2009 Nissan Altima

MY CAR WILL NOT START THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENS IN 2012 THEY CHANGED MY CAR BATTERY AND IN 2013 IT WOULDN'T START AFTER WORK AND I TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE STEERING AND BREAK LOCK MECHANISM AND NOW 2016 MY CAR WON'T START AND IT IS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK AND NOW THERE IS NO WARRANTY, SO IT IS COSTING ME ABOUT $900 TO 1,000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING OR THAT SHOULD HAVE A LIFE TIME WARRANTY.

INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP AND CAR WILL NOT START, IT DOESN'T CRANK, NOT EVEN A CLICK FORM THE STARTER, THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK. SEEMS TO BE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) AS I GOOGLED FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS ON THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER CAUSE THEY KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THEY SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR A WELL KNOWN DEFECT INDEFINITELY. IF THIS HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IS A VERY SERIOUS LIFE AND DEATH ISSUE. HTTP://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20150219214832/HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/WEB/ESCL_WARRANTY_EXTENSION/PROGRAMDETAILS.PHP?MENU=61

SO I WAS AT WORK CAME OUT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START...THOUGHT IT WAS MY BATTERY IT WASNT THAT. GOT IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP.YOUNG LADY ADVISED ME IT WAS STEERING COLUMN LOCK.AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH I SEEN THIS MATTER TO ALOT OF NISSAN CUSTOMER'S.THE COST WAS OVER 1,000 DOLLARS AND SEEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRED LAST YEAR. HAD TO PAID OTHER PEOPLE TO GET BACK AND FORWARD TO WORK AND PICK MY CHILD UP FROM CHILDCARE. CALLED NISSAN1 THE WOMAN TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE 3 BUSINESS DAY TO REVIEW MY CASE....SHE CALLED TODAY TELLING ME IT WAS NOTHING THEY CAN ABOUT THIS MATTER.I WAS PISSED OFF. THIS PROBLEM WASNT MY FAULT AND NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WAY BEFORE ME. ITS SAD TO BE A CUSTOMER TO NISSAN. THEY REALLY DONT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS OR THIS PROBLEM SEEM LIKE EVERYONE HAVING. *TR

I AM THE LATEST VICTIM OF FAULTY STEERING LOCK ON 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL IT HAPPENED WITH ME. I ALONG WITH MY FAMILY (INCLUDING 10 MONTHS OLD KID) WENT OUT AROUND 7:30 PM ON 10TH DEC 2016 AND STOPPED TO FILL FUEL AT THE NEARBY FUEL STATION. SWITCHED OFF CAR'S IGNITION BEFORE FILLING FUEL AS USUAL BUT WAS UNABLE TO START IT LATER. CAR IGNITION DIDN'T START AT ALL, BOTH STEERING AND BRAKES GOT LOCKED AND DIDN'T MOVE AT ALL. EVENTUALLY CAR WAS SHOWING KEY SYMBOL REPEATEDLY. IT WAS LITTLE COLD OUTSIDE AND STARTED RAINING AS WELL. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED BACK HOME, IT TOOK ME 3 HOURS TO GET HOME AS TOWING SERVICE WAS DELAYED AS WELL. MEANWHILE ATTEMPT TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE ALSO DIDN'T HELP AS BATTERIES WERE ALL OKAY. BEING SUNDAY NEXT DAY, NO REPAIR SHOPS AND NISSAN DEALER WERE OPENED. DURING THIS TIME RESEARCHED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND LEARNT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT ON 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA STEERING LOCK SYSTEM WHICH DISABLED THE CAR UNTIL REPLACED. AND NISSAN HAD KEPT ONLY EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 6 YEARS ON THIS PART BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. I HAD TO GET VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY AND UPON DIAGNOSTIC THEY ALSO FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD TO COUGH UP $1200 TO GET IT REPLACED INCLUDING LABOR CHARGES. IT IS HUGE DENT TO POCKET BUT SEEMS THERE WAS NO CHOICE. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT NISSAN HAS DECIDED TO NOT TO RECALL THIS PART EVEN AFTER LEARNING MUTLIPLE REPORTS AND ITS DEFECTIVENESS. KEEPING 6 YEARS EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T HELP AS LOW MILEAGE CAR WILL TAKE MORE YEARS TO DETECT THIS PROBLEM. MOREOVER THERE IS EXTRA BURDEN ON CONSUMERS OF THEIR TIME, SPOILED PLANS AND MONEY. WORST CASE IF IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE AT REMOTE LOCATION WHERE GETTING HELP IS BLEAK. I URGE NHTSA TO TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY AND DIRECT NISSAN TO RECALL/REIMBURSE ON THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. SAFETY OF CONSUMER SHOULD BE TOP PRIORITY THAN PROFITS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING IGNITION LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS DEFECTIVE. IT'S FAILED IN MY CAR TWICE NOW LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS. THE CAR WILL BE RUNNING PERFECTLY WHEN I ARRIVE AT MY DESTINATION AND I PROCEED TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND LEAVE. UPON RETURNING, THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT APPEARS AND IT BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN ON THE CAR. SOMETIMES A JUMP WILL START THE CAR (WHICH HAS A NEW, FULLY CHARGED BATTERY), BUT MANY TIMES NOTHING WORKS EXCEPT GETTING THE CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC TO HAVE THE COLUMN LOCK REPLACED. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS SUPPOSED TO STOP THEFT, NOT KEEP ME FROM STARTING MY CAR WHEN I'M TRYING TO GET HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT. IT'S ABSURD THAT THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA'S AND THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. NOW THAT WINTER IS APPROACHING, I MAY BE FORCED TO SPEND HOURS OUTSIDE IN THE FREEZING COLD TRYING TO GET MY CAR TO START BECAUSE THE COLUMN LOCK IS DEFECTIVE AND COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. IT IS JUST NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN A CAR YOU ARE AFRAID TO TURN OFF BECAUSE IT MAY NOT START AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IN THE COLD OR WHEN YOU ARE FAR FROM HOME.