TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPILL OUT OF WHERE THE HOSE WAS INSERTED. THE CONTACT WAS DRENCHED IN GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROL VALVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT A PROTECTOR VALVE BE INSTALLED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN; HOWEVER, REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,788. UPDATED 11/20/07 *TR
2009
ENGINE
LEAVING WORK, I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT TRIED TO TURN OVER BUT STOPPED. THE DASH LIGHTS WENT DIM AND THE NEEDLE INDICATORS QUIVERED AND THE CAR QUIT TRYING TO START. I CLEANED THE BATTERY TERMINALS AND THE CAR CRANKED CONTINUOUSLY BUT WOULDNT TURN OVER. AFTER GETTING IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHOSE COMPUTER COULDNT COMMUNICATE WITH THE VEHICLE COMPUTER, THEN A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (NO NISSAN DEALER IN MY TOWN) WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, MY COWORKER BROUGHT ME A COPY OF A RECALL BY NISSAN FOR HIS 2006 PATHFINDER FOR A ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. I HAD IT TOWED FOR A 3RD TIME (TOTAL OF $415.00) TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN HELENA, MT 65 MILES AWAY, THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD E.C.M. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID "I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY"!!!! NOW IM OUT OF $1700.00 FOR A BAD ECM THAT I WAS NOT NEGLEGENT IN BREAKING, ON A VEHICLE LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. I FEEL SINCE IT WAS A FAULTY PART, I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. NOW IM IN MORE DEBT!!! *TR
