPERMARKET AND WHEN I WENT BACK TO MY CAR, IT WOULDN'T START AFTER PUSHING THE START BUTTON. SEVERAL LIGHTS LIT UP; SERVICE ENGINE SOON, BATTERY, OIL LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT ETC. I TRIED IT A FEW TIMES WITH NO LUCK. I THEN TRIED SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND BACK TO PARK. TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND NO LUCK. AFTER WAITING ABOUT A MINUTE I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT FINALLY STARTED. IT HAS BEEN STARTING SINCE THEN (TODAY IS 11/29/13) BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY NERVOUS AND CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND I WON'T BE NEAR HOME. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY NISSAN AND A RECALL ISSUED SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OWNERS.. MY BROTHER ALSO OWNS A 2009 ALTIMA AND THIS HAPPENED TO HIM LAST YEAR AND HE HAD TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON FAILED TO ENGAGE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TWO INCIDENTS ON SAME DAY: FIRST INCIDENT AT 7:15AM: ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV WITHOUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING PUSHED. BRAKING DISTANCE MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL. WHEN CAR DID STOP, ENGINE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL. SECOND INCIDENCE AT 10:45AM (HAD STOPPED/STARTED CAR 5 TIMES, AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE): SAME ENGINE OVER-REV ISSUE WHILE BRAKING (ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT PUSHED). AFTER STOPPING (DISTANCE REQUIRED MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL), ENGINE SPEED DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THEN PARK, TO KEEP ENGINE FROM PROPELLING CAR, ENGINE SPEED WENT TO 6000RPM, WITHOUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING PUSHED. HAD TO TURN ENGINE OFF, THEN START AGAIN TO GET ENGINE TO RESPOND NORMALLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON RT.190 NORTHBOUND IN LEOMINSTER, MA TO PICK UP MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD SON AT DAYCARE. AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. EVERYTHING LIGHT STARTED TO GO ON, CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY, GAS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. SMOKE THEN STARTED TO COME FROM THE HOOD. I THOUGHT IT WAS OVERHEATING. THEN ANOTHER CAR PULLED OVER IN FRONT OF ME AND TOLD ME TO GET OUT THE CAR. I GRABBED MY PURSE AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR. WHEN I GOT OUT I SAW FIRE INSIDE IN MY HOOD. LESS THAN 2 MINUTES MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS ON FIRE. *TR

2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE, SE. WHILE MAKING TURNS (WITHOUT STOPPING), THE CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS OCTOBER 14, 2013, AND WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A BUSY STREET AND ONTO A BUSY STREET, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO ANOTHER CAR MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. NISSAN HAS A CURRENT RECALL ON SEVERAL MODELS REGARDING THIS HAPPENING DUE TO A FAULTY ACCELERATOR SENSOR, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE (MAKE, MODEL, YEAR) ARE NOT IN THE RECALL, AND I SUSPECT IT SHOULD BE. COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 10 TIMES. *TR

THIS PART IS CRACKED/BROKEN JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. HAD IT HAPPENED SIX MONTHS EARLIER IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SIX MONTHS, 9000 MILES??? ITS A $18000 CAR. A VITAL EMISSIONS PART MADE OF STEEL CRACKED AND THEY WONT FIX IT? THERE IS A RECALL,NTB12-092 IN EFFECT FOR THIS CAR BUT ACCORDING TO NISSAN MY CAR DOESN'T FIT THE PARAMETERS BECAUSE OF THE VIN#.IT CLEARLY HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER CARS,A DEFECTIVE EMISSIONS PART AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS SAFETY RECALL. *JS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 1 IN NORWOOD, MA. MY DASHBOARD PANEL WENT DARK AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DID NOT SPUTTER, OR PRESENT ANY ISSUE PRIOR TO THE SHUT DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS LEAVES ME FEELING VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AS WITH NO ROOT CAUSE IDENTIFIED IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN IN A HEAVIER TRAFFIC SITUATION. BESIDES MY OWN SAFETY, I AM CONCERNED FOR OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STUTTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGIN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND GOT OUT THE CAR. FLAMES BEGIN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WE SPOKE TO THE FIRE MARSHALL ([XXX]) WHO STATED THE FIRE STARTED FROM MID ENGINE LINE. AND MORE THAN LIKELY THE CAR WAS ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WENT TO SHOP-RITE AT 6 AM TO PURCHASE LUNCH MEAT FOR MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL LUNCH. WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SO I READ THE CAR MANUAL ON HOW TO JUMP A CAR BATTERY. IN THE CAR MANUAL ON PAGE 0-12, THE WARNING /INDICATOR LIGHTS, PAGE.I SAW A PICTURE OF THE WARNING INDICATOR THAT WAS ON MY DASH BOARD AND IT HAD A PAGE NUMBER 2-26. ON THE PAGE IT READ" IT IS A SECURITY INDICATOR LIGHT, TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP" THE CAR WOULD NOT START WITH THE PUSH BUTTON.THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE A BACK UP KEY ENTRY EITHER. SO I WAS STRANDED AT THE SUPERMARKET.I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET HOME. I HAD THE COMPANY WHO TOWED THE CAR AND WHO HAS BEEN SERVICING OUR FAMILY CARS FOR YEARS...

AFTER ARRIVING HOME, I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER MY CAR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON AS I HAVE DONE SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR APPROX. 4 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE PUSH BRAKE SIGN WAS STILL ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE BRAKE WAS VERY HARD. I LEFT THE CAR ALONE AND SAID I WOULD TRY AGAIN IN THE MORNING. I WENT TO MY VEHICLE AT ABOUT 8:30AM IN THE MORNING AND PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE TO BE A FAULTY BREAK SWITCH. SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (36 MONTHS/ 36000 MILES) I HAD TO PAY $173.00 TO FIX THIS ISSUE WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE...

ON 3/13/2013 I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 8:55AM AND PARKED EVERYTHING IN CAR WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. AT 6:30PM I APPROACHED MY VEHICLE UNLOCKED THE DOOR USING MY KEY FOB, ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO PRESS THE IGNITION BUTTON AND NOTHING HAPPENS. AFTER SWITCHING ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND NOTICING NO POWER ISSUES I NOTICED A FLASHING INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE DASH THAT SAID NO KEY PRESENT. AFTER BEING THE ONLY CAR LEFT IN THE DARK SECLUDED PARKING LOT I STARTED OFF ON A JOURNEY TO PURCHASE A BATTERY FOR THE KEY FOB AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PHENOMENON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH IS ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. THE DEALER AFTER INVESTIGATING FOR A MATTER OF MINUTES WERE QUICKLY ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS A STEERING LOCK MODULE THAT WAS VERY COSTLY. UPON...