2009 Nissan Altima

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.

PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR HAS FAILED. THE AMBER PASSENGER OCCUPANT DASHBOARD LIGHT ALWAYS REMAINS ON. THIS MEANS THAT EVEN WITH THE SEAT OCCUPIED BY AN APPROPRIATE SIZED ADULT, THE LIGHT SAYS THE OCCUPANT IS NOT BEING 'SENSED'. ALSO, THE CONTROL PANEL ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A RED FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ERROR CODE INDICATES A FAILURE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT AIRBAG SENSOR. MY COST IS AT LEAST $2400 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT. I AM UNABLE TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY. I AM HOPING FOR A NISSAN RECALL OR TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THAT MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I SEE MANY OTHER YEARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAD THE ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER FIXED THEM AT NO COST. THAT IS WHAT I AM HOPING FOR. THIS CAR HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. THIS JUST HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE.

"TAMARA RECALL" I'M A NURSE AND I WAS DRESSED AND READY FOR WORK UPON ARRIVAL TO MY CAR MY FOB ALLOWED ME TO UNLOCK MY DOOR BUT WHOM I GOT IN AND ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR I NOTICED I COULDN'T PRESS MY BREAKS THEY WERE TIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO LOCKED. I PRESSED THE PUSH TO START BUTTON BUT NOTHING HAPPENED I LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION CENTER AND ONLY NOTICED A AMBER KEY LIGHT UP AND LOCK LIGHT ON AROUND THE START BUTTON. I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO WORK AND ITS PASS MY CLEAR CALL OUT TIME TO WORK BUT I HAVE TO CALL MY DON CRYING BECAUSE I CAN'T GET TO WORK I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR IT WON'T DO ANYTHING. I'M A NURSE MY PATIENTS DEPEND UPON ME BEING THERE TO HELP THEM A WELL AS MY FELLOW NURSES AND DOCTORS!! I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I ASKED HIM HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST TO REPAIR HE SAID 800 DOLLARS. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A SON WHO IS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL IT'S HIS SPRING BREAK WEEK, I HAVE PICTURES, CLASS RINGS, ANNOUNCEMENT, CAP AND GOWN, PROM ETC TO PAY FOR BUT I NEED MY CAR TO GET TO WORK!! I DON'T WANT FAVORS, WANT WHAT'S RIGHT!! A 6YR/ UNLIMITED MILEAGE IS A CHEAP WAY OUT. NISSAN KNEW AND KNOWS ABOUT THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT BUT STILL OUT THESE CARS ON THE ROAD NOT REALLY CARING OR CONCERN ABOUT WHAT THE RESULTS COULD BE.. I'VE BEEN A NURSE FOR OVER 10 YRS, SO DOES PEOPLE HAVE BE STRANDED BE IT OLD OR YOUNG WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA, DIABETES OR EVEN SOMEONE WHO REQUIRES USE OF OXYGEN TO BREATHE/LIVE TO DIE AND FAMILY MEMBERS SUE NISSAN BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED? PREVENTION SAVES MORE LIVES AND ITS A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE. THANK GOD FOR ALL THESE PETITIONS PAGES WITH 100S AND 1000 OF SIGNATURES ALONG WITH PEOPLE SHARING THEIR STORIES ABOUT THIS UNFAIR TOO OFF TO PEOPLE!! I EXPECT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SOON.

FIRST ISSUE WAS WITH PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. MY WIFE OR OTHER PASSENGER WOULD BE SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT AND THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT WOULD NOT WORK AND THEREFORE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISABLED, PUTTING PASSENGER SAFETY AT RISK. SECOND ISSUE. HAD TO REPLACE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR DUE TO LEAKING TIRE PRESSURE. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 OUT OF 4 SO FAR IN THE LAST YEAR. CAUSES LOW TIRE PRESSURE AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION.

I HAVEN'T BEEN HAPPY SINCE I HAD MY CAR, WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2012 WITH 45, 0000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I COMPLAINED ABOUT SO MANY THINGS EVERY OTHER MONTH I WAS GOING TO GET IT CHECKED. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP YOU CAN HERE SOMETHING LOOSE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF COURSE I SEEMED LIKE THE ONLY CRAZY ONE HEARING THE NOISE. THEN WHEN I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN I WAS TOLD THE SWAY BAR ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR THEY JUST IGNORED NOW MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED . THE STEERING LOCK WAS ONE ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON MY CAR. UNTIL I CONTACTED YOU GUYS I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. NOW WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR AT A CERTAIN SPEED IT STARTS WINING AND SLOWS DOWN TO 60 MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR I AM FURIOUS BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE 4 DIFFERENT TIMES GOING OUT OF TOWN AND THIS HAPPENED. SOMEONE COULD HAVE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME. I CHANGED OUT THE AIR FILTER THINKING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM BUT NO IT CONTINUED. ALSO SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULDN'T START I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND I HAD IT CHECKED BY SOMEONE ELSE THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS FINE. THE PASSENGER SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING THERE. NOW MY SISTER 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA TRANSMISSION IS GONE AND SHE ONLY HAD THE CAR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND WE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR GOING A CERTAIN SPEED AND MAKING NOISE. I WENT TO NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR CAN BE PUT ON THE MACHINE, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A RESPIRATORY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.