1995 Nissan D21

THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK IS ROTTING THROUGH. IT STARTED WITH THE AREA OVER THE BACK WHEELS, THE GARAGE REFUSED TO GIVE ME A STATE INSPECTION UNTIL I HAD IT REPAIRED. I HAD METAL PATCHES WELDED OVER THE DEFECTIVE AREAS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY VEHICLE. NOW A YEAR LATER THE FRAME HAS SPLIT IN BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK BEHIND THE FRONT WHEELS. I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE AS WELL AS THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. THEY SAID THIS WAS DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 95, 4X4 NISSAN PICKUP IN 2006. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, ARMORY NISSAN IN ALBANY, NEW YORK FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT, SO I BOUGHT IT. 2 YEARS LATER, WITH ONLY 70 SOME ODD THOUSAND MILES ON IT, I CANNOT GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BECAUSE THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED OUT IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ( I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE) I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND MY STATEMENT WAS TAKEN. THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER AND GET A DIAGNOSTIC AND SEND THE REPORT TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC - $46.00. I HAD TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE TO NISSAN ARMORY. I TOLD THEM THIS TIME THAT IF THE FRAME CAME DIAGNOSED AS "OK" I WAS GOING TO ASK THEM TO INSPECT IT AND PUT A STICKER ON IT (IT IS DUE FOR INSPECTION NEXT MONTH). DIAG. CAME BACK - FRAME TOTALLY RUSTED, TRUCK NOT FIT TO DRIVE. SO, I CALLED BACK CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WHO TOLD ME -- SORRY, YOU LOSE, IN SO MANY WORDS, NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU. MY QUESTION TO THEM WAS, IF YOU KNEW YOU WEREN'T GOING TO ASSIST ME, WHY DID YOU HAVE ME TOW THE VEHICLE AND PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC? THEY JUST SAID, MORE OR LESS, TOO BAD FOR YOU. NOW LET'S COMPARE TO TOYOTA, WHO HAD RUST PROBLEMS ALSO WITH PICKUP TRUCKS. THEY REACHED OUT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AND OFFERED SOME SOLUTIONS WHILE NISSAN JUST INCURS MORE EXPENSE FOR THE CUSTOMER. THE PROBLEMS WERE THE SAME -- INFERIOR MATERIAL USED IN FRAMES. BUT AT LEAST TOYOTA ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. CARSURVERY.ORG HAD MANY COMPLAINTS FROM NISSAN OWNERS WITH RUSTED FRAME PROBLEMS AND SOME NOTED DANGEROUS EXPERIENCES ON HIGHWAYS WITH BREAKDOWNS AND ACCIDENTS. NISSAN REFUSES TO ADMIT AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY WHEREAS TOYOTA HAS ADMITTED AND HAS TRIED TO REMEDY PROBLEMS WITH CUSTOMER. NISSAN SHOULD ALSO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO MY HOME SO I DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE IT AND BE A DANGER ON THE ROAD. *TR

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL FROM NISSAN. I DISCOVERED THE RECALL ON MY OWN. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, WHICH WAS ONLY A NUMBER OFF. I CONTACT NISSAN AND AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS WITH NO RETURN CALL AND BEING TOLD ONE TIME THAT I WOULD BE GRANTED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FIX THE TAIL LIGHT HARNESS AND AFTER BEING DIRECTED TO SEVERAL NISSAN SPECIALIST I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER MY PROBLEM BEING THE TAIL LIGHT HARNESS, EXACTLY THAT OF THEIR RECALL, AND THAT OF A SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE WIRES ON TOP OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT GO INTO MOLDED PLASTIC. THE WIRES AND PLASTIC SEPARATEDCAUSING THE WIRES TO CONTACT, THEN NO CONTACT, THIS CAUSED THE FUSE TO BLOW. *BF