2009 Nissan Altima: check engine light

Filed Oct 7, 2024 · Brakes, Engine · 184,000 miles · GA

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, there was an abnormal clanking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was driving rough. The contact stated that the ABS, brake, check engine, and TPMS warning lights were illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that there were no recalls for the failure on the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the strut housings had failed. The manufacturer was contacted, but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 184,000.

Filed Dec 18, 2022 · Transmission · SC

Check engine light came on with sudden decrease in power. Code is P0840. Car is an 09, but has only 96k miles.

Filed Nov 21, 2022 · Electrical · CA

I was on the freeway on my way to LA then out of nowhere my car started to slow down then the check engine light came on and i was trying to move over to the emergency lane and and almost got hit by the car behind me and the one behind me in the lane i was switching in to once i got the side i turned the car off and on and it fixed it for a while but then then it did it again the same night later on and now it does it randomly

Filed Jun 9, 2021 · Transmission · TN

My transmission went out on me while I tried to accelerate at a busy intersection. There was no check the engine light or maintenance required light that popped up but just wouldn't go nowhere. I had to call 911 in order to direct traffic on top of calling a tow truck. I had to wait 45 on both and directed traffic myself from not getting hurt or prevent someone from hitting me and my car. The transmission was already replaced once in 2016 now its needing to be replaced again with a price tag of about $4000 which is wrong when I took car of the car very well by doing what was required of the maintenance and the part that they put on through the warrenty in 2016 only is good for 1 year which is not fair for the car owner knowing that this is an ongoing problem with nissan. I feel like if it's under 5 years or 100,000 after a part have been replace they should pay for it because thats the price for another car

Filed Apr 20, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 177,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. While driving various speeds, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter and transmission sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 177,000.

Filed Nov 7, 2017 · Transmission · 124,000 miles · MN

Driving home from work late at night, just got off the freeway and the car made a loud sound and then stopped moving. The check engine light then came on. The engine continued to run but the car would not move. There were no warning signs prior to this event that there was a problem. Fortunately, this incident did not occur 5 minutes earlier while I was still on the freeway. The car had been into the dealer for new brakes and change in transmission fluid 3 weeks prior to this event. After the event the dealer allegedly found metal belt pieces in the CVT oil pan. The cost of the repair would be $4600, in excess of the blue book value of the car. The car had been serviced at nissan dealers since the time it was purchased. It was purchased with the expectation from the sales staff that the car would go at least 200,000 miles. Car had approximately 124000 miles. Nissan agreed to pay 50% of the cost of the new transmission. However, I chose not to repair the car as the remaining amount is cost prohibitive and I have little confidence in nissan products and their service. It appears transmission problems are common in the altima and nissan does not stand behind their product or try to correct the issues. The dealers are not capable of diagnosing the problem without an additional diagnosis charge of $135.

Filed Nov 3, 2017 · Engine · 103,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. While driving various speeds, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (ron marhofer nissan, 247 howe ave, cuyahoga falls, oh, 44221) where it was diagnosed that there was damage to the front exhaust pipe manifold, which needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The nissan manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 28754357. The manufacturer also stated that there was a voluntary recall (pc130), but the VIN was excluded. On two previous occasions, the vehicle stalled and was towed. The 02 sensor and mass air flow sensor were replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

Filed Nov 3, 2017 · Engine · 152,000 miles · OH

Starting in april 2016 we had a problem with the vehicle when my wife while driving the car suddenly lost the ability to drive, the engine had shut down entirely. At the time the vehicle had just over 100,000 miles and she was driving on a busy express way between cleveland and akron I-77. She costed into a rest area and we had to leave the car there over night until we could get it towed to the dealership. They told us it was the o2 sensor and it cost us almost 1,200 $ to repair. A few months later in june of 2016 on fathers day with our almost 2 year old daughter in the car, my family and I were driving down to virginia to spend some time with friends. We had another incident. While driving in the dc area on another busy express way I-70 in maryland our car again lost power in the engine. We couldn't drive it any where. We had it woed by aaa to frederick maryland, rented a car, and drove the 5 hours home. A few days later I drove back down to pick the car up. This time it was the mass air flow sensor. It cost us almost 500$ to have it repaired. To my understanding both sensors belong to the exhaust system of a car. On monday of this week october 30th 2017 the check engine light came on while my wife was driving to work on back roads. When we brought it to the dealer and it was diagnosed with a damaged front exhaust pipe and manifold. The price to fix it is 2,132.74$. I felt that to have 3 major costs associated with the exhaust system in our car in a year and a half was excessive so I investigated it and discovered that the 2009 nissan altima was recalled for the exact problem we have now. For some reason our vehicle wasn't included in that recall. I have spoken with nissan and they have told me there is nothing they will do to help us out with these repairs. In all 3 situations we were driving.

Filed Feb 4, 2017 · Engine · 135,000 miles · DE

On thursday february 2, 2017 approximately 5:45 pm, I was driving in the middle of on kirkwood highway in newark, de which is 3 lanes. The car began to shake and hesitate to take off. While in the middle of heavy traffic the car finally stopped accelerating and would not move. I had my 3 year old son in the back seat at the time. An passerby finally pulled up behind me and helped me push my car out of the middle of the highway to the left turn lane so that I wasn't blocking the flow of traffic. After about 2 hours, a tow truck finally came and towed the car to benchmark transmission in newark, de. The mechanic named dante advised that the transmission had died. He also notified me that this was a known recall issued by nissan several years back which my transmission was now out of recall due to the mileage. My car was in the nissan service department in november 2012 to fix the electronic steering column lock that also turned into a recall. At that time nissan had my updated address as well as it has been continuously updated with the delaware dmv and I was never notified of any recall. There was also no indication that any issue was occurring with the transmission (no check engine light) prior to the incident. I want nissan to be held accountable for this incident. The cost of repair will be in upwards of $4,000.00

Filed Dec 12, 2016 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · NM

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. While attempting to start the vehicle, the intelligent key malfunction indicator illuminated and the engine would not start. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed May 29, 2016 · Engine, Steering · 146,000 miles · OK

Steering lock release malfunction indicator on; can't start car. It's sitting like a bump in my driveway. Thanks goodness it didn't leave me stranded!! But now I'm carless!!

Filed Apr 25, 2016 · Steering, Transmission · 78,479 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. While driving home at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and shut down. The check engine light illuminated. The vehicle restarted and was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column lock fractured. The component was recalled and repaired previously; therefore, the manufacturer was not responsible for the repairs. The dealer also diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacture was made aware of the failure, but did not offer assistance. The failure mileage was 78,479.