I'm a female who was left stranded in a dark parking lot because car would not start. Had to be towed. Problem was steering wheel locking mechanism. $811.00 for repair and 75.00 towing. Please recall. Particularly scary because when I was playing around with remote trying anything to get the car to start, I rolled the windows all the way down with the remote and could not get them back up. So I was alone in a dark parking lot with the front windows completely rolled down waiting an hour for the tow truck.
2009 Nissan Altima steering complaints
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Car will not start. The intelligent key warning light is on and preventing me from starting the car.
09 nissan altima just over 44k miles the steering wheel lock malfunctioned. No lights on dashboard, brake pedal very stiff, the vehicle will recognize that the key is inside and outside and is inserted at the location on the left side on driver and is able to lock and unlock but it will not start at all. Towed to dealer and as I am over my 36k warranty but not over the 3 year warranty I had to pay over $800 to fix for a vehicle that is not even over 3 years old. I will not buy another nissan again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. The contact stated that the electrical steering lock was not operating. As a result, the engine would not start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the failure was due to electrical problems. The dealer offered no assistance and informed the contact that they would not assist with the repair costs. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 48,000 and the current mileage was 48,300.
My 2009 nissan altima would not start. Vehicle is equipped with factory intelligent key starting system ,and the intelligent key warning light would blink on the dash.I looked up the code in the owners manual. It stated steering lock malfunctioning. I had vehicle towed to nearest nissan dealer. A faulty steering lock control unit (part #48700-9n00b) needed to be replaced. With parts ($470.00) and labor ($300.00) plus taxes the total cost for this repair is $730.00. This is becoming a common costly issue with 2008-2009 nissan altima's and other nissan vehicles produced in those years. A recall should be started! [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I drove my 09 altima to the mall parked it, an hour later I tried turning it on and it wouldn't start. No crank, and it wouldn't even go to acc. I tried jump starting it and even change out the battery but no luck.
I was driving the vehicle and I hit a curb and the steering wheel locked up the entire security system causing my car to shut down.
My 2009 nissan altima would not start. Vehicle is equipped with factory intelligent key starting system ,and the intelligent key warning light would blink on the dash.had vehicle towed to nearest nissan dealer. A faulty steering lock control unit (part #48700-9n00b) needed to be replaced. This is becoming a common issue with 2008-2009 nissan altima's and other nissan vehicles produced in those years. A recall should be started!
After about 37000 miles I started to hear a "whirring" or kind of "roaring" noise while driving. I noticed the noise sped up and got a bit louder as I accelerated. I asked a mechanic to check the brakes and those were fine. At the next oil change, I asked the mechanic to ride in the car because the noise had gotten louder. They found one of the front wheel bearings to be worn out. I took the car to a dealer, because the wheel bearings are covered under the power-train warranty until 60000 miles. The dealer found both front wheel bearings "completely worn out" (per their notes on the work order). Wheel bearings should not be wearing out this early.
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