2009 Nissan Altima Electrical System

MY DAUGHTER, AGE 24, STOPPED BY A LOCAL WALGREENS AFTER WORKING AS A PERSONAL TRAINER. IT WAS LATE EVENING AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 15 DEGREES. SHE WENT TO START HER CAR (PUSH BUTTON START) AND IT WOULDN'T START. SHE WAITED FOR 2 HOURS BEFORE SOMEONE COULD COME HELP. THIS IS AN ISSUE NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF AND HAS ADMITTED IS DUE TO A "MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY". IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF THE PART WILL FAIL BUT WHEN THE PART WILL FAIL. WHILE THE CAR MAY BE STATIONARY, IT NONE THE LESS PUTS THE DRIVER AT RISK. *TR

NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 ESCL (ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK) PART IS FAULTY AND FAILING ON THE NISSAN ALTIMA 2009. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX AND HAS DOCUMENTED MORE INFORMATION HERE: HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/WEB/ESCL_WARRANTY_EXTENSION/FAQS.PHP?MENU=62. THEY STATE "NISSAN HAS DETERMINED THAT ON A SMALL NUMBER OF VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED, THE ESCL MAY MALFUNCTION AFTER THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED AND COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STARTING." A PETITION ON CHANGE.ORG (HTTPS://WWW.CHANGE.ORG/P/NISSAN-MOTOR-COMPANY-RECALL-THE-2009-NISSAN-ALTIMA-TO-REPLACE-DEFECTIVE-STEERING-LOCK-SYSTEM) HAS RECEIVED 409 SUPPORTERS BEFORE IT WAS CLOSED. ADDITIONALLY, FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN COLLATED HERE: HTTP://2009NISSANALTIMARECALL.WORDPRESS.COM/. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED, UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS. NISSAN IS BEING UNCOOPERATIVE NOW THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WHICH IS WARRANTED UP TO 6 YEARS FROM THE PURCHASE DATE IS EXPIRING. IN MY CASE, I BOUGHT A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM A NISSAN DEALER AND HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I GOT STRANDED THREE SEPARATE TIMES BETWEEN DECEMBER 2014 AND JANUARY 2015. PLEASE DEMONSTRATE YOUR RESPECT FOR CUSTOMER SAFETY AND RECALL THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK SYSTEM WHICH IS LEAVING NISSAN CUSTOMERS STRANDED. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK IS DEFECTIVE IN COLD WEATHER FOR A NUMBER OF THE 2009 ALTIMA. I HAD NO WARNING OR IDEA THIS WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL I WAS STRANDED WITH MY CAR NOT STARTING DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CARS. NISSAN WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS I AM 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS ISSUES IS VERY TROUBLESOME AS YOU CAN NOT USE THE CAR, IT HAS BECOME A PILE OF SCRAP. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALLED BY NISSAN AND FIXED AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE TWO TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME THIS WAS THE 3RD ONE THIS MONTH WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE THEFT SYSTEM LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THEFT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,690.

AFTER MOVING MY CAR TO SHOVEL SNOW, I PARKED IT. I CAME OUT 2 HOURS LATER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ELECTRONIC KEY WORKED, INTERIOR LIGHTS WORKED, HORN WORKED, ALARM WORKED BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I PRESSED THE START BUTTON AND NOTHING. WE TRIED TO JUMP START IT THINKING THE BATTERY MIGHT BE A LITTLE WEAK BUT NOTHING!!! NOW AFTER 2 DAYS OF RESEARCH AND MISSED WORK THE PROBLEM IS IN THE LOCK STEERING COLUMN. I NOW HAVE TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GOD KNOWS HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST ME. THANK HEAVEN THE CAR JUST DIDN'T DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT! THE CAR ISN'T EVEN PAID OFF YET AND HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES...I HOPE YOUR AGENCY WILL DO SOMETHING FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE LIKE MYSELF, THAT PAY GOOD HARD EARNED MONEY FOR SOMETHING, ONLY TO BUY A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF JUNK.IF IT WAS ONLY ME, I'D SUCK IT UP AND MOVE ON BUT ITS HUNDREDS OF US AND IF OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS AREN'T COMPLAIN NOW, DON'T WORRY THEY WILL!!! *TR

