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2010 Nissan ALTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1060762
Internal NHTSA #	10584732
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2010
File date	10/04/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2010 nissan altima has had difficulty starting. All the electrical components would come on but the engine wouldn't turnover. At first i could get it to start after a few tries (i would pump the brakes, slam the car hood, bang on the steering wheel). Then i noticed while driving the vds (traction control), abs and parking brake light would remain illuminated while driving. This meant that my vds was not functioning and as such i lost control of my car several times on wet surfaces. On 4/22/2014 i tried starting my car and could not. I had it towed to a nissan dealership (orr nissan in corinth texas) where the service manager informed me that it required a new brake light switch, harness and band hoses. He told me there was a nissan service bulletin as this was a "known issue". So much so that nissan had actually developed a more dependable brake switch. The service bulletin number is ntb10-139- which was released on november 23rd 2010. He told me to repair it was going to cost over 500. 00. The faulty brake switch is a safety hazard as it causes the car to throw error codes which deactivates the traction control and abs. Why has this not been a recall? Why is a dealership charging 500 dollars to repair a malfunctioning component that shortly after the car was released, the manufacture acknowledged it was faulty? Furthermore, based on my calculations the dealership is putting a 300% mark up on the parts required. Why would the nhtsa wait until somebody dies in a crash caused by the vds and abs features not working before they force a recall/repair of this known issue? I am sending a copy of this to local and national news organizations.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	40000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LANTANA, TX
VIN pattern	1N4AL2AP2ANXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2010 Nissan ALTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Nissan ALTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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