NHTSA Complaint #10683636 — 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILED ON MY 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. NISSAN WANTS OVER $900 OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE PART ALTHOUGH THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM IN MANY DIFFERENT MODELS AND YEARS OF NISSAN VEHICLES THAT USE THE SAME PART. THERE IS NO RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM IN PLACE AS THIS TIME. THERE IS FOR THE 2009 ALTIMA AND MAXIMA BUT NOT THE 2010 MODELS EVEN THOUGH THEY USE THE SAME PART. MY CAR FUNCTIONS COMPLETELY FINE BUT WITHOUT THIS PART BEING REPLACED I CANNOT START MY CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY. *TR