2010 Nissan Maxima

YESTERDAY I WENT INTO A STORE, CAME OUT TO FIND OUT MY ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WENT UP WITHOUT WARNING. ITS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND IS HAPPENING TO 1000S OF PEOPLE. I BEEN TOLD NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT IS ONLY GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE 2009 MODELS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A MAJOR COMPANY SUCH AS NISSAN WOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS AND NOT TAKE CARE OF EVERYONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. IT'S NOT A DRIVER ERROR, IT'S A FACTORY ERROR AND NISSAN SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEALERSHIP I HAD IT TOWED TO SAYS IT'S 900 DOLLARS TO FIX AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY AREN'T SURE WHEN IT WOULD EVEN COME IN. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO HERE? I DON'T HAVE 900 DOLLARS. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I COULD BE OUT OF MY VEHICLE FOR MONTH'S. I HAVE BEEN A MAXIMA LOVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. I'VE HAD 3 MAXIMAS. IT'S SAD TO SAY I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR MOVE DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONED ELECTRONICS STEERING COLUMN LOCK CONTROL ASSEMBLY. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE PART WAS ON BACK-ORDER DUE TO THE FACT THAT MANY NISSAN 2009 AND 2010 MODELS HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. HAD TO WAIT FOR FIVE DAYS TO GET IT REPAIRED, AND NO LOANER CAR WAS PROVIDED. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $800. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 45000 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY ALTIMAS, MAXIMAS, AND 370ZS... NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY ON ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) ONLY FOR 2009 ALTIMAS AND MAXIMAS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLOW ON THE PART OF NISSAN AND AS SUCH SHOULD BE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR 2010 MODELS AS WELL. *TR

TODAY WHEN I INTO MY CAR AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I NOTICED THE YELLOW "KEY" INDICATOR IS ON, AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WILL ONLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS. I TRIED TO START THE CAR BY PLACING THE INTELLIGENT KEY IN THE MANUAL START PORT, BUT THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION STAYS ("READS") IN THE LOCKED POSITION, AND THE LCD SHOWS AN IMAGE THAT APPEARS TO BE TELLING ME TO PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE PORT.THE STEERING WHEEL ITSELF IS NOT LOCKED, HOWEVER. I CAN ACTUALLY MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT PRESS VERY FAR DOWN. AFTER GOGGELING SEVERAL THREADS CAME UP ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE A 09-10 MAXIMA HAVE THE SAME ISSUES BUT NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. SAID TO SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE LIFE OF THEIR CONSUMERS. IM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 AND IM SO HURT ABOUT THE LACK OF QUALITY NISSAN IS MAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,600. *TR