1988 Nissan Nissan Truck Problems

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT INVOLVES THE APPARENT AND FREQUENT DEGRADATION OF SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES IN NISSAN VEHICLES. THE DEGRADATION (CURLING) IS A CONSEQUENCE OF HEAT. I LIVE IN TUCSON AND APPARENTLY THE RATE AND PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE IS REGULAR AND WIDESPREAD. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HEAT WAS A FACTOR IN WHY THE PLASTIC NEEDLES CURL. CURLING PREVENTS THE SPEEDOMETER FROM OPERATING TO REGISTER CURRENT SPEED AS IF STUCK. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIR EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER AT OWNER'S EXPENSE OR TO REFER TO A THIRD PARTY REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. GIVEN THE RELIABILITY OF NISSAN VEHICLES THIS DEFECT IS A CLEAR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ONCE CURLED DOES NOT WORK. NO VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED REGARDLESS OF RELIABILITY HAS EVER HAD A DEFECT (CURLING) OF THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE, THEY OPERATE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. TO HAVE TO SPEND $600+ OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE A SPEEDOMETER WHICH ONLY NEEDS A NEEDLE REPLACEMENT TO RESTORE SAFETY TO THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IS UNTENABLE. I WANT TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INCIDENT OCCURRING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE SPEEDOMETER NOT OPERATING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE CURLING DUE TO HEAT. *TR