2009 Nissan Altima

I BOUGHT THE CAR AT ROUGHLY 54K MILES. APPROXIMATELY AROUND 62K, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I WORK ON RESIDENTIAL AC UNITS. MY PRESSURES ARE EQUALIZED. I BYPASSED THE PRESSURE SWITCH TEMPORARILY DURING DIAGNOSTICS TO SEE IF THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED WHEN BYPASSED.THE ISSUE IS EITHER THE CLUTCH SPECIFICALLY OR THE COMPRESSOR IS BAD. HERE RECENTLY, I HAVE NOTICED A "JERKING" MOTION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS WILL BE THE SHIFT SOLENOID OR THE CVT. CVT FLUID IS GOOD. THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITH 2009 ALTIMAS FOR OVER 8 YEARS NOW. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? WHAT IS REQUIRED TO GET A RECALL IN EFFECT? THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING CVTS, START/STOP PROCEDURES, AND AC PROBLEMS, BUT NOT ONE RECALL CONCERNING THIS HAS HAPPENED. NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP.

THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REMEDY. TOYOTA WILL REPLACE ON THEY'RE VEHICLES, BUT NOT NISSAN.THE DASH FROM THE INTENSE HEAT IN SOUTH FLORIDA, HAS BECOME STICKY AND IS CRACKING. IN SOME AREAS, IT CAN BECOME SHINY CAUSING A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDOWS WERE TINTED AND A HEATSHIELD IS ALWAYS IN THE INSIDE WINDSHIELD. ARMORALL OR SIMILAR PRODUCTS, WERE NEVER USED WHEN MAINTAINED. ONLY SOAP AND WATER ON A CLOTH. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN BUT THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS COSTLY TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME ISSUE REOCURRING.

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK SYSTEM, WHICH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITHIN THESE CARS. THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MOST OWNERS WON'T MALFUNCTION UNTIL FURTHER MILES LIKE MINES. I WAS AT MY PARENTS HOUSE VISITING "THANK LORD" WHICH WAS NOT THAT FAR FROM MY APARTMENT, WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WAS DUE TO THAT PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED INTO A BLACK, STICKY, REFLECTIVE LIQUID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO THE LIQUID REFLECTING THE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANUFACTURER THAT NISSAN HAD NO OBLIGATION TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

I TRIED TO START NISSAN ALTIMA AFTER SHOPPING AND WOULD NOT START. STEERING WAS LOCKED UP AND TRANSMISSION.I WAS NOT IN THE SAFEST PART OF TOWN SO I WAS WORRIED FOR MY SAFETY.THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME SO I KNEW IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK UNIT GONE BAD AGAIN. FIRST TIME WAS 3 YEARS AGO AND IT WAS REPLACED FREE AT NISSAN DEALER THIS TIME IT COST ME $ 1009.56 AT SAME NISSAN DEALER. NEED TO RECALL SO THIS MATTER CAN BE FIXED. I CANT AFFORD A CAR THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE SAME $1000 PART EVERY 3 YEARS.