| Issue ID | 1202876 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10743533 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 15/07/15 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On 07/15/15 i received a call that my brother in law had died i stop and pulled over to regroup from crying i shut the car off and my car would not start back up, light was flashing intelligent key and also saying key was not in the car which this is called electronic steering column lock failure i had to have to car towed on top of everything else i was dealing with call pearson nissan in ocala fl told them what the car was doing and mention to them about the extended warranty that i had ran across and they stated they didn't know what i was talking about. I don't under stand why wasn't i notified by nissan about this problem i like my car but if this don't get resolved i will not buy another nissan car. Upon doing some research i discovered a lot of people have had this same problem and complaint |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | OCALA, FL |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 |
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