2009 Nissan Altima Steering Problems
- 807
- 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 807 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- steering lock · 45 records
- steering wheel · 43 records
- steering column · 19 records
- wheel lock · 19 records
- electronic steering · 14 records
- column lock · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 309 |
| 100–150k mi | 164 |
| 30–60k mi | 149 |
| 1–30k mi | 29 |
| 150–400k mi | 24 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Steering
Drove the car into work just fine. Seven hours later when i was leaving to go home car would not start. Key light was on in dashboard but nothing would happen. Jumped the battery, reset the batter, even took out the battery to get it tested. Still nothing. Finally paid $70 to get it towed to nissan dealership (less than 3 miles) and it is the steering lock control unit, which cost $978 to replace. Apparently this…
ODI 10491895
Electrical System · Steering
Veh was driven for a period of time and then stopped to get gas. Veh would not start again. A yellow key indicator came on the dash and vehicle still would not start. Had it towed to dealer and diagnosed as the steering lock module. *tr
ODI 10491877
Steering
1. I drove to church on a sunday morning and parked the car. When leaving church, the car showed a yellow key light and would not start. I had the car towed to love nissan dealership in st. Albans, wv the following day. I was told by the dealership service repair person that they found an internal failure/malfunction of the steering lock control unit. The invoice says ....... B26e9 lock malfunction, found internal…
ODI 10515122
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. The contact stated that the steering lock actuator failed, preventing the vehicle from being started. The contact had to have the vehicle towed to the dealer and the steering lock actuator was replaced. The failure and the current mileage was 60,000.
ODI 10494432
Steering
The yellow key light came on as i was driving to my destination. When i went to leave, i was able to unlock my doors but could not start the car. Lights were working but was not able to engage brake pedal or push the button to start the car. Tried to jump the car off thinking it was the battery, but did not work. Had the car towed to the dealership and found out today that the steering lock assembly had to be…
ODI 10491723
Steering
On a cold jan day(below freezing) a notoriously common problem with the 2009 nissan altima occurred. The steering wheel actuator failed adding to the 1000s of other reported steering wheel actuators already posted on this web site. Seems this problem happens 1-3 year old cars in colder weather. The car will not start nor can the steering column be unlocked which complicates the towing. The "push to start" key fob…
ODI 10491686
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the intelligence key malfunction warning light illuminated and the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the electronic steering column lock needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the…
ODI 10493204
Steering
Vehicle would not start, had to be towed to dealer. It was determined that the steering wheel actuator had failed. The cost to replace the actuator is appx: $800. In researching this problem using a google search, it appears to be a wide spread recent issue with the nissan altima. This problem can happen at any time, however, it seems to be a cold weather issue. The actuator is defective and should not be failing in…
ODI 10491603
Steering
Cold day 2009 altima started fine. Went to work, but at lunch time tried to start car and it would not start. Fob key would still open locks and was acknowledged buy car and lights still worked so it was not battery or key. Brake lights also worked. Yellow key light on dash was lit and steering wheel and gears were locked. Car was towed on flatbed to dealer. Dealer initially said it may be just fob key…
ODI 10491638
Electrical System · Steering
Went to go start my car and the intelligent key indicator light came on. Couldn't start in neutral. Had to get it towed to the dealer. Dealer was able to start the car in the morning. They were able to replicate the issue by stopping and starting numerous times. It appears that the steering lock unit was failing. After researching online determined this is a common and costly problem, but there is no re recall for…
ODI 10491568
Engine And Engine Cooling · Master Cylinder · Steering
Went to start vehicle and it did not start. Had to have it towed to dealership for $90. Was told it was not covered under warrenty and my car was out of warranty by 2 months. Advised to call consumer affairs. Waited 13 days with repeated phone calls just to be told they will not warranty the repair with no written explanation. Repair cost $757 and is only warranteed for 12,000 miles. Was told repair would take 3…
ODI 10495262
Steering
This appears to be a cold-weather related issue with the steering lock module. The dealership stated they have seen more and more of these problems now that it has become cold. The cost to replace this defective part, from the dealership, is approximately $1,000. Http://www.carproblemzoo.com/nissan/altima/2009/steering-failed-problems.php. *tr
ODI 10491007
Electrical System · Steering
