NHTSA Complaint #11289982 — 2013 NISSAN MURANO

WHILE DRIVING WITH FAMILY ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. I QUICKLY CHECKED DASHBOARD INDICATORS AND EVERYTHING LOOK OKAY AND ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I PULLED INTO GAS STATION, POPPED HOOD AND NOTICED STEERING FLUID WAS VERY LOW. I BUY A BOTTLE AT THE GAS STATION, PUT A LITTLE IN THE RESERVOIR AND MOVED AROUND THE GAS STATION LOT. STEERING FELT NOMINALLY BETTER. I CHECKED THE STEERING FLUID AND RESERVOIR WAS LOW AGAIN. I THEN CALLED A FEW NISSAN DEALERS AND FOUND ONE THAT COULD LOOK AT IT THE VERY NEXT DAY. I PUT MORE FLUID IN AND HAD A RELATIVE FOLLOW ME TO DROP IT OFF. THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE HAD A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 17V184000 IN 2017 FOR THE POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL BACK THEN. I WAS CONCERNED THAT MAY BE A ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE HERE WAS THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE HAD A PLASTIC CLIP THAT FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THAT HOSE TO RUB AGAINST THE DRIVE SHAFT WHICH CAUSED A HOLE TO BE WORN THROUGH THE HOSE AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. ALL OF THIS IS STATED IN THE ATTACH REPAIR ORDER FROM THE DEALER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND I WANT TO ENSURE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE DOESN'T OCCUR TO OTHER DRIVERS.