| Issue ID | 960976 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10494507 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 18/01/13 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I came office on 18th jan in my car and when i was heading back it didn't started. I towed my car to nissan dealer and they said after diagnosis that car's steering lock controller is faulty and is not recognizing the key and need to be replaced: final charges : $830, well clearly from the posts that its not one time incident and nissan is aware of that . They should make a recall for this . Its just 3 years old car and i have to pay such a hefty amount when i cared my car like a baby. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 61000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PLANO, 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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