NHTSA Complaint #10254011 — 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. SEVERAL YEARS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. A TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN ERROR. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $479.34 FOR THEM TO RELEASE HER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.