| Issue ID | 1242557 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10807531 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 28/11/15 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I will never buy a nissan again. I really liked my car until the steering wheel locking system went bad. My son and i were stuck in a parking lot with no help, in a not so good area. I then had to get a tow truck and get to a shop. Where then at the shop i was told they couldn't do anything because is had to be done by nissan. We then had to find a way to get the car to a nissan dealer. Then when i started looking this issue up on my 2009 altima i see that is has happened to lots of others and nissan won't help or make a recall for it. Then come to find out, surprise, surprise, the warranty ran out on june of this year. Nissan never even gave a second glance at helping cover it when they know that this is an issue. $1000. 00 later i have a list of thousands of dollars of things that they said need to be done. Funny, had them checked, not at all issues like they said. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 87000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WELLMAN, IA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL21E29NXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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