NHTSA Complaint #10263959 — 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM), WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), WHICH STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPROGRAM THE ECM FOR FREE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 15 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO VERIFIED THAT THE ECM FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL A SECOND TIME. THE RECALL STATED THAT IF THE INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL FROM THE SENSOR IS SO BRIEF, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) LOGIC DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPEED, THUS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 78,500.