Nissan Quest Complaints

2,121 consumer complaints on file.

#10496609February 6, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496482February 5, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS, ENGINE
AN F-350 RAN A STOPLIGHT AT 50 MPH AND IMPACTED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF VAN AT THE TIRE. THE VAN TURNED UPON IMPACT AND RECEIVED THE BALANCE OF THE IMPACT HEAD ON WITH CONCENTRATION TO THE LEFT QUADRANT. FURTHER SPINNING, THE VAN THEN IMPACTED THE SIDE OF THE OFFENDING VEHICLE. COMPLAINT: THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO CERVICAL, THORACIC, AND LUMBAR REGIONS OF BACK. SHE WAS TREATED FOR 2.5 MONTHS AND THEN RELEASED. HER HEAD HIT THE DRIVER SIDE ROOF, THANKFULLY, JUST ABOVE THE WINDOW RESULTING ONLY IN BRUISING. HER MUSCLES WERE SORE FROM HEAD TO TOE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THESE INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN MINIMIZED BY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. HIGH IMPACT CRASH TO THE BUMPER AND NO PROTECTION OF AIRBAGS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT FOUND ONLINE. POSITIVE FEEDBACK: THE ENTIRE FRONT END, ENGINE, BATTERY, ETC. COMPACTED INTO A PANCAKE, BUT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT HAD ONLY A SMALL BUCKLE ON THE FLOOR BOARD AT THE PEDALS. THE ENGINE WAS CRUSHED. THIS WAS A DEFINITE POSITIVE. (UNRELATED TO ACCIDENT COMPLAINT ABOVE: THE EXTERIOR HANDLES OF THE SLIDING DOORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. PRIOR TO THE LATTER REPAIR, WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE, MY DAUGHTER'S HAND WAS CUT AND BRUISED!) *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10496381February 4, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE ROSE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND COOLANT WAS ADDED TO THE ENGINE AND THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE GASKET HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE AT 40,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493151January 16, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V076000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SOFTWARE). THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492071January 10, 2013
ENGINE
HEARD A TICKING NOISE WHEN STARTING UP MY CAR BUT SUBSIDED AFTER IT WARMED UP GRADUALLY OVER THE MONTH IT GOT VERY LOUD. BROUGHT IT TO NISSAN DEALER IN POMPANO BEACH AND THEY SAID IT WAS TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACEMENT FOR A COST OF 2,300 DOLLARS! I RESEARCHED THIS AND SEE THAT IT IS A FREQUENTLY VOICED COMPLAINT AND IS HAPPENING VERY PREMATURELY 50 -90 THOUSAND MILES.. RIDICULOUS EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS, ALSO ! NEED REPLACEMENT OF CONTROL ARMS AT A COST OF 800 DOLLARS! I ALSO SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH NISSANS....I AM GENERALLY THE ONLY ONE IN THE VAN WE ARE A FAMILY O THREE WITH THREE VEHICLES ,IT WAS GARAGED KEPT NEVER USE IT TO HAUL ANYTHING MORE THAN A SUITCASE ONCE IN AWHILE WHAT IS MY RECOURSE, WHAT CAN I DO TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE SO I CAN REPAIR IT BEFORE MY SELF OR PASSENGER GETS KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CHAIN BREAKS?... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490786January 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO DROP TO NEUTRAL AND LOOSE ACCELERATION ABOVE 20 MPH. NO POWER WAS AVAILABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED BELOW 15 MPH. INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH. TRAFFIC BEHIND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490109December 26, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE THAT WAS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487873December 10, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
I WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE, WITH ABOUT 1/8 A TANK OF GAS AND THE VAN WOULD NOT START. I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLED IT TO LEVEL GROUND. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL, WHICH I WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT. I TOOK THE VAN INTO THE LOCAL NISSAN SHOP AND THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL FIX. WHEN I ASKED WHY I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THE DATES COVERED BY THE RECALL, BUT IT WAS OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED BY THE SAME ISSUE (AND THAT THE DATES IN THE RECALL MUST BE "OFF"). THE RECALL NUMBER IS 12V076000, IT COVERS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 7/29/2010 AND 2/21/2012. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON 2/23/2012, AND HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487227December 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEN SHIFT LEVER IS MOVED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION THERE IS A HESITATION AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES INTO DRIVE WITH A HARD BANG. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO EMITS A LOW VOLUME WHINE WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487266December 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VAN STARTED TO DEVELOP A JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AFTER VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED MOTOR MOUNT AND SPENT $2300 AT NISSAN ON FRIDAY 11/30/12 TO HAVE SEVERAL REPAIRS INCLUDING THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT. NO JERKING AFTER WORK WAS DONE UNTIL SUNDAY , 12/2/12. ON MONDAY 12/3/12 AFTER DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO OPEN THE POWER SIDE DOORS TO LET THEM OUT. WHEN SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT 2 FEET. I DID NOT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BUT HAD THERE BEEN SOMEONE WALKING BETWEEN THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I DON'T THINK IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BUT THERE COULD BE A HAZARD IF THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AT THE WRONG TIME. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE TONIGHT I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE NISSAN ALTIMA, MAXIMA, AND QUEST VEHICLES THAT UTILIZE THIS TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR CONTINUING TO ALLOW THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS TO BE UTILIZED AFTER THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. SEE WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.CHIMICLES.COM/NISSAN-TRANSMISSION-FAILURE-ALTIMA-MAXIMA-AND-QUEST-VEHICLES). THERE IS ALSO A WEBSITE WITH OWNER'S COMMENTS ON HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURES TOTALING OVER 150 VICTIMS, SEE WEBSITE HTTP://CLASSACTIONLAWSUITSINTHENEWS.COM/CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-COMPLAINTS/NISSAN-MAXIMA-ALTIMA-QUEST-AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-COMPLAINT/#COMMENTS. NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL OR ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED JUST TO FAIL AGAIN IN LESS THAN A YEAR. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 65,000 MILES AS SEVERAL HAVE OR LAST LESS THAN A YEAR. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483316November 4, 2012
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE. IT INITIALLY STARTED OUT AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH TOOK QUITE SOME TIME TO REPLICATE SINCE A SPECIFIC CHAIN OF EVENTS HAD TO BE FOLLOWED. BUT SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM CAN BE REPLICATED AT WILL BUT AGAIN ITS BASED ON A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES HORRIBLY AND THERE IS A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE. THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO HANDLE ONCE THIS VIBRATION STARTS. IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR HAS A FLAT TIRE OR THE AXLE HAS BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED THUS IMPAIRING STEERING CONTROL. MAY 20TH 2010 WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE QUEST WHILE I WAS ON IL INTERSTATE 57. SEPT, 11 2010 IS WHEN THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS HEADED TO FLORIDA. OCT. 4TH, 2010 IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON FLORIDA INTERSTATE 275. IT CONTINUED TO OCCUR REPEATEDLY. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO NISSAN ON JULY,18TH, 2011 WITH 31,573 MILES ON THE VAN. THE NISSAN FOLKS DROVE 189 MILES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. ON JAN. 2, THEY TRIED BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE FEB. 1ST, 2012 THE SERVICE MANAGER AND I DROVE 200 MILES IN ORDER TO REPLICATE IT. WE NOTICED THAT THE VDC LIGHT CAME ON. THE GUESSING GAME ON THE NISSAN SIDE CONTINUED. THEY REPLACED THE ABS SYSTEM STOP LAMP SWITCH, AND OTHER ABS RELATED ITEMS. ONCE THEY HANDED US THE VEHICLE STATING THAT THE ISSUE WAS FIXED, WE TOOK IT ON A TEST DRIVE AND WERE ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. MAY 29, 2012 I TOOK QUEST BACK IN BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE WHILE THE NISSAN FOLKS TOOK IT OUT ON A TEST DRIVE. ON JUNE 18, THE SERVICE MANAGER AND I WENT ON ANOTHER 200 MILES ROAD TRIP AND I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS TIME THEY BLAMED THE WHEEL BEARINGS TO BE THE CAUSE SO THEY REPLACED THAT BUT AGAIN THAT WAS NOT THE CULPRIT AS I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK IT ON A TEST DRIVE ONCE NISSAN HANDED ME THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482046October 24, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT THE SLIP, ABS, AND TCS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482136October 24, 2012
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN I HEARD A NOISE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE CRANK NOISE WHEN I STOPPED TO CHECK , THE ENGINE STOPPED AND NEVER STARTED AGAIN I TOWED TO GARAGE AND THEY SAY IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480991October 18, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN QUEST GL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR, THE FRONT PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CAUSED LACERATIONS TO THE CONTACT'S FINGERS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL SHARP, FINE METAL SHAVINGS ON THE INNER PART OF THE HANDLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 134,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10479927October 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A DECLINE WITH TANK OF FUEL OR LESS, THERE WAS AN INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF FUEL GOING TO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED IN ORDER TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND REPROGRAMMED THE FUEL TANK CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V076000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SOFTWARE ). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO SENT OUT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,898 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479520October 10, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT APPROXIMATELY 98000 MILES THE ODOMETER/GAS METER WAS UNREADABLE. APPARENTLY IT IS COMMON IN NISSAN QUESTS TO HAVE THIS PART GO OUT AT OR AROUND 100,000 MILES. POSSIBLY LEAVING THE OCCUPANTS STRANDED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF AWARENESS IN THE AMOUNT OF GAS AVAILABLE. BEING THAT WE WERE TRAVELING ACROSS COUNTRY TO RELOCATE THIS BECAME VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478369October 2, 2012
ENGINE
MY NISSAN QUEST HAS BEEN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE THAT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. I TOOK IT IN TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER OR ENGINE SHOP THAT IS EQUIPPED TO FIX SUCH AN ISSUE. ONE OF THE REASONS I FAVORED BUYING THIS CAR WAS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT NISSAN USES A TIMING CHAIN RATHER THAN A TIMING BELT. THUS, I WOULDN'T HAVE THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING A TIMING BELT IN THE FUTURE. I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE THAT TIMING CHAINS WOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD NEED TO FIX. BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT AMONG QUEST OWNERS, I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THEIR VEHICLES THAT SUFFER FROM THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. IF NISSAN DOESN'T ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF ONE OF THEIR FAULTY TIMING BELTS BREAKING WHILE ONE OF THEIR FAULTY CARS IS BEING DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478202October 1, 2012
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OFF AND SLIP WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477365September 28, 2012
STEERING, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW 2012 NISSAN QUEST (PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 04/15/2012), I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE CAR STATED THERE WAS NO MORE GAS, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A QUARTER TANK. CARS BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES AND LUCKILY WE WERE NOT HIT. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND AFTER COASTING DOWN THE HILL AND REACHING A LEVEL PART OF THE ROAD, MY CAR STARTED AGAIN AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD A QUARTER TANK. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER, I LEARNED THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA RECALL 12V076) ON THE 2012 QUEST AND THE REMEDY WAS NOT PERFORMED PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS AGAINST REGULATIONS AS THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS STARTED BY NISSAN BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ON 06/20/2012 (1 DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT) I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AT TOWN CENTER NISSAN UNDER R/O NUMBER 6012078/1. ON SEPTEMBER 26TH I STARTED TO TURN INTO AN INTERSECTION ON A GREEN ARROW WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF AND SAID I WAS OUT OF GAS, (A MINUTE PRIOR TO THAT THE CAR SAID I HAD 37 MILES AND A QUARTER TANK LEFT). I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED (THE CAR HAD TO SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE) AND GOOD SAMARITANS PUSHED ME INTO A PARKING LOT CLOSE BY. I REALIZE THAT NHTSA HAS ALREADY ACTED ON THE PROBLEM MY CAR EXPERIENCED, BUT I FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE WITH REGARDS TO THE DEALER "GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN" WHO SOLD ME THE CAR WITHOUT FIRST FIXING THE PROBLEM (SINCE IT WAS A BRAND NEW CAR). I ALSO WANT NHTSA TO BE AWARE THAT THE "FIX" SO FAR HAS NOT WORKED FOR MY VEHICLE. WE ARE GIVING THEM A "FINAL REPAIR OPPORTUNITY NOTICE" VIA THE LEMON LAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475157September 12, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
MY MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERE ROTTING OF RIGHT SIDE OF SUBFRAME WHICH HOLDS THE ENGINE AND OTHER IMPORTANT CAR PARTS IN PLACE. I WAS MADE AWARE THAT IF THE SUBFRAME BROKE, THE ENGINE WOULD FALL OUT AND THE RIGHT WHEEL WOULD SLIDE TO THE SIDE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS, POSSIBLY FATAL. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS FOUND BEFORE SUCH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAVE FOUND TWO OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SUBFRAME ROTTING OUT. THERE IS A DRIP FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER THAT IS DESIGNED TO FALL RIGHT ON THIS IMPORTANT STRUCTURE AND POOLS THERE. MY FEAR IS THAT OTHERS ARE UNAWARE OF THE STRUCTURAL ISSUE AND COULD NOT BE SO LUCKY TO FIND IT IN TIME BEFORE FATALITY OCCURS. I BELIEVE THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO FIX THE IMPROPER DRAINAGE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING. *TR *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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