NHTSA Complaint #10660581 — 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON AN AVERAGE DAY. AS I MADE A RIGHT TURN, AHEAD OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20-30MPH. WITH TRAFFIC SWIFTLY APPROACHING AT SPEEDS NEAR 40-50MPH, LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION.NONE OF MY CHECK ENGINE/WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON.I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP BUT THE ISSUE REMAINED.WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULDN'T O OVER 30MPH AND WAS MAKING A HEAVING VIBRATION NOISE EVERY TIME I STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO ULTIMATELY RECOMMENDED THE REPAIRS OUTLINED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN. MY WARRANTY COMPANY DENIED THE CLAIM "CITING WATER DAMAGE", BUT THE BULLETIN LISTS THE PFP (PRIMARY FAILED PART) AS THE "HOUSING ASSY- REAR AXLE,RH" (WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED). I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED (FROM A NISSAN DEALER) AND BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS ($1,000+) ON A VEHICLE THAT I BARLEY HAD FOR 1 YEAR. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS (AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALERSHIP) TO TRY AND GET SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE THE NISSAN WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON THE VEHICLE. NISSAN IS VERY WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT THAT IS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE OBVIOUS DESIGN. I LUCKILY HAD TIME AND SPACE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE SAFELY OFF THE ROAD; THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY. NISSAN SHOULD AND NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THEIR ALL VEHICLES AND THIS ONGOING DEFECT. A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. A LIFE IS FAR MORE VALUABLE THAN RECALL EXPENSES. HTTP://WW2.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/BADDAD1/2009-12-06_140419_NTB07-016B.PDF -A DIRECT LINK TO THE OFFICIAL NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS ISSUED TO CORRECT THE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DEFECT I HAD TO DEAL WITH. *TR