NHTSA Complaint #10554760 — 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA

I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT INSIDE MY INLAWS WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD AND 3 WEEK OLD. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE MY I-KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. THE KEY OPENED THE DOORS BUT THE BRAKE WAS LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T TURN ON. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND CHECKING THE BATTERIES IN THE KEY FOBS I DISCOVERED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ESCL (ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK). THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR NISSANS PRODUCED IN 2009. NISSAN ACTUALLY EXTENDED THE 2009 MODELS WARRANTY FOR THIS PART. MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED IN 2009 BUT IS A 2010 MODEL AND NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS ABOUT $800 AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN IS IGNORING THIS ISSUE IN 2010 MODELS WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. HAD I BEEN ANYWHERE ELSE THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE WITH ME AND MY TWO KIDS STRANDED. *TR