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2009 NISSAN CUBE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 injured · 1206758 · 2015-08-06

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
CUBE
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
120,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CAR FAILED IN A REMOTE AREA WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING, TOWED TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK COMPLETE FAILURE AND STOPS VEHICLE FROM STARTING. WIFE SUFFERED FROM HEAT EXPOSURE DIRECTLY RELATED TO SITUATION, THIS PART WAS RECALLED AND I HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED. IF A BASIC SEARCH ON THIS YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM THAT NISSAN ENDED UP DISCONTINUING THIS PART ON LATER CARS. BUT THIS FAILURE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10746787
Machine
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