| Issue ID | 973854 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10507257 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | JUKE |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 28/03/13 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Steering was off center, had to bring to nissan dealer to check for alignment , they said that inner tie rod is bent,not agreeing with service manager, , called nissan hundred times plus e-mail s, to check my car dealer uncooperative. Nissan wont fix it under warranty,car is 2 months old , i explained that its to early to have inner tie rod problems this parts are design to absorb road imperfection, they just say no,their sorry for it. Car is new no stress or wear and tear yet on the car. At the end i have to replace steering rack linkage/assembly because you cant buy inner tie rod separately., costing me $3000. 00 parts and labor. The inner tie rod is weak and failed to do its function. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 4000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CHICAGO, IL |
| VIN pattern | JN8F5MV8DT2XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 5 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | |
| Dealer's state code | |
| Dealer's ZIP code |