| Issue ID | 1149671 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10676177 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| File date | 15/01/15 |
| Component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Door locks would not disengage 5 times in two years. Most recent on thursday for forty minutes! Pretty sure it's a cold weather issue, but definitely a safety hazard. Especially for a 67 year-old, arthritic, 260lb. School crossing guard who took 5 minutes to get up and over the console and finally force his way out of the passenger side door! It was only a couple degrees below zero, so i'm a little surprised it took 40 minutes for the driver's door to unlock. I leave the door unlocked overnight, but when i leave for school in the morning, the darn doors lock automatically at 15mph and i can't get out once i reach my destination! So i went to the nissan dealer and paid 51 simoleons to have the auto doorlock mechanism disabled! Gotta be a better way! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 22000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LIVERPOOL, NY |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL2APXCNXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| 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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