2009 Nissan Altima Unknown Or Other Problems
- 123
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 123 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- steering lock · 32 records
- steering wheel · 18 records
- steering column · 17 records
- column lock · 17 records
- electronic steering · 16 records
- extended warranty · 15 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 28 |
| 100–150k mi | 27 |
| 30–60k mi | 14 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
I bought the car at roughly 54k miles. Approximately around 62k, the air conditioner stopped blowing cold air. I work on residential ac units. My pressures are equalized. I bypassed the pressure switch temporarily during diagnostics to see if the pressure switch was the issue. The problem continued when bypassed.the issue is either the clutch specifically or the compressor is bad. Here recently, i have noticed a…
ODI 10980786
Unknown Or Other
I purchased my 2009 nissan altima in january of 2017.. By may 2017 i noticed as the climate changed my dash was sticky and if your finger scraped it pieces would come pff.. I noticed my dash was melting as the summer went on and it was sticky and dust or a wash cloth i used to clean it particles were sticking to the dash. When the sun is out the sun hits spots where it blinds you driving due to the dash melting..the…
ODI 11204567
Engine · Unknown Or Other
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…
ODI 10949542
Power Train · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Issues with steering wheel which leads to the car not turning on at all .
ODI 10953973
Unknown Or Other
Issue with steering wheel that causes the car not to turn on
ODI 10953972
Engine · Unknown Or Other
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. While driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle stalled and did not start again. The contact thought the battery died and went to get jumper cables. When he returned, the vehicle was on fire. The fire and police departments were present and a report was filed. The vehicle was not destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was invalid. The approximate…
Fire reported
ODI 10948664
Unknown Or Other
While visiting a local park i came back to my car to find it unable to be started. It is an automatic start and the key fob battery had been replaced but it was a faulty part within the car, the electronic steering column lock, that prevented me from being able to start my car. I was left stranded in this park while it was getting dark and i was by myself for 4 hours before a truck could get to me.
ODI 10947920
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Came out of the store couldn't start vehicle all of a sudden, wheel wouldn't turn, brakes were hard to step on, "key" light on! Doors able to unlock and lock and trunk. Towed 3x nobody could fix it said needs to go back to nissan nobody could even get a diagnostic output on it..sitting at nissan now waiting for them to tell me cost which i can't afford a dime, missed work single m w disabled very sick son..luckily…
ODI 10946570
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Owner of a 09 nissan altima 2.5 s. My whole family got stuck with the car that didnt start at all, there's a key logo in the dash panel showing so i went to find some solutions online and found that im lost because it wont start again until fix by a dealer. No fun at all because i found that i might have to pay out of my pocket and this been a old problem that i never was mentioned by my service dealer. Nissan needs…
ODI 10945102
Unknown Or Other
After my 4.5 hr. Shift at the hospital, i went out to start my car & it wouldn't start. It showed "no key". I had battery power but the owner's manual showed that the fob was not connecting to the car. I was stranded and it was below zero temperatures. The next day after changing the batteries in the fob, my son brought me to the car. Still no starting it. We had to tow the car to a dealer who proceeded to charge me…
ODI 10945462
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
We have a defects in the electronic steering column lock (escl) which has disable the push-button ignition on nissan altima 2009 sl. It can happened anytime which put a persons life in danger if you get stuck on or to f the road. Based on my research i have read numerous cases where very same situation had caused by faulty electronic steering column lock (escl). The only option we have right now to get your car…
ODI 10939542
Unknown Or Other
My car was parked on the street when i tried to start it and nothing, the engine does not turn over. The fob is recognized and the lights work. Tried jumping but nothing. The steering wheel was not locked intially but since being towed, the wheel is now locked. Brake is hard to push when attempting push start---ignition switch does nothing.
ODI 10939035
Unknown Or Other
The " steering column lock actuator" is failing keeping car from starting and stranding me with no alternatives means to start car. This an apparent known problem to nissan yet they refuse to do the right thing and issue a recall.
ODI 10938910
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Electronic steering column lock (escl); this was a covered warranty replacement until january of this year. I was not aware of any recall or that this might have even been an issue. I was parked out near a lake and had to call my friends to pick me up and have my car towed. This is not a small issue, if someone was unable to start their car in a freezing situation they could die. Or if i was needing to get a family…
ODI 10937492
Unknown Or Other
2009 nissan altima 2.5 s won't start and left my 18 year old daughter stranded in cold weather. Appears to be a steering wheel lock failure (part # 48700-9n00b). If this occurred just three days earlier, she would have been stranded in sub-zero weather. She returned to her car after running some errands in a small town we live near and when she got in her car an amber light with a key symbol was present on left side…
ODI 10937168
Steering · Unknown Or Other
Car woould not start with push button. Did start remotely but as soon as tried to restart car after getting in, car would not start. Defective locking mechanism in steering wheel so would not start. If late at night in no cell service area what do you do? No way to call for help? Car no start? Car was parked in garage. Remotely started then tried to restart after getting in car. Push button start will not work…
ODI 10937526
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
The power lock steering keeps on locking the start system and car can`t start .
ODI 10936044
Unknown Or Other
Driver side door will not open. Online research refers to "actuary" needing to be replaced. The door will lock and unlock but door will not open. Fortunately, other doors still function.
ODI 10934508
Steering · Unknown Or Other
Takada recall- the car was stationay and would not start.
ODI 10960222
Unknown Or Other
Defective steering lock system. Does not allow car to start at all. Car was parked and after school, was not able to start.
ODI 10930100
Unknown Or Other
Steering column lock system i was stranded in freezing temperatures with my 3year old when the steering lock system failed and my car would not start. I had stopped to drop off my 6 year old at school and when i returned to my car it wouldn't start. I had no warning or indication that there was a problem. Not was i aware of the frequency of this happening to other nissan vehicles.
ODI 10928887
Unknown Or Other
Takata recall the steering wheel lock mechanism failed on me with my eight month year old baby in the car on a cold fall day i was stuck for 2 hours waiting for a tow truck company nissan is aware of the problem but it would cost 1000. Dollars out of pocket if it fails again another 1000 dollars i make 35000 a year i can afford this every time
ODI 10928716
Steering · Unknown Or Other
Arrived at a gas station to fuel up, after i was done the car wouldn't start. Come to find out that the steering lock pump (which is connected to the push to start mechanism) is worn out which stops the car to turn on
ODI 10939093
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Car stalled twice both parked in a parking lot. Battery works and key fob works with doors. But engine wont start with push button start. Electronic steering column lock defect.
ODI 10925908
Steering · Unknown Or Other
Takata recall the steering wheel locked in my altima and it left me stranded in the road! The battery wasn't dead, the control key wasn't bad either. The dealer says is a $1,300 repair job! It's the steeringg wheel lock that needs replacement and i have seen youtube videos and it has happened to thousands of people with 09' altimas!! Why did you take the manufacture replacement in 2015!? This is so horrible! I…
ODI 10925542