2012 Nissan Altima: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Feb 12, 2018 · Electrical · 51,000 miles · IN

The vehicle's doors stopped locking and unlocking properly. It has been found that all 4 door locks have the same issue, where they lock sometimes and at other times, they don't. The alarm system is doing strange things, also. By that, I mean there will be times when I press the door button and hear the double-beep, instead of the single-beep that would unlock the button. As I open the door, I expect the alarm to go off, as I assume the alarm system believes the door is now locked. However, the door will open, the alarm won't go off, then the warning beeps will sound as the door is closed, making the beeping warning sound associated with attempting to lock the vehicle with your keys still inside. This is clearly a factory issue for nissan, but it is a safety concern, as the lock is an added measure of security for kids and safety within a vehicle. If my wife would ever feel the need to hit the locks, for whatever reason she encounters, we can't know for sure they will operate properly.

Filed Jan 29, 2018 · Electrical · 24,000 miles · CA

The problem I'm having is that all 3 passenger door locks stopped working (no auto lock, no power lock, no fob lock) at the same time. My work involves driving children and nissan's failure to address this issue is about to cost me a job and it endangers any children who are able to open the door due to this malfunction. On nissan forums and other websites, a plethora of complaints about this have taken place for over a decade.

Filed Sep 21, 2016 · Electrical · 45,000 miles · CO

All three passenger door lock actuators are failing. The problem occurs when the vehicle is stationary, with the engine and accessories off. When I activate the lock with the button on the outside of the driver's door, one or more doors sometimes fail to lock or unlock. The problem seems to happen more often in cold weather. The problem may happen less often when I use the remote fob to lock/unlock the doors. If the car thinks it is locked, and I open an unlocked passenger door, the alarm activates. This makes it very inconvenient for me to manually check that all of my doors are locked. If my car does not lock, my personal effects are at risk of theft. As a safety concern, if my car is not secured, I am at greater risk of being car-jacked.

Filed Jul 29, 2015 · Electrical · FL

All four doors of the "door lock actuator" failed. Need to use key only replaced two which also failed. ( 12 months warranty) concern related to the electrical integrity of the vehicle. What else may fail while driving.

Filed Jan 17, 2015 · Locks · 22,000 miles · NY

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!