2010 Nissan Maxima

THE CAR AFTER BEING DRIVEN TO WORK AND PARKED IN GARAGE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR FOR A FEW HOURS, WHILE AT WORK, I REALIZED THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND LIKE OTHERS THE CAR LOCK SIGN WAS ON. READING FURTHER ABOUT IT, IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN'S ELECTRICAL STEERING CONTROL LOCK AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS. AFTER TOWING THE CAR, THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THE SAME BUT NISSAN DOESN'T COVER THIS MODEL. IT COVERS 2009 MAXIMA AND ALTIMA, EVEN SOME OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THIS ONE. IT IS COSTING ME OVER 1200 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR, THAT INCLUDE 650 DOLLARS FOR THE PART, 400 DOLLARS FOR LABOR AS THIS IS EXTENSIVE, AND THEN TAXES AND CHANGE. NISSAN NEEDS TO REIMBURSE ITS CUSTOMERS FOR SUCH FAULTY PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING AND THE LOW PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V358000 (SUSPENSION). THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MY CAR WOULDN'T START, SO I CALLED AAA AND THEY TESTED THE BATTERY AND DETERMINED THE BATTERY WAS NOT THE ISSUE. NO SOUND, NO POWER AND THE KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, CLEARLY NOT RECOGNIZING MY KEY FOB. I GOT A RIDE HOME 30 MILES AWAY AND RETURNED WITH MY ALTERNATE KEY FOB THINKING IT COULD BE A KEY FOB BATTERY ISSUE. THE ALTERNATE KEY FOB ALSO DID NOT WORK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK, NOT RELEASING, AND THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $895.00 AND NOT IN STOCK. MANY OF THE NISSAN FORUMS I LOOKED UP ON LINE ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM, TOO. HELLO IS ANYONE LISTENING OR TAKING NOTE? SHOULDN'T THIS MANY COMPLAINTS EQUATE TO A PARTS RECALL?? *TR

NO ACTIVATION OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM. AFTER FOLLOWING ALL TROUBLE SHOOTING ADVICE IN THE CAR'S MANUAL, I TOWED THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY FLAGGED AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT (PART# 487009N00B) AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS ALL PART OF THE VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS UNIT WAS $1041.17. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THE 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS WAS A FULLY FUNCTIONING CAR (EXCEPT FOR ANTI-THEFT CIRCUIT GLITCH) THAT LEFT ME STRANDED IN A SITUATION WHERE MY CAR COULD HAVE BEEN TOWED BY THE CITY. NISSAN PROMOTES HOW SAFE, RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL THEIR CARS ARE, BUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM CAN DISABLE THE VEHICLE LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED WITH ONLY ONE OPTION, WHICH IS, TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER BECAUSE OF ANT-THEFT SYSTEM GLITCHES. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY TO FEMALE DRIVERS.I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD COME UP WITH AN OVERRIDE CODE OR DEVICE THAT WILL ALLOW A DRIVER TO ESCAPE FROM POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THAT WERE CREATED BY NISSAN'S VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT FOR AN ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZING CIRCUIT FALSELY TELLING THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT READY TO START WHEN IT IS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THEIR VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM. *TR

I WENT TO THE STORE TO BUY SOME GROCERIES BEFORE WORK. WHEN I RETURNED TO CAR MY INTELLIGENT KEY WOULDN'T WORK. I WAS STRANDED IN THE PARKING LOT. I HAD MY 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK FAILED. IT COST ME $876.00 TO GET IT REPLACED. I CONTACTED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE. I TOLD THEM THAT MY CAR WAS BUILT IN SEPT 09 AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER THE RECALL OF THE 2009 ALTIMA. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. FAULTY ELECTRICAL STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK. THEY RESEARCH MY VEHICLE AND COULDN'T FIND ANY OPEN RECALLS FOR MY MODEL YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000...UPDATED 09/30/14 *BF UPDATED 2/26/2015 *JS