| Issue ID | 950597 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10484078 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 28/10/12 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I went by the mall on sunday evening with my 9 month old and 27 month old in our 2 month old nissan altima 2009 which only had about 21,000 miles on it when we got, but at the time of the incidence, it had 28,000 miles on it. By the time we came out of the mall and decided to go home, the car would not start because the breaks would not depress. I called everybody i could call to get a ride with my little ones home but that took a while. It got dark on us but we eventually got home. I called nissan manufacturer the next day and reported the issue (faulty brake switch harness) which i found out that a lot of 2009 nissan altima's had and they advised i towed the car to a nissan dealership which was 3 miles away. Nissan dealership towed the car for $84. 50 and the fixing totaled $552. 34. This is money i don't have (nursing student, very broke, and little kids), so i called nissan manufacturer for financial assistance with fixing the car but after going back and forth with them for about two weeks, they finally called saying that they could not help. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 28000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAVANNAH, GA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL21E69NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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