CarComplaints.com Notes: You don't want to get 2009 and 2010 Altima owners started about their cars. That is, unless, you know how to start their cars.
These vehicles can suddenly become impossible to start thanks to a faulty electronic steering column lock (ESCL). Nissan dealers will gladly replace it, but that will run you $1000.
More info & videos about the Nissan ESCL defect are available over at NissanProblems.com.
It's one of the many reasons this car was named CarTalk's Turd of the Week and given our Beware of this Clunker badge. Two dubious honors.
Whenever the car does not start, I have to open the cover and hit the steering lock with a hammer. I learned this from youtube. It takes me 10-15 minutes to start my car. This happens everyday now.
tried to start the car, a key light was flashing on the dash, brake was hard to press. The car would not start, doors would unlock with the fob but the car would do nothing. Reading the manual, I was able to tell what the indicator light meant
- mohamed.elsaeid,
Khobar, Saudi Arabia
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Whenever the car does not start, I have to open the cover and hit the steering lock with a hammer. I learned this from youtube. It takes me 10-15 minutes to start my car. This happens everyday now.
- Se S., Long Beach, CA, US