Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN DIESEL / CLA83 / 1988

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019973 Incident Date: Feb, 17 2005
Consumer's City: MARINA DEL REY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: CLA83 Model Year: 1988
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JN8AZ08W43W Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 12 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 10 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: In february 2005 the alternator failed to charge the battery and the car slowed to a complete stop and the battery died in the middle of a busy intersection. i had to tow the car to the nearest dealership and the car was repaired 48 hours later. in march 2005 the gas tank lid wouldn't open and the car was running out of gas. i drove the car to the dealership and it took 48 hours to repair. however, the "repair" was done by prying the lid open and i still have not recieved the new part. in may 2005 the transmission failed in the middle of a busy intersection and i had to tow the car to the dealership. they still have the car and expect to have it for two weeks at least. they cannot guarentee that they will pay for the rental car costs which will amount to at least $350 at $25 a day. this car only has 35,000 miles on it.