Car Will Not Start Problems of Nissan Altima - part 1

I was left stranded when car would not start. Thankfully I was in a parking lot and not on the road. I had it towed to dealer. Turns out it was a defective steering wheel lock. Nissan had previously had a service campaign to replace this part free of charge because they acknowledged that it was defective at manufacture. I was not aware of this campaign and am now out $862. 46 as Nissan decided it will no longer honor their responsibility in this campaign.

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The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while attempting to start vehicle, there was a security alert warning light illuminated. The vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer and was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Orange key light indicator comes on and car will not start up.

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The car will not start using push to start with the brake pedal depressed. The car is an automatic and the problem is due to a faulty stop light switch. The safety concern is that the brake lights are not functioning correctly and is a safety concern. This seems to be a common problem and the car is less than 2 years old.

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Leaving from work I got into my vehicle and noticed a yellow key indicator light. I proceeded to step on my brake to start my engine and my car did not start. Once doing research about the problem I began to see that this was a common occurrence with owners of the 2009 Nissan Altima. I then learned that my car wouldn't start due a faulty steering column locking the steering wheel. This stopped me from putting my car in the on position or controlling my gear shift. I am thankful that I was in a safe parking lot because this problem could've caused a huge inconvenience or put me in danger. Nissan refuses to recall this part and continues to put many Nissan owners in this unsafe situation.

While driving the vehicle, notification of "Feb: unavailable front radar obstruction" comes on and stays illuminated for upwards of 5 to 10 minutes before turning off. This occurs when there are no vehicles in front of mine and no road hazards that would have triggered it to turn on. I feel that this is a big safety issue with the way the car is designed to stop when it detects a hazard. This started out randomly over this past summer and in the last week, has been a daily occurrence. When I spoke to the dealership about it, the soonest they had an opening to address it is a month away. No a happy camper, feels like they are not as concerned as I am with the safety of my vehicle. Brake switch failure less than one year of ownership of the vehicle. Unable to push the brake pedal in to start the vehicle. The only way to get the switch to release is to tap on it with a hammer. This issue has been occurring fairly regularly for the past week before I could get it to the dealership today. (is supposed to be fixed tomorrow??) at one point, the vehicle failed to start altogether. Popped the hood to jump start it, and noticed black powdery stuff on the top of the battery as though the batter had gotten too hot and boiled over possibly. The dealership test the battery and told me that my battery is fine and fully charged. This was after I had it on the charger for several hours yesterday so that it would start for me to take it to the dealership.

My key fob is acting up. . . Incorrect key id,,keeps popping up. . I dont understand why this is doing this,,I feel that this is a safety issue because I really am nnot safe when I am stranded because my car will not start.

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2018 Nissan Altima has a defective push start and braking system. Unable to start car with push start because it feels as if the brakes are stuck. Have to continously pump the break in a effort to get the brake to release in order to start the car.

2018 Nissan Altima has a defective push start and braking system. Unable to start car with push start because it feels as if the brakes are stuck. Have to continously pump the break in a effort to get the brake to release in order to start the car. There is also an issue with the front radar sensors. I while in motion I randomly receive an audible alert and warning message saying that the front radar is unavailable due to obstruction yet there would nothing in front of the car.

2018 Nissan Altima has a defective push start and braking system. The car will not start with the push start and brake pedal. I was parked and when I got in the car the push start would not work.

The 2009 Nissan Altima has a defective "steering lock" which causes owners to be unable to start their vehicles. This defect can affect owners of the 2009 Nissan Altima without warning and without cause. When this issue occurs the only way to resolve the issue is to have the car towed to a Nissan dealership to have the faulty steering lock replaced. The car cannot be started at all. Thus, owners of the 2009 Nissan Altima continuously find themselves stuck in very inconveniant circumstances with no ability to drive their car. This can be very dangerous for drivers who are in remote or dangerous areas. This same occurance happen to follow me this week when at work. My car would not start and after swapping remote keys plus looking at online forums, I realized this is something that happened to other owners of this year/make/model. The streering lock was swapped in 2010 by Nissan. Hopefully this can help a large group because I'm about to spend money on repariing my vehicle and this could cost approx more than 500. 00 in parts alone. My car is still not starting after 4 days of not being able to turn it on.

Takata recall . Nissan Altima while parked at a gas station, the steering wheel completely locked. Key fob was still working and could open and lock the car but the car would not start. The dashboard displayed the key alert. I tried putting the key in the slot while door was open, nothing happened. Came to find out it� a defective steering wheel column lock. Replaced it but scared to drive it as it is still showing the key alert and might leave me stranded like it did the last couple of times an hour away from home. A lot of complaints about this part that Nissan is not covering for all 09 Altimas. The part is defective and Nissan wants up to 1200$ to replace it. Expensive cost for an older car and for the fact that it's Nissan's fault for selling a car with a defective part.

Vehicle was stationary. Dash panel displayed key not detected. Car wouldn't start. Replace battery in key fob with a brand new energizer battery. Worked fine two times and did the same thing. Had car battery checked and was told it was good. Car wouldn't start on me again in an unlit parking lot. Very dangerous situation. Have read on blogs that this is common with this car. Why won't they fix it?.

Went to start my car. In the dashboard was a key light. Car wouldn't start look up things that could be the problem saying something about steering lock. The car was sitting at my house .

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Car stopped, would not start, yellow key light on the left dashboard stays on. Car will not start at all.

My car wouldn't start. The escl box locked up for 3 days! now I have to pay $150 to have it fixed per my warranty company. I haven't had the car 60 whole days, and it's been in the shop 4 times with very little success and a lot of frustration and time lost! please call me. Will you pay for the $150 warranty fee? I had it towed to carmax norcross Monday morning. It's Wednesday. I've been without a car for 5 days now!!! staci taylor 770-695-2295 sincerelystaci@yahoo. Com.

Electrical issue, my car wouldn't start saying incorrect key, when I opened the hood the battery post had completely burned off, wires was burnt, and battery exploded. The fusible link for the terminal breaker for the battery was also burnt, every now and then when I went to start my car it would say key not detectable or wrong key id. I thought the battery in the key probe was going out replaced it and the problem still was present. I have 2 CO-workers and there vehicle are doing the same thing one has a 2014 and the other is a 2016 brand new had less than 6 months. I was told by the mechanic this has been going on and my vehicle almost caught on fire.

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Vehicle was stationary and the steering column went out. Vehicle will not start, seems there are thousands of people with this same problem, do not understand why a recall has not happened.

The Nissan Altima starts through a technology called "push to start". When I get into my vehicle, the dashboard says "key id incorrect". This started happening shortly after my car was programmed for an airbag recall at the dealership. The car will not start since you need the key to start the car. There is no manual way to start the car, and if the key is not recognized for too long the car has stopped driving while in motion. Lastly, the car will not lock when you are inside and the key id is not being recognized. If you are in a dangerous situation this can be problematic.

The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Altima. While stationary, the vehicle would not start when prompted by the key fob. In addition, while driving various speeds, the vehicle would not stop when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact was able to place the vehicle in park to stop. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,090.

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The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The intelligent key fob and the steering lock mechanism warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

Wife drove car to work, got ready to leave and car would not start. Security lights on dash was lit up . I came home from work tried extra key fob and tried new car battery, still would not start. Had car towed 25 miles to dealer and was informed the problem was steering lock assembly module, a well know problem with the 2009 Nissan Altima. This cost me 1124. 00 dollars and should have been covered in a factory recall. The 2009 Nissan Altima is notorious for this problem. The car only had 68428 miles at time of incident.

My vehicle wouldn't start after fueling at a gas pump.

I started my car as usual to run some errands. It started fine. I stopped at the gas station and shut off the car. It would not start again. It was freezing cold. My car was blocking the gas pump and it could not be moved. I ruled out the key fob because it still unlocked the doors. I inserted the key fob in the emergency socket that is supposed to start the car in case the battery in the key fob dies. Still nothing. I had my brother bring me a new battery for the key fob. Still nothing. He took me home. I had to leave the car there. After some internet research, many many others with Nissans were having the same issues. The culprit is the electronic steering lock module. It locks the steering wheel and you cannot start the car when it is locked. I went back to the car tore the panel apart and located the steering lock. The research I did said that sometimes you could get it to release the lock pin if you tap on it with hammer. So I stepped on the brake while holding in the start button and tapping on the steering lock module. After 20 minutes of banging on the module it disengaged enough to start the car. I drove it home and shut it off. It won't start again. Nissan says the warranty ran out Jan. 1st, 2016. This should be a recall. The dealership quoted me a price of $679. 51 just for the part not including labor. That is ridiculous! what if I were somewhere remote and the car would not start? I could have froze to death. Please look into this issue as it seems to have happened to 1000s of people.

2009 Nissan Altima car would not start. Left stranded at work. Had to have car towed to home and then towed to dealership. Cost of electronic box in steering 1100. 00. This is wrong so many people are having this problem. This should be a recall.

Car would not start would not recognize key fob. Electrical steering control lock failed. Left daughter stranded. Vehicle was stationary.

My 2009 Nissan Altima will not start, can not move gears, lock or unlock doors and windows don't work. The part had a recall that needs to be reinstated. If this happened in the middle of nowhere I could have been raped or killed. This is a tremendous safety issue!.

I was at a gas station in a unsafe area (high crime) and my car would not start back up. My car went into "lock mode", after research the steering lock can malfunction on the 2009 Nissan Altima. Looks like the warranty used to be 8 years and it was changed to 6 years. This would have been the 8th year for me. I was terrified being stuck with no ride. It took me an hour to find someone to pick me up. I had to leave the car overnight. If this is a common issue why was the warranty shortened? or why is there not a lifetime warranty on this part? being stranded for an issue that is the manufacturers fault is unacceptable. I have never been more scared in my life than I was last night. I sat in my car waiting for a tow. I am a female and I had multiple men approach my car. Terrified. Unsafe. This problem could have been much much worse but it needs to be addressed and under warranty.

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the electronic steering lock assembly needed to be replaced and reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,122.

Vehicle would not start. Keylight flashed. Car needed to be towed in heavy rain from my work in an unsafe area and towed to my house and dealership. Car has faulty electronic steering column lock. Nissan will not honor extended warranty even though this was a known issue to Nissan. I was told by Nissan consumer affairs that the extended warranty was never advertised to consumers and was not a recall but the extended repair warranty was available until April 25 2016. I find this unacceptable and I'm unsafe also putting my family at risk. Nissan consumer affairs have assigned a case number to me. Case number is 25278987. Please help me. Thank you.

The intelligent key system failed rendering the car completely inoperable. I drove the car which operated perfectly with no warning lights, turned it off and next time I got into the car to start it and drive away. The intelligent key (pushbutton start) did not recognize that the key was in the car so the car would not start. The steering wheel was locked so could not be steered, could not be pushed due to the car being locked in park. No accessories functioned inside the car. The remote functions on the key fob all worked, door locks, trunk release, panic button, but the ignition system was a complete fail. There is no bypass for the average consumer. While it is certainly inconvenient, it could also be dangerous if the car was to have been shut off in a remote area, in sever cold or beside a busy highway. The vehicle was stationary point of failure, parked on a side street. I was fortunate that I was at a relatives home as the temperature was -3 with a wind chill of -15. Nissan realized that the steering lock mechanism was faulty and originally offered a free replacement for this part which is estimated to cost between $500-$900, but from what I have read they have rescinded that offer as of January of 2016.

Push button start doesn't work due to faulty steering wheel lock system. Car will not start unless I use remote start, open and close door then hit brake.

The steering lock mechanism failed suddenly. I drove to the grocery store and parked in the parking lot. When I got back in my car to leave, the car didn't start. It didn't recognize the key fob and did not allow me to use the override system. The steering lock warning light came on. I had it towed to the Nissan dealership service center. The Nissan dealership service team informed me the steering lock mechanism had failed. After doing research, I found this is an ongoing problem with this make and model. Nissan extended the warranty for this part but it had expired. This is an ongoing issue with this year, make and model and Nissan should be forced to recall this part and reimburse people who had to have it repaired after the extended warranty expired.

My car will not start this is the 3rd time this has happens in 2012 they changed my car battery and in 2013 it wouldn't start after work and I towed it to the dealership and they changed the steering and break lock mechanism and now 2016 my car won't start and it is the electronic steering column lock and now there is no warranty, so it is costing me about $900 to 1,000 to fix a problem that should not be happening or that should have a life time warranty.

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.