Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 02/04/2013 | 50532 | ||
| Upon attempting to start the car, ignition would not change from lock to acc or on. intelligent key warning lamp was lit steady on dash. steering wheel column was not locked. all power and other functions worked (lights, door locks, etc). battery is fine. dealer found steering lock control module part 48700-9n00a faulty and replaced with steering lock control module part 48700-9n00b. similar part on nissan gtrs was recalled, part number 48700-jf00a or 48700-jf00b, being replaced by 48700-jf00c same part number is failing for nissan 370zs as well, same years and same part number 48700-jf00a or 48700-jf00b, yet they are not being recalled. this problem is also occurring in nissan maximas and nissan muranos in all models of nissan this part was removed in mid 2010 due to consistent failure. the part costs approximately $500 from nissan, is usually out of stock and back ordered, and costs another $400-$500 to be installed at a dealer. there should be a make-wide recall for all models for this part. failure of this part strands the driver with no warning of impending failure. how can aelectronic part mounted inside the passengers compartment fail so often at less than three and a half years of service? | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 03/25/2012 | 16123 | ||
| My family and i were driving south bound on the new jersey turnpike at 75 mph and the car shutdown, it would not accelerate and lost power. luckily we were in the right lane and i acted quickly to turn on the hazards and get off the highway on to the shoulder to avoid a serious accident. this car only has ~16000 miles as well as all of its scheduled maintenance is up to date. after getting it towed to the nissan dealership they informed us that it was a problem with the mass air flow sensor and that even though the car was within the warranty period the warranty would not cover it as they found a leaf in the sensor. we have no way to verify that there was a leaf in the sensor and the car is kept in a garage and/or driveway nowhere near a tree. we wanted to report this incident so that if more incidents like this occur maybe a recall is warranted as nissan's engineering of the vehicles could be at fault. how could a leaf in get in there? if a leaf does get in why would that corrode the part? | |||