NHTSA Complaint #10721288 — 2010 NISSAN VERSA

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 NISSAN VERSA TO WORK ON MARCH 12, 2013 WHEN I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AREA. I WASN'T FAR FROM WORK SO I DROVE THERE AND CALLED MY MECHANIC. HE PICKED UP MY CAR AND FOUND THAT A COIL SPRING HAD BROKE. HE TOLD ME IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THAT HE WOULD SUGGEST THAT I REPLACE THE STRUTS AND COIL SPRINGS ON BOTH TIRES. HE GOT THE PARTS IN THE NEXT DAY AND FIXED IT ALL FOR ME. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I READ ABOUT A POSSIBLE DEFECT THAT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR COIL SPRINGS BRAKING AND SLICING TIRES ON THE NISSAN VERSA'S. ALTHOUGH IN MY INSTANCE IT DIDN'T RESULT IN A CAR CRASH I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I DID HAVE A COIL SPRING BRAKE. I ALSO HAD CALLED NISSAN AND HAD TOLD THEM ABOUT IT HAPPENING. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. MY VERSA DIDN'T EVEN HAVE 50,000 MILES ON IT YET BUT THAT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR? WE HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN OUR CARS UNTIL THEY HAD WELL OVER 100,000 MILES ON THEM AND NEVER DID EVEN ONE OF THEM HAVE A COIL SPRING BREAK. IF SOMETHING DOES COME OF THIS DEFECT I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE MONEY BACK THAT I SPENT REPLACING MY STRUTS AND COIL SPRINGS.