WENT OUT THIS MORNING, STARTED MY CAR, DROVE IT TO THE SUPERMARKET, CAME OUT AND THE CAR WON?T START. ACCORDING TO THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT INFORMATION IN THE MANUAL, IT SAYS I HAVE TO CONTACT THE DEALER. LOOKING AT OTHER POSTS HERE AND OTHER SITES, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN DOESN'T RECOGNIZE AS A RECALL PROBLEM. I JUST HOPE I DON?T GET RIPPED OFF TOO MUCH FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PUSH TO START FEATURE FAILED TO START THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILURE LEFT US COMPLETELY STRANDED. WE RETURNED TO OUR CAR AND THE START BUTTON DID NOTHING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I WAS ABLE TO RETURN WITH A HAMMER AND AFTER STRIKING THE INTERLOCK SEVERAL TIMES, IT STARTED WORKING. THE ONLY PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THIS IS TO PAY THE DEALER $1,000 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD LEAVE MY WIFE STRANDED RANDOMLY AT ANYTIME OR ANY PLACE THAT SHE DRIVES THE CAR. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, BUT THIS FAILED 6 MONTHS AFTER IT EXPIRED... THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL

THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT IS JAMMED AND IS CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START. NISSAN WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE FIX. THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

DROVE CAR TO STORE. LEAVING THE STORE AND STARTED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT HAD A KEY LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASH BOARD AND A LOCK NOTICE ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED DOWN. THE CAR HAS A KEYLESS ENTRY. THE BATTERIES WERE GOOD IN THE VEHICLE AND THE FONT. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND TAKE TO THE DEALERSHIP. VERY BIG INCONVENIENCE AS WIFE USES THE VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK. *TR

I DROVE MY ALTIMA TO THE SHOPPING CENTER, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I PARKED THE CAR. WHEN I CAME OUT ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE KEY LIGHT WAS FLASHING. CHANGED THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB BUT THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. APPEARS TO BE A STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER. FIVE DAYS LATER I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT. ALTHOUGH NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. IT IS REPREHENSIBLE THAT NISSAN CONTINUES LETTING PEOPLE BE STRANDED WHEN THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONED LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO START. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS STUCK IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND A DASH LIGHT INDICATED A SMALL KEY. WHEN I PUSHED THE START BUTTON NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL). AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OF NISSAN SPECIFICALLY (2009 NISSAN ALTIMA). AS A RESULT OF THIS KNOWLEDGE, NISSAN PLACED THAT PART UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THAT HOWEVER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ENOUGH, SINCE MANY OF THE ISSUES DON'T BEGIN UNTIL AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP, AS IN OUR CASE. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $1,100.00. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND NISSAN DIRECTLY FOR ASSISTANCE, ASKING THAT THEY COVER THE PART, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED IN AUGUST. OF COURSE, THEY CHOSE NOT TO HELP IN ANYWAY. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN THIS PART FAILS IT DOES NOT GIVE MUCH IF ANY WARNING. YOU SIMPLY COME OUT TO START YOUR CAR ONE DAY AND IT DOES NOT START OR ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER. NISSAN CHOOSING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON A PART WE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HAVING ISSUES, DOES US NO GOOD. A RECALL HOWEVER WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE, I FEEL, IN THIS SITUATION. MANY DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE ISSUES AFTER ALL WARRANTIES HAVE EXPIRED AND THE COST IS THEIRS TO COVER. WHEN IT'S A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART, THAT DOES NOT SEEM FAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

