NHTSA Complaint #10297951 — 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. SHE WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RE-START THE VEHICLE . THE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING OR AFTER THE ENGINE SHUT OFF; HOWEVER, ON DECEMBER 30, 2009, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ECM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT RECALL 07V527000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING WAS DIRECTLY RELATED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE RECALLED COMPONENT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE ECM RECALL AND IF THE ECM WAS THE CAUSE, THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE SHOULD BE REFUNDED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,520. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,300.