| Issue ID | 968557 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10502022 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 06/03/13 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 03/06/2013, my husband attempted to pick me up from the train station, and my 2009 nissan altima coupe would not start. We contacted the nissan dealership whom gave us a couple of options, place the key in the port, put the car in neutral, and get the spare key, nothing, worked! So the last option was to get the car to the dealership. First, it had to be towed there, a diagnostic was done, it was stated that steering lock control unit was needed, this was a whooping $800. 00. Now i read the forum on this and this is a monopoly, every one whom commented whose mileage was between 30, 000 to 60,000, this problem occurred. Now this definitely needs to be recalled if you add up everyone whom has spent $800 or more to get this price fixed and is truly over a million dollars. Its really shame that people whom want a nice car have the pay such an expense, this was my first car in 10 years and was really proud of myself and still am and have recommended other nissans to members of my family but my i am truly upset that only after having my car less than a year, i had to incur such a major expense like this one. Please recall this! We need a stop to the madness!!!!!!!! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 57331 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BURLINGTON, NJ |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL24EX9CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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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