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2009 Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1164050
Internal NHTSA #	10692565
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA HYBRID
Model Year	2009
File date	23/02/15
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2009 nissan altima hybrid refused to recognize the wireless key, leaving me stranded. It was seven degrees in chicago and the windchill was below zero, but i was able to return home taking public transportation. Who knows what might have happened if this had occurred in the middle of the road. I towed the car to a dealer, who told me that the "steering lock assembly" had failed, but they could fix it for $1170 plus tax. I found that there used to be a special warranty if this part failed, but nissan had put a time limit on it so that cars where the defect showed up were being denied coverage as early as october of 2014. Nissan insists that: (1) this defect affects few cars, so they issued a special warranty rather than a recall, (2) the defect does not have safety implications, and (3) customers are adequately covered by the warranty. I believe all three statements are knowingly false. (1) the dealer where my car was repaired told me that they are seeing similar cases more than once a week. Multiply by the number of shops in the country and pretty soon you have thousands of vehicles affected. The nhtsa website alone has hundreds of cases reported. (2) aside from the danger stemming from being stranded in bad weather or location, if this part fails while the car is running the likely result is a failure of the steering and transmission locks. A transmission that does not lock can easily lead to a car moving by itself in an incline, causing an accident. (3) almost all affected cars manufactured after october 2008 are being denied coverage. The owners were told in writing to wait until the defect occurred, and then the problem would be taken care of by nissan. This does not look like taking care of the problem. The solution: ask nissan to issue an outright recall of this defective part. The safety of thousands is at stake.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60984
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHICAGO, IL
VIN pattern	1N4CL21E89CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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