| Issue ID | 960934 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10494476 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 15/01/13 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Drove car a few minutes down the road, parked and went inside for aprox 15 mins. Came back out and car would not start. No key light was flashing on dash but key fob was in car. Got the spare as well and still would not work. Plugged in fob, disconnected car battery. All would not work. Stuck in the cold with my three year old daughter! Had to have car towed to nissan dealership ($100) and part was steering lock mechanism. Part was on back order! Nissan refuses to recall this! It's ridiculous. They no longer use this part on their cars yet refuse to recall costing us a lot of money! Repair bill at nissan dealership was $753. 09 plus $100 tow so $853. 09!! I will never buy another nissan. Luckily dealership was able to get nissan to cover my rental car since i went a week without a car. Unacceptable. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 93000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | KELLER, TX |
| 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? | |
| 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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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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