VEHICLE DID NOT START. VEHICLE WAS SUCCESSFULLY JUMPED, DRIVEN FOR ONE (1) HOUR, THEN TURNED OFF, AND THEN FAILED TO START AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN # NTB10-139. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PINE BELT NISSAN, 111 HIGHWAY 36, KEYPORT, NJ, 07735-1424, WHO FIXED THE CAR AND RECOMMENDED I CONTACT NISSAN CORPORATE FOR ANY REIMBURSEMENT. CORPORATE NISSAN, UNDER CONFIRMATION NUMBER 315521 (SPOKE TO RAVEN), STATED THAT "THEY ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO PAY FOR THE PARTS", EVEN AFTER I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD PAY THE LABOR. NISSAN KNOWINGLY HAS PUT OUT A DEFECTIVE BRAKE IGNITION SWITCH THAT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO FAIL (NOT START) AT ANY TIME, AND WILL NOT WORK WITH THE CUSTOMER FINANCIALLY TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH A GOOD ONE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND ITS WARRANTY TIME/MILEAGE.

THE CAR WILL NOT START. ALL ELECTRICS WORK, CAR AND KEY FOB BATTERIES ARE NEW, BUT WHEN YOU PRESS THE START BUTTON THE CAR WON'T START. THIS 'GIMMICK' OF A KEY-FREE VEHICLE IS FUNDAMENTALLY DEFECTIVE AND AN INTERNET REVIEW SHOWS THOUSANDS OF NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. COMMON WISDOM SAYS THAT THE ANTI-THEFT STEERING LOCK IS ENGAGING WHEN IT SHOULD NOT AND THE REPAIR COST IS @ $1,000. NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS ON RECALL AS THEY DID SO ON OTHER VEHICLES AND MADE CHANGES TO NEWER ALTIMA MODELS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE EFFECT IS THAT I CAN'T USE MY CAR AT ALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION IN EVERY OTHER WAY. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SHORT VISIT TO CONVENIENCE STORE. PROBLEM BELIEVED TO BE "IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER" AS MANY OTHER COMPLAINANTS HAVE ALREADY ATTESTED TO. A CONTINUING SERIOUS PHYSICAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. NHTSA HAS DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE! *TR

THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START. IT WAS PARKED AT MY HOUSE AND I TRIED TO START IT WOULDN'T. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START.DASH DISPLAY ILLUMINATES "NO KEY",WHICH IS A "FOB" TYPE SYSTEM WHICH HAS A START BUTTON.THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 WEEKS.CAR LEFT AT MIKE EARDMAN NISSAN OF MERRITT ISLAND ,FL TODAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC LOCK MODULE UNDER THE DASH.NISSAN WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR UP TO 72 MONTHS JUST FOR THIS ISSUE,A KNOWN PROBLEM.NOT A RECALL YET. BETTER NOT BE A "DIAGNOSTIC" FEE FOR THIS.SOMEBODY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DEMAND A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS,AFFECTING 2009-2010 NISSAN ALTIMA'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NEARLY 30 TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT A SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

CAR WILL NOT START AFTER PRESSING BRAKE + START BUTTON. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES STIFF. ONLY AFTER TRYING MULTIPLE TIMES WILL THE CAR ACTUALLY STARTS. *TR

ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00PM I TRIED TO START MY CAR (WHICH WAS PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY) VIA PUSH START AND A LOCK AND KEY SYMBOL APPEARED AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I LOOKED UP THE SYMBOLS IN MY MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE START. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER IN MY AREA HERE IN PA AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. WHICH I WILL BE DOING TODAY 02/06/14. *TR

WILL NOT START. LIGHTS COME ON BUT ENGINE WON'T START. *TR

2009 ALTIMA SEDAN WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY THIS MORNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. THE ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED AND THE CAR WAS RENDERED USELESS. AFTER CONTACT WITH THE DEALER, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND "THEY WILL CONTACT ME THE PART BECOMES AVAILABLE AND WHEN NISSAN CORPORATE DETERMINES HOW THEY ARE GOING TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM". MEANWHILE THE CONSUMER IS WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAS BEEN EXCELLENT UP UNTIL THIS POINT WITH NO MECHANICAL ISSUES BUT THIS IS SOMETHING NISSAN SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. HUGE INCONVENIENCE! *TR