Steering Column problems of the 2009 Nissan Cube

The steering lock column unit in my 2009 Nissan Cube failed, disabling the car from starting, and putting me at risk as I was stuck in a location away from my home, and unable to start my car. My car was parked on a city street. I could unlock and lock the vehicle, but I could not start the car using my intelligent key. It was towed to a Nissan dealership in newport, ri where I am being charged $814. 00 in parts and labor to replace a part that Nissan has acknowledged is faulty not only in the Cube, but also in the altima. When I called Nissan consumer affairs, they said there is no current recall campaign and due to the age of the car there was nothing they will do. Consumer affairs case number is 31941337.

The steering lock column in my 2009 Nissan Cube failed, disabling the car from starting, and putting me in a safety risk as I was stuck in a location away from my home, and unable to start my vehicle. It was not a battery issue- the lights worked, I could unlock and lock the vehicle, but I could not start the car using my intelligent key. It was towed to a Nissan dealership where I am being charged nearly $1,000 in parts and labor to replace a part that Nissan has acknowledged is faulty. Despite an expired extended warranty that was placed on that part, Nissan has no recall on the part and owners everywhere are experiencing the same issue.

Nissan issued a voluntary service campaign bulletin ntb11-057 on June 23, 2011. This notice acknowledges a manufacturing defect with the electronic steering column lock (escl) which renders the vehicle incapable of starting. I own a 2009 Cube equipped with an escl which has malfunctioned. When the service technician proceeded to initiate a service comm to repair the defect as instructed in the bulletin produced by Nissan when he entered my VIN the voluntary service campaign was not noted on my VIN record. I contacted Nissan corporate office to determine why and they had nor record of this issue although it is clearly reported on NHTSA's website and the actual bulletin was obtained from Nissan. A quick google search revealed several owners who utilized this bulletin to have their vehicles repaired. My car cannot start without this repair being completed. I would like to know if this bulletin is legitimate and why my vehicle fits the described affected vehicle but is not eligible to be repaired.

Escl (electric steering column lock) needs to repaired on my '09 Cube. I shut my car off after driving it for 10 minutes and it would not start again.

Electronic steering column lock (escl) failed, the car was totally immobilized, was not responding to keyless start, steering wheel was locked. This happened when the car was parked. The problem with escl lock is known to Nissan, it issued a recall and extended warranty for the part for other car models. I'm worrying whether this can happen while car is moving.

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Cube. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized intermittently on more than one occasion. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The technician repaired the vehicle by replacing the electronic steering column lock. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,185.