NHTSA Complaint #11183196 — 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA

I JUST PURCHASED A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SL SEDAN. WHILE TAKING FOR A TEST DRIVE AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE, MY 12-YEAR-OLD ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW PART WAY AND HER DOOR POPPED OPEN! I HAD TO PULL OVER TO CLOSE THE DOOR. IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND THE DOOR IMMEDIATELY POPPED OPEN. I COULD NOT CLOSE THE DOOR UNTIL I ROLLED THE WINDOW BACK UP. I LEARNED OF THE RECALL FOR THE WINDOW HITTING THE DOOR RELEASE AND REPORTED IT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE CENTER WHERE I TOOK IT AS WELL AS TO NISSAN NA. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND A REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME TODAY TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS DANGEROUS! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE MANUFACTURERS FIX SAFETY ISSUES THAT COME UP EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN A POOL OF VINS TARGETED IN RECALL CAMPAIGNS. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO FIX THEM ALL, NOT JUST CHOICE ONES. ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS PROOF OF THE MALFUNCTION HAPPENING. *DT THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND REROUTED THE CABLES IN THE DOOR AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR