2009 Nissan Altima

I WAS PARKED IN BANK PARKING LOT ON 601. S CLARK ST, CHICAGO, IL WHEN PUSHING THE THE START PUSH BUTTON, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE KEY SYMBOL WAS ILLUMINATING. TRIED TO JUMP THE BATTERY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. CONTACED NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO TROUBLESHOOT. SO, I HAD FMY BOYFRIEND DRIVE ME TO THE DEALERSHIP, BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY FOR THE REMOTE TRANSMITTER, THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T START. SO THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MODULE WENT OUT ON THIS CAR. AND THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS 1,162.15

THE ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILURE WHICH WOULDN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO START IS THE MOST STUPID THING I'VE EVER HEARD. AND THAT NISSAN WOULDN'T RECALL IT IS A BIG SHAME ON THE MANUFACTURER. ON TOP OF THAT, THEY CHARGE RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED ($600+LABOR)??!! THIS IS SUPER UNSAFE FOR DRIVERS IN THE NORTHEAST AS WE MAY GET STUCK IN A COLD WINTER FREEZING TO DEATH FOR WHAT? THERE IS EVEN NO MECHANIC PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. JUST A LITTLE WEDGE-LIKE THING THAT WOULDN'T DROP TO WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE???? RIDICULOUS!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LOCKED IT WITH THE FOB, IT FAILED TO START UPON HER RETURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ESC NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 12/23/16*LJ UPDATED 02/07/17.*JB

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IS CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DEFECTS IN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL). THE CAR JUST CUT OFF ON ME AS I WAS PARKING IN A PARKING SPOT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE GEAR IN PARK. IT DISABLED THE PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION ON MY CAR AND LOCKED MY STEERING COLUMN. SO, I WAS STRANDED! THIS IS BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY CAR COULD'VE JUST CONTINUED TO ROLL IF I COULDN'T GET IT INTO THE PARKED GEAR! IT'S UNFAIR THAT AS A CONSUMER OF NISSAN, I HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE AFTER THE NISSAN WARRANTY ON THE ESCL EXPIRED IN MARCH 2015 AND BE POSED WITH PAYING OVER $1000 IN REPAIR COSTS. PER NISSAN, THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC MILEAGE NUMBER THAT THIS DEFECT COULD OCCUR; SO THEY SHOULD RECALL THE ESCL SYSTEMS IN ALL AFFECTED CARS INSTEAD OF COVERING THEIR OWN BEHINDS AND GIVING A WARRANTY WITH UNLIMITED MILES AND AN END DATE OF MARCH 2015. CLEARLY NISSAN IS NOT CONCERNED WITH ITS CONSUMERS SAFETY. IT'S NOT FAIR TO CONSUMERS THAT BOUGHT NISSAN VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCE THE DANGEROUS DEFECT AFTER MARCH 2015. I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CONSUMER AT THIS TIME.

"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.

VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT START. APPARENTLY, THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BE STRANDED. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEIR MECHANISM DURING '09 AND '10 WAS FAULTY. HOW COULD ANY MALFUNCTION THAT LEAVES PEOPLE STRANDED NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE! THE PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND ONLY CARRIED THROUGH NISSAN... THAT IN ITSELF SHOULD BE SUSPICIOUS.

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MODULE IN MY 2009 ALTIMA LOCKED LEAVING ME STRANDED AND UNABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. NISSAN RECEIVED SO MANY COMPLAINTS THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR A LIMITED TIME (TO 2014). I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS DATE FROM A NISSAN DEALER WHERE I'VE TAKEN IT FOR EVERY SERVICE AND WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE UNTIL I COULDN'T START MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO REIMBURSE ME THE $1076 I PAID OUT OF POCKET STATING THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF MY VEHICLE WAS INFORMED BY MAIL OF THE ISSUE (MY CAR HAD JUST ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO PERFORMED ALL MAINTENANCE AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP). THIS INFORMATION WAS NEVER PASSED ONTO ME. NISSAN IS SAYING THAT SINCE THEY INFORMED THE LAST OWNER, THEY ARE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE AND ARE REFUSING REIMBURSEMENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY OR THEY SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART INDEFINITELY. NISSAN SHOULD ALSO BE CONTACTING THEIR CONSUMERS TO NOTIFY THE CURRENT VEHICLE OWNERS OF THESE SERIOUS TYPES OF ISSUES. CONTACTING A PREVIOUS OWNER IS NOT ENOUGH. THIS IS OUR THIRD NISSAN BUT I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER WITH BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THEIR CONSUMERS IN CASES SUCH AS THESE. HAVE SOME RESPECT FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS SAFETY AND RECALL PARTS THAT YOU KNOW ARE DEFECTIVE AND COULD LEAVE PEOPLE IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS!!