Nissan Altima electrical problems

THE BRAKE SWITCH ON THE ALTIMA HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE NEW. THE FIRST PART WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2015 DUE TO THE CAR NOT STARTING, AND THE VEHICLE NOT RECOGNIZING THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED (REQUIREMENT FOR KEY LESS START). UPON DEALER INSPECTION, I WAS CHARGED A VERY HEFTY FEE FOR A SMALL PART AND LABOR. PART: 25320-AX00C SHOWED TO BE AT FAULT. AT SECOND TIME, AUGUST 2016, THE SAME PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THIS TIME, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. I FOUND THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED, OPENED IT UP, AND FOUND THE INSIDE CONNECTORS FROZEN TO THE CONTACTS AND WHAT LOOK LIKED A SMALL FLASH OR BURN HAD OCCURRED. THE CONTACTS WERE SEPARATED AND THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE BURNING SMELL REAPPEARED AND THE PART WAS NOTED TO HAVE POSSIBLY STARTED ON FIRE VERY BRIEFLY, OR BEEN SUBJECT TO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HEAT. PART HAS BEEN RETAINED. PART WAS REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET PART, AND CAR NOW STARTS WITHOUT ANY SMELLS. DEALERSHIP DENY'S PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SWITCH, DESPITE WIDESPREAD INTERNET CHATTER ABOUT SAME ISSUE HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS OF KEY LESS START NISSAN VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE KEY FAILURE AND SECURITY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

INTERMITTENTLY THE CAR IS COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE ENGINE STARTS VIBRATING WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR BRAKING AND TURNS OFF. IT WILL START IMMEDIATELY7-8 TIMES IN A ROW BUT WILL TURN TURN OFF AS SOON AS THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS TO THE NISSAN DEALER ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL US THEY CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES SHOWING UP! OUR CONCERN IS THE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR WHATEVER IS CAUSING THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PUSH START WAS PRESSED, THE BRAKES SEIZED AND THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS NEEDED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,998. UPDATED 10/06/16*LJ *CN

MY TPMS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW, AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE SYSTEM IS READING ZERO PSI IN ALL TIRES. THEY SAID IT WAS A PART OF THE SYSTEM THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT AND DOESN'T WANT TO ADDRESS IT. SO IF I WANT IT FIXED ITS GONNA COST ME OVER $200. MY WIFE WHO HAS A 2009 MURANO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TPMS LIGHT BEING ON AND READING ZERO PSI IN ALL TIRES.

MY CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER I PARKED IT ON A CITY STREET, I WAS STRANDED AT NIGHT! AFTER THANKFULLY BEING ABLE TO SAFELY GET A RIDE AND LEAVING MY CAR, I HAD TO GO BACK TO MY CAR THE NEXT DAY. I HAD CHANGED THE KEY BATTERY THINKING THAT COULD BE REASON, BUT THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO CALL A TOW COMPANY TO BRING MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I LEARNED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2009 ALTIMAS, BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK HAD FAILED. I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS WAS A BAFFLING AND FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AND I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, AND AN UNKNOWN KEY SYMBOL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

I HAVE NUMEROUS STARTING PROBLEMS AND THE VDC,ABS, AND SLIP LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT CAN TAKE 4 OR 5 TRIES UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTS WITH THE PUSH BUTTON START. THE BATTERY,ALTERNATOR AND STARTER HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE NUMEROUS LIGHTS THAT COME ON WHILE DRIVING PRESENT A PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IF THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING.