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2009 Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

54 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

69,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2009 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 52 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 26 of 54 complaints (48.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	32	59.3%
Electrical and battery issues	8	14.8%
Braking behavior	4	7.4%
Engine operation	3	5.6%
Transmission and shifting	2	3.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Steering

Electrical System

Engine

Unknown Or Other

Air Bags

Vehicle Speed Control

Service Brakes

Tires:Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems

Steering: 26; Electrical System: 21; Engine: 7; Unknown Or Other: 5; Air Bags: 4; Vehicle Speed Control: 3; Service Brakes: 2; Tires:Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 5; 25,000 to 49,999: 7; 50,000 to 74,999: 15; 75,000 to 99,999: 12; 100,000 to 149,999: 10; 150,000 and above: 3

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (15). 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2021

2009: 2; 2010: 3; 2011: 1; 2012: 2; 2013: 15; 2014: 5; 2015: 6; 2016: 11; 2017: 5; 2018: 1; 2019: 2; 2021: 1

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 32 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 8 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10483610 · 2012-11-07 (November 7, 2012)

THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV…

Owner-reported narrative. 57,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10493446 · 2013-01-18 (January 18, 2013)

THE KEY FOB UNLOCKED THE CAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I TRIED TO START IT. THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT INDICATOR WAS ON THE DASH. THE PUSH-START BUTTON STAYED IN THE LOCK POSITION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WILL NOT START UP UNTIL IT IS REPLACED. THE PART IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. MY FINAL QUOTE WAS $775 FROM THE DEALER. MY STORY IS SIMILAR TO OTHER STEERING LOCK UNIT COMPLAINTS NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 63,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10493446 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10494502 · 2013-01-23 (January 23, 2013)

INTELLIKEY LIGHT BLINKING STARTED ON JANUARY 14TH. I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB. I WENT TO GET INTO MY CAR AFTER WORK ON SATURDAY AND WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK MY DOORS. I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR, AND THE INTELLIKEY LIGHT WAS BLINKING AGAIN, BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY DASH LIGHTS COME ONE. THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO THE BYPASS OPTION EITHER. THERE WAS NO POWER OR ABILITY TO TURN THE CAR ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE I…

Owner-reported narrative. 60,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10494502 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10500524 · 2013-02-26 (February 26, 2013)

MY WIFE WENT TO START HER 2009 ALTIMA HYBRID WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM. NOTHING HAPPENED, THE KEY INDICATOR ON THE LEFT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS LIT. SHE TRIED THE KEY IN THE IN DASH SLOT AND STILL NOTHING. BATTERIES WERE GOOD IN BOTH KEY FOB'S WE TRIED, CAR BATTERY WAS GOOD ALSO. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE STEERING LOCK MOTOR AND SWITCH. YOU COULD HEAR THE STEERING LOCK WORK BUT EVIDENTLY IT NEVER CONTACTED THE SWITCH TO SHOW IT WAS UNLOCKED SO THE CAR WOULD NOT START OR EVEN GO INTO ACCESSORY MODE. PARTS AND LABOR WERE $923 ($550 FOR TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10500524 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10299718 · 2010-01-14 (January 14, 2010)

ON A SUNNY COLD AFTERNOON IN AVON CT, DOING 35 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON MY DASH OF 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID WITH 10897 MILES. AN AUDIBLE CONTINUOUS ALARM WAS ON IN THE CAR. THE BRAKES WERE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. IT WAS A TOTAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND NISSAN CLAIMS IT WAS A FAULTY ABS ACTUATOR THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 10,897 miles reported. Look up ODI 10299718 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10464098 · 2012-07-03 (July 3, 2012)

PUSHED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT DOWN WITH NO BRAKES. ONCE PEDAL GOT TO A LOW POINT THE BRAKES CAME FULL ON WITH CAR ABRUPTLY COMING TO A STOP. AT THE SAME TIME ALARMS CAME ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. THE ALARMS WERE STILL ON. I TRIED DRIVING FORWARD AGAIN AND SLOWLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED DOWN WITH NO RESISTANCE UNTIL IT REACHED A LOW POINT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ABRUPTLY COMES TO A STOP. BEAVERTON NISSAN CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. BEAVERTON NISSAN MECHANIC WITH THE HELP OF NISSAN TECHNICAL SUP…

Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10464098 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10340166 · 2010-06-25 (June 25, 2010)

NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID SUDDENLY ACCELERATION. I WAS GOING SLOW PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL WHEN MY CAR "JUMPED" AND SUDDENLY WENT FORWARD CRASHING INTO THE RAILING. THERE WAS A WITNESS THAT SAW ME PULLING INTO THE PARKING STALL SLOWLY WHEN MY CAR "JUMPED" CRASHING THROUGH THE RAILING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10340166 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10809289 · 2015-12-09 (December 9, 2015)

ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS NOT TREATED AS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY BEFORE STARTING SEQUENCE. HOWEVER, IF CAR STALLS OR ATTEMPT TO RESTART IN TRAFFIC SITUATION THERE IS POTENTIAL DANGER. NISSAN MODIFIED WARRANTY TO 72 MONTHS ON THIS PART BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF ISSUE. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND PART REPLACED.... IN OUR CASE IT HAPPENED WHILE GETTING SERVICED -- AND EVEN REPLACEMENT FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED....

Owner-reported narrative. 46,715 miles reported. Look up ODI 10809289 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10692565 · 2015-03-06 (March 6, 2015)

MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THE WIRELESS KEY, LEAVING ME STRANDED. IT WAS SEVEN DEGREES IN CHICAGO AND THE WINDCHILL WAS BELOW ZERO, BUT I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TOWED THE CAR TO A DEALER, WHO TOLD ME THAT THE "STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY" HAD FAILED, BUT THEY COULD FIX IT FOR $1170 PLUS TAX. I FOUND THAT THERE USED TO BE A SPECIAL WARRANTY IF THIS PART FAILED, BUT NISSAN HAD PUT A TIME LIMIT ON IT SO THAT CARS W…

Owner-reported narrative. 60,984 miles reported. Look up ODI 10692565 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10807485 · 2015-11-30 (November 30, 2015)

THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY SEIZED UP WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED, SO THE ENGINE STARTER WAS PREVENTED FROM TURNING ON AND THE STEERING AND TRANSMISSION REMAINED LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED IN THE DEAD OF WINTER AND AT NEAR-ZERO TEMPERATURES, REQUIRING A TOW TO A DEALER AND A $1200 REPAIR, WHICH NISSAN LATER REDUCED TO $450. I ACCEPTED THIS ON CONDITION IT WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE A SETTLEMENT. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT TURNS UP IN ALL ALTIMAS BUILT DURING SEVERAL MONTHS IN 2008, WHICH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED. THEY OFFERED A 72-MONTH WARRANTY AFTER MANUFACTURE (N…

Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10807485 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

54 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

96.3%Usable mileage52 / 54 records

100.0%Valid incident date54 / 54 records

100.0%Valid filing date54 / 54 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates54 / 54 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Electrical System	518.5% ODI 10328688 · 30,000 mi INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) DEAR SIR/MS., I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT MY CAR (2007 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID) ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY (FIRST FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS), FULL THROTTLE, ON FEBRUARY 21, 2010, WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PARK IT IN THE GARAGE. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THIS INCIDENT. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR, OUR HOME AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE COSTS FOR REPAIR OF OUR HOME AND CAR, AND REPLACEMENT OF PERSON… Look up ODI 10328688 at NHTSA ↗	318.8% ODI 10367938 · 38,000 mi NISSAN 2008 ALTIMA HYBRID WINDOWS ROLL DOWN (DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE) BY THEMSELVES AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND WE LEAVE THE CAR LOCKED. *TR Look up ODI 10367938 at NHTSA ↗	2138.9% ODI 10299718 · 10,897 mi ON A SUNNY COLD AFTERNOON IN AVON CT, DOING 35 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON MY DASH OF 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID WITH 10897 MILES. AN AUDIBLE CONTINUOUS ALARM WAS ON IN THE CAR. THE BRAKES WERE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. IT WAS A TOTAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND NISSAN CLAIMS IT WAS A FAULTY ABS ACTUATOR THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *TR Look up ODI 10299718 at NHTSA ↗	433.3% ODI 10575240 · 70,000 mi WHILE AT A FULL STOP AT A RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF I-495 (EXIT 51 E) AND RT 231 IN SUFFOLK, NEW YORK, MY WIFE'S 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID, WHILE IN ELECTRIC HYBRID MODE, EXPERIENCED SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH OCCURRED MARCH 8, 2014 AND IGNITED WITH VISIBLE SPARKS REPORTED BY EYEWITNESSES UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO COMBUSTION. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS AT A FULL AND COMPLETE STOP AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE NARROWLY ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE......WITH NO VEHICLE WARNING … Look up ODI 10575240 at NHTSA ↗	250.0% ODI 10611119 · 45,735 mi WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. NISSAN ENDED UP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE INVERTER ON THE CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10611119 at NHTSA ↗
Steering	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	2648.1% ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV… Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	250.0% ODI 10507039 · 8,000 mi NEW 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID, DELIVERED, NOTICED RIGHT AWAY SEEMED TO BE WANDERING ALL OVER ROAD. HARD TO STEER A STRAIGHT LINE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, THEY TOOK IT AND DROVE AROUND PARKING LOT, BROUGHT IT BACK 2 MINUTES LATER SAID IT WAS FINE. IT MADE FOR MISERABLE DRIVING, ALMOST WRECKED A FEW TIMES DUE TO INADVERTENT LANE WANDERING. NOTICEABLE TIRE WEAR AT 4000 MILES, HAD TIRES ROTATED. TRAVELING CROSS COUNTRY, 10,000 MILE TRIP. REAR TIRES WORE DOWN TO STEEL BELTS AND BEYOND, ONE BLEW OUT AT 65 MPH. REAR WHEELS LEANING OUTWARD… Look up ODI 10507039 at NHTSA ↗
Engine	27.4% ODI 10485298 · 100,520 mi MY HYBRID WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE HYBRID WATER PUMP HAD FAILED. NIACIN DID NOT HAVE THEIR OWN HYBRID TECHNOLOGY IN 2007 SO THE HYBRID SYSTEM IS FROM TOYOTA. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THE HYBRID WATER PUMPS FOR THAT MODEL YEAR BECAUSE OF FAILURES. WHEN I TOLD THE DEALER NIACIN OF BOURNE IN MASSACHUSETTS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND FAXED HIM THE INFORMATION ON THE RECALL I ASKED HIM TO CONTACT NIACIN ABOUT THE ISSUE. HE STATED THERE WHERE NO CURRENTS RECALLS ON THE PART AND REFUSED TO … Look up ODI 10485298 at NHTSA ↗	318.8% ODI 10534282 · 70,000 mi CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE WAS P0300 INDICATING INTERMITTENT MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALTIMA HYBRIDS DUE TO CARBONATION OF THE ENGINE DUE TO FREQUENT STARTS AND STOPS. NISSAN HAS REDESIGNED THE CYLINDER HEAD AND AT ONE TIME CONSIDERED A RECALL BUT THEN DECIDED AGAINST IT AND ARE HANDLING IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. INITIATED CONTACT WITH NISSAN CORPORATION. NISSAN RESPONDED BACK IN 10 DAYS THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT UNDE… Look up ODI 10534282 at NHTSA ↗	713.0% ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV… Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗	433.3% ODI 10551496 · 54,000 mi THE VEHICLE SET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT A STOP LIGHT. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO BE TOLD THAT DUE TO THE ENGINE IN THE HYBRID VEHICLE STARTING AND STOPPING A LOT IT BUILDS UP CARBON IN THE CYLINDER. (A HYBRID VEHICLE STARTS AND STOPS BY DESIGN WHEN SWITCHING FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS AND VICE VERSA) I JUST GOT IT IN UNDER THE WARRANTY OF 60,000 MILES. MY ENGINE DID NOT SEIZE IN THIS INSTANCE HOWEVER THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FAILURE AND NOT A USAGE FAILURE. IF THE HYBRID VEHICLE IS MARKETED AS A FUEL SAVER AND COST SAVING… Look up ODI 10551496 at NHTSA ↗	250.0% ODI 10611119 · 45,735 mi WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. NISSAN ENDED UP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE INVERTER ON THE CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10611119 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	414.8% ODI 10247303 · 1 mi AIR BAG FAILURE NISSAN HYBRID-- THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AUTOMATICALLY DEACTIVATED ITSELF EVEN WHEN ADULT (EG. 110 POUNDS AND 5FEET 2 INCHES TALL) SITS UPRIGHT. IT ALSO DEACTIVATES OR ACTIVATES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE PASSENGER IS NOT ADJUSTING HIS/HER POSITION AND THERE IS NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN ROAD CONDITION. THE BEHAVIOR IS ERRATIC AND HAPPENS 75% OF THE TIME. I AM AFRAID FOR THE LACK OF PROTECTION BY THE AIR BAG SYSTEMS IN THE CASE OF DISASTER. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY NISSAN SO FAR. 2 DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AREN'T ABLE … Look up ODI 10247303 at NHTSA ↗	16.3% ODI 11194588 · 171,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY. THE CONTACT CALLED PAUL MILLER NISSAN AT [phone removed] (LOCATED AT 5420, 930 KINGS HWY E, FAIRFIELD, CT 06825) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILA… Look up ODI 11194588 at NHTSA ↗	47.4% ODI 10290862 · 1 mi I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IN SEPT. 2009. I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINS OFF 50% OF THE TIME WHEN MY GIRLFRIEND (APPROX. 100 POUNDS) SITS IN IT. I TRIED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND A SEPARATE DEALER AS WELL. MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO LEAVE THE AIRBAG ON OR TO ADJUST THE SENSITIVITY. HE ALSO STATED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I TRIED BRINGING IT IN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO TOLD ME TH… Look up ODI 10290862 at NHTSA ↗	18.3% ODI 10608099 · 63,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FLASHED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAS WITHIN THE SENSOR FOR THE SEAT DETECTION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS), 13V069000 (AIR BAGS), 11V408000 (AIR BAGS) AND 12V055000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FA… Look up ODI 10608099 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Vehicle Speed Control	27.4% ODI 10328688 · 30,000 mi INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) DEAR SIR/MS., I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT MY CAR (2007 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID) ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY (FIRST FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS), FULL THROTTLE, ON FEBRUARY 21, 2010, WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PARK IT IN THE GARAGE. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THIS INCIDENT. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR, OUR HOME AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE COSTS FOR REPAIR OF OUR HOME AND CAR, AND REPLACEMENT OF PERSON… Look up ODI 10328688 at NHTSA ↗	318.8% ODI 10425409 · 8,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. Look up ODI 10425409 at NHTSA ↗	35.6% ODI 10310058 · 3,000 mi I BOUGHT MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID ON JULY 30, 2009. ON OCTOBER 3RD, EVENING, IT LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY 99 CALIFORNIA. DASH BOARD LIGHT ARE ON, ENGINE HAS NO POWER OUTPUT. THE VEHICLE DROPPED SPEED QUICKLY. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ONE MINUTE LATER, I TURNED ENGINE ON AGAIN. IT BACKED TO WORK. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES AGAIN LATER IN ONE WEEK. IT MADE ME REALLY THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING IT. ON OCT 7,2009, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CANNOT BE STARTED ANYMORE AND IT WA… Look up ODI 10310058 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 10916558 "TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOSES STRENGTH AND BEGINS TO DRIVE SLOW, I RAN ONE BLOCK UNTIL IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND NOT TURN ON AGAIN. *TR Look up ODI 10916558 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes	27.4% ODI 10472365 · 18,156 mi WHEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. THIS IS CAUSED DIFFICULTY FOR CAR TO START. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SETTING WAS ADJUSTED OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, BUT FINALLY IN MARCH OF 2011 I NOTICED IT AGAIN WHILE FOLLOWING THE CAR HOME ONE NIGHT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT COMING ON. IT TURNS OUT THAT NISSAN HAD AN NTB10-139 ON THIS PROBLEM CALLING FOR COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND HARNESS. THIS LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE DRIVER IS SAFETY HAZARD. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE H… Look up ODI 10472365 at NHTSA ↗	318.8% ODI 10491681 · 10,700 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A WALL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FLOOR MAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,800. UPDATED 2/20/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BODY WORK … Look up ODI 10491681 at NHTSA ↗	23.7% ODI 10464098 · 55,000 mi PUSHED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT DOWN WITH NO BRAKES. ONCE PEDAL GOT TO A LOW POINT THE BRAKES CAME FULL ON WITH CAR ABRUPTLY COMING TO A STOP. AT THE SAME TIME ALARMS CAME ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. THE ALARMS WERE STILL ON. I TRIED DRIVING FORWARD AGAIN AND SLOWLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED DOWN WITH NO RESISTANCE UNTIL IT REACHED A LOW POINT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ABRUPTLY COMES TO A STOP. BEAVERTON NISSAN CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. BEAVERTON NISSAN MECHANIC WITH THE HELP OF NISSAN TECHNICAL SUP… Look up ODI 10464098 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Unknown Or Other	27.4% ODI 10695239 · 102,000 mi TO START THIS CAR YOU PRESS THE BRAKE AND PRESS THE START BUTTON. I PRESS THE BRAKE PRESS START AND IT GOES TO ACC INSTEAD OF ON, THEN I PRESS IT TO ON AND IT WONT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE BUT I TRY IT AGAIN AND IT STARTS WITHIN A FEW TRIES. NOW I AM TRYING TO START MY CAR AND IT WON'T START AT ALL. ALL THE LIGHTS ARE ON RADIO WORKS, ETC BUT THE CAR JUST DOESN'T TURN OVER OR TRY TO TURN OVER AT ALL IT JUST SITS IN THE ON POSITION. I READ ONLINE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A SPARE KEY AND I TRIED THE OT… Look up ODI 10695239 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	59.3% ODI 10809289 · 46,715 mi ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS NOT TREATED AS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY BEFORE STARTING SEQUENCE. HOWEVER, IF CAR STALLS OR ATTEMPT TO RESTART IN TRAFFIC SITUATION THERE IS POTENTIAL DANGER. NISSAN MODIFIED WARRANTY TO 72 MONTHS ON THIS PART BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF ISSUE. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND PART REPLACED.... IN OUR CASE IT HAPPENED WHILE GETTING SERVICED -- AND EVEN REPLACEMENT FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.... Look up ODI 10809289 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Suspension	414.8% ODI 10454778 · 45,000 mi HEARD UNUSUAL NOISES UNDER THE CAR AND STOPPED BY FOR MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK. HE REPORTED THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR HAS SNAPPED AT THE CONNECTION POINT WITH NO SIGN OF DAMAGE OTHERWISE TO THE BAR. I AM BASICALLY THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND THERE IS NO REASON WHATSOEVER WHY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I SEE FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 ALTIMA - THE BAR IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. AND I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $500 TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR Look up ODI 10454778 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	11.9% ODI 10953781 I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICKUP MY WIFE AND THE FOR SONE REASON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED . I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A MISTAKE OR SOMETHING GOT STUCK IN THE CAR. I PRESS ON THE BUTTON TO START ,NOTHING AND TRY TO TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ,STILL NOTHING. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND BACK IN ,NOTHING ,SO I DID THIS FOR 30 MINUTES UNTIL FINALLY GAVE UP. I HAD TO RUSH TO GET OUR OTHER CAR TO PICK HER UP. LUCKILY, TRAFFIC WAS OKAY. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY CAN DO ANYTHING ,STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM. I CONTACTED THEM AT THIS SAME DAY. … Look up ODI 10953781 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 10507039 · 8,000 mi NEW 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID, DELIVERED, NOTICED RIGHT AWAY SEEMED TO BE WANDERING ALL OVER ROAD. HARD TO STEER A STRAIGHT LINE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, THEY TOOK IT AND DROVE AROUND PARKING LOT, BROUGHT IT BACK 2 MINUTES LATER SAID IT WAS FINE. IT MADE FOR MISERABLE DRIVING, ALMOST WRECKED A FEW TIMES DUE TO INADVERTENT LANE WANDERING. NOTICEABLE TIRE WEAR AT 4000 MILES, HAD TIRES ROTATED. TRAVELING CROSS COUNTRY, 10,000 MILE TRIP. REAR TIRES WORE DOWN TO STEEL BELTS AND BEYOND, ONE BLEW OUT AT 65 MPH. REAR WHEELS LEANING OUTWARD… Look up ODI 10507039 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Steering	56,500–90,682 mi	66,500 mi	24	ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV… Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10493446 · 63,000 mi THE KEY FOB UNLOCKED THE CAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I TRIED TO START IT. THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT INDICATOR WAS ON THE DASH. THE PUSH-START BUTTON STAYED IN THE LOCK POSITION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WILL NOT START UP UNTIL IT IS REPLACED. THE PART IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. MY FINAL QUOTE WAS $775 FROM THE DEALER. MY STORY IS SIMILAR TO OTHER STEERING LOCK UNIT COMPLAINTS NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR Look up ODI 10493446 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10493459 · 30,500 mi IT WAS IN NIGHT AROUND 11PM, I STEPPED OUT TO NEARBY WALMART. UPON RETURN, THE CAR DID NOT START. I WAS GETTING THE "YELLOW KEY" SYMBOL. MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT SOMETHING WAS FAULTY WITH MY FOB KEY. I CALLED MY FRIEND AND GOT TO TRY THE KEY. EVEN THIS WAS FUTILE. I LOOKED UP MY MANUAL FOR THIS SYMBOL CODE AND REALIZED THAT THERE WAS SOME MALFUNCTION IN THE KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM. I WAS SURPRISED COS THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED, WITH PERIODIC SERVICE AND VERY LOW MILES(30K).IT WAS PERFECT UNTIL THEN. I RETURNED HOME WITH MY FRIEND AN… Look up ODI 10493459 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	44,367–101,750 mi	67,500 mi	20	ODI 10299718 · 10,897 mi ON A SUNNY COLD AFTERNOON IN AVON CT, DOING 35 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON MY DASH OF 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID WITH 10897 MILES. AN AUDIBLE CONTINUOUS ALARM WAS ON IN THE CAR. THE BRAKES WERE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. IT WAS A TOTAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND NISSAN CLAIMS IT WAS A FAULTY ABS ACTUATOR THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *TR Look up ODI 10299718 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10310058 · 3,000 mi I BOUGHT MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID ON JULY 30, 2009. ON OCTOBER 3RD, EVENING, IT LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY 99 CALIFORNIA. DASH BOARD LIGHT ARE ON, ENGINE HAS NO POWER OUTPUT. THE VEHICLE DROPPED SPEED QUICKLY. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ONE MINUTE LATER, I TURNED ENGINE ON AGAIN. IT BACKED TO WORK. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES AGAIN LATER IN ONE WEEK. IT MADE ME REALLY THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING IT. ON OCT 7,2009, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CANNOT BE STARTED ANYMORE AND IT WA… Look up ODI 10310058 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV… Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗
Engine	56,000–90,645 mi	62,000 mi	7	ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV… Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10551331 · 83,290 mi WENT TO START THE CAR AND THE START CONTROL WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY. REPLACED THE BATTERY TO REMOTE KEY, THIS MADE NO DIFFERENCE. THE STEERING IS NOT LOCKED. [XXX] IN RIVERDALE CITY, UT. CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK COMPONENT THAT IS KEEPING THE CAR FROM BEING ABLE TO START. THEY ASKED FOR VIN NUMBER, WHICH WE GAVE THEM AND IN CHECKING THEY TWICE SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, SINCE THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS DEALING WITH THE STEERING LOCK. THEY THEN CALLED US THE FOLLOWING DAY AND SAID NISSAN WOULDN'… Look up ODI 10551331 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10563589 · 44,489 mi STARTING SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB. I CAN LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR WITH THE FOB BUT CAN NOT START IT. INSERTING THE FOB INTO THE ACCESSORY KEY PORT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. RESEARCH CONCLUDES THIS IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION THAT LEAVES MOTORISTS STRANDED AND THAT THE SOLUTION IS RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. AGAIN, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON, KNOWN ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10563589 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	55,000–143,000 mi	92,000 mi	5	ODI 10809289 · 46,715 mi ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS NOT TREATED AS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY BEFORE STARTING SEQUENCE. HOWEVER, IF CAR STALLS OR ATTEMPT TO RESTART IN TRAFFIC SITUATION THERE IS POTENTIAL DANGER. NISSAN MODIFIED WARRANTY TO 72 MONTHS ON THIS PART BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF ISSUE. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND PART REPLACED.... IN OUR CASE IT HAPPENED WHILE GETTING SERVICED -- AND EVEN REPLACEMENT FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.... Look up ODI 10809289 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10821660 · 92,000 mi CAR WOULDN'T START DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING WHEEL LOCK SWITCH. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM ON ALTIMAS AND OTHER MODELS. NISSAN FAILED TO REPORT PROBLEM TO ITS CUSTOMERS. Look up ODI 10821660 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10853817 · 55,000 mi 2009 ALTIMAS APPEARED TO HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE REGARDING THE STEERING LOCK COLUMN. NISSAN DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL, BUT INSTEAD OFFERED TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK ONLY ONCE THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, WITH THIS OFFER EXPIRING JAN 1ST 2016 APPARENTLY. MY CAR HAS ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT, AND IN MARCH 2016 STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. CAR WOULD JUST BE UNABLE TO START AT ALL. I HAVE SPENT MONEY HAVING TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOW IT WILL COST ME $1325.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK. SINCE THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT NISSAN KN… Look up ODI 10853817 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	Too few reports for a range	95,500 mi	4 (sparse)	ODI 10290862 · 1 mi I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA IN SEPT. 2009. I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINS OFF 50% OF THE TIME WHEN MY GIRLFRIEND (APPROX. 100 POUNDS) SITS IN IT. I TRIED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND A SEPARATE DEALER AS WELL. MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO LEAVE THE AIRBAG ON OR TO ADJUST THE SENSITIVITY. HE ALSO STATED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I TRIED BRINGING IT IN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO TOLD ME TH… Look up ODI 10290862 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10782528 · 67,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. Look up ODI 10782528 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10959173 · 124,000 mi THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR TO DETECT AN OCCUPANT AND ENABLE/DISABLE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILED. THIS IS AN ITEM CRITICAL TO OCCUPANT SAFETY THAT IS NOT A WEAR-AND-TEAR ITEM AND ONE WHICH SHOULD REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK AS INTENDED WHEN OCCUPIED BY AN OCCUPANT OF THE APPROPRIATE WEIGHT PER THE SENSOR'S SETTING. IT IS APPARENT THAT MANY ALTIMA VEHICLES, MODELS BEFORE AND AFTER MY 2009 YEAR MODEL, HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE SAME EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE… Look up ODI 10959173 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	Too few reports for a range	26,000 mi	3 (sparse)	ODI 10310058 · 3,000 mi I BOUGHT MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID ON JULY 30, 2009. ON OCTOBER 3RD, EVENING, IT LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY 99 CALIFORNIA. DASH BOARD LIGHT ARE ON, ENGINE HAS NO POWER OUTPUT. THE VEHICLE DROPPED SPEED QUICKLY. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ONE MINUTE LATER, I TURNED ENGINE ON AGAIN. IT BACKED TO WORK. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES AGAIN LATER IN ONE WEEK. IT MADE ME REALLY THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING IT. ON OCT 7,2009, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CANNOT BE STARTED ANYMORE AND IT WA… Look up ODI 10310058 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10340166 · 26,000 mi NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID SUDDENLY ACCELERATION. I WAS GOING SLOW PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL WHEN MY CAR "JUMPED" AND SUDDENLY WENT FORWARD CRASHING INTO THE RAILING. THERE WAS A WITNESS THAT SAW ME PULLING INTO THE PARKING STALL SLOWLY WHEN MY CAR "JUMPED" CRASHING THROUGH THE RAILING. TR Look up ODI 10340166 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10559578 · 62,000 mi WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE PARK, AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AS IF I HAD PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL. MY FOOT NEVER TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR RAN OVER THE PARKING STOPPER AND THE SIDEWALK ONTO THE SOCCER FIELD FENCE. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT. TR Look up ODI 10559578 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes	Too few reports for a range	67,500 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10464098 · 55,000 mi PUSHED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT DOWN WITH NO BRAKES. ONCE PEDAL GOT TO A LOW POINT THE BRAKES CAME FULL ON WITH CAR ABRUPTLY COMING TO A STOP. AT THE SAME TIME ALARMS CAME ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. THE ALARMS WERE STILL ON. I TRIED DRIVING FORWARD AGAIN AND SLOWLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED DOWN WITH NO RESISTANCE UNTIL IT REACHED A LOW POINT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ABRUPTLY COMES TO A STOP. BEAVERTON NISSAN CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. BEAVERTON NISSAN MECHANIC WITH THE HELP OF NISSAN TECHNICAL SUP… Look up ODI 10464098 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10512253 · 80,000 mi DRIVING APPROX 25 MPH ON FRONTAGE ROAD, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON AS WELL AS CONTINUOUS ALARM. STEPPED ON BRAKES WITH NO BRAKE RESPONSE,HAD TO USE E-BRAKE TO STOP. NO PRIOR WARNING. *TR Look up ODI 10512253 at NHTSA ↗
Tires:Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems	Too few reports for a range	55,250 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10386186 · 15,500 mi NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID 2009 TPMS MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN AUG 2009 AND THE TPMS FAILED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES TILL TODAY (MAR 2 2011). THE TPMS LIGHT WAS ON EVEN WHEN ALL THE TIRES WERE IN STANDARD PRESSURE. THE DEALER/SERVICE CENTER WAS ABLE TO REPAIR IT ALL THE TIME BUT THE EQUIPMENT CAN LEAD TO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. TR Look up ODI 10386186 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10561770 · 95,000 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 06/17/14*LJ Look up ODI 10561770 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2010: 2 complaints · 2011: 2 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2010	2	2	2
2011	0	1	2

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2010	11	0	1
2011	4	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Steering	Electrical System	Engine	Unknown Or Other	Air Bags	Vehicle Speed Control	Service Brakes	Tires:Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
Steering	—	9 ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV… Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10493459 · 30,500 mi IT WAS IN NIGHT AROUND 11PM, I STEPPED OUT TO NEARBY WALMART. UPON RETURN, THE CAR DID NOT START. I WAS GETTING THE "YELLOW KEY" SYMBOL. MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT SOMETHING WAS FAULTY WITH MY FOB KEY. I CALLED MY FRIEND AND GOT TO TRY THE KEY. EVEN THIS WAS FUTILE. I LOOKED UP MY MANUAL FOR THIS SYMBOL CODE AND REALIZED THAT THERE WAS SOME MALFUNCTION IN THE KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM. I WAS SURPRISED COS THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED, WITH PERIODIC SERVICE AND VERY LOW MILES(30K).IT WAS PERFECT UNTIL THEN. I RETURNED HOME WITH MY FRIEND AN… Look up ODI 10493459 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10494502 · 60,400 mi INTELLIKEY LIGHT BLINKING STARTED ON JANUARY 14TH. I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB. I WENT TO GET INTO MY CAR AFTER WORK ON SATURDAY AND WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK MY DOORS. I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR, AND THE INTELLIKEY LIGHT WAS BLINKING AGAIN, BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY DASH LIGHTS COME ONE. THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO THE BYPASS OPTION EITHER. THERE WAS NO POWER OR ABILITY TO TURN THE CAR ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE I… Look up ODI 10494502 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV… Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10563589 · 44,489 mi STARTING SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB. I CAN LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR WITH THE FOB BUT CAN NOT START IT. INSERTING THE FOB INTO THE ACCESSORY KEY PORT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. RESEARCH CONCLUDES THIS IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION THAT LEAVES MOTORISTS STRANDED AND THAT THE SOLUTION IS RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. AGAIN, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON, KNOWN ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10563589 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10807485 · 55,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY SEIZED UP WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED, SO THE ENGINE STARTER WAS PREVENTED FROM TURNING ON AND THE STEERING AND TRANSMISSION REMAINED LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED IN THE DEAD OF WINTER AND AT NEAR-ZERO TEMPERATURES, REQUIRING A TOW TO A DEALER AND A $1200 REPAIR, WHICH NISSAN LATER REDUCED TO $450. I ACCEPTED THIS ON CONDITION IT WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE A SETTLEMENT. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT TURNS UP IN ALL ALTIMAS BUILT DURING SEVERAL MONTHS IN 2008, WHICH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED. THEY OFFERED A 72-MONTH WARRANTY AFTER MANUFACTURE (N… Look up ODI 10807485 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10809289 · 46,715 mi ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS NOT TREATED AS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY BEFORE STARTING SEQUENCE. HOWEVER, IF CAR STALLS OR ATTEMPT TO RESTART IN TRAFFIC SITUATION THERE IS POTENTIAL DANGER. NISSAN MODIFIED WARRANTY TO 72 MONTHS ON THIS PART BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF ISSUE. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND PART REPLACED.... IN OUR CASE IT HAPPENED WHILE GETTING SERVICED -- AND EVEN REPLACEMENT FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.... Look up ODI 10809289 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10853817 · 55,000 mi 2009 ALTIMAS APPEARED TO HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE REGARDING THE STEERING LOCK COLUMN. NISSAN DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL, BUT INSTEAD OFFERED TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK ONLY ONCE THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, WITH THIS OFFER EXPIRING JAN 1ST 2016 APPARENTLY. MY CAR HAS ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT, AND IN MARCH 2016 STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. CAR WOULD JUST BE UNABLE TO START AT ALL. I HAVE SPENT MONEY HAVING TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOW IT WILL COST ME $1325.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK. SINCE THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT NISSAN KN… Look up ODI 10853817 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0
Electrical System	9 ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV… Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10493459 · 30,500 mi IT WAS IN NIGHT AROUND 11PM, I STEPPED OUT TO NEARBY WALMART. UPON RETURN, THE CAR DID NOT START. I WAS GETTING THE "YELLOW KEY" SYMBOL. MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT SOMETHING WAS FAULTY WITH MY FOB KEY. I CALLED MY FRIEND AND GOT TO TRY THE KEY. EVEN THIS WAS FUTILE. I LOOKED UP MY MANUAL FOR THIS SYMBOL CODE AND REALIZED THAT THERE WAS SOME MALFUNCTION IN THE KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM. I WAS SURPRISED COS THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED, WITH PERIODIC SERVICE AND VERY LOW MILES(30K).IT WAS PERFECT UNTIL THEN. I RETURNED HOME WITH MY FRIEND AN… Look up ODI 10493459 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10494502 · 60,400 mi INTELLIKEY LIGHT BLINKING STARTED ON JANUARY 14TH. I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB. I WENT TO GET INTO MY CAR AFTER WORK ON SATURDAY AND WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK MY DOORS. I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR, AND THE INTELLIKEY LIGHT WAS BLINKING AGAIN, BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY DASH LIGHTS COME ONE. THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO THE BYPASS OPTION EITHER. THERE WAS NO POWER OR ABILITY TO TURN THE CAR ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE I… Look up ODI 10494502 at NHTSA ↗	—	2 ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV… Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10563589 · 44,489 mi STARTING SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB. I CAN LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR WITH THE FOB BUT CAN NOT START IT. INSERTING THE FOB INTO THE ACCESSORY KEY PORT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. RESEARCH CONCLUDES THIS IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION THAT LEAVES MOTORISTS STRANDED AND THAT THE SOLUTION IS RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. AGAIN, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON, KNOWN ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10563589 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11203424 · 143,000 mi THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID HAS CEASED TO FUNCTION SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, PUTTING ME AT EXTREME DANGER. IN THE FIRST CASED, THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER UNIT WAS THE DEFECTIVE PART, ON THE SECOND OCCASION, IT WAS THE IGNITION COILS. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, PLACING ME AT GREAT RISK AS THE VEHICLE SEIZES UP WITHOUT WARNING AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. Look up ODI 11203424 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10782528 · 67,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. Look up ODI 10782528 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10310058 · 3,000 mi I BOUGHT MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID ON JULY 30, 2009. ON OCTOBER 3RD, EVENING, IT LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY 99 CALIFORNIA. DASH BOARD LIGHT ARE ON, ENGINE HAS NO POWER OUTPUT. THE VEHICLE DROPPED SPEED QUICKLY. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ONE MINUTE LATER, I TURNED ENGINE ON AGAIN. IT BACKED TO WORK. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES AGAIN LATER IN ONE WEEK. IT MADE ME REALLY THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING IT. ON OCT 7,2009, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CANNOT BE STARTED ANYMORE AND IT WA… Look up ODI 10310058 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Engine	3 ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV… Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10563589 · 44,489 mi STARTING SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB. I CAN LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR WITH THE FOB BUT CAN NOT START IT. INSERTING THE FOB INTO THE ACCESSORY KEY PORT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. RESEARCH CONCLUDES THIS IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION THAT LEAVES MOTORISTS STRANDED AND THAT THE SOLUTION IS RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. AGAIN, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON, KNOWN ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10563589 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10807485 · 55,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY SEIZED UP WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED, SO THE ENGINE STARTER WAS PREVENTED FROM TURNING ON AND THE STEERING AND TRANSMISSION REMAINED LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED IN THE DEAD OF WINTER AND AT NEAR-ZERO TEMPERATURES, REQUIRING A TOW TO A DEALER AND A $1200 REPAIR, WHICH NISSAN LATER REDUCED TO $450. I ACCEPTED THIS ON CONDITION IT WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE A SETTLEMENT. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT TURNS UP IN ALL ALTIMAS BUILT DURING SEVERAL MONTHS IN 2008, WHICH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED. THEY OFFERED A 72-MONTH WARRANTY AFTER MANUFACTURE (N… Look up ODI 10807485 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi THE STEERING LOCK UNIT (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING LOCK UNIT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE UNIT DID NOT ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT NIGHT AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WAS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THEY CHARGED $900 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES AND IS PRESENT ON SEV… Look up ODI 10483610 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10563589 · 44,489 mi STARTING SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB. I CAN LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR WITH THE FOB BUT CAN NOT START IT. INSERTING THE FOB INTO THE ACCESSORY KEY PORT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. RESEARCH CONCLUDES THIS IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION THAT LEAVES MOTORISTS STRANDED AND THAT THE SOLUTION IS RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. AGAIN, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON, KNOWN ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10563589 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	0	0	0
Unknown Or Other	2 ODI 10809289 · 46,715 mi ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS NOT TREATED AS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY BEFORE STARTING SEQUENCE. HOWEVER, IF CAR STALLS OR ATTEMPT TO RESTART IN TRAFFIC SITUATION THERE IS POTENTIAL DANGER. NISSAN MODIFIED WARRANTY TO 72 MONTHS ON THIS PART BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF ISSUE. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND PART REPLACED.... IN OUR CASE IT HAPPENED WHILE GETTING SERVICED -- AND EVEN REPLACEMENT FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.... Look up ODI 10809289 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10853817 · 55,000 mi 2009 ALTIMAS APPEARED TO HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE REGARDING THE STEERING LOCK COLUMN. NISSAN DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL, BUT INSTEAD OFFERED TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK ONLY ONCE THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, WITH THIS OFFER EXPIRING JAN 1ST 2016 APPARENTLY. MY CAR HAS ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT, AND IN MARCH 2016 STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. CAR WOULD JUST BE UNABLE TO START AT ALL. I HAVE SPENT MONEY HAVING TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOW IT WILL COST ME $1325.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK. SINCE THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT NISSAN KN… Look up ODI 10853817 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11203424 · 143,000 mi THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID HAS CEASED TO FUNCTION SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, PUTTING ME AT EXTREME DANGER. IN THE FIRST CASED, THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER UNIT WAS THE DEFECTIVE PART, ON THE SECOND OCCASION, IT WAS THE IGNITION COILS. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, PLACING ME AT GREAT RISK AS THE VEHICLE SEIZES UP WITHOUT WARNING AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. Look up ODI 11203424 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	0	0	0
Air Bags	0	1 ODI 10782528 · 67,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. Look up ODI 10782528 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0	0	0
Vehicle Speed Control	0	1 ODI 10310058 · 3,000 mi I BOUGHT MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID ON JULY 30, 2009. ON OCTOBER 3RD, EVENING, IT LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY 99 CALIFORNIA. DASH BOARD LIGHT ARE ON, ENGINE HAS NO POWER OUTPUT. THE VEHICLE DROPPED SPEED QUICKLY. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ONE MINUTE LATER, I TURNED ENGINE ON AGAIN. IT BACKED TO WORK. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES AGAIN LATER IN ONE WEEK. IT MADE ME REALLY THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING IT. ON OCT 7,2009, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CANNOT BE STARTED ANYMORE AND IT WA… Look up ODI 10310058 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	—	0	0
Service Brakes	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Tires:Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

5 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

23 mentions · 42.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 64,250 mi (22 usable records).

ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi

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ODI 10493446 · 63,000 mi

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ODI 10493459 · 30,500 mi

IT WAS IN NIGHT AROUND 11PM, I STEPPED OUT TO NEARBY WALMART. UPON RETURN, THE CAR DID NOT START. I WAS GETTING THE "YELLOW KEY" SYMBOL. MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT SOMETHING WAS FAULTY WITH MY FOB KEY. I CALLED MY FRIEND AND GOT TO TRY THE KEY. EVEN THIS WAS FUTILE. I LOOKED UP MY MANUAL FOR THIS SYMBOL CODE AND REALIZED THAT THERE WAS SOME MALFUNCTION IN THE KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM. I WAS SURPRISED COS THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED, WITH PERIODIC SERVICE AND VERY LOW MILES(30K).IT WAS PERFECT UNTIL THEN. I RETURNED HOME WITH MY FRIEND AN…

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Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

9 mentions · 16.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 75,181 mi (9 usable records).

ODI 10483610 · 57,000 mi

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ODI 10493446 · 63,000 mi

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ODI 10498051 · 68,000 mi

CAR OPERATED NORMALLY IN THE MORNING, ABLE TO START AND DROVE PERFECTLY FINE TO THE OFFICE. WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR TO GO GET LUNCH, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT FLASHED. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE FOB MUST HAVE SOMEHOW UN-SYNCED. AAA TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WAS THEN TOLD THAT MY STEERING CONTROL LOCK HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO HIGH DEMAND FROM THE PART (INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT CURRENT FAILURE RATE) THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ALMOST A WEEK. I THEN WENT HOME AND GOOGLE…

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Matching rule

Stalling or loss of power

4 mentions · 7.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 36,358 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10310058 · 3,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID ON JULY 30, 2009. ON OCTOBER 3RD, EVENING, IT LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY 99 CALIFORNIA. DASH BOARD LIGHT ARE ON, ENGINE HAS NO POWER OUTPUT. THE VEHICLE DROPPED SPEED QUICKLY. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ONE MINUTE LATER, I TURNED ENGINE ON AGAIN. IT BACKED TO WORK. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES AGAIN LATER IN ONE WEEK. IT MADE ME REALLY THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING IT. ON OCT 7,2009, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CANNOT BE STARTED ANYMORE AND IT WA…

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ODI 10340166 · 26,000 mi

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ODI 10809289 · 46,715 mi

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Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

2 mentions · 3.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 208,500 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 11156809 · 246,000 mi

'TAKATA RECALL' UNKNOWN HS WARNING LIGHT ON CAUTION LIGHT ON TIIRE PRESSURE SYMBOL ON SEVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR ON

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ODI 11399772 · 171,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, WHICH INFORMED THE CONTACT TO SHUT-OFF THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NISSAN OF BRADENTON (1611 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, FLORIDA 34207) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE…

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Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 55,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10464098 · 55,000 mi

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