2009 Nissan Altima

WHILE VISITING A LOCAL PARK I CAME BACK TO MY CAR TO FIND IT UNABLE TO BE STARTED. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC START AND THE KEY FOB BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED BUT IT WAS A FAULTY PART WITHIN THE CAR, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK, THAT PREVENTED ME FROM BEING ABLE TO START MY CAR. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN THIS PARK WHILE IT WAS GETTING DARK AND I WAS BY MYSELF FOR 4 HOURS BEFORE A TRUCK COULD GET TO ME.

CAME OUT OF THE STORE COULDN'T START VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN, BRAKES WERE HARD TO STEP ON, "KEY" LIGHT ON! DOORS ABLE TO UNLOCK AND LOCK AND TRUNK. TOWED 3X NOBODY COULD FIX IT SAID NEEDS TO GO BACK TO NISSAN NOBODY COULD EVEN GET A DIAGNOSTIC OUTPUT ON IT..SITTING AT NISSAN NOW WAITING FOR THEM TO TELL ME COST WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD A DIME, MISSED WORK SINGLE M W DISABLED VERY SICK SON..LUCKILY HE WASN'T WITH ME! I EVEN CHANGED BATTERY IN KEY FOB MADE NO DIFFERENCE.I GOOGLED MY CAR AND SEEN ALL THE SAME EXACT COMPLAINTS AS MINE!,VERY SAD AND UPSET

AFTER MY 4.5 HR. SHIFT AT THE HOSPITAL, I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR & IT WOULDN'T START. IT SHOWED "NO KEY". I HAD BATTERY POWER BUT THE OWNER'S MANUAL SHOWED THAT THE FOB WAS NOT CONNECTING TO THE CAR. I WAS STRANDED AND IT WAS BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES. THE NEXT DAY AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERIES IN THE FOB, MY SON BROUGHT ME TO THE CAR. STILL NO STARTING IT. WE HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO A DEALER WHO PROCEEDED TO CHARGE ME $1301 DOLLARS TO FIX. IT WAS THE "DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK MODULE" (EXACT WORDS ON THE BILL) AND I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHY MY BATTERY WAS AFFECTED BUT IT WOULD NO LONGER HOLD A CHARGE. WHEN I LOOKED ON EBAY FOR THE STEERING PART, IT WAS $350. NISSAN CHARGED ME DOUBLE. I ASKED THE DEALER WHY THE DOUBLE CHARGE, THEY SAID "WHO KNOWS, CALL NISSAN." WHEN I ASKED WHY THIS "DEFECTIVE PART" WAS NOT RECALLED, THE REPLY WAS "NISSAN OFFERED AN EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED." THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE WAS NO WARNING OF IT'S GOING OUT AND NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT.

OWNER OF A 09 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S. MY WHOLE FAMILY GOT STUCK WITH THE CAR THAT DIDNT START AT ALL, THERE'S A KEY LOGO IN THE DASH PANEL SHOWING SO I WENT TO FIND SOME SOLUTIONS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IM LOST BECAUSE IT WONT START AGAIN UNTIL FIX BY A DEALER. NO FUN AT ALL BECAUSE I FOUND THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET AND THIS BEEN A OLD PROBLEM THAT I NEVER WAS MENTIONED BY MY SERVICE DEALER. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

WE HAVE A DEFECTS IN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) WHICH HAS DISABLE THE PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION ON NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 SL. IT CAN HAPPENED ANYTIME WHICH PUT A PERSONS LIFE IN DANGER IF YOU GET STUCK ON OR TO F THE ROAD. BASED ON MY RESEARCH I HAVE READ NUMEROUS CASES WHERE VERY SAME SITUATION HAD CAUSED BY FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL). THE ONLY OPTION WE HAVE RIGHT NOW TO GET YOUR CAR TOWED TO DEAL SHIP AND PAY WELL OVER $1100. EVEN THOUGH THIS NISSAN FAULT FOR CHOOSING TO USE THE FAULTY PART. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNFAIR ON THEIR PART. PLEASE ADVICE US AS WHAT CAN WE DO TO HAVE NISSAN TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THIS FAULTY PART REPLACED.

MY CAR WAS PARKED ON THE STREET WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AND NOTHING, THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER. THE FOB IS RECOGNIZED AND THE LIGHTS WORK. TRIED JUMPING BUT NOTHING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED INTIALLY BUT SINCE BEING TOWED, THE WHEEL IS NOW LOCKED. BRAKE IS HARD TO PUSH WHEN ATTEMPTING PUSH START---IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOTHING.

CAR WOOULD NOT START WITH PUSH BUTTON. DID START REMOTELY BUT AS SOON AS TRIED TO RESTART CAR AFTER GETTING IN, CAR WOULD NOT START. DEFECTIVE LOCKING MECHANISM IN STEERING WHEEL SO WOULD NOT START. IF LATE AT NIGHT IN NO CELL SERVICE AREA WHAT DO YOU DO? NO WAY TO CALL FOR HELP? CAR NO START? CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. REMOTELY STARTED THEN TRIED TO RESTART AFTER GETTING IN CAR. PUSH BUTTON START WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE. MANY MANY OF THEM DO THIS. AFTER REPLACED OK. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY RECALL. NOTE COST IS $1045 TO FIX. VERY BAD SAFETY SITUATION. NEEDS RECONSIDERATION FOR RECALL.. IS PROBLEM WITH 2009 AND 2010 ALTIMA'S.

ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL); THIS WAS A COVERED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT UNTIL JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL OR THAT THIS MIGHT HAVE EVEN BEEN AN ISSUE. I WAS PARKED OUT NEAR A LAKE AND HAD TO CALL MY FRIENDS TO PICK ME UP AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED. THIS IS NOT A SMALL ISSUE, IF SOMEONE WAS UNABLE TO START THEIR CAR IN A FREEZING SITUATION THEY COULD DIE. OR IF I WAS NEEDING TO GET A FAMILY MEMBER TO THE HOSPITAL I WOULD BE UNABLE TO.