I am the clown… 2023 Nissan Kicks Oil Issue- not covered in warranty.
Worst day ever. Never made it to work because my car stopped accelerating before turning on the highway. Got it towed to the closest Nissan they said that the alternator was covered in oil and that it was probably from a lose oil cap from my last oil change which was in February and no I didn’t get it done at the dealer. So I told them my car was just towed to a Nissan at the end of April due to a broken coolant fan. They said they couldn’t do much because they aren’t owned by the same Nissan people. They told me to ask the people at that Nissan to pay for the tow.
A $300+ tow to the other Nissan later and I explained that I don’t know how if my alternator is covered in oil from a leak from a lose gas cap that no one caught it in April when it was getting checked over after being towed. They explained that is not part of the inspection they did and they aren’t responsible for an oil cap issue. I then said so an oil cap that was not put on correctly in February is now just causing havoc after my car got towed here in April for having issues which ended up being the coolant fan? You didn’t report an oil leak I haven’t seen an oil leak and now the alternator is covered in oil and it’s not covered even though my Kicks is under warranty. (Bought in August of 2023 I don’t even have 30,000 miles on it)
I know I am not a mechanic but does this make sense to anyone? If I just got my oil changed then fine ok I wouldn’t be as upset but it was changed in February. I know from research that the gaskets in Nissan kicks do have issues. I mean I felt like I was being held hostage at that point. I needed my car fixed and already towed it from one dealership to another. I was already 7 hours into the issue, had towed from one Nissan to another 17 miles away (further from home) and exhausted. I need a car for work. So I put on the red nose and got the alternator fixed because my other option? Tow again? Already reached out to Nissan customer care. Not expecting anything just feeling like a clown and hoping someone can tell me that the reason for the warranty not being covered seems odd?