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2009 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1272756
Internal NHTSA #	10852837
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2009
File date	30/03/16
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2009 nissan altima have known issues with their steering columns (escl) being defective. I went to my sons elementary school to pick him up. I turned off the car went in to the school to get him. I came back out to my car and it wouldn't start. Their was a key light that came on that told me it had something to do with the key or the steering column. I waited for my daughter to bring me the other key so that i could find out if it was the key fob and it wasn't. I had to have the car towed to the dealership and they told me there was a problem with the steering column. After reading online, i found that this is a known issue with the car and that nissan gave a limited extended warranty to replace it, which has expired. However, that is not enough in my opinion. This is a serious safety concern. I was lucky and this happened to me in a familiar surrounding area and i had a cell phone to call my daughter. However what if this was to happen to someone who doesn't know their surrounding area. What if it was an elderly person and the light came on while you were driving, and they pull over to check out what is going on, turn off your car and then try and start it again and the car is completely dead and they don't have a cell phone to call for help. There is a known defect in the 2009 nissan altima that could have drastic consequences in the end. The fact that there is no prior notification or warning that there is a problem with the vehicle and that at any moment the vehicle will not restart and strand the person is a big safety concern. What if i had pulled over in a remote area and the vehicle would not have restarted, the area had no cell coverage and i had no food or water in my vehicle. This is clearly a safety concern that needs to addressed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	92000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PORT ORCHARD, WA
VIN pattern	1N4AL21E59NXXXXXX
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
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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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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 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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