NHTSA Complaint #10104784 — 2003 NISSAN MURANO

(1) TWO DAYS OF DRIVING ON AND OFF ROAD IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, DURING WHICH THIS FAILURE WOULD HAVE BEEN BEYOND CATASTROPHIC.*AK (2) THE "CHARGE SYSTEM FAILURE" IDIOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WAY HOME, JUST 20-30 MILES OUT OF DV ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, AND MIRACULOUSLY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO THE NEAREST SERVICE IN MOJAVE CA ON THE BATTERY ALONE, THE ALTERNATOR HAVING FAILED. AFTER VERIFYING THE FAILURE WITH A VOLT-METER AND RECHARGING IN MOJAVE, I DROVE WEST TOWARDS THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND FELL SHORT BY JUST 11 MILES WHEN I LOST ALL POWER ON WEST BOUND HIGHWAY 58 ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BAKERSFIELD CA. AAA TOWED MY FAMILY AND I THE REST OF THE WAY INTO THE DEALERSHIP. (3) BAKERSFIELD NISSAN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR IN ABOUT 3 HOURS AND SENT US ON OUR WAY BACK HOME TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.