9:30am - started car. Proceeded to drive 35 minutes. Stopped car, went in the house for 20 minutes. Came out, got in car. Will not start. The following was observed: 1. Intelligent key will unlock and lock the doors, trunk, sound alarm. 2. Small "key", yellow in color symbol illuminated on the dash. 3. Start button does nothing, will not move from the "lock" position. Failure: steering lock control module (342.99 +…
ODI 10490990
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The dealer was notified and advised the contact to jump start the vehicle and have it towed to the dealer for diagnosis. The contact searched the internet for reasons why the vehicle would not start and settled on the fact that the failure was caused by a steering lock mechanism failure. The manufacturer was not notified.…
ODI 10490944
Steering
We drove the car to dr.'s office. When going to leave, the push start button failed to start car. Ended up having car towed to our local mechanic, who called up to the closest nissan dealer and they recommended to replace brake sensor, that wasn't the problem. Than we had it towed again up to nissan dealer 45 miles away, ended up being the steering lock unit failed and had to be replaced. They ordered the part which…
ODI 10493511
Steering
Steering lock unit on jan 2, 2012, i drove my car to work. I did not notice at that time any lights on however 5 hours later i go to start my car and it would not start. It was at that time i noticed the yellow key light. I had never seen it before. I tried jumping the battery and when that didn't work i went and bought a brand new battery. Still, i got no results. I towed the car to nissan to find out that my…
ODI 10491847
Electrical System · Steering
Went to go start my car and the intelligent key indicator light came on. Couldn't even use the back up method to start the car. Had to get it towed to the dealer. Couldn't do anything with the car and was left in an abandoned lot. Not a very safe place to be stuck. Also, there wasn't a warning prior to this. From the sounds of it there are many others that have had this issue at right around the same mileage mark. I…
ODI 10490859
Steering
The night before everything was working fine. I was 1300 miles from home visiting relatives. I got out of my car turned my car off and locked it up as usual. In the morning, i got back into my car to go some where and my car would not start the yellow key indicator light was illuminated in the left side of the car i could not press the brake it was very stiff and the start button would not come out of the lock…
ODI 10490824
Steering
Tried to start my car before work and it would not start. Keyless entry still worked and lights would turn on. Tried jumper cables, but that did not work either. Car has keyless ignition and when i would try to start it, a light on the dashboard indicated the key was not registering. Called dealership and was told to try new key batteries; bought new key batteries ($8), installed them, no change. Called dealership…
ODI 10490962
Steering
My car was running fine and received a warning light that the battery needed to be replaced in my intelligent key fob. Went to start car and it would not start and the warning light still appeared. We replaced battery in fob and still the car would not start. After talking with dealer we find that the steering lock mechanism going out was a very common problem and they had 5 incidents of it just this week. After…
ODI 10490589
Steering
I got into my car after work(12-27-12) and noticed the yellow key light on the dash. The car started and drove just fine. Then the next time i went to start my car (12-30-12) the car wouldn't start. I couldn't do anything. Got the car placed on a trailer and hauled to the nearest nissan repair shop and my steering column lock mechanism needs to be replaced which is an awfully expensive fix. To top things off, this…
ODI 10491930
Steering
On 12/28/2012 my 2009 nissan altima displayed a yellow key warning indicator on my dash board. Thinking that it was my key battery, i had it changed and the light went away for 2 days. On sunday, 12/30/2012 it reappeared as i was driving to a christmas gathering. Afterwards i went to my car and tried to start it up. The yellow key warning still appeared on my dashboard but no other response was seen from my car. I…
ODI 10490600
Electrical System · Steering
Was out shopping at costco, came out of store and car would not start. Intelligent key indicator light was displaying on the dash. The brake pedal would not depress and push button would not start the car. Tried to manually override by inserting the key fob in the slot - still would not start. As i was stranded had to call husband to come get me. Had him bring other key fob, still would not work. Had to have the…
ODI 10490556
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start after attempting to start the vehicle using the push-to-start button. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where they advised her that the steering locking system failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 75,000. The vin was unavailable.
ODI 10490797
Steering
I went to start 2009 nissan altima car would not start. It was not something simple as a battery or starter and there was no way to start the car. It completely locked up. We ended up having to have the car towed and discovered that the steering lock unit was broken. The repair shop did research and testing and found out that this is a known issue from nissan with no recall. Nissan indicated that this was not a…
ODI 10490604