In these pages you will find listed the troubles I have had to date. After 10 months of ownership and approximately 11,000 miles I have only 5 minor and 1 major problems.
First the minor problems. These include gear shift rattle, grease streaks on windows, Bose Auto-Pilot distortion, gas cap cover release sticking, and paint flaking on splash guard.
The gear shift rattle has been there since I completed the manufacturers suggested break-in. The rattle is only audible at high rpms hence why I didn't hear them before break-in was completed. Nissan is aware of this rattle and does not think it is an issue so no fixes are planned. Nissans excuse is fixing the rattle would negate driver feedback.
The grease streaks on the windows didn't start for a few months. Nissan has a TSB on this issue and kits can be ordered by the dealer to resolve it. However, many people have had window problems after the TSB has been applied. Thoughts are incompetent dealership service, not the kit itself. At any rate, I'll keep a micro-fiber cloth handy.
The Bose Audio-Pilot problem can also be fixed by a Nissan TSB. I don't know if my problem is exactly as described in the TSB but my primary issue is you can't turn the bloody thing off. A cheap fix rumored is the disconnection of the in-cab microphone and installation of a 1K ohm resistor. I may try this fix.
The gas cap cover has stuck since day one. Not a big deal, I just haven't taken the time to fix it. Others report their dealers ordered new mechanisms to fix the problem. I believe some vaseline will do the trick for mine.
The paint on one of my splash guards is flaking off. No big deal, but its not due to a paint chip. Somehow that corner of one splash guard is seeing some stress that the others don't or it is a manufacturing/install problem.
The worst problem is what I call a major problem and is the most troublesome and difficult of all. This is the abnormal tire wear phenomenon that results in a feathering pattern on the inside tread blocks only and the pattern is circumferential around the tire. Nissan had a TSB for this but it does not work. Nissan is working on another fix, we are to expect relief by this summer.
