Nissan To Recall More Than 600,000 Vehicles, Mostly In The U.S.

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Wall Street Journal

By Jonathan Welsh

Nissan Motor Co. says it will recall about 604,500 vehicles in the U.S., Canada and Latin America to fix problems with steering on some models and with battery cables on others. The move follows the recall last month of 747,000 Nissans in the U.S.

The car maker says that under the latest recall it will replace the lower steering column joint and shaft on about 303,000 Frontier and 283,000 Xterra vehicles in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and other Latin American countries. The affected Frontier and Xterra vehicles were built in the company’s Smyrna, Tenn., plant between July 2001 and January 2005, and its Curitiba, Brazil plant between November 2001 and June 2008.

The company says it will also replace the positive battery cable terminal on about 18,500 Sentra vehicles in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil and other Latin American and African countries. The Sentras were built at the Aguascalientes, Mexico plant between May 22, 2010 and July 8, 2010, Nissan says.

Nissan says that in rare cases the lower steering column joint on the affected Frontier and Xterra vehicles can corrode, limiting the steering joint’s movement. If the continues to be driven the problem can result in teh steering shaft cracking.


Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2010/11/12/nissan-to-recall-more-than-600000-vehicles-mostly-in-the-us/

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Certain Nissan Xterra SUVs are among the vehicles affected by today’s recall announcement.

[Initech]

1. Thankfully Altimas aren't affected.

Although I must say that Nissan has a better recall program than most other car manufacturer's I've dealt with - all I had to do was take mine to the dealer and they fixed everything free of charge - all I had to do was pay for a rental for a day.

[gvstn]

2. I've had mostly bad experience with Nissan dealer service.

They seem to promise one time schedule and then miss the mark by weeks from the three times I took my car to 2 different dealers.

I must admit that when my 240SX's transmission went after spending 45 minutes revving back and forth in the snow to get unstuck I was luckily steered to the dealer by an honest transmission shop. My 4 and 1/2 year old car had a 5 year bumper to bumper warranty. :) They fixed the transmission and while I was there I asked about the low-end radio/cassette player that had stopped playing tapes--they replaced that too (charging Nissan $500 for an at most $100 unit). Great service as long as Corporate pays the bill!

[madrchsod]

3. datsun...two cars and 500 dollars worth of parts..

that`s what it cost our first datsun dealer to open a dealership. he sold both cars within a day. one to a bankers daughter and another to an office girl.
he made a million ,sold the business,and retired to florida.

[AtheistCrusader]

4. Welp, that's three outstanding recalls for my truck.

Guess I better take it in.