NHTSA Complaint #10693324 — 2009 NISSAN CUBE

MY WIFE'S 2009 NISSAN CUBE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK AND MOST RECENTLY IN A PARKING LOT (LUCKILY) IT LOCKED UP COMPLETELY. MOST TIMES SHE DESCRIBES IT LIKE IT IS STALLING, WHERE SHE IS ABLE TO MOVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO. A FEW TIMES HOWEVER AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. CAR WOULDN'T START, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T EVEN BUDGE. AFTER A MINUTE, IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND JUST ENDED UP COSTING US "DIAGNOSTIC FEES". READING THROUGH OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS NOT AWARE OF SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SEARCHING THE WEB RETURNS NO TYPE OF HELP WHATSOEVER. HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO JUST ACCEPT A VEHICLE THAT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF, THE RESULTS OF WHICH COULD BE FATAL? THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *TR