2009 Nissan Cube Fuel System Problems

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THE COMMON PROBLEM OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM COMING APART AT THE FLANGE HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP FROM NASHVILLE, TN TO PITTSBURGH, PA WHEN THE ISSUE PRESENTED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE HOME WITH THE ISSUE AND THAT IT WOULD JUST BE VERY LOUD. WHEN I GOT HOME I FOUND THAT THE HEAT FROM THE BROKEN EXHAUST HAD MELTED THE BACK BUMPER LEAVING IT STRINGING OUT. ALSO, THE HEAT SHIELD SEPARATING THE EXHAUST FROM THE FUEL TANK APPEARS TO NOT COVER THE AREA OF THE COMMON SEPARATION. THIS MAKES ME FEEL IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR THE ROAD TRIP AND I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD REMEMBER THE ISSUE SINCE IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE BUT RATHER SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS MOST CUBE OWNERS.

I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. THE CUBE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTAINCE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CUBE HAS A EXHAUST LEAK, WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EMISSION WARRANTY. I ASKED MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ISSUE, AN WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS A RUST ISSUE AND NOT COVERED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. I AGAIN ASKED ABOUT THE EMISSION WARRANTY, WAS TOLD IT DID NOT APPLY. ACCORDING TO THE WARRANTY WHICH IS COVER UP TO 80K MILES FOR EMISSION ISSUES, BUT BECAUSE OF "RUST" IT IS NOT COVERED. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS AND I CALL THE 1 800 NUMBER AND REPORTED IT. TODAY THE NEXT DAY I WAS CONTACTED AND PERSSON SAID, OR AGREED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I LOOKED UP COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS, THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. THERE IS ONE IN WHICH IT REFERRS TO A "CORRODED" PART. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PART THAT IS "CORRODED" PART THAT MAY FAIL AND A PART THAT HAS RUST AND BROKEN CAUSING A EXHAUST LEEK. THEY NISSAN AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE USING A PLAY ON WORDS TO AVOID MAKING THE REPAIRS UNDER THE EMISSION WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD IT IS OKAY TO DRIVE AND POLUTE THE ENVIROMENT SINCE THEY WILL NOT COVER IT AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REP FROM NISSAN HE HAD A WHOLE LOT MORE INFO ABOUT THE REPAIR THAN WAS LISTED ON MY COPY OF THE REPAIR ORDER. THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR COMPONETS OF A EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MOST CARS. THE MANIFOLD, THE DOWN PIPE, THE MID PIPE AND THE MUFFLER. THE "CORRODED PART" OR RUST CAUSED ONE THE CONECTION TO LEEK. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT 2 PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST IS OVER 1K, WHICH I HAVE NO INFOR ON MY INVOICE OR REPAIR ORDER ABOUT. THE ONLY RECOMENDATION WAS 'EHAUST LEAK 395.00" I KNOW THAT DEALSHIPS REPLACE PARTS THAT HAVE RUST AND OR ARE CORRODED BECAUSE I WORK FOR ONE, FRAMES AND RUSTED BOLTS. HOW CAN ONE REPLACE PARTS AND THE OTHER NOT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE 09 NISSAN CUBE AT 75 MPH ON A HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN DECELERATION AND TURNED ITSELF OFF IN THE MIDST OF HEAVY SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CAR RETURNED TO THE OWNER AND AFTER APPROXIMENTALLY FORTY MORE MILES OF DRIVING THE PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A CELL SIGNAL AND BE TOWED OVER 150 MILES TO THE NEXT CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. THAT DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SHIPPED BACK TO THE OWNERS HOME STATE. THE TOTAL LACK OF ACCELERATION WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HAS PUT THE OWNER AND HIS FAMILY IN FOUR SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING BREAKDOWNS ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND THE OWNER HAS HAD NO HELP FROM NISSAN IN DETERMINING HOW AND WHY THIS HAPPENS. EVERYTHING FROM "YOUR CAR IS NOT USE TO BEING IN THE DESERT, TO IT IS A MYSTERIOUS DRIVE BY WIRE ISSUE, TO MAYBE YOUR FUEL PUMP IS SHOT, AND YOU NEED TO USE A HIGHER OCTANE FUEL HAS BEEN THROWN OUT. THE OWNER AND SPOUSE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THERE IS A SOLUTION DUE THE VERY REAL POSSIBILTY THEY MAY BE KILLED IF THEY LOSE ACCELERATION AGAIN. *TR