Comments on: Cell phone could ruin Nissan Altima or Infiniti G35’s I-Key!

By: Teleduplication - key duplicating made easy, better hide your keys now by Gadget, shop online blog of TechChee.com

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:32:58 +0000

[...] who’s got a digital camera or cellphone and managed to take a close-distant shot of your keys, they can then send the photographs to the teleduplication system to copy [...]

By: Rod French

Rod French — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:01:16 +0000

Re the key battery dying and leaving you stranded … should be no problem on the newest Altimas. There’s a door key integrated into the key you can use to open the car, and then you can plug the key into a slot in the dash and start the car as always, even if the key batteries are dead.

My dealer told me the batteries should last two years in heavy use.

More of a concern, though not really Nissan’s fault, is losing your key. Since it never leaves your pocket or purse or whatever, it’s easy to simply forget about it. I’ve already got one missing key. The replacement is only $30, not too bad, but $75 to reprogram all your keys to a new code. That’s a rip off. I’ll bet Nissan is making a bundle while people retrain themselves to always account for the key you don’t need to handle.

Any body out there know if we can reprogram the keys ourself?

By: TheMouse

TheMouse — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:42:56 +0000

Just to clear some things up.

1. Nissan is replacing ALL keys made during the defective batch, whether it has broken or not. The dealer should be cooperative and be able to tell you based on your VIN whether your key needs replacement. (all first batch keys need replacement)

2. By the time this story hit, Nissan had already replaced all the keys for the cars in the dealer, and this does not effect any new Nissan cars. It’s safe to assume that only cars purchased before summer of 2007 are effected by this.

Just wanted to clear that up so people don’t freak. Yes, Nissan messed up. Yes, for those who got stuck out of their car, it sucks. Yes, Nissan acted proactively and properly when they learned about the issue. But, I don’t think it’s fair to completely rule out Nissan based on this.

I’m just worried about what happens if the battery in the key dies? They should have included a regular key in this case. Otherwise you’re locked out and cant drive.

By: jhonny

jhonny — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:10:55 +0000

this is not ture because i just got a brand new nissan altima and i always have mykey next to my phone and nothing has ever gone wrong. anyways i will take this in consiterate.

By: Joan

Joan — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:09:00 +0000

Yes, this happened to my family last night. I will NEVER buy a Nissan now after this and I am spreading the word. My car is stuck on the driveway and I expect a new key from Nissan. You can bet I will tell everyone I know about the poor manufacturing and customer service I received!!

By: wendy

wendy — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:28:27 +0000

Nope they didn’t test and sent a letter saying they would ship new keys in the fall of 2007. I asked my dealer today when would I get my new key. They asked if it was messed up by a call and I said no and they said we can replace it for $18. I said no thank you I will call tomorrow and tell you it is broken, his response was that they need to test it and if it is not defective they will not replace it. So sorry for the trouble they will not replace them. Great news for all us women that have only one pocket in our tiny purses….no way to guarentee they are always an inch away. Thanks Nissan, you suck, you should replace all the keys defective or not.

By: goldcoaster

goldcoaster — Wed, 30 May 2007 03:05:57 +0000

I would have thought a big company like Nissan would have already tested for this sort of thing. - GoldCoaster