3 years ago
We purchased our 2009 vehicle from Nissan Round Ro...
We purchased our 2009 vehicle from Nissan Round Rock on June 30th, 2015. Sales wise, at least we thought everything went smoothly and believed the vehicle was in safe condition after the salesperson reassured us that he wouldn't sell us anything in bad condition. We found the used car we wanted, and we were told before we made the purchase, that they would do a thorough inspection because they wanted to give us a vehicle that was safe. Mind you our daughter was with us, so you would think they would take this commitment seriously. Apparently, we don't feel that they did, because as it turns out, after taking the car into their service department following experiencing a whining noise we could hear going past 60 mph and intermittently shaking of the car, as if it wanted to die on us. And experiencing the car stalling on my wife in the middle of the highway during traffic rush hour, which upon accelerating the gas pedal, the car wouldn't go. All the code lights turned on, and the brake locked up. It was a frightening experience with our daughter in the backseat!!!
We were told the front rods are leaking and the bushings along with them in the front of the car have to be replaced, but they will not cover it because it is not a safety issue!!! Not to forget to mention, that the transmission fluid was black and needed to be flushed, but they went ahead and covered that because it is a safety issue. We were never told about this, which led to this past week and has left us very upset and disappointed. We plan to share our experience with our very large social network of parents and friends about what happened, to make sure we warn them that this can happen to them. Nissan Round Rock does not take its commitment to safety as fully as we thought they would.
We will get to a quote from their own report to us in a moment on that. It's a real head turner. So they cover the transmission flush $350, which should have been done in the first place before selling us the vehicle. Then we were told an estimate of about $1,200 in the red, if we want them to fix the both front struts! Oh, and get this, they told my wife it wasn't leaking when they inspected the vehicle. And it's considered a maintenance issue, not a safety issue while it continues to leak. Sooo, how did they miss the black transmission fluid if it is a safety issue I wonder???
Here is a statement from their own report!
"Worn out struts can lead to serious handling problems with your car, and this presents a safety issue"
Uhhhhh, but we were told its not a safety issue. Hmmmmmm. Someone was not being honest, and it certainty was not us. They of course, continued to refuse to pay for it, and we were not going to let them dig their hand into our pocket for something that should have been fixed due to their negligence, since Nissan is a family company, and safety always comes first, from what I am told.
So we have our transmission flushed, but we are still with two front leaking struts, courtesy of Round Rock Nissan. Too say we are deeply upset, especially after seeing their own report, is troubling. We have two Nissans! And as valued customers, it would be the right thing to do, if someone who has an understanding heart, and a commitment to safety, would step forward and correct this problem and make sure it is taken care of. It should have been found the first time, before allowing us to make the purchase and it wasn't!
We are deeply disappointed in our experience, and are letting everyone know that this is not acceptable. We are twelve days away from our little one starting school, and this vehicle was intended to take her there and back.