Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V401000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 09/16/2010 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 09/10/2010 | 09/10/2010 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling certain vehicles that were equipped with a garmin nuvi model 750 navigation system. the batteries contained in the affected gps units can overheat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Overheated batteries could result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Nissan will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by garmin technicians by replacing the battery and inserting a spacer on top of the battery free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during september 2010. owners may contact garmin directly at 1-866-957-1981 or nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) | |||||
| NTB-10-068-D | 10/04/2011 | 10042752 | Nissan: on certain vehicles, an update to the navigation software will remedy the non functionality of the mobile phone, ipad and the navigation at no charge. *pe | 01/09/2012 | |
| NTB-11-073 | 08/01/2011 | 10040508 | Nissan service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. navigation software upgrade. *rm | 08/31/2011 | |
| NTB-11-073 | 08/01/2011 | 10040508 | Ready | 08/31/2011 | |
| NTB-10-068B | 03/23/2011 | 10038578 | Nissan service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. a software problem is causing the navigation, ipod, and mobile phone functions to be inoperative. *rm | 06/21/2011 | |
| NTB-10-068B | 03/23/2011 | 10038578 | Ready | 06/21/2011 | |
| NTB-11-005 | 01/14/2011 | 10035684 | Nissan: navigation map data update matrix. affecting all vehicles 2003-11 except leaf, equipped with navigation system. customer is mailed update disc(s) or sd card and installs data; dealership is mailed update disc(s) and the dealershi | 03/02/2011 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||||
| NTB-09-129 | 11/17/2009 | 10032506 | Nissan: vent control valve replacement. when replacing the evap canister vent control valve for reason: use the one listed on page 2; for vent control valve replacement procedure, refer to the appropriate section of the electronic service | 04/07/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 09/30/2010 | 12792 | ||
| '09 altima would not start. second occurance in one week. jumped car and took it to gettel sarasota, fl nissan dealership. diagnosis - faulty brake switch, needed to start keyless ignition they told me it ws a common problem with these cars. replaced part and no problems since. keeping my fingers crossed. my so has a '07 altima, and experienced the exact same problem the same week in naples, fl. mine was covered by warranty, but he had to pay for a new part. go figure! i believe this to be a a serious problem and should cause a recall. ( no old parts available, to my knowledge.) | |||
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE | |||
| 12/16/2012 | 39000 | ||
| On sunday, 12/16/12 evening around 11:15pm, i was driving home from out of town and had to pull over for gas about 45 miles away from the house. i turned off the vehicle and filled up the gas and the car would not start once we were ready to leave. the abs and flip lights would blink and the battery would power up but the car on the push button ignition would not respond which would start the car, i called the towing company and i was charged $173 for towing to the dealer as the mechanic was not able to start the vehicle either. the following morning, i received a call from the dealer stating the brake pedal switch which when pressed with the key fob in the vehicle allows the car to be started when pressing the push button ignition switch; that switch attached to the brake harness had gone bad and i was given a cost of $232.64 to replace this switch. the dealer stated that he was showing in his system that this switch was redesigned recently and the new redesigned switch which would include replacing the brake pedal harness also would cost me a total of $531.17 and he stated that he recommends the new redesigned switch over the lesser expensive same type of switch that went bad which would be at risk of going bad again soon. i escalated the issue to nissan consumer affairs at 1-800-nissan-1, case #10255931. i requested them to cover the expense as i had exceeded the manufacturers warranty only by 3000 miles and had bought the car brand new in may, 2010. they researched the matter and declined to cover the expense due to a previous brake rotor issue i had escalated to them 3 months after purchasing the vehicle which was a separate issue. i hope no one else is stranded as we were with my wife, my twin 3 year old boys, and myself at 11:30pm at night far away due to a blown out switch which has now been redesigned, i am asking that a recall on this be opened up | |||