NHTSA Complaint #10958407 — 2010 NISSAN CUBE

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING INTERLOCK MECHANISM FAILED, ON AND OFF UNTIL IT FINALLY QUIT WORKING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AS A RESULT (THE CAR WAS STATIONARY EACH TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, WHICH HAPPENED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS AROUND LEXINGTON, KY). I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER, GLENN NISSAN, LEXINGTON, KY. INITIAL AND FOLLOW-UP REPAIRS COST $1,053.35. THIS WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD IN TERMS OF POTENTIALLY BEING STUCK WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION, AND A FAULTY MECHANISM AFFECTING THE STEERING PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR. TODAY I LEARNED THAT NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY THEIR CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE. MY CAR IS PAST THE 3-YEAR EXTENSION PERIOD (BY THE WAY, I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION). THE NATURE OF THIS VEHICULAR PROBLEM DEMANDED A RECALL OF THE VEHICLE, NOT AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY. I AM THEREFORE REGISTERING THIS COMPLAINT WITH YOUR AGENCY AND ASKING FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THIS CASE. IN ADDITION, THE LAW FIRM OF CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS, LLP, IS INVESTIGATING A POTENTIAL CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST NISSAN REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE, UNSAFE ELECTRONIC STEERING INTERLOCK INSTALLED ON THE 2009-2010 NISSAN CUBE MODEL AND TWO OTHER MODELS. I HAVE PROVIDED INFORMATION ON MY CASE TO JOIN THAT CLASS ACTION SUIT IF IT GOES FORWARD. I AND ALL CONSUMERS NEED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO HOLD AUTO MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR SELLING DEFECTIVE, UNSAFE CARS TO THE PUBLIC AND FOR FAILING TO PROPERLY ISSUE RECALLS ON SUCH VEHICLES. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO YOUR INTENTIONS FOR TAKING ACTION ON THIS MATTER. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR