2010 Nissan Altima

I WENT TO START MY ALTIMA ONE DAY AND IT WOULDN'T START. NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND IT NEVER DOES THIS. WENT ON YOUTUBE AND SAW VIDEOS ABOUT A QUICK FIX ON THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK COLUMN. DID WHAT THE VIDEO SAID AND THE CAR STARTED UP. CALLED NISSAN BECAUSE I FOUND A CUSTOMARY REPLACEMENT ON THIS PART FOR KNOWN DEFECTS BUT NO FULL RECALL WA ISSUED. MY VIN DID NOT POPULATE SAYING I COULD GET MINE REPLACED AND THEY QUOTED ME $1000 FOR REPLACEMENT AND LABOR. THIS DEFAULT IN LEAVES YOU STRANDED WITH NO VEHICLE. ASKED NISSAN CORPORATE IF THEY COULD MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR MY VIN AND THEY TOLD ME NO. VERY DISPLEASED WITH THIS SERVICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING, CRACKING, AND BEGAN TO PROVIDE A GLARE WHEN THE SUN WAS OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (UNIVERSAL HYUNDAI, 12801 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL 32837) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT PARTS WERE ORDERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT OPENED A CASE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED NOR TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-647-7261 AND STATED THAT THE INVESTIGATORS WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN THREE DAYS. CASE NUMBER: 27217273 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

DIAGNOSED AS BODY CONTROL MODULE: DRAINS BATTERY INCLUDING NEW INSTALLED BATTERY; FOB WITH NEW BATTERY WILL NOT LOCK THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT ACTIVATE ALARM SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE LOCATOR BUTTON SPORADICALLY PERFORMS; FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY (WILL NOT GO DOWN OR CONSTANTLY GOES UP AND DOWN AND SAYS IN A HALF-UP/HALF -DOWN POSITION; RADIO AND CLOCK LOSES DIGITAL DISPLAY CONSTANTLY WHEN DRIVING. NEED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO GET THE RADIO/CLOCK TO DISPLAY. AFRAID THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC BODY MODULE WILL FAIL AT ANY GIVEN TIME EFFECTING THE SAFETY OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. DATE BELOW INDICATING "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?" IS THE DATE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY MECHANIC.

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO ACCELERATE. WHATEVER SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING AT THE TIME THE ISSUE KICKS IN IS THE MAXIMUM SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE. STOPPING AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO RESET THE PROCESS AND YOU CAN DRIVE NORMALLY FOR THE NEXT 15 - 30 MINUTES UNTIL THE PROBLEM RESURFACES. LOOKING ONLINE INDICATES THIS A COMMON ISSUE FOR NISSAN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 2007 - 2010. THE ISSUES SEEMS TO SURFACE ONCE THE VEHICLES HIT 80,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IN MY CASE IT PREVENTED ME FROM DIVING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KAMAAINA NISSAN (471 KALANIANAOLE AVE, HILO, HI 96720) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD OPEN A CASE AND CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.