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2009 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	963522
Internal NHTSA #	10496818
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2009
File date	06/02/13
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On a regular day, i drove my car to work in the morning. And it was parked at my workplace parking lot (luckily). In the evening, my keyless entry got me inside the car. But the brakes wouldn't engage and ofcourse, the push button wouldn't start the car. There is an amber light with a key sign inside it flashing on my dash screen. Lights would turn on so i was convinced it must not be the battery. When i looked it up in the car manual, it's supposedly an intelligent key sign. Since it was around 7:30pm, i couldn't get it towed immediately to the dealer workshop since they were closed. The next morning, i got it towed and the dealer workshop diagnosed it as "steering wheel lock unit needs to be replaced" and it would cost a whopping $850 (not including towing). Not just that, the part is back-ordered! So my car is in the workshop indefinitely as of now! I bought this car from a certified pre-owned dealer just six months ago and i have the seven year limited warranty on it too. The workshop said that this is not something my warranty can cover! My current mileage is 26000. And nissan is supposed to be reliable? This problem is not something i have brought to my car and when i researched it on this very website, hundreds of other nissan altima users have the same problem. This is clearly a manufacturing defect and i truly hope nissan address this problem asap and reimburse our hard earned money.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	26000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WHITE PLAINS, NY
VIN pattern	1N4AL21E59CXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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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.
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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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